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Environment & Public SpacesPotrero CanyonMinutes
This document is a compilation of Pacific Palisades Community Council positions and correspondence regarding George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon from January 2023 through August 2024, including letters and motions on topics such as park rangers, standing water, park hours, trail funding, signage, herbicide use, and pedestrian trail development.
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Environment & Public SpacesDrainageMinutes
The Los Angeles Department of Public Works Geotechnical Engineering Division completed a field investigation of a landslide below Via De Las Olas at Friends Street in Pacific Palisades that occurred in January 2022 and was reactivated in early 2023. The investigation found that the deteriorating ribbed-metal bulkhead is susceptible to further undermining due to continuous groundwater seepage at the geologic contact, and recommends cooperation between Recreation and Parks and Cal Trans to repair the slide, clean terrace drains, and refer the bulkhead to the Hillside Slope Stability Program.
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Environment & Public SpacesDrainageMinutes
The City of Los Angeles Geotechnical Engineering Division responds to 13 questions from the Pacific Palisades Community Council regarding a field investigation of a landslide that occurred in the bluffs near Via de las Olas in August 2023. The responses address concerns about erosion mitigation, bulkhead replacement, subsurface water investigation, and public safety, noting that funding and coordination with multiple agencies are required before mitigation measures can be implemented.
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Community LifeCivic AdvocacyMinutesMotionsWracVHFHSZ
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes the Metro TCN digital billboard program, citing concerns about public safety, driver distraction, environmental impacts, and erosion of scenic corridor protections. The council urges Councilwoman Traci Park to exempt the proposed digital billboard on Exposition Boulevard near the 405/10 intersection from the program.
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GovernanceMinutesMotionsWracVHFHSZ
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that LADOT hire Greg Herd as a crossing guard at Canyon Elementary School, citing heavy traffic on East Channel Road, recent pedestrian accidents, and three recent school lockdowns that have heightened safety concerns. The council asks for an exception to standard hiring protocols to allow the qualified, willing applicant to work at this specific location.
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Community LifeEventsMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council recognized six 2023 honorees at a Holiday Dinner and Awards Celebration, including Citizen of the Year Cindy Kirven for her work with the Village Green and Forestry Committee, four Golden Sparkplug recipients (Laura Schneider, John Dwight, Sara Marti, and Steve Cron) for various community contributions, and Palisades P.R.I.D.E. organization for its beautification and environmental protection efforts.
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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a special meeting on October 12, 2023, to discuss the Potrero Canyon pedestrian bridge project ahead of a Board of Public Works vote the following day on the contractor's pre-design phase contract. Board members debated whether to proceed with the project, with concerns raised about insufficient community outreach, environmental review, public safety, and changed conditions since the project's original conception, while others argued the project should advance to allow the contractor's professional outreach and expert consultation process to proceed.
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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on November 9, 2023, where Vice-President Sue Kohl presided over discussions including reports on youth safety concerns, Metro digital billboard updates, the proposed SAB Center project, bluff stability issues, and various government agency updates on homelessness, road improvements, and public safety initiatives.
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Community LifeEventsMinutes
The September 28, 2023 Treasurer's Report shows a current balance of $45,285.03 with recent transactions and detailed accounting of donations and commitments for the Jubilee event, totaling $7,696 in cash donations plus in-kind contributions and pending commitments of $3,750.
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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on September 14, 2023, where members discussed a charity 5K run scheduled for October 24th, established a Wildland Interface and Fire Hazard Mitigation Committee, planned a 50th Anniversary Jubilee celebration, and addressed concerns about the Castellammare/Tramonto development project in Area One scheduled for appeal hearing on November 15th.