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3/13 Mtg Recap; Resources & Events
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Pacific Palisades Community Council
PPCC Board Meeting Recap -3/13/25
Here is a brief recap of our March 13th meeting:
Presentation
: Representatives of MySafe LA/LA Fire Safe Council -- David Garrett and Dante Cornejo -- provided an informative slide show presentation about the “My Safe Community Project” and fire safe measures that should be considered as we move forward with rebuilding. Topics such as providing defensible space, home hardening, and the importance of having a Fire Safe Council were discussed and questions were asked and answered. See the meeting recording of their presentation and Q&A
HERE
.
Committees
: The
Land Use Committee
(LUC) presented two motions for recommendation to the board (see below for more about the motions).  The
Rebuild Committee
reported on its work to date, including developing the committee's
Statement of Rebuilding Goals and Guiding Principles
; coordinating a group of twenty community volunteers to monitor upcoming Council Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery meetings; and addressing public safety needs during the rebuilding.
Motions
:  Two important motions recommended by the LUC were considered and unanimously approved by the Board (oppose SB 677/housing density bill without an unconditional exemption for the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone; and request notice and enforcement of our Specific Plan (SP) as to permit applications for multifamily and mixed-use development in the SP area:  See
Board-approved Motions
.
Reports
: We also had reports and announcements from the President, board members and government representatives.
SLO Brian Espin
announced the soft reopening of PCH and reminded everyone to drive slowly in the burn zone. Supervisor Horvath West LA Deputy
Zac Gaidzik
reported on the work of the Supervisor and brought good news: his office has worked with CD 11 on access to the Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Park for debris removal; FEMA and ACE have now obtained access to remove hazardous toxic debris, and they are working to clean up the remainder of the debris.
Sen. Allen's Deputy
Samantha Gallegos
and Asm. Irwin's Deputy
Anthony Avila
provided information about important bills that the Senator and Assemblymember have respectively introduced.  And last but not least,
CD 11 Palisades Deputy Arus Grigoryan
updated us on several matters, including the lifting of "Do Not Drink Water" restrictions, the establishment of a no parking zone in Castellammare, and on the status of debris removal in multifamily buildings (condominium and apartment owners should submit ROE forms; CD 11 is working to obtain confirmation that the ACE will remove debris from these buildings.
News re possible building permit fees waiver
:  Ms. Grigoryan also reported that a recent
motion by CW Park
-- calling for a report on possible waiver of building permit fees during the Palisades rebuild -- was passed by the City Council; we are now awaiting a "report back" on feasibility from the City Administrative Officer.  The PPCC Executive Committee believes
this is a matter of utmost importance to the community
and has submitted a letter urging that the report be completed and such fees be waived as soon as possible -- or alternatively, that the Mayor issue an executive order waiving all building permit fees.
See the EC's letter
HERE
.
We will continue to advocate for the building permit fees waiver, which is critical to the rebuild of the Palisades!
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Next PPCC Board Meeting:  March 27, 2025, 6pm via Zoom
Guest speakers:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and (possible)
LADWP representatives
Resources & Events
From the Office of Mayor Bass:
An extensive list of
REBUILD FAQs
See also the Mayor's recent
RECOVERY UPDATE
Additional Recovery updates can be found in
Councilwoman Park's Saturday
NEWSLETTER
.
More information:
Don't forget -- ROE Forms
Deadline for Submission:
March 31
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"The Way We Were
Shared Memories of a Village Lost"
Sunday March 16, 2025, 5-6pm
Hosted by the Santa Monica Conservancy
and the Pacific Palisades Historical Society
Click
HERE
or on the graphic above
for more information and Zoom link.
Congratulations to PPCC's President!
On March 14, 2025, PPCC's hardworking, respected President Sue Kohl was honored by Mayor Bass at City Hall as a
Woman of Distinction
for 2025!  We congratulate Sue, who well-deserves this special honor!
See you at the PPCC Meeting on March 27, 2025,
with USACE and (possible) LADWP reps!
Palisades Strong!
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