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San Ramon engineer briefs council on GAD wildfire prevention, reserves and maintenance
Summary
City district engineer Shane Shee summarized the role, funding and wildfire-prevention work of two Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (GADs), described maintenance schedules and responded to council questions about grazing, tree management and recent landslide repairs.
Shane Shee, district engineer for San Ramon, told the City Council on March 11 that the city manages two Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts — the Dougherty Valley GAD and the Northwest San Ramon GAD — and that both are engaged in routine and large-scale maintenance to reduce geologic and wildfire risk.
Shee said the Dougherty Valley GAD (formed in 1990, renamed 2017) will ultimately own about 2,900 acres of open space and currently comprises roughly 12,000 assessment units; Northwest San Ramon GAD, formed in 2017, will eventually include about 192 acres and roughly 363 assessment units. He said the Dougherty Valley GAD maintains a reserve fund of about $40 million and Northwest San Ramon GAD about $2 million to cover deferred maintenance and large repairs.
Shee described annual activities the GADs perform to reduce fire risk, including spring weed…
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