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• Motion to Facilitate Greater Use of 5150 Holds and Conservatorship

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  A motion proposed by Jay Handal and WRAC HOC on May 17, 2021, and formally adopted by WRAC in August 2021, calls for the City and County of Los Angeles to fully utilize the Lanterman-Petrus-Short Act, including section 5150 holds and fast-track conservatorships, to provide life-saving care for severely mentally ill persons unable to access current public services. The motion was passed by eight neighborhood councils including Pacific Palisades Community Council and requests state funding for additional psychiatric beds.

  

• Oppose AB 1373 Exempting 40 Square Blocks of DTLA From the CA Outdoor Advertising Act

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  The Westside Regional Advisory Council (WRAC) recommended that the City of Los Angeles oppose AB 1373, which would exempt 40 square blocks of downtown Los Angeles from the California Outdoor Advertising Act. The motion was proposed on June 17, 2015, and was passed by six neighborhood councils including Bel Air-Beverly Crest, Brentwood, Mar Vista, West LA-Sawtelle, Westside, and Westwood.

  

• Oppose IKE (interactive kiosk) program (CF 22-1154)

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  Multiple neighborhood councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, opposed the IKE interactive kiosk program (CF 22-1154) citing concerns about lack of competitive bidding, missing financial and environmental analysis, visual pollution, sidewalk space reduction, and driver distraction conflicts with Vision Zero policy. The opposition was formally adopted by WRAC in January 2023 and passed by ten neighborhood councils with some modifications.

  

• Oppose Metro TCN Structures Along the 405

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  Multiple Westside neighborhood councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, adopted a position opposing Metro's proposed Transportation Communication Network (TCN) structures along the 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles, specifically two large freeway-facing digital billboards in the Exposition Boulevard right-of-way. The motion was formally adopted by WRAC in December 2024 and references City Council file 22-0392.

  

• Oppose Metro congestion pricing on the Westside without robust North/South transit options in place

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils opposes Metro's congestion pricing pilot without first implementing robust North/South transit options through the Sepulveda Pass, defined as enhanced bus service or the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project. Pacific Palisades Community Council passed a modified version of this position on June 13, 2024.

  

• Oppose Proposed Land Use Decision Appeal Fee Increase

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, opposed a proposed increase in land use decision appeal fees from $89 to $16,097, arguing the higher amount would prevent meaningful public access to appeal procedures. The City Council PLUM Committee ultimately approved a smaller fee increase proposed by the Department of City Planning rather than the cost-recovery amount proposed by the Chief Administrative Officer.

  

• Oppose Rezoning of R1 and Sensitive Multi-Family Neighborhoods

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  Multiple Westside neighborhood councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, adopted a position opposing the City's proposed rezoning of R1 and sensitive multi-family neighborhoods in the Housing Element update, arguing that sufficient capacity exists in commercial corridors and through existing SB 9 and ADU laws. The councils called on city leadership to reject upzoning of single-family and multi-family neighborhoods and instead focus development on underutilized commercial areas.

  

• Opposition to Transit-rich Housing Bonus Bill [Wiener, SB 827]

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  This document presents a motion opposing California State Senate Bill 827, which would remove local land use and planning authority within half a mile of high-quality transit. The opposition, formally adopted by multiple neighborhood and community councils including Pacific Palisades Community Council in February 2018, argues the bill undermines local democracy and conflicts with existing transit-oriented housing policies.

  

• Pending Motions

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  This document provides an overview of pending motions that have been recommended by the WRAC Board but have not yet been ratified or passed by the required majority of WRAC Member councils. It directs readers to separate sections for formally adopted positions and other communications with officials and agencies.

  

• Postpone Caltrans Repaving Project on the 405

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  A motion proposed by MTC and C. LoBuglio on May 19, 2025, requested that Caltrans delay the I-405 Pavement Rehabilitation Project until after Pacific Coast Highway fully reopened and Palisades fire debris removal was complete. The motion passed in six Westside councils including Pacific Palisades Community Council but failed to achieve majority adoption across all councils before the August 2025 deadline; Caltrans subsequently began the repaving project in June 2025 with nighttime-only lane closures.