Laguna Beach Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Committee - August 3, 2020

August 3, 2020

Executive Summary

- The Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Committee met virtually on September 14, 2020, at 6:00 PM via Microsoft Teams to discuss emergency preparedness and COVID-19 response. - Southern California Edison (SCE) presented their 2020-2022 Fire Mitigation Plan as a key agenda item. - The committee reviewed the updated FY'20-21 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Work Plan, though this item may have been continued to the October 5, 2020 meeting depending on the length of the SCE presentation. - Staff provided updates on the COVID-19 pandemic situation and current emergency warning/alert systems. - The committee received a readout from the Fire Chief/EOC Wildfire Situation Report presented at the September 8, 2020 Council Meeting. - The committee discussed the September 10, 2020 Design Review Board (DRB) review of the August 2019 EDPC recommendations for streamlining fuel modification and fire safety approvals. - Multiple subcommittees provided updates: Communications (Templeton), Earthquake Readiness (Myers), Emergency Circulation (Hackmon), and Fire Risk Mitigation (Lawson). - The Laguna Beach Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) submitted activity reports covering COVID-19 respons

Key Decisions

- Approved draft minutes from the August 3, 2020 meeting. - Received and reviewed the SCE 2020-2022 Fire Mitigation Plan presentation. - Reviewed the updated FY'20-21 EOC Work Plan (item may have been continued to October 5, 2020). - Received readout on DRB review of EDPC recommendations for streamlining fuel modification and fire safety approvals.