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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9.15.22 Board Correspondence - FW_ REVISED September Board meeting agendaBoard of Forestry & Fire Protection Revised September Meeting Agenda .ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or replying.. From:Clerk of the Board To:Bennett, Robin; Clerk of the Board; Connelly, Bill; Cook, Holly; Cook, Robin; Hironimus, Patrizia; Kimmelshue, Tod; Lucero, Debra; Paulsen, Shaina; Pickett, Andy; Reaster, Kayla; Ritter, Tami; Stephens, Brad J.; Sweeney, Kathleen; Teeter, Doug; Valencia, Shyanne Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: REVISED September Board meeting agenda Date:Thursday, September 15, 2022 8:00:05 AM Please see Board Correspondence below. 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: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 5:05 PM To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net> Subject: REVISED September Board meeting agenda Good afternoon, A revised agenda for the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection meeting scheduled for September 20-22, 2022 has been posted. Please note the new meeting times for the Resource Protection Committee and the full Board. The revised agenda can be downloaded by clicking here. The in-person Board meeting will be located in the Sierra Room at the Red Lion Hotel at 1830 Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA. Webinar registration links are available online at the Board's homepage. Please see the agenda for the Board's committee meeting times and hybrid participation details. 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, Governor P.O. Box 944246 SACRAMENTO, CA 94244-2460 (916) 653-8007 (916) 653-0989 FAX BOF Website (www.bof.fire.ca.gov) The Board’s Mission: To lead California in developing policies and programs that serve the public interest in environmentally, economically, and socia lly sustainable management of forest and rangelands and a fire protection system that protects and serves the people of the state . Meeting Announcement and Agenda California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Posting Date: September 9, 2022 Revised posting date: September 14, 2022 Location: 1830 Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA 96002 Webcast registration links: https://bof.fire.ca.gov The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has resumed physical in-person meetings for the Board and its Standing Committees that comply with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act. The meetings also may be observed via webcast by completing registration links available on the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection website (https://bof.fire.ca.gov/). FULL BOARD MEETING: EXECUTIVE SESSION: Red Lion Hotel Redding – Sierra Room 1830 Hilltop Drive Redding, CA 96002 Date: September 22, 2022, 8:30 a.m. REGULAR SESSION: Red Lion Hotel Redding – Sierra Room 1830 Hilltop Drive Redding, CA 96002 ALTERNATE LOCATION: Delta Hotels Baltimore Inner Harbor 1 E Redwood Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Date: September 22, 2022, 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. FIELD TOUR: Red Lion Hotel Redding 1830 Hilltop Drive Redding, CA 96002 Date: September 21, 2022, 8:00 a.m See Additional Information for Field Tour, including RSVP instructions, located on page 3. 2 COMMITTEES: FOREST PRACTICE COMMITTEE Red Lion Hotel Redding – Siskiyou Room 1830 Hilltop Drive Redding, CA 96002 Date: September 20, 2022, 9:00 a.m. RESOURCE PROTECTON COMMITTEE Red Lion Hotel Redding – Cascade Room 1830 Hilltop Drive Redding, CA 96002 ALTERNATE LOCATION: Natural Resources Building, Room 221 715 P Street Sacrament, CA 95814 Delta Hotels Baltimore Inner Harbor 1 E Redwood Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Date: September 20, 2022, 1:00 p.m. September 22, 2022, 9:00 a.m. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Red Lion Hotel Redding – Siskiyou Room 1830 Hilltop Drive Redding, CA 96002 Date: September 20, 2022, 1:00 p.m. 3 Additional Information on Field Tour: • Please be certain to wear appropriate footwear for light hiking. • Please be sure to bring sufficient amounts of water and sunscreen. • Lunch is not provided. • Vans will be provided for field tour participants to limit the number of vehicles in transit. There are a limited number of seats; RSVPs are requested. RSVP INSTRUCTIONS: All persons attending the field tour are requested to RSVP to Anna Castro, Executive Assistant, with the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection by 5:00 p.m. on September 15, 2022. This is necessary to assure that appropriate accommodations for transport of tour participants are provided. Ms. Castro can be reached via phone at (916) 653-8007 or via email at Anna.Castro@bof.ca.gov. Field Tour Agenda 8:00 am Rendezvous Red Lion Hotel Redding 1830 Hilltop Drive Redding, CA 96002 8:45 am – 9:15 am South Cow Creek Recently acquired PG&E land 9:30 –10:00 am 2003 Whitmore/Down Slope Fire CAL FIRE forest health grants 10:30 – 11:00 am Vista Point LaTour Demonstration State Forest (restroom available) 11:30 am Tabletop Mountain Cytospora abietis canker site, comparative mastication, and future Christmas Tree production. 12:15-1:00 pm LDSF Forest Headquarters Lunch (restrooms available) 1:15-2:00 pm Sunset Loop UNR – Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (AMEX) study and common Gardens 2:15-2:45 pm Sunset Loop Shasta College MOU with Natural Resources and Heavy Equipment Logging Operations (HELO) 3:00 pm Sandow Overview Risk of down slope landscape level fire and potential impact to LDSF. 3:30 pm Depart Arrival at hotel ~4:30 pm 4 BOARD MEETING AGENDA EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Call to Order. 2. Adjourn to Executive Session. 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 3. Reconvene. 4. Announcement of Action(s) Taken in Executive Session. 5. Brief Instructions on meeting format, Board Staff a) Meeting format and guidance on stakeholder participation 6. 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) RPF/CRM Vital Statistics, license withdrawals, voluntary relinquishments and revocations for non-payment; b) Approval of the August 17, 2022, meeting minutes (with minor edits if requested by members of the Board); c) Review of Rulemaking Matrix; MONTHLY BOARD REPORTS 7. Report of the Chairman, Dr. Keith Gilless 8. Report of the Director, Joe Tyler 9. Executive Officer Report- Possible Action Items. a) Legislative update b) Call for Regulatory Review 5 c) Consideration of Resolution under 14 CCR § 1573.5 authorizing Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding Reist Ranch Conservation Easement. Potential Action Item. 10. 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) Consideration of adoption of rule text and approval of the Final Statement of Reasons for the Rulemaking titled “Spotted Owl Resource Plan Amendment, 2022” 11. 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 Committee, J. Lopez, Chair HEARINGS 15. Public Hearing “Forest Resiliency Amendments, 2022” The proposed action amends regulations related to selection silviculture in order to provides more opportunities for the management of forests in a manner that can address changing forest and climatic conditions throughout the state. 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 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. Submit your request to address the Board under this item via supplied speaker cards prior to the item being called. Webcast attendees should use the “Raise Hand” function to indicate a desire to speak under this item. 17. Adjournment 6 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING 1. Staff update covering hybrid meeting format and guidance on stakeholder participation 2. Discussion of Issues related to the Maximum Sustained Production of high-quality timber products as described within PRC 4513 3. Discussion of Silvicultural Methods allowed within Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas per 14 CCR § 921.3 4. Discussion of CFIP Cap Rate Increases, Stewart McMorrow, Staff Chief, Wildfire Resilience FOREST PRACTICE COMMITTEE MEETING 1. Staff update covering hybrid meeting format and guidance on stakeholder participation 2. Discussion of Northern Spotted Owl Take Avoidance Pathways and Habitat Definition Updates pursuant to 14 CCR §§ 895.1 and 919.9 – Jane Van Susteren, Regulations Coordinator 3. Discussion of Treatment of Slash to Reduce Fire Hazard [All Districts] pursuant to 14 CCR § 917.2 [937.2, 957.2] – Eric Hedge, Regulations Program Manager RESOURCE PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING 1. Staff update covering hybrid meeting format and guidance on stakeholder participation 2. Land Use Planning Program Update – Matt Damon Deputy Chief, Land Use Planning a. Subdivision Review Program Update – Assistant Chief Carmel Barnhart i. Riverside County ii. City of Anaheim iii. City of Escondido b. Safety Element Reviews i. Marin County ii. City of Anaheim iii. City of Burbank Note: The Board’s Committees may continue discussion of items included in the 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. 7 IMPORTANT BOARD MEETING INFORMATION CONTACT INFORMATION Those requiring further information regarding this meeting notice may contact Edith Hannigan, Executive Officer, State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, P.O. Box 944246, Sacramento, CA, 94244-2460, (916) 653-8007. This meeting notice 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). WEBCAST The Full Board, Committee, and/or Workshop meetings will be accessible for viewing via live webcast. Except as authorized by Government Code section 11133, Board members will be in attendance at the meeting’s noticed locations, along with any members of the public that choose to attend. Members of the public may register for the webinar(s) at the Board's Website (http://bof.fire.ca.gov). 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. The physical meetings may continue if the webinar broadcast is interrupted or terminated for any reason. Please see section on “Speaking at the Full Board or Committee Meeting” for instructions pertaining to the potential ability for webcast attendees to offer verbal public comment as part of the physical meeting. 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. SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN MATERI ALS The public is encouraged to comment on any item on 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 allows for participation via webcast, 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 the Thursday preceding the meeting, unless there is a date specified on a specific hearing notice pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing 8 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 Attendees at physical meeting location: If you wish to speak on an agenda item, please fill out a "Speaker Card" and give it to Board staff BEFORE the agenda item is heard. Cards will be available near the entrance of the meeting room. 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 of this agenda. Beverages, food, and sticks or any other objects with handles are strictly prohibited. Larger signs, or signs with handles, may be left in the area outside the auditorium entrance for retrieval after the meeting. Attendees viewing webcast: Although the Board is not required to do so, the Board generally attempts to accommodate webcast attendees who wish to speak on an agenda item, subject to any conditions imposed by the Board. Webcast attendees will typically be recognized for such comments upon the conclusion of comments made by attendees at the physical meeting location. The Board is not responsible for technical difficulties that may preclude the Board from accepting verbal public comment from webcast attendees at a meeting. Please be advised that the Board, at its discretion, may limit speaking opportunities to attendees at the physical meeting location based on circumstances such as time constraints or high levels of in- person participation at the physical meeting location. It is highly recommended that all GoToWebinar participants who wish to speak on an agenda item utilize either a landline or mobile phone for audio connection to assure the best connection and experience during GoToWebinar broadcasts. During the meeting, all webcast participants are muted by the meeting organizer; it is unnecessary for you to mute your phone or device. To indicate your desire to verbally address the members, select the “Raise Hand” icon on the left-hand side of the 9 GoToWebinar interface. The meeting organizer will call you by name and unmute you so you can address the Board or Committee members. An example image of the GoToWebinar interface with the “Raise Hand” icon is in Figure 1 at the end of this agenda. If your comment relates to a particular agenda item, please use the “Raise Hand” tool indicate your request to comment at the beginning of or during the consideration of that agenda item in 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. Considerations applicable to all speakers: • Individuals with a shared position are encouraged to select a spokesperson for their group. • Individuals who sign up by the deadline will have a maximum of three minutes to speak. • The three-minute speaking time may be amended by the Chair, depending on the number of speakers. A speaker may not cede time to another speaker. 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. • The order of speakers will generally be based on random selection, but public officials may be taken out of order. • The Chair retains the right to stop any speaker who raises an issue that is not under the Board’s jurisdiction. • Speakers may provide written copies of their own comments to the Board meeting for distribution to the Members of the Board. Please see the Submission of Written Materials section above. • The Board retains the right to remove disruptive attendees from the Board meeting. • The Board reserves the right to 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 must be 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 part of the public record. All electronic 10 formats must be W indows 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. Figure 1. Participant View of GoToWebinar interface. To submit a verbal comment, select the “Raise Hand” icon - it is circled below. Please refrain from submitting written comments via the “Questions" pane (it is in a bold box in the graphic below), as meeting organizers monitor that pane primarily for questions pertaining to technical difficulties with the webcast.