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Commission appoints undergrounding subcommittee; staff updates OpenGov and housing element work
Summary
The commission reconstituted an ad hoc subcommittee to revisit overhead-to-underground utility policy and heard staff reports: building permits (236 through June), housing element resubmitted July 16 and OpenGov/digital permitting planned for fall 2026.
After the Priory item was continued, the commission moved to administrative matters. Members voted to reconstitute a subcommittee to review undergrounding policy and feasibility and confirmed members (committee composition recorded in the packet). Public comment urged attention to fire-safety rationales and prior analyses; commissioners said the subcommittee would focus on practicability and feasibility of undergrounding programs.
Staff reported departmental work: monthly permit reports (236 building permits issued through June), the housing-element resubmittal to the California Department of Housing and Community Development on July 16 with anticipated comments in September, and continued implementation of the OpenGov digital permitting system and a public GIS viewer planned for fall 2026.
The commission approved minutes from prior meetings and adjourned.
