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CITY COUNCIL
Moorpark, California January 19, 2022
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Moorpark was held on Wednesday,
January 19, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the Moorpark Community Center located at
799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Parvin called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Moorpark resident Mark Di Cecco led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Councilmembers Castro (via Zoom), Enegren, Groff,
Pollock, and Mayor Parvin.
Staff Present: Troy Brown, City Manager; Kevin Ennis, City Attorney;
PJ Gagajena, Assistant City Manager and Interim City
Treasurer/Finance Director; Mack Douglass, Program
Manager; Chris Thompson, Senior Information
Systems Administrator; Police Chief Victor Fazio,
Ventura County Sheriffs Office; Ky Spangler, City
Clerk.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
5. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA:
None.
6. PRESENTATION/ACTION/DISCUSSION:
A. Consider Presentation and Update on Southern California Edison Public
Safety Power Shutoff Program; Overview of City's Advocacy related to
Public Safety Power Shutoffs and Update on California Public Utilities
Commission Proceedings related to Public Safety Power Shutoffs. Staff
Recommendation: Receive and file presentation.
Mr. Brown and Mr. Douglass provided a staff report and introduction.
Minutes of the City Council
Moorpark, California
Page 2 January 19, 2022
Ms. Megan Somogyi (via Zoom), City's Special Counsel with Downey
Brand, LLC, provided a PowerPoint presentation including an overview of
the deenergization programs, the California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC) proceedings, and the City's advocacy efforts to date and during the
past year with regard to the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program.
Mr. Rudy Gonzales (via Zoom), Principal Manager, Government Relations
with Southern California Edison provided a PowerPoint presentation
including a status update on the wildfire mitigation plan and on the circuit
work that has taken place to harden electrical infrastructure and reduce
Public Safety Power Shutoff events. He highlighted four Moorpark circuits
including improvements planned for the Anton, Enchanted, Gabbert, and
Zone Circuits during the first and second quarters of 2022. Mr. Gonzales
provided an overview of customer resources and customer care programs
which are available to customers during PSPS events and also noted their
efforts to engage and invest in certain communities. He provided the SCE
Customer Support contact number 1-800-655-4555 and website:
sce.com/wildfire and encouraged the public to stay informed, sign up for the
PSPS alerts, and to be prepared. Mr. John Abbott (via Zoom), Operations
Manager with Southern California Edison and Mr. Amir Noori (via Zoom),
Senior Manager with Southern California Edison, were available also for
questions.
A discussion and questions among the Councilmembers, staff, SCE and
legal representatives focused on: 1) whether PSPS events are here to stay
to which Ms. Somogyi noted consensus among the utilities is that we will
not see a complete extinction of the PSPS program; 2) customer care
programs and the necessity for medical device dependent customers to
sign-up as a medical baseline customer in order to obtain a battery backup
system; 3) the majority of Moorpark customers reside in a high risk fire area;
4) advocacy for remedies or rebates for food spoilage as a result or part of
PSPS events; the CPUC is considering as they do not currently exist;
5) installation of covered conductors recently completed would not have
avoided the PSPS over the Thanksgiving holiday but will make a significant
difference in the future based on increases to wind thresholds which will be
forwarded to the City Manager; 6) Many factors determine the need to
implemented a PSPS event; 7) SCE is working with property owners and
public agencies to ensure proper vegetation clearances; 8) the total
timeframe to have all covered conductor installations completed is
anticipated for the third quarter of 2022; 9) the poor timing of the
Thanksgiving PSPS events, inquiry on the cameras being installed to
increase situational awareness, and the possibility of a Citywide micro grid
project; 10) request for an update on the Strathearn circuit; 11) inquiry on
response to accidents effecting utility poles; and 12) confirmation that
subscribing customers will receive notifications ahead of PSPS events, and
not all power loss is not due to a PSPS.
Minutes of the City Council
Moorpark, California
Page 3 January 19, 2022
CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the City Council to receive and file the
presentation.
7. ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Parvin adjourned the meeting at 6:53 p.m.
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