NEVADA EARTHQUAKE SAFETY COUNCIL
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Aria (at City Center), Bluethorn Rooms 9&10, Convention Level
3730 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV
Meeting starts at 9:45 a.m.
AGENDA
Time
Agenda Item
Description
The Council may take action on items on the agenda. Items may be taken out of the order presented on the agenda at the
discretion of the chairperson.
I
CALL TO ORDER/INTRODUCTIONS
Chairman Lynn
Confirm Quorum
II
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
(see www.nbmg.unr.edu/nesc/ for a copy of the draft minutes)
Action
III
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Awareness and Education Committee – Diane dePolo
Information &
Discussion
Update on Great ShakeOut Nevada 2011, and the plan for getting more
participation.
Research Committee – Jim Werle and Ken Smith
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Report on completion on the 2008 Wells Earthquake Documentation
Volume
Report on the 43rd Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical
Engineering, March 2011 in Las Vegas.
Policy Recommendations – Wayne Carlson
Update on status of the Unreinforced Masonry Building inventory data
collection grant project
Strategic Planning Committee – Jim Reagan
No Report
Ad-Hoc Committee on Visitors – Jim Reagan and Jeff Hahn
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Discuss recent exercise Boyd Gaming conducted in partnership with the
Southern Nevada Health District and the resulting value in an earthquake
scenario.
Continue dialogue on maximizing casino/hotel participation in the Great
Nevada ShakeOut 2011.
Nevada Working Group on Quaternary Fault Surface Rupture Hazards Craig dePolo
Report on progress of the Nevada Earthquake Safety Council working
group on fault hazards.
Nominating Committee – Jonathan Price
Request for nominations for vacancies
(Current vacancies: State Senate and State Assembly)
IV
DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORT ON
CURRENT ACTIVITIES, FUNDING SOURCES, AND
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
Elizabeth Ashby
Information
BREAK
V
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
REGION IX, REPORT ON FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
AND OTHER CURRENT ACTIVITIES
Sally Ziolkowski
Mitigation Division Director
Information
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VI
UPDATE ON SEISMICITY IN THE NEVADA REGION;
REPORT ON THE 2011 HAWTHORNE, NEVADA
EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE
Information &
Presentation
Graham Kent, Director
Ken Smith, Research Associate Professor
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
VII
FEMA NONSTRCTURAL MITIGATION HANDBOOK
Craig dePolo, Research Geologist
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Noon
LUNCH – Provided
(Please let Terri Garside ([email protected]) know if you
would like lunch so we have an accurate count)
VIII
TOUR OF ARIA AT CITY CENTER, SECURITY AND
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Steve Koenig, VP Security
Information &
Presentation
Information &
Presentation
BREAK
IX
PALEOSEISMOLOGY OF THE STATELINE FAULT
Jonathan Carter, Graduate Student
UNLV
Information &
Presentation
X
3-D SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MODEL OF LAS VEGAS
BASIN SEDIMENTS AND STATUS OF PROBABILISTIC
ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE EARTHQUAKE HAZARD
FOR LAS VEGAS VALLEY
Suchan Lamichhane, Ph.D. Student
Helena Murvosh, M.S. Student
UNLV Applied Geophysics Center and
UNLV Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Information &
Presentation
XI
REPORT ON THE WSSPC AND NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE
PROGRAM MANAGERS MEETING
Jonathan Price and Craig dePolo
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
XII
DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE JOINT MEETING OF
THE UTAH SEISMIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Chairman Lynn
Discussion
XIII
REVIEW OF ACTION ITEMS
Information
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Terri Garside and Jon Price will investigate putting Living with
Earthquakes in Nevada on the web in a compressed PDF file for easier email distribution and making it available as a free e-book for iPad, iPhone,
and Google book users.
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Terri Garside will schedule a presentation about the Stateline fault study by
Jonathan Carter, UNLV graduate student supervised by Wanda Taylor, at a
future NESC meeting.
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XIV
FUTURE MEETING DATES
Wednesday, August 24, 2011, in Reno at NV Energy
Wednesday, November 9, 2011, in Las Vegas
Chairman Lynn
XV
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Information
ADJOURN no later than 4:00 p.m.
Please post this agenda. For more information, please contact Jon Price ([email protected]) or Terri Garside
([email protected]; telephone for either = 775/784-6691 ext. 5).
This is a public meeting. In conformance with the Nevada Open Meeting Law, I, Terri Garside, posted or caused the
posting of this agenda on or before May 20, 2011, 11:00 a.m. at the following locations:
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology – Reno
Division of Minerals – Carson City
Clark County Building Department – Las Vegas
On the Web at www.nbmg.unr.edu/nesc/index.html
We are pleased to make reasonable accommodations for disabled members of the public. If special arrangements
are necessary, please notify the Council at 775-784-6691 ext. 5. Twenty-four hours advance notice is requested.
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