HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - Presentation - Bonita Canyon HOA Fire Wise - Proclamation/Photos`GI,YIMTaAS, the safety, resilience, and preparedness of our neighborhoods are of the utmost importance to the City of
Aewport Beach and its residents, and
U-Y&T E,f7S, Bonita Canyon has become the first neighborhood in Newport Beach to earn the prestigious Firewise
VSA® designation, awarded by the National Fire Protection Association; and
`WY&T�M, this designation recognizes the outstanding efforts of the Bonita Canyon community to reduce wildfire risk
through collaboration, education, defensible space, home hardening, andproactive vegetation management; and
"MAMAS, Bonita Canyon residents, working together with their homeowners association, Counci[member Ro6yn
Grant, and the Newport Beach Fire Department, have demonstrated readership and a strong commitment to public
safety and environmenta[stewardship; and
WiiET&M, the Firewise VSA® designation 6enefits the entire city by improving wildfire preparedness, fostering
community engagement, enhancing emergency response coordination, and serving as a mode[ of resilience for other
neighborhoods; and
`VMTE 4, the Newport Beach Fire Department commends Bonita Canyon's initiative andstands ready to support
additional neigh6orhoods in pursuing similar designations for the betterment of our entire city.
NO`W, qMW[ E(FO X, I, ,doe Stapleton, Mayor of the City of Newport Beach, on 6eha f of the entire City Council, do
hereby proclaim
B09VYTA CANYON
as the First Firewise VSA® Neighborhood in Newport Beach and express our heartfelt appreciation for their leadership,
commitment to safety, and their inspiring example of community action in the face ofgrowing wildfire risks.
IN'W1 4 "'JIMMOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the Seal of the City of Newport Beach to be affz:red
this 23rd day of September, 2025.
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