3 18-0454 Subject: OPD Hiring Changes Informational Report And Resolution
From: Councilmember Kaplan
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) An Informational Report Regarding Whether The Police Recruiting And Hiring Changes Proposed In Prior Recommendations Have Been Implemented; And
The National Academy of Sciences has published its recommendations for major revision of forest management to reduce fire hazards. This major change in policy is required because of climate change and expansion of communities into forests. Past practice was to reduce fuel loads on millions of acres of forests. This strategy is no longer effective because of drought and higher temperatures. NAS recommends that tree removals be confined to creating defensible space immediately around structures (100 Ft), restricting new developments in high fire hazard zones and building with materials that retard ignition.
Oakland’s Vegetation Management Plan should reflect the latest developments in fire science. The final plan should be consistent with the recommendations of NAS: Tania Schoennagel, et. al., “Adapt to more wildfire in western North American forests as climate changes,” Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, May 2017
The National Academy of Sciences has published its recommendations for major revision of forest management to reduce fire hazards. This major change in policy is required because of climate change and expansion of communities into forests. Past practice was to reduce fuel loads on millions of acres of forests. This strategy is no longer effective because of drought and higher temperatures. NAS recommends that tree removals be confined to creating defensible space immediately around structures (100 Ft), restricting new developments in high fire hazard zones and building with materials that retard ignition.
Oakland’s Vegetation Management Plan should reflect the latest developments in fire science. The final plan should be consistent with the recommendations of NAS: Tania Schoennagel, et. al., “Adapt to more wildfire in western North American forests as climate changes,” Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, May 2017