PPCC Library Integration Test

1. Introduction _of Board and Audience_. Chairman Harry Sondheim called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. with the reading of the Purpose of the PPCC as stated in its Bylaws. Members of the Board and audience introduced themselves. The Chair announced that Richard Blumenberg is now the regular Representative of the Civic League and that Carl Mellinger is the Alternate.

2\. Adoption _of Minutes_. Minutes of the March 8th meeting were adopted with the addition of the following revision of the third line of the Section 4.2 paragraph beginning at the middle of page 5: “...August 15th – December 15th, per the February letter from Debbie Held, representative of AYSO, and that Palisades High School may use the lights for 6...” 3\. Announcements _and Concerns_. Treasurer's Report. The Chair reported for the Treasurer that the PPCC savings account contains $4,730.81; the checking account, $5,239,
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Larry Niles reported that the Golden Sparkplug Award recipients this year will be Ted Mackie, in recognition of his work in designing and maintaining our PPCC web site, and Bob Sharka for his work in seeking out and showing independent films at the Palisades Film Festival held at Pierson Playhouse.
The awards will be presented at the Citizen of the Year banquet on April 26th.
Larry Jacobs and Harry Sondheim reported on behalf of the PPCC Forum Committee that our Forum on Neighborhood Councils will be at 6 p.m. on June 14th at Mercer Hall at Palisades High School.
This meeting will actually be the regular meeting of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (BONC) which will conduct their routine business and then field our questions on Neighborhood Councils and their certification.
Answers to our questions will be important in our decision whether or not to become a Neighborhood Council as defined by the City of Los Angeles.
The plan developed by the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) has been criticized by members of the public and by Laura Chick, Chair of the City Council’s Government Efficiency Committee as being too vague in many areas and therefore in need of some revision. DONE plans to publicize this forum citywide and will be providing us with a page of copy for use in our PPCC Newsletter.
The Chair announced that our Appeal of the City’s approval of the 222 Coperto construction has been filed.
Jack Allen is due our thanks for all of the effort he has put into this project.
Harry Sondheim, on behalf of Frank Wilson, distributed the Report of the Mansionization and View Protection Committee. A copy is appended to these minutes.
This report will be discussed at our next PPCC meeting.
The committee recommends that the following (summarized) provisions be added to the Los Angeles Municipal Code and that they are not intended to repeal any current zoning or building ordinances nor to alter any CC&R restrictions: (
a) Maximum building coverage for residential lots in Pacific Palisades be limited to 40% of the area of the lot. (
b) Maximum square enclosed footage for buildings on residential lots in Pacific Palisades be limited to 75% of the area of the lot. (
c) Building height for residential lots in Pacific Palisades be limited to 30 feet. A letter was received from the Marquez Knolls Property Owners Association requesting that the PPCC not defer consideration of “view protection” as contemplated in the Committee report. A copy is appended hereto.
Anyone wanting a copy of the Committee report should request it from the Chair by April 6th.
The Chair reported that an e-mail has been received from Councilman Joel Wachs stating that, on March 28th, the City Council will be discussing an issue that gives groups such as ours an opportunity to participate in what he calls “neighborhood solidarity.” It involves an adult entertainment business trying to open next to a school in Chinatown.
The applicant has filed suit after denial of the application by the City.
The City Council is now contemplating settling the matter by granting the application.
The following motion was passed: That the PPCC send an e-mail to the executive director of the Chinatown Business Improvement District that the PPCC will not pursue this issue since we did not get sufficient information from both sides on a timely basis.
Our Traffic Committee is still seeking volunteers to participate on the Traffic Radar Project.
If anyone is interested, please contact Paul Glasgall, the Chair of the Traffic Committee. 4\.
Old _Business_.
Kurt Toppel reported that the Bylaws Committee has completed its recommendations for revisions to our Bylaws.
He thanked the Committee members for their work.
The revision will be distributed for review at our next Board meeting.
The Chair announced that our response to the City Planning Report on Housing will be completed by Jack Allen soon.
Anyone wanting a copy should request it of the Chair by April 6th.
Proposed speed bumps for Amalfi Drive were discussed by Pauline Chan, Senior Transportation Engineer, and Mike Moshksar, Transportation Engineering Associate, of the City Department of Transportation, and by Chris Bing, Deputy for Cindy Miscikowski.
The proposal is for eight bumps to be installed in the 600, 700 and 800 blocks of Amalfi.
The DOT received a petition requesting these bumps signed by 80% of the residents on the stated blocks (75% required) and the area qualifies under the Department’s speed survey guidelines.
There have been no complaints pertaining to the proposal received by our Councilwoman as of this time.
However, members of the PPCC expressed concern that there does not appear to be a convenient mechanism for nearby residents who may not be in the affected blocks to object; according to Chris Bing, our Councilwoman’s office will look into this aspect.
The DOT representatives stated that it is the policy of the Fire Department not to object to speed bumps if the DOT determines that the area qualifies for them.
Separately, the DOT is still reviewing the Via de la Paz speed bump project.
Jack Allen and Harry Sondheim are working on proposed amendments to the Coastal Act, including requirements that more notice be provided to the public regarding applications for coastal permits and that hearings be held at locations close to the projects being reviewed.
These proposed amendments will be forwarded to Senator Sheila Kuehl and to Assemblywoman Fran Pavley within about ten days.
Any Board member wishing to see the final product should request it of the Chair by April 1st. _Adjournment_.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
The next meeting will be held in Mort’s Oak Room at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 12th.
Minutes submitted by Acting Secretary Larry Jacobs _________________________ [Return to top of page](https://pacpalicc.org/index.php/minutes-from-2001/)
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