TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: June 20, 2023
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Darcie Antle
PHONE:
707-463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Xuyen Mallela
PHONE:
707-463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Mendocino County Fire Safe Council for Project Management, Landowner Outreach, and Project Implementation of the Mendocino County Fuels Reduction and Community Preparedness Project in the Amount of $1,182,600 Term Starting March 10, 2023 through March 15, 2026
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive Agreement with Mendocino County Fire Safe Council for project management, landowner outreach, and project implementation of the Mendocino County Fuels Reduction and Community Preparedness Project in the amount of $1,182,600 term starting March 10, 2023 through March 15, 2026; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
No previous Board action.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
This agreement is for a multi-faceted project which will implement roadside fuels reduction in key locations in the Covelo and Laytonville areas, complete CEQA analysis for five future fuels reduction projects to streamline and accelerate future implementation activities, and fund Mendocino County Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) existing Mendocino County Community Chipper Days program for an additional three years.
MCFSC will conduct roadside fuels reduction along seven, heavily vegetated stretches of road in and around Covelo which were identified by the Covelo Fire Protection District as high priority projects. The roads included in this portion of the project are Road 337L, Road 337F, McCombs Lane, Bigger Lane, Shady Lane, Biggar Lane, and Oak Lane.
The other roadside fuels reduction will be along Dos Rios Road. This alignment was identified and selected as a high priority project through outreach to the Long Valley Fire ...
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