Rancho Palos Verdes

City Council

August 20, 2025 Pulled Consent Item #4

Agenda Item 4

4.\nConsideration to receive updates on the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient\nAltamira Landslide Complex. (Ramzi) (60 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file an update on current conditions in the\nGreater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex (Landslide\nComplex); 2) Receive and file an update on emergency stabilization activities\nin the Landslide Complex; 3) Receive and file a report on the Fiscal Year\n2024-25 Deep Dewatering Well (DDW) and winterization emergency\nstabilization measures; 4) Review a ranked priority order list of costs\nassociated with the Fiscal Year 2025-26 DDW and winterization programs; 5)\nReceive and file a financial update on City expenditures for emergency\nprotective and stabilization measures in response to the acceleration of the\nLandslide Complex; 6) Approve the submittal of a grant application to the\nFederal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant\nProgram (HMGP) for the Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project with\na $10 million match from the unallocated fund balance in the General Fund;7)\nAward a professional services agreement to Geo-Logic Associates, Inc. (GLA)\nfor final engineering design, environmental documents, and related services\nfor the Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project (Capital Improvement\nProject ((CIP)) 8304) in the amount of $460,685 with a contingency of 15% or\n$69,103; 8) Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement with GLA in a form\napproved by the City Attorney; 9) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-___, A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS\nVERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING FOR A TERM OF 60 DAYS THE\nTEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON TRAVEL BY UNICYCLES, BICYCLES,\nMOTORCYCLES, AND OTHER ONE- OR TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES ON\nPALOS VERDES DRIVE SOUTH WITHIN THE LANDSLIDE COMPLEX DUE\nTO CONTINUED ROADWAY CONDITIONS; 10) Adopt Resolution No. 2025__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nPALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY\nDECLARATION AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2023-47\nADOPTED ON OCTOBER 3, 2023 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAY PERIOD;\nand, 11) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,\nEXTENDING THE STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY WITHIN THE\nGEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE PORTUGUESE BEND COMMUNITY\nASSOCIATION, PORTUGUESE BEND BEACH CLUB, AND SEAVIEW\nNEIGHBORHOODS BASED ON SUDDEN ENERGY SHORTAGES,\nPLANNED DEENERGIZING EVENTS, AND INTERNET SERVICE SHUT\nOFFS AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 2024-52 AND 2024-57\nFOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS.\nAgenda Report