In response to question #2 of Public Records Request #302, the following is provided by the Vegetation Management Unit of the Oakland

Fire Department: The $1,030,047.00 was spent on the clearing of hazardous vegetation fuel loads throughout the Oakland Hills through roadside clearings and debris removal. Specifically: 1) $844,492.00 for vegetation management; 2) $56,794.00 for yard waste removal, and 3) the remaining $128,761 encumbered for contracts not completed at the time of the report. It DOES NOT include money paid to the Oakland Fire Department for compliance inspections. This amount, as stated above DOES include money paid for clearing weeds along roadsides such as Grizzly Peak Blvd, Skyline Blvd, Sheppard Canyon Road and others streets within the WPAD. It DOES include money for fuel reduction on City properties. The $45,092.00 was spent for printed inspection forms, public education materials and staff expenses. These funds pay for one full-time employee and approximately $15,000.00 covers the expense of the inspection forms. Your assumption on the disbursement of funds from the WPAD to the OFD is correct. The compliance inspections of residential properties are conducted by Firefighters on duty.