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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Beth Holden-Garland, Chris Spitz, Cindi Young - Item 4.2
Minutes May 9, 2025GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a special meeting on May 5, 2025, to discuss proposed Zone 0 defensible space regulations from the California Board of Forestry, with a presentation by David Barrett of MySafeLA and a board vote approving a comment letter urging a more flexible, science-based approach that balances fire safety with preservation of urban forest vegetation.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Jenny Li, Beth Holden-Garland, Maryam Zar, JoAnna Rodriguez
Minutes January 1, 2025GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting where members approved three motions related to post-fire recovery, including a statement requesting that the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety notify permit applicants about Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs), and motions supporting a Climate Resiliency District, fire hydrant inspection and repair, and soils testing and remediation in the burn zone. The council also heard presentations on reconstruction efforts and reports from government representatives on recovery progress.
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GovernanceRecaps
Pacific Palisades Community Council is accepting applications for the Area Three 2nd Alternate Representative position, with statements due by July 6, 2025. The document also includes reminders about upcoming community events including a Marquez Elementary design concept meeting on June 6, 2025, and a PPCC board meeting scheduled for June 12, 2025.
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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesRebuild & Recovery
The PPCC Grants Committee recommends a $4,000 grant from donations to Lotus Rising LA, a nonprofit supporting fire survivors in rebuilding, to help fund a free community education event called "Ready Rebuild – Prefab 101" scheduled for September 27, 2025, at American Legion Post 283 in Pacific Palisades. The event will provide resources, expert support, and educational sessions on prefab housing, insurance, financing, and recovery for fire survivors, particularly targeting low-to-middle-income families and elderly residents.
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Environment & Public SpacesUrban ForestMinutes
The PPCC Grants Committee recommends a $75,000 grant to the Palisades Forestry Committee to fund street tree watering in Pacific Palisades from mid-September through November 2025, using water trucks operated by American Growers Company and Resilient Palisades, as the City of Los Angeles lacks resources for this essential fire recovery effort.
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GovernanceEventsRecaps
This document is an index page listing Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting recaps and bulletins for 2025, including links to meetings held throughout the year from January through December, as well as announcements and agendas for various events and special meetings.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Beth Holden-Garland, Chris Spitz, Cindi Young, Steve Cron,
Minutes January 1, 2025GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a special meeting on May 5, 2025, to discuss proposed Zone 0 defensible space regulations from the California Board of Forestry, with a presentation by MySafeLA's Executive Director. The Board voted 19-1 to approve a comment letter to the regulatory committee urging a more flexible, science-based approach that balances fire safety with preservation of urban forest vegetation.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a board meeting on June 12, 2025, featuring presentations from the LA Clippers and FireAid about fire recovery grants, and the board passed motions opposing housing density legislation without infrastructure funding and requesting postponement of a Caltrans 405 repaving project. The board elected officers for 2025/26 and discussed upcoming community events including July 4th celebrations and a NORC focus group survey.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously opposes SB 79 (Wiener) because it would streamline housing density without exempting Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, thereby increasing public safety risks during wildfire evacuations. The Council supports a Los Angeles City Council resolution to add opposition to SB 79 to the city's 2025-26 State Legislative Program unless the bill is amended to exempt municipalities with state-approved Housing Elements.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests Governor Newsom's veto of SB 79, arguing that the bill's mandate for streamlined dense housing approvals near transit stops poses public safety risks to the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, particularly given the community's recent devastation from the Palisades Fire. The letter notes that the bill lacks an unconditional exemption for the VHFHSZ and has been opposed by numerous local and state elected officials despite passing narrowly in the legislature.