HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.1.b - John Stonebraker - comment re_ 3.1.b Hagerty EOP contractFrom:John S.
To:Clerk of the Board
Subject:comment re: 3.1.b Hagerty EOP contract
Date:Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:37:23 AM
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This contract lamentably appears as images of text, leaving the terms of
the scope of work unselectable and unsearchable. This also inhibits
automated translation and screen readers, making agenda items less
accessible to segments of the public. Contractor agrees the final EOP
shall comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, recognizing
the importance thereof, while the County presents the contract itself
in an unnecessarily inaccessible form.
Task 4.2 addresses the County's culture of preparedness. I would say the
County fosters a culture of hypervigilance, focusing more on
hypothetical
future disasters than the catastrophe seven years ongoing.
We have seen that the EOC does not consider rural unincorporated
communities to be Stakeholders. In November 2018, with Magalia blacked
out and cell networks down, we received no information about which roads
might be passable. No one was directing traffic at Nimshew and
Centerville; it was left up to residents to direct suitable vehicles
across Doe Mill and others up Forest Highway 171. In July 2024, while
the Town and County jointly prepared an unneeded counterflow evacuation,
Upper Ridge leadership received only gossip which turned out to be
wrong.
This update must correct these proven deficiencies, which can only be
done by centering rural leadership throughout the process. We expect to
be invited to the Community Group Review Meeting to interface directly
with the Contractor and detail the flaws in County procedure ourselves.
John Stonebraker
Upper Ridge Community Council
Magalia, CA