To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Request for Proposals Regarding Professional Forest Management and Technical Support Services for the McKay Community Forest Project
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Department of Public Works - Environmental Services Division to issue, the attached request for proposals regarding professional forest management and technical support services for the McKay Community Forest Project; and
2. Direct the Department of Public Works - Environmental Services Division to return to the Board with a professional services agreement regarding the provision of professional forest management and technical support services for the McKay Community Forest Project once the review, evaluation, selection, contract negotiation and approval processes set forth in the attached request for proposals have been completed.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
McKay Community Forest (1710)
DISCUSSION:
In Aug. 2014, the County of Humboldt acquired one thousand (1,000) acres of forestland located southeast of Eureka with state and federal funds as Phase I of the McKay Community Forest Project. A proposed Phase II acquisition of approximately one hundred ninety-seven (197) acres contiguous to the south end of the Phase I property is expected to close escrow in June 2020. The McKay Community Forest was established for multiple purposes, including, without limitation, public access and recreation, timber harvest and watershed and resource conservation. In Jan. 2019, the Humboldt County Department of Public Works - Environmental Services Division ("Public Works") released for public review, a draft Trail Plan which provides a blueprint for the development of trails, access points and amenities to support recreational and educational activities within the McKay Community Forest. Public Works will bring the final Trail Plan and associated ...
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