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Subject: Public Comment Item 4.02 - RE: New eComment for Board of Supervisors Meeting
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Shaina Paulsen
Associate Clerk of The Board
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Subject: New eComment for Board of Supervisors Meeting
New eComment for Board of Supervisors Meeting
Tara Pash submitted a new eComment.
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
Item: 4.02 Board of Supervisors Public Comment - Comments to the Board on issues and items
not listed on the agenda. Pursuant to California State law, the Board of Supervisors is prohibited
from taking action on any item not listed on the agenda. Please note that Public Comment is in
two separate sections. One, as the first regular item on the agenda, which will last a maximum of
15 minutes, with another to follow as the last item on the regular agenda with no time limits.
eComment: Good morning/Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen of the Board, On December 14th of
2022 it was brought to my attention that the board voted on closing fire stations within Butte
County. I had reviewed the agenda prior to that meeting online and I did not see anything that
directly said that you were voting on closing fire station 62 or any fire station in Butte County for
that matter. After speaking with some civic minded members of the community, it was
determined, that there were actually two different agendas posted online at different url's. One
member of the community actual took pictures of it. The one that I had seen, that did not go into
any detail about closing any of the fire stations within Butte County. The other agenda posted
online that went into detail and actually named the Stations that you would be discussing and
voting on to close at the December 13, 2022 Board of Supervisors meeting. I then decided to call
Station 62 and spoke with Captain Denton after speaking to Captain Denton he confirmed that
you the members of the Board had indeed voted on closing Station 62 and that it was closing on
Monday. I honestly could not believe what I was hearing. As a disabled person I need to know
that if I need help that I can depend on getting help in a timely matter. So, I then reached out to
your office, and I spoke with JP of your office on December 14th he did confirm that the Board
had voted on and decided to close Station 62 as well as 2 other Stations. I than asked him if the
minutes had been transcribed and he informed me that he was working on them and that they
would be available by days end. I then proceeded to notify the community of Berry Creek to see
if anybody else had even heard about the prospect of the Board of Supervisors closing station
162 no one had heard anything. I ask you; How could the Board of Supervisors vote on a matter
that was not posted and available to the entire community of Berry Creek? A decision that would
directly impact each and everyone in this community. I think that you the members of the Board
will agree as would any reasonable person that a computer glitch in the system is not a validreason as to why I wasn't able to see the agenda that the Board of Supervisors followed and
took action on. I therefore ask the Board to please give me the opportunity to speak before a
vote is cast that will hinder any hopes of our already devastated community to rebuild and thrive
as it did before the North Complex (Bear Fire). Over 1,230 structures were destroyed, 12 liveswere lost. Our beautiful trees are gone. But we are not. The community is still here trying to
rebuild our lives and community. Furthermore, I called the office of the Board of Supervisors
today asking why I could not register to speak and participate during tomorrow's meeting, and I
informed a woman named Shanna that I am following the instructions on the website exactly, butit is not bringing me to where it says it should be. Shanna of the Board of Supervisors reply was
that we are not doing that right now I asked her what she meant, and she replied that I would not
be able to speak/participate in the meeting because there are too many glitches with the system.
With that being said your office is aware of the glitches and it is only right that you repost thistopic on the agenda and give the community of Berry Creek as well as myself a chance to speak
and be heard. Furthermore, I would ask that this decision be reversed and revoted on (I believe
that the Brown Act would call this Cure and Correct for not posting all topics on the agenda). The
community has a right and should be given a chance to speak and present their arguments on
why we need to have Station 62 opened and manned everyday by CAL Fire. Also please be
aware that the volunteer fire department number 61 is unable to man Station 62 because there
are only a few volunteers, and they have lives and jobs that take them outside of the community.
I believe that there was some miscommunication as to them being able to man Station 62. I have
gone past Station 62 and it has been closed on the numerous occasions i have passed it. In fact,
it hasn't been opened or occupied since being shut down to my knowledge. I am attaching
documentation why closing station 62 will hinder the rebuilding of our community which I am not
sure that you are aware of. In order to rebuild or have a prefabricated home delivered the person
needs to either hire a rebuilder or a prefabrication company to start their project. I. It requires a
lender to obtain a mortgage and in order to get a loan on a home you must be able to obtain and
carry homeowners insurance for the home. 2. Most properties that had there structures
destroyed will need to obtain insurance and the insurance company looks at the ISO rating as
well as if there were any claims for the property. Having a claim in a Wildfire area almost always
will prevent anyone from obtaining private insurance after the Camp Fire let alone the Bear Fire
(North Complex Fire) 3. So those people who have already obtained their new home might get
dropped by their insurance once the insurance Company finds out that we no longer have a Full
Time Round the clock Professional Fire Department. 4. Residents will then try to find a new
Insurer but will ultimately have to buy insurance through the California Fair Plan. 5. Once the
Insurers in the California Fair Plan view our new rating of a 10 (really Bad score) they will
ultimately have a reason to set higher rates due to the fact that we are now at a higher risk for a
loss. What does this all mean: Well residents might now find out that they cannot afford to live on
their properties between a mortgage payment and a new higher Insurance rate. My house
survived the fire, and I was shopping around and received denial letters when I was looking for a
new insurance company in case, I was dropped by mine. The reason given was that I had a
claim against this property and was advised to look into applying to the California Fair Plan. The
moratorium that the Insurance Commissioner has expired, he had put in place an order or law
which prevented the insurance companies to drop our coverage or policy for two years after the
fire. Well, the two years is up, and they can do a few things to drop anyone. There is no law that
says they have to insure us. They can send a non-renewal letter. They can choose not to issue a
policy. It is very hard to live up here just a drive around shows how devastated we are. Peopleliving in trailers some outside in make shift shelters etc...It is truly heartbreaking. I know that the
Board felt that the Kelly Ridge Department would respond and drive up to handle an emergency.
Well, we found out pretty quickly that they weren't available, and another station had to respond.
The response time is deplorable in an emergency as time is of the essence. I am going to bringyou now to recent events that have happened. A tree fell and pinned a community member down
under it. Imagine how horrible it was for that neighbor. How long every second felt for him waiting
on an out-of-town Station to get to him. The complications that someone could have while
waiting for that response. This individual could have died or lost a limb if he had compartmentsyndrome from being pinned underneath the tree. Imagine that these burn scars that are now
creating these rivers that are sweeping items away. Cars underwater what happens when that is
you caught in that river, and you have to wait for a technical rescue that has to make it around
lake Oroville now let's say that a rockslide prevents that station from even getting to Berry Creek.On April 15th of 2008 harts mill fire stationed was open it was dedicated to the men and women
of Callfire who served the people of the great state of California it is located on Oro Quincy
highway and bury Creek Rd it was until your decision staffed year-round with two captains and
eight firefighters during the summer preparedness. The station was supported by the BerryCreek volunteer company. At the time it was the mission of the view county cooperative fire
agencies to provide professional services to protect lives property and environment to those
residing working or traveling with the within the unincorporated areas of Butte County. I believe
that mission has not changed, and that Berry Creek is in more need of having this stationopened and manned year-round. As I said previously my house was spared during the fire and I
am fortunate enough to live at Lake Madrone where we do have a full-time person to handle all
emergencies that happened in the Lake Madrone Water District Areas. Lake Madrone I believe
is the only part of Berry Creek that actually has fire hydrants but without a fire department and
someone to man hoses should a fire occur, we would still need to utilize Cal Fire and their
expertise to handle a fire or incident. At this time, I would like to remind the members of the
board that safety is being prepared it is not being reactive but instead being proactive. These are
real life emergencies and accidents that happen all the time I hope that they don't as does
everyone, but they are called accidents for a reason an accident by definition is an unfortunate
incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally typically resulting in damage or injury an
emergency is a serious unexpected and often dangerous situation that requires immediate
action depending on an out of town fire station is absolutely ridiculous for the reasons and
variables that I had previously mentioned example rockslides uncontrollable flooding roads
inaccessible roads that are underwater bridges and dams that are failing and that's just to name
a few. At this time, I would like to thank you for your time and anticipated help in this manner.
Should you need to speak with me directly please do not hesitate to call me I can be reached at
530-715-1652 or by email at the following email address taradawnpash969@gmail.com
Sincerely yours, Tara Dawn Pash
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