518F01BC57C33AFC8725847A006F900F Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For COLORADO SPRINGS CITY COUNCILINTERIM COMMITTEE WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEEDate Sep 19, 2019 Location HCR 0112 Colorado Springs City Council - Committee Discussion Only 02:18:38 PM Brett Lacy, Jeremy Taylor, and Richard Skorman, all representing the City of Colorado Springs talked about mitigation. The group is interested in creating a special district to cooperate on mitigation, chipping, and evacuation planning. There are also goals to respond to fires rapidly, and perhaps patrol a fire prone area. All of these activities will be beneficial to the Fountain Creek Watershed. 02:24:15 PM Mr. Lacy indicated that the southwest area of Colorado Springs has steep topography and one-way, narrow streets and exaplined that there is a need for ongoing education, as the area has a 12 percent turnover each year. 02:36:39 PM Discussion continued about special districts and maintaining watersheds.