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Council approves heat‑mapping contract and adopts 2025 building and fire codes; accepts HUD CAPER

5825586 · September 24, 2025
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The Vista City Council on Sept. 23 approved a West Coast Arborist contract for extreme‑heat and tree‑canopy mapping, accepted the city’s HUD CAPER for 2024–25, and adopted the 2025 California fire, WUI and building codes with local amendments, all by unanimous votes.

The Vista City Council voted unanimously on multiple staff items Tuesday night after brief presentations and limited public comment.

Contract for extreme‑heat mapping and tree master plan: The council approved a resolution and agreement with West Coast Arborist to map the city’s tree canopy, inventory public trees and incorporate heat‑mapping into a community resilience program. Deputy Mayor Katie Melendez and staff described the contract scope as including tree surveys, canopy mapping, heat‑level analysis by census tract and creation of a public tree master plan.…

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