Laguna Beach Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Committee - March 2, 2020

March 2, 2020

Executive Summary

- The Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Committee (EDPC) met on July 6, 2020, at 6:00 PM to review emergency preparedness initiatives and COVID-19 response efforts. - The meeting included updates on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic emergency response, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) recruitment efforts, and fuel modification/fire safety approval streamlining from August 2019 recommendations. - The committee received reports from subcommittees on Communications, Earthquake Readiness, Emergency Circulation, and Fire Risk Mitigation, as well as a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) report. - The committee considered inviting Southern California Edison (SCE) to present their 2020-22 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, previously scheduled for April 6, 2020. - The meeting included a readout from the Council Budget Workshop held on June 23 and budget adoption on June 30. - The agenda included routine items such as approval of March 2, 2020 meeting minutes and public communications period. - The committee discussed agenda items for the next regular meeting scheduled for August 3, 2020.

Key Decisions

- No specific votes or formal decisions are documented in this agenda; the meeting appears to have been primarily focused on updates, reports, and planning. - The committee was set to consider whether to invite SCE for a presentation at a future meeting (August, September, or October). - Approval of March 2, 2020 meeting minutes was scheduled as an action item.