1. Elmer Avenue Residents as Watershed Managers Harvesting the Rain Symposium June 30, 2010 Rebecca Drayse Director, Natural Urban Systems Group TreePeople

2. Site Selection Criteria Required Criteria (Pass/Fail): –Single-family land use –Appropriate soils for infiltration –Adequate street width Preliminary Evaluation –Size and land use –Need for infrastructure improvements –Neighborhood demographics –Pride of ownership Additional Criteria –Willing community –Ability to attract funding –Political support –Possibility to expand pilot

3. Involving the Community Canvassing Asking questions Listening Gauging project interest Watershed education Surveys 5 community meetings Program introduction ROW design workshop Design review Private property workshop

4. Involving the Community Taking it to the street

5. Involving the Community Education Participation Listening Flexibility Variety Regular contact Adaptability

6. Project Team Communication Tree Resident Issue Planning/Design/ Construction Issue General Project Issue Emergency Construction Issue Project Outreach Team: Miguel Luna Pam Gibson City Construction Team: Ruben Rosales Superintendent Rudy Aguiles 311 Emergency Large Issue: Email to all Team Leaders Small Issue: Email to Direct Leader for Inclusion in Weekly Update Documentation of Issues and Resolutions in Weekly Email (Edward) Project Team Leaders: Edward Belden, Rebecca Drayse Ruben Rosales, Pam Gibson Miguel Luna, Hugh Lee Wing Tam Distribution of Weekly Update Edward Belden, Rebecca Drayse, Pam Gibson Miguel Luna, Ruben Rosales, Hugh Lee Wing Tam, Kosta Kaporis, Tatiana Tlatenchi Isabel DeVera, Patricia, Robert Guy Stivers, Jason Schmidt Contact Edward and Rebecca Passed on to Construction Team if it is an issue Regular Job Coordination Meetings

7. Refrigerator Magnet for Residents

8. Elmer Avenue Neighborhood Retrofit Private Property Components

9. Elmer Avenue Neighborhood Retrofit Private Property Components Rain barrels Rain barrel overflow directed to swale/rain garden Turf replaced with native and drought-tolerant species Permeable pavers Drip irrigation with smart controllers Additional trees

10. Elmer Street Tree Planting and Maintenance Training