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Wildfire Safety Management Advisory Committee (View All)

Regular Meeting Minutes

Minutes
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

MINUTES FOR A MEETING OF THE
WILDFIRE MITIGATION COMMISSION
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
11:00AM to 1:00PM
Training Room, Ashland Fire Station #1
455 Siskiyou Blvd

CALL TO ORDER: 11:00am: Doug Kay, Bruce Moats, Tim Bewley, Tracy Peddicord, Tonya Graham, Stephen Gagne, Alison Lerch, Chris Chambers, Julie Smitherman, Stef Seffinger
INTRODUCTIONS: Tom Beck
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: July 19, 2017

Tracy motion, Bruce second. All in favor.

PUBLIC FORUM
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Change Firewise Presentation to the end of the agenda

BUSINESS
1. New Business
  1. CEAP Plan Review
    1. Ashland’s Climate Energy Action Plan (CEAP) includes Firewise and Forest Restoration. The Forest Lands Commission made a presentation to the Mayor, Stef Seffinger and the City Administrator about goals and actions pertaining to forestry. The City is hiring a staff person to manage and implement the CEAP Plan. Council has decided to dedicate an Ad Hoc committee to work with this staff person. This commission may have a liaison going to these meetings. There will be recommendations in the community fire plan that includes information about the CEAP. Place this on the agenda for September for a long agenda item.
  2. Firewise Presentation to Southern Oregon Landscaping Association
  3. CPAW
    1. Ashland was discouraged from applying for CPAW again since we received funding assistance last year.
2. Old Business
  1. Committee Updates: (4 minutes each)
    1. Plant List Subcommittee
    2. Wildfire Mitigation Ordinance
    3. Smoke Marketing
    4. Wildfire Task Force (Smoke, Evac/Com, Business Resilience)
    5. Community Wildfire Protection Plan Subcommittee
    6. Farmer's Market
    7. Firewise Update
    8. AFR Update
3. Parking Lot Issues
  1. Branding the WMC
  2. Wildfire Commission Collateral
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

Stef: Working on the ADHOC CEAP position. Get the 64 actions of the CEAP plan and relate them to the specific commissions; creating benchmarks, costs and priorities.

REVIEW AND SET COMMISSION CALENDAR / NEXT MEETING
1. Mayors Brown Bag Lunch: August 25, 2017, 12:00pm (ComDev)
2. Next WMO Meeting: (Station 1)
3. Wildfire Task Force: September 6, 2017, 10:30am (Station 1)
4. Next WMC Meeting: September 20, 2017, 11:00am (Station 1)
AGENDA ITEMS FOR September 20, 2017

CEAP Plan
Communication

ADJOURN: 12:54pm

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Public Works Office at 488-5587 (TTY phone number 1 800 735 2900). Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title I).