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• 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.

  

• Letter - Sep 16, 2019 (Amicus Support)

  Letter September 16, 2019

  Public SafetyPotrero CanyonMinutesHomeless Camping

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council expresses strong support for the Brentwood Community Council's amicus brief in City of Boise v. Martin, a Supreme Court case concerning regulation of homeless encampments on public property. The council cites severe homelessness impacts in Pacific Palisades, including fire hazards and public health concerns, as reasons for supporting the brief.

  

• PPCC Letter re JIB Site Project

  Letter August 24, 2019

  Land UseDevelopment Projects

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously opposed a proposed mixed-use development at 17346 Sunset Boulevard, citing violations of the California Coastal Act due to the project's incompatible height, density, and visual impact relative to surrounding structures, and requesting modifications including reduced building height and additional streetscape improvements.

  

• Letter to the Editor

  Letter July 13, 2019

  GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes

  Christina Spitz clarifies facts about the PPCC Land Use Committee's June 27 meeting and its recommendation regarding a mixed-use project at the old Jack-in-the-Box site on Sunset Boulevard, explaining the committee's advisory role, the dissolution of ad hoc committees as of July 1, and her position that opposition should be based on the credible Coastal Act visual compatibility argument rather than demands for parking beyond legal requirements.

  

• PPCC Letter CCC re Coastal Map RedrawingR2

  Letter June 27, 2019

  Environment & Public SpacesCoastal

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote to the California Coastal Commission on June 26, 2019, requesting clarification regarding reports that the Coastal Zone maps may have been redrawn to remove certain Pacific Palisades properties from the Riviera, Castellammare, and Palisades Highlands areas, and expressing concern about whether such changes were made without public notice and hearings.

  

• Message to Planning Staff 6-10-19R

  Letter June 10, 2019

  Land UseCommercial

  Pacific Palisades Community Council Secretary Chris Spitz submitted recommendations to Los Angeles planning staff regarding administrative guidelines for the Short-Term Rentals (STRs) Ordinance, requesting provisions for primary residence verification, liability insurance requirements, a complaint hotline, building code compliance verification, and disclosure requirements for hosts.