Agenda and other presentation material from the Lost Creek Civic Organization's meeting on December 1, 2016.

1. Lost Creek Civic Organization
General Meeting
December 1, 2016

2. 12/01/16 LCCO 2
Agenda
1. Announcements 7:00 – 7:05
2. Water, Reclaimed Water and Wastewater Cost of Service and Rate Design Study, Grant
Rabon, NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC (NewGen), Residential Rate Advocate 7:05 – 7:30
3. Lost Creek Wildfire Assessment Response, Paul Schumann 7:30 – 8:00
4. Civic Issues 8:00 – 8:20
4.1. Loop 360 Improvement Study
4.2. Austin Mobility Go
4.3. Audit of Neighborhood Planning
4.4. Travis County Transportation Plan
5. Public comments 8:20 – 8:25
6. Next meetings 8:25 – 8:30
6.1. January 5, 2017 No Meeting
6.2. February 2, 2017 APD District Rep Officer
7. Adjourn 8:30

3. 12/01/16 LCCO 3
Lost Creek Wildfire Assessment
The purposes of this research was to:
● Give homeowners in Lost Creek whose property is adjacent a wildlands or
natural area some information about the risk they have of wildfire
spreading onto their property and potentially damaging their home
● Give homeowners in the WUI (wildlands urban interface) an idea about
the defensibility of their property to a wildfire
● Suggest priorities for mitigation of the wildfire risk in the wildland areas
adjacent to Lost Creek.
● Identify the owners of the wildlands whose property is a high priority risk of
wildfire encroachment into Lost Creek residences.
● Provide an analysis that will become a key component in Lost Creek's
Fire Adapted Communities Plan.

4. 12/01/16 LCCO 4
Lost Creek Wildfire Assessment
The following are the general conclusions reached:
● Lost Creek has a serious wildfire risk
● Homeowners in Lost Creek in the WUI have limited capability to protect
their homes by themselves
● Because the City of Austin's Barton Creek Wilderness Area in our WUI is
also covered by the Canyonlands Wildlife Preserve (BCP), there are
severe limitations as to what can be done and when, this area should be
planned first
● The combination of wildfire characteristics and homeowner land
defensibility appears to provide a method to prioritize the areas of Lost
Creek we need to focus on

5. 12/01/16 LCCO 5
Lost Creek Areas

6. 12/01/16 LCCO 6
Wildfire Risks
BartonCreek
BartonCreekNorth
BartonCreekSouth
BartonCreekSW
BartonCreekWest
BigCanyon
CountryClub
CypressCanyon
IndianCanyon
MarshalRanch
SedgefieldCanyon
YCanyon
YCanyonSouth
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Summary of Risks
Number of Homes
Vulnerability
Rate of Spread
Fire Intensity
Ignition Density
Area in Lost Creek
TotalScore

7. 12/01/16 LCCO 7
Lost Creek Wildfire Assessment
The following are the specific conclusions
reached:
● Lost Creek has a serious wildfire risk. Even
though the overall risk of a wildfire is only
moderate to high, the consequences of a wildfire
due to a large WUI are extremely large. There
are about 310 of the 1,250 homes in Lost Creek
in the WUI.
● Homeowners in Lost Creek in the WUI have
limited capability to protect their homes by
themselves. On average, only about 50% of the
protection required by Firewise can be
implemented by the homeowners themselves. As
a result, we are dependent on the adjacent
property landowners to provide the full protection
required. These land owners fall in three
categories – City of Austin, Lost Creek Limited
District and private. We only control the Limited
District.
● While we are not in a drought period now, it can
return quickly, so we must plan and act.
● Because the City of Austin's Barton Creek
Wilderness Area in our WUI is also covered by
the Canyonlands Wildlife Preserve (BCP), there
are severe limitations as to what can be done
and when, this WUI should be planned first. This
will require a deep engagement with possibly the
city, county, state and federal officials. Houses,
that were established before the BCP and lives
need to be protected as well as wildlife.
● The combination of wildfire characteristics and
homeowner land defensibility appears to provide
a method to prioritize the areas of Lost Creek we
need to focus on. Given an equal weighting of
the ranking of the characteristics, the following
area priorities emerge with adjacent property
owner:
– Y Canyon (City of Austin)
– Marshall Tract (Dan Marshal)
– Indian Canyon (LCLD)
– Cypress Canyon (LCLD)

8. 12/01/16 LCCO 8
Agenda
1. Announcements 7:00 – 7:05
2. Water, Reclaimed Water and Wastewater Cost of Service and Rate Design Study, Grant
Rabon, NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC (NewGen), Residential Rate Advocate 7:05 – 7:30
3. Lost Creek Wildfire Assessment Response, Paul Schumann 7:30 – 8:00
4. Civic Issues 8:00 – 8:20
4.1. Loop 360 Improvement Study
4.2. Austin Mobility Go
4.3. Audit of Neighborhood Planning
4.4. Travis County Transportation Plan
5. Public comments 8:20 – 8:25
6. Next meetings 8:25 – 8:30
6.1. January 5, 2017 No Meeting
6.2. February 2, 2017 APD District Rep Officer
7. Adjourn 8:30

9. 12/01/16 LCCO 9

10. 12/01/16 LCCO 10

11. 12/01/16 LCCO 11
Loop 360 Improvement Study
TxDOT has conducted a thorough analysis of
nine scenarios for improving Loop 360
measured against ten conditions
TxDOT concluded that the best overall results
could be achieved by:
● Recognizing that no one scenario is best
for the entire road
● Implementing the best mid-term general
scenario #4: Grade Separate Existing Four
Lanes
● Improving existing underpasses
● Creating over/under passes for all major
intersections (no traffic lights)
● Recognition that some areas will have
additional access lanes to facilitate safe entry
from neighborhoods and commercial
driveways
● Designing to accommodate two additional
lanes either general purpose or managed in
the median
● Continuing short-term intersection projects
while the mid-term are being implemented.
● Setting a goal that major improvements could
be under construction within 5 years
depending on environmental approval and
funding.
● Recognizing that completion will be ten +
year project (funding and sequential
implementation)

12. 12/01/16 LCCO 12
Loop 360 Improvement Study
The Lost Creek Civic Organization supports TxDOT's conclusions and encourages
rapid implementation providing that:
● The neighborhoods along Loop 360 continue to be involved in the planning and
implementation
● For the section of Loop 360 between Las Cimas Drive and Westbank Drive that all
the neighborhoods and businesses on this section, together with EISD, City of
Westlake Hills, and Travis County be involved in conceptual design of the
improvements.
The Lost Creek Civic Organization therefore pledges its support to the project, and
leadership of the public involvement in the Las Cimas – Westbank improvement.

13. 08/04/16 LCCO 13
Westbank to Las Cimas Area (Loop
360)
Trip Generation Estimates
(daily, week day)
● Lost Creek – 12,500
● Woods of Westlake – 2,000
● Office Buildings – 23,400
● Elementary Schools - 540
● High School – 3,250
● Fire/EMS Station - ?
● The Village at Westlake –
39,500 → 109,000

14. 08/04/16 LCCO 14
Austin Mobility
● Austin voters approved City of Austin
Proposition 1 on November 8, 2016,
authorizing the City of Austin to issue $720
million in general obligation bonds to fund
transportation and mobility improvements.
● The City of Austin is committed to public
transparency and inclusive community
engagement. Implementation of the 2016
Mobility Bond will include community
workshops and other input opportunities.
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● For more information about the 2016
Mobility Bond Program, go to
http://www.austintexas.gov/2016Bond
Next Steps
● Within 90 days of the election, City Council
will receive recommendations from City
staff on a Communications and Oversight
Plan that will outline ongoing monitoring
and communications about the status and
progress of the 2016 Mobility Bond
Program.
● The City will conduct other implementation
activities as outlined in a memorandum to
Mayor and Council
(http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/pio/doc
ument.cfm?id=266248).
● The City will host informational sessions
about upcoming opportunities related to
engineering, design, and construction for
firms interested in working with the City of
Austin. For more information, call (512)
974-7840.

15. 08/04/16 LCCO 15
Audit of Neighborhood Planning
● Planning efforts for Austin's
neighborhoods are inequitable and
have lacked robust and representative
participation
● The contact teams lack transparency,
have inconsistent bylaws, and create
barriers to public engagement and
representative decisioning making.
● The city and the contact teams are not
conducting periodic updates to ensure
plans remain current.
● Fair housing choice has not been
specifically considered in most
neighborhood planning efforts.

16. 08/04/16 LCCO 16
Barton Creek Mall – Lost Creek
Planning Area

17. 08/04/16 LCCO 17
Travis County Transportation Plan
Visit the web site
https://www.traviscountytx.gov/tnr/transportation-plan
● Take the survey
● Invite us to share information at
an event or meeting
● Attend one of our public meetings
● Participate online
● Visit with staff via phone or email

18. 12/01/16 LCCO 18
Agenda
1. Announcements 7:00 – 7:05
2. Water, Reclaimed Water and Wastewater Cost of Service and Rate Design Study, Grant
Rabon, NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC (NewGen), Residential Rate Advocate 7:05 – 7:30
3. Lost Creek Wildfire Assessment Response, Paul Schumann 7:30 – 8:00
4. Civic Issues 8:00 – 8:20
4.1. Loop 360 Improvement Study
4.2. Austin Mobility Go
4.3. Audit of Neighborhood Planning
4.4. Travis County Transportation Plan
5. Public comments 8:20 – 8:25
6. Next meetings 8:25 – 8:30
6.1. January 5, 2017 No Meeting
6.2. February 2, 2017 APD District Rep Officer
7. Adjourn 8:30