Updates 10-27-23

November 14 City Council Meeting

Earlier this month, the City Council declared a local state of emergency to bolster the City’s response to accelerated movement in the landslide complex. The Council also put a moratorium in place prohibiting new construction that may contribute to land movement.

As the City continues to closely monitor the movement and work on short-term solutions, both the local emergency declaration and the moratorium are due to be considered for renewal in the coming weeks. At a special meeting on November 14, 2023, the City Council will consider extending the local emergency declaration to January 13, 2024, and extending the building moratorium to October 2, 2024.

More information about the meeting and how to participate will be shared in a future update. A staff report about this topic will be published on the City website at rpvca.gov/agendas on November 7, 2023. In the meantime, a Public Hearing Notice (PDF) about the proposed moratorium extension is being mailed to property owners in the landslide complex and is available on the City website.

If you have questions or comments about the local emergency declaration or the building moratorium, please email landmovement@rpvca.gov.

RPV Landslide Complex Working Group 

In response to accelerated land movement in the City's landslide complex, the City has created a working group comprised of stakeholder representatives, including Abalone Cove Landslide Abatement District (ACLAD) and Klondike Canyon Landslide Abatement District (KCLAD) board members, homeowners associations, utility representatives (Cal Water, SCE, and SoCalGas), and members of the public, to address issues related to the land movement, coordinate remediation projects, and keep channels of communication open. 

Mission statement:

“We are committed to evaluating and addressing every concern the community has for this important initiative. We will look to share information and ideas amongst all the major stakeholders and initiate immediate measures for proactive success. The community has spoken and the City is taking action.”

The group meets every Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Community Room at City Hall and virtually via Teams. For a Teams link, please email Jayme Fairfield at jfairfield@houtconstruction.com.

Find an archive of meeting notes on the RPV Landslide Complex Working Group webpage tab at: rpvca.gov/landmovement.