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C.14

To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:	April 24, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Powers Forestry, LLC.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/24/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Regina Rubier (925) 265-3055

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 24, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract with Powers Foresty LLC., in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000, for wildfire mitigation and hazard abatement services, for the period of May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2026 with a one-year extension option to April 30, 2027.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$5,000,000 Wildfire Mitigation and Fuel Reduction project is funded by Measure X revenue. These amounts will be expended at rates outlined in the contract, not to exceed $5,000,000, with future funding for authorized work to be approved annually as part of the Fire District’s annual budget process.

BACKGROUND:

In 2021, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District identified the need to expand the wildland/vegetation management programs to an all-year effort with Crew 12. Over the last two years, interest in expanding these programs has grown significantly.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Board of Supervisors approved $2 million of Measure X funds for wildfire mitigation work throughout the county for the 22/23 budget year. The Contra Costa County Wildfire Mitigation Program now has a public portal to apply for project consideration online. Currently, over 30 projects are on hold waiting for the fuel mitigation contractor to be selected. If this contract is approved, the contractor will start working on the large-scale projects that are in the queue and have been identified as high priority for consideration by the fire districts in Contra Costa County. Con Fire Crew 12 will continue completing the smaller projects that have been assigned to them by the Contra Costa County Wildfire Mitigation Program. The Wildfire Mitigation Program will perform a variety of wildland fuels management treatments that will help reduce the risk and/or rates of fire spread in Contra Costa County.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the agreement is not approved, the Fire District will not be able to proceed with the already identified wildfire mitigation projects or any larger mitigation projects funded by Measure X.