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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4b. Open Space Fuel Reduction PresentationOpen Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 A staff partnership of the Natural Resources Program, Ranger Service, and the Fire Department Bishop Peak Natural Reserve ▪Open Space Overview ▪Total Greenbelt Area =54,404 ac. ▪City of SLO:=7,800 ac. ▪Public Lands =9,500 ac. ▪Williamson Act =15,000 ac. ▪Other open space =1,350 ac. ▪TOTAL (approx.)=33,550 ac. Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Irish Hills Natural Reserve Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Irish Hills Natural Reserve Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Bob Jones Trail Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Bob Jones Trail Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Terrace Hill Open Space Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Terrace Hill Open Space Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Terrace Hill Open Space Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Terrace Hill Open Space Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction By the Numbers ✓20+Open Space locations received Wildfire Fuel Reduction efforts in 2021 ✓6+weeks of California Conservation Corps crew time funded through the State of California’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund ✓200+goats working at Terrace Hill Open Space –major thanks to Beth Reynolds and The Goat Girls LLC! ✓600+hours of staff time from three City departments Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Looking Forward ✓Four new part time staff + new equipment to fill the City’s first ever Fire Fuel Reduction crew as part of Ranger Service, approved with 2021-23 Financial Plan (FP) ✓$20,000 approved in 2021-23 FP for ongoing open space hazardous tree removal + $25,000 in one-time funding for this year ✓$20,000 approved in 2021-23 FP for ongoing goat and sheep grazing at various open space locations ✓$25,000 approved in 2021-23 FP for ongoing livestock fencing repair and replacement ✓Active partners and participants with the SLO County Fire Safe Council and with grant opportunities through Cal Fire and others Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 Resilient SLO Climate Adaptation & Resilience General Plan Safety Element Update Robert Hill Sustainability & Natural Resource Official City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA (805) 781-7211 rhill@slocity.org www.slocity.org Freddy Otte City Biologist City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA (805) 781-7511 fotte@slocity.org www.slocity.org Open Space Wildfire Fuel Reduction Presentation to City Council ~ July 20, 2021 A staff partnership of the Natural Resources Program, Ranger Service, and the Fire Department