Glass Fire Public
Infrastructure
Recovery Update
Presented by:
Jason Nutt, Assistant City Manager
1 Background
The Glass Fire began September 27, 2020 and was active for 23 days entering the City from the northeast along Los Alamos and Calistoga roads ultimately damaging 34 homes and 5 commercial structure within the City limits.
Initial public infrastructure damage assessed at $1.0 million including water & sewer, park & open space and street facilities. 2 Request for Public Assistance
November 21, 2020 – Request for Public Assistance (RPA) deadline December 4, 2020 - City submits RPA
February 16, 2021 – FEMA issues letter denying PA
April 16, 2021 - First appeal submitted on April 16, 2021 May 13, 2021 - CalOES supports and forwards City’s appeal to FEMA June 14, 2021 – FEMA issues letter denying appeal
3 Next Steps to Recovery
TPW and SRW departments have already begun repairing and restoring services.
SRW will be issuing contracts to repair the following damage:
Water Tank 7 – Fence, irrigation, trees & retaining wall Water Tank 8 – Fence, irrigation, trees & electric gate Brigadoon Monitoring Well – Fence
TPW will be performing repairs in-house:
Skyhawk Community Park – Fence, playground, lighting, irrigation Skyhawk Open Space – Storm drains
4 Next Steps to Recovery
5 QUESTIONS
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