Dog Park
In response to the Artificial Turf Alternatives Green Tip by Resilient Palisades in the November 14 edition of the Palisadian-Post: I whole-heartedly agree that we need to use an organic alternative for our future Palisades Dog Park, and really appreciate their research and suggestions.
I think it should also be mentioned that city of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks is totally open to using their alternatives and welcomed their input at that meeting. This bodes well for the environment!
Leslie Campbell
PLUM Hearing
There is a PLUM hearing on Tuesday, December 3, regarding the proposed Tramonto development project. The city of Los Angeles will either approve a Housing Element EIR or require a Site-specific EIR.
Castellammare Mesa Home Owners has recently partnered with Pacific Palisades Residents Association in order to fight the city of LA challenging them to comply with CEQA law and mandate that a Site-specific EIR be conducted.
Through our partnership with PPRA we are being represented by Victor De La Cruz, a partner in land use at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips. It appears that the city of LA is on track to approve the development with only a Housing Element EIR.
This decision on December 3 could be a precedent setting. This would be a first that a Housing Element EIR would be used for a project of this type, scope and location.
CEQA law requires that a Site-Specific EIR be conducted for this type of project, scope and location. Approval of a Housing Element EIR, fast tracks this development without any appeal possibility.
For us our only appeal option is through the Coastal Commission as we are in a dual approval zone. However, if communities are not in a dual approval zone, they are not able to appeal. Setting a precedent of using a Housing Element EIR for development across LA County will disrupt the safety of communities, especially in Very High Severity wildfire areas and active landslide areas.
If the city of LA approves a Housing Element EIR on Tuesday, this case gets harder to win but we are confident that we will prevail. The developers have been communicating with CD11 and the city of LA regularly. The developers currently have an advantage over our community and our objections.
Let’s get back to December 3 and the urgency with which I am writing to you. This is an issue larger than Castellammare. These same developers have more lots in Castellammare, in Paseo Miramar and Mount Holyoke. Our whole community has a stake in what occurs Tuesday, December 3, and we need community action now.
There are three actions we request:
Write letters to governmental officials: We have an easy way to achieve this. Jessica Rogers launched an ActionNetwork site Sunday.
A person just has to click on the link, write their own letter or use the text already in place. They input their name, email and zip code. Sixteen official recipients are listed. Our resident hits submit and 16 letters have just been sent. It takes less than three minutes. Here is the link: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-the-pacific-palisades-tramonto-landslide.
Call Councilmember Traci Park at her offices: Leave her a message of one’s concerns. LA office: 213-473-7011; Westchester office: 310-568-8772.
Show up at the scheduled PLUM hearing on Tuesday, December 3, at 2 p.m.: We need a crowd. The hearing is located in the John Ferraro Council Chamber, Room 340 City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (entrance on Main Street).
Please allow time to park and be cleared through security. Leave Pacific Palisades between 12 and 12:30 pm
The closest car park to City Hall is the garage at 130 South Broadway. You can reserve parking here: way.com/parking/34.0529071/-118.2436392/City-Hall-Park-Center/All.
Kim Feder
CMHO Board President
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