Documents
Documents
Pacific Palisades Community Council Document Library
Library Search
Browse all topics
Advanced Filters
-
GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its July 17, 2025 meeting with 21 voting members present, approving June minutes, reviewing treasurer accounts totaling $695,243.98, and electing Bonnie Burgess as Area Three 2nd Alternate. The Council discussed recovery efforts, SB 79 legislation opposition, the NORC community survey progress, and received updates from various government representatives and organizational liaisons.
-
GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its July 17, 2025 meeting with 21 voting members present, approving previous minutes and hearing reports on the Council's financial status ($695,243.98 total in accounts), committee appointments, recovery efforts, and legislative matters including opposition to SB 79. The meeting included updates on community initiatives such as a Village Green public art installation, the Cosmic Buildings donation program, and various government agency reports on rebuilding and recovery efforts.
-
GovernanceRecaps
The Palisades will remain closed to the general public with checkpoints in place, with access limited to residents and contractors only as of February 2, 2025. Mayor Bass announced this plan in coordination with Governor Newsom, who provided additional state law enforcement resources to maintain security while allowing LAPD to restore service citywide.
-
**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Jenny Li, Beth Holden-Garland, Maryam Zar,* Chris Spitz, Jo
Minutes January 1, 2025GovernancePotrero CanyonBylawsMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting where members discussed upcoming events including a Citizen of the Year awards ceremony scheduled for December 11, 2025, reviewed the treasurer's report showing a total bank balance of $620,728.28, and addressed several community issues including a fire hydrant installation requirement affecting rebuilding homeowners and updates on SB 79 and Zone 0 regulations.
-
GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its first regular board meeting of 2025 on February 13, featuring presentations from city officials on post-fire infrastructure, debris management, and watershed protection, and announced the creation of a new rebuilding committee to collaborate with the existing Land Use Committee. The email also lists several upcoming community events and recovery resources for fire-affected residents.
-
Palisades Fire 2025Rebuild & Recovery
This document presents updates on the Marquez Charter Elementary School reconstruction project following the January 2025 Palisades Fire, including environmental remediation progress, interim campus status with 22 portable buildings, and preliminary design concepts for the permanent campus scheduled for completion in Q4 2028 with a budget of approximately $202.6 million. The design emphasizes nature-integrated learning spaces, improved circulation, and resilience features while incorporating community feedback on outdoor connections, performance spaces, and campus identity.
-
Palisades Fire 2025MinutesDisplaced Services
The PPCC Grants Committee recommends a $15,000 grant to the Crayon Collection to support the Banners of Hope project, which involved students from eleven Palisades schools creating artwork displayed on light poles along Sunset Boulevard and San Vicente. The grant would fund commemorative 4'x8' banners for each participating school and art supplies for student projects as part of fire recovery efforts.
-
GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on April 24, 2025, where members discussed fire recovery efforts, heard from LAFD firefighter Ben Sweet about his experience during the Palisades Fire, received presentations on the LADWP Scattergood Station modernization project and California Department of Insurance coverage issues, and approved minutes and upcoming meeting agendas.
-
Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy
Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously supports Council File 25-0172, which calls for a report on inspection and repair of the City's fire hydrants, citing inoperable hydrants during the Palisades Fire that prevented firefighters from accessing water. The Council urges the Public Safety and Energy & Environment Committees to approve the motion without delay.
-
GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its April 24, 2025 meeting with 19 voting members present, covering topics including a firefighter's account of the Palisades Fire response, over $600,000 in donations received, the LADWP Scattergood Station modernization project, and California Department of Insurance guidance on fire-related insurance claims. The Council also discussed upcoming legislative matters including SB 495 and SB 79, recovery efforts, and various community concerns.