To: Board of Supervisors
From: Clerk of the Board
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Humboldt County Fire Safe Council 5-Year Term Extension
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Review a staff report and associated supporting documents regarding a proposal to renew the Humboldt County Fire Safe Council (HCFSC) for 5 years and appoint new HCFSC members; and
2. Approve the attached list of proposed HCFSC member appointees and alternates; and
3. Adopt the attached resolution extending the HCFSC and expanding the membership thereof
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Title III of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (revenue line 1720289-9101); state and federal grants.
DISCUSSION:
The HCFSC was formed in November 2002 for a term of 2 years to oversee the preparation of the Humboldt County Master Fire Protection Plan, which was updated in 2013 and renamed the Humboldt County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Since its initial formation, the term of the HCFSC has been extended eight times so that the HCFSC could continue to guide the maintenance and implementation of the CWPP. The Board last extended the term of the HCFSC on Oct. 11, 2016, with the adoption of Resolution No. 16-119. The current term of the HCFSC will end on Oct. 11, 2021. Subsequent Resolutions further expanded the membership of the HCFSC; the last of these, adopted on Feb. 9, 2021, was Resolution No. 21-12.
The HCFSC has proven to be an invaluable resource for the County as strategies are developed and funding is sought to carry out the recommendations of the CWPP. The current CWPP, last updated in 2019 with guidance from the HCFSC, has been praised for its comprehensiveness and has been a powerful tool for community fire planning. The plan has been used to leverage funding and catalyze support. Since its certification in 2019, the CWPP has been cited in multiple county and collaborator grant applications, p...
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