Morrison & Associates,
Inc. offers a full range of services in environmental public and government
relations and project management. These services include:
Public Information
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Provide the public with timely, accurate and easy-to-understand technical
information.
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Work with environmental consultants to ensure environmental documents are
understood by the public and convey the right message.
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Create websites, logos, slide presentations and videos.
Media Relations
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Help the media understand projects and report on them favorably.
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Plan and carry out media events such as press conferences, groundbreakings
and dedications.
Publications
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Publish attractive and effective newsletters, magazines, directories and
brochures.
Government Relations
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Obtain public and political support for controversial projects.
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Help public agencies with opposing viewpoints arrive at win-win solutions.
Public Agency Assistance
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Plan and facilitate board and city council workshops to develop consensus
and establish short- and long-term goals.
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Assist agencies in dealing with privatization and helping their employees
compete with the private sector.
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Write grant and low-interest loan applications.
Environmental Planning
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CEQA
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NEPA
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Environmental permitting
Engineering Technical
Assistance
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Urban water management planning
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Technical writing
Strategic Planning
Personnel Management
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Performance assessments
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Staffing and classification studies
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Employee contract negotiations
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Organizational structure review
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Assistance
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Prepare applications for mergers and consolidations.
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Plan and execute political strategies.
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Plan and execute community involvement.
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Facilitate media, inter-agency and government relations.
Political Issues
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Organize, administer and facilitate task forces and citizen advisory groups.
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Obtain authors and influence legislation in Sacramento.
Permitting
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Work with resource and other agencies to carefully address and resolve
sensitive environmental issues.
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Guide projects through the tedious maze of government regulations.
Project Management
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Assist with the efficient coordination of projects ensuring their completion
on time and within budget.
Engineering Services
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Provide environmental engineering services for the planning and design
of water and wastewater facilities.
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Write operations and maintenance manuals.
Pipeline Project Management
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Assist in determining the pipeline route.
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Identify each pipeline route segment by activity (trenching, bore and jack,
etc.) and property owner/government entity.
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Assist in identifying existing utilities.
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Obtain tentative approvals for rights of entry, permits to construct, encroachment
permits and easements for each segment.
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Negotiate purchases of easements and other conveyances.
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Oversee the obtaining of rights of entry, permits to construct, encroachment
permits and easements.
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Coordinate the evaluation of any required environmental clearances.
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Anticipate and resolve potential and real disagreements and conflicts over
pipeline routing and related issues.
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Work with residents, business owners, chambers of commerce, and government
entities to ensure minimum disruption and economic impact along the pipeline
route.
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Coordinate traffic control during construction.
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Serve as liaison between the contractor and residents, businesses and city/county
during construction.
Watershed Management
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Assist lead agencies in identifying potential stakeholders (public agencies,
cities, developers, businesses, industries, environmental groups and others),
within the watershed and garner their support for watershed management
planning and implementation efforts.
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Serve as liaison between stakeholders and regulatory agencies (regional
boards, USEPA and others).
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Develop objectives, locate speakers, plan and facilitate stakeholder meetings.
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Write grants to obtain state and federal funding for watershed management
planning and implementation efforts, and solicit financial and in-kind
support from stakeholders.
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Coordinate watershed management efforts with other related programs (e.g.
nonpoint source "clean water" programs).
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Develop and implement public outreach/public education programs for watershed
management, to include website development.
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Compile data from monitoring programs and develop online systems for information
reporting and exchange.
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