Malibu Launches Community Outreach to Set Possible Future Uses of Trancas Field Property

MALIBU, CA – Malibu is launching a public outreach effort to get extensive feedback from the community about the potential future uses of Trancas Field, 35 acres of open space at Trancas Canyon Road and Pacific Coast Highway that the city is in the process of purchasing.

"Acquiring and retiring open spaces like this whenever we have the opportunity goes to the core of Malibu's mission statement -- preserving what makes Malibu so beautiful and unique, and is something we will continue to pursue as a matter of policy," Mayor Lou La Monte said. "Now we have to make sure we get as much community input as possible and develop a comprehensive plan so that this property will serve residents in the community for generations to come."

The outreach efforts include a community questionnaire, public meetings, stakeholder focus group meetings, social media and website messaging, newspaper advertisements, flyers, posters, and a dedicated web page at www.MalibuCity.org/TrancasFiel... where meeting dates and other project information will be posted.

The first public meeting is a Teen & Youth Workshop with the Harry Barovsky Youth Commission taking place at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 at Malibu City Hall. Community Workshops for all members of the public are also scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 at Malibu West Beach Club (30756 Pacific Coast Highway), and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30 at Malibu City Hall.

Residents can take the online questionnaire at www.MalibuCity.org/TrancasFiel... Oct. 12 through Dec. 12.

On Aug. 8, 2016, the City Council approved the purchase of 35 acres of open space at Trancas Canyon Road and Pacific Coast Highway, marking the fulfillment of the city’s goal for more than 25 years of acquiring the land and protecting it from high-density development.

-- News release from the city of Malibu. Photo courtesy of the city.