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M <br />E. Working with other departments /agencies. <br />With the nature of its duties, the ERCD will be a department with strong <br />linkages to several other departments. Due to shared data and other <br />considerations, a strong relationship will be required with the Planning <br />Department. Developing this level of coordination will be enhanced by the <br />fact that some members of the recommended ERCD staff have been in <br />the Planning Department for years, and currently have a strong <br />relationship with staff in Planning. Additionally, one position is proposed to <br />be shared between Planning and the ERCD (please see page 11 and <br />Appendix B). There may also be shared duties with Planning in <br />developing implementing ordinances, due to the fact that the <br />implementing ordinances for Flexible Development/open space /rural <br />character are in the Subdivision Regulations and to a lesser degree the <br />Zoning Ordinance. Responsibility for the Environmental Impact Ordinance <br />must also be defined. As such, these two departments should meet in the <br />near future to work out details of ordinances and plans with overlapping <br />issues and plans for coordination. <br />The Soil and Water District is another department with which the ERCD <br />will need to coordinate closely, especially in terms of possible roles for <br />farmland conservation easements. Other departments that will require <br />coordination might include Environmental Health, the County Engineer, <br />Cooperative Extension, Recreation and Parks, Tax Assessor's office, and <br />Economic Development. <br />Planning <br />Flexible Development and open space <br />issues, Environmental Impact Ordinance, <br />protection of watersheds and natural <br />resource sites through ordinances; GIS data <br />sharing; other operational coordination <br />Soil and Water / NRCS <br />Possible acquisition of farmland conservation <br />easements /land resources, farmland <br />preservation, surface water resource <br />protection (for agricultural operations), other <br />conservation programs <br />Environmental Health <br />Water Resources (ground water) programs, <br />watershed protection <br />County Engineer <br />Water Resources (ground water) programs, <br />watershed protection <br />Cooperative Extension Service <br />Farmland preservation <br />Recreation and Parks <br />Coordination on parkland acquisition, passive <br />recreation (open space) lands <br />Economic Development <br />Sustainability <br />