In its next meeting Monday, July 9, the City Council will take up the question of whether to place a $15-million bond measure for acquiring land on the ballot in November.
At a subcommittee meeting last week, councilmembers Tom Hasse and Jeff Jennings heard recommendations in favor of the bond by the Malibu Coalition for Parks and Land. A sticking point was whether to cap the amount of money that could be used to improve the land (see story “Land acquisition …” on page 1).
The council is also scheduled to resume consideration of the city’s controversial Local Coastal Plan (LCP), but that discussion is likely to be continued until July 23. City staff has been working on a revised LCP to be submitted to the California Coastal Commission. City Attorney Christi Hogin said last minute changes are being made to make the new LCP more in conformance with the city’s general plan.
“We expect it to be ready for council to send it off to Coastal by July 23,” Hogin said. In the meantime, at least two more subcommittee meetings on the LCP are to be scheduled. However, the Coastal Commission is working on its own plan, and it is not clear which plan will prevail, or whether the city’s plan might be at least considered as part of the commission’s plan.
In other business, the council is scheduled to discuss revising the city’s zoning ordinance to allow state-authorized Calvo exemptions to the Coastal Act for construction of single-family residences in Malibu.
Also, the council will likely defer action on touch screen voting in Malibu until L.A. County decides on whether it will take action on acquiring touch screen equipment or some other more advanced technology.