Staff kept busy by one storm after another
Prepare for one storm. Clean up afterward. Prepare for the next.

Pacific storms are keeping City staff busy to protect public safety as dangerous conditions remain in the forecast.

On the beach, the Public Works Department is operating heavy equipment to pile up sand at the street-ends to limit flooding and allow access points to reopen as soon as possible. Wooden timbers provide an additional layer of protection.

After the storms, out come the shovels, loaders and pumps to clear sand, rebuild barricades and evacuate floodwaters.

On Jan. 6, flooding and minor damage were reported at multiple beachfront properties. To date, the City has not received reports of serious damage or injury from the severe weather of 2023.

Looking ahead, the National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory from now through 10 p.m. Sunday. Showers are in the forecast Saturday through Tuesday.

To protect their property, residents can self-fill up to 10 sandbags between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Public Works Department, 2240 Jimmy Durante Boulevard.

Clean Energy Alliance presents on changes to solar rules
If you purchase electricity from SDG&E and are thinking about installing solar panels, do it before April 1.

The nine out of 10 Del Mar customers who buy electricity from the Clean Energy Alliance also should keep that deadline in mind to ensure they are protected from any new delivery charges from SDG&E.

That's the message Clean Energy Alliance CEO Barbara Boswell delivered Jan. 9 in a presentation to the City Council.

Recent action on Net Energy Metering by the California Public Utilities Commission is set to slash by at least 75 percent the compensation SDG&E's solar customers can receive for selling extra energy from their rooftop panels back to the grid.

The Clean Energy Alliance, however, independently sets rates for both the electricity it sells and that which it purchases from household solar systems.

Boswell recommended that all new solar customers complete their interconnection applications before April 1.

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Trip hazard removal

During a presentation to the City Council Jan. 9, staff reported that City crews or contractors routinely remove sidewalk trip hazards greater than one-quarter of an inch.

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repaired trip hazard
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Welcome aboard, Michael Luna!

We are pleased to welcome Michael Luna to the City Manager’s office, where he will serve as Special Projects & Programs Manager.

Michael’s work plan includes implementing the Climate Action Plan, overseeing asset management, and assuming many of the responsibilities assigned to Clem Brown prior to his promotion to Assistant City Manager. Michael’s first day was Jan. 9.

His 13 years in government administration have focused upon economic development, housing and transportation, most recently as a Manager of Transportation Planning in the Real Estate & Union Station Department for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Earlier, he served as an Economic Development Specialist for both the City of Vista and County of Riverside. Michael earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Business Administration from California State University San Bernardino.

Welcome aboard, Michael!

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