REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 14, 2021
FROM
CASONYA THOMAS, Assistant Executive Officer, Community Revitalization
SUBJECT
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Reducing Risk of Fires Associated with Encampments in Unincorporated County Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Adopt Resolution that takes various actions associated with encampments located in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones to prevent or mitigate the occurrences of fire and the corresponding loss and/or injury to life and/or property.
2. Find the actions in the Resolution are not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) since they are activities that are excluded from the definition of a project by section 21065 of the California Public Resources Code and section 15378(b) of the State CEQA Guidelines, or, in the alternative, are exempt from CEQA as specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency pursuant to section 21080(b)(4) and section 15269(c) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
(Presenter: CaSonya Thomas, Assistant Executive Officer)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretional General Funding (Net County Cost). Any cost associated with enforcing this Resolution will be funded within each department's existing budget allocation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Wildfires are a frequent natural disaster in California, causing significant harm and loss to individuals, communities, wildlife, and great parts of natural landscape. The duration and size of wildfires have increased over the last several decades. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have found that California's wildfire problem has been getting worse with each passing year of the 21st century a...
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