City Council Study Session Summary 2022 01 25

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City Council Study Session Summary January 25, 2022 Page 2 of 3 manage the increased workload and expedite installation of public infrastructure and coordination with utilities. We are working hard to make this happen and will do everything we can within our capacity to meet this goal. We will recover and rebuild together He noted the six month statement is aggressive but we hope it is our hope to meet. Once finalized, Durbin hopes for Council approval so it becomes an organizational message to the community. • Water should be restored within the next couple of days to homes currently without water. • The Chamber has distributed about 7,000 KN95 masks to businesses for their employees. The Library has handed out several thousand KN95 masks and is expecting 8,000 more today. • Library staff delivered KN95 masks directly to Balfour. • Snow has melted and Open Space staff have been on Davidson Mesa to evaluate the damage. There is a lot of debris and a lot of wind damage. They are evaluating trail closures to keep people safe and document what will need to be done for restoration. o Mayor Stolzmann asked about the already approved trail resurfacing project on Davidson Mesa. City Manager Durbin said they were planning a mid -January start but it has been put a soft hold out of respect to those who lost homes. We also want to make sure what work we do will be reimbursable by FEMA. o Councilmember Fahey asked if restoration will include mitigation for weeds building up in ditches on Davidson Mesa? City Manager Durbin said he has also talked with Parks and Opens Space staff and asked them what kind of resources will be needed for future mitigation. These are conversations are still to be had. Staff has obtained 5 miles of security fence. Installation to begin next week. It will take 30 — 60 days to install. o Mayor Stolzmann asked if a community volunteer day could be organized to help install? City Manager Durbin will check. We have an offer from Vail resorts to install fence. o Councilmember Brown asked where will fencing start? Chief Hayes and Public Works Director Kowar will put a priority map together. The fence will go around the perimeter and hard closure areas will be prioritized. A communication went out reminding people that insulation removal and installation does require a building permit. This is not a new requirement. We will work with residents. There was miscommunication with people issuing placards and monitoring access control points check points; they did not think this work needed a building permit. Contractors with placards were allowed through to do this work. Steps are being taken to rectify. Boulder County Public Health will issue an air quality press release today. Staff has reached out to NOAA asking them to continue work, the confirmed they will continue.