Lost Creek Civic OrganizationGeneral Meeting

September 1, 2016

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Agenda● Announcements 7:00 – 7:05

● Representative Donna Howard, Texas House of Representatives, District 48 7:05 – 7:25

● Urban Trails Master Plan, Nadia M. Barrera, AICP, PMP, Urban Trails Program Manager, City of Austin Public Works, Community Services Division 7:25 – 7:45

● Public comments 7:45 – 7:50

● Civic Issues 7:50 – 8:15

– TxDOT Loop 360 Billboards

– A Fire Adapted Community

– LCLD Board Elections

● Next meetings 8:15 – 8:20

– October 6, 2016 Austin's Mobility Bond Proposal

– November 3, 2016 TBD

● Adjourn 8:20

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TxDOT Loop 360 Billboards

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A Fire Adapted Community

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Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)

● Collaboration● Prioritized fuel

reduction● Treatment of

structural ignitability

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capabilty

● Initiation of task force

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Actions

● Add Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capabilty

● Initiation of task force

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capabilty

● Initiation of task force

● 41 homeowners volunteered for inspections

● Austin FD started inspection Wednesday

● Will have 2nd opportunity later

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task force

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task force

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Firewise Ignition Zones

Firewise Community Presentation

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task force

A Method to Qualitatively Assess Homeowner Wildfire Risk

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task forceAustin LCLD Private

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task forceTexas Wildfire Risk Assessment Report:

Lost CreekTexas A&M Forest Service

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task force Y CanyonWildfire Risk Assessment Summary: Y Canyon

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task force Wildfire Ignition Density

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task force Characteristic Rate of Spread

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task force Characteristic Flame Length

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task force Fire Intensity Scale

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task forceHome Defensibility

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task force

● We have enough water flow for approximately

● One house fire and protection for adjacent houses, or

● Three room fires

● Insufficient for a wildfire and house fires (no neighborhood in Austin has the capacity)

● Response time estimate

● 80 to 90% of time

● <= 8 minutes

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task forceAFD Response Times

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Actions

● Adding Firewise principles to CodeNEXT

● Firewise home inspections

● Prioritization of home defensibility

● Prioritization of wildfire severity

● Understanding of response times and capability

● Initiation of task force

● Creation of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

● Tasks

– Understanding the risks and setting priorities

– Working with the city, the LCLD and private natural land owners to apply Firewise principles on the land adjacent to the residences (possibly also the county)

– Getting residence owners to apply Firewise principles on their land and residences, especially those with borders on natural land.

– Establish evacuation plans and educate residents of those plans

– Understand and support or criticize responder's plans for a wildfire

– Assure that funding and resources are available at all the appropriate levels of governance.

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The Power of a Single Ember

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Agenda● Announcements 7:00 – 7:05

● Representative Donna Howard, Texas House of Representatives, District 48 7:05 – 7:25

● Urban Trails Master Plan, Nadia M. Barrera, AICP, PMP, Urban Trails Program Manager, City of Austin Public Works, Community Services Division 7:25 – 7:45

● Public comments 7:45 – 7:50

● Civic Issues 7:50 – 8:15

– TxDOT Loop 360 Billboards

– A Fire Adapted Community

– LCLD Board Elections

● Next meetings 8:15 – 8:20

– October 6, 2016 Austin's Mobility Bond Proposal

– November 3, 2016 TBD

● Adjourn 8:20

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Lost Creek Limited District Board Election

● Date: November 8th

● Candidates (2 board positions)– Andy Bitner, Whitemarsh Valley Walk

– Madeleine Connor, Whitemarsh Valley Walk

– Duane Hutson, Augusta National Drive

– Robert D. Kenney, Mauna Kea Drive

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Agenda● Announcements 7:00 – 7:05

● Representative Donna Howard, Texas House of Representatives, District 48 7:05 – 7:25

● Urban Trails Master Plan, Nadia M. Barrera, AICP, PMP, Urban Trails Program Manager, City of Austin Public Works, Community Services Division 7:25 – 7:45

● Public comments 7:45 – 7:50

● Civic Issues 7:50 – 8:15

– TxDOT Loop 360 Billboards

– A Fire Adapted Community

– LCLD Board Elections

● Next meetings 8:15 – 8:20

– October 6, 2016 Austin's Mobility Bond Proposal

– November 3, 2016 TBD

● Adjourn 8:20