{"id":203,"date":"2016-02-08T18:13:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T18:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppccwebsite.wordpress.com\/?page_id=203"},"modified":"2026-07-02T16:58:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:58:50","slug":"committees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pacpalicc.org\/index.php\/committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Committees & Liaisons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/span>: \u00a0PPCC has one standing committee (the Executive Committee), three committees required under the PPCC Bylaws for specific purposes, and several ad hoc committees. \u00a0Current committee names and membership are listed below. \u00a0All ad hoc committees dissolve as of June 30th of each year; on July 1st each year, the Executive Committee\u2019s officer<\/em> membership is automatically reconstituted and other committees are formed or reconstituted at the Chair\u2019s\/President’s discretion and\/or as directed by the Bylaws. For further information about committee formation please see PPCC Bylaws & Procedures<\/a>,\u00a0or contact info@pacpalicc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

PPCC’s liaisons to regional coalitions, committees and\/or government, appointed by the Chair\/President under his\/her general administrative authority, are also listed below (following the PPCC committee listings).<\/p>\n

Standing Committee
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/span>(2026-27 term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027)<\/em>
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Executive Committee:<\/strong>
\nFunction<\/span>: \u00a0to act on behalf of the PPCC Board only when immediate action is required and the Board is unable to act, and to give advice and counsel from time to time as requested by the PPCC Chair\/President; the officers and Chair Emeritus (automatic committee members) by majority vote appoint the two remaining members (one Organizational and one Area\/At-large representative).
\nPPCC Bylaws<\/a> (Art. V, Sec. 3)
\nCommittee email<\/span>: info@pacpalicc.org<\/a>
\nAllison Holdorff-Polhill, President (Committee Chair)
\nReza Akef, Vice-President
\nDaphne Gronich, Treasurer
\nCaroline Nick, Secretary
\nSue Kohl, Chair Emeritus
\nChris Spitz, At-large Representative (elected rep seat)
\nJim Kirtley, Lowe Family YMCA\/Recreation Representative (organizational rep seat)<\/p>\n

Required “Specific Purpose” Committees
\n<\/span><\/strong>(2025-26 term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027)<\/em><\/p>\n

Nominating Committee\u00a0<\/strong>(Officers Election, 2027):
\n<\/em>Function<\/span>: \u00a0to nominate PPCC officers who may be elected by the PPCC Board for each new term.
\nPPCC Bylaws<\/a>\u00a0(Art. VII, Sec. 1)
\nMembership pending (April 2027)<\/em><\/p>\n

Election Committee<\/strong>\u00a0(Elected Representatives Election, 2026):
\n<\/em>Function<\/span>: \u00a0to implement and supervise the public election of PPCC Area and At-large Representatives.
\nPPCC Bylaws<\/a> (Attachment A, Sec. 1)
\nCaroline Nick, Secretary
\nDaphne Gronich, Treasurer
\nJim Kirtley, YMCA\/Recreation Alternate
\nValeria Serna, Resilient Palisades\/Education Representative
\nKaye Steinsapir, Marquez Elementary\/Education Representative
\nAllison Holdorff-Polhill, President (ex officio\/<\/em>non-voting)<\/p>\n

Committee of Three Chairs <\/strong>\u00a0(Alternates Nomination, 2025-26):
\n<\/em>Function<\/span>:\u00a0 to nominate Alternate Area and At-large Representatives for election by the PPCC Board, following the election of primary Representatives and\/or when vacancies arise during the current term.
\nPPCC Bylaws<\/a> (Art. VIII, Sec. 1.C & D)
\n<\/span>Membership pending (September 2026)<\/em><\/p>\n

Other “Ad Hoc” Committees<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\n(2025-26 term: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026)<\/em><\/p>\n

Awards Selection Committee<\/strong> (Citizen of the Year and other PPCC Awardees, 2026):
\n<\/em>Function<\/span>: \u00a0to review nominations and select the person(s) to receive the Citizen and Sparkplug Award(s) and under special circumstances to select a recipient of “Pride of the Palisades” recognition.
\nAwards Guidelines & Honoree Archive<\/a>\u00a0(Sec. 4.a)
\nMembership pending, Fall 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Awards Event Committee\u00a0<\/strong>(PPCC Awards Event, 2026):<\/i>
\nFunction<\/span>: \u00a0to coordinate all details and produce the annual event honoring the PPCC Awardees.
\nAwards Guidelines & Honoree Archive<\/a>\u00a0(Sec. 4.d)
\nMembership pending, Fall 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Grants Committee:
\n<\/strong>See additional PPCC Grants Committee information here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Function<\/span>:\u00a0 to develop rules\/guidelines for the process and eligibility for grants\/donations from PPCC; to review applications for such grants\/donations and to make recommendations to the PPCC Board for approval of grants\/donations from PPCC.
\nGrants Committee Application Guidelines<\/a>
\nConflict of Interest Rules re Grants<\/a>
\nCommittee email<\/span>:\u00a0 vp@pacpalicc.org<\/a>
\n<\/em>Quentin Fleming, immediate past PPCC VP (Committee Chair)
\nJanet Anderson, Palisades resident & past PPCC Board member (AYSO)
\nLorie Cudzil, Area Six Representative
\nSue Kohl, Chair Emeritus
\nKevin Niles, American Legion\/Civic Orgs. Representative
\nChris Spitz, At-large Representative
\nAndrew Wolfberg, Area Eight Representative
\nAllison Holdorff-Polhill, President (ex officio\/n<\/em>on-voting)<\/p>\n

Infrastructure Committee
\n<\/strong>See additional PPCC Infrastructure Committee information here<\/strong><\/a>.
\n<\/em><\/span>Function<\/span>:\u00a0 to monitor and study the progress and logistics of the community\u2019s rebuild and the status of proposed undergrounding of utilities and other public infrastructure repairs \/ improvements; to interface with LADWP and other relevant government agencies; and to present information, updates and recommendations to the PPCC Board as to matters involving rebuild logistics, undergrounding and other infrastructure repairs \/ improvements.
\n<\/span>Committee email<\/span>: \u00a0ppccinfrastructure@gmail.com<\/a>
\nReza Akef, Vice-President (Committee Chair)
\nKimberly Bloom, Area Five Representative
\nDavid Card, PFC\/Environment Representative
\n<\/span>Kambiz Kamdar, Area Two 2nd Alternate\u00a0 & Palisades builder<\/span>
\nMay Sung, AIA, resident & Team Palisades Block Captain (Area Five)
\nHank Wright, resident (Area Three)
\n<\/span>Allison Holdorff-Polhill, President <\/span>(ex officio\/<\/em>non-voting)
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Land Use Committee (LUC):<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>
\n<\/strong>See additional PPCC<\/em> LUC information here<\/a>. \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\n<\/strong>Function<\/span>: \u00a0to help standardize and professionalize the PPCC Board’s consideration of zoning and land use related issues by offering thorough, consistent and well-researched analysis and recommendations to the Board.
\n<\/a>LUC Policy & Procedures\u00a0<\/a>
\n<\/a>Committee email<\/span>: info@pacpalicc.org<\/a>
\nChris Spitz, At-large Representative (Committee Chair)
\nReza Akef, Vice-President
\nJames Alexakis, TCA\/Environment Alternate
\nMichael Edlen, At-large 1st Alternate
\nHoward Robinson, resident, retired planning consultant & past PPCC Board member
\nJoanna Spak, Area One 2nd Alternate
\nMaryam Zar, Palibu Chamber CEO & immediate past Chair Emeritus
\nAllison Holdiorff-Polhill President (ex officio\/<\/em>non-voting)<\/p>\n

Liaisons to Regional Coalitions\/Committees\/Government<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/em>(2025-26 term: July 1, 2025- June 30, 2026)<\/em>
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC)
\n<\/strong>www.westsidecouncils.com <\/a>
\nWRAC Board representatives:
\n<\/strong>Primary – Chris Spitz (WRAC Vice-Chair)
\n1st Alternate – Reza Akef, PPCC VP
\n2nd Alternate – vacant<\/p>\n

WRAC Committee representatives:<\/strong>
\nHomelessness (HOC):\u00a0 Primary – Cindi Young (PPTFH Co-President); Alternate – Chris Spitz (HOC Vice-Chair)
\nMobility & Transportation (MTC):\u00a0 Primary – Monica Loya-Clarke (resident); Alternate vacant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Introduction: \u00a0PPCC has one standing committee (the Executive Committee), three committees required under the PPCC Bylaws for specific purposes, and several ad hoc committees. \u00a0Current committee names and membership are listed below. \u00a0All ad hoc committees dissolve as of June 30th of each year; on July 1st each year, the Executive Committee\u2019s officer membership is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-203","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacpalicc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacpalicc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacpalicc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacpalicc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacpalicc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pacpalicc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13852,"href":"https:\/\/pacpalicc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203\/revisions\/13852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacpalicc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}