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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council announces its September 11, 2025 board meeting agenda featuring presentations from the Friends of the Palisades Library and City Bureau of Engineering, committee reports on grants and bylaw amendments, and updates on community recovery initiatives. The document also includes announcements about upcoming community events, opposition to SB 79 legislation, and local recovery resources for fire survivors.
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GovernanceElections
This document outlines the Pacific Palisades Community Council's evolution of election voting methods from 2002 to 2020, transitioning from paper mail-in ballots to online voting as the sole method by 2019. The shift was driven by cost considerations, low participation in alternative formats, and the success of online voting, which achieved record turnout.
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GovernanceWrac
This document outlines the Pacific Palisades Community Council Board's voting requirements for various types of motions and actions, ranging from simple majority votes for administrative matters to two-thirds majorities for substantive policies, bylaws amendments, and disciplinary actions. The voting thresholds are specified as either a majority or two-thirds of board members voting, present, or of the entire board depending on the action type.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a special Zoom meeting on June 30, 2020, where the Board unanimously passed bylaws amendments allowing virtual meetings, announced officer nominees for 2020-2021, and received updates on COVID-19, state housing bills, and voting procedures. The document also covers county beach closures and fireworks prohibitions for July 4th weekend, illegal fireworks enforcement efforts, and an upcoming hearing on July 6 regarding a development project at the former Jack-in-the-Box site.
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3. That the Bureau and the LAPD report back in 60 days on steps taken to implement this policy and results obtained, and
Minutes February 8, 2016GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on October 26, 2006, covering organizational rotations, committee appointments, a postmaster selection, and discussions on the Palisades Bowl mobile home conversion and a beach parking lot construction project.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Beth Holden-Garland, Chris Spitz, Murray Levy, Steve Cron,
Minutes December 28, 2023GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting where President Sue Kohl announced candidates for the Area and At-large Representatives Election, approved the continuation of Zoom meetings, and received reports on various community issues including food vendor concerns, recent brush fires, a mural restoration project, and sidewalk vending settlement updates.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Chris Spitz, Jennifer Malaret, Richard Cohen, Reza Akef, Nancy Niles, Barbara Marinacc
Minutes April 27, 2016GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a business meeting where members discussed the 2016-17 officer elections, RecodeLA zoning code rewrite, LADWP pole-top distributing stations, short-term rentals, and the Sunset Mobility Collaborative. The council also heard reports from governmental representatives and voted unanimously to support the draft master plan for the Department of Veterans Affairs West LA campus.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Jenny Li, Beth Holden-Garland, Chris Spitz, JoAnna Rodrigue
Minutes November 15, 2024GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting where members discussed homelessness funding investigations, unfinished construction projects, crime statistics showing increases in burglary and theft, and upcoming community events including an Awards Gala in December. Reports covered government updates on stabilization efforts, the new unarmed crisis response program, dog park planning, and Neighborhood Watch initiatives.
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4. Turn to other sources within the LAFD’s budget that could be reduced without permanently eliminating local manpower t
Minutes May 5, 2016GovernanceCommunity SupportPotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held meetings on May 12 and May 26, 2011, discussing the Los Angeles city budget, LAFD service reductions, and community safety issues including homeless encampments and crime. The Council passed resolutions supporting budget recommendations from the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates and approved procedures for officer candidate nominations.
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1. Introduction _of Board and Audience_. Chairman Harry Sondheim called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. with the readi
Minutes February 8, 2016GovernancePotrero CanyonBylawsMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting where the board discussed the Mansionization and View Protection Committee report recommending building coverage, square footage, and height limits for residential lots; approved sending an email regarding an adult entertainment business issue in Chinatown; and reviewed proposed speed bumps for Amalfi Drive that met departmental qualification standards. The meeting also covered treasurer's report, Golden Sparkplug Award recipients, an upcoming forum on Neighborhood Councils, and various ongoing projects including Coastal Act amendments and the 222 Coperto construction appeal.