CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE

8/3/23, 8:34 AM about:blank about:blank 2/6 Canyon Fire in 2022 which required significant augmentation of initial attack resources to bring the Canyon Fire under control. This included at its peak 6 airtankers, 2 type 1 helicopters, all on a "no divert" due to life safety. Our secondary objective is to create a temporary refuge area for hikers and emergency response personnel in the event of a fire. These funds will allow the City of Pleasanton to bring these lands to a manageable level and provide the ability to maintain the treatment areas for future years. 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). 3. Provide a clear rationale for how the proposed project will reduce the risks associated with wildfire to habitable structures. : The propagation of non-native vegetation has lead to an abundance of brush, dead and dying trees and significant tons per acre in the 1, 10, 100, and 1000 hour dead fuels. This project will allow us to masticate, thin, chip, and remove these dead and dying fuels thereby reducing the tons per acre and the BTU's produced during a fire. In addition, we will be able to remove the ladder fuels and disrupt the continuity of the horizontal fuel beds by mosaicing the landscape so that new starts in the future will be able to be contained by initial attack forces and not pose a threat to life and property. Currently, there is an abundance of brush, dead trees and woody debris in the Augustin Bernal Park located immediately adjacent to structures. This project will cover approximately 125 acres of land and will significantly reduce fire danger to these and other nearby structures. The wildlife in the project area will benefit as well (including deer, owls, birds, newts, Bobcat, possibly Mountain Lion and the endangered California Whipsnake as well). 4. Identify any additional assets at risk from wildfire that will benefit from the proposed project. These may include, but are not limited to, domestic and municipal water supplies, power lines, communication facilities and community centers. : The City of Pleasanton water system serves residences along Foothill Road in Pleasanton as well as Kilkare Canyon in Sunol, in Alameda County. There are tanks and pumphouses which dot the hillside to help convey water to Pleasanton customers. Reducing fuels around the water infrastructure will reduce likelihood for those structures and services to be interrupted in case of an emergency like what was experienced during the Canyon Fire 2022. These tanks supply approximately 71% of the City of Pleasanton's municipal and emergency water supply. 5. How will the project/activity utilize the left over woody biomass? Will the project/activity use a biomass facility to reduce greater greenhouse gas emissions? : The City of Pleasanton has a robust wood recycling program where material is chipped and used as mulch in the city's parks, medians and open space. Wood which is too large to chip on site will be hauled off site and recycled as part of the City's recycling program. Should chipping limitations occur, the city partners with West Coast Arborist who has a wood recycling facility where they convert larger pieces to useful objects such as furniture. The majority of the debris and fuel will be recycled through one of these programs. The City's recently adopted Climate Action Plan 2.0 has recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions which would help guide the recycling effort. 6. Does the project include grazing as a component of the hazardous fuels reduction project? : Section II : Degree of Risk 1. Discuss the location of the project in relation to areas of moderate, high, or very high fire hazard severity zone as identified by the latest Fire and Resource Assessment Program maps. : The project area is located in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone as identified on the latest Fire and Resource Assessment Program Maps. The surrounding communities are also located in the VHFHSZ and reducing the fuel load would have a positive impact to these surrounding communities. DocuSign Envelope ID: 98FB7961-F08C-47CE-A80C-DBDFF69A1604