City Council

9I. RESPONSE TO THE 2025-2026 ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT DATED MAY 19, 2026, ENTITLED, “WILDFIRES HIT HOME” On May 19, 2026, the Orange County Grand Jury released a report entitled “Wildfires Hit Home” (Attachment A). The report aimed to: (1) identify the shared responsibilities of local governments and fire service agencies, communities and homeowners to reduce the risk of wildfire in the wildland-urban interface, (2) investigate the status of actions taken by the California legislature and Department of Insurance to provide relief to policyholders, and (3) inform communities and homeowners on home hardening, defensible space, insurance risk reduction, and wildfire safety awareness. California Penal Code Sections 933 and 933.05 require any public agency that the Grand Jury reviews respond to the findings and recommendations of the Grand Jury Report. The City’s proposed response letter responds to each of the applicable findings and recommendations (Attachment B). RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5)(Organizational or administrative activities or governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment); and 2. Authorize the Mayor to sign the response letter to the Orange County Grand Jury related to the findings and recommendations contained in the May 19, 2026, report entitled “Wildfires Hit Home”.