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• Digital Ads Letter Bd Pub Works1

  Letter November 21, 2020

  Public SafetyMinutesMotionsWracSign Ordinance

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a letter to the Los Angeles City Board of Public Works Commissioners on November 21, 2020, objecting to a planned Request for Proposal (RFP) for digital signage installation in city bus shelters, citing inadequate public outreach and requesting that Pacific Palisades be exempted from the program. The council argued that the preliminary RFI process conducted through LABAVN excluded neighborhood and community councils from participation and violated principles of open government.

  

• Letter-Assemblymember Bloom Re_ Palisades Beach Detail

  Letter November 14, 2020

  Public SafetyHomeless Camping

  Mayor Eric Garcetti responds to Assemblyman Richard Bloom's letter of support regarding the Pacific Palisades Community Council's request to retain the Palisades Beach Detail, acknowledging the Detail's contributions including support for the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness and indicating the Mayor's office is monitoring the situation.

  

• Dockless Electric Scooters Update

  Report November 4, 2020

  Public SafetyWracCrime & Enforcement

  This November 2020 update by PPCC Secretary Chris Spitz addresses community concerns about dockless electric scooters in Pacific Palisades, detailing LA's permit requirements, parking rules in the sidewalk furniture zone, complaint procedures via 311, and the status of related state legislation including AB 1112 and AB 1286. The document explains that scooter operators must respond to parking complaints within 2 hours and that LADOT uses complaint data to inform enforcement activities.

  

• Badge Note-Nov letter to the public

  Letter October 31, 2020

  Public SafetyCrime & Enforcement

  Captain Jonathan Tom of the Los Angeles Police Department West Los Angeles Area reports a 7.3% reduction in violent crime year-to-date, though homicides and grand theft auto have increased citywide due to COVID-19 related factors. The letter addresses community concerns about election week safety, provides polling location information, discusses strategies for reducing large gatherings and party houses, and thanks the community for their support of local police.

  

• PPCC Palisades Beach Detail (1)

  Letter October 28, 2020

  Public SafetyMinutesHomeless Camping

  Councilmember Mike Bonin responds to the Pacific Palisades Community Council regarding LAPD beach detail deployment, expressing support for the detail while explaining that LAPD faces budget constraints due to COVID-19 economic impacts and unfilled vacancies resulting from the police union's refusal to defer raises and bonuses. Bonin commits to advocating for maintaining community resources from LAPD and LAFD despite the city's fiscal challenges.

  

• Preservation of PPTFH Beach Patrol LTR. Final October 26th 2020_FV

  Letter October 26, 2020

  Public SafetyHomeless Camping

  The Pacific Palisades Taskforce on Homelessness requests that the City continue funding the LAPD Beach Detail, citing its effectiveness in reducing homeless encampments, crime, and fire risk since 2016, including results such as 132 previously homeless individuals sheltered and 85 permanently housed. The letter expresses concern that budget cuts could reassign the two-officer detail away from Pacific Palisades, undermining the partnership's success in community safety and homeless services.

  

• Letter of Support - Pacific Palisades Beach Detail

  Letter October 24, 2020

  Public SafetyMinutesHomeless Camping

  Assemblymember Richard Bloom writes to Mayor Garcetti and Councilmember Bonin expressing support for maintaining the LAPD Palisades Beach Detail, citing its effectiveness in fire prevention and partnership with the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness, which has housed 85 individuals and reduced homelessness by 71% since 2016. Bloom calls for permanent year-round funding for the Beach Detail.

  

• PPCC Beach Detail Funding Letter

  Letter October 21, 2020

  Public SafetyEventsMinutesHomeless Camping

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that Mayor Garcetti and Councilmember Bonin maintain and budget for a year-round LAPD Beach Detail, citing the unit's effectiveness since 2016 in preventing homeless encampments, reducing crime, and supporting the community's homelessness task force efforts.

  

• PPCC LetterCF 20-1213-Motion re VHFHZ

  Motion October 10, 2020

  Public SafetyMinutesWildfire Prevention

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council expresses support for Council File 20-1213, a motion regarding evacuation routes in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, while urging that residential density in Pacific Palisades be frozen at current levels due to evacuation safety concerns given the area's limited main routes and numerous substandard streets. The Council cites risks demonstrated during recent wildfire events and requests that relevant agencies consider these public safety factors in their reviews and General Plan updates.

  

• Letter - Sep 1, 2020 (Congressional FAA Lowflight LAX)

  Letter September 11, 2020

  Public SafetyAircraft Noise

  Five Members of Congress wrote to the FAA Regional Administrator on September 1, 2020, requesting an explanation for why the percentage of aircraft flying below published altitudes on the North Downwind Arrival procedure to LAX remained unchanged despite a two-thirds reduction in flight operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter references ongoing noise complaints from constituents and prior discussions with the LAX Community Noise Roundtable about altitude compliance issues related to the SoCal Metroplex project.