Rancho Palos Verdes
City Council
K. Consider continuing the emergency justification for work and emergency
contracting for the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide
Emergency Project. (Bryden)
Recommendation: 1) Reconfirm, by a four-fifths vote, there is a need to
continue the work on the Landslide Emergency Project declared by Council-
adopted Resolution No. 2024-20 on May 7, 2024, finding an emergency exists
requiring immediate action in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira
Landslide Complex (Landslide Complex) to seek to mitigate the movement of
the landslide; 2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the same in the minutes of this
City Council meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting this action; 3) Approve
Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Geo-
Logic Associates, Inc. (GLA) for additional electrical, mechanical,
instrumentation and controls, civil, geotechnical, and related design services
necessary to complete the Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project
(CIP 8304) in the amount of $164,654 thereby increasing the total contract to
$659,339, including contingency, and extending the Contract Term to June 30,
2027; and, 4) Authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to the PSA
with GLA, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Agenda Report