Stewart Air National Guard Base Community Relations Support
Description
Bristol was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide community relations support including the establishment of a Restoration Advisory Committee (RAC), the National Guard Bureau version of a Restoration Advisory Board, for Stewart Air National Guard Base located in Newburgh, New York. The community relations support was provided while an interim treatment system for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) was installed and operated in a stormwater pond for the base.
Bristol facilitated discussions between the community and government partners (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Guard Bureau, and Stewart Air National Guard Base) to develop and implement the RAC establishment process. Bristol continued to support RAC operations including preparing and revising the Operating Procedures through adoption; coordinating, promoting, and moderating quarterly meetings; translating meeting notices, RAC applications, and meeting transcripts to Spanish; and sharing documents and notices between government partners and the RAC. After the first year of RAC operations, facilitation the distribution and promotion of open RAC position and meeting voting to fill positions as well as to elect a new community co-chair.
Due to COVID-19 meeting and travel restrictions, Bristol assisted government partners in identifying and testing online platforms for hosting RAC meetings. Quarterly RAC meetings continued on-schedule with public participation in a virtual setting.
Stewart Air National Guard Base Community Relations Support
Client: USACE
Location: New York
Highlights
- Establish and operate Restoration Advisory Committee (RAC), National Guard Bureau version of a Restoration Advisory Board, for Stewart Air National Guard Base
- Coordinate, promote, and facilitate in-person and virtual public and RAC meetings with average attendance of 75 community members and stakeholders including representatives from two U.S. Senator offices, one U.S. Representative office, one state representative office, Environmental Protection Agency, numerous state agencies, and local governments
- Translate meeting notices, slide presentations, meeting transcripts, and RAC applications to Spanish
- Prepare and distribute printed and online materials such as fact sheets, RAC applications, and presentation materials
- Prepare and review meeting materials related to CERCLA, PFAS, interim stormwater treatment system, landfill, and other environmental projects
- Combine meeting materials, such as agendas, presentations, and question responses, into a single PDF document for upload to the electronic administrative record
- Coordinate communication between government representatives and RAC members
Highlights
- Establish and operate Restoration Advisory Committee (RAC), National Guard Bureau version of a Restoration Advisory Board, for Stewart Air National Guard Base
- Coordinate, promote, and facilitate in-person and virtual public and RAC meetings with average attendance of 75 community members and stakeholders including representatives from two U.S. Senator offices, one U.S. Representative office, one state representative office, Environmental Protection Agency, numerous state agencies, and local governments
- Translate meeting notices, slide presentations, meeting transcripts, and RAC applications to Spanish
- Prepare and distribute printed and online materials such as fact sheets, RAC applications, and presentation materials
- Prepare and review meeting materials related to CERCLA, PFAS, interim stormwater treatment system, landfill, and other environmental projects
- Combine meeting materials, such as agendas, presentations, and question responses, into a single PDF document for upload to the electronic administrative record
- Coordinate communication between government representatives and RAC members
