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Mayor: geotechnical assessment to follow after Thousand Steps Beach slide; access restricted
Summary
Mayor Alex Renaghi said a building inspector posted a yellow placard restricting rear-yard access after a slide at Thousand Steps Beach. The city plans to hire a geotechnical engineer to assess slope stability and promised a timeline after further analysis.
Mayor Alex Renaghi said the city restricted access near Thousand Steps Beach after a landslide and will hire a geotechnical engineer to assess slope stability before any cleanup or reopening.
"As far as I understand it, the building inspector has assessed the damage post on the day of the event," Renaghi said. He said officials posted a yellow placard restricting access to the rear of the yard adjacent to the slide.
Renaghi said the next step is to contract a geotechnical engineer to evaluate slope stability and to determine safe access limits. He told the podcast he planned to meet with the city manager to "get a better understanding of how we can make sure that in city government, we're moving with a sense of urgency" and to avoid unnecessary delays while ensuring public safety.
"I don't have a timeline for you, but my goal would be to have a timeline the next time we talk," Renaghi said, adding that the city wants to provide predictability for affected homeowners and members of the public who visit the beach.
The transcript shows no enacted emergency ordinance, formal vote or funding allocation tied to the slide response; the city described its immediate actions as inspection, posting a restriction and beginning a procurement process for geotechnical analysis.
