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GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its January 23, 2020 meeting with Vice-Chair David Card presiding, during which Chair George Wolfberg's resignation was announced and David Card was unanimously approved as the new Chair. The meeting included reports on Potrero Canyon Park development, planned fire evacuation drills, and advocacy efforts regarding SB 50 legislation concerning fire hazard zones.
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Public SafetyWracPlanning & DensityWildfire Prevention
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 902, arguing that the removal of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ) exemption creates serious public safety risks by potentially increasing density and clogging evacuation routes in wildfire-prone areas. The council urges Senator Portantino to vote against the bill or require an amendment to restore the unconditional VHFHSZ exemption.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its September 24, 2020 board meeting via Zoom, covering election results, a LADWP power pole replacement project, an interim control ordinance motion regarding hillside construction, and cancellation of the Citizen of the Year awards event due to the pandemic. The document also includes information about alternate representative applications, upcoming community events, and reminders about voting and census participation.
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Public SafetyWildfire Prevention
This document lists the 11 members of the Pacific Palisades Community Council's May 2020 Evacuation Drill Committee, including their roles and area affiliations, as of February 7, 2020. The drill date was to be announced.
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Public SafetyMinutesWildfire Prevention
This document lists the members of the Pacific Palisades Community Council's May 2020 Evacuation Drill Committee as of February 13, 2020, including representatives from four community areas and various neighborhood associations and organizations.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a board meeting on February 13, 2020, where members honored past Chair Emeritus George Wolfberg, approved a resolution to name a new park after him, elected David Kaplan as Vice-Chair, and discussed upcoming community events and initiatives including a wildfire evacuation drill planned for May 2020. The document also lists community events and meetings scheduled through March 10, 2020.
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Land UsePlanning & DensityVHFHSZ
This collection contains Pacific Palisades Community Council position letters from 2020-2021 addressing fire zone and evacuation matters (CF 20-1213 and CF 20-1170), as well as density-related legislation including SB 55 amendments and requests for gubernatorial veto of SB 9 and SB 10. The letters represent the organization's official positions on local and state policy matters during this period.
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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a virtual board meeting on July 9, 2020, where members ratified Executive Committee actions, approved upcoming election procedures, heard a Treasurer's report showing a nearly break-even year with $39,910.07 in cash reserves, and received updates on local issues including illegal fireworks, a development project at 17346 Sunset Boulevard, and housing density legislation.
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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a virtual meeting on July 9, 2020, where members approved previous minutes, ratified Executive Committee actions from the pandemic period, discussed upcoming officer elections and community plan updates, and heard from LAFD Deputy Chief Armando Hogan regarding brush clearance inspections in the Palisades.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
Chris Spitz, on behalf of the Pacific Palisades Community Council, writes to Assemblymember Richard Bloom requesting clarification on whether AB 1279 would apply to Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, and urging amendment of the bill's VHFHSZ exception to provide unconditional exemption for fire-prone areas due to public safety concerns regarding emergency evacuations and wildfire risk.