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City's streams and lakes. The vacuum feature will allow the debris to be i sucked up and discarded at a different location, instead of being pushed into the storm drainage system. Dr. Brock mentioned that the purchase of the street sweeper as well as a graphic wrapping was approved in the Stormwater, Lake Management, and Water Quality Master Plan and is funded by the Stormwater Utility Fund. A brief discussion about signage and proposed graphics ensued. Suggestions and ideas mentioned included using the City's website (www.casselberry.org/lakes), incorporating a water droplet graphic, using a "No Dumping.....Drains to Lake" slogan and/or storm drain marker image, recurring logos for this and other media, using a graphic similar to the City's website banner, etc. More discussion will follow as the City begins the process of obtaining quotes for the graphic wrap process. ® America's Crown Communities Award- the City of Casselberry received an award for the various NRCS-funded erosion control projects (most resulting from Tropical Storm Fay) that were completed in 2008/2009. Casselberry was one out of eleven municipalities selected nationwide for the America's Crown Communities Award. An article in the December 2009 issue of the American City & County ®magazine described the merits of this award. Dr. Brock advised that he would send a copy of the article (in PDF format) to all Board members. C. Educational Signage for Lake Concord Park: Dr. Brock mentioned that the Lake Concord Park project was nearing completion and that the City would be pursuing more signage for the park. Dr. Brock polled the Board for suggestions for the number of signage necessary to keep the park from being overcrowded and the type signage that would be appropriate for educational purposes. To date, four (4) signs have been installed and eight (8) are remaining. The City hopes to have the remaining signage installed by February. Suggestions include using pictures of plants and using less language, getting professional input from graphic artists, reducing the number of signs in the park, and incorporating a small, recurring "Don't feed the water fowl" sign. Dr. Brock also mentioned that the City would attempt to have manufacturers of the flexipave, pervious concrete, etc, pay for signage introducing their product. 5. New Business: A. Water Quality Sampling and Reports: Dr. Brock reviewed the Water Quality Reports for August 2009 created by Dr. Harvey Harper of ERD, Inc. The results revealed the following: Oligotrophic (excellent quality) lakes-Grassy, Griffin, Lost, Trout, i and Yvonne 4