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San Clemente council OKs emergency wildfire measures, accepts donated equipment and volunteer waivers
Summary
San Clemente City Council unanimously approved emergency wildfire-preparedness steps Jan. 14, ratifying donated equipment, authorizing volunteer waivers and directing staff to negotiate rights-of-entry for abatement work; council also found the actions exempt from CEQA and declared a wildfire-prevention week.
San Clemente Mayor Steve Noblak urged the City Council Jan. 14 to take immediate steps to reduce wildfire risk after two years of unusual rainfall followed by Santa Ana winds and higher fire exposure. Council members unanimously approved a package of emergency measures including accepting donations of tools and supplies, authorizing volunteer liability waivers, and directing the city manager to negotiate rights-of-entry with private property owners and homeowners associations for abatement work.
The measures are meant to accelerate abatement on parcels not owned by the city and to create a city-led volunteer effort to expand firebreaks and support other emergency tasks. "The current weather conditions present an emergency for immediate action," Noblak said when outlining the request. The council also voted to find the activities categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources Code 21080(b)(4) and CEQA…
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