Rancho Palos Verdes
City Council
2. Consideration and possible action to receive an update report on the
Portuguese Bend Landslide and Emergency Hydraugers Project and a 10-day
report on the proposed extension of the Interim Urgency Ordinance. (Awwad)
(60 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file an update on the Portuguese Bend
Landslide Complex and the Emergency Hydraugers Project; 2) Authorize Staff
to expand the scope of the Portuguese Bend Landslide Emergency
Hydraugers project to the Greater Portuguese Bend Landslide
Complex/Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex inclusive of the Abalone Cove,
Portuguese Bend, Klondike Canyon, and Beach Club Landslides, and return
with professional services agreements to implement the expanded scope; 3)
Direct Staff to provide in-kind services to the Abalone Cove Landslide
Abatement District (ACLAD) and Klondike Canyon Landslide Abatement
District (KCLAD) to include the Abalone Cove and the Klondike Canyon
Landslides as part of a unified and coordinated strategy to manage the
Greater Portuguese Bend/Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex; 4) Direct Staff
to consider new alternatives, in addition to hydraugers, for managing the
Greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex/Ancient Altamira Landslide
Complex based on recent data collected from test boreholes; 5) Ratify the
Right of Access Agreement between the City and the Portuguese Beach Club
Homeowners Association (PBCHOA) to allow access via PBCHOA-owned
property for test boreholes associated with the Portuguese Bend Landslide
Emergency Hydraugers Project; and, 6) Receive and file the "10-day report"
that is required to be issued 10 days prior to the expiration or extension of an
interim urgency ordinance pursuant to California Government Code ยง
65858(d).
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