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Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ
Pacific Palisades Community Council voted on October 26, 2023, to oppose the Metro Transportation Communication Network (TCN) program, which proposes installing 86 large digital billboards throughout LA City, citing concerns about driver distraction, environmental impacts, visual blight, and erosion of scenic corridor protections. The council urges the City Planning Commission and Councilwoman Park to reject the program and remove all proposed billboards from Council District 11.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Chris Spitz, Andrew Wolfberg, Jennifer Malaret, Richard Cohen, Barbara Kohn, Sue Kohl,
Minutes February 16, 2018GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a business meeting on March 12, 2015, covering financial reports, announcements from governmental representatives, and a Bylaws Committee report that presented sense-of-the-board votes on potential structural changes including organizational membership, term limits, and election processes.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** George Wolfberg, Richard Cohen (acting Secretary), Maryam Zar, Sue Kohl - Item 11.1
Minutes February 11, 2018GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on November 8, 2018, with voting members present to discuss various community matters including treasurer's report, government updates on urban forestry and traffic safety, committee reports on 2018 awards honorees, and consideration of a motion regarding the Marquette Street residential project with proposed amendments.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** David Card, David Kaplan, Richard Cohen, Sue Kohl, Joanna Spak, Jenny Li, Steve Cron,
Minutes January 15, 2022GovernanceEventsMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting with 13 voting members present to discuss various community matters including a treasurer's report showing a balance of $58,435.05, updates on George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon, PCH water main replacement, LAPD community engagement, congressional housing and postal reform initiatives, and upcoming community events such as a CD 11 candidates forum and tree-planting projects.
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Land UseStreet FurnitureSignage
The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a letter opposing the Citywide Sign Ordinance as revised on October 5, 2011, outlining twelve major objections including concerns about off-site signs, digital displays, wall signs covering windows, and the grandfathering of 14 sign districts without adequate public hearings or environmental review. The Council requested that the ordinance be remanded to the City Planning Commission for further public workshops and hearings to restore neighborhood protections and ensure consistency with community-specific plans.
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GovernanceLegislationWrac
This document updates the PPCC board on WRAC committee appointments, legislative positions on housing bills SB 9, SB 10, SB 15, and ACA 2, and the reintroduction of AB 115 which would allow residential housing with 20% affordable units in commercial zones statewide. PPCC has submitted position letters to City Council and Senate committees, and eight WRAC member councils are working to establish formal opposition positions on SB 9 and SB 10.
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Land UseLegislationPlanning & Density
This document updates the Pacific Palisades Community Council on the status of California housing density bills as of June 27, 2020, including bills in the State Senate (SB 902, 1085, 1120, 1385, and 474) and State Assembly (AB 1279 and 3107), with particular attention to how these bills may affect the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone that encompasses the entire Palisades area. The council notes that some bills include exemptions for fire hazard zones while others do not, and indicates ongoing efforts to seek clarification from legislators.
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Environment & Public SpacesCoastalPotrero Canyon
This addendum to a Task Order Solicitation for the Potrero Canyon Pacific Coast Highway Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Project provides answers to consultant questions regarding project requirements, references, budget, and deliverables, and includes two reference studies from 2016 and 2018 evaluating pedestrian crossing alternatives. The 2016 feasibility study concludes that a bridge crossing is the most feasible option among four alternatives evaluated based on cost, constructability, permitting, and safety factors.
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Community LifeCivic AdvocacyMotionsWracVHFHSZ
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes AB 2788, arguing that the bill would excessively restrict local government authority to regulate wireless telecommunications facilities in public rights of way and on public property, particularly in environmentally sensitive areas like the Coastal Zone. The organization urges the Senate Energy, Utilities & Communications Committee to vote against the bill and requests that Assemblymember Gatto withdraw it.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests Governor Newsom veto SB 9 and SB 10 or require an unconditional exemption for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, citing public safety concerns regarding wildfire impacts, emergency response, and evacuation plans. The letter notes that Los Angeles City Council has opposed these bills and that the city's Draft Environmental Impact Report recommends excluding VHFHSZ areas from rezoning to meet housing requirements.