Summary Minutes
Nevada Earthquake Safety Council
19 May 2000
The Nevada Earthquake Safety Council (NESC) met from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on 19 May 2000 at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Ron Lynn chaired the meeting. Individuals attending the meeting are members of the Council:
Ron Lynn*, Clark County Building Department
John Anderson*, Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Mike Blakely*, Blakely, Johnson, and Ghusn
Ian Buckle*, UNR Center for Civil Engineering Earthquake Research
William Cox*, Austin High School
Bob Cullins*, Las Vegas Fire Department
Margie Gunn*, Lincoln County Office of Emergency Management
Phil Herrington*, Carson City Building Department
Larry Johnson*, Black Eagle Consulting Inc.
Mike Klein*, Converse Consultants
Bill Lowry*, Public Utilities Commission
Barbara Luke*, UNLV Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Michael Lynch*, Builders Association of Northern Nevada
Jon Price*, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Jim Reagan*, Sierra Pacific Power Company, also held proxy for
Wayne Carlson*, Nevada Public Agency Insurance Pool
Burt Slemmons*, University of Nevada, Reno (retired, Las Vegas consultant)
Charles P. Watson*, Advanced Geological Exploration and Seismo-Watch - morning only
John Bell, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Doug Brimhall, Airport Authority of Washoe County
Jim Buika, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Jerry Burnette, Nevada OSHA
Craig dePolo, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Diane dePolo, Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Mike Duarte, Pyramid Lake Emergency Response
Terri Garside, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Debbie Hinman, Nevada Bell
Duane Masters, Sr., Emergency Coordinator, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Rod McInnes, Nevada Department of Transportation, Bridge Division
Mike Mitchell, Reno Building Department
Gary Norris, UNR Civil Engineering Department
Jim O'Donnell, retired seismologist, UNLV
Alan Ramelli, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Bert Prescott, Division of Emergency Management
Tom Stephens, Nevada Department of Transportation
Todd Vinger, Washoe County Sheriff's Office
Jim Walker, Division of Emergency Management
Bob Wallace, U.S. Geological Survey (retired) & NV Seismological Laboratory
Curt Weagel, City of Sparks
* indicates member of the Board of Directors.
A quorum of directors (the necessary 11) was present.
Board Members unable to attend or send a proxy included:
Bernie Anderson*, Nevada State Assemblyman
Tom Clark*, Nevada Resort Association
Greg Flanigan*, Farmers Insurance
Mark James*, Nevada State Senate
The minutes from the meeting on 18 February 2000 were approved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Awareness and Education Committee
Diane dePolo provided a written report of committee activities (see enclosure). Electronic copies of this
and other reports will be posted on the NESC Web page (www.nbmg.unr.edu/nesc). Diane reported that
the committee met twice during the quarter. Part of their work was an assessment of the effectiveness of
Earthquake Awareness Week and ways to improve the efforts next year. Washoe County School District
made the earthquake drill mandatory. Eleven of 17 counties participated in the earthquake drill.
The NESC will have a booth on June 3, 2000 at the Safety Expo 2000 at Park Lane Mall in Reno.
Volunteers are welcome; please contact Diane.
Diane suggested that Roger Faris, who recently made several presentations on earthquake retrofitting of
homes for Project Impact in Sparks, be invited back to Nevada to make additional presentations to
appropriate planners, builders, and public officials.
Ron Lynn suggested that the teachers' union be contacted regarding distribution of the earthquake
calendars.
Marge Gunn suggested that contacting the emergency management directors of the rural counties would be
another good way of getting to the schools.
Response and Recovery Committee
Bob Cullins reported that the committee did not meet during the quarter. Nonetheless, there has been
continued interest in training trainers for Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs).
Jerry Burnette stated that Nevada OSHA is starting Business Emergency Response Teams (BERTs).
Craig dePolo noted that he participated in a recent FEMA Emergency Support Function 1 (Transportation)
meeting to discuss national issues regarding responses to earthquakes by the federal and state departments
of transportation.
Engineering and Architecture Committee
Mike Blakely stated that the committee did not meet during the last quarter. He reported that the new
International Building Code (IBC 2000) has been issued. As reported at a previous meeting, the code did
not adopt the recommendations of NESC for simplifications to earthquake-hazard maps in Nevada.
Geoscience Committee
Burt Slemmons reported that the committee met to discuss both the NESC fault and liquefaction guidelines
and how well they are being used. In California, the Alquist-Priolo Act was passed in about 1972 to
require special studies zones. Nevada does not have such an act, although Clark County has local
regulations that are somewhat similar. A subcommittee has been formed to look into how effective the
guidelines for fault investigations have been. Their first task will be to query the users (chiefly
geotechnical consultants) on how aware they are of the guidelines, whether they are being used, whether
they are appreciated, and whether any problems have arisen in their use.
Larry Johnson asked whether local building officials are requiring the use of the guidelines. Ron Lynn
responded that the issue will be discussed at an upcoming meeting of state building officials. Ron has
suggested that ACEC get involved in the evolutionary process of changing and updating local regulations.
Clark County has revised some of its regulations on the basis of the NESC guidelines.
Risk Mitigation Committee
Jim Reagan reported that on May 24, Carson City will be rolling out their Project Impact.
No additional comments have been received regarding the Nevada Earthquake Risk Mitigation Plan, which
will be presented in final draft to NESC at the August meeting.
Craig dePolo discussed the release of "Living with Earthquakes in Nevada," Nevada Bureau of Mines and
Geology Special Publication 27. He thanked FEMA, NESC, and Sparks Project Impact for their support
of the document, and he thanked the many reviewers who helped improve the text and figures in the 36-page booklet. The committee
is suggesting that a formal release of this publication be made during the next Earthquake Awareness Week in
February 2001, but discussion by the Council clearly expressed the preference to release the document soon and repeatedly.
The committee is discussing a "Project Engage" to get people to engage in earthquake
safety. The committee hopes to see "Living with Earthquakes in Nevada" put into newspapers as a supplement. Craig
made several suggestions for use of the booklet, including getting copies to new homeowners.
"Living with Earthquakes in Nevada" is available for sale through the Nevada Bureau of Mines and
Geology (www.nbmg.unr.edu) for $3.00 each, and it is also available on the Web for free at the same Web
address.
John Anderson suggested that October 15, the anniversary of the largest historic earthquake in Nevada
(Pleasant Valley, 1915), would be a good time for official release.
Burt Slemmons noted that another opportunity for distribution is during the Geological Society of America
annual meeting in Reno in November.
Jerry Burnette suggested that the Nevada Governor's Safety Conference (August) and the Fire Officers
Developement Conference and Expo (November 3-7) are additional good opportunities.
Charlie Watson suggested making the document available during the upcoming Safety Expo 2000 on June
3.
ACTION ITEM: Ron Lynn will call a news conference for release of "Living with Earthquakes in Nevada"
by the Nevada Earthquake Safety Council in Las Vegas. He may solicit the help of Bob Cullins and Burt
Slemmons.
ACTION ITEM: Craig dePolo will arrange for a press release on "Living with Earthquakes in Nevada" as
soon as possible. He will work with Dick Meeuwig, NBMG's editor.
Strategic Planning Committee
Jim Reagan distributed updates to the strategic plan. If you would like a copy of the strategic plan, please
contact Terri Garside at NBMG or see the NESC Web site (www.nbmg.unr.edu/nesc).
ACTION ITEM: Terri Garside will place the updated Strategic Plan on the Web.
All Hazard Mitigation Advisory Committee (AHMAC) Liaison
Marge Gunn reported that AHMAC met in March and made recommendations for distribution of
mitigation grant funds. Bert Prescott offered to put anyone on the AHMAC mailing list; please contact him
if you are interested.
Ad Hoc Workshop Recommendation Committee
Bob Cullins, who chairs this ad hoc committee (with other members being John Perry, Jim O'Donnell, and
Greg Moss), mentioned that John Perry will give a small demonstration on HAZUS at the next NESC
meeting.
Nevada Earthquake Safety Council Awards for Excellence
Ron Lynn presented an Award for Excellence to Tom Stephens and Rod McInnis of the Nevada
Department of Transportation for their department's outstanding service in the seismic retrofit of the I-80 -
U.S. 395 interchange in Reno.
Ron presented an Award for Excellence to Cory Farley, reporter with the Reno Gazette-Journal, for his
continuing coverage of earthquake issues, including his February 4, 2000 article.
Demonstration of Maps in the International Building Code
Ron Lynn demonstrated use of the earthquake spectral response maps on compact disk that are included
with the IBC 2000. Mike Blakely and John Anderson discussed some of the pitfalls in using these maps.
Ron Lynn suggested that the Geoscience and Engineering and Architecture Committees make
recommendations regarding local adoption of the IBC 2000. Ian Buckle noted that other states will be
facing similar problems, and that we may be able to learn from their activities. Ron Lynn noted that AIA
and Doors have published articles on how states are responding to the recommended codes, like the UBC
1997 and IBC 2000.
DEM UPDATE
Jim Walker reported on activities of the Division of Emergency Management.
The Governor's Fire Summit will be held on May 31 and June 1. Jim distributed brochures to those
interested.
Jim mentioned that approximately 100 people from the State of Nevada and FEMA will attend an
Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland during the week of June 5 to
9, 2000. The focus of the exercise will be the NESC's scenario on a major earthquake in western Nevada
(Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication 20).
Bert Prescott mentioned that they have about 40 videos on earthquakes and earthquake mitigation.
ACTION ITEM: Bert will e-mail the list of videos that DEM has available for loan to schools to Terri
Garside, who will see that the list is posted on the NESC Web site.
Bert Prescott also presented NESC with printed copies of placards for buildings (approximately 1000
yellow, 1000 green, and 500 red tags). Ron Lynn will see that these are distributed at the next meeting of
the Nevada Organization of Building Officials (NOBO). [Note after the meeting - this was done on 22
May 2000.] Ron Lynn stated that NOBO will deal with obtaining appropriate identification cards for
building officials and other authorized inspectors who have been trained to assess buildings after an
earthquake.
FEMA UPDATE
Jim Buika reported that he will attend the IEMC. He congratulated NESC for "Living with Earthquakes in
Nevada" and for the 1999 and 2000 calendars. He would appreciate a letter to James Lee Witt.
ACTION ITEM: Jon Price will send copies of "Living with Earthquakes in Nevada" and the 2000 calendar
to James Lee Witt.
Jim would appreciate stories for the FEMA Web page on the "Living with Earthquakes in Nevada" and the
calendar. Ron Lynn asked Craig dePolo to prepare a paragraph on "Living with Earthquakes in Nevada"
and Diane dePolo to prepare a paragraph on NESC's earthquake calendar for FEMA's Web site; Craig and
Diane will give these first to Ron Lynn for review.
FEMA got Shaquill O'Neil to be a spokesman for earthquake preparedness. FEMA is using "Shaq, Rattle,
and Roll" as a way to stimulate mitigation.
Project Impact communities are meeting May 31 to June 2 in San Francisco to share results.
There is a NEHRP meeting planned for Reno at the Silver Legacy, as a follow-up of the NEHRP
implementation plan meeting, September 6 and 7, 2000.
There will be a HAZUS meeting on June 15-16 at COMPAC Computer, in Cupertino, California. Jim is
pressing for a revision to HAZUS that will automatically produce priority maps and reports after a major
earthquake. Reports will be produced for local, state, and federal government, utilities, and corporations.
The workshop will also address emergency management protocols for both running the HAZUS analyses
and disseminating the information after a major event. The workshop will also run HAZUS as prototypes
for the San Francisco Bay area.
Jim noted that on June 14 there will be an open meeting for people interested in HAZUS. Please check
their Web site (www.hazus.org).
FEMA Earthquake Program managers will meet May 31.
On September 13 and 14 there will be a meeting on progress with HAZUS. The current anticipated date
for release of FEMA's national earthquake loss estimation calculations is at the National Earthquake Risk
Mitigation Conference, September 17-22, in Seattle.
The Association of Bay Area Governments (www.abag.gov) has a training program for residential
retrofitting of wood frame buildings. The California Department of Insurance has grants available to
homeowners, but they can only use contractors who have been through a FEMA-authorized training
course.
The EERI Conference, May 31 - June 2 in St. Louis (eeri.org), is focusing on areas with low and moderate
seismic hazards.
Representatives of state earthquake safety councils will meet in conjunction with the National Earthquake
Risk Mitigation Conference on Sunday, September 17, in Seattle. Ron Lynn will chair that meeting.
The USGS has begun a program of placing strong ground motion instruments and recording displays in a
number of buildings in California. Mary Lou Zoback with the USGS is in charge of the program.
Jim Buika expressed interest in "Project Engage" as described briefly by Craig dePolo. Jim likes the idea
of getting copies of "Living with Earthquakes in Nevada" in the hands of every home buyer, perhaps
through a disclosure law or partnerships with realtors.
Jim suggested two possible speakers for future meetings. Tom Vacar (Channel 2 in the Bay Area), who
has won six Emmy Awards for his coverage of disasters, would be good to invite to a NESC meeting. He
can make presentations on how to get the scientific word out to the media and on how to get mitigation
word to the media. Bob Olson has conducted eleven focus groups on mitigation incentives and
disincentives; California is planning to provide tax incentives for mitigation.
SPECIAL REPORTS
Recent Studies of the Genoa Fault, Perhaps Nevada's Most Active Fault
Alan Ramelli, Research Geologist with the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, described results of
recently published geological studies of the Genoa fault, which forms the eastern edge of the Carson Range
from south of Genoa to near Carson City. He distributed copies of a December 1999 article in the Bulletin
of the Seismological Society of America (volume 89, p. 1458-1472), co-authored by Alan Ramelli, John
Bell, Craig dePolo, and James Yount. Their work indicates that the Genoa fault ruptured during magnitude
7.2 to 7.5 earthquakes twice in the last few thousand years - once about 500 to 600 years ago and prior to
that about 2000 to 2200 years ago. During each earthquake, displacements of 3 to 5.5 meters occurred,
with the Carson Range moving up and the valleys to the east dropping down relative to one another. Alan
also discussed the extension of the fault to the north, including the range-front fault on the west side of
Washoe Valley and the widely distributed faults in the southwest part of Reno.
The calculated slip rate of between 2 and 3 millimeters per year for the Genoa Fault makes it the most
active normal fault in Nevada. The Fish Lake Valley strike-slip fault, which is dominantly in California,
may be a somewhat more active fault.
Tsunami Hazard at Lake Tahoe
Gene Ichinose, Graduate Student in the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, discussed his research on the
potential for catastrophic waves (tsunamis) at Lake Tahoe. Using new models for lake-bottom
displacement during an earthquake, he updated an earlier analysis of tsunami hazards done by the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation, which was concerned with the man-made dam at the northwest end of the lake. He
modeled tsunamis generated by earthquakes on the lake bottom - on the North Tahoe fault and the West
Tahoe fault.
Maximum wave heights from these calculations are up to three meters at many locations around the lake
for the North Tahoe fault scenario and up to ten meters for the West Tahoe fault scenario. Permanent
flooding could also occur at water's edge when the land subsides during an earthquake. Gene's calculations
indicate that an earthquake on the Genoa fault would cause a wave of only 0.5 meter on Lake Tahoe. A
tsunami can sometimes generate a lake seiche, a back-and-forth motion of waves than can continue for
several hours. This study calls the initial wave a tsunami and refers to subsequent back-and-forth motion
of waves, which can continue for hours, as a lake seiche. The study predicts that a seiche will be excited,
but it does not predict how long it will last.
The probablity of a magnitude 7 or greater earthquake at Lake Tahoe in the next fifty years is less than
10%. Running to high ground is a good idea if you are along the lake during a very large earthquake in
which very strong shaking lasts at least 10 seconds. Neither the earlier Bureau of Reclamation study nor
this study considered the dam at Lake Tahoe to be a major concern. Flood waters from overtopping the
dam would probably not go beyond Truckee; that is, there is little danger of flooding in Reno from a
tsunami at Lake Tahoe. Jim Reagan noted that dam failure on the Stampede and Boca reservoirs may be a
more significant threat to Reno.
Jim Buika suggested that the researchers contact Rich Eisner of the California Office of Emergency
Services. NOAA has funded tsunami-hazard work by western coastal states (CA, OR, WA, AK, and HI).
NEVADA EARTHQUAKE SAFETY COUNCIL BUSINESS
Setting Priorities for Funding Needs of the NESC
Committee chairs presented project proposals for FEMA year-end funding. The Awareness and Education
and Geoscience Committee set priorities for the proposals submitted through their committees, and the Risk
Mitigation Committee presented one proposal. After a written vote on individuals' top three projects, the
following priorities were established from 1 (highest priority) to 17. The Council voted unanimously to
accept these as the consensus on priorities. Costs shown are full costs for the individuals or organizations
doing the work, including UNR and UNLV indirect costs on their projects. In most cases FEMA is asked
to provide only half or less of the costs. If the funding is channeled through the FEMA-DEM contract with
UNR, UNR will not add any indirect costs for project funds for UNLV but will add 24.2% indirect costs to
the direct cost of each non-UNR or non-UNLV project.
1. Non-Structural Seismic Hazards Demonstration (Barbara Luke, UNLV) - $5,580.
2. Earthquake Safety Calendar 2001 (Diane dePolo, UNR) - $25,000.
3. Potential for Liquefaction in the Las Vegas Valley (Barbara Luke) - $10,260.
4. Seismographs for Clark County School District High Schools (Clay Crow & Jim O'Donnell, UNLV) -
$13,530 from FEMA; $49,530 total.
5. Quantification of Soil Nonlinearity in UBC 1997 and Shake Analysis (Raj Siddharthan, UNR) - $9,400.
6. Seismic Hazard and Disaster-Loss Calculations for Las Vegas and Reno (Feng Su, UNR) - $13,392.
7. HAZUS Presentations (John Perry) - $2,000. (later modified to $4,968 if channeled through UNR)
8. Non-Structural Mitigation of Red Cross Building (Jim Reagan) - $5,000.
9. Earthquake Awareness & Preparedness Activities (Diane dePolo, UNR) - $5,000.
10. Laptop/Seismometer Demonstration (Diane dePolo, UNR) - $8,000.
11. Nonstructural Mitigation Video (Diane dePolo, UNR) - $6,250.
12. Working Group on Nevada Earthquake Hazards (Craig dePolo, UNR) - $69,738.
13. Seismo-Watch Western Great Basin Earthquake Preparedness Sheet (Charles Watson) - $25,000.
(later modified to $31,050 if channeled through UNR)
14. Nevada Seismicity T-Shirts (Diane dePolo, UNR) - $3,360.
15. Seismo-Dog, Nevada's Icon for Earthquake Preparedness (Charles Watson) - $20,000.
(later modified to $24,820 if channeled through UNR)
16. Mobile and Improved Nevada Hazus (Craig dePolo and Ron Hess, UNR) - $10,930.
17. Nevada Earthquake Preparedness Week Fax Flyers (Charles Watson) - $9,600.
(later modified to $11,924 if channeled through UNR)
ACTION ITEM: Jon Price will relay this list of priorities and costs to Frank Siracusa with DEM and to
Jim Buika with FEMA.
ACTION ITEM: Jon Price will also relay this information to AHMAC.
OLD BUSINESS
A motion was passed unanimously to pay for travel expenses to NESC meetings for the representative from
NESC to the All Hazards Mitigation Advisory Committee (currently Gred Moss), so that the representative
can report to NESC on AHMAC business. This will be reviewed annually; other NESC members also
serve on AHMAC and could make the report if necessary.
Jim O'Donnell reported that UNLV has installed two seismographs using the 1999 year-end funds from
FEMA. One set of instruments is on the UNLV campus and one is in Boulder City. The Boulder City
instrument picks up earthquakes as small as 1.0, about one per week of that size. There is more noise at
the UNLV site. The UNLV instruments went off scale during the Hector Mine earthquake; strong motion
instruments are needed to overcome this problem.
Jim Buika noted that the USGS is developing inexpensive seismometers, on the order of $2,000 each. Jim
O'Donnell stated that he is hoping to build seismometers for the high schools for about $500 each.
Maintenance costs are very small.
NEW BUSINESS
John Anderson handed out information from the previous evening's meeting on community input on seismic
network needs in Nevada. The focus of the meeting was a discussion of needs and expectations for the
Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), an enhanced system to be operated by the U.S. Geological
Survey with the help of universities. The ANSS strategic plan calls for 200 strong-motion instruments in
the Reno-Carson City area and 100 strong-motion instruments in the Las Vegas area. John offered to
speak to any organization that would like to hear about ANSS.
Phil Herrington recalled installing strong-motion instruments that were at one time maintained by the
University. Some northwestern Nevada building codes require installation of these instruments. Owners
always balk at the costs of maintenance. Perhaps with advancements in instruments, which apparently
require little maintenance today, there are new opportunities for the university to take advantage of the data
from these instruments. Perhaps building codes need to be revised to replace out-of-date instruments.
These data do help owners determine how soon they can reoccupy their buildings after an earthquake.
ACTION ITEM: John Anderson will follow up with Mike Mitchell, Reno Building Official, and others, to
find out about access to data from strong-motion instruments currently in place.
Jim Buika noted that Zan Turner, with the San Francisco Building Department, has instituted a Building
Owners Resumption Plan, which might serve as a model for Nevada.
Ron Lynn discussed communication between earthquake safety councils in other states. It may be wise to
budget for visits to other councils' meetings.
Bob Cullins mentioned that there are some new gas valves on the market. These can shut off in the event of
strong shaking. Jim Reagan noted that some such valves are better than others. The Council may want to
hear more about these developments, especially if the pros and cons can be discussed.
Wayne Carlson asked about FEMA grant monies for placing earthquake information in schools in
Churchill County. Jim Buika responded that the proper channel is to go through the State Division of
Emergency Management.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next meeting of the Nevada Earthquake Safety Council will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday,
August 25, 2000 at the Desert Research Institute in Las Vegas. The final meeting for the year will be on
Friday, November 17, 2000 in Reno (UNR Journalism Building).
The National Earthquake Risk Mitigation Conference will be held September 17-22 in Seattle.
Representatives from state seismic safety commissions and earthquake safety councils will meet on Sunday,
September 17; there will be field trips on Monday, September 18; and the main part of the meeting will be
Tuesday through Thursday, followed by a Western States Seismic Safety Council business meeting on
Friday morning, September 22. The conference is sponsored by WSSPC, CUSEC, Northeast Emergency
Safety Council, CREW, FEMA, USGS, and NESC, among other organizations. There will be broad
discussions about earthquake issues and policy, from science to emergency management to insurance and
building codes. Please contact WSSPC by phone (415-974-6435) or e-mail (wsspc@wsspc.org) for
information on this conference.
The ICBO annual meeting is in San Francisco on September 5-9, 2000.
REVIEW OF ACTION ITEMS
Ron Lynn will call a news conference for release of "Living with Earthquakes in Nevada" by the Nevada
Earthquake Safety Council in Las Vegas. He may solicit the help of Bob Cullins and Burt Slemmons.
Craig dePolo will arrange for a press release on "Living with Earthquakes in Nevada" as soon as possible.
He will work with Dick Meeuwig, NBMG's editor.
Terri Garside will arrange to place the updated NESC Strategic Plan on the Web.
John Perry will give a small demonstration on HAZUS at the next NESC meeting.
Bert Prescott will e-mail the list of videos that DEM has available for loan to schools to Terri Garside, who
will see that the list is posted on the NESC Web site.
Jon Price will send copies of "Living with Earthquakes in Nevada" and the 2000 calendar to James Lee
Witt.
Craig dePolo will prepare a paragraph on "Living with Earthquakes in Nevada" for FEMA's Web site;
Craig will give it first to Ron Lynn for review.
Diane dePolo will prepare a paragraph on NESC's earthquake calendar for FEMA's Web site. Ron Lynn
will review the paragraph before forwarding it to Jim Buika.
Jon Price will relay this list of priorities and costs for year-end funding of projects for which the Nevada
Earthquake Safety Council has set priorities to Frank Siracusa with DEM and to Jim Buika with FEMA.
Jon Price will also relay this information to AHMAC.
John Anderson will follow up with Mike Mitchell, Reno Building Official, and others, to find out about
access to data from strong-motion instruments currently in place.
Enclosures:
Education and Awareness Committee Report, 19 May 2000.
Please also see the NESC Web site (www.nbmg.unr.edu/nesc) for electronic versions of these minutes and
related documents.
respectfully submitted by Jon Price, 13 June 2000.
NEVADA EARTHQUAKE SAFETY COUNCIL
Members of the Board of Directors, as 18 February 2000
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Business and Industry | Tom Clark
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Nevada Resort Association
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| Business and Industry | Michael Lynch
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Builders Association of Northern Nevada
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| Insurance Industry | Greg Flanigan
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Farmers Insurance
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| State Government | Bill Lowry
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Public Utilities Commission
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| Local Government | Wayne Carlson
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Nevada Public Agency Insurance Pool
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| Local Government | Margie Gunn
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(NV Assoc. of Counties) Lincoln County Office of Emergency Mgmt
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| Seismology |
John Anderson
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Nevada Seismological Laboratory
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| Geosciences |
Burt Slemmons
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Las Vegas consultant, UNR (retired)
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| Geosciences |
Jonathan G. Price
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Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
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| Engineering |
Mike Blakely
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Structural Engineers Association of NV
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| Engineering |
Mike Klein
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Converse Consultants
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| Education |
William Cox
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Austin High School
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| Community Organizations | Bob Cullins
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Las Vegas Fire Department
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| Community Organizations | Jim Reagan
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Sierra Pacific Power Company
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| University |
Ian Buckle
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UNR Center for Civil Engineering Earthquake Research
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| University |
Barbara Luke
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UNLV Dept. of Civil & Environmental Eng.
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| Building Official | Ronald L. Lynn
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Clark County Building Department
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| Building Official | Phil Herrington
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Carson City Building Department
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| State Senate |
Mark James
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Nevada State Senator
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| State Assembly |
Bernie Anderson
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Nevada State Assemblyman
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| Member at Large | Larry Johnson
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Black Eagle Consulting Inc.
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| Member at Large | Charles P. Watson
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Advanced Geological Exploration
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Members of the Executive Committee, effective January 1, 2000
| Chair | Ronald L. Lynn
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| First Vice Chair-South | Burt Slemmons
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| First Vice Chair-North | Mike Blakely
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| Second Vice Chair-South | Bob Cullins
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| Second Vice Chair-North | Larry Johnson
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| Secretary | Jonathan G. Price
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| Past Chair | John Anderson |
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| Division of Emergency Management Representatives | Jim Walker & Bert Prescott
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