City Council

10E. WILDFIRE PREVENTION PROGRAM - UPDATE ON CURRENT ACTIVITIES, AND PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE CITY’S PILOT GOAT-GRAZING PROJECT, AND EXPANSION OF THE WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING A REQUEST TO AWARD A NEW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT TO E. STEWART AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR WEED ABATEMENT SERVICES, RELATED SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND MAKING FINDINGS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (Agendized by Councilmember Cabral, with the support of Mayor Knoblock and Councilmember Loeffler, at the April 15, 2025 City Council meeting.) Staff Recommendation 1. Approve Resolution No. 25-116 which will appropriate $100,000 in Account No. 001-452-43890, to extend the Pilot Goat-Grazing Project until March 31, 2026, and direct City staff to initiate a Request for Proposals process to establish a contract for goat grazing services, and determine that the project is statutorily and categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under various provisions. 2. Approve Resolution No. 25-117 which will confirm the City’s commitment to the 25% match for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) application of up to $2,137,500 anticipated to be covered by in-kind contributions of labor and services, contributions from private property owners such as Homeowners Associations (HOAs) for the aspects of the project occurring on privately-owned open space, volunteer labor, potentially other state and county grant sources, and the City's General Fund. 3. Approve Resolution No. 25-118 which will approve, and authorize the City Manager to execute, Contract No. C25-42, by and between the City of San Clemente and E. Stewart and Associates, Inc., providing for the Weed Abatement Program, consisting of weed abatement and related defensible-space clearance services, in an amount not to exceed $256,060, for a five-year term, and appropriate an additional $96,060 to Program 452 Weed Abatement: $45,160 in Account No. 001-452-43470 and $50,900 in Account No. 001-452-43890.