Are you seeing approvals fly through City Planning without Public Participation ?

The below sample motion is recommended by WRAC.   ALSO.  Another example is below submitted by NC Presidents.  Submit on your own or through your NC/CC.

Whereas, prior to the Covid19 Emergency, Neighborhood Councils and Community Councils served as the only notice to the general community of such projects and due to the current Covid19 Public Health Emergency, Neighborhood Councils and Community Councils have not been able to establish credited virtual meetings where the outcomes of discussion and Community Impact Statements are affirmatively recognized by the City and the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment,

Therefore, be it resolved that the ___________ NC/CC requests that the L.A. Dept of City Planning, City Planning Commission and Area Planning Commissions cease all discretionary approvals until such a time as all Neighborhood Councils, The City Planning Commission, Area Planning Commissions and the Dept of City Planning Itself, have established adequate measures to ensure full public participation and access to Hearings and Documents.

Neighborhood Council Presidents Letter Regarding
Hold On Discretionary Decisions by
The Department of Planning

March 31, 2020

Dear Mr. Mayor and City Council Members,
We the undersigned Neighborhood Council Presidents commend the City for its quick action to limit public
meetings in a time of unprecedented challenges and the need for rapid decisions.
The majority of projects the City Planning Department reviews do not require any public hearings. These include TOC, Density Bonus, Site Plan Review, Demolitions, the Port of Los Angeles, Community Plan Implementation Overlay, Character Residential Ove

rlay Zones, EIRs, and Specific Plan Project Permit Compliance Review. In these instances, Neighborhood Councils solely provide public notifications about projects impacting their stakeholders and give the public an opportunity to weigh-in on projects impacting their stakeholders. This input is
essential to maintaining transparency in the department’s decision-making process.
It is our understanding the City Planning Department has not yet suspended review and approvals of these
projects. We urge you to instruct the Department of City Planning to cease issuing approvals for all discretionary
projects until the crisis has passed and Neighborhood Councils can once again hold meetings. Exemptions should
include emergency shelters, Bridge housing, and hospital/clinic projects.
Thank you.
Rachael Rose Luckey
Rampart Village
Steve Bae
Wilshire Center Koreatown
John DiGregorio
Panorama City
Veronica Polanco
Boyle Heights
Brian Carroll
Studio City
Glenn Bailey
Northridge East
Patti Berman
Downtown LA
Jesse Saucedo
Eagle Rock
Caroline Labiner Moser
GreaterWilshire
Paul Storiale
North Hollywood
Anastasia Mann
Hollywood Hills West
Peter D Lasky
Northridge West
Gilbert Arevalo
Lincoln Heights
Frank Mendoza
Elysian Valley Riverside
Matt Wersinger
Del Rey
Darcy Harris
Echo Park
Brad Kane
PICO
Jon Deutsch
Los Feliz
Laura Meyers
United Neighborhoods
Linda Gravani
Lake Balboa
Eryn Piper Block
Palms
Michael Maier
Historic Cultural
Moises Rosales
South East Area
Dean Anderson
Mission Hills
Tony Braswell
Valley Village
David Uebersax
Winnetka
Valerie Contreras
Wilmington
Danielle Sandoval
Harbor City
Liliana Sanchez
Sunland-Tujunga
Lynda Valencia
Arroyo Seco
Stephanie Maynetto-Jackson
Highland Park
Robin Greenberg
Bel Air-Beverly Crest
(Titles for Identification Purposes Only)
cc:
Los Angeles City Attorney
Los Angeles City Planning Commission
Los Angeles Department of City Planning
Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
Board of Neighborhood Commissioners
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment