Attachment A
Resolution No. 24-070
RESOLUTION NO. 24-070
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA, TO ADOPT THE VICTORVILLE
MUNICIPAL UTILITY SERVICES ANNUAL WILDFIRE MITIGATION
PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City of Victorville (the “City”), a municipal corporation, is authorized pursuant to Article XI, Section 9(a) of the California Constitution to establish, purchase, and operate public works to furnish its inhabitants with light, water, power, heat, transportation, or means of communication; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2001, the City Council of the City of Victorville approved Resolution No. 01-11, authorizing the formation of a municipally owned utility for the purpose of providing various utility services to the Southern California Logistics Airport (“SCLA”) and other areas of the city, and
WHEREAS, Victorville Municipal Utility Services is generally subject to the legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to local publicly owned electric utilities (“POUs”); and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill (“SB”) 1028 (stats. 2016), adding California Public Utilities Code, Section 8387, requires each POU to construct, maintain, and operate its electrical lines and equipment in a manner that will minimize the risk of wildfire posed by those electrical lines and equipment; and
WHEREAS, SB 901 (stats. 2018), amending California Public Utilities Code Section 8387, requires all POUs to prepare a wildfire mitigation plan before January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter; and
WHEREAS, California Public Utilities Code Section 8387(b)(2) specifies the content that must be included in each POU’s wildfire mitigation plan; and WHEREAS, California Public Utilities Code Section 8387(c) requires each POU to have a qualified independent evaluator review its wildfire mitigation plan to assess the comprehensiveness of its plan and to issue a report that is made available on the POU’s website and presented at a public meeting; and
WHEREAS, California Public Utilities Code Section 8387(b)(3) requires each POU to present its wildfire mitigation plan at an appropriately noticed public meeting and to verify that its plan complies with all applicable rules, regulations, and standards, as appropriate; and
WHEREAS, SB 111 (stats. 2019), adding California Public Utilities Code Section 326.1, established the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, SB 1054 (stats. 2019), amending California Public Utilities Code Section 8387, requires each POU to submit its wildfire mitigation plan to the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board by July 1 of each year, starting in the year 2020; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 326.2, the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board will review each POU’s wildfire mitigation plan and will provide comments and advisory opinions on the content and sufficiency of each plan; and
WHEREAS, Victorville Municipal Utility Services staff prepared a wildfire mitigation plan for calendar year 2023, addressing all statutory criteria; and
WHEREAS, Victorville Municipal Utility Services staff verified that the wildfire mitigation plan complies with all applicable rules, regulations, and standards; and
WHEREAS, Victorville Municipal Utility Services staff will submit its wildfire mitigation plan, adopted today by the City Council of the City of Victorville, California, to the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board before June 18, 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VICTORVILLE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council, pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 8387, hereby adopts Victorville Municipal Utility Services Wildfire Mitigation Plan, dated June 18, 2024, attached hereto as Attachment B (incorporated herein by reference). Any subsequent Wildfire Mitigation Plan will only be revised if there are substantive changes.
The City Manager, or his designee, are authorized to make minor plan modifications and submit to the State to ensure compliance with State legislation as needed.
Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.