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• Housing density ASM 8-16-20

  Letter August 16, 2020

  Land UseWracPlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes housing density bills SB 902 and SB 1120 scheduled for hearing on August 18, arguing that increased density in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone poses serious public safety risks during wildfire evacuations due to limited ingress and egress routes. The council urges the Assembly Local Government Committee to decline moving these bills forward unless they are amended to include an unconditional exemption for all parcels within the VHFHSZ.

  

• Assembly housing density letter 8-5-20

  Letter August 5, 2020

  Land UseWracPlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes housing density bills SB 902, 1120, and 1385 before the California Assembly Local Government Committee, citing public safety concerns in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and requesting an unconditional exemption for all parcels in such areas. The council argues that increased density would compromise emergency vehicle access and resident evacuation routes during mandatory wildfire evacuations in their community.

  

• Message LAFD Hogan re Alert Wildfire

  Letter August 4, 2020

  Public SafetyMinutesWildfire Prevention

  LAFD Deputy Chief Armando Hogan provides an update on Alert Wildfire Camera installations, identifying three initial locations for setup at San Vicente, Mandeville Water Tank, and UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, with plans to assess additional areas based on community suggestions.

  

• Message to Planning re JIB hearing

  Letter July 3, 2020

  Land UseMinutesMotionsWracDevelopment Projects

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council sent a message to Los Angeles City Planning on July 3, 2020, reiterating its opposition to the proposed height and density of a development project at 17346 Sunset Boulevard, referencing its previous position letter from August 25, 2019.

  

• PPCC EC Letter Senate Housing Density Bills

  Letter June 16, 2020

  Land UseWracPlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council sent a letter to the California Senate Appropriations Committee on June 15, 2020, opposing four housing density bills (SB 902, 1085, 1120, and 1385) scheduled for hearing on June 18, citing public safety concerns in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and requesting an unconditional exemption for all parcels within such zones.

  

• PPCC EC Letter re SB902:Appropriations

  Letter June 8, 2020

  Public SafetyWracPlanning & DensityWildfire Prevention

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 902, arguing that the removal of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ) exemption creates serious public safety risks by potentially increasing density and clogging evacuation routes in wildfire-prone areas. The council urges Senator Portantino to vote against the bill or require an amendment to restore the unconditional VHFHSZ exemption.

  

• PPCC EC Letter re funding

  Letter June 6, 2020

  Public SafetyMinutesMotionsWracCrime & Enforcement

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote to Councilmember Mike Bonin on June 5, 2020, requesting continued protection of local LAPD and LAFD resources, citing the community's geographic isolation in a high fire hazard zone and reliance on these services for public safety.

  

• PPCC EC Letter to Mayor re homeless shelter-2

  Letter April 5, 2020

  Public SafetyHomeless Camping

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee sent a follow-up letter to city and county officials on April 4, 2020, expressing conditional support for emergency homeless shelters during the COVID-19 crisis while raising detailed concerns about the proposed use of Palisades Recreation Center as a shelter site, including questions about safety protocols, facility conditions, screening procedures, and alternative housing options.

  

• Social Distancing issues in Palisades

  Letter April 5, 2020

  GovernanceMotions

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote to LAPD leadership expressing concerns about community members and visitors not practicing proper social distancing in the Palisades, particularly on bluff streets, at local food vendors, and in group gatherings, and asked what steps LAPD could realistically take to discourage these activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

• PPCC Letter re Homeless Health Safety

  Letter March 29, 2020

  Public SafetyHomeless Camping

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council urges LA County and the City of Los Angeles to install portable toilets and hand washing stations at three beach parking lot locations along PCH to address public health and sanitation concerns for the homeless population, particularly following the closure of county beach restrooms and the withdrawal of outreach services during the COVID-19 pandemic.