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PresentationRoadside Fire Fuel Reduction (Vegetation Management) CIP 813-0130 Town Council Meeting Item 12 March 21, 2023 LOS GATOS WILDFIRE RISK Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Wildland Urban Interface Evacuation Assessment Report Ad Hoc Wildfire Committee Report County-wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan Roadway Vegetation Management Plan PAST PLANNING WORK VEGETATION MANAGEMENT GOALS Remove Hazardous Vegetation along 31 Miles of Roads Minimum Clear Roadway Width of 20’ and Height of 13.5’ Areas within 10’ of Fire Apparatus Roads and Driveways Two Way Traffic -Emergency Vehicles In; Residents Out PRIORITY ROADS Level 1. Evacuation routes with dense vegetation and canopy over the road Level 2. Roads with dense vegetation and pockets of dense flammable vegetation on slopes along roads Level 3. Other roads in the Wildland Urban Interface with minimal vegetation PAST WORK Location Priority Completion Year Segment Length (Miles) Evacuation Route ARNERICH RD 1 2022 0.50 Yes BLACKBERRY HILL RD 1 2021 0.39 Yes CLELAND AV 1 2022 0.21 Yes FAIRVIEW AV 1 2021 0.10 Yes FOSTER RD 1 2021 0.24 Yes HICKS RD 1 2022 0.94 Yes KENNEDY RD 1 2021 1.51 Yes KENNEDY RD 1 2022 0.55 Yes KIMBLE AV 1 2022 0.41 Yes RAVINIA WY 1 2022 0.09 Yes S KENNEDY RD 1 2022 0.34 Yes SANTA ROSA DR 1 2022 0.26 Yes BLACKBERRY HILL RD 2 2021 0.67 No BLACKBERRY HILL RD 2 2021 0.15 No BLACKBERRY HILL RD 2 2021 0.10 No EUGENIA WY 2 2021 0.21 No FOSTER RD 2 2021 0.64 No FOSTER RD 2 2021 0.12 No HICKS RD 2 2022 0.13 No S KENNEDY RD 2 2022 0.17 No TOURNEY RD 2 2021 0.20 No CYPRESS WY 2 2021 1.16 Yes KENNEDY RD 2 2022 0.10 Yes CYPRESS WY 3 2021 0.09 Yes KENNEDY RD 3 2022 0.13 Yes KENNEDY RD 3 2022 0.70 Yes 2021 –7 to 8 Miles 2022 –~7 Miles 2023 WORK PLAN Continue Work on Level 1 and 2 Roadways – 4.83 Miles Location Priority Segment Length (Miles)Evacuation Route AVENIDA PRIVADO 1 0.03 Yes CENTRAL AV 1 0.18 Yes DEER PARK CT 1 0.10 Yes DEER PARK RD 1 0.20 Yes MANZANITA AV 1 0.29 Yes OAK HILL WY 1 0.31 Yes OAK KNOLL RD 1 0.13 SANTA ROSA DR 1 0.17 Yes WOOD RD 1 0.48 Yes AZTEC RIDGE DR 2 0.10 No COLLEGE AV 2 0.37 Yes CROSS WY 2 0.07 No HAPPY ACRES RD 2 0.05 No JOHNSON AV 2 0.12 No KIMBLE AV 2 0.09 No MIREVAL RD 2 0.33 No SHADY LN 2 0.27 Yes TERESITA WY 2 0.21 Yes TOP OF THE HILL RD 2 0.50 No TOP OF THE HILL RD 2 0.27 No TOURNEY LOOP 2 0.05 No WOODED VIEW DR 2 0.52 No 2023 WORK PLAN (CONTINUED) Assess Previously Completed Roads for Rework Receive Council Direction on Other Priorities Overlook Road (Priority 3) College Avenue (Priority 2 and 3) Hilow Road (No Grant Funding) Eucalyptus in All Locations (Some Grant Funding) Provide Feedback on 2023 Priorities COUNCIL ACTION