CITY MANAGER UPDATES
MARCH 3, 2023

UPCOMING

Monday, March 6, 6:30 PM - Planning Commission Regular Meeting - virtual

Monday, March 13, 6:30 PM - City Council Regular Meeting - virtual  

Tuesday, March 14, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Homelessness Community Meeting - virtual 

Tuesday, March 21, 8:30 AM - Las Virgenes-Malibu Council of Governments (COG) Governing Board Meeting - virtual 

Tuesday, March 21, 2:00 PM - Homelessness Task Force Regular Meeting - virtual 

Tuesday, March 21, 5:30 PM - Parks and Recreation Commission Regular Meeting - virtual 

Tuesday, March 21, 7:00 PM - Malibu Library Speaker Series - Dr. Ian Jukes - Malibu Library

CITY COUNCIL & MANAGEMENT 

(NEW) CITY COUNCIL WILL BEGIN HYBRID REMOTE / IN-PERSON MEETINGS, MARCH 27

The City Council will begin holding Council meetings in a hybrid in-person and remote format starting Monday, March 27 as Los Angeles County continues the trend of low COVID-19 conditions. The Council directed the City’s Commissions, Committees and Boards to continue meeting virtually. Instructions on participating in hybrid Council meetings will be included on the meeting agendas and posted on the Virtual Meetings webpage. The hybrid meetings will take place in-person at Malibu City Hall, located at 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, and will be simultaneously held remotely using the Zoom Webinar tool. Public comment can be made during the meetings either in-person or in the remote meeting. Written comments may also be sent to the City Council at [email protected].The City will continue to broadcast Council meetings live on Malibu City TV Channel 3, and live and on-demand on the website and the City's YouTube channel. To sign up to receive notifications by text message or email whenever a meeting agenda is posted or changed, visit the E-notify webpage, scroll down to "Agenda Center," and select the desired meeting. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), any member of the public who needs special assistance to participate in an in-person meeting at Malibu City Hall may contact Environmental Sustainability Director/Building Official Yolanda Bundy at 310-456-2489, ext. 229. Notification 48 hours prior to a meeting will enable the City to make reasonable ADA accommodations. Requests to show an audio or video presentation during a Council meeting should be directed to Media Analyst Alex Montano at 310-456-2489, ext. 227 or [email protected] by 12:00 PM the day of the meeting.

(NEW) MID-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT

Assistant City Manager Joe Toney presented the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Mid-Year Financial Status Report to the City Council on Feb. 27. Toney reported that the City’s finances continued to be in excellent shape. The City’s finances benefitted in several ways, including increased revenues due to property tax adjustments by the County; increased revenues from permits and fines; increases in Transient Occupancy Tax (hotel tax) and sales tax revenues; and higher beach parking lot revenues. Toney discussed the FY 2023-24 Budget schedule: in March, General Fund Grant applications are due; in April, the Council will hold a Special Meeting to receive the proposed Budget; in May, the Administration & Finance Subcommittee will hold a Public Hearing to review the proposed Budget and General Fund Grants; in June, the City Council will adopt a Final Budget. For more information about the Mid-Year Financial Report, watch the video (starts at 4:18:24) or see the staff report. For more information about the City’s Budget, including past Budgets, visit the webpage.

(NEW) NEW RESTROOMS AND OFFICE FOR MALIBU COMMUNITY LABOR EXCHANGE

The Malibu Community Labor Exchange recently relocated its office trailer to the northwest corner of the new Santa Monica College (SMC) Malibu campus parking lot on Civic Center Way during the campus construction. The City has supported the Labor Exchange by providing Community Development Block Grants funds to rent a temporary office trailer and restroom trailer for the Labor Exchange's use. The City, the Labor Exchange, LA County and SMC are working together to set up a permanent office and restroom facility for the Labor Exchange directly to the north of the current office site. For more than 30 years, the Labor Exchange, a community-created nonprofit organization, has been providing an organized and supportive place for the people of Malibu to hire and be hired, creating opportunities for the unemployed to build independence and self-sufficiency through work. The Labor Exchange is open Monday through Saturday, 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM. For more information, including how to register for jobs or to hire workers, visit the website.

MALIBU-BASED NON-PROFITS CAN APPLY FOR GENERAL FUND GRANTS THROUGH MARCH 31 

The City is now accepting applications for FY 23-24 General Fund Grants. The program provides an important source of funding for non-profit organizations located within the City of Malibu that benefit residents and enrich the community. Applications will be reviewed by the City Council’s Administration and Finance Subcommittee, and the Subcommittee’s recommendations will be presented to the City Council for award during the annual budget approval in June. All application materials must be received by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 31. Applications may be mailed or delivered to City Hall, or sent submitted by email. For application instructions, to download the grant application, and to see previous grant recipients, visit the webpage.

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