City Council Meeting Highlights

Highlights from the June 17, 2025 City Council meeting:

• The Council approved the $41.5 million Final Budget and $28.6 million Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
• While the City has a balanced budget for next fiscal year, a key focus of the budget process was the growing financial impact of the landslide emergency and stabilization efforts.
• In the current fiscal year, the City spent $37 million on these efforts — an amount almost equivalent to the City’s annual operating budget and representing 37% of the City’s previous average cash balance of approximately $100 million.
• The City continues to pursue grant funding opportunities, go through the appeals process for federal disaster recovery assistance, and explore both short- and long-term strategies for fiscal sustainability.
• The Council approved an updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone map for Rancho Palos Verdes removing significant portions of the City from the “Very High” designation, which covered virtually all of RPV since 2008.
• These maps are developed for local agencies by the State Fire Marshal using a science-based and field-tested model that assigns a hazard score based on factors that influence fire likelihood and fire behavior.
• Finally, the Council approved an $8.5 million Sheriff’s Department contract to continue providing law enforcement services the next fiscal year.

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