• THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL •
FIRE FOUNDATION
June 12, 2025
City of Chula Vista Fire Department
Attn: Marlon King, Emergency Services Manager
276 4th Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Subject: Rice Canyon Letter of Commitment
Dear Mr. King:
On March 21, 2025, the San Diego Regional Fire Foundation (Fire Foundation) received approval of its 2025 Fire Safe Council grant application from the San Diego River Conservancy. That grant application included $45,000 of funding for the Chula Vista Fire Department (Chula Vista) to conduct a fuels management project in Chula Vista's Rice Canyon.
Under the terms of that grant, and as previously agreed upon by Chula Vista and the Fire Foundation, the fuels management project in Rice Canyon will cost $135,000 with the Fire Foundation providing $45,000 (1/3 of the cost) and Chula Vista will fund the remaining $90,000 (2/3 of the cost).
The Fire Foundation hereby commits that it has the $45,000 for its share of the project costs. The Fire Foundation will provide its 1/3 of project costs up to $45,000 upon the completion of the fuels management project and Chula Vista providing: 1) evidence of the costs of the project; 2) photo documentation showing the area treated before and after the work is completed - the before and after photos / drone footage should be taken from the same location; and 3) data on the amount of vegetation treated, both the quantity and acreage using metrics agreed to in previous grants.
During the work in Rice Canyon, Chula Vista will display the signage provided by the Fire Foundation.
If there are any questions about this grant and its reporting requirements, please contact me at [email protected] or 619-814-1352.
Sincerely,
Joan T. Jones
Executive Director
www.sdfirefoundation.org
2508 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 200 • San Diego, CA 92106 • T: (619)814-1352 • F: (619)239-1710