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MEMORANDUM ( " -9 <br />To: David Cavazos, City Manager Date: November S, 2014 <br />From: Devin Leonard, Division Chief, Orange County Fire Authority_-", <br />Fred Mousavlpour, Executive Director, Public Works Agency y=,r,,,, <br />Subject: SANTIAGO CREEK FIRE PREVENTION ACTION PLAN <br />Recommendation <br />City staff recommends: <br />a) Removal of the dead trees and brush from the City's right of way at Santiago Creek Channel <br />between Interstate 5 Freeway and Flower Street with assistance from Orange County Fire <br />Authority in order to reduce the risk of fire to the City's right of way and adjacent homes. <br />b) Pick up and haul away at no cost to the residents all combustible plant material and dead <br />vegetation that property owners along this segment gather from their own properties and <br />place at the curbside or at an equally accessible location at the front of their residence. <br />Background <br />Within the City's jurisdiction, Santiago Creek runs west from border with the City of Orange to the <br />Santa Ana River. Along the route, the ownership and corresponding maintenance responsibilities vary, <br />with the City of Santa Ana and the County of Orange owning the majority of land in the creek. <br />However, between Interstate 5 Freeway and Flower Street, the City owns an irregular shaped parcel <br />which only partly covers the creek bed and embankment. Within this segment, large portions of the <br />creek are within the boundaries of private residential lots fronting Park Lane and Riverside Drive (See <br />Exhibit 1). For the discussion purposes, this segment will be referred to as Santiago Creek. Southern <br />California Edison also owns and maintains a 12 KV overhead power line and support poles within the <br />City's creek right of way. <br />A boundary and topography survey within the subject segment of Santiago Creek was conducted by <br />the City In 2013 and a copy of this survey was made available to the property owners along the creek. <br />Process to Perform Santiago Creek Fuel Management <br />Due to the sensitive nature of the creek and neighborhood concerns with any activities that take place <br />in the creek, staff has developed the following action plan depicting a step -by -step Implementation of <br />proposed fire prevention and safety effort. This plan essentially ensures that all neighbors and <br />resident In the immediate vicinity of the Santiago Creek receive full disclosure on what fire safety <br />F.0FCAeAFCA -%&A11 1814 PWA Ha RFCA Memo 6amiapoCreaF FimPlan (n).dou <br />LI W <br />