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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />October 17, 2023 <br />Page 4 of 13 <br />She highlighted that City staff is already implementing many of these suggested <br />mitigation options. <br />Public Comments <br />Tawnya Samauroo, Louisville, stated mitigation in open space will have to be done but <br />structure mitigation is also needed. She encouraged the Council to require fire <br />hardening for new building in town, with an opt out for fire survivors that cannot afford it. <br />Josh Cooperman, Louisville, stated he supports wildfire mitigation with a science based <br />approach and best practices. He encouraged Council to adopt elements of the building <br />codes to require fire hardening in buildings. He expressed his hope to spend time on <br />mitigating climate change as a way to also mitigate fire risk. <br />Lisa Hughes, Louisville, asked if the Hillside Open Space was reviewed in the report. <br />Larry Donner, Louisville, appreciated the prairie restoration suggestions to reduce the <br />risk of fire in open space. <br />Rick Ratajczyk, Louisville, stated he likes the report and hopes the suggestions are fully <br />funded and implemented. <br />Mayor Maloney asked if the Hillside Open Space was included in the report. Szafranski <br />stated it was included. <br />Mayor Pro Tern Fahey stated this is a great first step and we need to implement this. <br />She encouraged those rebuilding to use the fire hardening technologies. <br />Councilmember Dickinson asked if prescribed burns are something we are considering <br />using. Director Blackmore stated it is an option that will be included in the discussion. <br />Director Blackmore stated the next steps for this include continued grazing contracts <br />and working through the list of mitigation alternatives and putting them in practice. <br />Councilmember Hoefner stated he was encouraged that much of this work has already <br />started. <br />Councilmember Kern stated if there is work that can continue this winter we should <br />continue with that. She would like home hardening regulations to come to Council as <br />soon as possible. <br />Mayor Pro Tern Fahey stated she would like to see a priority list of what staff is going to <br />do and the locations. <br />