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McCall council hears pitch for regional resilience dashboard; city asked to consider $15,000 match
Summary
Boise State’s Resilience Institute told the council the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation awarded $125,000 to build a regional decision‑support dashboard and is asking McCall to consider a $15,000 municipal match; councilors expressed support but asked staff to vet budget timing and partner commitments before acting.
Dr. Britney Brand, director of the Resilience Institute at Boise State University, presented the West Central Mountains resilience assessment and a proposal for a geospatial decision‑support platform designed to bring GIS, environmental, water and infrastructure data into a single, scenario‑testing dashboard.
"The Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation has awarded the Resilience Institute $125,000 to begin developing the West Central Mountains growth and infrastructure decision support platform," Brand said, and added the foundation expects local funding match. Brand asked whether McCall would consider being one of the lead municipal funding partners and contributing $15,000 toward the project.
Brand described the two‑year development plan (iterative fall 2027 build and a full launch targeted for summer 2028) and said the platform would let planners run 30‑year scenarios showing how zoning or infrastructure investments affect water, sewer and environmental capacity. She said the work builds off a 2025 resilience assessment that identified interconnected challenges including aging infrastructure, housing affordability, wildfire risk and water quality.
Council members praised the concept as an “investment” and discussed mechanics for paying the match. "Let's call it the 7,500 a year," one councilor suggested as a way to spread the cost across fiscal years; others stressed the city should first confirm commitments from county and other partners (Tamarack, Brundage, county commissioners) before committing funds. Brand said Tamarack has pledged $5,000 and that she will meet with county commissioners next week to solicit additional contributions.
The council did not act on the request at the meeting. Clerk and staff were asked to identify potential budget sources and report back after the council learns whether other regional partners will commit funding.
