Topics To Look Out For At Wednesday's City Council Meeting

Calabasas CA

25 August, 2021

3:31 PM

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CALABASAS, CA —Not sure if you should tune into Wednesday's City Council meeting? Here are the items to look out for. Air Traffic Noise Control Mayor James Bozajian said in his letter to the community Friday that he has received complaints about air traffic noise above Calabasas and how changing flight patterns might affect property values, quality of life and air quality. On Wednesday, the council will discuss endorsing a piece of federal legislation called the Quiet Communities Act of 2021, a bill that seeks to re-establish an official government office to develop and monitor, conduct research and educate on state and local noise control. Constituents have posted on Nextdoor encouraging other residents to comment at Wednesday's meeting. Other towns, such as nearby Malibu, have also struggled with air traffic noise. Homelessness The council will address growing homelessness in the area by considering an ordinance introduced at the last City Council meeting that would block encampments and loitering near infrastructure, fire-prone areas and places that serve children, including school routes and bus stops. In addition to considering the ordinance, the council will consider an agreement with a San Fernando Valley-based mental health facility to support displaced homeless persons. Homelessness has been on the city's mind for quite some time. At the last council meeting, management analyst Michael McConville delivered the Unhoused Persons/Homelessness Task Force's recommendations for the city. Clean Power Another agenda issue with some public traction is the city's potential move to a 100 percent renewable electricity default rate. The council voted in February to automatically enroll Calabasas energy consumers in a 100 percent renewable electricity default rate, which will be an increase from the existing 36 percent clean energy rate, according to a news release from the City of Calabasas. On Wednesday, the council will hear a report from the Clean Power Alliance. Many cities in Southern California have moved to this more sustainable energy option as part of the state's efforts to have a carbon-free electric system by 2045. The program will be more costly for the city, Bozajian wrote in his Friday letter.