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<br />February 5, 2018 <br />Q13: What is included in the eLINK budget request and work plans? <br />A: If a Collaborative Work Request is developed within a county geographic area, the written document <br />must contain 1) a description of the partnership and decision-making process used to select projects <br />and programs, 2) the timeframe of the Collaborative PTM Implementation plan (For FY18-19 Funding <br />only or extended beyond that) and 3) implementation actions, responsible party, watershed or <br />groundwater plan reference, timeframe, and costs for activities that will be implemented with the <br />available Pilot Funds and, if applicable, any activities that have been prioritized by the group beyond <br />available funding. This can be a simple spreadsheet. <br />The eLINK budget request and work plan would reflect the budget and proposed measurable <br />outcomes of those programs and projects proposed to be being funded with Watershed-based <br />Funding dollars. <br />Q14. How is the decision made within the county to go collaborative or competitive? <br />A: The convened group of local governments within each county geographic area needs to come up <br />with a mechanism for making this decision. <br />Q15. If a simple majority is decided on and the group goes with the collaborative option, can the <br />minority opt out? <br />A: Yes, but they would be ineligible to be recipients of Watershed-based funds. <br />Q16. Why isn’t the metro funding anticipated to grow over the next 8-10 years like the non-metro <br />funding is anticipated to grow? <br />A: The metro area is fully planned. It is recognized that the non-metro will need more funding as more <br />1W1P planning areas become eligible for watershed-based funding. However, amounts will be impacted <br />by appropriations to watershed-based funding and the rate of comprehensive watershed management <br />plan completion across the state. <br />Q17. How often to do we have to get together to make a collaborative work request document? <br />A: Every two years, per biennium. However, local governments could create a document that extends <br />beyond 2 years if they so choose. <br />Q16. How should priorities be split within a county when there is more than one major hydrological <br />system? <br />A: The local governments will have to decide and agree upon priorities within the county. They could <br />go competitive if an agreement can’t be reached. <br />Q17. Could a county go competitive for the first biennium and choose to do a collaborative process <br />two or four years later? <br />A: Yes, although given that this is a pilot, things could change by that time.