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• Dockless Electric Scooter Issues

  Background Info August 28, 2021

  Public SafetyWracTraffic Safety

  This document provides information from the City of Los Angeles on reporting and regulations for dockless electric scooters, including parking restrictions, reporting procedures through MyLA311, and provider response requirements. Residents can report improperly parked or abandoned scooters via phone, website, or mobile app, with providers required to respond within 2 hours during daytime hours.

  

• LADWP Pole Replacement ProjectR1

  Background Info September 17, 2020

  Environment & Public SpacesUrban ForestWrac

  LADWP proposes replacing 220 wooden power poles with brown steel poles along a transmission line in canyon areas of Pacific Palisades to improve reliability and fire safety, requiring California Coastal Commission approval. The project, initially proposed in 2019, was paused to address concerns about impacts to Braunton's Milkvetch, a federally-listed endangered plant species, and LADWP plans to present a mitigation plan at the CCC's November 2020 meeting.

  

• Background Info - Jan 9, 2020 (Spitz Tasks)

  Background Info January 22, 2020

  GovernanceWrac

  This document outlines the administrative tasks and responsibilities of the Pacific Palisades Community Council Secretary, including managing minutes, agendas, email correspondence, website content, social media, and various organizational duties. The tasks are categorized as ongoing or periodic, with asterisks indicating required versus voluntary responsibilities.

  

• Summary re Ban on Flavored Tobacco SalesR

  Background Info January 3, 2020

  Public SafetyWracSubstance Regulation

  This document summarizes the status of a motion regarding a proposed ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products in Los Angeles, including vaping and hookah products. The City Attorney's office recommended a comprehensive ban on all flavored tobacco products to protect youth, though a City Council committee approved a modified version with exemptions for menthol and hookah lounges pending full City Council approval.

  

• BerggruenProject4

  Background Info December 24, 2019

  Land UseWracDevelopment Projects

  The Berggruen Institute, a think tank founded by billionaire Nicholas Berggruen, proposes to construct a campus on 447 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains in Brentwood, claiming exemption from restrictive zoning as an educational institution, but the project faces opposition from Mountaingate homeowners and MOSMA over zoning classification, environmental impacts, and fire risk. The Pacific Palisades Community Council determined not to agendize the matter at this time, citing that the project is outside PPCC's jurisdiction, is in early review stages, and impacts to the Palisades are unknown or remote.

  

• Boise summaryR1

  Background Info December 7, 2019

  Public SafetyWracHomeless Camping

  This document summarizes the Martin v. City of Boise case, in which the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that enforcing anti-camping ordinances against homeless individuals violates the Eighth Amendment when shelter beds are insufficient. The Pacific Palisades Community Council's Executive Committee unanimously voted to support an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting review of the case, citing concerns about public safety and the enforceability of anti-camping laws in local parks and bluff areas.

  

• Boise summaryR

  Background Info September 17, 2019

  Public SafetyWracHomeless Camping

  This document summarizes the Martin v. City of Boise case, in which the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that enforcing anti-camping ordinances against homeless individuals violates the Eighth Amendment when shelter beds are insufficient. The Pacific Palisades Community Council's Executive Committee unanimously voted to support an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting review of the case, citing concerns about public safety and the need for constitutional clarity regarding local government enforcement of anti-camping laws.

  

• Other Skateboard Park Facts

  Background Info August 18, 2019

  Environment & Public SpacesParks & RecreationWrac

  This document provides factual information about skateparks in the Los Angeles area, including details about nearby facilities in Santa Monica and Venice Beach, other skateparks maintained by the City of LA, and cost estimates for constructing a new skatepark. The information was compiled for discussion as Item 11.2 on the Pacific Palisades Community Council agenda.

  

• About the CCs.3

  Background Info May 16, 2019

  GovernanceWrac

  This document describes the three community councils that are members of WRAC (Westside Regional Alliance of Councils): Pacific Palisades Community Council founded in 1973, Brentwood Community Council founded in 1997, and Westwood Community Council founded in 2009. All three are independent California non-profits that remain uncertified by choice to maintain autonomy and engage in advocacy with non-City government agencies.

  

• 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.