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The letter, addressed to Stephen D. Powell, president and chief executive officer of Southern California Edison, said PSPS events have sometimes been implemented \"with, at times, last minute notifications to rate payers and the city, or in other cases, without any prior notification,\" and asked SCE to accelerate hardening work on the Hillfield, Mamba and Python circuits. The council asked SCE to consider reimbursement for costs tied to outages, and said the city expects SCE to provide more accurate outage notifications and better customer-service access during PSPS events.

Why it matters: council members and multiple residents said PSPS events have created a recurring public-safety problem for people who rely on powered medical equipment, for schools, and for households that must preserve refrigerated medications and food. Several public commenters asked the city to demand faster SCE action and interim local assistance such as warming/charging centers, and to press state regulators for enforceable remedies.

Council and staff accounts
Mayor Bill Miranda read the letter to SCE and said the city had already arranged meetings: \"We look forward to meeting with your executive team to discuss our concerns and request for accelerated grid hardening,\" he said in the text he read aloud. City Manager Ken (recorded in the meeting transcript as the city manager) told the council the city will press the utility and the CPUC, and staff plans to follow up on resident complaints. \"We will demand a reply almost immediately,\" Miranda said.

Resident reports and requests
Several residents described personal hardships. Sabrina Hamble, who said her 2‑year‑old daughter is on the medical baseline with SCE, told the council the outages forced her family to leave home because they could not keep refrigerated medical food available: \"I need to have her food available, refrigerated so she could eat and grow, and that has not happened,\" she said. The speaker asked the city to advocate to SCE for access to the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) rebates that fund emergency battery backups for medically vulnerable ratepayers.

Arlyn Smith Thomas, president of the Santa Clarita NAACP, thanked the council for pursuing the issue and encouraged continued pressure on SCE: \"Please hold them hard pressed task with their feet to the fire on some solutions to this,\" she said.

City directions and next steps
The council has not adopted a separate ordinance or emergency declaration at this meeting, but staff and elected leaders directed immediate steps: (1) the city submitted the formal letter to SCE asking for accelerated grid hardening and reimbursement for outage-related losses; (2) Mayor Miranda and Mayor Pro Tem Lorene West will meet with CPUC representatives this week and have scheduled meetings with SCE executives; and (3) staff said it will attempt to help individual residents apply for SGIP/resiliency rebates and to coordinate local sheltering and charging options.

What is unresolved
Residents asked the council to insist SCE reimburse damaged food and other losses; the letter requests that but does not set a reimbursement formula. Speakers also urged the city to identify immediate sheltering/charging sites for medically vulnerable residents; staff said it will explore options and press the CPUC and SCE for interim relief. The city manager said those conversations are underway but did not announce specific commitments for reimbursement or timelines for hardening work.

Ending
City officials said they expect a prompt reply from SCE and will report back to the public after the scheduled CPUC and SCE meetings. Several residents asked the council to prioritize outreach to families with medical needs and to provide a clear list of local resources while outages continue.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Regular Meeting 1/28/2025 6:00 PM","oneSentenceSummary","The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday submitted a formal letter to Southern California Edison asking the utility to \"accelerate grid hardening\" after repeated public safety power shutoffs that staff said affected \"approximately 5,000 to 10,000 residents.\"","taxTitle","Santa Clarita City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",53593,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6342713,"Placerita Canyon residents press city over Master's University housing, council directs staff to review options",1651,1251000,2902000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2253560-d09d9f9a1432eb24f1e3864c0f325263&start=1251&end=2902","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2253560-d09d9f9a1432eb24f1e3864c0f325263/thumbnail_1251000.jpg","/articles/6342713/Santa-Clarita-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Placerita-Canyon-residents-press-city-over-Masters-University-housing-council-directs-staff-to-review-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6342713-99270bc54d1a955383496ee75e35c417/orig.mp4?Expires=1771181740&Signature=WHIf62LtA-nBiiMw8bU39j4kMumvQ83qm6IltleyL-TvuVW9ZcxK0LX3T8SZceqFyze9Fl9r6EpB7g5rxaNdfcC8V-eymzK0a~jf8vvYqalf7N6nLsy9dqsyjfDlPOB9kDjwCukQwhZrFtPipU9obyaXPzwTVckXiUW-Zc75-P0b~0z3hmPzu8Gs1ArhbZvZFUhJT43M5ivYSZGdGBJQZMpWzNIh5kzFjsJksD~rtmT8ibClZygwD8sC2sToukKlVHlSqzmh4r9xl4hvlVJF~F5DxCMkJjp7J9WaVi8nfi8LB6lh5GqustosQeesTSmlxeGRwnkTwnjdgWa4ip3N7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents of Placerita Canyon told the Santa Clarita City Council that purchases of nearby homes and widespread conversions to student housing are harming neighborhood safety, traffic and infrastructure — and urged the city to enforce The Master's University’s existing master plan and the city’s residential high‑occupancy permitting process.

At public comment, several Placerita Canyon homeowners said the university (described in testimony as \"Masters\" or \"The Master's University\") has purchased dozens of homes near the canyon and converted many into student housing without community input. Chris Townsley, who said he has lived in Placerita Canyon for more than 32 years, told the council that \"Masters ... has purchased at least 20 residential low zone Placerita homes and other Canyon property at cost of net nearly $50,000,000\" and that the university is using residential high‑occupancy permits to house students in multiple private homes. Penny Hand said later in comments that \"approximately 40 plus homes have been purchased\" and that \"at least 21 of these have been converted into high occupancy student housing.\" Residents raised safety concerns including overcrowding, fire risk, and unfamiliar drivers on narrow canyon roads.

City response and council direction
City Manager Ken told the council the city has met repeatedly with the university and that the residential high‑occupancy permit is currently the primary local tool to regulate the use of houses for student housing. He said the city has told the university it needs to resubmit any changes through a formal master‑plan process and that staff expected a resubmittal \"early this year\" but had no firm timeline. \"We've been assured by masters that they will be resubmitting their master plan,\" the city manager said.

Council members expressed sympathies with the residents and asked staff and the city attorney to look for any additional legal options the city might have. Councilwoman Marsha McLean and others asked staff to investigate current occupancy limits for single‑family houses and the scope of the residential high‑occupancy permit. The city attorney described recent state legislation as constraining some local land‑use authority, but also confirmed the city retains enforcement tools tied to the permit conditions.

What the council did and did not do
Council members did not enact an immediate moratorium or ordinance at Tuesday's meeting. Several council members said they want staff to do preliminary legal analysis and to report back, and they suggested the item could be taken up at a future council or development committee meeting. The city manager reiterated that the city would continue pressing the university to follow the formal master‑plan resubmission process and to meet with the community during that resubmittal.

Ending
Residents asked the council to place stronger limits on conversions and to require the university to honor its previously approved 2009 master plan. City staff said they will continue outreach to the university and will return with legal options and clarifications of permit conditions for council consideration.","Placerita Canyon residents told the Santa Clarita City Council that The Master's University has purchased multiple homes nearby and converted many to student housing, increasing traffic and safety concerns.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6342707,"Votes at a glance: Santa Clarita council approves TEFRA action, modifies approval for Aden Avenue RV garage; committee appointments confirmed",4291,3022000,7313000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2253560-d09d9f9a1432eb24f1e3864c0f325263&start=3022&end=7313","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2253560-d09d9f9a1432eb24f1e3864c0f325263/thumbnail_3022000.jpg","/articles/6342707/Santa-Clarita-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Votes-at-a-glance-Santa-Clarita-council-approves-TEFRA-action-modifies-approval-for-Aden-Avenue-RV-garage-committee-appointments-confirmed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6342707-1bedd981c79b321c3be056ebfd3b215f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771181740&Signature=JqM6VQ4zzzG7vay~Kj~sfA2If2rBOmJLv62xxFY7yFVnbtLdZ51VFucP2HGwLpOx~O09FixJX0DGBX6WgkqWKVKGaAQKvaG85fa~KX7I4bAJPkBKXywiu9K~al8KlXWlhRFUjxHNpe7grW11OazdOg573GE9wlmsTgkKTkNEvKoKoYyxjTPVVx-M8Ov6L1fQL52pUio2bLq~UW431bUuvh2-XlNlzqvd7dK4PdkG29ajsLRjnZklgqwGmm8Dxf7s88NeKyvwYYQ-gz55Ms5nCUADJVb~JaHC1xPQaOjUv6tOM~pTBDDzO856gIGsB855t--7oaytJz39aV27USjtlg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At Tuesday's meeting the Santa Clarita City Council recorded several formal actions, including approval of a TEFRA matter, a modified approval of an appealed accessory-structure permit at 24715 Aden Avenue (Master Case 20‑48), and confirmations of committee appointments.

TEFRA financing action (Agenda item 1)
- Motion: Approve the recommended action on the TEFRA hearing. (Council waived staff presentation.)
- Vote: Unanimous approval. Mayor Pro Tem West: Aye; Councilmember Ayala: Aye; Councilwoman McLean: Yes; Councilmember Gibbs: Aye; Mayor Miranda: Aye.
- Outcome: Approved.

Aden Avenue accessory structure (Master Case 20‑48) — RV garage (Agenda item 2)
- Proposal: Construct an 810‑square‑foot prefabricated RV garage as a second accessory structure on the subject property at 24715 Aden Avenue; project required a minor use permit and planning review.
- Planning commission had approved the project with conditions that included a screening plan and a surety for maintenance; the appellant, Eugene Nelson, appealed to council citing setbacks, oak tree protection and the nature of the structure.
- Council motion: Approve the staff-recommended action but remove Planning Commission Condition PC‑2 (which would have required applicant maintenance of landscaping on adjacent property); modify PC‑1 so screening obligations apply only to landscaping on the applicant’s property (west/southern end) subject to urban forestry and fire review.
- Vote: Approved, 4–1 (Councilwoman Marsha McLean voted No; Mayor Miranda, Mayor Pro Tem West, Councilmember Ayala and Councilmember Gibbs voted Yes).
- Outcome: Appeal denied; project approved with modified landscaping conditions. The council clarified the screening plan must not obligate the applicant to maintain vegetation on neighboring properties and delegated final screening plan review to staff and fire/urban forestry where appropriate.

Committee and delegate appointments
- The council approved committee assignments and designated Councilwoman Marsha McLean as the SCAG (Southern California Association of Governments) regional representative for the year, with Mayor Miranda as alternate, and other standard committee assignments.
- Vote: Motion carried by roll call (all ayes recorded).

Consent calendar
- The council approved the consent calendar by roll call.

Ending
- Staff will implement the council’s direction on the Aden Avenue project and finalize the modified conditions of approval. For the TEFRA matter and committee appointments the council approved the recommended actions by roll call.","The council approved a TEFRA matter and granted a modified approval for an 810-square-foot RV garage after removing a condition that would have required the applicant to maintain landscaping on a neighbor's property. The council also confirmed committee and SCAG delegate appointments and approved the consent calendar.","actionData","errors"]

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