2019-033 CHARM Resiliency WorkshopDate: February 22, 2019 Report No. 2019-033
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
Provide information concerning the upcoming Community Health and Resources Management
(CHARM) Resiliency Workshop for Denton County.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension is hosting a CHARM Resiliency workshop for the Denton
County area on Apr. 10, 2019 at the Denton Public Safety Training Center. The workshop is
designed as a table-top exercise using an interactive, collaborative interface that allows for
planning hypothetical scenarios using different development styles and their potential effects on
floods, habitat, critical facilities, etc. The purpose of the educational exercise is to create
awareness and encourage development policies that foster community resiliency. This
workshop is supported with resources from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA).
CONCLUSION:
This update is being provided for informational purposes. Staff will be glad to provide
additional information to the Council upon request.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Denton County CHARM workshop flyer
CHARM RSVP postcard
STAFF CONTACT:
Deborah Viera
Assistant Director of Environmental Services
940-349-7162
Deborah.Viera@cityofdenton.com
Click to See Story Map of Previous Workshops
Register Here: Communitycharm.org/denton
How will growth and development impact your community?
What will this mean for public services and safety?
Mapping For Future Growth
A workshop for resource managers, local officials, planners, developers, community members
and others interested in collaborative planning and public participation for community resiliency.
CHARM helps decision makers gather input and educate the public about the “what-ifs” of long
term growth and planning. Workshop participants collaborate over a live table-top interface and
use local mapping data to plan hypothetical growth scenarios for their community. Real time
feedback allows participants to see the consequences of their planning decisions. The planning
support tool encourages collaborative problem solving and no GIS experience is needed to
participate in a CHARM workshop.
Hosted By
Texas A&M
AgriLife
Extension
Service
The workshop
is free.
RSVP today at
smikulencak@
tamu.edu
Denton
Public Safety
Training
Center
Wednesday
April 10
9:00-14:00
www.communitycharm.orgThe Community, Health, and Resources Management
Resiliency Workshop| DENTON COUNTYCHARM
Community Health and Resource Management Model
A low cost “what-if“ scenario mapping tool that brings together planners, developers, resource
managers, local officials, agency staff, business owners and community members to actively
participate in community planning activities.
How many homes are
vulnerable to flooding?
In 20 years? Where?
What new demand for city
resources will we see in 10
years? 20 years?
What if development
were higher density here,
and lower there?
Where should we
encourage development?
Avoid it?
How does this impact
the water quality ?
CHARM is a Texas A&M University program that seeks to bring
the power of scenario planning and mapping to communities around Texas dealing with
flood hazards, sustainability and resiliency.
www.communitycharm.org
TEXAS COMMUNITY W A TERSHED P A R TNERS
A Program Of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
DENTON COUNTY
AICP & CFM CREDITS AVAILABLE
Resiliency Workshopwww.communitycharm.org 2019CHARM
Denton Public Safety Training Center
719 E Hickory St, Denton, TX
RSVP info on the back
9:00 am Wednesday April 10th
WATERSHED PA R TNERSTEXA S COMMUNITY
WORKSHOP
RSVP
NOW
CHARM
PLANNING
GROWTH
WHAT
iS
INTERACTIVE
IN ALL THE
RIGHT
PLACES
The Community Health and Resource Management
(CHARM) platform is an interactive and collaborative
mapping tool. It helps communities see how planning
decisions made today impact tomorrow’s communities.
This is a Texas A&M program that uses a low-cost, interactive table-top
interface so people can build their own towns and cities using local data
about floods, habitat, critical facilities, and more. It allows over a dozen
development styles.
CHARM is about ‘Growth in all the right Places’.
How many homes are we putting in harms’ way?
Are we building resilient communities?
For RSVP info contact Steven Mikulencak
smikulencak@tamu.edu
If you have questions, please contact :
Texas Community Watershed Partners a program of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
CommunityCHARM.org | tcwp.tamu.edu
Steven Mikulencak, AICP| smikulencak@tamu.edu
Denton County CHARM Workshop