Our findings from year 1 suggest that year 2 activity and activities beyond year 2 should consider the following recommendations:

1. Prioritize Education: As the C-RAC seeks to position the community to be engaged in being part of their vision, education will be important to bring the Quad Cities along. There are three (3) primary audiences that must be considered as the priority of education is made actionable. The community, those populations disproportionately impacted by environmental issues and youth and young people.

2. Prioritize Community Engagement: There are two (2) primary focal points that Iman recommends time, attention and resources be allocated to when executing meaningful community engagement: (1) social media and communications engagement and (2) subcommittee workgroups used to create programs to educate the community on the Vision.

3. Prioritize Regional Understanding of the Vision: the Quad Cities region does not have a unified action plan for the Mississippi River. Some communities have river plans while others do not have publicly available river plans. With this in mind, it is recommended that year 2 include educating the environmental sector and local government on how its existing efforts should align with the overarching Mississippi REV.