CITY OF MOORPARK
CHRIS R. ENEGREN
Mayor
RENEE DELGADO
Councilmember
CHRIS BARRETT
Councilmember
TOM MEANS
Councilmember
DR. ANTONIO CASTRO
Councilmember
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT | 323 Science Drive, Moorpark, California 93021 Main City Phone Number (805) 517-6200 | Fax (805) 532-2555 | [email protected]
ANNOTATED AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS STANDING COMMITTEE
(Committee Members Mayor Chris Enegren and Mayor Pro Tempore Dr. Antonio Castro Alternate: Councilmember Tom Means)
Monday, September 14, 2026, at 5:45 p.m.
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1. CALL TO ORDER:
5:45 P.M.
2. ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: CHRIS ENEGREN, MAYOR; DR. ANTONIO CASTRO, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE; DANIEL KIM, CITY ENGINEER/PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR; MICHELLE WOOMER, SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST; IGOR LEONTIY, MANAGEMENT ANALYST; HIROMI DEVER, FINANCE DIRECTOR; GILBERT PUNSALAN, BUDGET AND FINANCE MANAGER; NICK ODENATH, POLICE CHIEF; SHAWN HOLZBERGER, TRAFFIC SERGEANT.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
NONE.
4. DISCUSSION ITEM(S):
PUBLIC WORKS
A. Meridian Hills Pedestrian Safety Concerns
Purpose: Request from Meridian Hills Community HOA to install two Pedestrian Crosswalks with flashing lights on Meridian Hills Drive (Staff: Daniel Kim, City Engineer/Public Works Director)
DANIEL KIM, CITY ENGINEER/PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, PRESENTED TO THE
COMMITTEE TRAFFIC-RELATED CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED BY
MOORPARK RESIDENTS ALONG MERIDIAN HILLS DRIVE. THE CONCERNS WERE
RELATED TO PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AT HIGH COUNTRY PLACE AND BREEZY GLEN DRIVE. THE REQUEST FROM RESIDENTS IS TO INSTALL MARKED
PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS WITH FLASHING LIGHTS AND/OR STOP SIGNS AT THESE LOCATIONS. RESIDENTS ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERNS REGARDING SPEEDING ALONG MERIDIAN HILLS DRIVE.
Transportation and Public Works Standing Committee
September 14, 2026, Special Meeting Annotated Agenda
MAYOR ENEGREN ASKED STAFF WHETHER THE INSTALLATION OF STOP SIGNS
AT THESE LOCATIONS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND WHAT THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS WOULD BE IF STOP SIGNS WERE INSTALLED. STAFF EXPLAINED
THAT THE INSTALLATION OF STOP CONTROLS, MARKED CROSSWALKS, OR
OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES WOULD REQUIRE AN EVALUATION OF THE LOCATIONS AND, AS APPLICABLE, A WARRANTS ANALYSIS.
CAPTAIN ODENATH ADDRESSED THE SPEEDING CONCERNS AND INFORMED
THE RESIDENTS THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD INCREASE ENFORCEMENT ALONG MERIDIAN HILLS DRIVE. DANIEL KIM ALSO INFORMED
THE COMMITTEE THAT STAFF COULD DEPLOY A SPEED TRAILER IN THE AREA TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DRIVER AWARENESS.
MAYOR PRO TEMPORE DR. CASTRO REQUESTED THAT STAFF REVIEW THE
AVAILABLE OPTIONS AND RETURN TO THE COMMITTEE WITH ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A WARRANTS ANALYSIS
AND POTENTIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES AT HIGH COUNTRY PLACE AND BREEZY GLEN DRIVE. STAFF WILL ALSO CONSIDER THE USE OF A SPEED TRAILER TO ADDRESS THE SPEEDING CONCERNS.
ROBERT TAYLOR, A MOORPARK RESIDENT, SPOKE IN FAVOR OF A CROSSWALK ON MERIDIAN HILLS DRIVE.
TOM TOBIN, A MOORPARK RESIDENT, SPOKE IN FAVOR OF A CROSSWALK ON MERIDIAN HILLS DRIVE.
JULIE TOBIN, A MOORPARK RESIDENT, SPOKE IN FAVOR OF A CROSSWALK ON MERIDIAN HILLS DRIVE.
BOB LUNDQUIST, A MOORPARK RESIDENT, SPOKE IN FAVOR OF A CROSSWALK ON MERIDIAN HILLS DRIVE.
MOLLY KOENIG, A MOORPARK RESIDENT, SPOKE IN FAVOR OF A CROSSWALK ON MERIDIAN HILLS DRIVE.
Transportation and Public Works Standing Committee
September 14, 2026, Special Meeting Annotated Agenda
B. Discuss Public Works Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Purpose: Update the Transportation and Public Works Standing Committee on Capital Improvement Projects including High Street Bus Shelter Improvement Project (C0083), Citywide Storm Drain Catch Basin Full Capture Trash Device Project (C0080), 2026 Pavement Rehabilitation Project (M0054), and 2026/2027 Pavement Management Program Request for Proposals (Staff: Daniel Kim, City Engineer/Public Works Director; Michelle Woomer, Senior Management Analyst; Igor Leontiy, Management Analyst)
DANIEL KIM, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, PROVIDED THE COMMITTEE WITH UPDATES ON THE 2026 PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT (M0054), HIGH STREET BUS SHELTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (C0083), AND CITYWIDE STORM DRAIN CATCH BASIN FULL CAPTURE TRASH DEVICE PROJECT (C0080).
STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE REGULAR CIP UPDATES TO THE TPW COMMITTEE.
TRANSPORTATION
C. Transit Services Future Budget Deficit and Programming Purpose: Update the Transportation and Public Works Committee regarding the future budget deficit for transit services. (Staff: Michelle Woomer, Senior Management Analyst)
MICHELLE WOOMER, SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST, INFORMED THE
COMMITTEE THAT THE COST TO OPERATE MOORPARK CITY TRANSIT SERVICES WILL INCREASE BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2027/28. SHE EXPLAINED THAT STAFF HAS BEEN EVALUATING OPTIONS TO “RIGHT-SIZE”
THE CITY'S TRANSIT SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO AN ANTICIPATED TRANSIT FUNDING GAP, AS OPERATING COSTS WILL EXCEED AVAILABLE REVENUES.
FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, MAYOR ENEGREN AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE DR.
CASTRO REACHED A CONSENSUS TO RECOMMEND DISCONTINUING
MOORPARK CITY TRANSIT'S FIXED ROUTE SERVICE. STAFF WAS DIRECTED TO
BRING THE RECOMMENDATION FORWARD TO A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION AND ACTION.
5. ADJOURNMENT:
8:45 P.M.