Memorandum
Date: April 7, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Rob Brown, District 5 Supervisor
Subject: Consideration of (a) Update on Benefit Zone Requirements, (b) Shortening abatement requirements for necessary fuel reduction, (c) Public notifications of the need for property owners to ramp up reduction of hazardous vegetation, and (d) Reinforcement and confirmation of the definition of Essential Worker to include Vegetation Services, Tree Maintenance, Landscapers, Gardeners and Property Managers
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
In light of the COVID-19 crisis and likely overlap with the impending wildland fire season, on our April 7, 2020 agenda, I am requesting our Board consider the following:
(a) Update on Benefit Zone efforts
(b) Shorten abatement requirements for necessary fuel reduction
(c) Public notifications of the need for property owners to ramp up reduction of hazardous vegetation.
(d) Reinforce and confirm the definition of Essential Worker to include Vegetation Services, Tree Maintenance, Landscapers, Gardeners and Property Managers.
We all know the level of resources that are needed during a wildland fire and/or a PSPS. Given our current situation, with the very likely potential of COVID-19 in Lake County, we would be hard pressed to deal with an additional and avoidable disaster such as a wildland fire. We need to, more than ever, reduce that possibility and I am asking the Board to consider any action possible that would further the reduction to that risk.
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Recommended Action: Direction to staff.