Steve Frisch, co‑convener of the Wildfire Solutions Coalition and president of the Sierra Business Council, presented the coalition’s goals and asked Agoura Hills to join as a tracking member with no dues. Frisch described the coalition as a broad-based group advocating to scale up wildfire‑resilience funding statewide and said initial seed support came from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and multiple community foundations.

Frisch said California spends roughly $400 million a year on wildfire resilience but needs an estimated $2.5 billion to $3 billion annually to meet projected state needs. "One dollar invested today prevents $22 in lost economic activity over the next 10 years," Frisch said while outlining policy asks aimed at protecting cap-and-invest set‑asides and increasing funding for home hardening and local mitigation.

Council members welcomed the presentation but sought more information about coalition funders, governance and relationships with Cal Fire, the state Legislature and insurance regulators. Mayor Pro Tem Deborah Klein Lopez and Council member Kate Anderson specifically asked whether the coalition is meeting with legislative offices and the insurance commissioner; Frisch said the coalition is conducting in‑district and Sacramento meetings with legislators and has engaged with the insurance commissioner’s office and insurers on home‑hardening initiatives.

Assistant City Manager Ramiro Deva said staff would return with more information and suggested inviting coalition representatives to a city subcommittee for a deeper briefing before any membership decision. No membership vote was taken this evening.