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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD STANDING COMMITTEES - 05242021 - PPC Agenda PktPUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE May 24, 2021 10:30 A.M. VIRTUAL MEETING The public may observe and participate in the virtual Zoom meeting by using this link: https://cccounty-us.zoom.us/j/85864665976 Meeting ID: 858 6466 5976 Or by dialing: (214) 765-0478 or (888) 278-0254 (US Toll Free) Conference code: 507994 Supervisor Candace Andersen, Chair Supervisor Federal D. Glover, Vice Chair Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Committee 1.Introductions 2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes). 3.APPROVE Record of Action from the April 26, 2021 meeting. (Page 4) 4.CONSIDER interviewing applicants for one seat on the Community Corrections Partnership reserved for the Community Based Organization Representative member, and RECOMMEND a candidate for the vacant seat identified above to the Board of Supervisors for appointment consideration. (Paul Reyes, Senior Deputy County Administrator) (Page 7) 5.CONSIDER the applicants for one vacant at-large community member on the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council; CONDUCT interviews; and NOMINATE one at-large community member to the Board of Supervisors for appointment consideration. (Esa Ehmen-Krause, Chief Probation Officer) (Page 23) 6.ACCEPT and APPROVE the FY 2021-2022 Division of Juvenile Justice Realignment Interim Plan for the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant Annual Plan for the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council and as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer. (Esa Ehmen-Krause, Chief Probation Officer) (Page 66) 7.RECIEVE an update on the implementation of Assembly Bill 2911 and the local 7. RECIEVE an update on the implementation of Assembly Bill 2911 and the local impacts of the CAL Fire Subdivision Review Program. (Lewis T. Broschard III, Fire Chief) (Page 79)   8.The next meeting is currently scheduled for June 28, 2021.   9.Adjourn   The Public Protection Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Public Protection Committee meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting. Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by the County to a majority of members of the Public Protection Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 1025 Escobar St.,4th Floor, Martinez, during normal business hours. Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day prior to the published meeting time. For Additional Information Contact: Paul Reyes, Committee Staff Phone (925) 655-2049, Fax (925) 655-2066 paul.reyes@cao.cccounty.us Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order): Contra Costa County has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and industry-specific language in its Board of Supervisors meetings and written materials. Following is a list of commonly used language that may appear in oral presentations and written materials associated with Board meetings: AB Assembly Bill ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments ACA Assembly Constitutional Amendment ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 AFSCME American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AICP American Institute of Certified Planners AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ALUC Airport Land Use Commission AOD Alcohol and Other Drugs ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District BCDC Bay Conservation & Development Commission BGO Better Government Ordinance BOS Board of Supervisors CALTRANS California Department of Transportation CalWIN California Works Information Network CalWORKS California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids CAER Community Awareness Emergency Response CAO County Administrative Officer or Office CCHP Contra Costa Health Plan CCTA Contra Costa Transportation Authority CCP Community Corrections Partnership CDBG Community Development Block Grant CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CIO Chief Information Officer COLA Cost of living adjustment ConFire Contra Costa Consolidated Fire District CPA Certified Public Accountant CPI Consumer Price Index CSA County Service Area CSAC California State Association of Counties CTC California Transportation Commission dba doing business as EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utility District EIR Environmental Impact Report EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMCC Emergency Medical Care Committee EMS Emergency Medical Services EPSDT State Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and treatment Program (Mental Health) et al. et ali (and others) FAA Federal Aviation Administration FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency F&HS Family and Human Services Committee First 5 First Five Children and Families Commission (Proposition 10) FTE Full Time Equivalent FY Fiscal Year GHAD Geologic Hazard Abatement District GIS Geographic Information System HCD (State Dept of) Housing & Community Development HHS Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIV Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome HOV High Occupancy Vehicle HR Human Resources HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Inc. Incorporated IOC Internal Operations Committee ISO Industrial Safety Ordinance JPA Joint (exercise of) Powers Authority or Agreement Lamorinda Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda Area LAFCo Local Agency Formation Commission LLC Limited Liability Company LLP Limited Liability Partnership Local 1 Public Employees Union Local 1 LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse MAC Municipal Advisory Council MBE Minority Business Enterprise M.D. Medical Doctor M.F.T. Marriage and Family Therapist MIS Management Information System MOE Maintenance of Effort MOU Memorandum of Understanding MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission NACo National Association of Counties OB-GYN Obstetrics and Gynecology O.D. Doctor of Optometry OES-EOC Office of Emergency Services-Emergency Operations Center ORJ Office of Reentry & Justice OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration Psy.D. Doctor of Psychology RDA Redevelopment Agency RJOB Racial Justice Oversight Body RJTF Racial Justice Task Force RFI Request For Information RFP Request For Proposal RFQ Request For Qualifications RN Registered Nurse SB Senate Bill SBE Small Business Enterprise SWAT Southwest Area Transportation Committee TRANSPAC Transportation Partnership & Cooperation (Central) TRANSPLAN Transportation Planning Committee (East County) TRE or TTE Trustee TWIC Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee UCC Urban Counties Caucus VA Department of Veterans Affairs vs. versus (against) WAN Wide Area Network WBE Women Business Enterprise WCCTAC West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE 3. Meeting Date:05/24/2021   Subject:RECORD OF ACTION - April 26, 2021 Department:County Administrator Referral No.: N/A   Referral Name: RECORD OF ACTION - April 26, 2021  Presenter: Paul Reyes, Committee Staff Contact: Paul Reyes, (925) 655-2049 Referral History: County Ordinance requires that each County body keep a record of its meetings. Though the record need not be verbatim, it must accurately reflect the agenda and the decisions made in the meeting. Referral Update: Attached for the Committee's consideration is the Record of Action for the Committee's April 26, 2021 meeting. Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): APPROVE Record of Action from the April 26, 2021 meeting. Fiscal Impact (if any): No fiscal impact. This item is informational only. Attachments Record of Action - April 26, 2021 Page 4 of 121 PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE RECORD OF ACTION FOR April 26, 2021   Supervisor Candace Andersen, Chair Supervisor Federal D. Glover, Vice Chair   Present: Candace Andersen, Chair      Federal D. Glover, Vice Chair    Staff Present: Paul Reyes, Committee Staff                   1.Introductions    Convene - 10:33 am   2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).    No public comment.   3.APPROVE Record of Action from the March 22, 2021 meeting.      Approved as presented.    AYE: Chair Candace Andersen   Vice Chair Federal D. Glover  4.1. RECEIVE an update on the County’s moratorium on certain criminal justice fees and the impacts of AB 1869 (Criminal Fees); and 2. PROVIDE direction to staff regarding the outstanding balances for the Victim Restitution Administrative Fee and Drug Diversion Fee totaling approximately $7.5 million.       Approved as presented with staff directed to forward to the full Board of Supervisors the recommendation to discharge the outstanding balances for the Victim Restitution Administrative Fee and the Drug Diversion Fee.    AYE: Chair Candace Andersen   Vice Chair Federal D. Glover  Page 5 of 121 5.ACCEPT a report from the Sheriff's Office regarding the Inmate Welfare Fund, telecommunications, and visitation.       Assistant Sheriff presented an update on this topic. This was an informational item only, no vote taken.   6.The next meeting is currently scheduled for May 24, 2021.   7.Adjourn    Adjourned - 10:58 am        For Additional Information Contact:  Paul Reyes, Committee Staff Phone (925) 335-1096, Fax (925) 646-1353 paul.reyes@cao.cccounty.us Page 6 of 121 PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE 4. Meeting Date:05/24/2021   Subject:Community Corrections Partnership Applicants for CBO Representative Seat Submitted For: PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE,  Department:County Administrator Referral No.: n/a   Referral Name: Community Corrections Partnership CBO Representative  Presenter: Paul Reyes, Senior Deputy County Administrator Contact: Melissa Crockett, (925) 655-2048 Referral History: In 2011, the California Legislature passed Realignment legislation addressing public safety (AB 109). This law transferred responsibility for supervising and housing individuals convicted of certain low-level felonies to counties and tasked local county government with developing a new approach to reducing future involvement in criminal activity for this population. Among the major changes to the local criminal justice system created by AB 109: 1) The incarceration of people convicted of certain low-level felonies (specified nonviolent, non-serious, non-sex offenses) to terms in local county jails, instead of state prisons, possibly followed by a mandatory term of supervision by Probation; 2) the local county supervision by Probation, instead of state parole, of people convicted of certain lower-level felonies (non-violent, non-serious, and non-sex offense) after their release from state prison under a new category of supervision called Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS); and 3) the incarceration of individuals in local jails, instead of state prison, for violations and revocations of both parole supervision and PRCS. AB 109 also created an Executive Committee of the local Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) and tasked it with recommending a Realignment Plan to the county Board of Supervisors for implementation of the criminal justice realignment. The Community Corrections Partnership is identified in statute as the following: 1. Chief Probation Officer (Chair) 2. Presiding Judge (or designee) 3. County supervisor, County Administrative Officer, or a designee of the Board of Supervisors 4. District Attorney 5. Public Defender 6. Sheriff Page 7 of 121 6. Sheriff 7. Chief of Police 8. Head of the County department of social services 9. Head of the County department of mental health 10. Head of the County department of employment 11. Head of the County alcohol and substance abuse programs 12. Head of the County Office of Education 13. Community Based Organization (CBO) representative with experience in rehabilitative services for criminal offenders 14. Victims’ representative Community Corrections Partnership Victims' Representative. At the March 22, 2021 PPC meeting, the Board was asked to recommend appointments for the 2021 CCP, which included Patrice Guillory as the CBO Representative. However, at the same meeting it was announced by the Chief Probation Officer that Ms. Guillory had accepted the staff position of Director of the Office of Reentry and Justice effective May 1, so she was not appointed to serve in the CBO representative seat. Attachment A lists the CCP members that were approved at the March meeting. The PPC then directed staff to proceed with a recruitment process for the vacant seat. Referral Update: The County Administrator's Office issued a Press Release on April 7, 2021 (Attachment B) to recruit for one (1) vacant Community Based Organization Representative on the CCP. Two applications were received prior to the May 10, 2021 deadline, see Attachment C for the applications with personal contact information redacted. A summary of the applicants information is included as Attachment D. Both applicants were invited to participate in public interviews scheduled for this PPC meeting. Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): 1. CONSIDER interviewing applicants for one seat on the Community Corrections Partnership reserved for the Community Based Organization Representative member, and 2. RECOMMEND candidate for the vacant seat identified above to the Board of Supervisors for appointment consideration. Attachments Attachment A - CCP Membership Attachment B - CCP CBO Rep Press Release Attachment C - CBO Rep Redacted Applications Attachment D - CBO Rep Applicant Overview Page 8 of 121 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PARTNERSHIP MEMBERSHIP AS OF MARCH 22, 2021 Seat Appointee Term Expiration Chief Probation Officer (Chair) Esa Ehmen-Krause ex-officio Presiding Judge (or designee)Kate Bieker (designee of Presiding Judge)ex-officio County supervisor, CAO, or a designee of the BOS Monica Nino, County Administrator ex-officio District Attorney Diana Becton ex-officio Public Defender Robin Lipetzky ex-officio Sheriff David O. Livingston ex-officio Chief of Police Bisa French, City of Richmond ex-officio Head of the County department of social services Kathy Gallagher, Employment and Human Services Director ex-officio Head of the County department of mental health Suzanne Tavano, Director of Behavioral Health Services ex-officio Head of the County department of employment Patience Ofodu, Interim Executive Director-Workforce Development Board ex-officio Head of the County alcohol and substance abuse programs Fatima Matal Sol, Director of Alcohol and Other Drugs ex-officio Head of the County Office of Education Lynn Mackey, County Superintendent of Schools ex-officio CBO representative with experience in rehabilitative services for criminal offenders VACANT December 31, 2021 Victim's Representative Shannon Mahoney, DA Victim/Witness Services Program December 31, 2021 Attachment A Page 9 of 121 Contra Costa County County Administrator's Office • 1025 Escobar Street • Martinez, CA 94553 • www.contracosta.ca.gov NEWS RELEASE Contact: Paul Reyes, 925-655-2049 April 07, 2021 paul.reyes@cao.cccounty.us County Seeks Applicants for Community Based Organization Representative Vacancy on Contra Costa County Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) (Martinez, CA) – The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is seeking residents who may be interested in serving as a Community Based Organization (CBO) representative on its 14- member Contra Costa County Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) for the remainder of calendar year 2021. In 2011, the California Legislature passed Realignment legislation addressing public safety (AB 109). This law transferred responsibility for supervising and housing individuals convicted of certain low-level felonies to counties and tasked local county government with developing a new approach to reducing future involvement in criminal activity for this population. Among the major changes to the local criminal justice system created by AB 109: 1)The incarceration of people convicted of certain low-level felonies (specified non- violent, non-serious, non-sex offenses) to terms in local county jails, instead of state prisons, possibly followed by a mandatory term of supervision by Probation; and 2)The local county supervision by Probation, instead of state parole, of people convicted of certain lower-level felonies (non-violent, non-serious, and non-sex offense) after their release from state prison under a new category of supervision called Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS); and 3)The incarceration of individuals in local jails, instead of state prison, for violations and revocations of both parole supervision and PRCS. The Community Corrections Partnership is identified in statute as the following: 1.Chief Probation Officer (Chair) 2.Presiding Judge (or designee) 3.County supervisor, County Administrative Officer, or a designee of the Board of Supervisors 4.District Attorney 5.Public Defender 6.Sheriff 7.Chief of Police 8.Head of the County department of social services 9.Head of the County department of mental health Attachment B Page 10 of 121 10. Head of the County department of employment 11. Head of the County alcohol and substance abuse programs 12. Head of the County Office of Education 13. Community Based Organization (CBO) representative with experience in rehabilitative services for criminal offenders 14. Victims' representative The Board is now seeking applications for the vacant seat of a CBO representative. The CBO representative applicant should reflect experience in community-based rehabilitative services for criminal offenders. Applicants will be interviewed by the Board of Supervisors' Public Protection Committee (PPC): Supervisors Candace Andersen, District II, and Federal Glover, District V. The nomination for the CCP CBO representative seat will then be forwarded to the full Board of Supervisors for appointment. This CBO representative appointment to the CCP will be from the date of Board approval through December 31, 2021. The CCP is expected to meet on a quarterly basis. Members will serve without compensation, stipends, or reimbursement of expenses. Below is a timeline of the recruitment process for the vacancy: • April 7: Issue press release and conduct outreach • May 10: Application Deadline • May 24: PPC Meeting Interviews at 10:30 am via Zoom • June 8 (tentative): Board of Supervisors' consideration of PPC nominations Application forms can be obtained from the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by calling (925) 655-2000 or visiting the County webpage at www.contracosta.ca.gov/3418/. Completed applications can be submitted online or by email to ClerkoftheBoard@cob.cccounty.us. Applications can also be mailed to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Office at 1025 Escobar Street, 1st Floor, Martinez, CA 94553. # # # Page 11 of 121 Submit Date: Apr 13, 2021 First Name Middle Initial Last Name Home Address Suite or Apt City State Postal Code Primary Phone Email Address Contra Costa County Boards & Commissions Application Form Profile Which supervisorial district do you live in? District 3 Education Select the option that applies to your high school education * High School Diploma College/ University A Name of College Attended Degree Type / Course of Study / Major Degree Awarded? Yes No College/ University B Name of College Attended Degree Type / Course of Study / Major Tytiana L Demings Tytiana L Demings Attachment C Page 12 of 121 Degree Awarded? Yes No College/ University C Name of College Attended Degree Type / Course of Study / Major Degree Awarded? Yes No Other schools / training completed: Course Studied Hours Completed Certificate Awarded? Yes No Board and Interest Which Boards would you like to apply for? Contra Costa Community Corrrections Partnership - All Members: Submitted Seat Name Have you ever attended a meeting of the advisory board for which you are applying? Yes No If you have attended, how many meetings have you attended? Please explain why you would like to serve on this particular board, commitee, or commission. I've always been passionate about social issues, educating myself as well as anyone near me, and aside from being openly opinionated, I remain open minded and driven to help others grow. I want to be informed and apart of positive changes. Especially for my son. Qualifications and Volunteer Experience Tytiana L Demings Page 13 of 121 Upload a Resume I would like to be considered for appointment to other advisory boards for which I may be qualified. Yes No Are you currently or have you ever been appointed to a Contra Costa County advisory board, commission, or committee? Yes No List any volunteer or community experience, including any advisory boards on which you have served. Describe your qualifications for this appointment. (NOTE: you may also include a copy of your resume with this application) I Conflict of Interest and Certification Do you have a Familial or Financial Relationship with a member of the Board of Supervisors? Yes No If Yes, please identify the nature of the relationship: Do you have any financial relationships with the County such as grants, contracts, or other economic relations? Yes No If Yes, please identify the nature of the relationship: Tytiana L Demings Page 14 of 121 Please Agree with the Following Statement I certify that the statements made by me in this application are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith. I acknowledge and undersand that all information in this application is publicly accessible. I understand that misstatements and/or omissions of material fact may cause forfeiture of my rights to serve on a board, committee, or commission in Contra Costa County. I Agree Tytiana L Demings Page 15 of 121 Submit Date: Apr 15, 2021 First Name Middle Initial Last Name Home Address Suite or Apt City State Postal Code Primary Phone Email Address Contra Costa County Boards & Commissions Application Form Profile Which supervisorial district do you live in? District 1 Education Select the option that applies to your high school education * G.E.D. Certificate College/ University A Name of College Attended Patten University Degree Type / Course of Study / Major Associate of Arts/Sociology Degree Awarded? Yes No College/ University B Name of College Attended San Francisco State University Pat Mims Pat Mims Page 16 of 121 Degree Type / Course of Study / Major Sociology Degree Awarded? Yes No College/ University C Name of College Attended Degree Type / Course of Study / Major Degree Awarded? Yes No Other schools / training completed: Course Studied Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor II Hours Completed 10,000 Certificate Awarded? Yes No Board and Interest Which Boards would you like to apply for? Contra Costa Community Corrrections Partnership - All Members: Submitted Seat Name Community Based Organization Representative Have you ever attended a meeting of the advisory board for which you are applying? Yes No If you have attended, how many meetings have you attended? 15-20 Pat Mims Page 17 of 121 Upload a Resume Please explain why you would like to serve on this particular board, commitee, or commission. I would like to serve on the Community Protections Partnership because I feel that I bring unique perspective to the work of reentry in Contra Costa County. For the past 7 years I have worked in the County serving returning residents. First as a Field Operations Coordinator with the Network and currently as the Director for the Reentry Success Center, the hub of reentry services for West County. In addition, I am formerly incarcerated and have experienced first-hand the necessity of providing stabilization and supportive services to aid in one's acclimation back into the community. My experience both professional and personal will be an asset to this committee. Qualifications and Volunteer Experience I would like to be considered for appointment to other advisory boards for which I may be qualified. Yes No Are you currently or have you ever been appointed to a Contra Costa County advisory board, commission, or committee? Yes No List any volunteer or community experience, including any advisory boards on which you have served. Community Advisory Board (CAB) Describe your qualifications for this appointment. (NOTE: you may also include a copy of your resume with this application) I am employed by a community based organization, Rubicon, whose mission is: To transform East Bay communities by equipping people to break the cycle of poverty. I currently serve as a Division Director for the Reentry Success Center and have been instrumental maximizing AB109 funding to create new opportunities for Returning Residents. Conflict of Interest and Certification Do you have a Familial or Financial Relationship with a member of the Board of Supervisors? Yes No If Yes, please identify the nature of the relationship: Pat Mims Page 18 of 121 Do you have any financial relationships with the County such as grants, contracts, or other economic relations? Yes No If Yes, please identify the nature of the relationship: My employer, Rubicon Programs, based in Contra Costa County has economic relations with the County in the form of grants. Please Agree with the Following Statement I certify that the statements made by me in this application are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith. I acknowledge and undersand that all information in this application is publicly accessible. I understand that misstatements and/or omissions of material fact may cause forfeiture of my rights to serve on a board, committee, or commission in Contra Costa County. I Agree Pat Mims Page 19 of 121 Patrick L. M· i ms PLM Professional Experience: Reentry Success Center, Director • Administration • Center Operations • Implementing Strategic Plan • Program Development • Fund Development • Marketing • Community Outreach • Staff Development 2018 to Present Rubicon Programs, Inc., Impact Coach/Site Manager • Intensive case management • Service Coordination and Navigation • Coaching • Reentry presentations • Reentry case coordination with Probation • Maintained Data systems • Men's Group Facilitator • Facilitator of Foundations workshops 2016 to 2018 The Network Management Team/Field Operations Coordinator 2014 to 2016 • Managed Network operations for reentry services In Central Contra Costa County • Collaborated with community based organizations and designed MOUs for "No Wrong Door site • Managed and coordinated communications between NWD sites • Managed and supervised Mentor/Navigator program • Designed supervision for Mentor Navigators • Supported coordination of partner relationships for reentry services • Point person for Probation In the field • Community outreach presentations Bay Area Women Against Rape 2009 to 2014 • Program Director for the Sexually Exploited Minors Program • Created and Implemented a complex "First Responder" model to combat human trafficking • Managed 24 hour crisis response team • Managed communication with community based organizations · • Prepared timely monthly and quarterly reports; adhering to contractual agreements • Created community events for fundraising • Community presentations • Volunteer coordinator and trainer • Funds Development • Developed and maintained relationships with FBI, local law enforcement, D.A., Probation and Public Defender Addiction Recovery Counseling, Program Manager • Managed daily operations • Created processes and procedures for the program to ensure seamless service • Created and implemented treatment curriculum • Created program evaluation process to sustain treatment protocols 2005 to 2009 i • I Page 20 of 121 ■ • Chaired staff supervision meetings • Coordinated with the Officer of the Day to maintain stability of the treatment center regardless of crisis • Organized staff schedules driven by resources loss or gains Education San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA Major: Sociology Patten University, Oakland CA Bachelor of Art Degree 2022 (Expected) GPA: 3.83 Associate of Arts Degree 2001 Certifications &· Relevant Expertise California State Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor II (CADC II) California State Certified Rape Crisis Counselor Trained Dialogue for Peaceful Change facilitator Trained In Restorative Justice Circles Trained In Victim Offender Reconciliation groups Awards and Recognition • National Medal of Humanities medalist (Prison University Project) 2016 • District Attorney of Alameda County, Nancy O'Malley "My Hero" award 2014 • Freedom House "Stewardship" award 2014 • FBI Director's Community Leadership aware! 2014 Supervisor Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, District Ill 2016 "For your hard work, dedication and compassion as a field operations coordinator. Your support continues to enhance the quality of life in Central Region." Assemblywoman Susan A. Bonilla, California State Assembly, 14th District 2015 "In appreciation of exceptional service and leadership to the people of Contra Costa County and an extraordinary record of community service." Assemblyman Jim Frazier, California State Assembly, 11th District 2015 "Your commitment to the public welfare is deserving of the highest commendations from the people of the State of California. The esteem, gratitude, congratulations, and best wishes of the public are hereby extended." P. Mims Page 21 of 121 Community Corrections Partnership Applicants Vacancy: CBO Representative Member •Tytiana Demings Antioch resident Parent, passionate about social issues, interested in contributing to positive changes No employment, qualifications or volunteer experiences indicated •Pat Mims San Pablo resident Employed by Rubicon as Division Director for the Reentry Success Center Extensive experience working with vulnerable populations Attachment D Page 22 of 121 PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE 5. Meeting Date:05/24/2021   Subject:Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council Applicants for vacant Community-Based At-Large seat Submitted For: Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer  Department:Probation Referral No.: n/a   Referral Name: Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council Interviews  Presenter: Esa Ehmen-Krause Contact: Deborah Caldwell 925-313-4188 Referral History: The Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) is a multiagency advisory body that informs the development and implementation of a countywide juvenile justice plan composed of several critical parts, including, but not limited to an assessment of existing law enforcement, probation, education, mental health, health, social services, drug and alcohol and youth services resources which specifically target both at-promise as well as system-involved youth, and their families. The JJCC also coordinates on a countywide basis the work of those governmental and non-governmental organizations engaged in activities designed to reduce the incidence of juvenile crime and delinquency in the greater community, develop information and intelligence-sharing systems to ensure that county actions are fully coordinated, and provide data and appropriate outcome measures. The Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council is composed of 20 members. Ten (10) Ex-Officio Members include the Chief Probation Officer (Chair), District Attorney’s Office representative, Public Defender’s Office representative, Sheriff’s Office representative, Board of Supervisors’ representative, Employment and Human Services Department representative, Behavioral Health Services representative, Alcohol and Other Drugs Division representative, Public Health representative, Juvenile Justice Commission Chair. Ten (10) additional JJCC members are appointed by the Board of Supervisors as follows: City Police Department representative, County Office of Education or a School District representative, four (4) At-Large community members, residing or working within Contra Costa County, two (2) Community-Based Organization representatives, and two (2) At-Large youth, fourteen to twenty-five years old and residing or working within Contra Costa County. On March 23, 2021, your Board accepted the resignation of D'Ana Clark, (Youth Representative 1), Journey Horacek-Lee (Youth Representative 2), and Ledamien Flowers (At-Large Representative 2) and declared three seats vacant from the JJCC Council, directing the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancies as recommended by the County Probation Officer.  Page 23 of 121 A list of current JJCC members can be found in Attachment A. Referral Update: The Probation Department issued a Press Release on April 1, 2021 (Attachment B) to recruit for two (2) vacant at-large youth (ages 14-25) seats and one (1) vacant at-large community seat on the JJCC. Probation received a total of eight (8) applications for the at-large community seat prior to the deadline, however one applicant notified the Department that they had moved outside of the County. Seven (7) applications are included as Attachment C with personal contact information and signatures redacted. All applicants were invited to participate in public interviews scheduled for this Public Protection Committee meeting. A summary of the information provided by the seven applicants is included as Attachment D, organized by the applicant's last name. There were no applications received for the two at-large youth seats. Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): 1. CONSIDER interviewing applicants for a seat on the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council reserved for one at-large community member, 2. RECOMMEND candidate for the vacant seat identified above to the Board of Supervisors for appointment consideration; and  3. PROVIDE direction to staff regarding the youth representative seat. 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Meeting Date:05/24/2021 Subject:FY 2021-2022 Division of Juvenile Justice Realignment Interim Plan Submitted For: Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer  Department:Probation Referral No.: n/a Referral Name: Division of Juvenile Justice Realignment Subcommittee  Presenter: Esa Ehmen-Krause Contact: Deborah Caldwell 925-313-4188 Referral History: On September 30, 2020, Senate Bill 823 was signed into law. This bill closes the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, effective July 1, 2021. Commencing July 1, 2021, the responsibility for all youth adjudged a ward of the court will be shifted to county governments. The state will be providing annual funding for county governments to fulfill this new responsibility. Welfare & Institutions Code Section(s) 1990-1995 established the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant program for the purpose of providing county-based care, custody, and supervision of youth who are realigned from the state Division of Juvenile Justice or who would otherwise be eligible for commitment to the Division of Juvenile Justice prior to its closure. To be eligible for funding allocations associated with this grant program, counties shall create a subcommittee of the multiagency juvenile justice coordinating council to develop a plan describing the facilities, programs, placements, services, supervision and reentry strategies that are needed to provide appropriate rehabilitative services for realigned youth. County plans are to be submitted and revised in accordance with WIC 1995, and may be posted, as submitted, to the Office of Youth and Community Restoration website. On October 14, 2020, the Probation Department established a Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council subcommittee to look at the DJJ realignment and the first meeting was on October 29, 2020. The committee is composed of 10 members representing the Chief Probation Officer, Juvenile Presiding Judge, Public Defender, District Attorney, Office of Education, Children & Family Services, Behavioral Health, Juvenile Justice Commission Chair and two Community Representatives. Referral Update: On April 15, 2021 the Department of Juvenile Justice Realignment Subcommittee approved the FY 2021-2022 Division of Juvenile Justice Realignment Interim Plan. Contra Costa County intends to use the block grant funds to support the total population of youth who, prior to the promulgation of Senate Bill 823, were eligible for commitment to the California Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). This includes not only youth currently committed to DJJ, but also youth currently housed and supported by programming in two facilities maintained and operated by the Probation Department: (1) the Youthful Offender Treatment Program (YOTP), and (2) the Girls in Page 66 of 121 Probation Department: (1) the Youthful Offender Treatment Program (YOTP), and (2) the Girls in Motion (GIM) program. Both YOTP and GIM are phased residential programs that offer robust programming to serve mental, behavioral, and cognitive needs as well as to provide education, job, and life skills. The County plans to apply a percentage of the grant funds to support services that promote healthy adolescent development. This includes allocating funds to support Behavioral Health, Office of Education, and community-based organizations providing services to the realigned population, as well as offering evidence-based programming to the realigned population. The Probation Department is proposing a treatment program intended to be viewed in its totality as a tiered program where residential placements are the most restrictive phase with a step-down approach to allow youth an opportunity to progress through levels and to gain access to greater incentives and less restrictive opportunities. Programming will include evidence-based cognitive behavioral treatment classes, life-skills development, postsecondary coursework, vocational and career technical education, as well as exposure to programs, services and activities that encourage positive youth development. Upon a youth's reentry into the community, post-release community supervision and community-based services will be utilized by the county to reduce a youth's risk of recidivism. Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): ACCEPT and APPROVE the FY 2021-2022 Interim Plan for the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Realignment Block Grant, as approved by the Contra Costa County DJJ Realignment Planning Subcommittee and as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer. Fiscal Impact (if any): For the 2021-22 fiscal year, thirty-nine million nine hundred forty-nine thousand dollars ($39,949,000) shall be appropriated from the General Fund to provide appropriate rehabilitative and supervision services based on a projected average daily population of 177.6 wards. The by-county distribution shall be based on 30 percent of the per-county percentage of the average number of wards committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice, as of December 31, 2018, June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2019, 50 percent of the by-county distribution of juveniles adjudicated for certain violent and serious felony crime categories per 2018 Juvenile Court and Probation Statistical System data, updated annually based on the most recently available data, and 20 percent of the by-county distribution of all individuals between 10 and 17 years of age, inclusive, from the preceding calendar year. For Contra Costa County, the amount is estimated to be $1,461,598. Attachments 2021-2022 DJJ Realignment Plan Page 67 of 121 Page 68 of 121 Page 69 of 121 Page 70 of 121 Page 71 of 121 Page 72 of 121 Page 73 of 121 Page 74 of 121 Page 75 of 121 Page 76 of 121 Page 77 of 121 Page 78 of 121 PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE 7. Meeting Date:05/24/2021   Subject:AB 2911 Submitted For: PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE,  Department:County Administrator Referral No.: N/A   Referral Name: N/A  Presenter: Fire Chief Lewis Broschard Contact: Paul Reyes, 925-655-2049 Referral History: In September 2018, the California Governor signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 2911. AB 2911 makes various changes to fire safety planning efforts, defensible space requirements, and electrical transmission or distribution lines' vegetation clearance requirements with the intent to improve the fire safety of California communities. One specific change is that this bill would require, on or before July 1, 2021, and every 5 years thereafter, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, to survey local governments and fire districts to identify existing subdivisions, in either a state responsibility area or a very high fire hazard severity zone, without secondary egress routes, that are at significant fire risk. The bill would also require the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal and the local governments, to develop recommendations to improve the subdivision’s fire safety.  Referral Update: In response to AB 2911, CAL FIRE has implemented a Subdivision Review Program. The intent of this program is to identify existing subdivisions located in the State Responsibility Area (SRA) or a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone identified pursuant to Government Code 51178, without a secondary means of egress route that are at significant fire risk. And provide recommendations in creating a secondary access to the subdivision, improvements to existing access roads, and other fire safety measures. A presentation from CAL FIRE on AB 2911 and the Subdivision Review Program is attached as Attachment B.  The Fire Chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District will provide an update on AB 2911 and potential impacts to the County.  Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): RECIEVE an update on the implementation of Assembly Bill 2911 (2018) and the local impacts Page 79 of 121 RECIEVE an update on the implementation of Assembly Bill 2911 (2018) and the local impacts of the CAL Fire Subdivision Review Program and PROVIDE additional direction to staff as necessary.  Attachments Attachment A - AB 2911 Attachment B - CAL FIRE Presentation Page 80 of 121 Assembly Bill No. 2911 CHAPTER 641 An act to amend Sections 51179, 51189, and 65302.5 of, and to add Section 65040.21 to, the Government Code, and to amend Sections 4291 and 4291.3 of, and to add Sections 4290.5 and 4295.5 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to fire safety. [Approved by Governor September 21, 2018. Filed with Secretary of State September 21, 2018.] legislative counsel’s digest AB 2911, Friedman. Fire safety. (1)  Existing law requires a local agency to designate, by ordinance, very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and exempts a local agency, as defined, from that requirement if ordinances of the local agency, adopted on or before December 31, 1992, impose standards that are equivalent to, or more restrictive than, specified state standards. Existing law authorizes a local agency, at its discretion, to exclude from specified requirements governing fire risk reduction an area identified as a very high fire hazard severity zone by the director within the jurisdiction of the local agency, following a specified finding supported by substantial evidence that those requirements are not necessary for effective fire protection within the area. This bill would eliminate the above-described exemption and exclusion and would require a local agency to transmit a copy of any ordinance adopted pursuant to these provisions to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection within 30 days of adoption. By imposing new responsibilities on local agencies with regard to the adoption of fire safety ordinances, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2)  Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2005, the State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Director of Housing and Community Development, to recommend building standards that provide for comprehensive site and structure fire risk reduction to protect structures from fires spreading, as provided. This bill would require the State Fire Marshal, no later than January 31, 2020, in consultation with the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Director of Housing and Community Development, to recommend updated building standards that provide for comprehensive site and structure fire risk reduction to protect structures from fires spreading, as specified, based on lessons learned from the wildfires of 2017 and to develop a list of low-cost retrofits that provide for comprehensive site and structure fire risk reduction, as provided. 91 Page 81 of 121 (3)  Existing law requires each planning agency to prepare and the legislative body of each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan, including a safety element, for the physical development of the county or city, as provided. Existing law requires the draft element of or draft amendment to the safety element of a county or city’s general plan to be submitted to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection and to every local agency that provides fire protection to territory in the city or county at least 90 days prior to specified events. Existing law requires a county that contains state responsibility areas and a city or county that contains a very high fire hazard severity zone to submit for review the safety element of its general plan to the board and every local agency that provides fire protection to territory in the city or county in accordance with a specified schedule based on location, as provided. This bill would delete the latter submission requirement. Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection and authorizes a local agency to review and recommend changes to the safety element, as provided. Existing law requires the board of supervisors or the city council to consider the changes made by the board. This bill would authorize the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to request a consultation with the board of supervisors or city council if the local agency decides not to adopt the board’s recommendations, as provided. Because the bill would require local officials to consult with the board, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (4)  Existing law requires the Office of Planning and Research, when it adopts its next edition of the general plan guidelines, to include specified information related to fire hazards and fire safety. This bill would require the office, by July 1, 2020, to update its guidance document entitled “Fire Hazard Planning, General Plan Technical Advice Series” in consultation with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the state board, and other fire and safety experts, as provided. (5)  Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to adopt regulations implementing minimum fire safety standards related to defensible space applicable to state responsibility area lands, as provided. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2021, and every 5 years thereafter, the board, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, to survey local governments and fire districts to identify existing subdivisions, as defined, in either a state responsibility area or a very high fire hazard severity zone, without secondary egress routes, that are at significant fire risk. The bill would require the board, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal and the local governments identified above, to develop recommendations to improve the subdivision’s fire safety, as provided. The bill would require the board to provide final recommendations to the identified local governments. (6)  Existing law requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop, periodically update, and post on its Internet Web site a guidance document on fuels management. Existing law requires the guidance to 91 — 2 —Ch. 641 Page 82 of 121 include, but not be limited to, regionally appropriate vegetation management suggestions that preserve and restore native species. This bill would limit these native species, for purposes of the guidance document, to those that are fire resistant or drought tolerant, or both. (7)  Existing law authorizes a state or local fire official to authorize an owner of property or his or her agent to construct a firebreak, or implement appropriate vegetation management techniques, to ensure that defensible space is adequate for the protection of a hospital, adult residential care facility, school, aboveground storage tank, hazardous materials facility, or similar facility on the property. This bill would authorize the director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to authorize an owner of any other property not listed above to construct a firebreak, or implement appropriate vegetation management techniques, as provided, if it is determined by the director as necessary to protect life, property, and natural resources from unreasonable risks associated with wild land fires. (8)  Existing law requires a person that owns, controls, operates, or maintains an electrical transmission or distribution line upon mountainous land, or in forest-covered land, brush-covered land, or grass-covered land, to maintain certain clearances between all vegetation and all conductors that are carrying electric current during those times and in those areas determined to be necessary by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection or the agency with primary responsibility for the fire protection of those areas. Existing law requires dead trees, old decadent or rotten trees, trees weakened by decay or disease, and trees or portions of the trees that are leaning toward a line that may contact the line from the side or may fall on the line to be felled, cut, or trimmed so as to remove the hazard. This bill would authorize any person who owns, controls, operates, or maintains any electrical transmission or distribution line to traverse land as necessary, regardless of land ownership or express permission to traverse land from the landowner, after providing notice and an opportunity to be heard to the landowner, to prune trees to maintain clearances, and to abate, by pruning or removal, any hazardous, dead, rotten, diseased, or structurally defective live trees. The bill would provide that these provisions do not exempt any person who owns, controls, operates, or maintains any electrical transmission or distribution line from liability for damages for the removal of vegetation that is not covered by any easement granted to him or her for the electrical transmission or distribution line. (9)  The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so 91 Ch. 641— 3 — Page 83 of 121 mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. (a)  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1)  The 2017 fire season was devastating. Over 1.3 million acres burned in high-severity wildfires and over 10,000 structures were destroyed from wildfires across the state. (2)  Forty-four people died in the 2017 fire season, higher than the last 10 years combined. (3)  During 2017 and 2018 California experienced the largest fires ever recorded in its history. (4)  CAL FIRE and the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection have recognized that California now often experiences a year-round fire season, with an increase in both the number and the intensity of large, damaging wildfires. (5)  The increase in frequency and intensity of large wildfires is due to a century of fire exclusion and the impacts of climate change. (6)  Governor Brown has declared these wildfire threats as the “new normal” in California. (b)  It is therefore the intent of the Legislature to strengthen requirements that improve defensible space protections, increase the use of fire-resistant building materials, and improve the fire safety of California communities. (c)  The Legislature intends that the Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection encourage the use of the concept “right tree right place” to reduce the need for utility vegetation management, reduce fire risk, and provide appropriate vegetation below energized electrical facilities that create carbon sequestration, air quality, and habitat benefits. “Right tree right place” is the selection of vegetation including trees, shrubs, or other plants that can grow under energized electrical facilities for their entire lives and would not come in contact with the line’s conductors. SEC. 2. Section 51179 of the Government Code is amended to read: 51179. (a)  A local agency shall designate, by ordinance, very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the director pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 51178. (b)  A local agency may, at its discretion, include areas within the jurisdiction of the local agency, not identified as very high fire hazard severity zones by the director, as very high fire hazard severity zones following a finding supported by substantial evidence in the record that the requirements of Section 51182 are necessary for effective fire protection within the area. 91 — 4 —Ch. 641 Page 84 of 121 (c)  The local agency shall transmit a copy of an ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection within 30 days of adoption. (d)  Changes made by a local agency to the recommendations made by the director shall be final and shall not be rebuttable by the director. (e)  The State Fire Marshal shall prepare and adopt a model ordinance that provides for the establishment of very high fire hazard severity zones. (f)  Any ordinance adopted by a local agency pursuant to this section that substantially conforms to the model ordinance of the State Fire Marshal shall be presumed to be in compliance with the requirements of this section. (g)  A local agency shall post a notice at the office of the county recorder, county assessor, and county planning agency identifying the location of the map provided by the director pursuant to Section 51178. If the agency amends the map, pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of this section, the notice shall instead identify the location of the amended map. SEC. 3. Section 51189 of the Government Code is amended to read: 51189. (a)  The Legislature finds and declares that site and structure defensibility is essential to reduce the risk of structure ignition as well as for effective fire suppression by firefighters. This need to establish defensibility extends beyond the site fuel management practices required by this chapter, and includes, but is not limited to, measures that increase the likelihood of a structure to withstand ignition, such as building design and construction requirements that use fire resistant building materials, and provide standards for reducing fire risks on structure projections, including, but not limited to, porches, decks, balconies and eaves, and structure openings, including, but not limited to, attic, foundation, and eave vents, doors, and windows. (b)  No later than January 31, 2020, the State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Director of Housing and Community Development, shall, pursuant to Section 18930 of the Health and Safety Code, recommend updated building standards that provide for comprehensive site and structure fire risk reduction to protect structures from fires spreading from adjacent structures or vegetation and to protect vegetation from fires spreading from adjacent structures, based on information learned from the 2017 wildfire season. (c)  (1)  No later than January 31, 2020, the State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Director of Housing and Community Development, shall develop a list of low-cost retrofits that provide for comprehensive site and structure fire risk reduction to protect structures from fires spreading from adjacent structures or vegetation and to protect vegetation from fires spreading from adjacent structures. The department shall incorporate the list in its fire prevention education and outreach efforts. (2)  In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), the list shall include a guidance document, including regionally appropriate vegetation management suggestions that preserve and restore native plant species that are fire resistant or drought tolerant, or both. 91 Ch. 641— 5 — Page 85 of 121 SEC. 4. Section 65040.21 is added to the Government Code, to read: 65040.21. By July 1, 2020, the office shall, in consultation with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, and other fire and safety experts, update the guidance document entitled “Fire Hazard Planning, General Plan Technical Advice Series.” The guidance document shall include specific land use strategies to reduce fire risk to buildings, infrastructure, and communities. The office shall, on and after July 1, 2020, update the guidance document not less than once every eight years. SEC. 5. Section 65302.5 of the Government Code is amended to read: 65302.5. (a)  At least 45 days prior to adoption or amendment of the safety element, each county and city shall submit to the California Geological Survey of the Department of Conservation one copy of a draft of the safety element or amendment and any technical studies used for developing the safety element. The division may review drafts submitted to it to determine whether they incorporate known seismic and other geologic hazard information, and report its findings to the planning agency within 30 days of receipt of the draft of the safety element or amendment pursuant to this subdivision. The legislative body shall consider the division’s findings prior to final adoption of the safety element or amendment unless the division’s findings are not available within the above prescribed time limits or unless the division has indicated to the city or county that the division will not review the safety element. If the division’s findings are not available within those prescribed time limits, the legislative body may take the division’s findings into consideration at the time it considers future amendments to the safety element. Each county and city shall provide the division with a copy of its adopted safety element or amendments. The division may review adopted safety elements or amendments and report its findings. All findings made by the division shall be advisory to the planning agency and legislative body. (b)  (1)  The draft element of or draft amendment to the safety element of a county or a city’s general plan shall be submitted to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection and to every local agency that provides fire protection to territory in the city or county at least 90 days prior to either of the following: (A)  The adoption or amendment to the safety element of its general plan for each county that contains state responsibility areas. (B)  The adoption or amendment to the safety element of its general plan for each city or county that contains a very high fire hazard severity zone as defined pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 51177. (2)  The State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection shall, and a local agency may, review the draft or an existing safety element and recommend changes to the planning agency within 60 days of its receipt regarding both of the following: (A)  Uses of land and policies in state responsibility areas and very high fire hazard severity zones that will protect life, property, and natural resources from unreasonable risks associated with wild land fires. 91 — 6 —Ch. 641 Page 86 of 121 (B)  Methods and strategies for wild land fire risk reduction and prevention within state responsibility areas and very high fire hazard severity zones. These methods and strategies shall reflect accepted best practices in the most recent guidance document entitled “Fire Hazard Planning, General Plan Technical Advice Series,” as identified in Section 65040.21. (3)  (A)  Prior to the adoption of its draft element or draft amendment, the board of supervisors of the county or the city council of a city shall consider the recommendations, if any, made by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection and any local agency that provides fire protection to territory in the city or county. If the board of supervisors or city council determines not to accept all or some of the recommendations, if any, made by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection or local agency, the board of supervisors or city council shall communicate in writing to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection or the local agency, its reasons for not accepting the recommendations. (B)  If the board of supervisors or city council proposes not to adopt the board’s recommendations concerning its draft element or draft amendment, the board, within 15 days of receipt of the board of supervisors’ or city council’s written response, may request in writing a consultation with the board of supervisors or city council to discuss the board’s recommendations and the board of supervisors’ or city council’s response. The consultation may be conducted in person, electronically, or telephonically. If the board requests a consultation pursuant to this subparagraph, the board of supervisors or city council shall not approve the draft element or draft amendment until after consulting with the board. The consultation shall occur no later than 30 days after the board’s request. (4)  If the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s or local agency’s recommendations are not available within the time limits required by this section, the board of supervisors or city council may act without those recommendations. The board of supervisors or city council shall take the recommendations into consideration the next time it considers amendments to the safety element. SEC. 6. Section 4290.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 4290.5. (a)  On or before July 1, 2021, and every five years thereafter, the board, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, shall survey local governments, including counties, cities, and fire districts to identify existing subdivisions located in a state responsibility area or a very high fire hazard severity zone, identified pursuant to Section 51178 of the Government Code, without a secondary egress route that are at significant fire risk. (b)  (1)  The board, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal and the local government that identified the subdivision, shall develop recommendations to improve the subdivision’s fire safety. The recommendations may include, but are not limited to, the following: (A)  Creating secondary access to the subdivision. (B)  Improvements to the existing access road. (C)  Other additional fire safety measures. 91 Ch. 641— 7 — Page 87 of 121 (2)  The board shall provide the final recommendations developed pursuant to this subdivision to the local government that identified the subdivision and to the residents of the subdivision. (c)  The board may enter into contracts with an independent group to conduct the survey required in subdivision (a). (d)  For purposes of this section, “subdivision” means an existing residential development of more than 30 dwelling units. (e)  The board shall maintain a list of the subdivisions identified in subdivision (a) and the status of the implementation of the recommendations provided pursuant to subdivision (b). SEC. 7. Section 4291 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: 4291. (a)  A person who owns, leases, controls, operates, or maintains a building or structure in, upon, or adjoining a mountainous area, forest-covered lands, brush-covered lands, grass-covered lands, or land that is covered with flammable material, shall at all times do all of the following: (1)  Maintain defensible space of 100 feet from each side and from the front and rear of the structure, but not beyond the property line except as provided in paragraph (2). The amount of fuel modification necessary shall take into account the flammability of the structure as affected by building material, building standards, location, and type of vegetation. Fuels shall be maintained in a condition so that a wildfire burning under average weather conditions would be unlikely to ignite the structure. This paragraph does not apply to single specimens of trees or other vegetation that are well-pruned and maintained so as to effectively manage fuels and not form a means of rapidly transmitting fire from other nearby vegetation to a structure or from a structure to other nearby vegetation. The intensity of fuels management may vary within the 100-foot perimeter of the structure, the most intense being within the first 30 feet around the structure. Consistent with fuels management objectives, steps should be taken to minimize erosion. For the purposes of this paragraph, “fuel” means any combustible material, including petroleum-based products and wildland fuels. (2)  A greater distance than that required under paragraph (1) may be required by state law, local ordinance, rule, or regulation. Clearance beyond the property line may only be required if the state law, local ordinance, rule, or regulation includes findings that the clearing is necessary to significantly reduce the risk of transmission of flame or heat sufficient to ignite the structure, and there is no other feasible mitigation measure possible to reduce the risk of ignition or spread of wildfire to the structure. Clearance on adjacent property shall only be conducted following written consent by the adjacent landowner. (3)  An insurance company that insures an occupied dwelling or occupied structure may require a greater distance than that required under paragraph (1) if a fire expert, designated by the director, provides findings that the clearing is necessary to significantly reduce the risk of transmission of flame or heat sufficient to ignite the structure, and there is no other feasible mitigation measure possible to reduce the risk of ignition or spread of 91 — 8 —Ch. 641 Page 88 of 121 wildfire to the structure. The greater distance may not be beyond the property line unless allowed by state law, local ordinance, rule, or regulation. (4)  Remove that portion of a tree that extends within 10 feet of the outlet of a chimney or stovepipe. (5)  Maintain a tree, shrub, or other plant adjacent to or overhanging a building free of dead or dying wood. (6)  Maintain the roof of a structure free of leaves, needles, or other vegetative materials. (7)  Prior to constructing a new building or structure or rebuilding a building or structure damaged by a fire in an area subject to this section, the construction or rebuilding of which requires a building permit, the owner shall obtain a certification from the local building official that the dwelling or structure, as proposed to be built, complies with all applicable state and local building standards, including those described in subdivision (b) of Section 51189 of the Government Code, and shall provide a copy of the certification, upon request, to the insurer providing course of construction insurance coverage for the building or structure. Upon completion of the construction or rebuilding, the owner shall obtain from the local building official, a copy of the final inspection report that demonstrates that the dwelling or structure was constructed in compliance with all applicable state and local building standards, including those described in subdivision (b) of Section 51189 of the Government Code, and shall provide a copy of the report, upon request, to the property insurance carrier that insures the dwelling or structure. (b)  A person is not required under this section to manage fuels on land if that person does not have the legal right to manage fuels, nor is a person required to enter upon or to alter property that is owned by any other person without the consent of the owner of the property. (c)  (1)  Except as provided in Section 18930 of the Health and Safety Code, the director may adopt regulations exempting a structure with an exterior constructed entirely of nonflammable materials, or, conditioned upon the contents and composition of the structure, the director may vary the requirements respecting the removing or clearing away of flammable vegetation or other combustible growth with respect to the area surrounding those structures. (2)  An exemption or variance under paragraph (1) shall not apply unless and until the occupant of the structure, or if there is not an occupant, the owner of the structure, files with the department, in a form as the director shall prescribe, a written consent to the inspection of the interior and contents of the structure to ascertain whether this section and the regulations adopted under this section are complied with at all times. (d)  The director may authorize the removal of vegetation that is not consistent with the standards of this section. The director may prescribe a procedure for the removal of that vegetation and make the expense a lien upon the building, structure, or grounds, in the same manner that is applicable to a legislative body under Section 51186 of the Government Code. 91 Ch. 641— 9 — Page 89 of 121 (e)  The department shall develop, periodically update, and post on its Internet Web site a guidance document on fuels management pursuant to this chapter. Guidance shall include, but not be limited to, regionally appropriate vegetation management suggestions that preserve and restore native species that are fire resistant or drought tolerant, or both, minimize erosion, minimize water consumption, and permit trees near homes for shade, aesthetics, and habitat; and suggestions to minimize or eliminate the risk of flammability of nonvegetative sources of combustion such as woodpiles, propane tanks, decks, and outdoor lawn furniture. (f)  As used in this section, “person” means a private individual, organization, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation. SEC. 8. Section 4291.3 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: 4291.3. (a)  Subject to any other applicable law, a state or local fire official, at his or her discretion, may authorize an owner of property, or his or her agent, to construct a firebreak, or implement appropriate vegetation management techniques, to ensure that defensible space is adequate for the protection of a hospital, adult residential care facility, school, aboveground storage tank, hazardous materials facility, or similar facility on the property. The firebreak may be for a radius of up to 300 feet from the facility, or to the property line, whichever distance is shorter. (b)  The director may authorize an owner of a property not listed in subdivision (a) to construct a firebreak, or implement appropriate vegetation management techniques, within a radius of up to 300 feet from a structure, or to the property line, whichever distance is shorter, if it is determined by the director as necessary to protect life, property, and natural resources from unreasonable risks associated with wild land fires. SEC. 9. Section 4295.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 4295.5. (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 4295, any person who owns, controls, operates, or maintains any electrical transmission or distribution line may traverse land as necessary, regardless of land ownership or express permission to traverse land from the landowner, after providing notice and an opportunity to be heard to the landowner, to prune trees to maintain clearances pursuant to Section 4293, and to abate, by pruning or removal, any hazardous, dead, rotten, diseased, or structurally defective live trees. The clearances obtained when the pruning is performed shall be at the full discretion of the person that owns, controls, operates, or maintains any electrical transmission or distribution line, but shall be no less than what is required in Section 4293. This section shall apply to both high fire threat districts, as determined by the California Public Utilities Commission pursuant to its rulemaking authority, and to state responsibility areas. (b)  Nothing in subdivision (a) shall exempt any person who owns, controls, operates, or maintains any electrical transmission or distribution line from liability for damages for the removal of vegetation that is not covered by any easement granted to him or her for the electrical transmission or distribution line. 91 — 10 —Ch. 641 Page 90 of 121 SEC. 10. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution. However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. O 91 Ch. 641— 11 — Page 91 of 121 AB 2911 improves the fire safety of communities in high fire risk severity zones Subdivision Review Program Page 92 of 121 Subdivision Review Program Mission To identify existing subdivisions located in the State Responsibility Area (SRA) or a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone identified pursuant to GC 51178, without a secondary means of egress route that are at significant fire risk. And provide recommendations in creating a secondary access to the subdivision, improvements to existing access roads, and other fire safety measures. CAL FIRE Page 93 of 121 Today’s topics of discussion: 1.AB 2911, PRC 4290.5, and new article 1267.01 of CCR •Who, When, What, How 2.Improve fire safety in California’s communities 3.Useful Resources Safety Element Compliance with SB 1241 Page 94 of 121 About Us Land Use Planning Scott Witt Deputy Chief Fire Plan Matt Damon Deputy Chief Land Use Planning Frank Bigelow Deputy Chief Wildfire Prevent Eng. Steve Hawks Staff Chief Wildfire Planning & Engineering Daniel Berlant Assistant Deputy Director Planning and Risk Analysis Lynne Tolmachoff DSFM III CalStats (CAIRS) Mike Richwine State Fire Marshal Natalie Burke Staff Services Manager Fire Prevention Grants Land Use Planning Program Subdivision Review ProgramPage 95 of 121 Fire Hazard Planning -The Big Picture Emergency Management PLANNING The goal of fire hazard planning is to reduce the impact of wildland fire in the short, near, medium and long term by looking beyond jurisdictional boundaries. Page 96 of 121 AB 2911 (Friedman 2018) Subdivision Review Program Page 97 of 121 Where did this all come from? “One of the key areas that is our responsibility to take a hard look at is wildfire prevention, as well as recovery from fires. As one of the many consequences of climate change, we are seeing precipitation levels alter dramatically from historical trends. With that, the lands that are home to communities throughout California are at a rapidly increasing risk of severe, disaster-level, fires. From Butte County to the hills of our district, to the forests and mountains surrounding Redding and Santa Rosa, we have already seen devastation.” – said Friedman Assembly Bill 2911 (Friedman 2018) Page 98 of 121 Redwood Valley Fire –Mendocino County •36,523 acres •546 structures destroyed •9 deaths Atlas Fire –Napa & Solano County •51,624 acres •783 structures destroyed •6 deaths Nuns Fire –Napa & Sonoma County •54,382 acres •1,355 structures destroyed •3 deaths Assembly Bill 2911 (Friedman 2018) 2017 Fire History Tubbs Fire –Napa & Sonoma County •36,807 acres •5,636 structures destroyed •22 deaths Thomas Fire -Ventura & Santa Barbara County •281,893 acres •1,063 structures destroyed •2 deaths Page 99 of 121 Section 4290.5 is added to the Public Resource Code: 4290.5. (a) On or before July 1, 2021, and every five years thereafter, the board, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, shall survey local governments, including counties, cities, and fire districts to identify existing subdivisions located in a state responsibility area or a very high fire hazard severity zone, identified pursuant to Section 51178 of the Government Code, without a secondary egress route that are at significant fire risk. (b) (1) The board, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal and the local government that identified the subdivision, shall develop recommendations to improve the subdivision’s fire safety. The recommendations may include, but are not limited to, the following: (A) Creating secondary access to the subdivision. (B) Improvements to the existing access road. (C) Other additional fire safety measures. (2) The board shall provide the final recommendations developed pursuant to this subdivision to the local government that identified the subdivision and to the residents of the subdivision. (c) The board may enter into contracts with an independent group to conduct the survey required in subdivision (a). (d) For purposes of this section, “subdivision” means an existing residential development of more than 30 dwelling units. (e) The board shall maintain a list of the subdivisions identified in subdivision (a) and the status of the implementation of the recommendations provided pursuant to subdivision (b). Assembly Bill 2911 (Friedman 2018) Page 100 of 121 Fire Safety Survey Title 14 of the CCR §1267.00 –1267.03 Page 101 of 121 14 CCR §1267.00 Definitions (a) The following definitions apply to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (14 CCR), Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 1, Article 2. Dwelling unit: A “dwelling unit” has the same definition as a “residential unit” below. Local responsibility area (LRA): Those areas of land classified by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) where the financial responsibility of preventing and suppressing wildfires is not that of the state or federal government, pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) 4125. Residential unit: Any building or portion thereof which contains living facilities, including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking and/or sanitation, for one or more persons. Manufactured homes, mobilehomes, and factory-built housing are considered residential units (14 CCR §1271.00). Road: Any surface designed, improved, or ordinarily used for vehicle travel. Includes public and private streets and lanes. State Responsibility Area (SRA): as defined in Public Resources Code 4102. Subdivision: an existing development of more than thirty (30) residential units, not necessarily subdivided as defined in Government Code 66424. Very high fire hazard severity zone (VHFHSZ): as defined in Government Code 51177(i) and identified pursuant to Government Code 51178. Fire Safety Survey Page 102 of 121 14 CCR §1267.01 Fire Safety Survey (a) On or before July 1, 2021, and every five years thereafter, the board, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, shall survey local governments, including counties, cities, and fire districts, to identify existing subdivisions without an adequate secondary egress route in all SRA or LRA mapped as a very high fire hazard severity zone. (i) An adequate secondary egress route is a road, navigable by a passenger vehicle weighing 6,000 pounds or less, of equal construction standard to the primary road. The secondary road does not have to be rated to carry the same quantity of traffic (e.g., a two-lane paved road and a one-lane paved road is acceptable). (ii) An adequate secondary egress route is not: (A) a road with locked gates or limited access; or (B) a road that directs traffic to the same outlet road as the primary road or results in a circular traffic flow, to the extent practicable. (b) Local government officials, including elected officials, fire officials, or representatives of agencies that govern land use planning and subdivision design, may request the board and the State Fire Marshal survey specific subdivisions in their jurisdiction. Fire Safety Survey Page 103 of 121 14 CCR §1267.02 (a) The Board, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal and the local government that identified the subdivision, shall develop recommendations to improve the subdivision's fire safety. (b) The Board shall provide the final recommendations developed pursuant to §1267.03(a) to the local government that identified the subdivision and to the residents of the subdivision. Fire Safety Survey Page 104 of 121 14 CCR §1267.03 (a) The Board shall maintain a list of the subdivisions identified in §1267.01. (b) The Board shall track the status of the implementation of the recommendations provided pursuant to §1267.02. Fire Safety Survey Page 105 of 121 Conducting Subdivision Review Surveys Research and Recommendations Process Page 106 of 121 Conducting Subdivision Review Surveys Unit Fire Plan & State Strategic Plan Subdivision Review Survey and Research Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) Local/State Hazard Mitigation Plans (HMP) FRAP Maps (LRA and SRA) Firewise USA Risk Assessment Safety Element (General Plan) Subdivision Survey Observations •Access points •Open space areas • Fuel modifications • PRC 4290 standards •Building construction •Defensible space Page 107 of 121 Survey Priority List •Significant fire incidents •Fire history (1970-2019) •Firewise USA sites •Communities at Risk •Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (approval and adoption date) •Safety Element (review and submittal to the Board date) Research resources •California Department of Real Estate •Local jurisdiction GIS Coordinator •Local Fire Marshal and/or Fire Protection Agency •Planning Department •Building Department Data collection tools •ArcGIS Collector •ArcGIS Survey 123 •ArcGIS Quick Capture •Record and maintain Subdivision list Conducting Subdivision Review Surveys Page 108 of 121 Conducting Subdivision Review Surveys Page 109 of 121 Conducting Subdivision Review Surveys Page 110 of 121 Conducting Subdivision Review Surveys Page 111 of 121 ArcGIS Collector Conducting Subdivision Review Surveys Page 112 of 121 ArcGIS Survey 123 Conducting Subdivision Review Surveys Page 113 of 121 ArcGIS Survey 123 Conducting Subdivision Review Surveys Page 114 of 121 Survey Report Conducting Subdivision Review Surveys Page 115 of 121 Recommendation Report Conducting Subdivision Review Surveys Page 116 of 121 ArcGIS QuickCapture Conducting Subdivision Review Surveys Page 117 of 121 Current Situation Page 118 of 121 Current Situation Page 119 of 121 Current Situation Page 120 of 121 Thank you…questions? Please contact our Subdivision Review Program: Deputy Chief Matt Damon, Matt.Damon@fire.ca.gov , (916) 247-1156 Assistant Chief Carmel Barnhart, Carmel.Barnhart@fire.ca.gov , (916) 208-0043 Battalion Chief Jeff Hakala, Jeff.Hakala@fire.ca.gov , (916) 201-2732 Battalion Chief Rudy Baltazar, Rudy.Baltazar@fire.ca.gov, (916) 809-2909 Office Technician Melinda Pritchard, Melinda.Pritchard@fire.ca.gov , (916) 568-3812 Conclusion Page 121 of 121