Palisades Residents Association

Here’s an update from LA City Engineer Gary Lee. Also, LAFD went underground last week… Read below.

Here’s the inside scoop / summary of accessing underneath the Nike Missle site:

1st step – General meeting at the site with City agencies, including the Fire Department to discuss and formulate a plan. This was done on January 5, 2012.

2nd step – On Wednesday, January 18th, the Fire Department opened the doors to do a thorough inspection, and material sampling. This day was for Fire Department access only. No other persons were allowed to enter the site due to the uncertainties that present themselves, e.g., unsafe conditions, unsafe ventilation, dust, the potential for unknown hazardous materials, the presence of rattle snakes, spiders, scorpions, field rats, etc.

3rd step – Analyze material samples and test for hazardous substances, e.g., asbestos. This step should take about one week, which means the earliest for potential non-Fire Department persons, including City personnel is approximately the week of January 30th.

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• The geotechnical firm of Shannon & Wilson has concluded exploratory drilling operations at the Paseo Del Mar landslide site.
• Collected soil samples and data is in the process of being analyzed to further determine the ongoing extent of the landslide.
• Representatives of the Board of Public Works and Bureau Engineering conducted a routine site visit on Thursday January 5, 2012 to further assess area conditions.
• The Bureau of Engineering will continue to post a monthly report on the status of the slide at the following website: http://eng.lacity.org/whitepoint/whitepointlandslide.htm
• Public Affairs Office bullet points will continue bi-monthly as needed.
• City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department closed the walking trail thrOUGH the Nature Preserve during a rain event in December 2011.  The trail was inspected and re-opened immediately after the rain event.
• Residents and visitors are urged to keep out of the closed-off area as it presents an immediate and life-threatening hazard.

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• The consultants for the City of Los Angeles (Shannon & Wilson Inc.) are installing 9 survey sites (inclinometers) at White Point to monitor the landslide. This will require accessing the sites with a rig spanning 6 feet in width. The digging will disturb an area approximately 10 feet in diameter per bore, with additional minimal disturbance in an additional 10 feet beyond this. Once the surveying equipment is installed, each hole will be covered at ground level, and will need to be accessed on foot about once a month. Work is expected to take 3 weeks to complete. They will be working on weekdays and Saturdays.

• During rain events, Rec and Parks will be closing the southern trail which runs from the parking area to the Weymouth/Paseo del Mar entrance to the Preserve.  To maintain clear access, WPNP requested that detour signage be in place to direct people to the next closest entry/exit to the Preserve.
• WPNP pursued the issue and received confirmation that the T-gate will be now closed nightly to the parking area of the Preserve.  Due to budget cuts, it was only being closed on average of every other night by the Office of Public Safety.  Thank you 15^th District Council Office for your support in facilitating this!

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