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City Council Combined Special Meeting/Work Session

Meeting Date:

04/23/2024

Co-Submitter:

Stacey Brechler-Knaggs

From:

Stacy Fobar, Deputy City Clerk

TITLE

Emergency Management Briefing - Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS)

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Discuss with the Mayor and Council how Arizona Public Safety (APS) PSPS events will work and the impact it will have on the city in the immediate and long term.

Executive Summary:

In late February, APS informed City Emergency Management that they would be carrying out Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) for certain power lines that they consider to be at high risk of causing a wildfire, or in the event of a wildfire the line would be de-energized. This decision was made due to several different factors. City Emergency Management has been working closely with APS and other key city partners to assess the potential impact of PSPS events, and to devise a plan for mitigating those impacts.

For the upcoming fire season, PSPS events will not affect the power supply of any city residential areas. However, some crucial city water infrastructure will be impacted. In this briefing, we will provide an overview of the expected impacts and the measures that city staff will take to minimize those impacts as much as possible.

Information:

City staff and APS will provide an overview and the impacts on the city.

THE POWERPOINT WILL BE PROVIDED BY MONDAY, APRIL 22.

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