Public Workshops
In addition to the PC , TAC , and SEWG meetings , a series of public workshops were held during the development of the TSS . These workshops provided an opportunity for the exchange of information with the greater community , assisted in identifying the issues to be addressed in the TSS , and provided input on the proposed strategies . Each workshop included a traditional presentation and a facilitated exercise providing a hands‐on , interactive opportunity for the public to participate in the development of the plan . The public workshops conducted are highlighted as follows .
• Public Workshop # 1 ( September 15 , 2016 ). The focus of this workshop was to explain the purpose and function of the TSS , provide an overview of the military operations at Travis AFB , introduce project participants , share the TSS approach and discuss the TSS goals . The format of this meeting included a presentation to the public followed by an interactive working session where attendees were encouraged to share their input on potential TSS issues . A user‐friendly TSS Project Overview ( TSS Update # 1 ) was distributed at this workshop to provide the public a tool in completing a compatibility issues exercise . Attendees worked in groups around large‐scale Study Area maps to complete a compatibility issues worksheet as well as engage in intimate group discussions with the TSS team . Participants were able to provide input through interactive audience response systems that allow for immediate response viewing and tracking . submitting comments on the draft was e were encouraged to review the documen comments or concerns they have .
Compatibility issue identification exercise at first pub September 15 , 2016
• Public Workshops # 2 and # 3 ( October 4 and October 19 , 2017 ). The second public workshop was held during the Public Draft review and comment period . Attendees of the workshop were given a summary of the TSS process and were provided a breakdown of the TSS and Background Report chapters and how the compatibility issues were addressed . A focus of the meeting was the TSS Implementation Plan ( Chapter 6 of the TSS Report ), how the strategies were developed , and how to read the strategies . The process for
TSS Background Report