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8 <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 /> <br />Planning Flexible Development and. open space <br /> issues, Environmental Impact Ordinance, <br /> protection of watersheds and natural <br /> resource sites through ordinances; GIS <br /> data sharing; other operational <br /> coordination <br />Soil and Water / NRCS Possible acquisition of farmland <br /> conservation easements/land resources, <br /> farmland preservation, surface water <br /> resource protection (for agricultural <br /> operations), other conservation programs <br />Environmental Health Water Resources (ground water) <br /> programs, watershed protection <br />County Engineer Water Resources (ground water) <br /> programs, watershed protection <br />Cooperative Extension Service Farmland preservation <br />Recreation and Parks Coordination on parkland acquisition, <br /> passive recreation (open space) lands <br />Economic Development Sustainability <br />5 <br />