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APPENDIX C: DETAILS OF THE CITY OF ALBANY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PLAN The goal of the CCA Education and Outreach Plan is to ensure that residents in your community understand the CCA process and benefits of the CCA Program with specific focus on their opportunity to opt-out of the CCA Program. The fundamental goal of CCA education and outreach is to enable residents to make informed choices about their energy supply options. A minimum of one informational community meeting is required, this meeting can occur in association with a formal public hearing (required before passage of a local law) In consideration of the different constituencies within the community (e.g. seniors, young families) we plan to undertake the following actions, with the support of MEGA, over a minimum of two months, to raise awareness and educate on CCA: □ Informational Community Meeting (Public Hearing REQUIRED) Date/Time of Meeting Meeting Location Attendance Meeting One January 30th 6:30-8pm First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany Meeting Two February 6th 5:30pm Albany Sustainability Advisory Committee (City Hall) Meeting Three February 6th 6:30-7:30pm Albany Public Library (Washington Ave, Auditorium) Meeting Four Public Hearing February 20th City Hall □ Printed Materials Date Item Type Notes Item One Flyers/small banners at library branches Item Two WATER BILLS (timing TBA) Item Three □ Web-based Education □ Materials Posted on Municipal and/or Community Websites Date Item Website URL Notes Site One CCA info on municipal website Site Two Advertise CCA Sessions on community calendars unity-calendar; http://events.timesunion.com/ home; ---PAGE BREAK--- nts/ Site Three City Facebook Page □ Press □ Local Newspaper Articles/Press Coverage Date Press Name Topic Notes One Press Conference Two Times Union Three The Collaborative Four CivMix (blog) Five Albany Business Review Six CBS/WRGB Seven NBC/WNYT Eight ABC/WTEN Nine Spectrum Ten WAMC Eleven Honest Weight-Slate Twelve WGY-810 Thirteen 1300 talk radio □ Other Date Description One 1/20-2/14 & 10/30-11/26 Radio spots on PYX 106 and 99.5 the River Two Channel Albany; Q&A videos and/or PSA Three 11/16 ½ page ad in Renewable Energy & Sustainability Fair Program at Sage College Four WAMC-goal is roundtable participation Review of all materials will be the responsibility of our municipal CCA Liaison: Chris Spencer Chief Building Official [PHONE REDACTED] [EMAIL REDACTED]