![]() The $25,000 from Rolling Hills Estates will come from unused American Rescue Plan Act 2021 resources, “available for discretionary expenses that were allocated to the City by the Federal Government as part of the COVID-19 response and relief package,” according to the press release. “The City can not speculate on the outcome of this land movement at this time as there has been no geological analysis and the situation remains active,” said a City spokesperson via email on Wednesday.Ī representative for Scott Management, meanwhile, did not return multiple requests for comment.įunds for displacement relief, meanwhile, are coming from a variety of sources. The HOA is responsible for hiring a geologist, according to city and county officials. Until then, RHE has referred all questions about the land movement to Scott Management, the property management company for the homeowner’s association. Much hinges on the forthcoming analysis of a geologist, according to a city spokesperson. Helping with displacement is only a piece of the puzzle for residents who have lost everything, including, for many, what is probably their largest investment: the equity in their homes.Īccording to information from the real estate site Zillow, for example, the townhouses range from just over $1 million to $1.6 million.Īnd, though the land has stabilized under the homes according to RHE’s last two community updates on Wednesday, there are still many unknowns in what city staffers called “the evolving nature of the situation” in a report before Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The emergency declaration, according to a staff report, is the first step to city officials requesting further financial support from the State Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.īut city officials have no idea how much it will cost to help the residents whose homes were destroyed. “Many of them poured their life savings into these homes and lost it all in a matter of hours,” said Hahn, who added the funds would give residents support while they work out what to do next. In a statement, Hahn said the residents lost everything in the disaster. “Obviously everybody’s still in a state of shock,” Huff added. But she said there was positive report on Tuesday the land movement was “tapering off” and might be stabilizing. ![]() Mayor Britt Huff said in a phone interview Wednesday that she first saw the damage after it was reported on July 8, and has seen it progressively get worse over the following few days. Rolling Hills Estates will contribute $25,000 to the fund, while Hahn’s office will support the fund with $100,000, which will “provide an option for temporary housing, food and other essentials for residents who have been ordered to evacuate their homes,” according to a press release. It also enforced meeting-free Wednesdays and limited large meetings with over 50 people to a six-hour window on Thursdays.īut the company says its initial effort wasn’t enough.The city of Rolling Hills Estates and Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn’s office announced Wednesday, July 12, they have teamed up to form a $125,000 fund for the residents displaced by the recent land movement on Peartree Lane. Shopify first took steps to reduce unnecessary meetings in January by doing away with all previously scheduled recurring meetings involving three or more people. By getting rid of even three meetings a week per person, Shopify estimates it will see a 15% reduction in overall costs. ![]() The average 30-minute meeting with three employees at the company costs between $700-$1600, according to an internal note shared with CNN Wednesday. The tool functions as a Chrome extension built into Google Calendar, showing Shopify’s 11,000-plus global employees the estimated cost of their meetings by using data based on average compensation, number of attendees and length. Shopify, a Canadian e-commerce company, rolled out its Meeting Cost Calculator internally Wednesday as part of ongoing efforts to encourage emptier calendars. One tech company is escalating its war on meetings by introducing a calculator that shows employees how much it really costs to force dozens of their colleagues to huddle together for an hour instead of just sending an email. ![]()
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