Rancho Palos Verdes

City Council

1. Consideration and possible action to receive a report on the greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex. (Jun/Forbes/Awwad/Gerli) (2 hours 30 mins) Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES THEREBY CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION BY 60 DAYS UNTIL OCTOBER 5, 2024 AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2023-47 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 3, 2023; AND EXTENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2023-56 ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 14, 2023, RESOLUTION NO. 2023-61 ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 19, 2023, RESOLUTION NO. 2024-05 ADOPTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2024, RESOLUTION NO. 2024-13 ADOPTED ON MARCH 19, 2024, RESOLUTION NO. 2024-20 ADOPTED ON MAY 7, 2024, AND RESOLUTION NO. 2024-44 ADOPTED ON JULY 2, 2024; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING A LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION BASED ON A SUDDEN AND SEVERE ENERGY SHORTAGE; 3) Ratify a letter signed and sent by the City Manager to CalOES and FEMA requesting individual assistance for residents impacted by the accelerated movement in the Landslide Complex; 4) Ratify a letter signed and sent by the City Manager to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) seeking financial assistance for the City to fund repairs to a portion of Palos Verdes Drive South located within the Landslide Complex; 5) Receive and file a report on the status of utilities (including SoCalGas, SCE, CalWater, LA County Public Works, and Communications); 6) Receive and file a report on resource assistance available to residents impacted by land movement; and, 7) Receive and file a report on the process the City's Building and Safety Department will implement to inspect structures within the greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex for structural stress. Agenda Report