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Council hears improvements to warming-center and emergency refuge center plans ahead of winter
Summary
Fire Chief Brandon Wade and new unhoused program administrator Amanda Rodriguez briefed council on refined criteria for warming-center activation, transportation plans with RTA, training for refuge staff, and logistical readiness for Ben Garza gym and Del Mar Dome as emergency refuge centers.
Fire Chief Brandon Wade and Amanda Rodriguez, the city's unhoused program administrator, briefed the City Council on Dec. 17 about winter readiness, revised activation criteria for warming centers and the Emergency Refuge Center (ERC), and community coordination.
Wade said the city relies on National Weather Service watches and warnings (freeze watch/warning, cold-weather advisory, wind-chill advisories, freezing rain) and shelter capacity information to decide whether to open daytime warming centers (libraries, senior centers) or the ERC. He said…
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