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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Beth Holden-Garland, Maryam Zar (late arrival), Chris Spitz
Minutes December 31, 2025GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on January 22, 2026, covering topics including treasurer and committee reports, public comments on local concerns, updates on permit fee waivers and community events, and reports from government representatives regarding crime, infrastructure, and services.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Chris Spitz, Murray Levy, Steve Cron, Haldis Toppel, Karen
Minutes December 28, 2023GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on September 12, 2024, where members discussed newly elected representatives, public safety concerns regarding homeless encampments and the LAPD beach detail, and upcoming community events including a special presentation on the Tramonto Slide development. LAPD Captain Gabaldon addressed concerns about temporary absences of beach detail officers and confirmed the department's commitment to maintaining enforcement of anti-camping ordinances.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Jenny Li, Beth Holden-Garland, Maryam Zar, Chris (2)
Minutes January 1, 2025GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting with 21 voting members present to discuss organizational business including a treasurer's report showing a balance of $655,017, approval of a $10,817 grant to the Palisades Village Green Committee, and updates on various community projects including the Gladstones redevelopment, SB 79 legislation, and the NORC community survey. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath presented information about the Coastal Commission's approval of the Gladstones project and addressed concerns about potential impacts including SB 79 implications.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a public meeting on May 27, 2021, featuring remarks from Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin about city finances and homelessness, and discussion of the City Council's passage of a motion to study using Will Rogers State Beach parking lot for homeless housing. The PPCC Board unanimously authorized its Executive Committee to raise funds and retain legal counsel to oppose the proposed use of public beaches and parks for homeless housing.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a public board meeting on June 24, 2021, covering updates on the Gladstones Redevelopment Project, opposition efforts to homeless housing at Will Rogers State Beach, applications for alternate representative positions, and support for Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Chris Spitz, Maryam Zar, Jennifer Malaret, Barbara Kohn, Barbara - Item on
Minutes February 16, 2018GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a public board meeting on November 12, 2015, with 16 voting members and 5 alternates present. The meeting included announcements on local issues such as short-term rentals, sign ordinance, sidewalk vending, and aircraft noise, along with reports from governmental representatives and the announcement of 2015 PPCC Awards honorees including Citizen of the Year Sharon Kilbride and Golden Sparkplugs recipients Laurel Garver, Laurie Sale, and Doug Suisman.
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Community LifeEvents
The Pacific Palisades Community Council announced its 2017 award winners, honoring six residents for their community contributions including safety initiatives, student advocacy, environmental education, noise pollution activism, homeless encampment cleanup, and humanitarian work. The awards were to be presented at the annual holiday party on December 14 at Gladstones Restaurant.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** David Card, David Kaplan, Richard Cohen, Chris Spitz, Sue Kohl, Joanna Spak, Jenny Li,
Minutes January 15, 2022GovernanceEventsMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on March 24, 2022, where members discussed updates on George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon, including landscape construction progress and funding challenges, and unanimously approved submitting a letter requesting federal funding for a trail from Potrero Canyon to Temescal Canyon Road. The council also received reports on crime statistics, upcoming candidates forums, and the BCC-PPCC joint forum scheduled for May 3, 2022.
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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council Land Use Committee recommends opposing SB 79, a bill that would streamline approval of up to seven-story multifamily housing near transit stops regardless of local zoning or fire hazard considerations, and supporting Los Angeles City Council's resolution against the bill. The committee notes that all of Pacific Palisades is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and that the bill lacks an unconditional exemption for such areas.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** George Wolfberg, Richard G. Cohen, Chris Spitz, Maryam Zar, Joanna Spak - Item 12
Minutes December 20, 2018GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting with 18 voting members present to discuss community issues including upcoming meetings with Councilmember Mike Bonin, the Gladstones Redevelopment Project, protected left turn signals, dockless scooters, short-term rentals, and a proposed motion regarding ride-sharing data collection to assess traffic impacts. The Council also received reports from various committees and organizational representatives on topics ranging from street trees to youth programs and county initiatives.