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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesMotionsWracPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council expresses appreciation for Captain Jonathan Tom's leadership in organizing a Brush Fire Mitigation Task Force meeting on June 1, 2021, which brought together multiple City, County, and State agencies to address fire hazards, illegal camping sites, and inter-agency collaboration in the Pacific Palisades area. The task force conducted site visits and cleanup efforts, with plans for continued quarterly or biannual meetings.
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GovernanceMinutesMotionsWrac
Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a statement to the Los Angeles City Redistricting Commission expressing support for maintaining current City Council District 11 boundaries, citing shared community planning with Brentwood, geographic isolation, beach community identity, and regional interests west of the 405 Freeway. The statement details Pacific Palisades' characteristics including its fire hazard vulnerability, recreational and cultural significance, and community-minded governance.
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GovernanceEventsMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes a proposed homeless housing project at Will Rogers State Beach parking lot, citing public safety concerns related to fires caused by homeless individuals in the area and the location's designation as a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. The letter references a recent fire at a nearby mobile home park allegedly started by homeless individuals and argues that homeless housing should not be permitted in high fire hazard areas.
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Community LifeEventsMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a draft community interest statement supporting the retention of current Congressional District 11 boundaries, citing shared characteristics with Brentwood including community planning, schools, fire hazard zones, and geographic isolation by the 405 freeway and Santa Monica Mountains. The statement emphasizes Pacific Palisades' identity as a beach community, residential suburb, and recreation-rich area with significant historical and cultural importance.
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Public SafetyMotionsHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote to the Los Angeles Times opposing a potential editorial endorsement of Councilmember Bonin's motion to study using state beach parking lots and public parks for homeless housing, arguing that the Will Rogers State Beach parking lot is critical for emergency response operations during wildfires and should be exempted from consideration.
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GovernanceAgendas
This is the agenda for the Pacific Palisades Community Council Board Meeting scheduled for February 11, 2021, held via Zoom videoconference. The meeting includes reports from officers and committees, discussion of housing legislation and the citywide Housing Element update, and a public safety forum with LAPD and LAFD representatives.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** David Kaplan, Richard Cohen, Chris Spitz, Karen Ridgley, Sue Kohl - Item Palisades
Minutes February 26, 2021GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting where voting members approved a WRAC-recommended motion on affordable housing legislation, discussed legislative matters including SB 290, SB 10, and SB 55 regarding fire hazard zones, and reviewed a Land Use Committee investigation into height regulation concerns in lower Marquez involving a single-family home exceeding typical neighborhood heights.
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Public SafetyEventsMinutesHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes a proposal to study the use of public state beaches and beach parking lots for homeless housing, citing safety concerns related to wildfires, traffic hazards, county code prohibitions, and Coastal Act violations. The council requests that Will Rogers State Beach and other beach parking lots be removed from the sites being studied for homeless habitation.
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GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on June 10, 2021, where members discussed updates on personal delivery devices regulation, the Highlands trailhead bathrooms, homeless concerns at Will Rogers State Park, vandalism at Asilomar view park, and various city services including street maintenance and the Riviera Country Club gate issue.
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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on March 11, 2021, where members discussed legislative matters including SB 290, SB 10, and SB 55 related to housing and fire hazard zones, reviewed the treasurer's report showing a cash balance of $35,805.22, and heard updates from the Land Use Committee regarding zoning height regulations in lower Marquez.