MINUTES
MALIBU CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
FRANKLIN FIRE TOWN HALL AND COMMUNITY FORUM
DECEMBER 18, 2024
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
6:00 P.M.
Mayor Stewart called the meeting to order at 6:07 pm. and Deputy City Manager explained ground rules for the Town Hall and how public comment would be conducted.
The following persons were recorded in attendance by the Recording Secretary:
PRESENT: Mayor Doug Stewart; Mayor Pro Tern Marianne Riggins; and Councilmembers Haylynn Conrad, Bruce Silverstein and Steve Uhring.
ALSO PRESENT: Trevor Rusin, Interim City Attorney; Joseph Toney, Assistant City Manager; Alexis Brown, Deputy City Manager; Kelsey Pettijohn, City Clerk; Kristin Riesgo, Community Services Director; Yolanda Bundy, Environmental Sustainability Director; Maureen Tamuri, Interim Flaming Director; Susan Duenas, Public Safety Director; Rob DuBoux, Public Works Director; Parker Davis, Media Technician; Christina Munoz, Deputy City Clerk; Jason Lawrence, Deputy City Clerk; Cynthia Alba, Executive Assistant; Barbara Esparza, Human Resources Technician; Matt Myerhoff, Media Information Officer; Caryn De La Cruz, Environmental Sustainability Analyst; Lauren Doyle, Contract Geotechnical Engineer; Andre Ketchedjian; Senior Plan Check Engineer; Rebecca Nelson-Brown, Senior Administrative Assistant; Tracey Rossine, Environmental Programs Manager; Tyler Eaton, Principal Planner; Larbi Azzaz, Assistant Planner; Sarah Flores, Emergency Services Coordinator; Brandie Ayala, Senior Management Analyst; and Travis Hart, Deputy Public Works Director PANELISTS: Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin; Drew Smith, Assistant Fire Chief Los Angeles Council Fire Department; Jennifer Seetoo, Captain Los Angeles COunty Sheriff s Department; Kevin McGowan, Director Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management; Antonio Shelton, Superintendent Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District; John Alford, Office of Congressman Brad Sherman; Sophia Soudani-John; Office of Supervisor Lindsey Horvath; CalFire Incident Management Team 4; California Department of Insurance; Ken Zimmer, Los Angeles County Public Works; and Bill Johnson, Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 29 The panelists introduced themselves and their agencies.
The panelists answered questions and heard suggestions regarding:
MEETING CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
FRANKLIN FIRE TOWN HALL AND COMMUNITY FORUM
Malibu City Council
Minutes of December 18, 2024
Vulnerable populations dependent on electrical power; emergency communications during power outages; evacuation zones; Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events; rooftop sprinkler systems; Community Brigades; evacuation notification systems; permits for generators; repopulation procedures and priorities; supplies for residents sheltering in place during disasters; AlertFM notification systems and radio communications; Pepperdine University’s shelter in place policy; Webster Elementary School repairs and backup power; brush clearance and defensible space; fire insurance and fire wise communities; electrical infrastructure and tire danger; Malibu Urgent Care; Community Emergency Response Team (CERT); responsibilities and resources for property owners and renters of a destroyed property; wildfire impacts on wildlife; air support for firefighting; evacuation warning sirens; debris removal; potential rockslides; Mayor Stewart presented closing remarks and announced that the Franklin Fire was 100% contained.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Stewart adjourned the meeting at 8:23 p.m.
Approved . d adopted by the C1ty Coun01l of the
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