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Environment & Public SpacesCoastal
The Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote to the California Coastal Commission on June 26, 2019, requesting clarification regarding reports that the Coastal Zone maps may have been redrawn to remove certain Pacific Palisades properties from the Riviera, Castellammare, and Palisades Highlands areas, and expressing concern about whether such changes were made without public notice and hearings.
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Environment & Public SpacesUrban ForestWrac
PPCC Wildfire Safety Advisor Miriam Schulman reports that four community members completed a National Fire Prevention Association certification course on evaluating homes for wildfire vulnerability, focusing on how blowing embers cause houses to burn. The course included firefighters, home inspectors, and homeowners, with the goal of disseminating wildfire resistance information to Pacific Palisades residents.
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Environment & Public SpacesPotrero CanyonMinutes
Palisades Beautiful is hosting an educational tree walk on May 11th from 3:00-4:30pm at the Palisades Recreation Center, led by local tree expert Eli Johnson. Participants will learn about trees in the Huntington Palisades area, and younger walkers will receive succulent plants.
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Environment & Public SpacesPotrero CanyonMinutes
Michael G. Terry presented the Palisades Beautiful Street Tree Committee's efforts to update street tree policies for Pacific Palisades, requesting the Community Council's evaluation and approval of revised policies to facilitate tree planting in parkways. The presentation included historical designations of tree species for various streets and described the committee's 2015 evaluation of species based on invasiveness, root damage, litter, water use, disease, allergenicity, and fire hazard.
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Environment & Public SpacesDrainageMinutesMotionsWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously passed a motion on April 11, 2019, requesting that Los Angeles County, the City of Los Angeles, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers coordinate comprehensive flood protection and mitigation efforts for the LA River, including sediment removal, infrastructure improvements, and Congressional authorization for a feasibility study. The Council urges immediate action to address flood risks and implement modern flood control measures to protect residents from potential catastrophic flooding.
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Environment & Public SpacesDrainageMinutesMotionsWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council adopted a motion requesting that Los Angeles County coordinate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and City of Los Angeles to study and implement flood protection and mitigation measures for the LA River area, including sediment removal, hardscape reduction, flood walls, and land use evaluation. The Council also urged local officials to request Congressional authorization for a Flood Risk Management feasibility study.
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Environment & Public SpacesDrainage
Ami Fields-Meyer, West LA Representative for Mayor Garcetti, provided updates on wastewater recycling infrastructure improvements and blue bin recycling practices in response to PPCC meeting questions. The city has expanded recycled water capacity at multiple facilities and is developing advanced purification systems, while blue bin materials continue to be recycled at municipal facilities despite stricter contamination standards that sometimes result in loads being diverted to landfill.
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Environment & Public SpacesDrainageWrac
This document provides background on a motion regarding LA River flood protection and mitigation, noting that government agencies have failed to implement flood control measures recommended in a 1991 report and calling for a federally-funded Flood Risk Management feasibility study to be conducted. The document supports LA County's proposed divestiture of 40 miles of the river and emphasizes the importance of comprehensive flood control planning given potential catastrophic impacts on the region.
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Environment & Public SpacesPotrero CanyonMinutes
LADWP will replace approximately 220 wooden power poles installed between 1935-1955 with steel poles along Mulholland Drive in Pacific Palisades and surrounding areas, with construction scheduled for March 2019 to March 2020. The new steel poles will be more resistant to wind and fire, last approximately 100 years, and improve power system reliability and fire safety.
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Environment & Public SpacesWrac
As of January 2019, speed limits were increased on 14 Pacific Palisades streets, generally by 5 mph each. The affected streets include Sunset Boulevard, Temescal Canyon Road, Palisades Drive, and various residential streets throughout the community.