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Director of Resource Management James Vuzic and Building Official Syed Irvani told the board the county received the new LRA maps from CAL FIRE in February and that Government Code sections 51178–51179 require counties to publish and adopt updated maps within a statutory timeframe. Solano County must adopt the maps by June 24 to meet the statutory deadline, staff said.

Irvani summarized what the designation means for property owners and builders: local responsibility areas place new development under defensible-space and wildland-urban interface building standards. For properties in areas designated “high” or “very high” hazard under the LRA map, new construction will be subject to Chapter 7A (noncombustible roof and exterior assemblies, ember-resistant vents, noncombustible siding/decks and related fire-hardening standards) and local fire-safe building requirements including road and access standards.

The county’s new LRA map adds roughly 81,000 acres of LRA in unincorporated territory, staff said; cities collectively received about 23,000 acres of LRA designation. Most of the newly designated LRA acreage in Solano County is classified as “high” rather than “very high.” Areas called out during the briefing included Highway 12 toward Collinsville, Laguna/Mancos Corner areas and pockets near Vacaville and Cordelia. Staff demonstrated an interactive GIS map the county posted to its website for public review.

Irvani told supervisors that the updated hazard maps do not automatically remove insurance or otherwise directly force policy cancellations; insurance companies use different risk-modeling tools for underwriting. The building-code and disclosure consequences apply primarily to new construction in areas now designated as high or very high hazard.

The board introduced the ordinance by title and waived further reading; the motion passed 5-0. Staff must upload the adopted ordinance and maps to the Office of the State Fire Marshal portal after final adoption, and the county will continue public outreach to explain what the changes mean for property owners and developers.

The action is the first reading/introductory step; a subsequent hearing and final adoption will follow the county’s public-notice requirements and the statutory timeline.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Supervisors 05-13-25 Meeting 1 of 1","oneSentenceSummary","Supervisors introduced and read by title the county ordinance to adopt CAL FIRE’s updated 2025 Local Responsibility Area (LRA) fire hazard severity zones map. The first-reading action (5-0) begins a state-mandated adoption process that will apply building-code provisions to new construction in LRA-designated areas.","taxTitle","Solano County, California","taxId",3563,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6557456,"County staff review wildfire prevention programs, outline grant-funded projects and communication gaps",2457,6869000,9326000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3295400-c4855d9b98b10df3b6a680155ba3d1fc&start=6869&end=9326","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3295400-c4855d9b98b10df3b6a680155ba3d1fc/thumbnail_6869000.jpg","/articles/6557456/Solano-County/California/County-staff-review-wildfire-prevention-programs-outline-grant-funded-projects-and-communication-gaps","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557456-635c0426ce2d47b1bb3932e80150e037/orig.mp4?Expires=1770508911&Signature=PGEIlFDzdHa3USvgJnD39d0GSzEs5M~yQj2rSTpL7dKL~svSyic8oElrlKmy45chN8DkQGvGxzlhzZhyzTUcy-J5a1agJEXI1OVzL28W7JYqmVH72IB0lwTO1xf8NA7eRTkjiSpJ3Mod3-y~Lj949aTbUNqmsFdC3wldHswUWWwctUW5fK0Nr7-0LbJRSeQNCPV7s2ptPWtHFKmxwJhvstavsSNYu8~e3WS~xz7P17ZRYhM6yCOh2ZBh2raTN2MUN7GakiprHtWGgVtEDprXRy~w~mSWNShfV1YAEuU7o4Saxs-ZIz72AbVQXpIaJIJXtwYIrOAp9p4xEmbnxU1~XQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Solano County emergency-management staff on May 13 briefed the Board of Supervisors on the status of wildfire-prevention and resilience programs, describing a mix of grant-funded projects, local earmark spending and community outreach efforts and noting gaps in coordinated advance notice for prescribed burns.

Robin Raines, Solano County emergency services manager, said the county has continued activity across several funding streams awarded since 2019 and noted completed and ongoing projects. Staff highlighted a CAL FIRE community prevention grant that supported the county’s first countywide Community Wildfire Protection Plan and related outreach; staff said that CAL FIRE funds supported a roughly $1 million project matched in part by about $195,000 of local in-kind staff contributions.

Raines said the county used multiple grant sources to purchase evacuation-zone software and to run a Know Your Zone public campaign; the Solano Fire Safe Council and partner resource conservation districts have implemented or supported local fuel-reduction projects in Green Valley, Pleasant Valley and other high-threat areas.

Specific figures provided during the briefing included: a returned, unspent grant balance of $44,849 that was returned to the state after hiring delays; chipper/green-waste events that earlier collected 27,349 pounds of yard debris in 2024; and actual cost of a pilot seasonal firefighter program of approximately $86,000 for the last season (county had budgeted more, in anticipation of full participation). Staff said a later application for a 2025 county-coordinator grant was pending.

Raines and other staff described ongoing uses of an earmarked county funding allocation to support fuels reduction, chipping events, address-signage distribution for rural properties, public outreach, and seasonal firefighter staffing. The board and staff discussed using some remaining earmark dollars for projects that place “boots on the ground,” including expanded seasonal firefighter staffing and private-property hazard-tree removal, and they discussed coordination with non-profit partners such as Team Rubicon to perform private-property fuels reduction at no cost to the county when the nonprofit has applicable donations.

Supervisors and staff also spent time on communication and community concerns about prescribed burns. Raines acknowledged a recent Nelson Road/Nelson Hill pilot burn conducted with partners and said the county would improve advance notice protocols to supervisors and residents; she said Nixle messages, social media and local media outreach were used and would be strengthened.

No board action was required; the presentation was received and will inform ongoing grant applications, budget planning and outreach work.

What happened next: supervisors asked staff to improve advance notice and coordination for planned burns, to continue pursuit of grants and partnerships for fuels and dead-tree removal, and to pursue multiyear contracts or donated work (e.g., Team Rubicon) where feasible.","Emergency services and fire-prevention partners updated supervisors on ongoing and planned wildfire prevention work, including CAL FIRE grants, county-earmarked funds, green-waste chipping events and a pilot seasonal firefighter program. Staff emphasized coordination needs for prescribed burns and outreach.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6557459,"Solano supervisors approve pay-range updates for multiple department leaders",490,6399000,6889000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3295400-c4855d9b98b10df3b6a680155ba3d1fc&start=6399&end=6889","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3295400-c4855d9b98b10df3b6a680155ba3d1fc/thumbnail_6399000.jpg","/articles/6557459/Solano-County/California/Solano-supervisors-approve-pay-range-updates-for-multiple-department-leaders","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557459-824161e950439bb5eac646c5a59dd615/orig.mp4?Expires=1770508911&Signature=KbrMaS8pqGULRTLtaj-h5a3DHTuvdbaDJ4xBi4WA37uMzTF6KxNpBTJ4CCJuOqeez7vcg5HXdv4Z9Jkj8IfranRBZxi9EcTrTkpyuxkrxhOpTCoJrNjwECrnVYE~v1EQpWRg4vBcQn2xhRQwzOLIrniyiT79fU~whe0R8hWLbVqSjJvIUd0aCZChrk~vhjnWGZLpdtPHTG81VlZ-fR27EhlLI-KoV41mUWIb2dUivyTsgIuMiRrQ4opHMoOrKwEuxOvJnE~ob4Rv-kEthWXlLosh2LNwikaW6mEg8wYLJzywK6wgnACsmwqgieA0eQ8a-JbNkwXj64MccMJT3QFeSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Solano County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on May 13 to adopt a resolution adjusting monthly salary ranges for a set of appointed department-head and senior manager positions after a county market survey found several ranges below the market median.

County staff told the board the adjustments respond to a survey, conducted with an outside HR consultant, showing 16 department-level positions were below the median for comparable jurisdictions and eight were at or above the median. The resolution directs the county to increase affected salary ranges by half of the calculated gap in the current fiscal year and to fund the remaining half in the 2025–26 budget.

The resolution amends the county’s alphabetical listing of classes and salaries and reaffirms actions taken in prior resolutions that removed a strict percentage-based “wage separation” method from pay decisions. Staff said the change is intended to keep Solano County competitive in recruiting and retaining chief-level and senior managers.

The board’s motion listed multiple classification adjustments by title; the transcript provides the motion text read into the record but many of the individual numeric values were not presented clearly in the public reading. County staff told supervisors a full attachment (the compensation survey and a table of proposed ranges) was included with the staff report for the board’s review and will be reflected in the supplemental budget for 2025–26.

Supervisors said they supported spreading the cost over two fiscal years to reduce immediate budget pressure while addressing recruitment risks. No public speakers registered opposition to the measure at the time of the vote.

The resolution passed unanimously, 5-0. The board instructed county staff to implement the range changes and to include the second 50 percent of the adjustments in next year’s supplemental budget.

Implementation details — including the specific new monthly ranges for each classification and which positions are affected — are included in the resolution and the attached market survey in the administrative record.","The Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to adopt a resolution updating pay ranges for several appointed department-head positions after a county market survey found many ranges below the regional median. Changes are split across this fiscal year and next to limit immediate budget impact.","actionData","errors"]

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Board introduces ordinance to adopt 2025 Local Responsibility Area fire-hazard map for unincorporated Solano

County staff review wildfire prevention programs, outline grant-funded projects and communication gaps

Solano supervisors approve pay-range updates for multiple department leaders