TIMELINE
Introduction of the policy recommendations to elected leadership
MARCH - MAY 2024
Policy Refinement and Final Draft
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2024
Educational and Community Engagement Campaign
JUNE - DEC 2023
Over the coming months, we will utilize various engagement strategies, including media, canvassing, public workshops and town halls, and block parties.
Campaign Kickoff
MAY 18TH 2023
Free community event, where we invite our current partners and thank them for their ongoing support. Additionally, announce the formal start of the public arm of our campaign.
Water Justice Fund Workshop Series/Community Engagement Committee
MARCH - JUNE 2023
This 10-part workshop series is a culmination of all the research and data we’ve collected since 2019. In the workshops, we provide local residents with data and information to have them co-develop the first draft of the stormwater fee. Within this group, a Community Engagement Committee will work with us over the coming months to refine the policy recommendations.
Additional Funding from Pisces Foundation for Urban Water Cohort
MARCH 28TH 2023
Community Focus Groups & Salons
JANURARY - APRIL 2023
In partnership with Bywater Branding, we completed several focus groups and salons with specific groups to better understand how to craft messaging.
Funding Expansion from the People, Parks, and Power Initiative powered by the Prevention Institute.
AUGUST 2022
Public Advisory Group / Stormwater Steering Committee Meetings
JUNE - DEC 2022
Over the next seven months we provided both groups with insight into our approach, strategy, and goals. They helped us refine and provide clarity to the future campaign.
The TWC’s Stormwater Fee Public Advisory GroupKickoff Meeting
MAY 2022
The Public Advisory Group supports the TWC team with the strategic direction of the fee. This group was open to anyone in the community interested in helping to craft the process. They will also provide their knowledge and skill sets to the advisory group to help refine the final policy.
The TWC’s Stormwater Fee Steering Committee Kickoff Meeting is held.
APRIL 2022
Steering Committee Members will help advise TWC and our partners on how to turn the fee into a viable ordinance.
WaterNow Alliance Tap Into Resilience Project
2022
WaterNow Alliance is a San Fransisco-based non-profit that supports community organizations and government agencies to advance equity and climate resilience in water governance and implementation.