The Lane Regional Resiliency Collaborative (LRRC) is a regional cross-agency/cross-jurisdictional collaborative that is focused on pre-event hazard mitigation and risk reduction, and identifying opportunities for joint efforts. Though the focus of our work is on pre-event mitigation and risk reduction, we recognize that by working collaboratively on resilience prior to events we will strengthen relationships and set in motion efforts that will make response and recovery more efficient.

The collaborative effort kicked off with workshops in October and November 2019 featuring internationally renowned seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones attended by elected officials and staff from dozens of agencies across Lane County.

The Policy Lab, a partnership between Lane County and the University of Oregon, combined the feedback from stakeholders with research on collaborative models used in other regions to develop recommendations on the collaborative models that may be the best fit for our community. This work occurred between January and May 2020.

The work of the Policy Lab was provided to stakeholders to allow time to digest, discuss, and provide feedback.  View the video of the May 29, 2020 Stakeholder Meeting for that update.

What's next?

The goal is to have stakeholders meet and determine whether and in what capacity their agency or jurisdiction wishes to join the collaborative by early summer 2020.