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• Vacation Rentals Letter

  Letter December 17, 2019

  Land UseMinutesMotionsWracCommercial

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a letter to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission regarding the proposed Vacation Rentals Ordinance, stating their opposition to legalizing short-term rentals in residential zones except for owner-occupied primary residences limited to 30 days per year, and requesting inclusion of a 24-hour complaint hotline similar to the one in the Home-Sharing Ordinance.

  

• Message to the City Council Transportation Committee November 13

  Letter November 13, 2019

  Environment & Public SpacesStreet Furniture

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a message to the City Council Transportation Committee opposing the legalization of rooftop digital advertising on taxicabs and for-hire vehicles in Los Angeles. The council urged committee members to oppose a motion on the November 13, 2019 agenda that would create such an advertising program.

  

• Message to the Editor of the Palisadian Post

  Letter November 4, 2019

  Land UseMinutesMotionsWracDevelopment Projects

  Pacific Palisades Community Council clarifies that its Land Use Committee recommended the Board not object to the Calvary Christian School land use application contingent on a specific condition, and that the Board took a position of non-objection rather than approval, emphasizing that PPCC acts only in an advisory capacity without authority to approve projects. The letter corrects media characterizations of the committee's and board's roles and actions regarding the application.

  

• Urban Forestry Letter

  Letter November 3, 2019

  Environment & Public SpacesUrban ForestMinutesMotionsWrac

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that the Urban Forestry Division resume street tree planting in Pacific Palisades following the Board's adoption of an urban forestry policy and street tree selection criteria developed by the Palisades Forestry Committee. The policy was adopted on October 24, 2019, after five months of research and community input.

  

• Calvary Christian School Letter

  Letter November 2, 2019

  Land UseMinutesMotionsWracDevelopment Projects

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council held two public meetings on October 17 and October 24, 2019 regarding a discretionary planning application at 701 Palisades Drive and voted unanimously to not object to the application contingent on a condition limiting concurrent use of church and school facilities to six times per calendar year and requiring valet parking for events exceeding 564 attendees.

  

• PPCC Dog Park EIR Funding Letter

  Letter October 17, 2019

  Environment & Public SpacesParks & RecreationMinutesMotionsWrac

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council urges Councilmember Mike Bonin to approve the use of Palisades Recreation Center Quimby funds to complete an Environmental Impact Report required for the proposed Pacific Palisades dog park, which has been in development for three years with over 3000 resident supporters. The council states that CD11 has not yet committed to funding the EIR, which is necessary to move the project forward.

  

• PPCC - USPS-OIG Response Letter

  Letter October 2, 2019

  Public SafetyPotrero CanyonMinutes

  The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General investigated mail theft complaints from Pacific Palisades residents and found no evidence of Postal Service employee involvement, though two non-employee suspects were identified and referred to the Postal Inspection Service. Test mailings were delivered uncompromised and the investigation was closed.

  

• Message to the Editor of the Palisades News

  Letter September 29, 2019

  Public SafetyPotrero CanyonMinutesHomeless Camping

  PPCC officers sent a letter to the Palisades News editor on September 28, 2019, requesting a clarification regarding news coverage of PPCC's support for an amicus brief in the Boise homeless case. The letter clarifies that PPCC and BCC are requesting Supreme Court review of the Ninth Circuit decision to provide guidance on constitutional limits of local camping regulations, not requesting that the decision be overturned.

  

• BCC Amicus Letter

  Letter September 27, 2019

  Public SafetyHomeless Camping

  The Brentwood Community Council filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in the Boise v. Martin case regarding camping ordinances and homelessness, joining 33 other California cities and counties with support from the Pacific Palisades Community Council. The brief seeks clarity on camping ordinances to address fire safety concerns, encampment management, and social service outreach effectiveness in the region.

  

• Message to Councilmember Mike Bonin re sign ordinance

  Letter September 24, 2019

  Public SafetySign Ordinance

  Pacific Palisades Community Council sent a message to Councilmember Mike Bonin opposing a proposed Citywide Sign Ordinance that would allow digital signs in parks, scenic highways, and areas outside designated Sign Districts, and urging support for strong opt-out provisions to allow the Brentwood-Pacific Palisades Community Plan area to exclude digital signs from these locations.