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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a board meeting on June 26, 2025, featuring an update on the Pedestrian Trail project at Potrero Canyon and the passage of two motions establishing a new Grants Committee and supporting a ban on e-bikes from sidewalks in Los Angeles. The document also announces upcoming community events including July 4th festivities, a farewell gathering for Col. Swenson of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and a LADWP town hall.
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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council sent a letter on February 15, 2026, to city officials and LADWP leadership expressing support for underground utility placement and fire-resistant streetlight poles as part of infrastructure rebuilding following the Palisades Fire. The PPCC Board unanimously adopted a resolution on February 12, 2026, regarding the LADWP Master Infrastructure Plan for the Palisades.
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GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its March 27, 2025 meeting with 18 voting members present, presided over by Vice-President Quentin Fleming. The meeting included reports on fire recovery efforts, presentations from LAUSD on school rebuilding and from the Army Corps of Engineers on debris removal, updates from government representatives, and discussion of community concerns including lost pets, traffic, and debris storage.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Jenny Li, Beth Holden Garland, Maryam Zar, Chris Spitz, JoA
Minutes June 28, 2025GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on August 28, 2025, where members approved bylaws amendments, received a treasurer's annual report, heard updates on SB 9 restrictions and community recovery efforts, and voted unanimously to support heavy rail subway transportation in the Sepulveda Pass.
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GovernanceLeadership
Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin announced on January 11, 2025, that police escorts into the Palisades Fire evacuation zone are being halted due to critical patrol resource constraints and safety concerns for emergency personnel. Only emergency personnel are permitted in the mandatory evacuation area, and residents are directed to contact pharmacies for emergency prescriptions and to await further guidance before attempting to return to their homes.
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Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ
The Pacific Palisades Community Council voted to support the Castellammare Mesa and Paseo Miramar neighborhoods' request to initiate the process for Hillside Construction Regulation District designation, contingent on robust outreach and education to residents and opportunities for community feedback. The council emphasizes the importance of comprehensive awareness regarding the impact of such designation on these hillside areas.
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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its January 9, 2014 meeting with 16 voting members present. The meeting covered financial reports, announcements regarding upcoming events including a Citizen of the Year dinner in April, updates on local development projects, and committee reports on land use and planning matters.
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Environment & Public SpacesParks & RecreationPotrero Canyon
This document tracks signage and use updates for Potrero Canyon Park from 2023 through 2025, including installation of park rules signs, hours of operation signs, passive park activity signs, and enforcement efforts against off-leash dogs and illegal fireworks. The park was closed due to the 2025 Palisades Fire with damage to signage status unknown at the time of the update.
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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on June 12, 2025, where members discussed establishing a grants committee to review and recommend donations and grants, approved summer meeting dates, and received updates on community initiatives including a seniors luncheon, fire recovery efforts, and upcoming July 4th events. The council also heard reports from government representatives and PPCC committees regarding checkpoint operations, traffic concerns, school bond approvals, and community focus groups.
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Land UseEventsMinutesPlanning & Density
Councilmember Mike Bonin requests that a wildfire study be included in the Housing Element 2021-2029 and Safety Element Updates' Draft Environmental Impact Report, citing concerns about increased vulnerability to wildfires in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and the cumulative impacts of development in wildland urban interface areas. He emphasizes the need for CEQA analysis to address how development in hillside communities may exacerbate wildfire conditions and threaten residents through increased risks of debris flows, landslides, and flooding.