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Agoura Hills staff report: power‑undergrounding delays, FEMA guidance, county fire planning grants and wildlife‑crossing progress
Summary
City staff and council members updated the public April 9 on delays to SCE undergrounding work, FEMA/USACE debris‑removal practices, increased county homeless funding, fire‑resiliency planning grants and imminent work on the Wallace Annenberg wildlife crossing.
Council members and staff at the April 9 meeting delivered several operational and regional updates covering utility undergrounding, debris‑removal procedures, additional homeless funding, wildfire‑resiliency planning grants and progress on a wildlife crossing project.
Southern California Edison and county presentations: Council members relayed an update from Southern California Edison on public‑safety power shutoffs and undergrounding. The council was told SCE is considering circuit segmentation to reduce blanket outages and that planned undergrounding for parts of Agoura Hills scheduled for 2024–2026 had not yet occurred; a council speaker said the California Public Utilities Commission approvals had slowed progress. Council members also raised backup power at wireless facilities, noting carriers are required to maintain 72 hours of backup but some local wireless sites have only 24 hours.
FEMA and USACE debris‑removal guidance: City staff read a response from a FEMA representative addressing constituent concerns about Army Corps of Engineers debris‑removal trucks operating near recent burn areas. The FEMA/USACE reply said contractors use dust‑reduction measures, the wet method to limit airborne material, plastic layers on affected parcels before trucks back in and marked contractor vehicles; FEMA encouraged residents to report concerning practices by calling a provided hotline and to collect photos for follow up.
County and COG updates: The council noted an LA County Board of Supervisors action to increase COG homeless funding, enabling new mental‑health and addiction consulting services. Council members also reported a recent COG meeting in which Agoura Hills received a $100,000 grant to identify additional fire‑resiliency needs around the city and Los Angeles County Fire Department received a $350,000 planning grant to coordinate resiliency planning with surrounding cities and park agencies.
Wallace Annenberg wildlife crossing: City staff told the council that soil placement for the Wallace Annenberg wildlife crossing is imminent, warned of ramp closures and said drones and heavy equipment may appear at the site as crews move forward; staff said additional media outreach might follow when work begins.
The council framed these staff reports as informational; no formal council action was recorded on these updates at the meeting.
