Pacific Palisades residents face a narrow window to shape a Disaster Recovery District that could steer $325 million to $1.9 billion in property tax growth toward rebuilding.

Councilwoman Traci Park and the Pacific Palisades Community Council (PPCC) are hosting a virtual town hall Thursday, Oct. 29, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. via Zoom to explain the proposal, Palisades News reported. Advocates are urging residents to submit public comments on Council File 25-0006-S38 by Sunday, Nov. 1, because the City Council's Budget and Finance Committee agenda could post as early as Friday, Oct. 30, Palisades News reported.

The district would redirect future property tax growth in the Palisades into a dedicated fund for infrastructure and recovery projects instead of the city's general fund, according to the Palisadian-Post. The city's Ad Hoc Committee for L.A. Recovery passed the proposal Oct. 9.

The hard deadline is Jan. 7, 2027. Under Senate Bill 782, signed into law in October 2025, the City Council must adopt a Resolution of Intention within two years of a disaster proclamation to keep the process alive. Craig Bullock, planning director for Council District 11, said at an Oct. 15 PPCC meeting that adopting the resolution would not obligate the city to create the district, the Palisadian-Post reported.

"We can't afford to have a recovery that drags," Bullock said.

Park told the same meeting she expects questions from the Budget and Finance Committee about what redirecting the money would mean for the city's general fund. She stressed the district would benefit the community, the Palisadian-Post reported.

The Budget and Finance Committee hearing date remains unconfirmed. Park said it could fall on either Nov. 3 or Nov. 24. The advocacy group Pali411 lists Nov. 3 or Nov. 17 as possible dates.

Mayor Karen Bass voiced support for the district at an Oct. 18 community forum in Pacific Palisades attended by more than 50 people, the Palisadian-Post reported.

Not everyone is ready to sign on without details. Several PPCC members said at the Oct. 15 meeting that they needed to know who would govern the district before supporting it. Under SB 782, a public financing authority of at least five members would lead the district: three elected officials and at least two community members who live in, own property in or represent a business within its boundaries.

The PPCC Executive Committee sent a letter to City Council leaders on Oct. 26 urging them to adopt the resolution well before the January deadline. The letter, signed by PPCC President Allison Holdorff Polhill and six other executive committee members, asked that any public board seats be filled by Palisades residents selected through the PPCC.

Los Angeles has not used tax-increment financing for disaster recovery since the 1994 Northridge earthquake, Bullock said. Five districts were created within 11 months after that quake. Bullock said the City Council initially declined to fund the required feasibility study for the Palisades, which delayed the current process.

Los Angeles County's Board of Supervisors approved a resolution of intention in November 2025 for a recovery district covering unincorporated Santa Monica Mountains communities affected by the Palisades Fire, the Palisadian-Post reported.

Residents can register for the Oct. 29 town hall through the PPCC's meeting portal and review briefing materials at pali411.org/advocacy.