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