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Environment & Public SpacesStreet Furniture
The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a message to the City Council Transportation Committee opposing the legalization of rooftop digital advertising on taxicabs and for-hire vehicles in Los Angeles. The council urged committee members to oppose a motion on the November 13, 2019 agenda that would create such an advertising program.
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Environment & Public SpacesUrban ForestMinutesMotionsWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that the Urban Forestry Division resume street tree planting in Pacific Palisades following the Board's adoption of an urban forestry policy and street tree selection criteria developed by the Palisades Forestry Committee. The policy was adopted on October 24, 2019, after five months of research and community input.
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Environment & Public SpacesUrban ForestWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council adopted a resolution endorsing a street tree selection policy and mission statement developed by the Palisades Forestry Committee to enhance and sustain the urban forest through appropriate tree planting, community education, and protection of existing trees. The policy establishes criteria for selecting street trees based on growspace availability, water requirements, species diversity, aesthetics, canopy size, and other factors to maximize canopy coverage and tree health in the community.
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Environment & Public SpacesParks & RecreationMinutesMotionsWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council urges Councilmember Mike Bonin to approve the use of Palisades Recreation Center Quimby funds to complete an Environmental Impact Report required for the proposed Pacific Palisades dog park, which has been in development for three years with over 3000 resident supporters. The council states that CD11 has not yet committed to funding the EIR, which is necessary to move the project forward.
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Environment & Public SpacesCoastalWrac
The City of Santa Monica began construction on September 23, 2019 to improve the beach path from south of the pier to the Annenberg Beach House, including widening it to create separate pedestrian and multi-use paths, with completion expected by November 2020. The County of Los Angeles plans a similar project from the Annenberg Beach House to Will Rogers State Beach pending California Coastal Commission approval, with construction expected to begin in fall 2020.
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Environment & Public SpacesPotrero CanyonMinutes
This document lists the 2019-2020 Pacific Palisades Community Council board membership and organizational representatives, organized by category including standing organizations (Business, Education, Environment, Residents Association, Service Clubs) and rotating organizations (Cultural and Aesthetics, Historian, Civic Organizations, Recreation). Terms for all positions began October 1, 2019.
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Environment & Public SpacesPotrero CanyonMinutes
This document presents facts and questions about street tree designation policies in Pacific Palisades, noting that over 59% of decades-old tree designations are no longer permitted by the City due to health and infrastructure problems, and questions whether adopting Santa Monica's model with high failure rates would be a sustainable investment compared to relying on the Urban Forestry Division's free vetting process.
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Community LifeEventsUrban ForestRecaps
The Palisades Forestry Committee document outlines the committee's vision, mission, and objectives for enhancing and sustaining the urban forest in Pacific Palisades through tree preservation, planting, and community education. The document details proposed urban forest policies including tree designation criteria based on the Santa Monica Urban Forest Master Plan, removal restrictions, maintenance standards, and public outreach strategies.
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Environment & Public SpacesParks & RecreationWrac
This document provides factual information about skateparks in the Los Angeles area, including details about nearby facilities in Santa Monica and Venice Beach, other skateparks maintained by the City of LA, and cost estimates for constructing a new skatepark. The information was compiled for discussion as Item 11.2 on the Pacific Palisades Community Council agenda.
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Environment & Public SpacesPotrero CanyonMinutes
This report from CD11 Palisades Deputy Lisa Cahill addresses community questions to Councilmember Bonin on topics including dog park funding, sidewalk repair programs, dockless scooter regulation, street tree protection, brush clearance, intersection redesign, park recycling, and traffic signals. The deputy provides updates on the status of various city initiatives and outlines the roles of different city departments in addressing community concerns.