CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE

8/3/23, 8:34 AM about:blank about:blank 1/6 Augustin Bernal Community Park Fuels Reduction Linked Form Profile : Linked Form Submissions : 22-WP-SCU 47015169 Scope of Work : Project Name : Augustin Bernal Community Park Fuels Reduction Project Tracking Number : 22-WP-SCU-47015169 Please use the Tracking Number that was automatically assigned by Grants Portal. The format will be 22-WP-UUU- XXXXXXXX Project Description Please provide a comprehensive project description including the location, habitable structures, acres treated, etc. (please note there are no space limitations) : Augustin Bernal Community Park Fuels Reduction will cover approximately 125 acres and focus on the fire trail and 100 feet on both sides of the trail network. This would include land immediately adjacent to the trail on the lower side of the park owned by the Golden Eagle Homeowners Association. The work will include a CEQA using the California Vegetation Treatment Plan (VTP) developed by CAL FIRE. Fuels reduction work will be performed by mechanical means and hand labor. A significant amount of dead and dry debris has accumulated in the park as past practices for trail clearing have been to leave all debris onsite. Debris will be chipped and left on sight and some larger debris being hauled away. Goats will also be used to reduce vegetation along trails and reduce ladder fuels. Section I : Primary Activity Type : Hazardous Fuels Reduction Hazardous Fuels Reduction 1. Describe the geographic scope of the project, including an estimate of the number of habitable structures and the names of the general communities that will benefit. : The Golden Eagle Homeowners Association, Castlewood Country Club, Longview HOA, Kilkare Woods HOA and a couple of private homes surround the project area. Custom residential homes dot the hillside on the eastern side of the Pleasanton ridge. Older cabin-like homes that make up the Kilkare Woods HOA are in the canyon to the west of the project area. The Kilkare Woods HOA is a residential community with one entrance both in and out of the canyon. While it is not within Pleasanton's city limits, it is its neighbor and is served by Pleasanton water infrastructure. The Canyon Fire in 2022 came up Kilkare Canyon and over the Pleasanton Ridge into Augustin Bernal Park (the project area). Reducing fuels in and around these important communities as well as in the active open space is the primary focus of the grant. There are 237 acres within the park and approximately 125 of them will be targeted for fuels reduction (along the trails, staging areas and water infrastructure as well as around the buffer zones for these private residences, where possible). Hundreds of homes will be impacted by this work as well as water tanks and heavily used trails. 2. Describe the goals, objectives, and expected outcomes of the project. : Our goal with this project is to bring this parkland to a manageable level so when a fire occurs it can be contained with initial attack forces and not be a threat to lives and assets in excess of $1 Billion. Historically there has been little fire history in this area which has lead to a significant tons per acre of dead and down fuels. This build up lead to extreme fire behavior during the DocuSign Envelope ID: 98FB7961-F08C-47CE-A80C-DBDFF69A1604