MINUTES
OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE JURUPA VALLEY CITY COUNCIL
February 27, 2025
The meeting was held at Rubidoux High School - Elliott Duchon Concert Hall, 4250 Opal Street, Jurupa Valley, CA 92509
6:00 PM - CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING Brian Berkson, Mayor
Chris Barajas, Mayor Pro Tem
Armando Carmona, Council Member
Veronica Sanchez, Council Member
Guillermo Silva, Council Member
Mayor Brian Berkson called the Special Meeting to order at 6:13 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Lt. John Shulda, Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
PRESENTATION BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON ON PUBLIC SAFETY
POWER SHUTOFFS AND SCE INVESTMENTS IN JURUPA VALLEY'S
ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
A presentation was provided from Southern California Edison on emergency response operations, electrical infrastructure upgrades, emergency preparedness, customer notifications and informational resources. The following representatives from Southerr California Edison responded to questions from the Public.
Aileen Flores, Government Relations Manager
Luis Lara, Customer Engagement Advisor
Cameron McPherson, Principal Manager, Emergency Operations Jao Faram, Senior Engineering Manager, Desert Distribution Engineering Jennifer Ocampo, Senior Advisor
A. PUBLIC APPEARANCE/COMMENTS
The following members of the public appeared before City Council and voiced opposition to the insufficient response received from Southern California Edison during the 8-day electrical power shut-off:
Catalina Rosales
Wendy Lomeli
Nanette Seda-Lotzgesell
Bernard Murphy
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Laura Shultz
Zoe Hanlon
Nathan Hanlon
David Daneshmayeh
Maria Lara
Mary Vidales
Daniel Silvas
Mirna Torres
George Revilla
Gabriela Marquez
B. CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION TO STAFF
Following discussion, the City Council directed City Staff to work collaboratively with Southern California Edison to lessen the impacts on residents who are affected by service interruptions, including providing advanced notice of service outages, providing additional resources, and claims assistance.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the City Council, Mayor Brian Berkson adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.
The next meeting of the Jurupa Valley City Council will be held March 6, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the City Council Chamber, 8930 Limonite Avenue, Jurupa Valley, CA 92509.
Respectfully submitted,
AR
Y vette Rodriguez
Deputy City Clerk
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