Laguna Beach Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Committee - December 7, 2020

December 7, 2020

Executive Summary

- The Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Committee met via Zoom on January 4, 2021, at 6:00 PM to discuss emergency preparedness, fire safety, and disaster prevention matters. - The Committee reviewed updates on COVID-19 pandemic response and the Emergency Evacuation Study from staff. - Subcommittees provided reports on Communications, Earthquake Readiness, Emergency Circulation, Fire Risk Mitigation, and Policy & Ordinance working groups. - The Committee discussed newly effective defensible space provisions in California Government Code §§ 51175-51189 and Resource Code §§ 4291 and 4291.1, effective January 1, 2021. - Members discussed possible municipal year budget requests for disaster prevention, planning, and preparedness activities. - The Committee voted to formalize appointment of Committee Members Elster, Gibbs, and Lawson to an ad hoc Policy & Ordinance Working Group to collaborate with staff on General Plan and Laguna Beach Municipal Code amendments. - The meeting included updates on expected 2021 City Council and California Coastal Commission review of LBMC amendments implementing August 2019 EDPC recommendations to streamline fuel modification projects and fire safety u

Key Decisions

- The Committee voted to formalize appointment of Committee Members Elster, Gibbs, and Lawson to an ad hoc Policy & Ordinance Working Group to collaborate with staff on General Plan and LBMC amendments relevant to the Committee's purview. - The Committee approved the draft minutes from the December 7, 2020 meeting.