REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 7, 2026
FROM
DAN MUNSEY, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
TERRY THOMPSON, Director, Real Estate Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Non-Financial License Agreement with Hesperia Venture I, LLC for Use of Land for the 2026 Los Flores Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project
End
RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District:
1. Find that approval of a non-financial License Agreement with Hesperia Venture I, LLC, for the use of unimproved land for the 2026 Los Flores Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project is an exempt project under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Section 15304 - Minor Alterations to Land.
2. Approve the Real Estate Services Department's use of an alternative procedure in lieu of a formal Request for Proposals, as allowed per County Policy No. 12-02 - Leasing Privately Owned Real Property for County Use, to use approximately 1,200 acres of unimproved land (portions of Assessor's Parcel Numbers 0357-171-23-0000, 0397-041-28-0000, 0397-041-29-0000, and 0397-041-30-0000) located south and east of Los Flores Road and the California Aqueduct in Hesperia, for the 2026 Los Flores Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project, for the period of April 14, 2026 through June 16, 2026.
3. Approve a non-financial License Agreement with Hesperia Venture I, LLC, including non-standard terms, for the period of April 14, 2026 through June 16, 2026, for the use of approximately 1,200 acres of unimproved land (portions of Assessor's Parcel Numbers 0357-171-23-0000, 0397-041-28-0000, 0397-041-29-0000, and 0397-041-30-0000) located south and east of Los Flores Road and the California Aqueduct in Hesperia, for the 2026 Los Flores Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project, at no cost.
4. Direct the Real Estate Services Departme...
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