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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy
NORC, affiliated with the University of Chicago, is recommended to conduct a comprehensive research study to understand Pacific Palisades residents' preferences and options for post-fire recovery. The three-phase project includes focus groups, a 50-question online survey, and follow-up analysis with a repeat survey in three to six months to track changing perspectives.
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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy
NORC proposes a three-phase research project to measure Pacific Palisades residents' preferences for community rebuilding and recovery following the LA wildfires, including focus groups, a baseline survey, and ongoing measurement throughout the recovery period. The research aims to provide evidence-based insights to inform policymakers and stakeholders about residents' priorities regarding rebuilding strategies, trade-offs, and community services.
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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy
The PPCC Land Use Committee recommends the Board pass a motion to support AB 238, the Mortgage Deferment Act, which would allow borrowers experiencing financial hardship from the January 2025 wildfire disaster to request forbearance on residential mortgage loans for up to 180 days, with a possible additional 180-day extension. The recommendation aligns with a City Council resolution by Councilwoman Park supporting the same legislation.
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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council Land Use Committee recommends opposing SB 79, a bill that would streamline approval of up to seven-story multifamily housing near transit stops regardless of local zoning or fire hazard considerations, and supporting Los Angeles City Council's resolution against the bill. The committee notes that all of Pacific Palisades is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and that the bill lacks an unconditional exemption for such areas.
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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy
The PPCC Land Use Committee recommended motions to the Board opposing SB 79 (Wiener) for eroding local land use control and lacking fire hazard exemptions, while supporting AB 238 (Harabedian/Irwin) to provide mortgage forbearance for wildfire victims. Both recommendations align with corresponding City Council resolutions for inclusion in the 2025-26 State Legislative Program.
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Palisades Fire 2025CoastalPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council sent a letter to Los Angeles, County, and Santa Monica officials on March 20, 2025, requesting immediate action to address hazardous wildfire debris and black sludge deposited along regional beaches, particularly Will Rogers State Beach, which was used by the EPA as a debris sorting site. The council urges testing, information sharing, and protective measures to safeguard public health and the coastal environment.
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Palisades Fire 2025Planning & DensityPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that the City of Los Angeles notify permit applicants of and enforce the provisions of the Pacific Palisades Commercial Village and Neighborhoods Specific Plan for all multifamily and mixed-use development applications during the post-fire reconstruction period. The request was unanimously approved by the PPCC Board on March 13, 2025, and seeks confirmation from city officials that Specific Plan provisions will not be waived.
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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council expresses strong support for a full waiver of plancheck and permit fees for rebuilds and repairs of structures destroyed in the January 7, 2025 Palisades Fire, urging the City Administrative Officer to complete a feasibility study and the City Council to approve the waiver. The Council cites resident concerns about permit fees exceeding $70,000 as a barrier to reconstruction and requests either a full fee waiver or an immediate executive order from the Mayor to implement one.
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Palisades Fire 2025Policy & Advocacy
The PPCC Rebuild Committee adopted a Statement of Guiding Principles and Rebuilding Goals to guide its advisory recommendations to the Board regarding legislative and regulatory matters affecting Pacific Palisades recovery. The five principles emphasize prioritizing community rebuilding, ensuring timely action, maintaining transparency, demanding accountability, and avoiding policies that divert resources from restoration efforts.
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Palisades Fire 2025MotionsPolicy & Advocacy
This document is a comprehensive index of Pacific Palisades Community Council positions and letters related to fire recovery throughout 2025, covering topics including density and public safety, building regulations, legislative advocacy on bills like SB 79 and SB 9, fee waivers, and community concerns about reconstruction projects.