City Council Meeting Highlights

Highlights from the January 16 City Council meeting:

• In response to safety concerns, the Council approved left-turn signal arrows for Hawthorne Boulevard at the intersection of Eddinghill Drive/Seamount Drive. Accounting for time for budgeting, design, bidding, obtaining materials, and construction, the project is expected to be completed in one to one-and-a-half years.
• Short-term traffic calming measures were approved for Miraleste Drive and Palos Verdes Drive East, including narrower lanes, high-visibility crosswalks, advisory signs, a rapid flashing beacon on Palos Verdes Drive East south of Marion Drive, and continued traffic enforcement. Longer-term measures could be considered in the future, if needed. 
• At the request of public interest advocacy group CALPIRG, the Council opposed an income-based fixed charge on utility bills being proposed by investor-owned utilities, including SCE, which would result in a high fixed charge for higher-income households. 
• Representatives from each of the City’s advisory boards — which advise the City Council on matters related to Civic Center planning, emergency preparedness, finance, infrastructure, land use, and traffic safety — gave updates on their recent activities and plans for 2024.

For all City Council actions from the meeting, watch video at rpvca.gov/agendas.