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Encinitas council tasks Public Health & Safety Commission to prioritize wildfire readiness before budget adoption
Summary
The council directed the Public Health and Safety Commission to assess wildfire risk and preparedness — emphasizing major conflagrations — and return recommendations quickly (requested by early May, ideally April) to inform the fiscal-year budget; the motion passed unanimously.
The Encinitas City Council unanimously directed the city's Public Health and Safety Commission to prioritize an expedited review of wildfire risk and preparedness measures, emphasizing major conflagrations likely to stress evacuation routes, water supplies and public-safety response.
Mayor Bruce Ehlers introduced the council-initiated item and asked the commission to review issues related to major wildfires, rank problems by likelihood and severity, and return findings in time to inform the city’s budget process. He said the council would like a rapid but practical assessment "as soon as possible, but no later than early May," and stated a preference for results by early April if feasible so that budget decisions can reflect any needed capital investments.
Council members noted the Pacific Palisades and other recent large…
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