Photo courtesy of PPCC
By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor
Pacific Palisades Community Council met on Thursday, October 26, to discuss updates regarding an Asilomar Bluffs project, as well as its upcoming annual dinner and awards gala.
Michael Womack joined the meeting to provide updates regarding a project along the Asilomar Bluffs. The purpose of the project is to stabilize the portion of Asilomar Boulevard between Almar Avenue and Wynola Street.
Womack is the project manager from the Bureau of Engineering Geotech Engineering Division and is overseeing the project. He said the project was set to begin on Monday, November 6, and will take approximately six months.
The project will include reinforcement of underground structures, street excavation, rehabilitation of the sloping roadway and repaving.
“This is because a portion of Asilomar Boulevard has a history of distress and settlement,” PPCC President Maryam Zar explained to the Palisadian-Post after the meeting. “More severe cracks have been periodically filled in with sealers and/or asphaltic concrete. In the end, BOE hopes to maintain the natural look of the existing slope south of Asilomar Boulevard while repairing the fundamental flaws in the roadway.”
There will be heavy equipment staging and usage over the course of the project, but residential disturbance will be mitigated “as best as possible.”
An Environmental Impact Report for the project was certified by the Los Angeles City Council in 2021, and approval from the Coastal Commission has also been secured. The city is said to comply with Los Angeles City Noise Ordinances rules and implement “ground-borne vibration control measures” to reduce construction-generated vibration.
The city will also coordinate with emergency service providers—such as police, the fire department, and ambulance and paramedic services—to provide advance notice of lane closures, construction hours and changes to local access, to identify alternate routes where appropriate.
Zar asked if there would be close communication with first responders and public safety agencies in the case of emergency scenarios and evacuation incidents. She was connected to a local senior lead officer and fire station captains to establish communication.
The board also announced the date and location of its Holiday Dinner and Awards Gala. The annual event will take place on Wednesday, December 6, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at The Draycott in Palisades Village.
“This is a departure from previous years when the event—which celebrates community volunteering and awards Citizen of the Year, Golden Sparkplugs and Pride of the Palisades honors—was held either at Gladstones or Temescal Gateway Park,” Zar said to the Post.
Tickets will be $125, and community members are encouraged to attend.
For more information or to purchase tickets to the gala, visit pacpalicc.org.
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