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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on March 13, 2025, to discuss post-fire recovery efforts, including reports on rebuilding, fire safety measures, government assistance programs, and community concerns about evacuation planning and infrastructure repairs. The board approved two motions related to land use issues and opposed SB 677.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously opposed SB 677 at its March 13, 2025 meeting, arguing that the bill's streamlined permit procedures for increased housing density pose public safety risks in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, particularly following the January 2025 Palisades Fire. The council urged state legislators to vote against the bill and requested an unconditional exemption for areas within the fire hazard zone.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Jenny Li, Beth Holden-Garland, Maryam Zar - Item 11.1
Minutes March 14, 2025GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on March 13, 2025, with 22 voting members present to discuss post-fire recovery efforts, including reports on rebuilding, debris removal, water restrictions, and government assistance programs. The board approved two motions from the Land Use Committee opposing SB 677 and addressing Specific Plan notice and enforcement.
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GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its March 13, 2025 meeting with 22 voting members present to discuss post-fire recovery efforts, including reports on rebuilding, debris removal, water restrictions, and fire safety measures. The board approved two motions from the Land Use Committee, including opposition to SB 677 and a motion regarding Specific Plan notice and enforcement.
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Public SafetyEmergency Preparedness
This document is a menu of services provided at the City of Los Angeles Disaster Recovery Center located at 10850 W. Pico Blvd., operating from January 15, 2025 onwards, listing resources from multiple city, county, and community agencies to assist residents affected by the 2025 January Fires with services including housing, employment, mental health support, debris removal, and various other recovery assistance.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Jenny Li, Beth Holden-Garland, Maryam Zar, Chris (9)
Minutes January 1, 2025GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on March 13, 2025, with 22 voting members present to discuss post-fire recovery efforts, including reports on rebuilding, debris removal, water restrictions, and government assistance programs. The board approved two motions from the Land Use Committee, including opposition to SB 677, and heard presentations on fire safety measures and small business reopening.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 79, legislation that would streamline housing density approvals, arguing it erodes local control and compromises public safety in fire-prone areas without adequate infrastructure funding or exemptions for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The council urges the Los Angeles City Council to support CF 25-0002-S19 to add opposition to SB 79 to the city's 2025-26 state legislative program.
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GovernanceMotions
On March 13, 2025, the Pacific Palisades Community Council passed two motions: one opposing SB 677 (Wiener) due to public safety concerns regarding increased housing density in high fire hazard areas, and another requesting that the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety notify permit applicants of Specific Plan provisions and confirm that these provisions will be enforced during Pacific Palisades reconstruction.
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Land UseLegislationPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 79, a housing density bill that would mandate streamlined approval for multi-family buildings near transit stops, arguing it lacks an exemption for very high fire hazard severity zones and poses public safety risks following the Palisades Fire. The council requests that Governor Newsom encourage Senator Wiener to withdraw or amend the bill to include a full exemption for fire hazard areas, or veto it if passed without such exemption.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
Los Angeles Councilwoman Traci Park writes to Governor Newsom expressing concerns that state density laws, particularly SB9, are being exploited by developers to convert destroyed single-family homes into multi-family developments in the fire-affected Pacific Palisades area, and requests suspension of these laws pending infrastructure and evacuation route analysis.