FIRE FUEL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

1. PARTICIPANTS: James Black, M.D. Mayor Pro Tem Leah Mirsch, City Councilmember Elaine Jeng, P.E., City Manager 2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION 2.A. RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT ON CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND 2 Portuguese Bend Road Rolling Hills, CA 90274 AGENDA Special Fire Fuel Management Committtee Meeting FIRE FUEL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday, June 02, 2021 CITY OF ROLLING HILLS 6:30 PM SUPPLEMENTAL This meeting is held pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20 issued by Governor Gavin Newsom on March 17, 2020. All Committee members will participate by teleconference. Public Participation: City Hall will be closed to the public until further notice. A live audio of the City Council meeting will available on the City’s website (http://www.rolling-hills.org/). The meeting agenda is on the City’s website. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83444907576?pwd=UHhpMGtIczlZUDhyNmJTVW9tMXJoQT09 Or dial (669) 900-9128 Meeting ID: 834 4490 7576; Passcode: 906138 Members of the public may submit comments in real time by emailing the City Clerk at cityclerk@cityofrh.net. Your comments will become part of the official meeting record. Please provide your full name, but please do not provide any other personal information (i.e., phone numbers, addresses, etc.) that you do not want to be published. 1

WILDLIFE'S REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO BLUE LINE STREAMS AND MAPS SHOWING CANYONS IN THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS. RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. 2.B. REVIEW THE PROPOSED FIRE FUEL MANAGEMENT IN THE CANYONS PROGRAM AND RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO ALLOCATE BUDGET ANNUALLY FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM. RECOMMENDATION: Review the proposed program from staff and consider recommending the proposed program to the City Council. 2.C. DISCUSS (1) REGULATOR VERSUS VOLUNTARY APPROACH TO FUEL MANAGEMENT IN THE CANYONS; (2) DISCUSS IF THE CITY SHOULD CONSIDER GIVING THE COMMUNITY A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO MANAGE FUEL IN THE CANYONS; AND (3) CONSIDER CONDUCTING AN ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTIES THAT PRESENT A HAZARD TO THE COMMUNITY. RECOMMENDATION: Discuss topics and develop recommendations for City Council consideration. 3. COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN BY EMAIL IN REAL TIME - PUBLIC COMMENT WELCOME This is the appropriate time for members of the public to make comments regarding items no listed on this agenda. Pursuant to the Brown Act, no action will take place on any items not on the agenda. 4. ADJOURNMENT Blue Line Streams_Map_20210527.pdf Map of fire risks in the canyons.pdf SUPPLEMENTAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.docx Supplemental RH CANYONS.pdf Documents pertaining to an agenda item received after the posting of the agenda are available for review in the City Clerk's office or at the meeting at which the item will be considered. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting due to your disability, please contact the City Clerk at (310) 377-1521 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility and accommodation for your review of this agenda and attendance at this meeting. 2

1. PARTICIPANTS: James Black, M.D. Mayor Pro Tem Leah Mirsch, City Councilmember Elaine Jeng, P.E., City Manager 2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION 2.A. RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT ON CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND 2 Portuguese Bend Road Rolling Hills, CA 90274 AGENDA Special Fire Fuel Management Committtee Meeting FIRE FUEL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday, June 02, 2021 CITY OF ROLLING HILLS 6:30 PM SUPPLEMENTAL This meeting is held pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20 issued by Governor Gavin Newsom on March 17, 2020. All Committee members will participate by teleconference. Public Participation: City Hall will be closed to the public until further notice. A live audio of the City Council meeting will available on the City’s website (http://www.rolling-hills.org/). The meeting agenda is on the City’s website. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83444907576?pwd=UHhpMGtIczlZUDhyNmJTVW9tMXJoQT09 Or dial (669) 900-9128 Meeting ID: 834 4490 7576; Passcode: 906138 Members of the public may submit comments in real time by emailing the City Clerk at cityclerk@cityofrh.net. Your comments will become part of the official meeting record. Please provide your full name, but please do not provide any other personal information (i.e., phone numbers, addresses, etc.) that you do not want to be published. 1

WILDLIFE'S REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO BLUE LINE STREAMS AND MAPS SHOWING CANYONS IN THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS. RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. 2.B. REVIEW THE PROPOSED FIRE FUEL MANAGEMENT IN THE CANYONS PROGRAM AND RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO ALLOCATE BUDGET ANNUALLY FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM. RECOMMENDATION: Review the proposed program from staff and consider recommending the proposed program to the City Council. 2.C. DISCUSS (1) REGULATOR VERSUS VOLUNTARY APPROACH TO FUEL MANAGEMENT IN THE CANYONS; (2) DISCUSS IF THE CITY SHOULD CONSIDER GIVING THE COMMUNITY A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO MANAGE FUEL IN THE CANYONS; AND (3) CONSIDER CONDUCTING AN ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTIES THAT PRESENT A HAZARD TO THE COMMUNITY. RECOMMENDATION: Discuss topics and develop recommendations for City Council consideration. 3. COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN BY EMAIL IN REAL TIME - PUBLIC COMMENT WELCOME This is the appropriate time for members of the public to make comments regarding items no listed on this agenda. Pursuant to the Brown Act, no action will take place on any items not on the agenda. 4. ADJOURNMENT Blue Line Streams_Map_20210527.pdf Map of fire risks in the canyons.pdf SUPPLEMENTAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.docx Supplemental RH CANYONS.pdf Documents pertaining to an agenda item received after the posting of the agenda are available for review in the City Clerk's office or at the meeting at which the item will be considered. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting due to your disability, please contact the City Clerk at (310) 377-1521 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility and accommodation for your review of this agenda and attendance at this meeting. 2

Agenda Item No.: 2.A Mtg. Date: 06/02/2021 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: ASHFORD BALL, SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST THRU: ELAINE JENG P.E., CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT ON CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE'S REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO BLUE LINE STREAMS AND MAPS SHOWING CANYONS IN THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS. DATE: June 02, 2021 BACKGROUND: At previous City Council Fire Fuel Committee meetings, the Committee discussed environmental concerns specifically to blueline streams when conducting fire fuel abatement work in the canyons. The Committee directed staff to research information relating to locations of blueline streams in the City of Rolling Hills to assist the community in understanding environmental regulations. The Committee also directed staff to provide maps that show the canyons in the City of Rolling Hills. DISCUSSION: According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Fish and Wildlife), Rolling Hills, CA is recorded in the Department's Region 5 also known as the South Coast Region. The Department of Fish and Wildlife's main concern reviewing projects that are attempting to remove vegetation is over the amount of vegetation to be removed. When large amounts of vegetation are clear cut (even if it is mostly non-native) it can result in loss of habitat and the potential for increased erosion due to loss of bank stabilizing root structure. In order to minimize effects to wildlife habitat, a good strategy is to stick to the removal of built up brush and selective non-native weed removal. If larger patches of vegetation need to be removed there should be measures to stabilize the bank from erosion for the temporary (i.e., straw wattles) and long term (i.e., seed mix, and native plantings). Other things to think about include potential to impact breeding birds and if the work requires people or equipment to enter a wetted creek. Fish and Wildlife Code Section 1600 requires notification about projects that may alter any river, stream, or lake. The Lake and Streambed Alteration program is in place to protect sensitive streambed habitats and a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement (LSAA) may be required if a project may substantially adversely affect fish and wildlife resources. If a project is determined to potentially 3

impact a streambed area (has a bed, bank, and/or channel), it is up to the project proponent to submit a notification to Fish and Wildlife through the department's online portal at: https://epims.wildlife.ca.gov/index.do. Based on the Los Angeles County Fire Department's assessment, eleven canyons were prioritized for fire fuel removal. According to the Department, Portuguese Bend Canyon is a big canyon that encompasses Ishibashi Canyon. Forrestal Canyon is another big canyon that encompasses the Klondike Canyon. The smaller areas of big canyons may not show in maps and because of that, there may be confusion when the smaller areas of big canyons are referenced but not found on maps. Per the Committee's request, staff consulted with several sources of mapping and as a part of this report, several maps are provided to locate steams and canyons. FISCAL IMPACT: Staff's research of maps of streams and canyons for the City of Rolling Hills is a part of the operational cost for FY2020-2021. RECOMMENDATION: If you would like to view the Blue Line Stream Maps go to: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?layers=12b73ea284d54339be1305085881f7b5 Wake County Government United States Geological Survey (USGS) Blue Line Streams (GIS), using Chrome or Mozilla Browser. ATTACHMENTS: Blue Line Streams_Map_20210527.pdf Map of fire risks in the canyons.pdf SUPPLEMENTAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.docx Supplemental RH CANYONS.pdf 4

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Supplemental LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT PRIORITY CANYON LOCATIONS FOR FIRE FUEL REMOVAL List provided to April 14, 2021 Community Focus Group Participants The Los Angeles County Fire Department conducted site visits in Rolling Hills between December 2020 and February 2021 to identify priority locations to apply the recently awarded CalOES/FEMA Grant for vegetation management in the canyons. The Fire Department assessed 11 canyons and prioritized canyons based on directional winds. Canyons at risk from wind driven fires originating from the southwest are as follows: 1. Paint Brush Canyon 2. Portuguese Canyon (This canyon encompasses Ishibashi Canyon) 3. Altamira Canyon 4. Klondike Canyon (Klondike Canyon is inside the Forrestal Canyon Based on fire history maps, these above listed south facing canyons have the highest risk for a wildfire in the future. Canyons that would be at risk during northeast winds are as follows: 5. Blackwater Canyon 6. George F. Canyon 7. Purple Canyon 8. Willow Canyon 9. Sepulveda Canyon 10. John’s Canyon 11. Agua Magna Canyon 7

Supplemental City of Rolling Hills Canyons 3. Altamira Canyon 2. Portuguese Canyon 1. Paintbrush Canyon 4. Klondike Canyon 7. Purple Canyon 8. Willow Canyon 6. Georgeff Canyon 11. Agua Magna Canyon 5. Blackwater Canyon 9. Sepulveda Canyon 10. John's Canyon 8

Agenda Item No.: 2.B Mtg. Date: 06/02/2021 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: ELAINE JENG, CITY MANAGER THRU: ELAINE JENG P.E., CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: REVIEW THE PROPOSED FIRE FUEL MANAGEMENT IN THE CANYONS PROGRAM AND RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO ALLOCATE BUDGET ANNUALLY FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM. DATE: June 02, 2021 BACKGROUND: In response to the community's feedback that the amount of fire fuel in the canyons is a major safety concern, the City Council created a standing committee, the Fire Fuel Committee, to tackle the issue. Mayor Pro Tem Jim Black and Councilmember Mirsch were assigned to the committee at the April 26, 2021 meeting and since then the committee held three meetings on May 5, 2021, May 12, 2021 and May 19, 2021. To kick off the committee's charter, Councilmember Mirsch also collected feedback from the community at a focus group held on April 14, 2021. Over the course of three meetings, the committee discussed a variety of topics, all of which were intended to support the community in managing fire fuel to reduce wildfire risks. DISCUSSION: Based on the community's input, the committee's discussions, the City Council's discussion, legal counsel's findings on public benefit, and the recommendations of the subject matter experts - the Los Angeles County Fire Department, staff is proposing the following fire fuel management program to commence in Fiscal Year 2021-2022. City to fund one fire fuel abatement project in the community annually using general fund. The location of the fire fuel abatement project should be based on the priority areas assessed by the Los Angeles County Fire Department starting with the location or area determined to present the highest level of wildfire risk. The Los Angeles County Fire Department will assist the City in determining the proper scope of work for abatement projects annually. The City will fund the environmental assessment, and clearance. The City will also fund the abatement work based on a capped allocation set by the City Council, provided that the City's budget can support the expenditure. Budgetary constraints will be evaluated annually and the cap 9

on the allocation can be set annually during the budget workshop. Working with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the City shall notify property owners within the fire fuel abatement project areas and achieve property owners' permission for abatement work. In exchange for the abatement work, property owners must consent to a maintenance period for the initial abatement work funded by the City. If the majority property owners do not provide permission and or consent to the maintenance period, the City will select another location for fire fuel abatement based on the priority list assessed by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The proposal above aims to address the community's desire for action, the appropriate scope of work, the potential environmental impacts to the habitat, and providing an on-going program to tackle an ongoing issue. FISCAL IMPACT: The City does not currently have data on the cost of fire fuel abatement in the canyons. The cost may be heavily dependent on the locations of work. But to have a reference point, the Committee can direct staff to inquire with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy the cost to abate fire fuel in the Nature Preserve. That data could be used as a comparable average cost per acre to determine the cap for the annual allocation for fire fuel abatement projects in Rolling Hills. Additionally, the Committee can direct staff to seek relevant data from the Los Angeles County Fire Department for abatement work elsewhere in the County for reference. RECOMMENDATION: Review the proposed program from staff and consider recommending the proposed program to the City Council. ATTACHMENTS: 10

Agenda Item No.: 2.C Mtg. Date: 06/02/2021 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: ELAINE JENG, CITY MANAGER THRU: ELAINE JENG P.E., CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: DISCUSS (1) REGULATOR VERSUS VOLUNTARY APPROACH TO FUEL MANAGEMENT IN THE CANYONS; (2) DISCUSS IF THE CITY SHOULD CONSIDER GIVING THE COMMUNITY A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO MANAGE FUEL IN THE CANYONS; AND (3) CONSIDER CONDUCTING AN ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTIES THAT PRESENT A HAZARD TO THE COMMUNITY. DATE: June 02, 2021 BACKGROUND: At the May 19, 2021 Fire Fuel Committee meeting, Committee member Leah Mirsch suggested that at the next committee meeting, the committee discuss if the City should consider additional regulations to mandate fire fuel management in the canyons or continue with the current voluntary approach. Committee member Mirsch also suggested that the committee discuss if the City should consider providing a financial incentive to the community to manage fuel in the canyons. At the May 24, 2021 City Council meeting, Committee member Mirsch asked to add another agenda item to the June 2, 2021 Fire Fuel Committee meeting: discuss evaluating properties that present a hazard to the community. DISCUSSION: None. FISCAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION: Discuss topics and develop recommendations for City Council consideration. ATTACHMENTS: 11