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Background Information

Document type
Background Info
Published date
January 7, 2021
Language
EN
Text status
Native
Topics
  • Public Safety
  • Emergency Preparedness

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Background Information – WRAC-recommended motions (1-14-21 PPCC Board meeting)
A) Prioritize elementary school reopenings
Chris Spitz comments:
This motion is intended (if passed in WRAC) to send a message to government officials (including the County
Public Health Dept.) about the importance of making the reopening of our elementary schools a priority. The
motion is supported by PPCC’s Education Rep Peter Powell (Dean of Students and faculty member, Corpus
Christi School). CM Bonin also supports making school reopenings a priority; visit https://11thdistrict.com/ (click on
News & Media).
Note that the motion does not call for immediate school reopenings. Note also: Gov. Newsom has recently
announced a plan to prioritize school reopenings under certain conditions:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-30/newsom-promises-cash-for-california-schools-to-create-covid-19-reopening-plans.
However, as the LAT reports, LAUSD Board Member Melvoin (who supports the Governor’s plan) is concerned
that ”local politics or union bargaining positions could have more to do with campus reopenings than safety or
science.” If adopted, this motion would reinforce for public health officials that Westside LA constituents
believe that safety and science should come first in school reopening decisions.
B) Oppose BONC (Board of Neighborhood Commissioners) social media policy
BONC Information: https://empowerla.org/commission/
Draft (Proposed) BONC Social Media Policy:
https://empowerla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Draft-Digital-Media-Policy-for-BONC-on-9.29.2020.pdf
Chris Spitz comments:
PPCC board members may wish to glance at the 11-page, single-spaced policy document linked above, which
would govern every aspect of neighborhood council digital communications (everything from “likes” & “friends”
to content, “account administrators” and “moderators,” LAPD reporting requirements, etc.). These types of
onerous bureaucratic restrictions on neighborhood council communications are among the reasons why PPCC
has consistently chosen to remain un-certified. Although as a practical matter the policy would not affect
PPCC, we should stand in solidarity with our WRAC NC colleagues by voting to support this motion.
C) Support CF 20-1174 (unfinished development/enforcement)
Council File:
https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=20-1174 (matter assigned to
City Council Planning & Land Use Management Cmtee; no hearing scheduled to date).
Chris Spitz comments:
Pacific Palisades has experienced occasional incidents of residential development projects remaining unfinished
for long periods of time, sometimes years – as have many areas of the Westside (according to comments by
community leaders at WRAC meetings). The Koretz motion would instruct LADBS & the City Attorney to report
on possible enforcement measures and/or remedies for these situations. Again, PPCC should stand in solidarity
with our WRAC colleagues by voting to support this motion.