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• Email Letter to Nury Martinez

  Letter May 22, 2021

  Public SafetyMotionsHomeless Camping

  Pacific Palisades Community Council sent a letter to Councilmember Nury Martinez on May 19, 2021, objecting to a motion by Councilmember Bonin regarding homeless housing on beaches and parks, and requesting additional public comment opportunities at a City Council meeting because affected community councils and approximately 80 individuals were not called upon to speak at a prior Homelessness and Poverty Committee meeting.

  

• PPCC Letter City Council re CF 21-0350-1

  Letter May 16, 2021

  Public SafetyEventsMinutesHomeless Camping

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes a proposal to study the use of public state beaches and beach parking lots for homeless housing, citing safety concerns related to wildfires, traffic hazards, county code prohibitions, and Coastal Act violations. The council requests that Will Rogers State Beach and other beach parking lots be removed from the sites being studied for homeless habitation.

  

• Message from Kuehl Office1

  Letter May 3, 2021

  Public SafetyHomeless Camping

  Supervisor Sheila Kuehl's office responded to Pacific Palisades Community Council concerns about a proposal to explore using Will Rogers State Beach parking lot for interim homeless housing, stating that any such proposal would require multiple approvals and community outreach. PPCC Secretary Chris Spitz replied requesting a direct statement from Supervisor Kuehl rejecting the use of public beach parking lots for homeless housing, arguing that County Code already prohibits dwelling in beach parking lots and that public recreational spaces should be reserved for their intended purposes.

  

• Letter Officials Follow Up beach homeless housing

  Letter April 29, 2021

  Public SafetyHomeless Camping

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council expresses opposition to a proposal to use Will Rogers State Beach and Dockweiler Beach parking lots for homeless housing, citing Los Angeles County Code restrictions on habitation in beach parking areas, concerns about California Coastal Commission approval, and questions about the definition and duration of "temporary" use. The Council requests that county and city officials reject or withdraw any proposal involving the use of public state beach parking lots for homeless housing.

  

• Letter Allen-Bloom beach homeless housing

  Letter April 26, 2021

  Public SafetyHomeless Camping

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council expresses serious opposition to proposals by Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin and the City's Sheltering Plan to use State-owned public beach parking lots at Will Rogers State Beach and Dockweiler Beach for homeless housing, arguing that such use would impede public beach access and that alternative government-owned locations should be considered instead.

  

• Letter Kuehl beach homeless housing

  Letter April 26, 2021

  Public SafetyHomeless Camping

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes proposals to use public beach parking lots at Will Rogers State Beach and Dockweiler Beach for homeless housing, arguing that such use would impede public beach access protected under the Coastal Act and contradict the county's stated commitment to preserving recreational resources for all citizens. The council urges Supervisor Kuehl to publicly reject the City of Los Angeles proposal and instead identify alternative government-owned locations for homeless housing.

  

• Letter re Alliance-beach housing

  Letter April 24, 2021

  Public SafetyEventsMinutesHomeless Camping

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote to U.S. District Judge David O. Carter and Special Master Michele Martinez opposing the City of Los Angeles's proposal to use Will Rogers State Beach and Dockweiler Beach parking lots for homeless housing, arguing that converting these heavily-used public parking areas would reduce beach access for citizens while acknowledging the urgent need for homeless housing and services elsewhere in Los Angeles.

  

• Chair's message-WRSB homeless housing

  Letter April 22, 2021

  Public SafetyHomeless Camping

  David Card, Chair of Pacific Palisades Community Council, responds to Councilmember Mike Bonin's letter regarding a City Council motion to house homeless individuals at Will Rogers State Beach, arguing that the beach parking lot is unsuitable for housing and that other sites exist in the city, county, and state. Card notes that Pacific Palisades has successfully addressed homelessness through its Task Force on Homelessness and requests that Bonin identify any suitable sites he believes exist in the community.

  

• Letter re CF 21-0350 (beach & parks homeless housing)

  Letter April 22, 2021

  Public SafetyHomeless Camping

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes Council File 21-0350, which proposes using beaches, beach parking lots, and parks for homeless housing, arguing that such use would violate public trust, reduce public access to recreational resources, and create safety and accessibility issues for homeless individuals. The Council urges removal of Will Rogers State Beach and Dockweiler Beach parking lots, as well as Mar Vista Park and Westchester Park, from the proposed homeless housing locations.

  

• Letter to PPCC 4-22-2021

  Letter April 22, 2021

  Public SafetyMotionsHomeless Camping

  Councilmember Mike Bonin addresses the Pacific Palisades Community Council regarding his proposal to evaluate various Westside locations for homeless services, including a parking lot at Will Rogers Beach, and requests the formation of a task force to identify alternative locations within Pacific Palisades that the community would support.