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Board ratifies DEA agreement, approves utility easement, budget amendments and letters backing wildfire bills
Summary
At its March 31 meeting the Inyo County Board ratified an agreement with the DEA for an eradication grant, approved a Southern California Edison easement for a monopine telecom site, amended budgets to spend CAL FIRE grants, and voted to send letters of support for wildfire bills SB 1084, SB 1118 and SB 1162.
The board ratified an agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration presented by Sergeant Connolly that accepts federal grant funding for the Domestic Cannabis Eradication and Suppression Program. Connolly said the four‑letter grant typically covers flight time, equipment and overtime for enforcement on federal lands and reported a decline in illegal grows as some production has shifted toward fentanyl manufacturing. The board voted to ratify the agreement; the transcript records "motion carries" but does not contain a roll‑call vote.
Deputy CAO Megan McCammon asked the board to approve a utility easement to Southern California Edison so the utility can provide power to a leased telecommunications site near the Big Pine animal shelter. McCammon said the easement will allow overhead power to be taken to a pole and then buried underground to the monopine (camouflaged tower) that Vertical Bridge is building with Verizon and T‑Mobile. The board approved the easement.
The board also approved budget amendments requested by county administration to allow spending of previously approved California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) grants. County staff said the amendments allow grantees to begin spending funds without waiting for the third‑quarter report.
Finally, the board voted to send letters of support for a wildfire risk reduction and insurance affordability legislative package (SB 1084, SB 1118 and SB 1162) introduced by State Senator Marie Alvarado‑Gil; staff described SB 1084 as a tax‑credit incentive for homeowners doing defensible‑space work, SB 1118 as helping residents and small businesses afford backup power, and SB 1162 as directing mitigation resources to communities under insurance market stress.
Votes at a glance: The transcript records the motions were made and that "motion carries" in each case; no recorded roll‑call vote or individual tallies were provided in the meeting transcript.
