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MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 3, 2014
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Ed Keith, Deschutes County Forester
RE: Forester update, July 9 work session
Title III funds
Action is required from the BOCC for the recently reauthorized 2014 Title III funds. The deadline for a county to
“initiate” Title III projects is September 30, 2014. The Forest Service recommends that the county document its initiation
of Title III projects in the meeting minutes of its county governing body which reflect the county’s agreement to use the
funds for the authorized uses in Title III.
Recommended action: The County Forester recommends the following three projects be initiated by approval of the
BOCC. This is consistent with past years Title III projects and is in compliance with Title III spending restrictions.
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue operations on Forest Service Lands
Project Wildfire: CWPP development and revision; Firewise Community Program
County Forester: CWPP development and revision; Firewise Community Program
Next steps: Once the BOCC initiates the above listed projects, the County Forester will post the notice in the newspaper
and take public comment, as required by the SRS Act.
FEMA PDM’10 Grant
Two meetings have been held between the three Counties (Crook, Klamath, Deschutes), OEM and FEMA to start the
Environmental and Historic Preservation process. FEMA is now drafting the public notices that will begin the scoping
process and associated public comment period.
Bend & South County Community Assistance Grants
Work on the Bend Fuels Community Assistance Grant that began last fall is continuing. To date we have completed
approximately 600 acres of fuel reduction including sweat equity, brush mowing, tree thinning and chipping. The
recently awarded South County Fuels grant is going through the award process and we should have a grant agreement in
the next 60 days.
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