City Council Meeting Highlights

Highlights from the February 6 City Council meeting:

• The Council voted to extend the City’s local emergency declaration in the Portuguese Bend landslide complex through April 6, 2024, and to explore asking Governor Newsom to declare a state of emergency to help the City leverage additional resources.
• The City’s geologist gave an update on landslide activity, expressing concerns about how recent storms will further accelerate movement and impact infrastructure. Given the landslide complex’s large size and long history of slow-moving behavior, he does not believe there is risk of a sudden catastrophic landslide.
• Recognizing the urgency of the situation, the Council requested a report at the next meeting on February 20 about what can be done to expedite progress toward implementing the long-term Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project, which remains in the environmental review stage while modifications are being explored. 
• City staff gave an update on efforts to plan a Peninsula-wide emergency drill slated for April that will simulate a large earthquake and subsequent evacuation.
• The Council decided to move forward with making a patriotic drone light show a regular part of the annual Fourth of July celebration at the Ken Dyda Civic Center. A three-year contract for shows using 150 drones will be considered at a future meeting.
• SCE gave an update on its efforts address recurring power outages in the Grandview Estates neighborhood, including a long-term project to resolve customer reliability and voltage concerns. More information is expected to be presented at a meeting in June.

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