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Step 2: Plan for Public Involvement - Engaging the Public At MCPC Meeting #1 in October 2002, a plan for public involvement was discussed and agreed upon. Interested members of the general public were invited to participate on the MCPC or their CPS, at their choosing. The invitations were extended from each County Emergency Manager through a Planning Public Awareness Campaign that consisted of a press release and article posting to the NCEM web site at www.nceml0.org The press release and Internet web posting resulted in several newspaper articles and radio interviews. A collage of many of the newspaper articles is on the next page. The remaining articles, press releases and Internet postings are on file with the OEM Regional Coordinator. In addition to inviting the public to participate, some CPS's invited particular people to their meetings who they thought would be interested, or have something to contribute. In Elbert County, the standing Citizens Advisory Committee participated on the CPS. Additionally, a second press release and web posting were developed prior to the public review of the Mitigation Plan. This public review took place through a series of formal Public Meetings in each of the 11 participating counties in August 2003. In addition, TMAC gave formal presentations at professional meetings in 3 states to describe the NCEM DMA planning project, and additional planning ideas were generated as a result. Step 3: Coordinate with other Departments and Agencies: Early on in the planning process, the MCPC determined that data collection and plan approval would be greatly enhanced by inviting other state and federal agencies to participate in the planning process. As the planning structure graphic on the preceding page depicts, FEMA, the National Weather Service (NWS), OEM (an office within the Department of Local Affairs [DOLA]), and the Colorado Water Conservation Board (an organization within the Colorado Department of Natural Resources [DNR]) were offered permanent positions on the MCPC. In addition to those agencies, TMAC and/or the County Emergency Managers utilized the resources of the following agencies in the development of this plan: · The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) · The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and its subsidiary organizations: . The Farm Service Agency (FSA), . The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and it's predecessor, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), and . The National Crop Insurance Service (NCIS) · The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) · The Colorado Department of Health (CDH) · The Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Office of the State Engineer · The Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) · Colorado State University (CSU), and · The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Colorado Historical Society 7