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Planning and Building Department recommending the Board:
1) Find that the use of an area of ramp at the Georgetown Airport by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation, to stage vehicles, equipment, supplies and materials is a public benefit for our community; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the retroactive License Agreement for Staging Area 6320 with Pacific Gas and Electric Company for a term of twenty-five days, commencing on January 5, 2022 and expiring January 31, 2022, in the amount of $0.164 per square foot per month for the use of approximately 32,315 square feet of ramp space at the Georgetown Airport (6245 Aerodrome Way, Georgetown, CA 95634) for the purpose of staging vehicles, equipment, supplies, and materials for use in repairing the electrical grid.
FUNDING: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On January 4, 2022, the Board adopted Resolution 013-2022 ratifying the local state of emergency proclamation declared by the Director of Emergency Services due to the effects of severe storms throughout Northern California in December 2021, significantly impacting El Dorado County with high winds, heavy snow, and substantial precipitation, which resulted in widespread power outages and damage to the electrical grid in several counties in Northern California, including El Dorado County.
On January 5, 2022, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) contacted El Dorado County Airports staff to request permission to utilize approximately 32,315 square feet of ramp space to establish a staging area to support the command, control, and coordination of PG&E’s emergency response, including the staging of vehicles, equipment, supplies, and materials used in connection with electric and gas utility operations, and the temporary storage of used, treated wood poles.
PG&E will reimburse the County for the use of the ramp space at the Commercial Undeveloped Land Lease - per square foot per month fee on th...
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