CC RES 2026-004 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE CITY'S 2026
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
WHEREAS, the City Council has an interest in providing position statements on a
variety of state, federal, and regional legislative issues that impact the City and its
residents; and
WHEREAS, the Council annually takes action on numerous legislative proposals
brought forward throughout the year; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is committed to maintaining and
enhancing a high quality of life and safety for all residents; and
WHEREAS, on August 4, 2020, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted
Resolution No. 2020-46, expressing opposition to proposed planning and zoning
legislation that usurps local control and imposes unfunded mandates, and expressing
support for actions to further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control; and
111 WHEREAS, on July 6, 2021, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted Resolution
No. 2021-31, adopting the City's Housing and Local Land Use Legislative Platform; and
WHEREAS, since November 2, 2021, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes has
annually adopted a Citywide Legislative Platform reflecting the City Council's position on
a wide range of issues affecting City operations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council continues to take an active advocacy role on a variety
of issues, including housing and local land use legislative policies proposed by the State
Legislature.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes does
hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1: The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein
by reference.
Section 2: The City Council hereby adopts and approves the City's 2026
Legislative Platform (Attachment A) and incorporated herein by this reference as the
official legislative policy of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Section 3: The 2026 Legislative Platform will be used to guide legislative advocacy
including position letters on proposed legislation and to seek outside funding to support
priority projects and needs.
Section 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage, approval, and adoption of
this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED the 20th day of January 2026.
Paul Seo, Ma
ATTEST:
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I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2026-04 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on January 20, 2026.
"res oka, City Clerk
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
Adopted by Resolution No. 2026-04 on January 20, 2026.
PURPOSE
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ 2026 Legislative Platform (Platform) outlines the
policy positions of the City Council on current issues that impact the City. This
Platform serves as a guide to actively engage with pending legislation and funding
opportunities at the federal, state, county, and local levels, with City Council approval.
The City looks forward to working with partners on all levels of government to
best serve its residents. The statements outlined throughout the Platform
represent the City’s overarching position on legislative and regulatory issues of
interest.
PRIORITY CITY PROJECTS
Through the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), major projects are planned for a period
of five years. The list below includes important projects of regional significance listed
within the CIP that do not have sufficient funding. The City is in support of legislation,
policies, programs, or administrative actions that would provide funding to realize
these priority projects.
A. Greater Portuguese Bend-Landslide Complex Remediation Project
Total Cost:
- $150 million for project construction (Dewatering Extraction Wells and Water
Intrusion Prevention Implementation)
- $20 million for annual operations and maintenance of planned infrastructure
- $300 million for the current and at-risk voluntary property buyout program
funded through the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant program
- $50 million to relevel, relocate, build new road bed, and reconstruct
portions of Palos Verdes Drive South (PVDS) impacted by the landslide
- $20 million for annual operations and maintenance of planned landslide
mitigation infrastructure (i.e. deep dewatering wells, hydraugers,
canyon/watershed linings, and drainage control projects)
Status: Various stages. Several dewatering wells have been constructed; repairs
to PVDS are ongoing; and the first round of property buyouts are underway.
However, the funding stated above include an increase or addition to such work,
and those are in the planning stages at this time.
Description: The Greater Portuguese Bend-Landslide Complex is the largest active
landslide in North America, encompassing two of the City’s roughly 14 square
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miles, directly impacting Palos Verdes Drive South (a major arterial) and a
Sanitation District trunk line – both of which serve neighboring cities and thousands
of residents and visitors daily. The project seeks to protect life, public health,
safety, and the environment through mitigation of land movement in the landslide
complex area.
Funding Opportunities:
• County Funded Capital and O&M projects (including County Sanitation
District, County Flood Control District, as well as County Capital
improvement projects)
• State Funded Capital and O&M projects (including State budget earmarks,
State Office of Emergency Services Support, as well as other state funded
projects)
• Federally funded capital improvement projects via Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of the
Interior, and Congressional earmarks.
B. Civic Center Campus Master Plan
Total Cost: $150 million
Status: Updated, preliminary conceptual site plan complete.
Of greatest urgency, however, is the development of a 9.5-acre Emergency Zone on
the east end of the campus. FEMA-approved plans for this Zone include an
emergency operations center, incident management command center, helipad,
helopod, evacuation area, and emergency supply storage and staging area. FEMA
has indicated that the Emergency Zone must be developed within four years or
approximately Summer 2028. Otherwise, the parcel may revert to Federal control
and become subject to sale. The City is currently in the process of requesting the
federal government to lift those deed restrictions altogether, in order to provide
more time to fund and flexibility to develop the site. As such, the City’s current
priority is the funding and development of this Emergency Zone.
Description: The development of the approximately 19-acre Ken Dyda Civic Center
Campus into a modern and functional community hub has been a long-standing
goal of the city. The project’s current preliminary conceptual site plan, as of June
2024, includes a new City Hall, parking improvements, a Council Chambers,
improved site amenities including an amphitheater, village green, public plaza, and
parking and access enhancements.
Secondly, partner with Wayfarers Chapel to consider the feasibility of relocating to
the Civic Center site as a preferred alternate location. During Summer 2024, the
Chapel was significantly damaged by landslide movement in Portuguese Bend and
has since been dismantled and stored off site to preserve the remainder of the
historic structure until it can be restored in another location.
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The approved financial plan for the overall project includes a maximum amount of
$45.4 million, which is a combination of both cash on hand and a long-term loan.
Additional funding sources are critical to building out the site per the Master Plan
and FEMA’s requirements.
Funding Opportunities
• State budget earmarks
• State of California GoBIZ iBank Zero to Low Interest Loans
• Congressional Directed Spending
• Federal Grants
PRIORITY POLICY AREAS
1. HOUSING AND LOCAL LAND USE
Support housing and land use legislation that advances affordability while preserving
local control, fiscal responsibility, and public safety.
A. Oppose legislation that infringes on local control and erodes the City’s authority to
manage its own affairs. Support actions which further strengthen local democracy,
authority, and control.
B. Oppose legislation that imposes “unfunded” infrastructure mandates that result
from state-imposed housing laws or statutes.
C. Support economically sound affordable housing policies and programs that will
create economic conditions to support housing development, without imposing
unaffordable public borne infrastructure overhead.
D. Support state grants, legislation, or programs which encourage sustainable and
affordable housing development. Support policies or grants that facilitate the
development of regional housing trusts.
E. Oppose legislation that penalizes cities or local governments if the units identified
in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) are not constructed. Oppose
legislation that proposes to convert RHNA from a planning process to a production
standard. Oppose RHNA legislation that requires high density housing in cities with
fire hazard severity zones and other vulnerabilities that may put residents at risk in
the event of a natural disaster.
F. Support legislation that preserves local authority to manage public rights-of-way
including the aesthetics of infrastructure placed within them.
G. Support legislation that preserves local authority to zone and plan for the
deployment of telecommunications infrastructure within public rights-of-way.
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H. Oppose legislation that diminishes the authority of local jurisdictions in processing
permits, enforcing building codes, or mandating the manner of enforcement.
I. Oppose legislation that seeks to limit or eliminate municipal authority to regulate
street or sidewalk vendors.
J. Support legislation and administrative actions that protect a local jurisdiction to
preserve open space in and around their jurisdiction.
K. Support legislation efforts that allow for local land use and zoning decisions and
oppose efforts that strip a local government’s authority to make decisions regarding
parking requirements.
o Potential Coalition Partners: League of California Cities (Cal Cities), South Bay
Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), California Contract Cities Association
(CCCA), Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Palos Verdes
Peninsula Cities (PV Cities), Our Neighborhood Voices Initiative, California Cities for
Local Control (CCLC) and other similar local control-focused organizations.
City’s Position on State Legislation:
• Oppose SB 677 (Wiener) Housing Development: Streamlined Approval
• Oppose AB 647 (Gonzalez) Housing Density and Development in Single
Family Zoning Districts
• Oppose SB 79 (Wiener) Housing Density Along High Transit Areas
2. PUBLIC SAFETY
Support public safety policies that strengthen the City’s ability to protect its residents
and promote emergency preparedness and resilience.
A. Support legislation that strengthens and enforces legal protections for all
individuals who are victims of crimes, including those that are victims of hate
crimes or hate incidents.
B. Support legislation and other measures that enhance and provide equal access to
public safety funding for municipal public safety divisions, including training,
effective emergency preparedness and planning, resiliency, law enforcement and
fire department infrastructure, and public safety.
C. Support legislation that will accelerate the installation of reliable small wireless
facilities in order to maintain and enhance wireless communication in times of
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emergencies or natural disasters while still allowing local municipalities to execute
the proper placement and implementation of those said small wireless facilities.
D. Support legislation to accelerate the development and implementation of
enhanced electrical utility infrastructure, including the undergrounding of utility
equipment to ensure reliable utility service and public safety and thereby reduces
the need for public safety power shutoffs.
E. Support legislation or other methods that protect insurance coverage for properties
within and adjacent to very high fire zones and geologic hazard abatement districts.
o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Department of Insurance,
State Controller, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), Los Angeles
County Fire Department, PV Cities
3. COMMUNITY SERVICES
Support policies that enhance community well-being by expanding access to mental
health services, education, and recreational resources through local, state, and federal
partnerships.
A. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that employ evidence-
based strategies to reduce the number of unhoused people or individuals with
housing insecurity; promote mental health and substance abuse services; provide
emergency and transitional housing; and promote self-empowerment through
counseling, job training, and other wrap around supportive services.
B. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that aim to provide
mental health services, including youth and young adult programs, community
resource centers, and education in accessing mental health care.
C. Support increased and sustainable funding for the construction and maintenance
of community park facilities; preservation of open space and trails, proactive
maintenance for brush clearance to help reduce wildfire risks, and recreation
programs.
D. Support legislation that equitably reallocates state funding to support local school
districts based on performance and does not impart financial incentive for lack of
scholastic performance and improvement.
E. Continue working with Federal representatives and agencies to transfer or enter
into a joint use agreement for the Point Vicente Lighthouse and Battery Barnes
bunker properties that are currently owned and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard.
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o Potential Coalition Partners: Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Cal Cities,
SBCCOG, CCCA, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles County,
CARE Court, Allcove and South Bay Health District, PV Cities, Palos Verdes
Peninsula Unified School District, U.S. Coast Guard
4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Support environmental policies that safeguard natural resources, promote
sustainability, and strengthen community resilience.
A. Support legislation that recognizes landslides as a disaster that constitutes a state
or local emergency under the Emergency Services Act
B. Support legislation, funding, regulations, or administrative actions to remediate the
harmful effects of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and PFAS in coastal
waters, especially on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
C. Support legislation that provides rebate programs, tax credits, and other financial
incentives to encourage property owners to invest in water efficient systems and
landscaping, and energy efficiency, including renewable energy systems.
o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, Los Angeles County, PV Cities,
coastal cities
5. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICACY
Support government transparency and through fair funding, accountable decision-
making, and modernized public engagement practices.
A. Support legislation that grants full cost reimbursement to local agencies by state
and federal government for all mandated programs.
B. Support legislation that ensures the retention or increase of existing local revenue
sources, including the City’s share of property taxes, sales and use taxes, transient
occupancy taxes, development and other operating fees etc.
C. Support legislation modernizing the methods by which a local agency may comply
with the Brown Act. Support legislation that allows for the continued use of
teleconferencing platforms to hold hybrid public meetings outside of a declared
state of emergency, thus increasing access to public meetings and promoting
greater transparency.
D. Support legislation which allows for regional considerations within Los Angeles
County, particularly at the council of governments (COG) level, in relation to public
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health, homelessness, and sustainability, among other areas of regional
significance.
E. Oppose legislation that would prohibit or limit local governments’ ability to contract
out for the provision of services.
o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, PV Cities