I.          FURTHER DEVELOP “ECO2 PLAN”

Mission Statement

            Industrial Component

            Open Space Component

            By Laws, Decision Making Process Component

            Implementation Component

Compile ECO2 Plan From Components

Public Education / Outreach Effort

Paper – Describing Potential Funding Mechanisms with Pros & Cons of each

II.        ECO2 COMMITTEE

            Co-chairs

            Monthly ECO2 meetings

Workgroups (lead by ECO2 member, broad partner representation & stakeholders)

            Identify Stakeholders & Partners (establish relationships and linkages)

            Goal - best thinking shared efficiently

III.       TASKS

A.        Retreat (Goal: share information & develop work plan for next year) Invitees: ECO2 Committee & prior ECO2 Committee

B.        County Commission Report – April 28, 2004

C.        Open Space Component – Work Group

1. Draft open space plan

2. Data collection (identify existing open space & review prior maps)

3. Update map with revised criteria

a. Identify primary open space targets

b. Identify secondary open space targets

4. Estimate costs of program

a. Estimate conservation easement costs

b. Estimate fee purchase costs

c. Estimate trail costs

d. Estimate maintenance costs

D.        Industrial Component – Work Group

1.         Review prior criteria & refine

a.         ECO2 (1) Geographic criteria from map

b.         ECO2 (1) narrative plan

c.         Task force criteria

2.         Data collection (identify existing industrial & review maps)

a.         Industrial zoned land

b.         Industrial Uses

c.         Planned Industrial Uses

3.         Update map with revised criteria

a.         Identify primary industrial areas

b.         Identify secondary industrial areas

4.         Estimate Costs

a.         Land costs

b.         Infrastructure costs

E.         Mapping (Combined Industrial & Open Space Work Groups)

1.         Overlay Industrial & Open Space Maps

2.         Identify overlap

3.         Develop system to resolve overlap issues

            F.         By Laws/Decision making Component – Work Group

G. Implementation Component – Work Group

1. Application or solicitation process

2. Accountability

3. Staffing and budget

4. Funding alternatives pros and cons

5. Determine who controls the money

6. Fit with government

7. Project review

8. Property maintenance

9. Contracts

10. Periodic evaluation

H. Public Education / Outreach Work Group

1. Ongoing

a. Regular reports to government & planning commissions

b. Identify & communicate with stakeholders

1. Environmental groups

2. Landowners

3. Agricultural producers

4. Developers

2. Public presentation of plan

a. Forums

b. Website

c. Press

I.          Fine Tune ECO2 Plan (based on public input)

J.         Coordination and Communication

1. Use Economic Development Board to coordinate

2. Chamber of Commerce as liaison to community officials (Baldwin, Eudora, Lecompton)

3. Vice Chair ECO2 coordinates communication with stakeholders and public