and procures promotional items in an effort to educate the public about water quality issues . A copy of the NCTCOG PETF Public Education Report is available in Appendix C .
II . Public Involvement and Participation
The City engages the community in stormwater related activities to encourage the protection and enhancement of stormwater quality . Like the education and outreach program , the public involvement and participation program includes opportunities for a wide variety of people who live in Arlington to participate in SWMP development and implementation and other volunteer opportunities .
For example , the City ’ s TPDES MS4 permit , as well as its Stormwater Management Plan , is available for public review at the Public Works and Transportation Department at City Hall and is available online for citizens to make comment . Additionally , the Citizen ’ s Environmental Committee ( CEC ) – the environmental advisory committee to City Council , discusses all aspects of environmental quality including stormwater issues . A minimum of 4 CEC meetings are held in each reporting period .
Furthermore , the City formed the Floodplain Program for Public Information Committee ( FPPIC ) in July 2019 . The FFPIC is comprised of both city staff and Arlington residents . The committee was tasked with developing a five-year plan for public outreach covering flood safety , preparedness , watersheds , and flood insurance . The plan also included outreach on illegal stream dumping and stream cleanup events allowing the City to address both floodplain and pollution prevention issues . The plan was adopted by the Arlington City Council in January 2020 and was updated in October 2020 . The FPPIC meets at least once annually to discuss pertinent flood and pollution prevention topics .
III . Evaluation of the Effectiveness of this MCM
Historically , the effectiveness of this MCM was gauged through citizen surveys . Given the limited response , the effectiveness of the program is gauged through the number of outreach activities in which the educators in each division participate and the attendance / interactions recorded at each event .
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