City Council Meeting Highlights

Highlights from the February 3, 2026 City Council meeting:

• City staff gave the latest updates on the landslide emergency.
• According to the most recent survey data collected in early January, since November, the average movement rate for areas still moving within the active landslide boundary was 1.66 inches per week, a 14.3% increase since November.
• The City’s geologist believes the most likely factor contributing to reacceleration is the added mass of significant early season rainfall percolating into the landslide.
• A similar phenomenon was observed in March and April of 2025, following February and March 2025 rainfall. However, landslide deceleration resumed by May 2025.
• The Council renewed for 60 days the local emergencies in the landslide area and the temporary prohibition of motorcycles and bicycles along a two-mile stretch of Palos Verdes Drive South.
• The Council moved toward joining the future South Bay Regional Housing Trust, a joint powers authority being formed to help fund the preservation, production and ownership of affordable housing units in member cities, and only for projects supported by the city in which they are proposed.
• Finally, Public Works staff gave an informational report on the City’s procurement and vendor management practices for capital projects. These involve Requests for Proposals, quotes, bids, a variety of contracts, independent cost estimates, vendor management, and auditing.
• The City’s purchasing policy calls for securing services, supplies and equipment at the lowest possible cost commensurate with quality needed, to exercise positive financial control over purchases, and to assure their quality. 

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