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• Street Furniture Positions -- 2018-2022

  Background Info May 14, 2023

  Environment & Public SpacesStreet Furniture

  This document lists Pacific Palisades Community Council positions on street furniture and STAP (Street Furniture and Advertising Program) matters from 2018 to 2023, including resolutions and letters addressing contract renegotiation, digital signs, and related city proposals. The positions span multiple years with correspondence to city departments and boards regarding street furniture policy.

  

• Street Furniture/STAP (2018-2022)

  Background Info May 14, 2023

  Environment & Public SpacesStreet Furniture

  This document lists Pacific Palisades Community Council positions on street furniture and STAP (Street Furniture and Amenities Program) matters from 2018 to 2022, including resolutions and letters addressing contract renegotiation, digital signs, and related city proposals. The positions span multiple years with documents dated from February 2018 through May 2022.

  

• Increased speed limits Palisades streets

  Background Info December 22, 2018

  Environment & Public SpacesWrac

  As of January 2019, speed limits were increased on 14 Pacific Palisades streets, generally by 5 mph each. The affected streets include Sunset Boulevard, Temescal Canyon Road, Palisades Drive, and various residential streets throughout the community.

  

• Presentation - Oct 25, 2018 (Urban Forestry)

  Presentation December 5, 2018

  Environment & Public SpacesUrban Forest

  The Coalition to Preserve LA presented findings on Los Angeles' urban tree canopy to the Pacific Palisades Community Council, comparing the city's tree preservation practices unfavorably to other cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and Santa Monica, and identifying key city officials responsible for urban forestry policy. The presentation highlighted that LA's current practices allow excessive tree removal by developers, protect fewer tree species, and allocate significantly less budget to trees than comparable cities.

  

• Letter - Nov 29, 2018 (Coastal Commission Trailhead Signed)

  Letter November 29, 2018

  Environment & Public SpacesCoastal

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote to the California Coastal Commission expressing support for efforts to repair and refurbish the bathrooms and parking lot at the Temescal Canyon Trail Ridge Access point at 16701 Via La Costa, citing health and safety concerns due to trash, graffiti, unsanitary conditions, and proximity to flammable vegetation.

  

• Letter - Nov 12, 2018 (Beach Access Restriction Letteer)

  Letter November 14, 2018

  Environment & Public SpacesCoastalMinutesMotionsWrac

  The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils, representing 15 neighborhood councils including Pacific Palisades Community Council, wrote to the California Coastal Commission urging support for a Coastal Development Permit that restricts beach access from midnight to 5 am, citing public safety and environmental protection concerns. The letter argues that local government should defer to local conditions and stakeholder determinations regarding public beach access policies.

  

• Letter - Oct 25, 2018 (Tree Ordinance FIN)

  Letter October 27, 2018

  Environment & Public SpacesUrban ForestMinutes

  The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, submitted a letter of support for a motion to strengthen Los Angeles's Protected Tree Ordinance, requesting stricter enforcement, increased Urban Forestry budget funding, and extended notice periods for tree removal decisions.

  

• Background re Koretz-Bonin Tree Ord.

  Background Info July 17, 2018

  Environment & Public SpacesUrban Forest

  This document provides background on a motion by Councilmembers Koretz and Bonin to strengthen the Protected Tree Ordinance as part of broader efforts to support the urban forest and develop a citywide Urban Forest Master Plan. The motion represents one step in creating more comprehensive legislation and strategy for urban forest management in coordination with city departments and community organizations.

  

• w15c-7-2018-addenda

  Legal Filing July 13, 2018

  Environment & Public SpacesCoastal

  This California Coastal Commission addendum addresses supplemental correspondence and clarifications regarding Appeal No. A-5-PPL-18-0035 for a proposed commercial eldercare facility in Pacific Palisades, including corrections to brush clearance requirements, responses to appellant concerns about environmental impacts, traffic, parking, and consistency with Regional Interpretive Guidelines, and staff's conclusion that the appellants' grounds raise no substantial issue.

  

• Letter - Jun 20, 2018 (Potrero Contract Support)

  Letter July 8, 2018

  Environment & Public SpacesPotrero Canyon

  The Potrero Canyon Community Advisory Committee supports the award of the Potrero Canyon Park grading project contract and urges expedited approval of the follow-up landscaping contract to enable timely plant growth and installation of park amenities including a pedestrian bridge over Pacific Coast Highway.