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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (40 CFR 152–186) The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act provided the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) with authority of pesticide labeling and establishing standards for certification of restricted pesticide application. The USEPA also has the authority to delegate pesticide enforcement authority to states by entering into cooperative agreements with state pesticide programs. Since 1975, California has had primary authority over pesticide enforcement in the state.

The USEPA uses its authority under the act to regulate the distribution, sale, use, and testing of plants and microbes producing pesticidal substances. The act’s regulations would apply to any pesticide use by farm workers or handlers.

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 USC 5101–5127) The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act was enacted to protect against the risks to life, property, and the environment that are inherent in the transportation of hazardous material in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce. The U.S. Department of Transportation receives the authority to regulate the transportation of hazardous materials from the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (40 CFR 239–282) Enacted in 1976, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the primary federal law governing the disposal of solid and hazardous waste in the United States. The RCRA was amended and strengthened by Congress in 1984 with the passing of the federal Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments. These amendments to the RCRA required phasing out land disposal of hazardous waste. The RCRA has been amended on two occasions since the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments were passed: in 1992, with the passage of federal Facility Compliance Act, which strengthened enforcement of the RCRA at federal facilities, and in 1996, with the passage of the Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act, which provided regulatory flexibility for land disposal of certain wastes. Under the RCRA, individual states may implement their own hazardous waste programs in lieu of the RCRA if the state program is at least as stringent as the federal RCRA requirements and is approved by the USEPA. The preferred land use plan with schools includes the potential that a school could be within the boundaries of a project site that could generate hazardous materials waste.

State
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
The USEPA enacts laws covering minimum pesticide requirements that are enforced at the state level through cooperative agreements. Over the years, the California Legislature has passed more stringent laws covering pesticide registration, licensing, the sale and use of pesticides, and worker protection. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is responsible for regulating pesticide use in California. The best way to solve a pesticide-related problem often combines regulatory action Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (40 CFR 152-186) The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act provided the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) with authority of pesticide labeling and establishing standards for certification of restricted pesticide application. The USEPA also has the authority to delegate pesticide enforcement authority to states by entering into cooperative agreements with state pesticide programs. Since 1975, California has had primary authority over pesticide enforcement in the state.

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 USC 5101-5127) The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act was enacted to protect against the risks to life, property, and the environment that are inherent in the transportation of hazardous material in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce. The U.S. Department of Transportation receives the authority to regulate the transportation of hazardous materials from the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (40 CFR 239-282) Enacted in 1976, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the primary federal law governing the disposal of solid and hazardous waste in the United States. The RCRA was amended and strengthened by Congress in 1984 with the passing of the federal Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments. These amendments to the RCRA required phasing out land disposal of hazardous waste. The RCRA has been amended on two occasions since the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments were passed: in 1992, with the passage of federal Facility Compliance Act, which strengthened enforcement of the RCRA at federal facilities, and in 1996, with the passage of the Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act, which provided regulatory flexibility for land disposal of certain wastes. Under the RCRA, individual states may implement their own hazardous waste programs in lieu of the RCRA if the state program is at least as stringent as the federal RCRA requirements and is approved by the USEPA. The preferred land use plan with schools includes the potential that a school could be within the boundaries of a project site that could generate hazardous materials waste.

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and voluntary adoption of improved pest management methods. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has a legal mandate to encourage the use of environmentally sound pest management, including integrated pest management. Many California Department of Pesticide Regulation programs stress a least-toxic approach to pest management and promote risk reduction through information, encouragement, incentives, and community-based problem solving.

California Fire Code (24 CCR 9)
The California Fire Code contains regulations consistent with nationally recognized accepted practices for safeguarding, to a reasonable degree, life and property from the hazards of the following: fire and explosion, hazardous conditions in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises, and dangerous conditions arising from the storage, handling, and use of hazardous materials and devices. It also contains provisions to assist emergency response personnel. The California Fire Code and the CBC use a hazard classification system to determine what protective measures are required to protect fire and life safety. These measures may include construction standards, separations from property lines, and specialized equipment.

Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste Law (22 CCR 66261.20–24)
The Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste Law contains technical descriptions of characteristics that would classify wasted material, including soil, as hazardous waste. Specifically, a waste is considered hazardous if it is toxic (causes human health effects), ignitable (can burn), corrosive (causes severe burns or damage to materials), or reactive (causes explosions or generates toxic gases) in accordance with the criteria established in Article

3. Article 4 lists specific hazardous wastes, and Article 5 identifies specific waste categories, including RCRA hazardous wastes, non-RCRA hazardous wastes, extremely hazardous wastes, and special wastes. When excavated, soils with concentrations of contaminants higher than certain acceptable levels must be handled and disposed of as hazardous waste. When demolished, structural features containing lead-based paint also can be considered hazardous waste, depending on concentrations, and must be handled and disposed of as hazardous waste.

General Industry Safety Orders – Control of Hazardous Substances Law (CCR Title 8, Subchapter 7, Group 16, Article 109, Sections 5160–5199) The Control of Hazardous Substances Law establishes minimum standards for the use, handling, and storage of hazardous materials in all places of employment. Article 109 describes requirements including but not limited to emergency equipment in the workplace, measures to protect those engaged in the laboratory use of hazardous chemicals, cleanup operations or hazardous substance removal work, and processes for safety management practices. School site employees working with regulated chemicals and/or hazardous materials within laboratories and other facilities defined in Article 109 are subject to compliance with California Code of Regulations. Title 8. and voluntary adoption of improved pest management methods. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has a legal mandate to encourage the use of environmentally sound pest management, including integrated pest management. Many California Department of Pesticide Regulation programs stress a least-toxic approach to pest management and promote risk reduction through information, encouragement, incentives, and community-based problem solving.

Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste Law (22 CCR 66261.20-24)
The Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste Law contains technical descriptions of characteristics that would classify wasted material, including soil, as hazardous waste. Specifically, a waste is considered hazardous if it is toxic (causes human health effects), ignitable (can burn), corrosive (causes severe burns or damage to materials), or reactive (causes explosions or generates toxic gases) in accordance with the criteria established in Article

General Industry Safety Orders — Control of Hazardous Substances Law (CCR Title 8, Subchapter 7, Group 16, Article 109, Sections 5160-5199) The Control of Hazardous Substances Law establishes minimum standards for the use, handling, and storage of hazardous materials in all places of employment. Article 109 describes requirements including but not limited to emergency equipment in the workplace, measures to protect those engaged in the laboratory use of hazardous chemicals, cleanup operations or hazardous substance removal work, and processes for safety management practices. School site employees working with regulated chemicals and/or hazardous materials within laboratories and other facilities defined in Article 109 are subject to compliance with California Code of Regulations. Title 8.

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Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory Act (Chapter 6.95, Section 25503.5, of the California Health and Safety Code) The Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory Act requires facilities that use, produce, store, generate, or have a change in business inventory of hazardous substances in quantities above certain limits to establish and implement a Hazardous Materials Management Plan or Business Plan. Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBPs) provide threshold quantities for regulated hazardous substances. When the indicated quantities are exceeded, an HMBP or Risk Management Program is required pursuant to the regulation. The Risk Management Program must disclose the type, quantity, and storage location of materials. The law also requires a sitespecific Emergency Response Plan, employee training, and designation of emergency contact personnel. Any facility on the project site that exceed threshold quantities would be subject to these requirements.

Hazardous Materials Transportation (CCR Title 13, Division 2, Chapter 6) The State of California adopted the U.S. Department of Transportation regulations for the movement of hazardous materials by motor vehicle. In addition, the State of California regulates the transportation of hazardous waste originating in the state and passing through the state (California Code of Regulations, Title 26). Both regulatory programs apply in California. The state agency with primary responsibility for enforcing state hazardous materials transportation regulations and responding to hazardous materials transportation emergencies is the California Highway Patrol.

Underground Storage Tank Act (Chapter 6.7 of the California Health and Safety Code and CCR Title 23)
The Underground Storage Tank Monitoring and Response Program was developed to ensure that the facilities meet regulatory requirements for monitoring, maintenance, and emergency response in operating underground storage tanks. The County’s Department of Environmental Health and Quality is the local administering agency for this program.

California Department of Toxic Substances Control
The DTSC is a public agency whose mission is to protect California’s people and environment from harmful effects of toxic substances by restoring contaminated resources, enforcing hazardous waste laws, reducing hazardous waste generation, and encouraging the manufacture of chemically safer products. The Hazardous Waste Tracking System is the DTSC’s data repository for hazardous waste manifest and ID number information. The DTSC relies on the Hazardous Waste Tracking System for issuing and tracking ID numbers, registering transporters, and providing information to analyze hazardous waste activities for policy purposes and enforcement. The system generates reports from 1993 to the present on hazardous waste shipments for generators, transporters, and treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. Additionally, EnviroStor is the DTSC’s online data management system for tracking cleanup, permitting, enforcement, and investigation efforts at hazardous waste facilities and sites with known or suspected contamination issues (Table 4.4).

Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory Act (Chapter 6.95, Section 25503.5, of the California Health and Safety Code) The Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory Act requires facilities that use, produce, store, generate, or have a change in business inventory of hazardous substances in quantities above certain limits to establish and implement a Hazardous Materials Management Plan or Business Plan. Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBPs) provide threshold quantities for regulated hazardous substances. When the indicated quantities are exceeded, an HMBP or Risk Management Program is required pursuant to the regulation. The Risk Management Program must disclose the type, quantity, and storage location of materials. The law also requires a sitespecific Emergency Response Plan, employee training, and designation of emergency contact personnel. Any facility on the project site that exceed threshold quantities would be subject to these requirements.

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California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)
CalEPA was created in 1991 by Governor Pete Wilson by Executive Order W-5-91 to create a cabinet-level voice for the protection of human health and the environment and to ensure the coordinated deployment of state resources. The mission of CalEPA is to restore, protect, and enhance the environment to ensure public health, environmental quality, and economic vitality.

CalEPA and the State Water Resources Control Board establish rules governing the use of hazardous materials and the management of hazardous waste.

Also, as required by Gov. Code, Section 65962.5, CalEPA develops an annual update to the Hazardous Waste and Substances Sites (Cortese List), which is a planning document used by the state, local agencies, and developers to comply with California Environmental Quality Act requirements in providing information about the location of hazardous materials release sites. The DTSC is responsible for a portion of the information contained in the Cortese List. Other state and local government agencies are required to provide additional hazardous material release information for the Cortese List.

Regional
San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality The County’s Department of Environmental Health and Quality Hazardous Materials Division is the Certified Unified Program Agency for Santee. The Unified Program’s goal is to achieve consistency, consolidation, and coordination in the regulation of six state-regulated environmental programs through education, community and industry outreach, inspections, and enforcement. A Certified Unified Program Agency is the agency responsible for the implementation and regulation of the Unified Program. All inspectors in the Certified Unified Program Agency program are trained environmental health specialists who take part in a continuous education program to ensure consistency and uniformity during inspections.

The Hazardous Materials Division of the County’s Department of Environmental Health and Quality protects the health and safety of the public and the environment by ensuring that hazardous materials, hazardous waste, medical waste, and underground storage tanks are properly handled and stored. The Hazardous Materials Division assists regulated businesses in Santee in developing their business plans and developing an area plan for hazardous material emergency response coordination in Santee and San Diego County.

The County’s Department of Environmental Health and Quality Health Hazardous Incident Response Team consists of 10 California State certified hazardous material specialists and is funded by a Joint Powers Agreement. The Hazardous Incident Response Team and the San Diego Fire and Life Safety Services Department investigate and mitigate chemically related emergencies or complaints. Emergency response activities include mitigation, containment, and control actions as well as hazard identification, evaluating the threat to local populations of the environment.

Santee falls under the jurisdiction of the San Diego County Hazardous Waste Management Plan, which is the primary planning document providing overall policy on hazardous waste management in the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)
CalEPA was created in 1991 by Governor Pete Wilson by Executive Order W-5-91 to create a cabinet-level voice for the protection of human health and the environment and to ensure the coordinated deployment of state resources. The mission of CalEPA is to restore, protect, and enhance the environment to ensure public health, environmental quality, and economic vitality.

CalEPA and the State Water Resources Control Board establish rules governing the use of hazardous materials and the management of hazardous waste.

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San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality The County’s Department of Environmental Health and Quality Hazardous Materials Division is the Certified Unified Program Agency for Santee. The Unified Program’s goal is to achieve consistency, consolidation, and coordination in the regulation of six state-regulated environmental programs through education, community and industry outreach, inspections, and enforcement. A Certified Unified Program Agency is the agency responsible for the implementation and regulation of the Unified Program. All inspectors in the Certified Unified Program Agency program are trained environmental health specialists who take part in a continuous education program to ensure consistency and uniformity during inspections.

Santee falls under the jurisdiction of the San Diego County Hazardous Waste Management Plan, which is the primary planning document providing overall policy on hazardous waste management in the

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county. The plan describes how San Diego County’s hazardous waste stream can be safely managed, and serves as the guide for local decisions regarding the management of hazardous wastes.

Santee also falls under the jurisdiction of the San Diego County HMBP. The purpose of the HMBP is to prevent or minimize damage to public health, safety, and the environment from a release or threatened release of a hazardous material at regulated facilities. The HMBP also provides emergency personnel with adequate information to help prepare and respond to chemical related incidents.

Summary of Needs to Address Hazardous Materials
As shown in Table 4.4, very few hazardous materials cleanup sites are in Santee and the majority of them do not require further action. The City should continue to provide residential curbside pick-up of waste automotive oil and filters and participate in the Household Hazardous Waste Program.

4.10 Emergency Evacuation Route Analysis
A variety of hazard scenarios could require an evacuation in parts of Santee. These emergency situations could be caused by either natural or human-made events, such as wildfires, floods, or geologic or seismic hazards. An Emergency Evacuation Route Analysis (Appendix B) was prepared to identify evacuation capacity and network connectivity in Santee in addition to meeting the requirements associated with the following legislative updates:
• AB 747 (2019) requires the City to update the Safety Element of its General Plan to identify evacuation routes and assess the capacity, safety, and viability of those routes under a range of emergency scenarios.
• SB 99 (2019) requires the City to identify residential developments in hazard areas that do not have at least two emergency evacuation routes (i.e., neighborhoods or households within a hazard area that have limited accessibility).
• AB 1409 (2021) requires the City to identify evacuation locations.

Evacuation route viability is largely determined by the location of the hazard. Three types of analysis (wildfire, flood, and earthquake) were done in the Emergency Evacuation Route Analysis.

Because Santee is surrounded by Very High FHSZs to the northeast, northwest, and southwest, the City considered three wildfire scenarios (a fire originating in the northeast, a fire originating in the northwest, and a fire originating in the southwest). Because there are flood zones in Santee, evacuation route viability is assessed for flood hazards. Lastly, due to the proximity of Earthquake Fault Zones to Santee, evacuation route viability is assessed for an earthquake event.

The results of the analysis indicate that residents closest to the northern region of the City center are most vulnerable to wildfire and flooding hazards given the distance they would need to travel to access an outbound road for evacuation. The analysis identified that residents closest to the southern and southwestern regions of Santee are most vulnerable to evacuation from earthquake hazards given the bridges they would need to traverse to access an outbound road (Appendix B).

The Emergency Evacuation Route Analysis identified potential vulnerabilities in Santee according to a GIS assessment that evaluates whether all residential parcels have at least two points of egress. Under the earthquake hazard scenario, which conservatively assumes bridges in Santee county. The plan describes how San Diego County’s hazardous waste stream can be safely managed, and serves as the guide for local decisions regarding the management of hazardous wastes.

4.10 Emergency Evacuation Route Analysis
A variety of hazard scenarios could require an evacuation in parts of Santee. These emergency situations could be caused by either natural or human-made events, such as wildfires, floods, or geologic or seismic hazards. An Emergency Evacuation Route Analysis (Appendix B) was prepared to identify evacuation capacity and network connectivity in Santee in addition to meeting the requirements associated with the following legislative updates:
e AB 747 (2019) requires the City to update the Safety Element of its General Plan to identify evacuation routes and assess the capacity, safety, and viability of those routes under a range of emergency scenarios.
e SB 99 (2019) requires the City to identify residential developments in hazard areas that do not have at least two emergency evacuation routes (i.e., neighborhoods or households within a hazard area that have limited accessibility).
e AB 1409 (2021) requires the City to identify evacuation locations.

Evacuation route viability is largely determined by the location of the hazard. Three types of analysis (wildfire, flood, and earthquake) were done in the Emergency Evacuation Route Analysis.

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are not viable, residential parcels in the southern region of Santee do not have any viable evacuation routes and residential parcels in the southwestern region of Santee only have one viable evacuation route (Mission Gorge Road) (Appendix B).

Evacuation locations for Santee residents would be dependent on the type and location of hazardous event affecting Santee and would be determined by first responders on site during emergency situations. For example, if a wildfire occurs north of Santee, residents would be directed to evacuate to community centers and City buildings in the southern portion of Santee, such as the City of Santee Operations Center, or to areas south of Santee, such as El Cajon.

Evacuation locations would consist of places in Santee that residents are familiar with, such as parks, community centers, schools, libraries, City department buildings, or churches.

Section 5. Climate Adaptation and Resilience
In accordance with SB 379, the Safety and Environmental Justice Element includes a set of goals, policies, and objectives based on a Vulnerability Assessment (Appendix A) identifying the risks that climate change poses to Santee and the specific assets (i.e., critical facilities) and populations at risk from climate change impacts.

5.1 What is Climate Adaptation and Resilience?
One of the most significant policy challenges of our time is to change how we plan, build, and sustain our societal and physical systems to become more resilient to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. As GHG emissions continue to rise, climate change effects will continue to accelerate. Even if global GHG emissions were to stop today, the climate would continue to change for some time as Earth’s system responds to the emissions already in the atmosphere. Climate adaptation planning involves anticipating the effects of climate change and proactively planning and shifting current practices now to minimize future economic and social risks.

Climate resilience is the ability and capacity to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to trends and events caused by climate change. Improving climate resilience involves assessing how climate change will create new or alter current climate-related risks and taking steps to better cope with these risks. These include severe weather, ocean warming and acidification, extended periods of drought and extreme temperatures, wildfire, and other increasingly unavoidable deleterious effects of climate change. More frequent and apparent extreme weather events have shown that resilience is an essential component of any comprehensive climate action program.

There is a robust and ever-growing movement fueled by local and national agencies and organizations alike geared toward building and improving climate resilience. From local community action to global treaties, addressing climate resilience is becoming a priority to avert the worst impacts of climate change. Climate resilience efforts encompass social, economic, technological, and political strategies that are being implemented in all facets of society, including public and private sectors.

The good news is that addressing these risks allows us to not only protect people and property, but also generate economic activity that will create domestic jobs and drive prosperity. Businesses prepare for risks every day and can factor climate change-related hazards into existing risk are not viable, residential parcels in the southern region of Santee do not have any viable evacuation routes and residential parcels in the southwestern region of Santee only have one viable evacuation route (Mission Gorge Road) (Appendix B).

Evacuation locations would consist of places in Santee that residents are familiar with, such as parks, community centers, schools, libraries, City department buildings, or churches.

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management frameworks to become more climate-resilient. Businesses and governments alike are planning now for the environment and economy they will face in the future.

5.2 What Is Climate Vulnerability?
Climate vulnerability describes the ways in which a person or a community is susceptible to sustaining harm or damage (impact) as a result of climate change. Climate vulnerability is a function of (1) climate-related changes in conditions that are experienced by a community and (2) the community’s sensitivity to experiencing impacts because of those changing conditions.

Climate vulnerability is related to physical factors, such as whether a community is likely to experience increases in the frequency of dangerously high-heat events or to be flooded during more frequent/intense storms, as well as social and economic factors, such as inequities in access to and benefits of education, economic investment, and government services.

Climate vulnerability is experienced by urban, suburban, and rural communities, but communities may be vulnerable in different ways. An individual or community may be vulnerable with respect to multiple factors of vulnerability at once. The cumulative impacts of these disparities and inequities may contribute to heightened vulnerability among certain groups, which are often referred to as “vulnerable communities” or “sensitive populations” (see the Vulnerable Communities/Sensitive Populations discussion in Section 5.3).

5.3 Climate Adaptation Planning
The purpose of climate adaptation planning is to reduce vulnerability and increase the local capacity to adapt to projected climate change effects and build resilience through adoption of goals and policies. A climate-resilient city is one that is prepared for the effects of climate change and can provide essential services during and after hazard events. To plan for climate-related hazards in Santee that may affect people and assets, the City prepared a Vulnerability Assessment (Appendix A) in accordance with the process outlined in the California Adaptation Planning Guide.

The Cal OES developed the California Adaptation Planning Guide to provide guidance to local governments on local adaptation and resiliency planning by presenting an updated, step-by-step process that communities can use to plan for climate change. Appendix A includes a full description of the four phases of the adaptation planning process. Phase 1 of the climate adaptation planning process, which includes identifying the potential climate change effects and important physical, social, and natural assets in the community, concluded that the primary hazards of concern for Santee are extreme heat, wildfire, extreme precipitation, and drought.

Phase 2 of the climate adaptation planning process includes determining climate vulnerability of populations, natural resources, and assets in the community by analyzing potential impacts and the community’s capacity to adapt. The City’s Vulnerability Assessment follows the process outlined in Phase 2 of the California Adaptation Planning Guide.

Emissions Scenarios
The Vulnerability Assessment uses Cal-Adapt modeling and supplemental analysis to project the impacts of these climate change hazards. Cal-Adapt provides local climate projections for management frameworks to become more climate-resilient. Businesses and governments alike are planning now for the environment and economy they will face in the future.

Phase 2 of the climate adaptation planning process includes determining climate vulnerability of populations, natural resources, and assets in the community by analyzing potential impacts and the community's capacity to adapt. The City’s Vulnerability Assessment follows the process outlined in Phase 2 of the California Adaptation Planning Guide.

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jurisdictions in California using climate scenarios. Climate projections from Cal-Adapt and other sources rely on climate models, which are computer simulations that forecast future climate conditions under the various climate scenarios, described further below. While no model can project future conditions perfectly, current models are heavily reviewed by climate scientists and can accurately reproduce observed climate conditions.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an organization that represents the global scientific consensus about climate change, has identified four climate scenarios, which are referred to as Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs), that can be used to project future climate conditions. RCPs are different scenarios that measure the future severity of climate change. RCP scenarios are defined by assumptions for the growth of GHG emissions and an identified point at which GHG emissions are expected to begin declining (assuming various GHG reduction policies or socioeconomic conditions). The four RCP scenarios (RCP 2.6, RCP 4.5, RCP

6.0, and RCP 8.5) are labeled with different numbers that refer to the increase in the amount of energy that reaches each square meter of Earth’s surface under that scenario. The greater the number, the more severe future climate change conditions could be. For example, RCP 8.5 is the “business as usual” projection, which assumes that GHG emissions will continue to rise until at least the end of the twenty-first century. Below is a summary of the four emissions scenarios:
• RCP 2.6: Global GHG emissions peak around 2020 and then begin to decline substantially (low-emissions scenario).
• RCP 4.5: Global GHG emissions peak around 2040 and then begin to decline. • RCP 6.0: Global emissions continue to rise until the middle of the century (2050). • RCP 8.5: Global emissions continue to increase at least until the end of the century (2100) (high-emissions scenario).

Cal-Adapt’s models represent the range of expected climate changes (e.g., annual average maximum temperature) under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5.

Hazards
The Vulnerability Assessment addresses the climate change-related hazards most pressing to the City, including extreme heat, wildfire, extreme precipitation, and drought.

Extreme Heat
The observed historical annual average temperature in Santee is 76.1 degrees Fahrenheit (°F).

Average temperatures are projected to increase between 3.8°F and 4.7°F by mid-century (2035– 2064) and between 4.9°F and 8.1°F by end of century (2070–2099), depending on the emissions scenario. In addition, the number of extreme heat days is projected to increase from a historical average of 3 days per year to between 12 and 15 days by mid-century and 16 to 32 days by end of century. Warmer days will also be accompanied by an increasing number of warmer nights. jurisdictions in California using climate scenarios. Climate projections from Cal-Adapt and other sources rely on climate models, which are computer simulations that forecast future climate conditions under the various climate scenarios, described further below. While no model can project future conditions perfectly, current models are heavily reviewed by climate scientists and can accurately reproduce observed climate conditions.

6.0, and RCP 8.5) are labeled with different numbers that refer to the increase in the amount of energy that reaches each square meter of Earth’s surface under that scenario. The greater the number, the more severe future climate change conditions could be. For example, RCP 8.5 is the “business as usual” projection, which assumes that GHG emissions will continue to rise until at least the end of the twenty-first century. Below is a summary of the four emissions scenarios:
e RCP 2.6: Global GHG emissions peak around 2020 and then begin to decline substantially (low-emissions scenario).
e RCP 4.5: Global GHG emissions peak around 2040 and then begin to decline. e RCP 6.0: Global emissions continue to rise until the middle of the century (2050). e RCP 8.5: Global emissions continue to increase at least until the end of the century (2100) (high-emissions scenario).

Cal-Adapt’s models represent the range of expected climate changes (e.g., annual average maximum temperature) under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5.

Hazards
The Vulnerability Assessment addresses the climate change-related hazards most pressing to the City, including extreme heat, wildfire, extreme precipitation, and drought.

Extreme Heat
The observed historical annual average temperature in Santee is 76.1 degrees Fahrenheit (°F).

Average temperatures are projected to increase between 3.8°F and 4.7°F by mid-century (2035— 2064) and between 4.9°F and 8.1°F by end of century (2070-2099), depending on the emissions scenario. In addition, the number of extreme heat days is projected to increase from a historical average of 3 days per year to between 12 and 15 days by mid-century and 16 to 32 days by end of century. Warmer days will also be accompanied by an increasing number of warmer nights.

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Wildfire
Climate change can exacerbate wildfire risk. Wildfire risk is expected to continue to increase as a result of warmer temperatures, more frequent drought, changes in precipitation, and expanding WUI. According to the state’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment, wildfire risk will continue to increase as the climate warms. Santa Ana winds, which are hot, strong, and gusty winds that produce extreme dryness, have fueled—and will continue to fuel—the most catastrophic wildfires in the county. According to local climate projections, conditions that are optimal for the spread of wildfire— (1) changes in precipitation (measurable precipitation becoming less frequent), (2) changes in water availability (drought becoming more common), and (3) changes in weather (air becoming drier, temperatures becoming hotter, winds becoming stronger)—will become more prevalent. The county is expected to experience an increase in wildfire risk, especially during “peak season” in December and January, as a result of climate change.

Extreme Precipitation
Severe weather, such as atmospheric rivers, powerful rainstorms, and subsequent flooding, will occur more frequently throughout California as a result of climate change due to warmer weather and more moisture in storm systems. Climate change is expected to result in fewer but more intense rainstorms in which rainfall is rapid during a short amount of time. This could result in damages from floods. These heavy precipitation incidents could result in additional flows into the City’s primary waterways—San Diego River, Forester Creek, Sycamore Creek, and intermittent creeks paralleling Big Rock Road and Fanita Drive. Severe storms can result in overtopping or other types of dam failure, street flooding, or mudslides and debris flows (refer to the Debris Flow Deposits discussion in Section 4.2, Geologic/Seismic Hazards), which can ensue on an annual basis.

Drought
Regionally, droughts are projected to become more frequent and intense in San Diego County and throughout Southern California by mid-century. Historically, Santee has averaged a 126-day dry spell for each year between 1961 and 1991. Dry spells are projected to increase by 4 to 8 days by mid-century and 6 to 14 days by end of century, depending on the emissions pathway. Drought episodes effectively lower fuel moisture conditions to create longer fire seasons. Drought’s toll on community water sources creates food and water security concerns in addition to economic considerations that showcase the importance of proper preparedness.

Critical Facilities
The Vulnerability Assessment evaluated the vulnerability of Santee’s critical facilities. The Vulnerability Assessment incorporated and supplemented the list of critical facilities identified for Santee in the County’s 2023 MJHMP. This list includes the following types of critical facilities:
• City Operations
• Public Safety Facilities
• Public Health Facilities
Wildfire
Climate change can exacerbate wildfire risk. Wildfire risk is expected to continue to increase as a result of warmer temperatures, more frequent drought, changes in precipitation, and expanding WUI. According to the state’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment, wildfire risk will continue to increase as the climate warms. Santa Ana winds, which are hot, strong, and gusty winds that produce extreme dryness, have fueled—and will continue to fuel—the most catastrophic wildfires in the county. According to local climate projections, conditions that are optimal for the spread of wildfire— (1) changes in precipitation (measurable precipitation becoming less frequent), (2) changes in water availability (drought becoming more common), and (3) changes in weather (air becoming drier, temperatures becoming hotter, winds becoming stronger)—will become more prevalent. The county is expected to experience an increase in wildfire risk, especially during “peak season” in December and January, as a result of climate change.

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• Community Centers
• Utility Facilities
• Critical Transportation
• Schools
Critical transportation facilities were determined to be the type of critical facility most impacted by, or vulnerable to, extreme heat. Public health facilities, schools, and critical transportation were determined to be vulnerable to wildfire. Public health facilities and schools in Santee are vulnerable to extreme precipitation and associated flooding damages. Utility facilities are the only critical facility type considered to be highly vulnerable to the effects of drought. See the Vulnerability Assessment (Appendix A) for a full discussion of the impacts of these climate change hazards on critical facilities in Santee.

The Safety and Environmental Justice Element includes several goals, objectives, and policies to address the potential for climate change-related impacts to critical facilities in Section 7.

Vulnerable Communities/Sensitive Populations
The Vulnerability Assessment also analyzed climate change-related impacts on the types of populations that are most sensitive or vulnerable to these effects. These populations include the following:
• People with access and functional needs (AFNs): People in multi-lingual communities, families with infants and children, older adults, people with disabilities, and people experiencing homelessness.
• People with Existing Chronic Health Conditions: People with diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, psychiatric illnesses, and respiratory diseases (e.g., asthma). • People with Low Incomes: People with incomes that are between 50 percent and 80 percent of the area median income. See Section 6.2, Mapping Disadvantaged Communities, for a detailed discussion of low-income areas in Santee. • People Experiencing Homelessness: People who are living in a place that is not meant for human habitation, in emergency shelters, or in transitional housing or exiting an institution where a person temporarily resided.
• Outdoor Workers: People who spend most of their workday outside (e.g., gardeners, landscapers, and park/recreation staff).
• Older Adults: People who are 65 years of age or older. • Children: People who are 17 years of age or younger.
• People without Life-Supporting Resources: People who lack adequate housing or ways to cool living space, are renters/tenants, or are food-insecure.

The populations that were determined to be most vulnerable to extreme heat include people with AFNs, people experiencing homelessness, outdoor workers, and people without life-supporting resources. The identified sensitive populations, except for people with existing chronic health e Community Centers
e Utility Facilities
e Critical Transportation
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Critical transportation facilities were determined to be the type of critical facility most impacted by, or vulnerable to, extreme heat. Public health facilities, schools, and critical transportation were determined to be vulnerable to wildfire. Public health facilities and schools in Santee are vulnerable to extreme precipitation and associated flooding damages. Utility facilities are the only critical facility type considered to be highly vulnerable to the effects of drought. See the Vulnerability Assessment (Appendix A) for a full discussion of the impacts of these climate change hazards on critical facilities in Santee.

The Safety and Environmental Justice Element includes several goals, objectives, and policies to address the potential for climate change-related impacts to critical facilities in Section 7.

Vulnerable Communities/Sensitive Populations
The Vulnerability Assessment also analyzed climate change-related impacts on the types of populations that are most sensitive or vulnerable to these effects. These populations include the following:
e People with access and functional needs (AFNs): People in multi-lingual communities, families with infants and children, older adults, people with disabilities, and people experiencing homelessness.
e People with Existing Chronic Health Conditions: People with diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, psychiatric illnesses, and respiratory diseases (e.g., asthma). e People with Low Incomes: People with incomes that are between 50 percent and 80 percent of the area median income. See Section 6.2, Mapping Disadvantaged Communities, for a detailed discussion of low-income areas in Santee. e People Experiencing Homelessness: People who are living in a place that is not meant for human habitation, in emergency shelters, or in transitional housing or exiting an institution where a person temporarily resided.
e Outdoor Workers: People who spend most of their workday outside (e.g., gardeners, landscapers, and park/recreation staff).
e Older Adults: People who are 65 years of age or older. e Children: People who are 17 years of age or younger.
e People without Life-Supporting Resources: People who lack adequate housing or ways to cool living space, are renters/tenants, or are food-insecure.

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conditions, were found to be highly vulnerable to wildfire hazards. None of the identified sensitive populations were determined to be highly vulnerable to extreme precipitation. The identified sensitive populations, except people with existing chronic health conditions, are highly vulnerable to drought. Appendix A includes a full discussion of the impacts of these climate change hazards on Santee’s vulnerable populations.

The Safety and Environmental Justice Element includes several goals, objectives, and policies to address the potential for climate change-related impacts to vulnerable populations in Section 7.

Section 6. Environmental Justice – Existing Conditions
Environmental justice is defined by the California Environmental Justice Alliance as “the basic right of people to live, work, go to school, and pray in a healthy and clean environment—regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, culture, ability, nationality, or income.” In Santee, as in many other places, areas with the highest concentration of low-income families are more likely to be exposed to pollution and environmental hazards. Consequently, they experience higher rates of health-related issues. SB 1000, which requires cities and counties with disadvantaged communities to incorporate environmental justice policies in their General Plans, has seven primary objectives:

1. Prioritize the Needs of Our Disadvantaged Communities

2. Promote Civic Engagement

3. Improve Access to Public Facilities

4. Promote Food Access

5. Promote Safe and Sanitary Housing

6. Reduce Pollution Exposure

7. Promote Physical Activity
In Santee, as in many other jurisdictions, areas with the highest concentration of low-income families are more likely to be exposed to pollution and environmental hazards. Consequently, the populations in these areas experience higher rates of health-related issues. This Element incorporates an analysis of environmental justice issues in Santee and identifies goals, objectives, and policies aimed at addressing community issues in equity (see Section 7). Addressing equity and environmental justice plays an important part in achieving the General Plan vision of improving the quality of life for citizens, workers, and visitors of Santee.

Once a city identifies disadvantaged communities, the OPR Environmental Justice Element Guidelines recommend that local agencies work with these communities to understand existing conditions with respect to the following environmental justice topic areas to better understand the drivers of inequality:
• Pollution exposure, including access to clean air and water • Access to public facilities and services, including access to transit, healthcare, childcare, parks, and other civic facilities
conditions, were found to be highly vulnerable to wildfire hazards. None of the identified sensitive populations were determined to be highly vulnerable to extreme precipitation. The identified sensitive populations, except people with existing chronic health conditions, are highly vulnerable to drought. Appendix A includes a full discussion of the impacts of these climate change hazards on Santee’s vulnerable populations.

The Safety and Environmental Justice Element includes several goals, objectives, and policies to address the potential for climate change-related impacts to vulnerable populations in Section 7.

Section 6. Environmental Justice — Existing Conditions
Environmental justice is defined by the California Environmental Justice Alliance as “the basic right of people to live, work, go to school, and pray in a healthy and clean environment—regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, culture, ability, nationality, or income.” In Santee, as in many other places, areas with the highest concentration of low-income families are more likely to be exposed to pollution and environmental hazards. Consequently, they experience higher rates of health-related issues. SB 1000, which requires cities and counties with disadvantaged communities to incorporate environmental justice policies in their General Plans, has seven primary objectives:

1. Prioritize the Needs of Our Disadvantaged Communities Promote Civic Engagement
Improve Access to Public Facilities
Promote Food Access
Promote Safe and Sanitary Housing
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• Access to healthy food
• Access to safe and sanitary homes
• Access to physical activity and recreational opportunities • Unique or compounded health risks, including climate exposure

6.1 Community Engagement
A key environmental justice principle is to involve the communities most impacted by pollution, toxins, and other environmental problems that can impact their health and well-being in the public decision-making process. Resident participation in decision-making processes can bring knowledge, information, and ideas that local governments may not have thought of. Community members affected by environmental issues can share their firsthand knowledge of problems and provide input on solutions.

The City conducted two community stakeholder meetings with City staff, members of community programs, and representatives of the Santee Fire Department, Santee Sheriff’s Station, and healthcare districts. The stakeholder meetings were held on June 16, 2021 and December 1, 2021.

The first stakeholder meeting on December 1, 2021, included a discussion of the goals, objectives, and policies presented in this Safety and Environmental Justice Element.

Following the first stakeholder meeting, the City developed an online Community Survey to identify what environmental justice topic areas were of greatest concern to residents. The Community Survey was made available in English and Spanish and was open from March 11, 2021, to April 30, 2021 and again from June 23, 2021 to July 7, 2021. The Community Survey included the following questions:

1. What conditions make it difficult for you to have good health and living conditions?

2. Which three issues do you think are the most important for the City to address to ensure that your neighborhood has access to healthy living conditions?

3. What improvements would you like to see in your City?

4. How much influence do you think residents have on City decisions that affect community health and environmental issues?

5. What is your age in years?

6. Which race/ethnicity category best describes you?

7. What is the highest education level you achieved?
A total of 121 responses were received from City residents. The results of the Community Survey were shared and discussed with community stakeholders during the second stakeholder meeting on June 16, 2021. The City used the Community Survey results and commentary from the stakeholders to refine the environmental justice goals, objectives, and policies to address environmental justice issues relevant to the community (Appendix E). e Access to healthy food
e Access to safe and sanitary homes
e Access to physical activity and recreational opportunities e Unique or compounded health risks, including climate exposure

The first stakeholder meeting on December 1, 2021, included a discussion of the goals, objectives, and policies presented in this Safety and Environmental Justice Element.

1. What conditions make it difficult for you to have good health and living conditions?

2. Which three issues do you think are the most important for the City to address to ensure that your neighborhood has access to healthy living conditions?

3. What improvements would you like to see in your City?

4. How much influence do you think residents have on City decisions that affect community health and environmental issues?

5. What is your age in years?

6. Which race/ethnicity category best describes you?

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The key findings of the Community Survey are discussed in the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix D), and survey results are provided in the Environmental Justice Community Survey Results (Appendix E).

6.2 Mapping Disadvantaged Communities
CalEnviroScreen
The OPR Environmental Justice Element Guidelines recommend using CalEnviroScreen, a computer mapping tool used to identify communities disproportionately burdened by multiple sources of pollution and with population characteristics that make them more sensitive to pollution (i.e., disadvantaged communities). Using data from federal and state sources, CalEnviroScreen uses indicators to determine if a community is disadvantaged and disproportionately affected by pollution. Exposure and environmental effects are components comprising a Pollution Burden group, and the Sensitive Populations and Socioeconomic Factors are components comprising a Population Characteristics group. The four components are made up of environmental, health, and socioeconomic data from 21 indicators (Table 6.1, CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Indicator and Component Scoring). The CalEnviroScreen score is calculated by combining the individual indicator scores within each of the four components, then multiplying the Pollution Burden and Population Characteristics scores to produce a final score.

Table 6.1. CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Indicator and Component Scoring Pollution Burden Group Population Characteristics Group Exposure
• Ozone Concentrations
• PM2.5 Concentrations
• Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions
• Drinking Water Quality
• Pesticide Use
• Toxic Releases from Facilities
• Traffic Density
• Children’s Lead Risk from Housing
Sensitive Populations
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Low Birth-Weight Births
• Asthma Emergency
• Department Visits
Environmental Effects
• Cleanup Sites
• Groundwater Threats
• Hazardous Waste
• Impaired Water Bodies
• Solid Waste Sites and Facilities
Socioeconomic Factors
• Educational Attainment
• Linguistic Isolation
• Poverty
• Unemployment
• Housing Burdened Low
• Income Households
Notes: PM2.5 = fine particulate matter measuring no more than 2.5 microns in diameter CalEnviroScreen scores are converted to percentiles for census tracts across California that can be ranked relative to other areas of the state. In general, the higher the score or percentile, the more impacted a community is compared to other areas of the state. As shown on Figure 6.1, City of Santee The key findings of the Community Survey are discussed in the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix D), and survey results are provided in the Environmental Justice Community Survey Results (Appendix E).

6.2 Mapping Disadvantaged Communities
CalEnviroScreen
The OPR Environmental Justice Element Guidelines recommend using CalEnviroScreen, a computer mapping tool used to identify communities disproportionately burdened by multiple sources of pollution and with population characteristics that make them more sensitive to pollution (i.e., disadvantaged communities). Using data from federal and state sources, CalEnviroScreen uses indicators to determine if a community is disadvantaged and disproportionately affected by pollution. Exposure and environmental effects are components comprising a Pollution Burden group, and the Sensitive Populations and Socioeconomic Factors are components comprising a Population Characteristics group. The four components are made up of environmental, health, and socioeconomic data from 21 indicators (Table 6.1, Ca/EnviroScreen 4.0 Indicator and Component Scoring). The CalEnviroScreen score is calculated by combining the individual indicator scores within each of the four components, then multiplying the Pollution Burden and Population Characteristics scores to produce a final score.

Table 6.1. CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Indicator and Component Scoring Pollution Burden Group Population Characteristics Group Exposure Sensitive Populations
e Ozone Concentrations e Cardiovascular Disease
e PMz5 Concentrations e Low Birth-Weight Births
e Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions e Asthma Emergency e = Drinking Water Quality e Department Visits
e Pesticide Use
e Toxic Releases from Facilities
e Traffic Density
e Children’s Lead Risk from Housing
Environmental Effects Socioeconomic Factors
e Cleanup Sites e Educational Attainment
e Groundwater Threats e Linguistic Isolation
e Hazardous Waste e Poverty
e Impaired Water Bodies e Unemployment
e Solid Waste Sites and Facilities e Housing Burdened Low e |ncome Households
Notes: PM2:5 = fine particulate matter measuring no more than 2.5 microns in diameter CalEnviroScreen scores are converted to percentiles for census tracts across California that can be ranked relative to other areas of the state. In general, the higher the score or percentile, the more impacted a community is compared to other areas of the state. As shown on Figure 6.1, City of Santee

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Disadvantaged Communities: CalEnviroScreen, the southernmost portion of Santee, west of SR-67, south of Mission Gorge Road, and bounded by the City boundary to the west and south, exceeds the 75th percentile of CalEnviroScreen scores. These areas are considered disadvantaged communities.

Low-Income Areas
In addition to using CalEnviroScreen, the OPR Environmental Justice Element Guidelines recommend mapping low-income areas to identify disadvantaged communities. To identify communities with low incomes, the City compared household income levels to two different thresholds:

1. Statewide median household income

2. HCD state income limits/area median income
The average statewide median household income (in 2018 dollars) between 2015 and 2019 was $75,235. As shown on Figure 6.2, City of Santee Disadvantaged Communities: Statewide Median Income, only a small portion of households along the southern edge of Santee are below the statewide median income threshold.

The 2021 area median income established by the HCD for a four-person household in the county was $95,100. As shown on Figure 6.3, City of Santee Disadvantaged Communities: HCD State Income Limits, Santee identified four census tracts (166.05, 166.16, 16.17, 162.02) intersecting Santee with an average median household income below the HCD’s state income limits for the region.

As shown on Figure 6.1 through Figure 6.3, disadvantaged communities are in the southernmost portions of Santee, west of SR-67, south of Mission Gorge Road, and bounded by the City boundary to the west and south. In addition, the area of Santee between Cuyamaca Street east to SR-67 on the southern side of Prospect Avenue is mapped as a disadvantaged community by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.

The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix D) provides a full analysis of the extent that designated disadvantaged communities in Santee are exposed to environmental burdens or lack access to public goods and services. Key findings of this assessment are summarized in Section 6.3, Key Findings of the Existing Conditions Assessment.

Disadvantaged Communities: CalEnviroScreen, the southernmost portion of Santee, west of SR-67, south of Mission Gorge Road, and bounded by the City boundary to the west and south, exceeds the 75th percentile of CalEnviroScreen scores. These areas are considered disadvantaged communities.

Low-/ncome Areas
In addition to using CalEnviroScreen, the OPR Environmental Justice Element Guidelines recommend mapping low-income areas to identify disadvantaged communities. To identify communities with low incomes, the City compared household income levels to two different thresholds:

1. Statewide median household income

The 2021 area median income established by the HCD for a four-person household in the county was $95,100. As shown on Figure 6.3, Cityof Santee Disadvantaged Communities: HCD State Income Limits, Santee identified four census tracts (166.05, 166.16, 16.17, 162.02) intersecting Santee with an average median household income below the HCD’s state income limits for the region.

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6.3 Key Findings of the Existing Conditions Assessment
The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix D) assessed six environmental, health, and socioeconomic topic areas, including pollution exposure, access to public facilities and services, access to healthy food, access to physical activity and recreational opportunities, access to safe and sanitary homes, and unique or compounded health risks related to climate change.

To assess existing conditions with respect to each environmental justice topic area, the City relied on U.S. Census data, which is the primary and standard source of high-resolution geographic information about the U.S. population; however, U.S. Census data can have large margins or error attributable to specific methodological decisions made by the U.S. Census Bureau. Therefore, U.S.

Census data was supplemented by local data and knowledge, including the results of the Community Survey and community stakeholder meetings (refer to Section 6.1, Community Engagement). Stakeholders were able to “ground truth” data by providing individual observations of their lived experiences in Santee. The Community Survey also helped to quantify areas of concern to Santee residents. The key findings of the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment are listed below. See Appendix D for the full analysis of existing environmental justice conditions in Santee and Appendix E for the results of the Community Survey.

Pollution Exposure
The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment analyzed areas of Santee with poor air quality and issues related to water quality, accessibility, and affordability. Proximity to high-volume roadways, hazardous waste sites, and heavy industrial land use types and other high-emission sources can result in adverse health impacts. Disadvantaged communities are often disproportionately subjected to adverse air quality and water quality due to proximity to polluting activities and are more likely to have underlying medical conditions that may be worsened by pollution. As recommended by the OPR Guidelines, the City employed California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment indicators to assess water quality, accessibility, and affordability. The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment identified the following key findings related to pollution exposure:
• Disadvantaged communities experience greater exposure to air pollutants due to their proximity to high-traffic corridors and industrial activity (Refer to Figures 7 and 8). • While drinking water quality is not an issue for Santee, Santee’s disadvantaged communities experience greater instances of chemical, sediment, and sewage pollutants from illicit stormwater discharges due to their proximity to the San Diego River; however, these discharges do not impact the community’s potable water quality (Refer to Figure 10). • Although not analyzed explicitly due to the lack of data availability, the pollution source that residents (46 percent of Community Survey respondents) are most concerned about is the prevalence of trash and debris throughout Santee, with many specifically pointing to homeless encampments along the river as a major source of pollution (Refer to Figure 10).

Pollution Exposure
The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment analyzed areas of Santee with poor air quality and issues related to water quality, accessibility, and affordability. Proximity to high-volume roadways, hazardous waste sites, and heavy industrial land use types and other high-emission sources can result in adverse health impacts. Disadvantaged communities are often disproportionately subjected to adverse air quality and water quality due to proximity to polluting activities and are more likely to have underlying medical conditions that may be worsened by pollution. As recommended by the OPR Guidelines, the City employed California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment indicators to assess water quality, accessibility, and affordability. The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment identified the following key findings related to pollution exposure:
e Disadvantaged communities experience greater exposure to air pollutants due to their proximity to high-traffic corridors and industrial activity (Refer to Figures 7 and 8). e While drinking water quality is not an issue for Santee, Santee’s disadvantaged communities experience greater instances of chemical, sediment, and sewage pollutants from illicit stormwater discharges due to their proximity to the San Diego River; however, these discharges do not impact the community’s potable water quality (Refer to Figure 10). e Although not analyzed explicitly due to the lack of data availability, the pollution source that residents (46 percent of Community Survey respondents) are most concerned about is the prevalence of trash and debris throughout Santee, with many specifically pointing to homeless encampments along the river as a major source of pollution (Refer to Figure 10).

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Access to Public Facilities and Services
For this analysis, access to public facilities and services included access to transit, healthcare, childcare, parks, and other civic facilities. The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment identified the following key findings related to access to public facilities and services:
• Many residences in disadvantaged communities are not within walking distance to their nearest school. However, residences in disadvantaged communities are generally within walking distance of daycare centers and transit, which can provide residents with opportunities to access other community services without using their personal vehicle (Refer to Figures 11, 12, and 13).
• Despite low transit fares and well-distributed bus stops, most residents still rely on their personal vehicle. Nevertheless, 21 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated that heavy traffic restricted access to key destinations (Refer to Figure 13). • Residents in disadvantaged communities are less likely to have health insurance, which may result in higher rates of avoidable emergency room visits (Refer to Figure 14). • Several medical facilities serve the area in and around the City’s disadvantaged communities (Refer to Figure 14).

Access to Healthy Food
Access to healthy food is essential to improving health conditions. Many Californians also experience “food insecurity,” defined as a household’s inability to provide enough food for every person to live an active, healthy life. Although individuals make food choices, those choices are made within the context of what is consistently accessible, affordable, or available. The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment identified the following key findings related to access to healthy food:
• Disadvantaged communities have slightly less access to healthy food outlets compared to other areas in Santee and San Diego County. Less access to healthy food and higher prevalence of fast-food establishments in disadvantaged communities may contribute to higher obesity rates. (Refer to Figure 16).
• While Santee has several food banks and summer meal program sites, the southwestern portion of Santee with disadvantaged communities is not served by these food distribution sites (Refer to Figure 15).
• Overall, Community Survey respondents felt that they had sufficient access to healthy food.

Access to Physical Activity and Recreational Opportunities Increasing physical activity is one of the most important contributors to improved health. It helps people manage weight; reduces risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and some cancers; and improves mental health and well-being. The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment identified the following key findings related to access to physical activity and recreational opportunities:

Access to Public Facilities and Services
For this analysis, access to public facilities and services included access to transit, healthcare, childcare, parks, and other civic facilities. The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment identified the following key findings related to access to public facilities and services:
e Many residences in disadvantaged communities are not within walking distance to their nearest school. However, residences in disadvantaged communities are generally within walking distance of daycare centers and transit, which can provide residents with opportunities to access other community services without using their personal vehicle (Refer to Figures 11, 12, and 13).
e Despite low transit fares and well-distributed bus stops, most residents still rely on their personal vehicle. Nevertheless, 21 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated that heavy traffic restricted access to key destinations (Refer to Figure 13). e Residents in disadvantaged communities are less likely to have health insurance, which may result in higher rates of avoidable emergency room visits (Refer to Figure 14). e Several medical facilities serve the area in and around the City’s disadvantaged communities (Refer to Figure 14).

Access to Healthy Food
Access to healthy food is essential to improving health conditions. Many Californians also experience “food insecurity,” defined as a household’s inability to provide enough food for every person to live an active, healthy life. Although individuals make food choices, those choices are made within the context of what is consistently accessible, affordable, or available. The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment identified the following key findings related to access to healthy food:
e Disadvantaged communities have slightly less access to healthy food outlets compared to other areas in Santee and San Diego County. Less access to healthy food and higher prevalence of fast-food establishments in disadvantaged communities may contribute to higher obesity rates. (Refer to Figure 16).
e While Santee has several food banks and summer meal program sites, the southwestern portion of Santee with disadvantaged communities is not served by these food distribution sites (Refer to Figure 15).
e Overall, Community Survey respondents felt that they had sufficient access to healthy food.

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• Disadvantaged communities in the southwestern portion of Santee have fewer sidewalks and bike paths compared to other areas of Santee, limiting their ability to use active transportation modes (Refer to Figure 18).
• Nearly 46 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated that limited access to and/or deterioration of City infrastructure and facilities that support physical activity, including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, parks, and recreation centers, is the most important issue for the City to address to ensure all residents have access to healthy living conditions.

Access to Safe and Sanitary Homes
Housing location, quality, affordability, and stability have health implications. Often, individuals who experience unique or compounding health risks face multiple, interrelated barriers to accessing safe, stable, and affordable housing. The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment identified the following key findings related to access to safe and sanitary homes:
• Although housing costs in Santee are less expensive than housing costs in other areas in the county and state, 48 percent of renters and 31 percent of homeowners in Santee are cost burdened (Figure 20).
• High housing costs impact renters in disadvantaged communities more severely because they often include low-income residents.
• Community Survey respondents were much more concerned with housing affordability than the safety and quality of homes—32 percent of respondents thought affordable housing is the most important issue for the City to address as opposed to the 2 percent of respondents who thought safe and sanitary housing is the most important issue.

Unique or Compounded Health Risks
Disadvantaged communities that suffer disproportionate environmental burdens are also likely to be more vulnerable to climate impacts. Climate change may even cause displacement from increased frequency or severity of hazards like flooding, drought, wildfire, extreme heat, and other impacts(refer to Section 5.3). The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment identified the following key findings related to unique or compounded health risks due to climate change:
• The area with the greatest vulnerability to extreme heat, which poses a significant public health threat, is the southern portion of Santee. However, overall, Santee, including disadvantaged communities, is not particularly vulnerable to extreme heat (Refer to Figure 21).

The Safety and Environmental Justice Element aims to address these issues by integrating the primary areas of concern identified in the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix D) into a series of implementation measures outlined in Section 7. These measures have been written in consultation with stakeholders to create a document that provides a blueprint for a more equitable, sustainable quality of life in Santee. e Disadvantaged communities in the southwestern portion of Santee have fewer sidewalks and bike paths compared to other areas of Santee, limiting their ability to use active transportation modes (Refer to Figure 18).
e Nearly 46 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated that limited access to and/or deterioration of City infrastructure and facilities that support physical activity, including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, parks, and recreation centers, is the most important issue for the City to address to ensure all residents have access to healthy living conditions.

Access to Safe and Sanitary Homes
Housing location, quality, affordability, and stability have health implications. Often, individuals who experience unique or compounding health risks face multiple, interrelated barriers to accessing safe, stable, and affordable housing. The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment identified the following key findings related to access to safe and sanitary homes:
e Although housing costs in Santee are less expensive than housing costs in other areas in the county and state, 48 percent of renters and 31 percent of homeowners in Santee are cost burdened (Figure 20).
e High housing costs impact renters in disadvantaged communities more severely because they often include low-income residents.
e Community Survey respondents were much more concerned with housing affordability than the safety and quality of homes—32 percent of respondents thought affordable housing is the most important issue for the City to address as opposed to the 2 percent of respondents who thought safe and sanitary housing is the most important issue.

Unique or Compounded Health Risks
Disadvantaged communities that suffer disproportionate environmental burdens are also likely to be more vulnerable to climate impacts. Climate change may even cause displacement from increased frequency or severity of hazards like flooding, drought, wildfire, extreme heat, and other impacts (refer to Section 5.3). The Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment identified the following key findings related to unique or compounded health risks due to climate change:
e The area with the greatest vulnerability to extreme heat, which poses a significant public health threat, is the southern portion of Santee. However, overall, Santee, including disadvantaged communities, is not particularly vulnerable to extreme heat (Refer to Figure 21).

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Section 7. Goals, Objectives, and Policies
The City is adopting goals, objectives, and policies as defined below to address the different safety hazards and environmental burdens faced by the community:
• Goals: High-level objectives that address different safety and environmental justice topic areas, including those that were addressed in the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix D).
• Objectives: Established focus areas and direction on how the City will accomplish each safety and environmental justice goal.
• Policies: Specific actions the City will take to advance a specific goal and objective.

In accordance with SB 379 and the process outlined in the California Adaptation Planning Guide, the City prepared a Vulnerability Assessment (Appendix A) that identifies the risks that climate change poses to Santee and the specific assets (i.e., critical facilities) and populations at risk from climate change impacts. The Safety and Environmental Justice Element includes several goals, objectives, and policies to address the potential for climate change-related impacts to critical facilities based on the results of the Vulnerability Assessment (Appendix A). In addition, the City prepared an Emergency Evacuation Route Analysis (Appendix B) in accordance with AB 747, SB 99, and AB 1409. The analysis identifies evacuation routes that are impacted by various hazard scenarios and the residential areas of the City that are especially vulnerable due to limited evacuation routes. The results of the Emergency Evacuation Route Analysis (Appendix B) when creating the goals, objectives, and policies related to public safety.

The OPR Guidelines recommend that local agencies work with residents to understand the environmental burdens and drivers of inequality when developing the Environmental Justice Element.

Accordingly, the City prepared the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix D), which includes information from the stakeholders and the Community Survey (Appendix E).

The City considered the findings from the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix D) when creating the goals, objectives, and policies, which seek to address the following:
• Reduce unique or compounded health risks
• Promote civic engagement in the public decision-making process • Prioritize improvements and programs
Overall Goals:
• The goal of the Safety Element is to minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damages resulting from natural and human-induced safety hazards. • The goal of the Environmental Justice Element is to minimize the effects of climate change, pollution, and other hazards and environmental effects.

Section 7. Goals, Objectives, and Policies
The City is adopting goals, objectives, and policies as defined below to address the different safety hazards and environmental burdens faced by the community:
e Goals: High-level objectives that address different safety and environmental justice topic areas, including those that were addressed in the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix D).
e Objectives: Established focus areas and direction on how the City will accomplish each safety and environmental justice goal.
e Policies: Specific actions the City will take to advance a specific goal and objective.

The OPR Guidelines recommend that local agencies work with residents to understand the environmental burdens and drivers of inequality when developing the Environmental Justice Element.

Accordingly, the City prepared the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix D), which includes information from the stakeholders and the Community Survey (Appendix E).

The City considered the findings from the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix D) when creating the goals, objectives, and policies, which seek to address the following:
e Reduce unique or compounded health risks
e Promote civic engagement in the public decision-making process e Prioritize improvements and programs
Overall Goals:
e The goal of the Safety Element is to minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damages resulting from natural and human-induced safety hazards. e The goal of the Environmental Justice Element is to minimize the effects of climate change, pollution, and other hazards and environmental effects.

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7.1 Safety Element
Goal 1: Reduce impacts from and improve the City of Santee’s capacity to adapt to natural hazards.

Objective 1: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from flood hazards.

Policies
Policy 1.1: Encourage the use of innovative site design strategies within the floodplain, which ensure the minimization of flood hazards and maintenance of the natural character of waterways.

Policy 1.2: Require that developments proposed within a floodplain area use design and site planning techniques to ensure that structures are elevated at least 1 foot above the 100-year flood level.

Policy 1.3: Ensure that proposed projects that would modify the configuration of any of the three main waterways in Santee (San Diego River and Sycamore and Forester Creeks) are required to submit a report prepared by a registered hydrologist that analyzes potential effects of the project downstream and within the local vicinity.

Policy 1.4: Actively pursue the improvement of drainage ways and flood control facilities to lessen recurrent flood problems and include such public improvements in the Capital Improvements Program for Santee.

Policy 1.5: Pursue the identification of flood hazard areas along Fanita and Big Rock Creeks and apply protective measures where necessary.

Policy 1.6: Require a hydrologic study, including the analysis of effects on downstream and upstream properties and on the flood-carrying characteristics of the stream, for development proposed in the floodplain.

Policy 1.7: Ensure that critical emergency uses (hospitals, fire stations, police stations, the Emergency Operations Center, public administration buildings, and schools) are not in flood hazard areas or in areas that would affect their ability to function in the event of a disaster.

Policy 1.8: Prohibit development within the 100-year floodway, subject to the provisions of the City of Santee’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.

Policy 1.9: Ensure that floodway areas are not included in the calculation of net area for the purpose of land division.

7.1 Safety Element
Goal 1: Reduce impacts from and improve the City of Santee’s capacity to adapt to natural hazards.

Objective 1: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from flood hazards.

Policy 1.2: Require that developments proposed within a floodplain area use design and site planning techniques to ensure that structures are elevated at least 1 foot above the 100-year flood level.

Policy 1.5: Pursue the identification of flood hazard areas along Fanita and Big Rock Creeks and apply protective measures where necessary.

Policy 1.8: Prohibit development within the 100-year floodway, subject to the provisions of the City of Santee’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.

Policy 1.9: Ensure that floodway areas are not included in the calculation of net area for the purpose of land division.

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Objective 2: Increase awareness of geotechnical and seismic hazards to avoid or minimize the effects of hazards during the planning process for new development or redevelopment and to mitigate the risks for existing development.

Policies
Policy 2.1: Utilize existing and evolving geologic, geophysical, and engineering knowledge to distinguish and delineate those areas that are particularly susceptible to damage from landslides and slope instability, liquefaction, and dam inundation.

Policy 2.2: For projects proposed in areas identified in the geologic hazard category area, the geologic/geotechnical consultant shall establish either that the unfavorable conditions do not exist in the specific area in question or that they can be mitigated though proper design and construction.

Policy 2.3: As shown in Table A-1, Determination of Geotechnical Studies Required, of the Geotechnical/Seismic Hazard Study Group I, II, III, and IV facilities require a Geotechnical Investigation, a Geologic Investigation, and a Seismic Hazard Study specific to the project.

Additionally, the State of California requires reports for public schools, hospitals, and other critical structures to be reviewed by the State Architect.

Objective 3: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from fire hazards.

Policies
New Development
Policy 3.1: Mandate that a proposed development in a State Responsibility Area or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone be approved only after it is determined that a Fire Protection Plan is in place that includes measures to avoid or minimize fire hazards, such as adequate water pressure to maintain the required fire flow at the time of development.

Policy 3.2: Ensure that all new development meets established response time standards for fire and life safety services and that all new development in State Responsibility Areas or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones requires fuel modification around homes and subdivisions.

Policy 3.3: Avoid expanding new residential development, essential public facilities, and critical infrastructure in areas subject to extreme threat or high risk, such as High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, or areas classified by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as having an Extreme Threat classification on Fire Threat Maps unless all feasible risk reduction measures have been incorporated into project designs or conditions of approval.

Policy 3.4: Prohibit land uses that could exacerbate the risk of ignitions in High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, such as outdoor storage of hazardous or highly flammable materials, automobile service or gas stations, or temporary fireworks sales.

Policy 2.3: As shown in Table A-1, Determination of Geotechnical Studies Required, of the Geotechnical/Seismic Hazard Study Group |, Il, Ill, and IV facilities require a Geotechnical Investigation, a Geologic Investigation, and a Seismic Hazard Study specific to the project.

Additionally, the State of California requires reports for public schools, hospitals, and other critical structures to be reviewed by the State Architect.

Objective 3: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from fire hazards.

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Policy 3.5: Prohibit land uses that could place occupants at unreasonable risk in High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, such as areas with large events or assembly of people and healthcare facilities.

Policy 3.6: Encourage the use of conservation easements or establish a Transfer of Development Rights Program in undeveloped wildland areas within High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

Policy 3.7: Require the installation of fire hydrants and establishment of emergency vehicle access, notably before construction with combustible materials can begin on an approved project.

Policy 3.8: Require emergency access routes in developments to be adequately wide to allow the entry and maneuvering of emergency vehicles to ensure that new development has adequate fire protection.

Policy 3.9: Mandate that proposed development satisfy the minimum structural fire protection standards in the adopted edition of the California Building Standards Code and California Fire Code; however, where deemed appropriate, the City of Santee shall enhance the minimum standards to provide optimum protection.

Policy 3.10: Mandate that all new development in the Very High Fire Severity Zones comply with the most current version of the California Building Code and California Fire Code.

Policy 3.11: Mandate that all new development meet or exceed Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2, Articles 1–5 (starting with Section 1270) (SRA Fire Safe Regulations), and Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 3, Article 3 (starting with Section 1299.01) (Fire Hazard Reduction Around Buildings and Structures Regulations), for State Responsibility Areas and/or Very High Fire Severity Zones.

Existing Development
Policy 3.12: Increase resilience of existing development in high-risk areas built prior to modern fire safety codes or wildfire hazard mitigation guidance.

Policy 3.13: Mandate that public and private landowners for all existing land uses comply with all applicable state and local requirements and implement site-specific safety measures that mitigate to a low-risk condition around or near public facilities, infrastructure, and natural resources.

Policy 3.14: Provide information regarding defensible space and building retrofits to achieve a lowrisk condition.

Policy 3.15: Require public and private landowners to minimize the risk of wildfire moving from wildland areas to developed properties or from property to property by increasing structural hardening measures (e.g., fire-rated roofing and fire-resistant construction materials and techniques), maintaining and improving defensible space on site, and supporting vegetation management in adjacent undeveloped areas.

Policy 3.16: Require structures with fire protection sprinkler systems to provide for outside alarm notification.

Policy 3.17: Mitigate existing non-conforming development to contemporary fire safe standards (e.g., road standards, vegetative hazards). Support state legislation that would provide tax incentives to encourage the repair or demolition of structures that could be considered fire hazards.

Policy 3.5: Prohibit land uses that could place occupants at unreasonable risk in High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, such as areas with large events or assembly of people and healthcare facilities.

Policy 3.6: Encourage the use of conservation easements or establish a Transfer of Development Rights Program in undeveloped wildland areas within High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

Policy 3.7: Require the installation of fire hydrants and establishment of emergency vehicle access, notably before construction with combustible materials can begin on an approved project.

Policy 3.8: Require emergency access routes in developments to be adequately wide to allow the entry and maneuvering of emergency vehicles to ensure that new development has adequate fire protection.

Policy 3.10: Mandate that all new development in the Very High Fire Severity Zones comply with the most current version of the California Building Code and California Fire Code.

Policy 3.11: Mandate that all new development meet or exceed Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2, Articles 1-5 (starting with Section 1270) (SRA Fire Safe Regulations), and Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 3, Article 3 (starting with Section 1299.01) (Fire Hazard Reduction Around Buildings and Structures Regulations), for State Responsibility Areas and/or Very High Fire Severity Zones.

Existing Development
Policy 3.12: Increase resilience of existing development in high-risk areas built prior to modern fire safety codes or wildfire hazard mitigation guidance.

Policy 3.14: Provide information regarding defensible space and building retrofits to achieve a lowrisk condition.

Policy 3.16: Require structures with fire protection sprinkler systems to provide for outside alarm notification.

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Infill Development
Policy 3.18: Prioritize infill development within the existing developed footprint to avoid hazardous areas and support emergency response times.

Policy 3.19: Ensure that all infill development projects within State Responsibility Areas or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones are required to comply with applicable state or local fire safety and defensible space regulations or standards and any applicable fire protection or risk reduction measures identified in locally adopted plans.

Policy 3.20: Ensure that discretionary infill projects may be required to prepare a project-specific fire hazard and risk assessment and incorporate project-specific risk reduction measures, subject to the determination and approval of the Fire Marshal.

All Development
Policy 3.21: Support the continuation of long-term maintenance of fire hazard reduction projects, such as a weed abatement program (existing), community fire breaks, and private and public road clearance.

Policy 3.22: Ensure that the distribution of fire hydrants and capacity of water lines is adequate through periodic review. Collaborate with the Padre Dam Municipal Water District to ensure that the City’s water supply location and long-term integrity are sufficient and future water supply needs are met.

Policy 3.23: Encourage and support the delivery of a high level of emergency services through cooperation with other agencies and use of available financial opportunities.

Policy 3.24: Encourage the continued development, implementation, and public awareness of fire prevention programs.

Policy 3.25: The Santee Fire Department shall continue to be involved in the review of development applications to minimize fire hazards. Considerations shall be given to adequate emergency access, driveway widths, turning radii, future water supply needs, fire hydrant locations, needed fire flow requirements, street addressing, and signage.

Policy 3.26: Coordinate with the Padre Dam Municipal Water District on future water supply needs and existing water infrastructure constraints and deficiencies that could affect the City’s ability to meet fire flow requirements.

Policy 3.27: Ensure that the timing of additional fire station construction or renovation (or new services) relates to the rise of service demand in Santee and surrounding areas.

Policy 3.28: Ensure that re-development after a large fire complies with the requirements for construction in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones for fire safety.

Policy 3.29: Ensure that the planning and design of re-development in very high Fire Hazard Severity Zones minimizes the risks of wildfire and includes adequate provisions for vegetation management, emergency access, and firefighting while also complying with current fire codes.

Policy 3.30: Support mutual aid agreements and communications links with the County of San Diego and the other municipalities participating in the Unified San Diego County Emergency Service Organization.

Infill Development
Policy 3.18: Prioritize infill development within the existing developed footprint to avoid hazardous areas and support emergency response times.

Policy 3.23: Encourage and support the delivery of a high level of emergency services through cooperation with other agencies and use of available financial opportunities.

Policy 3.24: Encourage the continued development, implementation, and public awareness of fire prevention programs.

Policy 3.27: Ensure that the timing of additional fire station construction or renovation (or new services) relates to the rise of service demand in Santee and surrounding areas.

Policy 3.28: Ensure that re-development after a large fire complies with the requirements for construction in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones for fire safety.

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Policy 3.31: Provide adequate staffing, equipment, technology, training, and funding for the Santee Fire Department to meet the existing and projected service demands and response times.

Goal 2: Improve the City of Santee’s capacity to prevent and respond to criminal activities.

Objective 4: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage and losses resulting from criminal activities.

Policies
Policy 4.1: Encourage citizen and business participation in the Neighborhood Watch Program and the “Safe Santee” program and promote the establishment of new neighborhood watch programs to encourage community participation in the patrol and to promote the awareness of suspicious activity.

Policy 4.2: Incorporate Crime Prevention through Environmental Design principles into site planning for new developments, publicly owned spaces and renovations of existing developments, considering the concepts of defensible space, surveillance, territoriality, access control, and maintenance.

Policy 4.3: Encourage the upgrading of building security requirements.

Policy 4.4: Continue to involve law enforcement personnel in the review of new development applications through participation in the Development Review process.

Policy 4.5: Ensure that structures are adequately identified by street address and lighted sufficiently to deter criminal activity.

Policy 4.6: Work with the school districts in the establishment of a permanent School Resource Officer program or similar measure to provide a law enforcement presence at City schools.

Policy 4.7: Support the County of San Diego’s efforts to relocate the existing Las Colinas jail as part of a state-of-the-art consolidated justice facility to be located elsewhere on the County’s Town Center Property.

Policy 4.8: Ensure that critical facilities, hazardous facilities, and special occupancy structures are located and designed to be functional in an event of a disaster. These facilities and structures include fire and police stations, hospitals, communication centers, schools, churches, and other high occupancy structures.

Policy 3.31: Provide adequate staffing, equipment, technology, training, and funding for the Santee Fire Department to meet the existing and projected service demands and response times.

Goal 2: Improve the City of Santee’s capacity to prevent and respond to criminal activities.

Objective 4: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage and losses resulting from criminal activities.

Policy 4.3: Encourage the upgrading of building security requirements.

Policy 4.4: Continue to involve law enforcement personnel in the review of new development applications through participation in the Development Review process.

Policy 4.5: Ensure that structures are adequately identified by street address and lighted sufficiently to deter criminal activity.

Policy 4.6: Work with the school districts in the establishment of a permanent School Resource Officer program or similar measure to provide a law enforcement presence at City schools.

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Goal 3: Improve public safety and minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from transportation-related hazards.

Objective 5: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from traffic hazards.

Policies
Policy 5.1: Continue to review traffic safety problems annually and enforcement of parking regulations.

Policy 5.2: Promote the use of traffic control devices such as signals, medians, and other street design measures along busy roadways to regulate, warn, and guide traffic, thereby diminishing traffic hazards.

Policy 5.3: Encourage ridesharing and the use of transit and other transportation systems management programs to reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled and traffic congestion.

Policy 5.4: Preclude through-city truck traffic on local roadways and limit truck routes through Santee to principal and major arterial roadways.

Policy 5.5: Promote the establishment of shared driveways and reciprocal access between adjoining properties to reduce the number of curb cuts and conflicting traffic movements on major roads.

Objective 6: Improve the safety and functionality of light-rail transit.

Policies
Policy 6.1: Consider methods of improving service safety along and across the trolley line in coordination with San Diego Association of Governments, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, and other relevant agencies.

Policy 6.2: Coordinate with San Diego Metropolitan Transit System to encourage transit stops in areas serving vulnerable populations, such as near senior housing projects, medical facilities, major employment centers, and mixed-use areas.

Objective 7: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from airport hazards.

Policies
Policy 7.1: Continue reviewing all development proposed in the Gillespie Field Airport Influence Areas using the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan, which provides guidance on appropriate land uses surrounding airports to protect the health and safety of people and property within the vicinity of an airport. Ensure consistency determinations are received from the Airport Land Use Commission to ensure that design features are incorporated into the site plan to address identified aircraft safety and noise hazards.

Goal 3: Improve public safety and minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from transportation-related hazards.

Objective 5: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from traffic hazards.

Policies
Policy 5.1: Continue to review traffic safety problems annually and enforcement of parking regulations.

Policy 5.3: Encourage ridesharing and the use of transit and other transportation systems management programs to reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled and traffic congestion.

Policy 5.4: Preclude through-city truck traffic on local roadways and limit truck routes through Santee to principal and major arterial roadways.

Policy 5.5: Promote the establishment of shared driveways and reciprocal access between adjoining properties to reduce the number of curb cuts and conflicting traffic movements on major roads.

Objective 6: Improve the safety and functionality of light-rail transit.

Objective 7: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from airport hazards.

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Policy 7.2: Continue to discourage the establishment of additional high-risk uses, including schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and daycare centers in Airport Safety Zones and receive consistency determinations from the Airport Land Use Commission.

Policy 7.3: Receive final airspace determination from the Federal Aviation Administration for projects in Airport Influence Areas in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14, Part 77, Safe, Efficient Use, and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace.

Goal 4: Improve the City of Santee’s capacity to prevent and respond to emergencies and hazardous materials incidents.

Objective 8: Ensure the efficient control of emergency operations during natural or human-caused disasters.

Policies
Policy 8.1: Continue to hold periodic disaster exercises in cooperation with the appropriate state and federal agencies.

Policy 8.2: Update the adopted Santee Emergency Operations Plan periodically to ensure the safety of residents, employees, and visitors in times of natural or human-caused disaster.

Policy 8.3: Maintain an Emergency Operations Center to coordinate resources, information, and communication, which would strengthen the City of Santee’s ability to detect and respond to threats.

Objective 9: Minimize the risk of damage to people, property, and the environment caused by hazardous materials.

Policies
Policy 9.1: Continue to implement the County of San Diego’s Hazardous Waste Management Plan or develop and implement an equivalent plan.

Policy 9.2: Continue to participate in the San Diego County Joint Powers Authority Hazardous Materials Response Team in dealing with hazardous materials incidents.

Policy 9.3: Require that any potential hazardous materials issues be fully investigated at the environmental review stage prior to project approval.

Policy 9.4: Review any proposed uses involving the use, transport, storage, or handling of hazardous waste to ensure that such uses will not represent a significant risk to surrounding uses or the environment.

Policy 9.5: Continue to provide for a household hazardous waste collection program for Santee residents as part of the contract with the City of Santee trash franchisee.

Policy 9.6: Control the location, manufacture, storage, or use of hazardous materials in Santee through Zoning Ordinance implementation and the development review process.

Policy 9.7: Encourage safe and proper disposal of household hazardous waste.

Policy 7.2: Continue to discourage the establishment of additional high-risk uses, including schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and daycare centers in Airport Safety Zones and receive consistency determinations from the Airport Land Use Commission.