In 2004 a citizen’s Emergency Preparedness Committee was established by the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council. The charter of the committee is to advice and assist the City Council and staff to ensure that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes develops and maintains a high state of readiness to respond to a wide variety of emergencies and disasters.

Late in that year a presentation was made on the need for expanding the disaster communications at the neighborhood level and the upgrading of the present Disaster Communications Center which at the time was housed in a small utility and air conditioning room located in the Channel 33 studio at the City Hall complex.

Based upon that recommendation, a facility plan was presented to the City Council and approved in December of 2004. The plan called for a new ten foot by 28 foot modular office with a 50 foot tower (now approved for a 112 foot tower and antenna) to be located in back of the present Channel 33 building. The facility would have HF, UHF and VHF as well as emergency back up power capability.