HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017.08.16 Wildfire Safey Commission Minutes MINUTES FOR A MEETING OF THE
WILDFIRE MITIGATION COMMISSION
Wednesday,August 16, 2017
11:OOAM to 1:OOPM
Training Room, Ashland Fire Station#1
455 Siskiyou Blvd
I. 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
II. INTRODUCTIONS
Tom Beck
III.APPROVAL OF MINUTES: July 19, 2017
Tracy motion,Bruce second. All in favor.
IV. PUBLIC FORUM
V. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA
Change Firewise Presentation to the end of the agenda
VI.BUSINESS
A. New Business
a. CEAP Plan Review
i. Ashland's Climate Energy Action Plan(LEAP) 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 LEAP. Place this on the agenda for September for a long agenda item.
b. Firewise Presentation to Southern Oregon Landscaping Association
c. CPAW
i. Ashland was discouraged from applying for CPAW again since we received
funding assistance last year.
B. Old Business
a. Committee Updates: (4 minutes each)
i. Plant List Subcommittee
ii. Wildfire Mitigation Ordinance
iii. Smoke Marketing
iv. Wildfire Task Force (Smoke,Evac/Com,Business Resilience)
v. Community Wildfire Protection Plan Subcommittee
vi. Farmer's Market
vii.Firewise Update
viii. AFR Update
C. Parking Lot Issues
a. Branding the WMC
b. Wildfire Commission Collateral
VII. 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.
VIII.REVIEW AND SET COMMISSION CALENDAR/NEXT MEETING
A. Mayors Brown Bag Lunch: August 25, 2017, 12:OOpm(ComDev)
B. Next WMO Meeting: (Station 1)
C. Wildfire Task Force: September 6, 2017, 10:30am(Station 1)
D. Next WMC Meeting: September 20, 2017, 11:00am(Station 1)
IX. AGENDA ITEMS FOR September 20,2017
CEAP Plan
Communication
X. ADJOURN: 12:54pm
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