FINAL AGENDA

1. Announcements
   • California Tsunami brochure completed. Contact Sarah Nathe State OES for copies.

     Sarah Nathe Governor's Office of Emergency Services Coastal Region 1300 Clay St. Suite 408 Oakland, CA 94612-1425 Phone (510) 286-0858 fax (510) 286-0853 email: Sarah_Nathe@oes.ca.gov

   • California Tsunami Mitigation meeting scheduled for May 28-29

   • ABC Network will premiere a movie called "Tidal Wave" scheduled for Monday, May 5, 1997 in prime time evening hours. Check local listings for show times.

2. Status of group's request for "official status" from Coastal Region OES Linda Nellist

3. Review the pilot project reports and suggested sign locations
   Redwood National Park - Vicki Ozaki Crescent City - Ron Sandler/Steve Wakefield Samoa Peninsula - Mark Wheetley

4. Discuss and prioritize mitigation projects for the State and Federal tsunami programs.
   • Needed Tools/products for mitigation

   • Educational materials

   • Dissemination of information

5. Next meeting?

Meeting Summary

Attendees:

Lori Dengler - Humboldt State University

John Lovegrove - National Weather Service

Mark Wheetley - California Coastal Conservancy

Linda Nellist - OES Humboldt

Larry Clark - OES Humboldt

Vicki Ozaki - Redwood National Park

Gary Carver - Humboldt State University

Kathy Moley - Humboldt Earthquake Education Center

Susan Ruby - BLM

1. Announcements
   • Linda Nellist and Larry Clark distributed the draft letter for OES Coastal Region requesting "official" status for group.

   • Copies of Lieutenant Billings account of the great 1868 Arica, Chile earthquake and tsunami were distributed.

   • Samples of the new California Tsunami brochures were distributed.

2. Redwood National Park Sign Plan:
   • Vicki Ozaki presented the sign location plan for Redwood National Park.

   • Most trailheads in the park are located outside of any potential inundation hazard zone. Tsunami information signs will be posted at the trailhead. The information sign will show the same logo as the tsunami hazard signs.

     ACTION ITEM: Vicki and Lori will develop draft language for bullets to be posted on the tsunami information sign.

   • Tsunami Hazard signs will be posted where the trail goes below the 100 foot elevation contour and at trail junctions close to the coast.

   • Sign locations and sign plan attached.

   • Some trail heads and public parking areas are located within a potential inundation areas. These sites are more problematic and will be dealt with on a case by case assessment.

   • Wayside exhibits are not included in the tsunami hazard and information sign plan. The Park has several sites of excellent potential for wayside exhibits and interpretive opportunities. Vicki will explore mechanisms for developing such wayside exhibits.

   Discussion: Do any other National Parks have tsunami information or signage projects? Explore adding tsunami safety information to campground safety information signs.

3. Humboldt Beach & Dunes Tsunami Mitigation Program:
   • Mark Wheetley discussed efforts to incorporate tsunami mitigation issues into the Humboldt Beach and Dunes Management Plan for the 26 miles of Humboldt County Coastline from the mouth of the Mad River to Table Bluff county Park. A map has been prepared showing the locations of 5 proposed sign locations.

   The group suggested:
   1. Large kiosk - tsunami information signs with bullets to be placed at the 5 proposed sign locations on the map: Mad River County Park, Manila Community Center, Louisiana Pacific property, BLM Samoa Dunes area, South Jetty, and the South Spit County Park.

   2. Small tsunami hazard signs be posted at numerous locations along trails.

   3. Explore placing large tsunami hazard zone signs along road where the NOAA inundation zone crosses roads.

   ACTION ITEM: Linda/Larry will solicit representation from CalTrans in this group, and explore the procedure for locating tsunami signs on roads.

   Discussion: Designating safe areas on the peninsula and gaining access to high dunes is still a problem.

4. Humboldt County Parks:
   • Bob Walsh prepared a plan for 9 county park sites in addition to those included in the Humboldt Beach and Dunes plan above, for the posting of tsunami hazard zone signs.

   Additional discussion: Mark Wheetley suggested tying tsunami mitigation efforts to the state coastal trail "Coast Walk" project and will explore mechanism for such a linkage.

5. Distributed copies of Susan McBride's list of tsunami mitigation needs.

6. The next meeting was scheduled for Tuesday June 10, 10 - 12 at the Redwood National Park Office, Arcata.

Last Updated November 25, 1997

Lori Dengler: lad1@axe.humboldt.edu

Kathy Moley: km2@axe.humboldt.edu

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