Memorandum
Date: March 16, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Crandell, District 3 Supervisor
Subject: (a) Consideration of "extra" agenda item, and, (b) Consideration of letter to the Board of Forestry, authorizing the Chair to sign, voicing our opposition to proposed revisions to the state minimum fire safe regulations
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
(a) This item is being submitted as an "extra" agenda item. The justification for this request to consider an item not on the posted agenda is as follows:
This item came to my attention subsequent to the posting of the current agenda and there is a need to take action before the next agenda.
(b) I am requesting our Board approve the attached letter to the Board of Forestry, authorizing the Chair to sign, voicing our opposition to proposed revisions to the state minimum fire safe regulations.
No County knows the impacts of devastating wildfires as does Lake County where, since 2015, more than 60% of our landmass has burned. The proposed regulations will throttle our long term recovery.
Further, these regulations will have immense impacts on rural California. It is critical to take the time necessary to produce sensible provisions. It's more important to do it right than to do it quickly.
The regulatory process should include a multidisciplinary team of experts in all relevant fields, including local planners, public works directors, and elected officials, to reach a informed balanced product that is a holistic approach to fire safety, acknowledges the need for continued housing in all areas of the state.
The proposed regulations would establish "no build" zones throughout large swaths of California, including any area served by public roads deemed "substandard" by BOF.
Even on roads not deemed "substandard," small projects involving the creation of even a single new parcel, no matter how large, or any...
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