Bastrop 4 in 4 Community Touch Point - Week 4

The City of Bastrop adopted its Comprehensive Plan in 2016. Since then, the City has experienced significant changes and growth, including new developments and numerous public investments in roads, sewers and other infrastructure. To account for recent and future growth the City is updating portions of it 2016 Comprehensive Plan – Community Growth and Land Use & Community Image. Over the past three (3) weeks, the City has engaged with the public through a series of short touch point surveys to gather input on past and future growth, resilient development, and community character and image. Each week, the City has disseminated a series of short surveys related to the various goals of the comprehensive plan, and this is this final week of this survey series. The four weeks of this survey explore questions on the following:

· Week 1: Community goals

· Week 2: Future Land Use - What should Bastrop look like in 20 years?

· Week 3: Growth program - How can we grow responsibly?

· Week 4: Hazards analysis - Are we prepared enough?

Each week, the survey is intended to take five (5) minutes or less. While the survey is short, the responses are important. Your feedback will help us reaffirm community goals established in 2016 or identify new priorities to address future growth.

This is the fourth and final survey in a series of four (4). In this fourth week of our Bastrop 4 in 4 Community Touch Points Series, we would like you to provide your opinions related to natural hazards identified in Bastrop. The following questions should only take you about five (5) minutes to answer.

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* 1. What natural hazards (e.g., flooding, wildfires, severe storms) do you believe pose the greatest risk to Bastrop? Please rank them in order of concern with 1 being the greatest concern and 5 being the lowest concern.

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* 2. How have past severe weather events affected you or your community? Please provide specific examples if possible.

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* 3. What mitigation actions or strategies (heat prevention practices) do you think should be implemented to reduce the impact of extreme heat in Bastrop? Please check all that apply.

Cooling centers (public place to gather during extreme heat events)

More shade trees

More green spaces

Utilizing concrete instead of asphalt

Reflective roofs (alternative roofing material)

Design infrastructure to withstand heat and/or drought (xeriscaping, rainwater capture reuse)

None of these

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How well do you think the city communicates about severe weather events both in preparation and during events? What improvements would you suggest? What platforms are most helpful for receiving this information?

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* 5. Do you think Bastrop’s facilities, roads, water/sewer, and other services are adequate to handle natural hazards? Please check all that apply.

Facilities

Roads

Stormwater

Sewer

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Are there specific areas or services that need enhancement? Please elaborate on your recommendation.

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* 7. Do you feel the City does an adequate job at balancing economic, social, and environmental factors when developing City projects?

Yes

Are there any environmental factors that should be considered more closely?

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* 8. How can the community be more involved in hazard preparedness and mitigation efforts? Are there specific actions or programs you would like to see?

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* 9. What lessons have been learned from past severe weather events in Bastrop that should be applied to future hazard management strategies? What can we do as a community to be better prepared for extreme hazardous events in the future?