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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council will hold a Board meeting on January 22, 2026 at 6:00 pm via Zoom, featuring LAFD Chief Moore as a special guest and discussion of a motion to regulate sober living facility density in residential neighborhoods. The document also announces several upcoming community events and meetings, including a Palisades Charter High School recovery meeting on January 21, 2026, and a City Council Budget & Finance Committee meeting on January 20, 2026 regarding permit fee waivers.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Jenny Li, Beth Holden-Garland, Maryam Zar - Item 9.1.
Minutes November 15, 2025GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on October 23, 2025, where members approved grants totaling $104,000 to three organizations, discussed upcoming community events and projects including a special meeting on the Gladstones redevelopment, and received reports on public safety, fire hazard regulations, and city recovery efforts following recent fires.
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Community LifeEvents
The Pacific Palisades Community Council announced its 2018 Awards honorees to be recognized at the December 13 annual Holiday Dinner and Awards Gala. The honorees include Co-Citizens of the Year Jimmy Dunne and Bob Harter for their leadership on the Veterans' Gardens project, Golden Sparkplug Award recipients John Steadman and Dede Vlietstra for community maintenance and homeless encampment management respectively, and Pride of the Palisades honoree Arnie Wishnick for his four decades of service to the community.
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Environment & Public Spaces
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety notify building permit applicants in the 90272 zip code about potential CC&Rs restrictions and require structural engineer certification for retaining walls before permit issuance. The statement was recommended to the PPCC board on February 27, 2025.
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Land UseMinutesDevelopment Projects
Pacific Palisades Community Council proposes supporting City Council File 24-1128, which calls for a Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report on abandoned and incomplete construction sites. The motion cites community concerns about incomplete projects in Pacific Palisades, particularly fire risks in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and references PPCC's prior support for similar enforcement measures.
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GovernanceAgendas
This document is an agenda for the Pacific Palisades Community Council Board meeting scheduled for May 11, 2023, via Zoom, covering topics including officer nominations, treasurer's report, and discussion of the Potrero Canyon Trail and Bridge projects with funding timelines and community engagement plans.
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2. Motion by the Bylaws Committee to Adopt the Proposed (Redline/Clean) Amendments. A second was not necessary because t
Minutes January 26, 2019GovernancePotrero CanyonBylawsMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council board met to discuss bylaws amendments, hear presentations from the Bureau of Street Services on infrastructure improvements and policy changes, receive updates on transportation initiatives including Vision Zero and electric scooters, and learn about a community Feed My Starving Children packing event scheduled for June 20, 2019.
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Land UseMinutesMotionsWracTraffic & Transportation
The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a comment on the Notice of Preparation for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Express Lanes Project, requesting that Metro evaluate potential traffic effects on Sunset Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway, which are critical evacuation and emergency response routes for the community. The request was made to ensure public safety assessment given Pacific Palisades' location in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone with limited ingress and egress routes.
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GovernanceRecaps
LADWP held a December 11, 2025 community meeting to discuss utility undergrounding efforts in Pacific Palisades, including a 6.5-mile conduit system under construction, plans for Load Block 5 (the Alphabets) as the first residential undergrounding area with a timeline expected in February 2026, and guidance for residents and builders on installing combo panels and underground conduit. LADWP committed to monthly community meetings, pursuing federal and state funding, and opening a new Palisades Inspections and Permitting Support Center in early 2026 to support rebuilding efforts.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Maryam Zar, Chris Spitz [acting Secretary], Sue Kohl, Cathy Russell, Barbara Marinacci
Minutes May 26, 2017GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on June 22, 2017, covering topics including upcoming community events, cell tower regulation opposition, development plans in Las Pulgas Canyon, dog park feasibility, and various infrastructure and public safety concerns. The council approved minutes, discussed upcoming meetings scheduled for July and August, and received reports from organizational representatives and government officials.