**ITEM 11.1 -- Letter Re Riviera Country Club**
April 5, 2018 Honorable City Councilman Mike Bonin 200 N.
Spring Street, Suite #475 Los Angeles, CA 90012 _RE: Expansion at Riviera Country Club (1250 Capri Drive, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272)_ Dear Councilmember Bonin, The Executive Committee of the PPCC expresses our concern regarding the activities of the Riviera Country Club, located adjacent to the Palisades residential neighborhood known as “The Polo Fields”, along the eastern edge of our community (bordering Brentwood).
It has come to our attention that the Riviera Country Club (Riviera) has applied for a string of building permits with the City of Los Angeles which aggregate to represent an apparent expansion of its facilities in Pacific Palisades which may be unlawful.
Among them is the expanded use of a gate on Longworth Avenue that has historically been prohibited, we believe pursuant to an agreement made many years ago, for the Riviera to coexist in harmony within the community and with its residential neighbors.
The Riviera has made these applications apparently without alerting the community or surrounding residences.
The applications, submitted separately, have eluded scrutiny at the West Los Angeles Planning Department “planning counter” and permits have been granted without the necessary review that the full scope of the plans may merit.
We also note that the shift in use will introduce an unknown number of vehicles onto Longworth Drive, which feeds into Allenford Avenue where Paul Revere Middle School lies.
This move comes at a time when this community has focused on safety along the Paul Revere corridor, impacting students and residents on a daily basis.
For these reasons, and more, PPCC respectfully asks that your planning staff place a hold on this project until the PPCC Board can take up the matter, and until such a time that Riviera informs us of the full scope of their plans, and its impact on the community.
Thank you and your staff for your assistance with this matter.
Sincerely, Maryam Zar Pacific Palisades Community Council Chair _*This letter is being submitted by the PPCC Executive Committee pursuant to its authority under the PPCC bylaws to act for the board under emergency circumstances when the full board cannot act.
In this case the full board cannot take up the matter until its next regularly scheduled meeting_ _on April 12 and it is imperative that a hold be placed on any activities that may continue or commence before that time._ CC: [Len Nguyen](mailto:len.nguyen@lacity.org), [Krista Kline](mailto:krista.kline@lacity.org), [Michelle Bisnoff](mailto:bisnoff@gmail.com)

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