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• Oppose Metro TCN Structures Along the 405

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  Multiple Westside neighborhood councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, adopted a position opposing Metro's proposed Transportation Communication Network (TCN) structures along the 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles, specifically two large freeway-facing digital billboards in the Exposition Boulevard right-of-way. The motion was formally adopted by WRAC in December 2024 and references City Council file 22-0392.

  

• Oppose Metro congestion pricing on the Westside without robust North/South transit options in place

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils opposes Metro's congestion pricing pilot without first implementing robust North/South transit options through the Sepulveda Pass, defined as enhanced bus service or the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project. Pacific Palisades Community Council passed a modified version of this position on June 13, 2024.

  

• Oppose Proposed Land Use Decision Appeal Fee Increase

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, opposed a proposed increase in land use decision appeal fees from $89 to $16,097, arguing the higher amount would prevent meaningful public access to appeal procedures. The City Council PLUM Committee ultimately approved a smaller fee increase proposed by the Department of City Planning rather than the cost-recovery amount proposed by the Chief Administrative Officer.

  

• Oppose Rezoning of R1 and Sensitive Multi-Family Neighborhoods

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  Multiple Westside neighborhood councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, adopted a position opposing the City's proposed rezoning of R1 and sensitive multi-family neighborhoods in the Housing Element update, arguing that sufficient capacity exists in commercial corridors and through existing SB 9 and ADU laws. The councils called on city leadership to reject upzoning of single-family and multi-family neighborhoods and instead focus development on underutilized commercial areas.

  

• Opposition to Transit-rich Housing Bonus Bill [Wiener, SB 827]

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  This document presents a motion opposing California State Senate Bill 827, which would remove local land use and planning authority within half a mile of high-quality transit. The opposition, formally adopted by multiple neighborhood and community councils including Pacific Palisades Community Council in February 2018, argues the bill undermines local democracy and conflicts with existing transit-oriented housing policies.

  

• Pending Motions

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  This document provides an overview of pending motions that have been recommended by the WRAC Board but have not yet been ratified or passed by the required majority of WRAC Member councils. It directs readers to separate sections for formally adopted positions and other communications with officials and agencies.

  

• Postpone Caltrans Repaving Project on the 405

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  A motion proposed by MTC and C. LoBuglio on May 19, 2025, requested that Caltrans delay the I-405 Pavement Rehabilitation Project until after Pacific Coast Highway fully reopened and Palisades fire debris removal was complete. The motion passed in six Westside councils including Pacific Palisades Community Council but failed to achieve majority adoption across all councils before the August 2025 deadline; Caltrans subsequently began the repaving project in June 2025 with nighttime-only lane closures.

  

• Request Compensation for Transfer of PROW Easements

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  WRAC proposed that the City of Los Angeles receive monetary compensation and/or community benefits equivalent to fair market value when easements in the public right of way are transferred, with the value invested in affected Community Plan areas. The motion was adopted by WRAC in May 2024 and passed by nine neighborhood councils including Pacific Palisades Community Council.

  

• Request Mayor and CAO to Disclose Sources of Funding for the Inside Safe Program

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  Multiple Westside neighborhood councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, passed a motion in 2025 urging Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Administrative Officer Matthew Szabo to disclose all sources of funding for the City's Inside Safe program. The motion was formally adopted by the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils in August 2025 and references a judge's findings about program failures.

  

• Request Mayor to Consent to City Controller’s Audit of Inside Safe

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  Multiple Westside Los Angeles neighborhood councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, passed a motion urging Mayor Karen Bass to consent to a full audit of the City's Inside Safe program by City Controller Kenneth Mejia, following judicial findings about program failures. The motion was proposed by Jay Handal in June 2025 and formally adopted by the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils in August 2025.