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GovernanceAgendas
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a board meeting on June 22, 2023, with agenda items including approval of previous minutes, treasurer's report, and consideration of a proposed motion opposing SB 4 (Wiener) unless amended to include specific zoning, ownership, and exemption provisions for coastal and fire hazard zones.
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DRAFT 2016 Potrero Canyon Pedestrian Crossing Feasibility Study Technical Memorandum
Memo June 16, 2023Environment & Public SpacesPotrero Canyon
This feasibility study evaluates four alternatives for a pedestrian crossing between Potrero Canyon Park and Will Rogers State Beach across Pacific Coast Highway: improving the existing trail to Temescal Canyon Road, an at-grade crossing, an underground crossing, and a bridge crossing. The study concludes that a bridge crossing is most feasible based on factors including constructability, safety, permitting requirements, and stakeholder approval.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously on June 7, 2023, to oppose SB 423 unless amended to retain the current coastal zone exclusion from ministerial approval requirements, citing concerns that removing the exclusion could result in significant detrimental impacts to coastal resources including public access, sensitive habitats, and coastal hazards while providing only nominal affordable housing benefits.
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Environment & Public SpacesUrban ForestWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council passed a motion recommending that the City Council adopt the Five Principles of Responsible Outdoor Lighting to minimize light pollution across city facilities, private development, and community plans. The principles emphasize purposeful, directed, and appropriately-timed lighting with warmer color temperatures.
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GovernanceAgendas
This document is the agenda for the Pacific Palisades Community Council board meeting scheduled for June 8, 2023, via Zoom, covering items including officer elections, committee reports, discussion of SB 423 legislation, light pollution mitigation, and signage proposals for George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon.
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Environment & Public SpacesParks & Recreation
This May 2023 Park Advisor Report from Joe Halper covers three main topics: the Palisades Park playground refurbishment project, which is over 25 years old and may require local fundraising; pickle ball usage at the park, which was discontinued at tennis courts 7 and 8 due to noise ordinance violations but is being considered for other locations; and the Potrero Canyon pedestrian bridge project, which is entering a 12-18 month planning phase with community outreach meetings.
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Environment & Public SpacesPotrero CanyonAgendas
The Pacific Palisades Community Council agenda from June 8, 2023 proposes revisions to the Rules sign at Potrero Canyon Park, including deleting outdated provisions, adding prohibitions on firearms and fireworks, clarifying fire restrictions in the high fire hazard zone, and adding restrictions on motorized vehicles with corresponding Los Angeles Municipal Code citations.
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Land UseUrban ForestPlanning & Density
This document outlines the Pacific Palisades Community Council's proposed motion to oppose California Senate Bill 423 (Wiener) unless amended to maintain the Coastal Zone exemption and provide an unconditional exemption for the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. The bill would expand streamlined housing approvals by eliminating the Coastal Development Permit process for qualifying multifamily projects in coastal areas and lacks clear protections for fire hazard zones, raising concerns about public safety and environmental review in Pacific Palisades.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council passed a motion on May 25, 2023 requesting that the City disclose its methodology for allocating RHNA housing numbers and density goals before completing Community Plan updates, and urging the Planning Department to substantively incorporate community council input into the final plans with a report-back mechanism.
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GovernanceWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council passed a motion on May 25, 2023, calling on the City of Los Angeles to uphold its February 28 Letter of Determination requiring additional and modified conditions for the Murphy Oil Drill Site to protect neighborhood health, safety, and welfare.