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3. That the Bureau and the LAPD report back in 60 days on steps taken to implement this policy and results obtained, and
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3. That the Bureau and the LAPD report back in 60 days on steps taken to implement this policy and results obtained, and
"Further, that the Chairman notify the Board of Public Works, the Director of Street Services, The West Los Angeles LAPD Commanding Officer, The Chief of Police and Councilman Bill Rosendahl of this request." The motion passed unanimously. Sergeant Podesta stated that he will enforce the law against leafblowers consistent with the balancing of community priorities. 9\. New Business. 10\. General Public Comment. 11\. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 26th 2006
Voting Members in Attendance: Steve Boyers, Richard Cohen, Ted Mackie, Susan Nash, Kurt Toppel, Marguerite Perkins Mautner, Barbara Kohn, Jack Allen, Paul Glasgall, Chris Spitz, David Price, David Schneiderman, Sandy Eddy, Alice Beagles, Joe Almaraz, Harry Sondheim, Stuart Muller, George Wolfberg, Janet Turner, Gil Dembo
Advisors and Alternates: Norma Spak, Mary Cole, Flo Elfant, Karyn Weber 1\. Reading of Community Council's Mission. Janet Turner read the Mission Statement. 2\. Introduction of the Board and Audience. The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Members of the Board and audience introduced themselves. 3\. Certification of Quorum. The Chair certified that a quorum was present. 4\. Adoption of Minutes. Kurt Toppel moved and Stuart Muller seconded that the minutes from the
October 12, 2006, be adopted without change. The motion was adopted unanimously. 5\. Consideration of Agenda. The Chair reviewed the agenda. 6\. Treasurer's Report. The Treasurer reported that as of
October 26, 2006, there is $10,024.74 in the checking account; $4,798.83 in the savings account; and $10,590.78 in the Smith Barney CD, for a total of $25,414.
35. 7\. Announcements.
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1. Announcements from the Chair.
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1. The next business meeting is on
November 9, 2006.
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Announcement of Organizational Representatives and Alternates/Announcement of Rotating Organizations.
The Chair made the following announcement: "In compliance with our Bylaws, at the beginning of each fiscal year, some organizations represented on the PPCC rotate with other organizations in their Category, other organizations remain the same.
All organizations are requested to appoint or re-appoint (as the case may be) the organization’s Representative and/or Alternate. A Bylaw change, effective this fiscal year, has been implemented that asked the organizations serving during the current year to appoint the representatives, and for the organizations in line for next year to appoint the alternates.
Of course, the non-rotating organizations (re)appoint both their representative and alternate. I will be contacting the various organizations over the period of next week and will ask for the appointments.
The representatives and alternates stay in place until December or until the new organizations appoint their representatives.
Here is this year’s slate of organizations: Chamber of Commerce - does not rotate Civic League - does not rotate Friends of Library - replaces AARP Paul Revere Middle School - replaces Village School Temescal Canyon Association - does not rotate Historical Society - does not rotate AYSO - replaces YMCA Masonic Lodge - replaces Lions’ Club" [Note: Not recorded - "PPRA - does not rotate"; re admission of PPRA as a non-rotating organizational member, see minutes of 3/23/06, item 8.2; 4/6/06, item 8.2; 4/27/06, item 8.2; 5/25/06, item 8.2; 6/8/06, item 8.4; 6/22/06, item 8.2; 7/13/06, item 8.1; and 8/10/06, item 8.1.]
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3. Announcement of Committee to select Area and At Large Alternates. Three former PPCC Chairs -- Joan Graves, Flo Elfant and Kurt Toppel -- have agreed to serve on the Committee, with Flo Elfant as Chair. Interested persons should contact the Committee or Board within the next two weeks or as soon as possible.
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4. Announcement of Nominating Committee (Community Service Award Recipients). Marguerite Perkins Mautner, George Wolfberg, Sandra Eddy, Janet Turner and Kurt Toppel have agreed to serve on the Committee, with Kurt Toppel as chair. The Committee’s purpose is to choose an honoree for long-term, continuing volunteer service to the community. The award will be given out at the December 14 holiday party/potluck. Nominations should be submitted to the Committee or the PPCC Chair as soon as possible.
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5. Appointment of Special Advisor to the Chair. The Chair announced the appointment of Haldis Toppel as Special Advisor to the Chair.
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6. Postmaster position. The selection process for a new postmaster will end within the next 2-3 weeks. George Wolfberg moved and Marguerite Perkins Mautner seconded a motion that the Chair write a letter in support of Jason Miles, interim postmaster, for the permanent position. Kurt Toppel pointed out that Mr. Miles has agreed to address any problems bought to his attention. The motion was approved by a vote of 18 in favor and 2 abstentions. (A copy of the proposed letter is attached.) [Note: attachment not included/unavailable.]
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7. Other awards. At the Chair’s request Kurt Toppel announced that the City of L.A. Certificate of Appreciation has been awarded to PRIDE, and presented a picture of an award given to Andrea Epstein for special services to Councilman Rosendahl.
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2. Announcements from Governmental Representatives.
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1. Councilman Rosendahl’s Office (Andrea Epstein) – No report.
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2. Grieg Asher, Planning Deputy, Councilman Rosendahl’s office. (
a) The Planning Department is still working on a proposal regarding mansionizing within the City of Los Angeles, but there is no draft yet. No interim control ordinance has been asked for or is in the works; (
b) Regarding a view ordinance, Councilman Rosendahl submitted a motion that will be taken up after the mansionization issue; (
c) Regarding the Greentree house, there are conflicting orders as to whether or not it can be occupied; (
d) Re 642 Lachman Lane, Janet Turner advised that house was ready for measurement.
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3. Announcements from Board Members and Advisors.
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1. 1115 Via de la Paz status report (Civic League). David Price reported that there is no update on this issue yet and that the Civic League is trying to determine if the property falls within Tract 9300.
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2. PPRA announcement of Annual Meeting. Chris Spitz announced the 48th Annual Meeting of the PPRA, to be held on Monday, November 13, at 7:00 p.m. (refreshments)/7:30 p.m. (business) at Temescal Canyon Gateway Park. See www.pprainc.org for more information.
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3. Holiday Party. Marguerite Perkins Mautner reminded people to sign up to bring a dish to the Holiday Party on December 14 at 6:00 pm. at Temescal Canyon. 8\. Old Business.
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Palisades Bowl (Harry Sondheim) and representatives of owner and residents.
At the request of Palisades Bowl residents, Harry Sondheim invited residents and representatives of the owner to inform the Board of the various issues relating to the proposed conversion from rental to ownership of the mobile home lots in the Bowl.
On behalf of the owner, Susy Forbath of the law firm of Gilchrist & Rutter reported that, upon conversion, residents will be able to choose whether to stay and pay rent or to purchase their lots; they will not be evicted.
The average lot for a double-wide trailer is 24’ by 40’.
Local rent control will be replaced by state rent control, which will mean smaller rent increases for low income residents, as defined by each county’s median income levels.
Rent for such residents can never increase more than the CPI for their lifetime.
The state provides funding for low income residents who want to purchase, including 3% interest loans with no payments due until the time of sale.
The conversion process itself consists of three phases: city approval (phase 1); setting and locking-in of sale prices by an appraiser at fair market value (phase 2); and state approval (phase 3).
When the final report is issued in connection with phase 3, residents will have 90 days in which to decide whether to purchase.
For non-low income residents, rent will be increased incrementally over a 4-year period until it reaches market value by the fifth year.
Fair market value rents are set and locked-in during phase
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Regarding the hillslide, Ms.
Forbath reported that the owner has a separate law firm representing him and that the owner, the city of L.A. and Tahitian Terrace are working together to determine responsibility and a solution; to date they have agreed to pay for a study of the issue.
Residents who purchase the lots will not have responsibility for repairing the hillslide problem.
On behalf of the residents, Ivan Pochalt, a homeowner at the Bowl, stated that the proposed conversion differs from an apartment-to-condominium conversion because the residents already have equity built up in their units.
His group opposed the conversion because (1) the purpose is to avoid the rent control requirements of the city of L.A., as seen by the fact that the owner is now only offering 3-year long-term leases which are not subject to rent control, rather than the short-term 1-year leases that used to be available.
Rents under these long-term leases have already increased from $750 to $1500 for two of the smaller units; (2) the owner has refused requests to meet with the residents personally and the residents do not know what the purchase or rental prices will be.
Fair market value rents are out of reach for many.
Potential sale prices for the mobile homes will have to be reduced because of the rental increase, meaning that current residents will lose their equity; and (3) the proposal is an attempt to pass on potential liability for the hillslide to the residents, which could include liability to the residents of Asilomar.
Dore Jenkins, another resident, stated that she was submitting a progress report by a consulting geologist recommending a thorough study of the hillslide problem and that there be no common trenches on the base of the slope.
Jeff Stillman, another resident, stated that the purpose of the conversion law was to empower people to buy land.
Here, the owner already made a good deal when he bought the property for $15 million.
The Bowl residents have relied on 50 years of rent control in making their investment decisions.
Local rent control is more favorable than the state rules because increases are limited to 3-4 percent per year.
The residents have retained counsel to fight the conversion.
Colleen Kane, another resident, reported that 25 percent of the residents are of moderate income and will be very stretched by the choice either to buy to protect their investments or to continue to rent at higher rates.
She estimated that sale prices for the mobile homes will decline by about $100,000 each due to the conversion.
Bill Bruns and Mike Montgomery noted that the hillslide is a major problem that needs to be fixed and that the extent of the repairs required is not yet known.
Ms.
Forbath responded that no application for subdivision approval has been made yet.
The owner will be willing to commit to the residents that they don’t have to pay for the hillside repairs once responsibility for the problem is determined.
The Chair thanked everyone for their views and stated that the Board will seek updates as appropriate.
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Beach parking lot/construction project.
Stuart Muller introduced the Gregory Woodell, Planning Specialist, County of L.A.
Department of Beaches & Harbors (310-305-9537, gwoodell@dbh.co.la.ca.us), Gilberto Garcia, Principal Engineer, County of L.A.
Department of Public Works (626-300-2310, ggarcia@ladpw.org) and Mario Chong Castillo (213-974-3333, mccastillo@lacbos.org) and Flora Gil Krisoloff from County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky’s office.
Muller asked the community be informed of the specific details of the project; that a firm, public commitment to a completion schedule be made; and that there be an accountability and consequences for further completion delays and, if needed, any problems with the quality of construction.
Ms.
Castillo reported that the project ending date (except for facilities south of Chautauqua and north of Sunset) is May, 2007, and passed out information packets describing the project (copy attached hereto).
Gil Garcia reported that the contractor will finish the renovations to the lifeguard headquarters and the new restrooms in Lot 2 by the end of the year.
The Lot 5 improvements are also underway.
When these two lots are completed, work will begin on Lot
1. The total number of beach parking spaces will remain the same. Regarding the costs of and time spent on the project, Mr. Garcia reported that construction began in December of 2005. The contractor’s bid of $8.5 – 9 million remains unchanged. The total cost of the project will be about $12 million. The contractor’s crews work from 7 a.m to 4 p.m. If the contractor does not meet the completion date, he will be subject to liquidated damages. Mr. Garcia further reported that the discovery of a City sewer line at a shallower than normal depth has required work-arounds by the contractor, including the use of smaller equipment and reinforcement of crossing points, as well as the purchase of additional liability insurance. County representatives indicated that any additional cost is expected to come out of budgeted project contingency funds. No sewer line problems are anticipated for the construction in Lot
3. Regarding the underground natural gas line, the county decided to add the line to the project in Lot 2 and it is now complete. A compressed natural gas filling station will be put in to serve Beaches & Harbors maintenance vehicles, as well as the public. No EIR was done or required. Regarding a long-standing proposal to add a third left-hand turn lane from Temescal Canyon to PCH, Mr. Garcia stated that he was unaware of any effort to include such a lane in the project. Jack Allen and Steve Boyers will follow up with Marie Castillo and others to see whether the lane can be added as part of the current project. 9\. New Business.
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Motion re LASPD pepper spray incident.
Janet Turner moved and Jack Allen seconded the adoption of the following motion: "Motion re LASPD Pepper Spray Incident (Janet Turner) It is hereby moved that the Pacific Palisades Community Council send letters to the Chief of the School Police and the Superintendent of Schools asking that in light of the current atmosphere of tension, upset and concern by parents and students in Pacific Palisades, they reassign this officer during the investigation in order to diffuse a potentially contentious situation; but that this reassignment not be considered any indication of the officer’s guilt or innocence, and that, as soon as it seems appropriate, there be a scheduled dialog between parents, students and school police in a public forum so that all may attend for the purpose of educating students, parents and the community about the role of the school police and also about what is acceptable and not acceptable behavior in the community by students." Harry Sondheim moved and Marguerite Perkins Mautner seconded that the motion be amended as follows: "Amended Motion re LASPD Pepper Spray Incident It is hereby moved that the Pacific Palisades Community Council send letters to the Chief of the School Police and the Superintendent of Schools asking that the current atmosphere of tension, upset and concern by parents and students in Pacific Palisades be given due consideration in determining whether Officer Taylor should be reassigned during the investigation in order to diffuse a potentially contentious situation, and that, as soon as it seems appropriate, there be a scheduled dialog between parents, students and school police in a public forum so that all may attend for the purpose of educating students, parents and the community about the role of the school police and also about what is acceptable and not acceptable behavior in the community by students." Janet Turner accepted the proposed amendment.
After discussion, the motion as amended was approved by a vote of 18 in favor and 2 abstentions.
Janet Turner announced that there will be a meeting of parents, students, LASPD and other interested persons on November 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the library at Palisades Charter High School. 10\.
General Public Comment [-- None recorded]. 11\.
Adjournment.
The meeting adjourned at 8:58 p.m.
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MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 9th 2006
Voting Members in Attendance: Steve Boyers, Richard Cohen, Ted Mackie, Susan Nash, Marguerite Perkins Mautner, Barbara Kohn, Jack Allen, Joe Almaraz, Chris Spitz, Carl Mellinger, Ellen Pfahler, Patti Post, Sandy Eddy, Alice Beagles, Harry Sondheim, Stuart Muller, George Wolfberg, Mike Stryer, Gil Dembo Advisors and Alternates: Norma Spak, Mary Cole, Flo Elfant, Karyn Weber, Cathy Russell, Reza Akef, Quentin Fleming 1\. Reading of Community Council's Mission. Stuart Muller read the Mission Statement. 2\. Introduction of the Board and Audience. The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Members of the Board and audience introduced themselves. 3\. Certification of Quorum. The Chair certified that a quorum was present. 4\. Adoption of Minutes. Marguerite Perkins Mautner moved and George Wolfberg seconded that the minutes from the
October 26, 2006, be adopted without change. The motion was adopted by a vote of 11 in favor. 5\. Consideration of Agenda. The Chair reviewed the agenda. 6\. Treasurer's Report. The Treasurer reported that as of
November 8, 2006, there is $10,159.74 in the checking account; $4,799.05 in the savings account; and $10,590.78 in the Smith Barney CD, for a total of $25,549.
57. We have received 409 donations from the newsletter mailing. Dues received to date exceed the costs of the mailing by $3,393.
71. 7\. Reports, Announcements and Concerns.
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1. Announcements from the Chair.
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1. The next meeting, on
December 14, 2006, is the Annual Community Service Award And Holiday Potluck Dinner.
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2. The next regular business meeting is on
January 11, 2007.
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3. Announcement of appointment of Representatives and Alternates for PPCC member Organizations and Clubs. The list will be finalized by the next business meeting.
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4. Community Service Award Selection. The selection process is underway.
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5. Additional Member of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee has elected George Wolfberg as the additional member for this term.
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6. Announcements re PPCC policies. (1) The attendance policy previously announced will be enforced; (2) Speaking of Behalf of Council – Concerns over when and whether Board Members may speak on behalf of the Council are being referred to the Bylaws Committee. Members who introduce themselves at public meetings as Council members should indicate that they are not speaking on behalf of the Council.
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7. Hyperion Treatment Plant Inspection. From Nov. 28-30, the City of LA Hyperion Treatment Plant will send divers inside the plant’s 5-mile outfall to assess its structural condition. Beaches will be closed during this period. More information is available at a briefing to be held on Wed., Nov. 15, at 10 a.m. at the Hyperion Treatment Plant, 12000 Vista Del Mar, Play Del Rey, Pregerson Building, Room 116, or by calling Vikki Zale, Hyperion Community Outreach, at 310-822-2010.
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2. Announcements from Governmental Representatives.
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0. Report from the Mayor’s Office. John Brady, Mayor’s Area Director, Neighborhood & Community Services, 310/410-1749, john.s.brady@lacity.org.: (1) Neighborhood council members and other interested citizens are urged to respond to a city budget survey available at www.lacityneighborhoods.com/budgetday_survey.htm; (2) Day of Service – The Mayor’s annual Day of Service will be held in Watts on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the 109th Street Park. For more information, call the Office of the Mayor at 310-410-1749.
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1. LAPD. Officer Moore reported no unusual crime spike and asked to hear any community concerns. Karyn Weber has received a report of large groups of kids congregating in Haverford area near Pali High. Mike Stryer reported concern over the high number of “pocket check” crimes between Pali High and the Village. Officer Moore recommended that students not bring phones, Ipods, etc., to school. These items are being stolen both in and out of school. School police are actively seeking to prevent these crimes. Regarding leafblower enforcement, Officer Moore is aware of the PPCC resolution passed on
October 12, 2006. The problem with enforcement is the limited number of patrol officers and the fact that violations are usually seen en route to calls for service. The LAPD is trying to reduce its response time to emergency calls and cannot stop in such situations for leafblower violations. It may be possible to put together a task force of senior lead officers for a day of enforcement. The community can help by narrowing down times, days, and locations of violators. Information on violators is forwarded to City Attorney’s Office. Regarding enforcement of the skateboard helmet requirement, whether to issue a citation or warning is up to the officer’s discretion. Officer Moore has not seen any citations for violations but that may be because he does not receive this type of report. Harry Sondheim encouraged adoption of a policy requiring enforcement. Policies on what patrol officers do in this neighborhood would have to be set by the Police Commission.
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2. LAPD Police Recruiting (Conroy Gibson) – Not present.
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3. LA County Beaches and Harbors.
Barry Kurtz, Transportation Engineer, Consultant to LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors, reported on the following projects affecting Pacific Palisades: (1) ) signal modification at PCH and Gladstone’s.
Project is funded and underway.
The signal will control traffic in and out of the parking lot (which is for the public as well as Gladstone’s patrons).
He will recommend that right turns on red light out of the lot be prohibited; (2) PCH Shoulder Restoration.
This project, which will add a shoulder for bicyclists and pedestrians at the pinch point on the ocean side of PCH near the Bel Air Bay Club, has funding and construction is targeted for mid-2008; (3) Pedestrian path adjacent to bike path from Will Rogers parking lot to Santa Monica.
He is working on getting funding and would welcome PPCC support; (4) 3-lane left turn from Temescal – This area is subject to Caltrans’ jurisdiction, which can make design exceptions where, as here, the roadway is too narrow.
He will try to get Caltrans to approve the addition of a third lane.
Gil Dembo moved that the PPCC write letters supporting the pedestrian path and 3-lane left-turn proposals.
George Wolfberg seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously.
Mr.
Kurtz will provide the Chair with the appropriate entities and language for the letters.
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4. New Director of the Palisades Recreation Center. David Johnson, the new Director, was introduced. He previously worked at the Penmar Recreation Center and has a background in sports clinics and boys’ camps. Mr. Johnson responded to questions from the Board as follows: (1) concerns regarding off-leash dogs should be reported to him; (2) he is open to suggestions for classes and activities for seniors, but it is difficult to create a senior center without a separate building for that purpose; and (3) the community can help the Recreation Center by donating money earmarked for particular programs. Donation forms are available at park office. Barbara Kohn suggested that as a future agenda item the Board consider making a donation to the park.
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5. Councilman Rosendahl’s Office (Andrea Epstein). 1\. Briefing on Electronic Waste recycling. Neil M. Guglielmo, Division Manager, Solid Resources Citywide Recycling PW/Bureau of Sanitation, passed out materials and information on the appropriate use of the blue, green and black bins. Recent additions to items that can go in the blue bins include wire hangers, aerosol and paint cans, and plastic bags. Electronic waste, e.g., printers and cables, should be taken to the Safe Collection Centers at UCLA or Hyperion or dropped off at mobile collection events. The city is also setting up partnerships with merchants who sell hazardous materials to provide for recycling of their products, e.g., Walgreen’s and Home Depot. 2\. Department of Planning Mansionization Workshops. The Department of City Planning will be holding four public workshops to discuss the Neighborhood Character Study (also called the Mansionization Study) – a citywide proposal to address mansionization - on November 9, 14, 15, and 16, from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the following locations: Thursday,
November 9, 2006 City Hall, Room 1010 200 N. Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90061 Tuesday,
November 14, 2006 Valley Region Marvin Braude Building 6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Room 1A Van Nuys, CA 90012 Wednesday,
November 15, 2006 West Region Felicia Mahood Multipurpose Center 11338 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 Thursday,
November 16, 2006 South/Harbor Region Locke High School - Hobbs Hall 325 E. 111th St. Los Angeles, CA 90061 For more information, contact: Erick Lopez, (213) 978-1243, erick.lopez@lacity.org or Anita Cerna, (818) 374-5042, anita.cerna@lacity.org. 3\. DWP Water Rate Action. On Wednesday,
October 11, 2006, the City Council adopted the Energy and Environment Committee Report and Ordinance relative to LADWP’s proposed water rate action as previously presented to the Neighborhood Councils and other LADWP stakeholders. The proposed water rate action was approved by the LADWP Board of Commissioners at its meeting on
July 25, 2006. For more information, please contact LADWP NC Liaison Greg Bartz at (213) 367-2800. 4\. The Department of Recreation & Parks will host its Board of Commissioners meeting at Rustic Canyon Park on Wednesday, December 13, at 5:30 p.m. 5\. Status of Tree Trimming in the Huntington Palisades – No report. 6\. Los Angeles City Crisis Response Team. Training for new members will be offered from January 23 -
March 15, 2007. Volunteers respond when requested by the LAPD and LAFD to major traffic accidents, fires, homicides and other crises. Interested individuals should contact the Crisis Response Team, Office of the Mayor, Homeland Security & Public Safety Dep’t, 200 N. Spring St., Room 303, L.A. 90012, Jeff Zimerman, CRT Manager, 213-978-0697, lacrt@lacityorg.
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1. Nomination of and Vote on Area and At-Large Alternate Representatives. Flo Elfant reported that the Committee has nominated the following alternates: Area 1 – Norma Spak; Area 2 - Peter Culhane; Area 3 – Mike Stryer; Area 4 – Bob Baker; Area 5 – Nancy Marsden; Area 6 – Karyn Weber; Area 7 – Cathy Russell; Area 8 - Reza Akef; At-Large – Quentin Fleming. The nominations were approved by acclamation and the committee was thanked for its hard work.
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2. Update on the plans for the Potluck Dinner. Marguerite Perkins Mautner took a head count and requested contributions for the potluck dinner on Thursday, Dec. 14, at 6:00 p.m. at the Temescal Canyon Dining Hall. The Council approved her purchase of tablecloths as a gift for use of the hall.
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3. Update on 1115 Via de la Paz status report by the Civic League. Carl Mellinger reported that the Civic League has no information suggesting that the project is within its purview, so it will take no action at this time.
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4. Temescal Canyon Rescue. George Wolfberg reported that in light of the recent problems encountered in rescuing a hiker in Temescal Canyon, the Temescal Canyon Association is going to look into improving trail markings. TCA has also provided trail maps to Fire Station
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5. Temescal Canyon Association. The TCA Annual Meeting will be held on Nov. 28 at 7:00 p.m. at the Temescal Canyon Dining Hall. Assemblywoman Fran Pavley will speak.
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6. Palisades Holiday events, free parking, and food and toy drives. Sandy Eddy announced the following Chamber events: (1) Thanksgiving Food drive, coordinated by Chamber member Palisades Cares, now through 11/
20. Food donations are being collected at Mogans, Ralphs and First Federal; (2) Holiday Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa arrives in the Village on Friday, December 8,at 5 p.m. This is a free event. Santa will be available until 8 p.m.; (3) Free parking will be available in the Village and Marquez business district on Saturday, December 9, courtesy of Mogans, Dr. Musto, the Chamber, DOT and Councilman Rosendahl to encourage residents to “Shop the Palisades”; (4) Details of the annual toy drive will be announced.
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7. ITN. Mary Cole reported that Carol Hurley has suggested that the Council donate $1,000 to ITN, the new transportation system trying to get off the ground in Santa Monica. There are many seniors in the Palisades who would benefit from this new program.
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8. Gourmet shop/deli. Jack Allen reported that a mitigated negative declaration is pending in connection with the application for a conditional use permit by a gourmet shop/deli to be located at 1013-1018 N. Swarthmore and open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Documents are available for review at City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Room 750, LA 90012, by calling 213-978-1332 a day in advance. Comments can also be faxed to 213-978-1343. Review/comment period ends
November 29, 2006. 8\. Old Business \-- None. 9\. New Business \-- None. 10\. General Public Comment. June Payne announced via written communication to the Chair that the League of Women Voters has published an updated version of Los Angeles: Structure of a City Government. New and ongoing members of the Board are encouraged to read this valuable publication on how the city works. The copy can be checked out from the PPCC Secretary, Susan Nash, snash1@earthlink.net (310-459-2021). 11\. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
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MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 14th 2006
Voting Members in Attendance: Steve Boyers, Richard Cohen, Ted Mackie, Susan Nash, Marguerite Perkins Mautner, Kurt Toppel, Barbara Kohn, Janet Turner, Patti Post, Sandy Eddy, Harry Sondheim, Stuart Muller, George Wolfberg, Gil Dembo, Alice Beagles, Paul Glasgall, Lorraine Oshins, Wendy Suhr Advisors and Alternates: Norma Spak, Mary Cole, Haldis Toppel, Flo Elfant, Karyn Weber, Nancy Marsden, Kris Kelley, Ron Dean, Mike Stryer 1\. Reading of Community Council's Mission. Steve Boyers read the Mission Statement. 2\. Introduction of the Board and Audience. The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Members of the Board and audience introduced themselves. 3\. Certification of Quorum. The Chair certified that a quorum was present. 4\. Adoption of Minutes. Marguerite Perkins Mautner moved and Harry Sondheim seconded that the minutes from the
November 9, 2006, be adopted without change. The motion was adopted unanimously. 5\. Consideration of Agenda. The Chair reviewed the agenda. 6\. Treasurer's Report. The Treasurer reported that as of
December 14, 2006, there is $10,183.35 in the checking account; $4,799.05 in the savings account; and $10,640.47 in the Smith Barney CD, for a total of $25,622.
87. 7\. Reports, Announcements and Concerns.
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1. Announcements from the Chair.
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1. The next meeting is on
January 11, 2007.
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2. PPCC Member Organizations and Clubs. Representatives and Alternates were introduced.
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3. Marquez Traffic Meeting. Phil Hollis, Principal of Marquez Charter School, will be hosting a meeting at the school, 16821 Marquez Ave, (310) 454-4019, on Friday, December 15th at 10:30 am to discuss a traffic plan and to brainstorm about ideas to improve traffic and parking in the area.
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4. State of the Council Address. The Chair reiterated the views expressed in his recent article in the Palisadian-Post and encouraged everyone in the community to participate. Jack Allen’s quick work in getting the Council’s position regarding the proposed operation of Picnic (see
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1. below) communicated and the resulting agreement resolving the Council’s concerns is an example of how effective the Council can be in helping preserve and improve the quality of life in the community.
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2. Announcements from Governmental Representatives.
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1. Report from the Mayor’s Office (John Brady) – Not present.
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2. LAPD - report by Sgt, Podesta or Officer Moore – Not present.
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3. LAFD - report by Fire Captain – Not present.
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3. Announcements from Board Members and Advisors.
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1. Picnic. Jack Allen announced the results of the hearing on the conditional use permit and variance proposed by Picnic, a new store to open on Swarthmore. Picnic’s owners have dropped their original request to sell beer and wine until 2 a.m. and have agreed to restrict such sales to the hours between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Picnic has also agreed to provide the necessary parking for its employees.
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2. Disaster Preparedness. Flo Elfant announced that the Palisades Post of the American Legion has installed a complete communications center and will be purchasing a van and offering lessons on ham radio operation, putting it in the forefront of a national agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and 15,000 American Legion posts to introduce disaster preparedness measures in their communities. The National Commander will be visiting this post on Dec.
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3. CVS Store. Stuart Muller announced that the Design Review Board has concluded that the CVS signs are not in compliance with the Village Specific Plan. He will be heading up a community effort to end sign abuse. 8\. Old Business [ -- None recorded]. 9\. New Business.
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1. Palisades PRIDE Benches. Bob Jeffers, Chairman of Palisades PRIDE, has requested that the Council sign on in support of the letter attached to the agenda asking the City of L.A. to issue a “blanket” permit authorizing the installation of PRIDE benches and trash receptacles. Gil Dembo moved and Kurt Toppel seconded a motion that the Council sign on, with the correction that the letter be addressed to the Bureau of Engineering. The motion passed unanimously.
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2. Certificates of Appreciation. The Chair issued Certificates of Appreciation to Milt Weiner, Wally Miller, Joe Almarez, Jean Gold Friedman, Jody Rachmil, Sam Stigler, Steve Lantz and Bill Neimann for their service on the Council. A plaque was presented to Chair Emeritus Kurt Toppel with much appreciation for his many contributions.
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3. Holiday Party Appreciation. On behalf of the Council, Margerite Perkins Mautner presented a gift of tablecloths to Joyce Whitehead the Temescal Gateway Park manager in appreciation for the use of the dining room and other assistance provided for the Holiday Potluck. 10\. General Public Comment. Harry Sondheim expressed appreciation to Marguerite Perkins Mautner and Mary Cole for a great job on organizing the Holiday Potluck. 11\. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
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Summary
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on October 26, 2006, covering organizational rotations, committee appointments, a postmaster selection, and discussions on the Palisades Bowl mobile home conversion and a beach parking lot construction project.