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Home My WebLink About06-12-07 COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED FOR INFORMATION ONLY June 12, 2007 (COPIES OF ALL COMMUNICATIONS ARE COMPILED ON A BIWEEKLY BASIS AND ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FRONT COUNTER OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OFFICE) 1. Koret of California, Inc. letter, dated May 11, 2007 . Koret will permanently close its entire facility at iioo Marauder St., Chico, CA 95973 on August 31, 2007. Employees will be separated from employment during the period beginning on July 13, 2007 and ending August 31, 2007 and will receive 6o-days advance notice of their actual termination date. The closing of Koret's Chico facility will result in permanent loss of employment for 14o employees.Attached to the letter is a list of positions and titles to be eliminated and the number of affected employees in each classification.Should you need additional information, or if you can offer their employees any job search resources, please contact Tim Seifert at (314) 576-3243• (Received 5-16-07. Copies sent to the Board of Supervisors and to the Chief Administrative Officer, 5-17-07.) 2. Deseret Farms of California letter, dated May 17, 2007, regarding the Resource Conservation District's budgetary needs. Written by Ren L. Fairbanks, General Manager for Deseret Farms of California. (Received 5-18-07. Copies sent to the Board of Supervisors and to the Water& Resource Department, 5-18-07.) 3. Water Resources Control Board Division of Water Rights notice, dated May 17, 2007. Notice of Extension of Time: Applications 28123, 28124, 27239, and 27220; Mono County; June Lake System. (Received 5-17-07. Copy sent to Water and Resource Conservation, 5-18-07.) 4. Water Resources Control Board Division of Water Rights notice, dated May 17, 2007. Notice of Petition to Change Purpose of Use: Application 28372, Sonoma County, Laguna Lake. (Received 5-18-07. Copy sent to Water and Resource Conservation, 5- 18-07.) 5. Water Resources Control Board Division of Water Rights notice, dated May 17, 2007. Notice of Petition to Change Point of Diversion: Application 31050, Sonoma County, Maacama Creek tributary to Russian River. (Received May 17, 2007. Copy sent to Water and Resource Conservation, May 18, 2007.) 6. Office of Traffic Safety letter, dated May 16, 2007. Butte County Department of Public Health will be contacted in order to arrange a Grantee Performance Review. This meeting will include Public Healths Grant Personnel and Fiscal Representative. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Karen Coyle, Regional Coordinator, at (916)262-1753 or email at kcoyle(&ots.ca. og_v. (Received May 18, 2007.) 7. Butte County Resource Conservation District Agenda for May 23, 2007. This meeting will take place from 9:oo a.m.-12:00 p.m.at the Farm Bureau Conference Room,2580 Feather River Blvd., Oroville. (Received 5-18-07.) 8. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service letter, dated May 7, 2007 to prospective bidders. On 6-19-07 at 1o:oo a.m.sealed bids will be opened in the for the Mule Hazzard Tree Salvage Sale. This sale is located in Plumas County, CA. T 22.N, R.8E Sections 25, 26, and 35. Project area follows road 22N27, from FS ownership boundary in section 35, Northeast to the junction with road 22N94 in Section 25. Timber sale Contract 2400-6 will be used.The termination date for this sale is 10-31- o8.If you wish for further information on this sale,the prospectus and bid form,please write the United States Department ofAgriculture,Forest Service at,875 Mitchell Ave., Oroville, CA, 95965. (Received 5-18-07.) 9. Governor's Office of Emergency Services,Office of the Director letter to The Honorable Mike Johanns, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington D.C., dated May 15, 2007. The Governor's Office of Emergency Services(OES)is requesting that they designate Butte County, in the State of California a disaster area due to unseasonably high temperatures and low humidity that occurred on March 7, 2007 through March 15, 2007. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact (916) 845-8510 or (916) 845-8141. (Received 5-18-07. Copies sent to Board of Supervisors and Chief Administrative Officer 5-18-07.) 10. Big Chico Creek Watershed Alliance letter, dated May 22, 2007 in regards to Funding for Butte County Resource Conservation District.(Received 5-24-07. Copies sent to the Board of Supervisors, Chief Administrative Officer, and Water and Resource Conservation 5-24-07.) 11. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service letter, dated May 21, 2007 to prospective bidders. On June 26, 2007, at 1o:oo a.m., sealed bids will opened in the Beckwourth Ranger District Office, 23 Mohawk Drive/Hwy 70, Blairden, California, 96103, for the Jenkins Multi-Product Thin Sale. This sale is located in all or portions of sections 25,26,36,T.24N.,R.12E.,sections 29,30,31,32,33,T24N.,R13E.,sections 4,6,8, T.23N., R.13E., M.D.M. Timber sale Contract 2400-6 will be used. The termination date for this sale is 3/31/2010. If you wish for further information on this sale,the prospectus and bid form,please write the Beckwourth Ranger District Office, 23 Mohawk Drive/Hwy'70, Blairsden, CA 96103. (Received 5-23-07.) 12. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Letter,dated May 21, 2007 to prospective bidders. On June 26, 2007, at 1o:oo a.m. sealed bids will opened in the Beckwourth Ranger District Office,23 Mohawk Drive/Hwy'70,Blairden,CA.96103 for the Summit Bear Multi-Product Thin Sale. This sale is located in all or portions of sections 21, 22 ,27, 28, 34, 35, 36, T.24., and sections 1, 2, T.23N., R12E., M.D.M.. Timber sale Contract 2400-6 will be used. The termination date for this sale is 3/31/2010. If you wish for further information on this sale, the prospectus and bid form, please write the Beckwourth Ranger District Office, 23 Mohawk Drive/Hwy'70, Blairsden, CA 96103. (Received 5-23-07.) 13. Herger Feinstein Quincy Library Group Implementation Team news release,dated May 23, 2007, regarding their Monitoring Tours scheduled for Summer, 2007. Seven monitoring tours are scheduled this summer and fall across the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Pilot Proj ect Area,with the first trip scheduled for June 5, 2007. These field trips will look at a variety of forest treatment projects ranging from thinning and fuels reduction to riparian restoration.The Pilot Project Area includes the Lassen and Plumas National Forests and the Sierraville Ranger District of the Tahoe National Forest.For more information on these tours,please call Tamara Schmidt at(530) 283- 7769. (Received 5-23-07.) 14. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,Office of Energy Projects letter,dated May 14, 2007, regarding Project No: 803-o68 - California, DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project,Pacific Gas and Electric Company. For more information,please contact Aaron Liberty at(202)502-6862; aaron.libertypferc. og_v. (Received 5-24-07. Copies sent to Chief Administrative Officer and Water and Resource Conservation.) 15. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Letter, dated May 17, 2007. Regarding Stewardship Field Review, Bullard and Mt. Hope Projects -June 15, 2007. For more information, please contact Chad Courtright or Brian Brady, Feather River Ranger District (530) 534-6500. (Received 5-23-07. Copies sent to Butte County Department of Agriculture 5-24-07.) 16. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Letter, dated May 21, 2007. On May 17,2007 the Plumas National Forest,Feather River Ranger District,advertised the Mule Hazzard Tree Salvage Timber Sale. This letter is to inform perspective bidders that this sale was inadvertently advertised without special status, but in fact, offered as a"Special Salvage Timber Sale" (SSTS) status is authorized by section 15 of the Small Business Act of 1958 (13 CFR 121.5o8). The sale is a small business set-aside sale with preferential award to companies employing 25 or fewer employees. Please note change of status to SSTS and that the 3o day bidding period will be calculated from the original publication date of May 17, 2007. Sealed bids will be accepted at the Feather River Ranger District, 875 Mitchell Ave., Oroville, CA 95965 until June 19, 2007 at 1o:oo. For more information,please contact(503)534-6500. (Received 5-23- 07. Copies sent to the Department of Agriculture.) 17. Sierra Business Council's State of the Sierra Regional Conference Flyer, offering Regional Conferences from July 9-19, 2007. The conferences will take place in Mammoth Lakes, Tahoe Lake, Lake Isabella, Reno, Sonora, Susanville, Auburn, and Sacramento. For more information on these conferences,please contact 530-582-48o x10 or go to www.sbccouncil.org. (Received 5-23-07.) 18. State of California, Resources Agency, Office of Historic Preservation Department of Parks and Recreation letter, dated May 17, 2007, regarding Oroville Carnegie Library Listing on the National Register of Historic Places. This letter is to notify that on May 8, 2007, the Oroville Carnegie Library Listing was placed on the National Register. This property has also been listed in the California Register of Historical Resources, pursuant to section 4851(a)(2) of the Public Resources Code. For more information, please contact Cynthia Howse of the National Register Unit at (916) 653-6624. (Received 5-18-07. Copies sent to Board of Supervisors, Chief Administrative Officer, and the Law Library, 5-21-07.) 19. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Application for Alcoholic Beverage License(s), dated May 9, 2007,for Lake Oroville Golf&Country Club,Inc. Location of business: 5131 Royal Oaks Dr. Oroville, CA 95966. (Received 5-18-07. Copy sent to Butte County Department of Development Services 5-18-07.) 20. United States of America, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice&CD Rom, dated May 18, 2007. The CD contains the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for the license for the Oroville Facilities. In addition, paper copies of the FEIS have been placed in the public files of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and are available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A Washington, D.C. 20426. The number where they can be reached is (202) 502-8371. (Received 5-23-07. The Chief Administrative Officer is retaining the copy of the CD Rom, 5-25-07.) 21. Workforce Innovations flyer, undated. Join 3000 of their colleagues in taking talent development "Beyond Boundaries" from July 17 to July 19, 2007 in Kansas City, Missouri. For more information, please visit www.workforceinnovations.org. (Received 5-25-07.) 22. Gridley Friends of the Library newsletter, dated Spring 2007. Topics include: New Library Director starts, Why are we always talking about funding libraries, Gridley Friends Memberships 2007, and From the desk of the Librarian. (Received 5-25-07.) 23. The Firing Line,The California Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc. magazine, dated May 2007. Inside are Legislative Watch, Bill Status Update-June 2007,Legal Front Lines, and Thru the Hunter's Sights. (Received 5-25-07.) 24. Letter from the Sacramento River Watershed Program (SRWP), dated May 29, 2007, regarding funding for the Butte County Resource Conservation District.(Received 5-29- 07. Copies sent to the Board of Supervisors, Chief Administration Officer, Deputy Administrative Officer Shari McCracken, and Butte County Water & Resource Conservation, 5-29-07.) 25. Air Resources Board Letter, dated May 17,2007. In 2005,the California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) approved a regulation to reduce toxic diesel particulate matter (diesel PM) emission from diesel-fueled public agency and utility fleet vehicles beginning in 2007. For more information, please visit www.arb.ca.gov. (Received 5- 25-07. Copies sent to Board of Supervisors,Public Works and General Services,5-29- 07•) 26. Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, dated May 25, 2007. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection(CAL FIRE)proposes to adopt regulations after considering all comments,objections,and recommendations. CAL FIRE proposes to amend sections of Title 14 Chapter 7. Fire Protection, Subchapter 3 Fire Hazard, Article 1. Fire Hazard Severity, of the California Code of Regulations (14 CCR). §1280. Fire Hazard Severity Zones. CAL FIRE will hold a series of public hearings in every county with State Responsibility Areas described below pursuant to PRC 4205. (Received 5-29-07.) 27. State of California-Fish and Game Commission letter,dated May 25,2007. This letter is to provide a copy of the notice of proposed regulatory action relating to the Upland Game Bird Hunting,which will appear in the California Regulatory Notice Register on May 25, 2007. For more information,please visit fgcpfgc.ca. og_v. (Received 5-29-07.) 28. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission letter, dated May 16,2007.,regarding Project No: 2088-o68 - South Feather Water and Power Agency - Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions to Intervene and Protests. For more information, please contact John Mudre at (202) 502-8902 or johnmudre@ferc.gov. (Received 5-29-07. Copies sent to Board of Supervisors, Chief Administrative Officer and Water and Resource Conservation, 5-30-07.) 29. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission letter, dated May 17, 2007,regarding Project No: 2088-o68 -Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site Visit and Soliciting Scoping Comments. For more information, please contact John Mudre at (202) 502-8902 or johnmudre@ferc.gov. (Received 5-29-07. Copies sent to Board of Supervisors, Chief Administrative Officer and Water and Resource Conservation, 5-30-2007.) 3o. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Projects letter, dated May 18, 2007, regarding Project No: 803-o68 - California, DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project,Pacific Gas and Electric Company. For more information,please contact Aaron Liberty at (202) 502-6862 or aaron.libertyC.ferc. og_v. (Received 5-29- 07. Copies sent to Board of Supervisors, Chief Administrative Officer and Water and Resource Conservation, 5-30-07.) 31. National Forest Counties and Schools Coalition email/fax update,dated May 29,2007, in regards to a Legislative Update and Action Alert. On May 24, 2007,both the House of Representatives and the Senate approved an Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill,which contained a one year extension of the Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act of 2000. HR 22o6 was sent to the White House for consideration and signed by the President on Friday, May 25, 2007. For more information,please visit www.forestco.net or call(53 0)527-o666. (Received 5-30-07.) 32. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, California Department of Water Resources letter dated, May 18, 2007, regarding Project No: 2100-134 - Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Oroville Facilities. For more information,please contact James Fargo at (202) 502-6095 or iames.fargopferc. og_v. (Received 5-31-07. Copies sent to Butte County Water and Resources, Board of Supervisors, Chief Administrative Officer and County Counsel, 5-31-07.) 33• Butte Creek Watershed Conservancy letter, dated May 22, 2007, in regards to the Resource Conservation Districts budgetary needs, written by Rick Ponciano, Board President. (Received 6-1-07. Copies sent to Board of Supervisors,ChiefAdministrative Officer, Deputy Administrative Officer Shari McCracken and Butte County Water & Resource, 6-1-07.) 34• Butte County Fair flyer, dated June 1, 2007. The Butte County Fair is partnering with Electronic Recyclers to hold an Electronic Recycling Event on June 22, 2007, from 9:0o a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The following items will be recycled free of charge: TV's, Monitors,LCD Screens,Plasma Screens,Laptops,Computer Towers,Printers,Copiers, Faxes, Calculators, Stereo Systems, Keyboards, Mice, Speakers, Cell Phones and Telephones. For more information,please contact The Butte County Fair at(530)846- 3626. (Received 6-1-07.) 35• Water Education Foundation flyer, dated June 4, 2007. California can learn more about their drinking water through a new public television documentary and website developed by the Foundation. For more information, please visit www.watereducation.or or call (916) 444-6240. (Received 6-4-07.) 36. Oroville Mercury Register article,undated,entitled Looking Back on Oroville's Heroes. The Oroville Veterans Memorial Park committee voted to honor all the service men and women that died from Butte County while in the service of our country. (Received 6-4- 07.) 37. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Services letter, dated May 30, 2007. On June 29, 2007, 10:0o a.m., sealed bids will be opened in the Lassesn National Forest Supervisor's Office in Susanville, California, for the Canyon Dam MP Thin Stewardship Project. For more information,please call or write Bob Ivens,Mt. Hough Ranger District 39696,Highway 70,Quincy,California,95971• He may also be reached by phone at (530) 283-7644. (Received 6-4-07.) 38. State of California, The Resources Agency, The Reclamation Board Agenda. This meeting will take place on June 15, 2007, 8:3o a.m., at 1416 Ninth Street,Auditorium, First Floor, Sacramento. (Received 6-4-07.) 39• Housing Authority of the County of Butte letter, dated May 30, 2007, regarding an updated Statement of Facts/Roster of Public Agencies Filing and a copy of minutes from the annual meeting reflecting the election of the Board Chairman and Vice Chairman. For more information, please call (53o) 895-4474• (Received 6-4-07.) 40. High Flyer Publication, dated June 1, 2007. Included are an Editorial, News, High Flyer Community, and Features. For more information, please visit http://highflyer.theunion.com. (Received 6-4-07.)