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Clear Lake council approves letter to state on local responsibility area fire hazard severity maps
Summary
The council approved a staff‑drafted letter expressing frustration with the process for adopting Local Responsibility Area (LRA) fire hazard severity zone maps and directed staff to send the letter to state officials; the board of supervisors is preparing a similar letter, according to comments recorded in the meeting.
The Clear Lake City Council on Wednesday approved a resolution and directed staff to send a letter to state officials regarding the adoption of Local Responsibility Area (LRA) fire hazard severity zone maps.
City Manager Alan Flora said he had prepared a draft letter reflecting council direction from the previous meeting. The letter expresses the city’s concerns with the state’s process for determining LRA fire hazard severity zones; Council members had asked staff to bring the draft back for formal approval. The council voted unanimously to approve the letter.
During public comment Margaret Garcia thanked the city for taking a more proactive stance. Supervisor Bruno Sabatier said the county board of supervisors would also be considering a draft letter and would send a supportive statement to the state.
The transcript shows the motion to approve the letter was made, seconded and passed unanimously; the council did not amend the draft during the recorded deliberations. No specific text of the letter was read into the record at length during the meeting, but staff described the draft as the product of earlier direction from the council and presented it for approval.
