Background

The City of Malibu currently owns five parcels of vacant land spanning just over 61 acres. To ensure the future of these community lands aligns with the community’s priorities, the City of Malibu is launching a robust outreach and engagement program to collect your feedback. 

In Phase 1 of the outreach process, the City collected general community feedback on the types of uses the community envisions and prefers for the future of these lands. The City hosted multiple in-person meetings and pop-up events, gathered input via email and website forms and conducted a community survey via FlashVote. Based on the extensive public input received, the City identified the most frequent suggestions to develop the following 10 categories (in alphabetical order, not rank order):

• Commercial use (parking, business development)
• Community center (senior center, youth center, library, visitor center)
• Community pool/splash pad
• Grass sports fields (soccer, football, baseball, softball)
• Housing (workforce and senior)
• Indoor theatre/arts center
• Open space (pathways and trails, community garden)
• Outdoor amphitheater
• Sports courts (basketball, pickleball, tennis, bocci)
• Other (dog park, skate park, bike trails, bike parks)
  (listed alphabetically, no prioritization or ranking implied)

As part of Phase 2, the City asked the community to share which category of uses they prefer for each of the lands from August through September. The City Council will review the outcome of the outreach and engagement program during the following two meetings at City Hall:

• Special City Council Meeting – Thursday, October 24 from 1-3 p.m.
• City Council Meeting – Monday, October 28 at 5:30 p.m.

The City has performed a technical feasibility review of each of the lands based on planning, geology, environmental health and public works considerations. Based on their evaluation, La Paz and Triangle have feasibility limitations. Visit the Community Lands page to learn more.