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CC Resolution No. 19-107 Adopting the City of Cupertino Annex to the Santa Clara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan as the City of Cupertino's Community Wildfire Protection Plan RESOLUTION NO. 19-107 A RESOLUTION OF THE CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING THE CITY OF CUPERTINO ANNEX TO THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN AS THE CITY OF CUPERTINO'S COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN WHEREAS, wildfires are an ever increasing concern for many communities in California and across the United States; and WHEREAS, in recent years, there have been a number of significant wildfires in the local region near Cupertino, as well as in California and other areas of the United States, that have resulted in the loss of homes and lives; and WHEREAS, the cost to suppress wildfires across the United States typically exceeds one billion dollars annually; and WHEREAS, Santa Clara County Fire Department prepared a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for the areas served by County Fire, including Cupertino; and WHEREAS, the CWPP's primary goals are to protect human life and reduce property loss due to wildfire by identifying wildfire risk and mitigation measures in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas, the zones most at risk for wildfire, of the Santa Clara County Fire Department service area; and WHEREAS, the CWPP is a strategic plan with goals for creating a safer wildland urban interface community; and WHEREAS, the CWPP was developed in collaboration with the jurisdictions served by Santa Clara County Fire, wildfire professionals and non-profits in Santa Clara County, and the County Sheriff's Office; and WHEREAS, County Fire also conducted a series of community workshops and solicited community input on the development of the plan, including identification of j hazards and potential mitigation measures; and WHEREAS, the Santa Clara County CWPP includes annexes that address specific issues and projects to address these risks by jurisdictions in the Santa Clara County Fire Department service area; and Resolution No. 107 Page 2 WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino annex to the Santa Clara County CWPP serves as the City of Cupertino's CWPP. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cupertino does hereby adopt the City of Cupertino Annex to the Santa Clara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan as the City of Cupertino's Community Wildfire Protection Plan. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino this 201h day of August, 2019,by the following vote: C C Vote Members of the City Council AYES: Scharf, Chao, Paul, Sinks, Willey NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None I SIG Steven Scharf,Mayor Date City of Cupertino ATTEST: Grace Schmidt, City Clerk Date Santa Clara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Annex 7—City of Cupertino ANNEX 7. CITY OF CUPERTINO Cupertino is a city on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley and extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains.According to the 2010 Census the population was 58,302.Cupertino is made up of numerous subdivisions,most of them developed since the 1960s. The planning area focuses primarily on the unincorporated portions of the City and is delineated in Figure 7.1. ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION The City,of Cupertino is governed by a publicly elected city council and has authority for General Plan land use planning,code adoption and permit processing.The City of Cupertino does not have a city fire department,Cupertino is within the Central Fire Protection District. State law designates all lands within the city limits of Cupertino as Local Responsibility Area (LRA) for purposes of wildland fire protection. Most state fire prevention and defensible space laws do not apply within LRA.Recent legislation requires State review and input on General Plan Safety Element updates where wildland fire is a hazard (Government Code Section 65040.20). Fire Protection services for Cupertino are provided by Santa Clara County Fire Department/Central Fire Protection District,including emergency's in State Responsibility Areas (SRAs) in unincorporated areas of the wildland urban interface(WUI),adjacent to Cupertino.The Cupertino community are served by three fire stations: the Cupertino Fire Station, Monta Vista Fire Station and Seven Springs Fire Station. SRAs within the 'AU fall into the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRES)response area.To determine LRAs and SRAs of the community,please visit: http://www.firepreventionfee.org/sraviewer launch php LAND USE PLANNLVG, GENERAL PLAN,BummNG CODES,AND Loc a HAzARD MITIGATIONPLANS Authority and jurisdiction for approving the General Plan and elements,and determining land use, community design, and building code adoption rests with the Cupertino City Council. The Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) identifies hazards that exist in Cupertino that create risk to citizens and properties in Cupertino.WUI fires are a real and present danger to the western portions of Cupertino. This Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) identifies several goals related to functions the City of Cupertino has the authority to undertake. This CWPP may serve as basis for the WUI fire component for LHMP, General Plan,or General Plan element updates. PLANNING TEAM PARTICIPATION The Cupertino community is represented on the Core Team by representative of the Santa Clara County Fire Department. The Cupertino community have been engaged in the CWPP planning SWCA Environmental Consultants I August 2016 Santa Clara County Community Wilcyire Protection Plan Annex 7—City of Cupertino process through two rounds of workshops that have been held in Cupertino and focus on Cupertino and surrounding WUI communities. SUMMARY Cupertino is listed as a Community at Risk from wildfires on the Federal and/or California Fire Alliance list of Communities at Risk in Santa Clara County. Wildfires occur in the vicinity of Cupertino and present a danger to people and properties within the city. Mitigations can reduce the risk of injury and damage. Some mitigations are solely the responsibility of property owners,other mitigations require neighborhood level action, and some require city government action. WUI AREA DESCRIPTION WUTAREA DEFINED The Cupertino WUI area includes primarily moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) lands in the western portions of the City of Cupertino and homes within the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains (Figure 7.1).The WUI area is best described as a wildland-urban intermix with homes scattered among wildland fuels. 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Miles San Mateo 'picchetti SCU-23 0 0.25 0.5 1 COuntV ".Ranch / ace Open Space P Kilometers • 0 0.5 1 2 si[ye f f 1:70,000 S a -t G J Saratoga Ga oun Park �^ y. -O en S ce J Y Y C i O U /. p CONSYLLnMTS Data Sources:ESRI ArcGIS Online World Ocean Basemap,CALFIRE-FRAP,&Santa Clara County.Accessed:May 2016.Map Created:5/23/2016.Map Updated 7 _ Figure 7.1. Cupertino planning area. SWCA Environmental Consultants 3 August 2016 Santa Clara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Annex 7—City of Cupertino FIRE HISTORY For fire history information please see Figure 3.5 in the main CWPP document. LUzARDOUSFUEi CHARACTERISTICS The Cupertino planning area comprises a range of vegetation communities that differ depending upon elevation, precipitation, and slope. Chaparral vegetation is often found on south-facing slopes,where winter precipitation is relatively high,but dry summers are common.The chaparral will have long flame lengths under either moderate or extreme weather scenarios. The nature of these fuels is to burn quickly and intensely.Oak woodlands,comprised of a variety of oak species are also interspersed throughout as well as mixed conifer comprising knob cone pine and grey pine.A fire in either the mixed conifer or hardwood would likely be a surface fire with patches of active behavior and fairly low rates of spread. However, active fire behavior is possible in this vegetation type under extreme weather conditions,especially where there is high surface loading. Coastal coniferous forest communities such as redwoods and Douglas fir are located at lower elevations where precipitation is high,fog is common,and temperatures are moderate.Fire spread is generally limited in this fuel type;however,given the right combination of weather conditions, surface fire can be expected to burn uphill.Areas with increased fuel loading from dead and down materials may experience crowning under the right conditions.The varied vegetation composition result in the Cupertino WUI comprising a range of wildfire hazard. For fuel model information please refer to Section 4.6.3 and Figure 4.3 in Chapter 4 of the main CWPP document. NEIGHBORHOODAAD STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS The foothills above Cupertino are characterized by steep, windy and narrow roads that pose potential ingress and egress problems for emergency response and evacuations. Some areas may be subject to slow response times for emergency response due to the distance from the nearest fire station and road conditions. There are many private roads with locked gates behind which are a number of large homes with extensive property (Figure 7.2). Some homes have minimal turnaround space, posing a concern to emergency responders due to potential entrapment. There are a number of dead end roads and narrow driveways. Most homes have moderate defensible space (at least 30 feet) but some homes do not meet the necessary 70- to 100-foot space.Most homes have non-combustible siding,but the majority have combustible decks and fencing that comes into contact with wildland fuels. Some homes have wood shake roofs which put the property and neighborhood at risk. Many subdivisions are managed by HOAs,which provides a conduit for fire prevention and public education and outreach messages regarding structural ignitability and defensible space. A number of 7A compliant new build properties are interspersed with older properties. Many homes are located upslope from thick scrub fuels, with continuous canopies (Figure 7.3). Homes are located on steep slopes with often minimal set-back from the slope. Topography is a concern due to the influence steep slopes have on potential fire behavior. SWCA Environmental Consultants 4 August 2016 Santa Clara County Conututnity Wildfire Protection Plan Annex 7—City of Cupertino Water availability is a concern in areas higher in the foothills.There are no hydrants in some areas and people are dependent upon water from wells and storage tanks which may become depleted during periods of drought. +r r Figure 7.2. Many gated areas and dead-end private roads create an access concern for emergency responders. Figure 73. Cupertino WUI,showing variety of fuels and varied topography. EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPACITY Fire Suppression for the Cupertino WUI area is provided by: • Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District (LRA) o Cupertino Fire Station, 20215 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino. SWCA Environmental Consultants 5 August 2016 Santa Clara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Annex 7—City of Cupertino o Monta Vista Fire Station,22620 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino. o Seven Springs Fire Station(West Side of Cupertino),21000 Seven Springs Parkway,Cupertino. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS The Cupertino community has a highly involved fire safety council,the Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council (http://www.SCCFireSafe.org). This organization provides information regarding chipping programs, defensible space mitigation, forest health issues, and much more. They also offer public meetings and forums to support wildfire awareness. Santa Clara County Fire Department,Fire Prevention Division provides a comprehensive fire and life safety educational program within Cupertino.More information can be found on their website: http•//www sccfd org/community-outreach-safety-education/community-outreach-safety- education-overview. The Santa Clara Unit of CAL FIRE provides links to extensive public education materials for fire prevention in the WUL More information can be found on the CAL FIRE website: http://www.calfire.ca.gov/ POLICIES, REGULATIONS, ORDINANCES,AND CODES The WUI areas within the incorporated City of Cupertino are LRA structures within the planning area are covered under the City's WUI building codes and other city ordinances. HA7.ARD ASSESSMENT Community hazard assessments include ratings of community conditions compared to best practices for WUI fire mitigation. Community hazard ratings include consideration of applicable state codes,local ordinances, and recognized best practices guidelines. The National Fire Protection Association Standard 1144 (NFPA 1144) defines WUI hazards and risks at the community and parcel level.This plan utilizes components of NFPA 1144, California laws and local ordinances to evaluate neighborhood WUI hazard and risk. California Public Resources Code (PRC)4290 and 4291 sections address best practices for WUl community design and defensible space standards. The NFPA 1144 community risk assessment completed for the Cupertino Community assigned the WUI community a risk rating of High with a score of 81 (<40 =low,>40 = moderate, >70 = High, >112 = Extreme). Factors that contributed to the risk are illustrated below. Averages are taken across the community for each of these parameters. SWCA Environmental Consultants 6 August 2016 Santa Clara County Community Wilcfire Protection Plan Annex 7—City of Cupertino Parameter Condition Ratin Access Two or more roads in and out but access still concern +/- Narrow road width Surfaced road with greater than 5%grade Moderate fire access and turnarounds available +/- Street signs are present,some non-reflective +/- Vegetation Adjacent fuels: Medium Defensible space: >30 feet<70 feet around structure Topography within 300 feet of structure 31%-40% Topographic features High concern History of high fire occurrence Low Severe fire weather potential Low Separation of adjacent structures Large lots,good separation Roofing assembly Class B Building construction Non-combustible siding/combustible deck +/- Building set back<30 feet to slope Available fire protection Water: available via hydrants,some pressure issues Response: Station >5 miles from structure Internalsprinklers:some new homes 7A compliant) +/- Utilities One above,one below around +/- In addition to the on-the-ground hazard assessment, the CWPP also includes a Composite Fire Risk/Hazard Assessment which uses fire behavior modelling to determine potential fire behavior and is based on fuel characteristics, topography, weather, and fire history. The Composite Risk/Hazard Assessment for the planning area is shown in Figure 7.4. For more information on the methodology for this assessment please refer to Section 4.6.1 in Chapter 4 of the CWPP. PARCEL LEVEL ASSESSMENT A model for determining parcel level risk and effect of mitigations has been developed through this CWPP project. The model can use information available through public record for basic analysis but can be further refined with a site visit with property owner for a thorough analysis of risk score. The County will be seeking funding to fully implement this parcel level assessment in the future. The goal is for the property owner to be able to use this analysis to determine the most effective steps they can take to take to reduce their risk. For more information refer to Chapter 4 in the countywide CWPP document. 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Watersheds need to be protected and maintained from catastrophic wildfire damage in order to prevent erosion, sedimentation and water contamination (Taylor et al. 1993). Long-term issues resulting from damage to watersheds would be increased run off,poor soil retention,and decreased water quality. Lands inside and adjacent to the city present WUI fire hazard and threat to property owners in the city. Much of the planning area is comprised of Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, a 3,988-acre Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Preserve (MROSD) and adjoining 165-acre County Park. Within the boundary of the Preserve is Deer Hollow Farm, a working farm and organic garden.The Preserve is home to vast wildlife habitat and natural and cultural resources. Other community values at risk include: life safety, homes and property values, infrastructure, recreation and lifestyle,wildlife habitat,watershed protection,and environmental resources. MITIGATION PROJECTS AND PRIORITIZATIONS The following project matrices have been developed by the community and Core Team to direct specific project implementation for communities in the Cupertino WUI(Table 7.1—Table 7.4).The matrices below are tiered to the strategic goals presented in the body of the CWPP through project IDs in the first column of each matrix.The matrices are broken down into projects for addressing hazardous fuels,structural ignitability,public education and outreach and fire response capability. Due to the large area of land managed by the MROSD (Rancho San Antonio Preserve) within the planning area,the reader is directed to the MROSD agency annex (Annex 16). Treatment maps have been developed by the Core Team for fuel treatments in the surrounding area, including Saratoga and Los Altos Hills (Figure 7.5). Many of these projects have been part of ongoing planning by the Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council in conjunction with public and private stakeholders. 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Mitigations for areas in northern Cupertino planning area and adjacent Saratoga SWCA Environmental Consultants 10 August 2016 Santa Clara County Community Wiltlfrre Protection Plan Annex 7—City,of Cupertino Table 7.1. Recommended Fuel Reduction Projects in Cupertino WM ID Timeline Project Location and land Priority Resources/funding sources p p Cupertino Description ownership Method Serves to: for Monitoring C Action (1,2,3) available Strategic Goal: FR1:Incorporate single track trails into fire defenses stem where practical. C-FR1.1 Incorporate single MROSD;County Strategic plan to Provide access Ongoing- 1 Regular Grants:CA FSC;California track trails into fire Parks,County Open incorporate fire when fires occur LONG monitoring to Forest Improvement Program defense system Space,and other defense to reduce RANGE determine project (CFIP);Natural Resource where practical and municipal park improvements spread. success in Conservation Service(NRCS), effective. agencies. through trail reducing fuel FEMA,Green House Gas management. Enhance loading and Reduction Fund(GHGRF) Community fire enhanced access. Detailed analysis defense. Fund sustainability efforts would be needed through the property in development of owner/manager,or local/state treatment location agency that is the responsible to ensure party. protection of natural resources. Should incorporate a map component and use the Earthquake Clearinghouse exchange core to facilitate project development. Strategic Goal:FR2:Work with Park and Open s ace to have some road width trails for better access. C-FR2.1 Work with Park and MROSD, County Maintain road Protect life and Within 2 1 Regular Grants:CA FSC;CFIP; Open space to Parks,other width trails for fire property by years maintenance NRCS,FEMA,GHGRF have some road municipal parks that and park patrol improving schedule should width trails for bound up to the vehicles where access for be implemented to Fund sustainability efforts better access WUI. possible to emergency ensure clearance through the property where appropriate. facilitate access. vehicles to open levels are owner/manager,or local/state space areas maintained. agency that is the responsible Use trails as fuel and WUI areas party- breaks. adjacent to Should incorporate open space. a map component and use the Earthquake Clearinghouse exchange core to facilitate project development. SWCA Environmental Consultants ll August 2016 Santa Clara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Annex 7—Cite of Cupertino ID Timeline Cupertino Project Location and land Method Serves to: for Priority Monitoring Resources/funding sources C Description ownership Action (1,2,3) available Strategic Goal: FR4: Encourage use of prescribed fires where ecologically sound and feasible. C-FR4.1 Encourage use of MROSD,County Utilize prescribed Reduce fuel Ongoing 1 Regular Grants:,CA FSC,CFIP, prescribed fires Fire. burn planning that loading of fine monitoring NRCS where ecologically follows agency fuels and needed to ensure sound and feasible. and regulator understory against protocols. species to environmental mitigate damage and Closely follow plan potential for invasive species prescriptions. intense fire into burned areas. behavior in the event of an Monitoring to unplanned determine project ignition. success in reducing fuel loading. Strategic Goal: FR10: Develop agency partnership to establish creation of hand crew for fire hazard reduction-need not be a fire crew. C-FR10.1 Develop agency All agencies Establish a local Primary purpose Within 3 2 Monitor cost Grants: CA FSC;CFIP; partnership to based crew for use is to carry out years effectiveness NRCS, FEMA,GHGRF establish creation in fire defense CWPP through benefit of hand crew for improvement work objectives cost ratio fire hazard throughout the approach reduction-need not county. be a fire crew. Can be through private resources, contract with CCC, or Sheriff. Strategic Goal: FIR 11:Create Sustainable programs for creating Defensible Space at the parcel Level. C-FR11.1 Develop Defensible Private homes and Use readily Increases the Annual- 1 Regular Utilize local funding sources Space structures available likelihood that a Late maintenance such as County Fire,local Programs: throughout the WUI. Defensible Space structure will Spring needed to ensure government, home owner Community Literature; survive a major the fuel break association dues,and SRA Chipping, Drive up Encourage home wildfire. remains clear of Fees. Reuse successful Chipping,At Home owners to have vegetation. programs from previous Chipping and Fire courtesy Monitor for years,encourage local Safe inspections erosion and administration and volunteers Neighborhoods. by local fire invasive species. from the community to reduce agencies and administrative overhead. PG&E. SWCA Environincntal Consultants 12 August 2016 Santa Clara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Annex 7—City of Cupertino ID Timeline Project Location and land for Priority Resources/funding sources Cupertino Description ownership Method Serves to: Action (1,2,3) Monitoring available Cupertino Non-Tiered Projects. C-FR1 Develop Task County Fire Fire Prevention Reduce Spring 3 NA FEMA funds,Municipal/local Force to seek Division to concerns voiced 2017 funds,power line grants, funding sources for investigate at community California Tree Mortality Task homeowners to homeowner workshops Force,State Greenhouse Gas reduce hazard concerns regarding costs Reduction Grants. trees. regarding removal of tree removal of dead hazard for hazard trees. reduction. C-FR 3 Establish fuel MROSD lands Shaded fuel break Slow the spread Winter 1 Regular MROSD,CAL FIRE crews breaks around adjacent to treatments. of fire from open 2017 maintenance and dozers-Public Works communities communities(District space lands needed to ensure budget. identified as at risk policy to allow). Reduce the the fuel break Local community groups- during workshops: Municipal/County intensity of remains clear of donations and grant funding. property abutting possible flame vegetation. De Anza Oaks subdivisions. fronts. Monitor for Subdivision erosion and invasive species. Blackberry Park Canyon Vista Cristo Re SWCA Environmental Consultants 13 August 2016 Santa Clara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Annex 7—City of Cupertino Table 7.2. Recommended Public Education and Outreach Projects in the Cupertino WUI ID Presented Priority C Project b Target Date 1,2,3 Resources Needed Serves to Strategic Goal: EO1: Educate citizens on how to achieve contemporary WUI code compliance in retrofits/cost: benefit ratio.Provide workshops and/or demonstration site. C-EO1.1 Educate citizens on how to Fire Safe Within 2 1 Workshop expenses, personnel. Increase compliance with County code. achieve contemporary WUI code Councils, years Workshop venues. compliance in retrofits/cost: County Fire, Reduce fire risk level for individual benefit ratio. Provide Cupertino CAL FIRE Demonstration site. parcels and community as a whole. focused workshops and/or Strategize on avenues for engaging the demonstration site in Cupertino public.Be opportunistic,engage residents WUI. following a local wildfire or at existing well, Hold on weekends to increase attended events,i.e.annual BBQ, attendance. pancake breakfasts,open days offered by fire departments. CAL FIRE crews will be carrying out summer inspections. Strategic Goal: E02: Analyze playing with fire ignitions and focus education programs at vicinity schools. C-E02.1 Analyze playing with fire ignitions County Fire, Within 1 year 1 School liaison. Adds to existing programs provided by and fireworks safety and focus CAL FIRE, Materials for presentations. County Fire and Fire Safe Council education programs at Cupertino municipal fire Personnel. targeted at school age children. schools or youth organizations. departments Video processing,could utilize YouTube Reduces number of ignitions. Focus at youth and children. Fire Safe Council platform. Could be a college student project. C-E02.2 Implement firework bans and Sheriff's Within 1 year 1 Sheriff's Department resources. Reduce concerns voiced by community increase enforcement during high Department members regarding firework safety in fire danger periods. in the WUI. conjunction with County Fire Strategic goal E03: Organize a community group made up of residents and agency personnel to develop materials and communicate relevant defensible space messages.Could coordinate with fire depart ents or FSC. C-E03.1 Develop Homeowner guide for Local Home Spring 2017 2 Funding to develop and print copies of the Give residents detailed and locally homes located in designated Owner handbook.Volunteers to help distribute specific tools that they can use to Cupertino WUI. Association and explain the document. improve preparedness. C-E03.2 Neighbor teach neighbor Local Spring 2017 1 Sustainable funding needed for FSC to Provide a grassroots level of training to program. residents in provide training to willing neighbors to residents on how to achieve defensible conjunction teach their neighbors defensible space space and Firewise practices. Builds with Santa and Firewise practices. community interest and capacity for Clara County wildfire preparedness. Fire Safe Council SCCFSC SWCA Environmental Consultants 14 August 2016 Santa Clara County Community Wilc#ire Protection Plan Annex 7—Cihv of Cupertino Project Presented Target Date Priority C Resources Needed Serves to b 1,2,3 Strategic Goal: EO12: Promote and increase the use of prescribed burning as a fuels reduction method. Gain public support for using prescribed burns to reduce fuel loads and to improve ecosystem health through a pilot burn project and demonstration site. Consider developing informational material for distribution at natural areas or via email distribution lists. C-EO Implement a public outreach CAL FIRE/ Within 2 2 Prescribed burn prescription,type-6 Protect communities and infrastructure 12.1 campaign regarding the use of MROSD years engines,hand crews,equipment. by reducing fuel loads. prescribed fire for natural Research and costs of producing, resource management and fuel p g,printing, and distributing paper informational flyer. reduction in open space areas. SWCA Environmental Consultants 15 August 2016 Santa Clara County Communih, Wildfire Protection Plan Annex 7—Citv of Cupertino Table 7.3. Recommended Fire Fighting Capability Projects in the Cupertino WUI Fire Department/ Benefits of the Project to the Priority- Resources/funding ID Project Description Agency communityTimeline 1,2,3 sources available Strategic goal FC13: Develop a coordinated approach between fire jurisdictions and water supply agencies to identify needed improvements to the water distribution system,initially focusing on areas of highest wildfire hazard. C-FC13.1 Develop a coordinated County Fire,CAL FIRE, Improve fire-fighting response if water is Within 2 1 County Fire approach between fire Fire Safe Council, more readily available or closest years jurisdictions and water supply locations could be identified on a GIS agencies to identify needed map on a tablet/computer. improvements to the water distribution system, initially focusing on areas of highest wildfire hazard. Strategic goal FC8: Where road systems are antiquated and do not provide for proper evacuation or two way flow,require removal of obstructions or upgrade to minimum 2 lanes roads stem over time. C-FC8.1 Widening roads. Benefits fire agencies that Facilitates evacuation and response multi-year 1 Local Road Association deploy smaller trucks. times.Hurdle would be the number of Project private roads in the planning area. Strategic goal FC11: Investigate and potentially install Fire Detection Robots to alert departments of a fire start in remote areas. C-FC11.1 Early Warning Wildfire Benefits all fire agencies. This benefits the areas covered by the Within 2 1 There is currently about Detection System on MROSD cameras. Fire can be detected early, years $30,000 being held by the property. data is recorded and can be used for Santa Clara County Fire later analysis,and fires in progress can Safe Council to continue be monitored. this base of the project. SWCA Environmental Consultants 16 August 2016 Santa Claret County ColmRuniO7 Wllelfire Notectlon Plan Annex 7—City-of Ciq)enino Table 7.4. Recommendations for Structural Ignitability Projects in Cupertino WUI ID Project Presented by Programs Available Description Contact Priority(1,2,3) C !Date Strategic Goal-SI 1:Retrofit/eliminate flammable roofs. C-S11.1 Retrofit/Eliminate flammable City and County FEMA grants Require elimination of City and County 1/By 2030 roofs Planning in all flammable roofs Planning conjunction with through attrition or County Fire and time deadline municipalities C-SI1.2 WUI Fire Protection Workshops SCCFSC Firewise.agency outreach Offer hands-on SCCFSC 1/Spring 2017 personnel,Ready,Set,Go! workshops to Firewise personnel, All residents would be Tailor to specific risk/hazards in highlight individual CAL FIRE encouraged to each community home vulnerabilities participate. and how-to techniques to reduce ignitability of common structural elements. Strategic Goal-S14: Adopt common defensible space standards throughout the county. and Strategic Goal-SI 19:Create a countywide defensible space ordinance for parcels below certain size acreage(parcel size:i.e.2 acres?),if not cleared by owner then county will clear.Could be tied to County weed abatement program. C-S14.1 Stronger Defensible Space Regional Fire Based on existing state laws New emphasis on Regional Fire 1/Spring 2017 regulations. Marshals.To be and standards. maintenance. Marshals. and adopted locally in the Presented in plain 2016 CFC cycle. language and a C-S19.1 logical progression. Eliminate current jurisdictional limitations. Strategic Goal: S115 Adopt landscape standards for recommended plant landscape materials. C-SI15.1 Consider development of a City of Cupertino; 'SelecTree'application which Seek resident Provide example to 21 Fall 2017 demonstration site for fire safe SCCFSC helps to identify appropriate volunteer to residents on how to landscaping that would be in- trees for your region,weather participate in program be Firewise while still keeping with the Tree City USA and fire hazard. and invite contractors meeting the Tree program httr)s://selectree.calpoly.edu/ to bid on project. USA program standards. Consider as an update to the Develop a fire Safety Element-a change to resistant vegetation the tree ordinance that aligns list to landscapers more with fire safe practices. and to the City Follow model by Diablo Fire Safe Council to develop a Firewise tree list. SWCA Environmental Consnitant•s' 17 August 2016 Santa Clara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Annex 7—City of Cupertino ID Project Presented by Programs Available Description Contact Priority(1,2,3) C IDate Strategic Goal:SI16-Develop landscape contractor maintenance pro Iram for"Right Plant--Right Place"and maintenance. C-SI16 Develop a fire safe education City of Cupertino 'SelecTree'application which Hold day long City of Cupertino 3/Spring 2018 program for landscaping crews. helps to identify appropriate workshops 2-3 times SCCFSC trees for your region,weather a year that and fire hazard. landscapers could https://selectree.calpoly.edu/. attend at a small cost but then they could Follow model by Diablo Fire receive certification in Safe Council to develop a Firewise landscaping. Firewise tree list. Firewise USA Ready-Set-Go Strategic Goal S17: Promote Firewise Community recognition program countywide;consider SCL amendments to Fire wise; partner with CERT and Neighborhood Watch. C-S17.1 Firewise Communities Establish and support Firewise Communities USA Give residents SCFSC,CAL FIRE 2/Fall 2017 a new Firewise ownership of the fire Communities Group problem,provide resources and information necessary to inform and prepare the community for fire. SWCA Environmental Consultants 18 August 2016 Santa Clara County Community Wilcfire Protection Plan Annex 7—City of Cupertino Table 75. Recommendations for General Planning Projects in City of Cupertino ID Project Description T Method Timeline for Priority Monitor!ng/Sustainability Resources/Funding Action 1,2,3 Sources Available Strategic Goal GP1:Ensure project sustainability. C-GP1.1 The CWPP serves as the Work with city planning to identify timeline Next 5 years 2 The core group of stakeholders Internal funding wildfire component of for incorporation in next LHMP update. would need to ensure that the Cupertino LHMP and document is kept relevant in that General Plan-Safety and Aim to have the strategic-level CWPP time and position it for other element incorporated into the Safety Element of the incorporation. amendments. General Plan when the safety element is next revised.Getting it into the General Plan is equivalent to getting the CWPP adopted. Strategic Goal GP3:Ensure project sustainability. C-GP3.1 Ensure project Have a target date for updating the Annually 1 Establish annual oversight of the Internal funding sustainability. datasets used in the risk assessment model CWPP and project status. and re-running the model. Establish trigger points for updating CWPP. Get buy-in from Core Team members for long-term Make contact with Santa Clara County Fire commitment to CWPP review. Department to note your interest in participating in the project and identify CWPP meeting schedule. C-GP3.2 Designate a member to the Identify staff and convene a kickoff of the Meet 1 Commit to attendance at one Internal funding Countywide CWPP Core working group and identify tasks and goals quarterly CWPP meeting annually. Team for CWPP updates. for CWPP updates. C-GP3.3 Develop methods for Develop action for city council to adopt As needed 2 Enactment of policy. Internal funding sustainability of hazardous method to fund sustainable hazardous fuel fuel reduction. maintenance(such as Mello-Roos Community Facility Districts for new subdivisions). Strategic Goal GP4:Parcel Level Defensible Space Inspection Task Force C-GP4.1 Join countywide task force Carryout parcel level assessments to 2 years 1 Set target number of parcels to Internal funding to do parcel level enhance risk assessment model be assessed each year. inspection work to enhance components at a finer scale. model;utilize portable data Review number of parcels collection and ArcGIS as Add data to model and re-run as necessary. assessed each year at annual analysis tools. CWPP meeting. Strategic Goal GP5:Develop countywide standard and method for continued data a herina and risk analysis. C-GP5.1 Use a countywide standard Conduct funding to purchase a commercial 2 years 1 Annual review of progress as part California Fire Safe and method for continued application,such as Fulcrum,that provides of Core Team. Council data gathering and risk a standard data collection platform that clearinghouse analysis. could be used on a smart phone/tablet. grants;internal funding SWCA Environmental Consultants 19 August 2016 Santa Clara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Annex 7—City of Cupertino ID Project Description Method TimelineAct onfor P'iz3y Monitoring/Sustainability Sources Available Strategic Goal GP7:Add hyperspectral and LIDAR imaging to periodic aerial photography flights. C-GP7 Seek LiDAR and Work in conjunction with the City Planning, 1-3 years 1 Periodic new flights to update Grants: Federal hyperspectral imagery for County Assessor,or others to add data sets. Emergency aerial photography of additional sensing cameras to aerial photo Management Cupertino. flights. Agency,Department of Homeland Hyperspectral and LiDAR can provide in Security, depth identification and analysis of hazards Greenhouse Gas and risks. Reduction SWCA Environmental Consultants 20 August 2016