File #: 14-00636    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 8/19/2014 Final action: 8/19/2014
Title: Consider recommendations regarding a Donation for Fire Department Flamesniffer Devices and Mission Canyon Pilot Project, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Authorize the Fire Department to accept a donation of approximately $40,500.00 worth of equipment from FlameSniffer Pty Ltd. for FlameSniffer devices to be set up in the Mission Canyon area, including nine sensor units which will be attached to the existing Southern California Edison power-line infrastructure located in the Santa Barbara Mountains; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Flamesniffer Agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE), authorizing the installation and operation of Flamesniffer devices on SCE powerline infrastructure; c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. BJE-0003559; and d) Determine that the execution of this Contract is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in compliance with Section 15061 (b), (3), (No possibility of impact on the environment).
Sponsors: COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
Attachments: 1. Board Letter, 2. Flamesniffer Devices Donation Letter, 3. Flamesniffer Agreement, 4. FlameSniffer BRR, 5. Notice of Exemption, 6. Public Comment - Mission Canyon Association
Title
Consider recommendations regarding a Donation for Fire Department Flamesniffer Devices and Mission Canyon Pilot Project, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
 
a) Authorize the Fire Department to accept a donation of approximately $40,500.00 worth of equipment from FlameSniffer Pty Ltd. for FlameSniffer devices to be set up in the Mission Canyon area, including nine sensor units which will be attached to the existing Southern California Edison power-line infrastructure located in the Santa Barbara Mountains;
 
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Flamesniffer Agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE), authorizing the installation and operation of Flamesniffer devices on SCE powerline infrastructure;
 
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. BJE-0003559; and
 
d) Determine that the execution of this Contract is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in compliance with Section 15061 (b), (3), (No possibility of impact on the environment).