Jayne Battey and Ric Notini of the Stewardship Council updated me today on where things stand relative to the disposition of PG&E’s 4 pilot parcels, including Kennedy Meadows.
They have made considerable progress in evaluating existing easements on the parcels. In addition, the proposed local stakeholder process goes to the Stewardship Council Planning Committee next week for discussion and recommendation to the full Council. The process will be considered by the whole Stewardship Council on March 26th and if approved, scheduling in local communities will follow. I don’t know what the process is that is being proposed, but will post it when I learn.
As the stakeholder process moves forward, the Stewardship Council will begin evaluating registered donees for suitability and begin negotiating the requirements of the management plan. It will be an iterative process – back and forth communication and adjustments – as things go forward.
They plan on sending a letter to the Chairmen of the Board of Supervisors in the 4 pilot project counties asking each Board to consider registering as potential donees to come alongside local groups (if they haven’t already). Tuolumne County has not registered and to do so would require formal action by the full Board of Supervisors. That action, if considered, would be publicly noticed.
Finally, it looks like the PUC will consider the Section 851 application (reaffirming the land divestiture process, accepting Vol. 1 & 2) sometime around the end of March.
Stay tuned – I’ll post more info as I hear it.
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