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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.18.2022 Board Correspondence - FW_ March Board meeting agenda (2) From:Paulsen, Shaina To:BOS Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: March Board meeting agenda Date:Friday, February 18, 2022 11:44:02 AM Please see Board Correspondence. Shaina Paulsen Associate Clerk of The Board Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120 From: Edith Hannigan <edith.hannigan@bof.ca.gov> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2022 11:04 AM To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net> Subject: March Board meeting agenda ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening .. attachments, clicking on links, or replying. Board of Forestry & Fire Protection March Agenda Good morning, The agenda for the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection meeting scheduled for March 1 and 2, 2022, has been posted. The revised agenda can be downloaded by clicking here, and registration links are online on the Board's homepage. Thank you. --- Please contact Edith Hannigan, Executive Officer, with any questions. edith.hannigan@bof.ca.gov Anyone interested in following the Board's Resource Protection Committee regulatory proposals should sign up at this link to receive updates: Mailchimp Signup. Don't forget to check your spam/junk folders. Copyright © 2022 State Board of Forestry & Fire Protection, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: State Board of Forestry & Fire Protection PO Box 944246 Sacramento, CA 94244-2460 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. BOARD OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION KEITH GILLESS, CHAIR THE NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY Wade Crowfoot, Secretary STATE OF CALIFORNIA Gavin Newsom, G overnor P.O. Box 944246 SACRAMENTO, CA 94244-2460 (916) 653-8007 (916) 653-0989 FAX BOF Website (www.bof.fire.ca.gov) Meeting Announcement and Agenda California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Posting Date: February 18, 2022 The noticed Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Board Meeting, as well as the Committee Meetings, will be hosted via teleconference. Registration links for these meetings are available on the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection website (https://bof.fire.ca.gov/). FULL BOARD MEETING: EXECUTIVE SESSION: Date: March 2, 2022, 9am REGULAR SESSION: Date: March 2, 2022 10:00am – Teleconference only COMMITTEES: FOREST PRACTICE COMMITTEE - Teleconference only Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00pm March 1, 2022 RESOURCE PROTECTON COMMITTEE - Teleconference only Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00pm March 1, 2022 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE - Teleconference only Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00pm March 1, 2022 The Board’s Mission: To lead California in developing policies and programs that serve the public interest in environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable management of forest and rangelands and a fire protection system that protects and serves the people of the state. BOARD MEETING AGENDA (Please refer to page 1 of this notice and agenda for information on how to register for theteleconferencebeing hosted remotely) EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Call to Order. 2.Adjourn to Executive Session. 3. Executive Session (Closed to the Public) - Discussion of matters pursuant to Government Code section 11126, including pending litigation (subd. (e)), potential disciplinary actions (subd. (f)(2)), licensing matters and examinations (subd. (c)(1)-(2)), administrative adjudication proceedings (subd. (c)(3)), and public employee hiring and evaluation (subd. (a)(1)). (The Executive Session may be reconvened if determined necessary.) Possible Action Items.The Board will discuss: a) California Chaparral Institute, et al., vs. California State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Case No. 37-2020-00005203) b) Shurtz vs. Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Case No. 21CV0076) c) RCRC vs. Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Case No. 22CECG00123) REGULAR SESSION 4. Reconvene. 5. Announcement of Action(s) Taken in Executive Session. 6. Brief Instructions on Webinar meeting format, Board Staff a) Remote meeting format and guidance on stakeholder participation via teleconference 7. Consent Calendar Items: Consent items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. It is recommended that the Board adopt these items without discussion. If any interested party, member of the Board, or staff member requests that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar, it will be considered separately. Possible Action Items. a) Approval of the December 8, 2021 and January 19, 2022 meeting minutes(with minor edits if requested by members of the Board); b) Review of Rulemaking Matrix; c) Reappointment of the following individuals totheJoint Institute for Wood Products Innovation Advisory Council a. Joe Desmond, Catalyst Partners, 2-year-term b. Tim Robards, CAL FIRE,2-year-term d) Appointment of the following individuals to the Jackson Advisory Group a. Al Lawrence, Licensed Timber Operator b. Joanna Nelson, Forest Conservation c. Reno Franklin, Traditional Ecological Knowledge e) Reappointment of the following individuals to the PFEC. a. Frank Mulhair (PFEC Chair, Industry member) b. Dan Sendek (Public member) c. Jim Hawkins (Industry member) f) RPF Withdrawal Request – RPF/CRM Vital Stats 2 MONTHLY BOARD REPORTS 8. Report of the Chairman, Dr. Keith Gilless 9. Report of the Acting Director, Mike Richwine, State Fire Marshal CAL FIRE 10. Report of the USFS Regional Forester, Tony Scardina, Deputy Regional Forester 11. Executive Officer Report- Possible Action Items. a) Staffing update b) DRAFT Annual Report Update 12. Report of the Regulations Coordinator The Board’s Regulations Coordinator and/or Land Use Planning Program Manager will report on ongoing regulatory matters. Possible Action Items: The Board may act in response to requests of the Regulations Program Manager or Land Use Planning Program Manager on items presented in the report. a) Board consideration of rulemaking for “State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations, 2021” b) Board consideration of readoption of the findings of emergency and rule text for the emergency rulemaking action titled “Santa Cruz and San Mateo Weekend Emergency,” amendments to 14 CCR §§ 926.9, 926.10, 928.5, and 928.6 c) Board consideration of Certificate of Compliance rulemaking titled “Emergency Notice RPF Responsibility” - 14 CCR § 1052, 1052.4 13. Report of the Standing Committees. Committee Chairpersons will report on the items discussed from Committee meetings. Possible Action Items: The Board may act in response to Committee recommendations. (See Committee Agendas which are incorporated as though fully set forth herein.) a) Forest Practice Committee, Rich Wade, Chair b) Management Committee, Chris Chase, Chair c) Resource Protection, Sue Husari, Chair 14. Report of Board’s Advisory Committees. a) Professional Foresters Examining Committee –Dan Stapleton,Licensing Officer. PRESENTATIONS SPECIAL BOARD HEARINGS/REPORTS 15. Public Hearing “Substantially Damaged Consistency Amendments, 2021” The proposed action is amendments to existing Forest Practice Rules to provide clear regulations regarding the applicability of the standards contained in the rules related to substantially damaged timberlands within the geographic region of the Southern Subdistrict of the Coast Forest District. 14 CCR § 913.8. CONCLUSION 16. Public Forum. Note that the Board may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during the public forum period, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting. \[Government Code §§ 11125, 11125.7(a).\] At the discretion of the Board, members of the public observing the meeting may address the Board on any topic within its jurisdiction 3 not otherwise on the agenda. Submittal of written comments is encouraged to ensure that all comments will be included in the record before the Board. Please be prepared to summarize comments to three minutes in length, or otherwise at the discretion of the Chairman. Please follow instructions under “Submitting a Comment” on page 7of this Notice and Agenda for submission of public comments. 17.Adjournment 4 (Please refer to page 1 of this notice and agenda for committee meeting time and location) MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING 1. Staff update covering remote meeting format and guidance on stakeholder participation via teleconference 2. Discussion of solutions to stakeholder issues surrounding Less Than 3-acre Conversion Exemptions pursuant to 14 CCR § 1104.1(a) – Eric Hedge, Regulations Program Manager 3. Update on Basal Area Stocking Standards and Uneven-Aged Working Group – George Gentry, California Forestry Association FOREST PRACTICE COMMITTEE MEETING 1. Staff update covering remote meeting format and guidance on stakeholder participation via teleconference 2. Discussion of Rulemaking for Class II-L determination Regulations within 14 CCR §§ 916.9, 936.9, 956.9– Eric Hedge, Regulations Program 3. Discussion of Forest Practice Rule issues related to the December 2021 “Report to the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection on Newly Effective Forest Practice Rules and Suggested Rule Modifications for Consideration” - Eric Huff, Staff Chief, CAL FIRE 4. Update on Northern Spotted Owl issues in California – Anastasia Stanish, Forest Practice Biologist, CAL FIRE 5. Discussion on disclosure of silvicultural methods on Notices of Intent – 14 CCR §§ 1032.7 and 1092.04 6. Discussion of 2022 Priorities RESOURCE PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING 1. Staff update covering remote meeting format and guidance on stakeholder participation via teleconference 2. Discussion on Defensible Space Zone 0 Regulations within 14 CCR § 1299.01 et seq 3. Land Use Planning Program Update – Matt Damon Deputy Chief, Land Use Planning a. Subdivision Review Program Update – Assistant Chief Carmel Barnhart i. Napa ii. Yolo iii. Solano iv. Colusa v. Tehama vi. Ventura County vii. Ventura City 4. Safety Element Review 5 a. City of Lake Forest – Captain Shelley Redden b. City of Beverly Hills – Captain Frank Romo c. City of Shasta Lake – Captain Shane Galvez Note:The Board’s Committees maycontinuediscussionofitemsincludedinthe Committees agenda, or the Full Board agenda, if the Board recesses or adjourns. To facilitate the Board’s business, items in the Committee agendas may be moved to the Full Board agenda for discussion and consideration. In addition, at the Committee Chair’s discretion, relevant items in the Full Board agenda are eligible for supplemental discussion at the respective Committee meeting, and the Full Board agenda is incorporated by reference for this purpose. Items in the Full Board agenda discussed at a Committee meeting will nonetheless remain on the Full Board agenda. 6 IMPORTANT BOARD MEETING INFORMATION PLEASE NOTE: IN LIGHT OF THE UNPRECEDENTED COVID-19 VIRUS AND THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS N-25-20, N-29-20, N-33-20, AND N-1-22, FOR THE DURATION OF THIS EMERGENCY THE BOARD WILL BE MODIFYING ITS NORMAL BOARD, COMMITTEE AND WORKSHOP PROCEDURES. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS. CONTACT INFORMATION Those requiring further information regarding this meeting notice may contact Edith Hannigan, Executive Officer, State Board ofForestry andFire Protection, P.O. Box 944246, Sacramento, CA, 94244-2460, (916) 653-8007. This meetingnotice is also available in electronic format at: Board Meeting Agendas and Schedules(http://bof.fire.ca.gov/business/meeting-agendas-and-annual- schedules/). For meeting materials and register for webinars, go to: the Board's Website (http://bof.fire.ca.gov). GoToWebinar For the March2022Full Board, Committeeand/or Workshop meetings, GoToWebinar.comwill be used to conduct the meetings over the Internet. Pursuant to Executive Orders N-29-20 and N-1-22, Board Members and Committee Members will be participating remotely. The public may observe, provide public comment during the public comment periods, and otherwise observe remotely in accordance with Bagley-Keene Open Meetings Act as described below. If the GoToWebinar teleconference is interrupted or terminated for any reason and cannot be restored quickly and without the loss of attendees and participating members, the meeting will be terminated and rescheduled. As stated on the Meeting Agenda, Board staff will address teleconference participants prior to normal Board or Committee business to provide guidance on meeting format and stakeholder participation via teleconference. It is highly recommended that all GoToWebinar participants utilize either a landline or mobile phone for audio connection to assure the best connection and experience during GoToWebinar broadcasts. Submitting A Comment: During the meeting, all participants will be muted by the meeting organizer. Participants will have an option to submit a comment, either by writing your comment or by directly addressing the members verbally. To submit a written comment, type the text of the comment in the “Questions” pane of the GoToWebinar interface. To submit a comment by verbally addressing the members, select the “Raise Hand” icon on the left-hand side of the GoToWebinar interface. The meeting organizer will call you by name and unmute you so you can address the Board or Committee members. If you are commenting verbally, please be sure to unmute your phone or device. An example image of the GoToWebinar interface, with the “Raise Hand” icon and “Questions” pane in bold, is in Figure 1 at the end of this agenda. If your comment relates to a particular agenda item, please indicate your request to comment at the beginning of or during the consideration of that agenda itemin order to ensure comments relate to the particular agenda item being discussed. If your comment relates to a topic within the Board’s jurisdiction and is not otherwise on the agenda, please indicate your request to comment during the Public Forum period, which will occur at the end of the meeting. The meeting organizer will manage the queue of comments. In addition, please see the section on Submission of Written Materials for information on submitting other written materials. Audio recordings of the full Board meeting may be preserved and available on the Board’s website. Due to space limitations on its servers, the Board does not preserve video recordings of its Board meetings and/or audio recordings of its committee meetings or workshops. 7 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals who, because of a disability, need special assistance to observe and participate in a State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection or a committee meeting may request assistance by sending an email to Edith Hannigan, Executive Officer, at PublicComments@bof.ca.gov or by calling (916) 653-8007. Requests should be made one week in advance whenever possible. Upon receipt of a request for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, the Board will swiftly resolve the request consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act. SUBMISSIONOFWRITTENMATERIALS The public is encouraged to comment on any itemon the agenda.The Board may accept written materials as public comment on agenda items if feasible and if received prior to the deadline below. However, to ensure a public comment is considered by the Board during the discussion of the agenda item, please attend the meeting and provide the comment directly to the Board, or if the meeting is only being held telephonically or otherwise electronically, please register for the meeting and provide your comment in accordance with the instructions included herein. You may submit your comments by one of the following methods (only one is necessary): E-mail: publiccomments@bof.ca.gov U.S. mail: Board of Forestry and Fire Protection PO Box 944246 Sacramento, CA 94244-2460 All written materials shall be due no later than 12:00 p.m. on February 24, 2022, unless there is a date specified on a specific hearing notice pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with § 11340), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2, of the Government Code). Timely submittal of written materials provides Board staff and Board members the opportunity to familiarize themselves with content of written documents. Note that depending on the volume of written materials received, Board staff and Board members may not be able to review all materials received prior to the public meeting. Written materials received after the deadline above will not be considered. Written materials submitted may be posted online by Board staff to allow for public inspection. All written materials submitted will be considered part of the public record. To ensure comments and other materials submitted comply with the Board’s website posting requirements, please provide all comments and materials in a format that satisfies the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Comments and materials that do not satisfy these requirements will be accepted, but will not be posted to the Board’s website. SPEAKING AT THE FULL BOARD MEETING If you wish to speak on an agenda item, please see the section above titled “Submitting A Comment.” If you wish to speak on a non-agenda item within the Board’s jurisdiction during the Public Forum period of the Board meeting, please see the Public Forum section and Submitting A Comment section of this agenda. Individuals with a shared position are encouragedto select a spokesperson for their group. Individuals who sign up by the deadline will have a maximum of three minutes to 8 speak. Thethree-minute speaking time may be amended by the Chair, depending on the numberof speakers.A speakermaynotcedetimetoanotherspeaker. The total amount of time to be allotted to a comment period is based upon the number of those wishing to comment, and will be announced by the Chair prior to the beginning of the comment period. Theorderofspeakerswill generallybe basedonrandomselection,butpublic officialsmay be takenoutoforder. TheChair retains the right to stop any speaker who raises an issue that is not under the Board’s jurisdiction. Speakers may provide written copies oftheir own comments to the Board meeting for distribution to the Members of the Board. Please see the Submission of Written Materials section above. TheBoardretains therighttoremove disruptive attendeesfromthe Board meeting. TheBoard reserves the rightto override the above rules in case of emergency or other unforeseen circumstances. WHEN WILL MY AGENDA ITEM BE HEARD? The Board begins each session at the time listed on the Meeting Notice and generally considers each agenda item in the sequence listed; however, the Board may take any non-hearing agenda item out of order as time permits. The Board may also act on recommendations by its committees on items listed in their respective agendas, including recommendations for notice of rulemaking. VISUAL PRESENTATIONS PowerPoint presentations mustbe provided via electronic mail to publiccomments@bof.ca.gov no later 12:00 pm the Thursday prior to the Board Meeting. All presentations are considered partof the public record. All electronic formatsmustbe Windows PC compatible. Please provide all materials in a format that satisfies the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) in accordance with the Board’s policies to allow posting to the Board’s website. Materials that do not satisfy these requirements will be accepted, but will not be posted to the Board’s website. 9 Figure 1. Participant View of GoToWebinar interface.To submit a verbal comment, select the “Raise Hand” icon -it is circled below. To submit a written comment, type your comment in the “Questions” pane –it is in a bold box in the graphic below. 10