City Council

19. CONSIDERATION TO RESCIND THE PRIOR MAY 20, 2026, APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH CAPRA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR TARGETED GRAZING AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO A CURE AND CORRECT LETTER RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT RELATED TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA); AND APPROVE A NEW AGREEMENT WITH CAPRA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR TARGETED GOAT GRAZING AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES PILOT PROGRAM IN DESIGNATED HIGH AND VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES IN THE MONTEREY HILLS AND FIND THE PROJECT AND CITY'S ACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: a. Rescind the prior May 20, 2026 approval of the agreement with Capra Environmental Services Corporation; b. Find that the agreement and the proposed goat grazing and vegetation management activities are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) (§15301) and Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land) (§15304), and are further statutorily exempt as specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate a wildfire emergency under Public Resources Code §21080(b)(4) and CEQA Guidelines §15269(c); and are further statutorily exempt as a project that establishes defensible space for wildfire risk reduction under Public Resources Code Sections 21080.49(c) and (d); and c. Approve the agreement with Capra Environmental Services to perform a vegetation management goat grazing pilot program in the Monterey Hills in the final form approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. PUBLIC HEARING