TO:Andrew P. Powers, City Manager
FROM:Nader Heydari, Public Works Director
DATE:August 26, 2025
SUBJECT: Safe Passage Youth Foundation Revocable License Agreement at Thousand Oaks Transportation Center
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve revocable license agreement for temporary parking and storage of a mobile refrigerated trailer at the Thousand Oaks Transportation Center (TOTC) located at 265 South Rancho Road between the City and Safe Passage Youth Foundation (Safe Passage) effective August 27, 2025, for a period of one (1) year with no more than three (3) extensions.
2. Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute future Amendments to the Agreement.
3. Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act.
LEVINE ACT ITEM: No
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No Additional Funding Requested. Minimal staff time to prepare the staff report and license agreement is included in the Adopted FY 2025-26 Solid Waste Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND:
In September 2016, California Senate Bill (SB) 1383 was signed into law, requiring a 50 percent reduction in organic waste disposal by 2020 and 75 percent by 2025.
Final rulemaking was completed in November 2020, with regulations going into effect on January 1, 2022. Under SB 1383, jurisdictions are required to establish an edible food recovery program, provide organics recycling services to all residents and businesses, procure recyclable and recovered organic products, monitor compliance, and conduct enforcement.
Safe Passage Revocable License Agreement (TOTC)
August 26, 2025
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Safe Passage is a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization located at 482 Greenmeadow Avenue, Thousand Oaks, that focuses on providing pathways for kindergarten through sixth-grade children to prevent them from being enticed into gang life. Safe Passage also distributes food to food-insecure individuals and families in Thousand Oaks and is a very active participant in the City’s local food recovery program.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
After losing its previous storage location, Safe Passage approached the City for a temporary location at the TOTC to park and plug in one mobile refrigerated trailer for its food recovery program, including loading and unloading perishable food.
The area proposed by staff would allow for a mobile trailer to occupy a standard parking space, with an additional parking area (three parking spaces) to allow designated volunteers to load and unload trailer contents. Food distribution will not take place at TOTC. The proposed location is away from the main hub of activity at the TOTC and will not impact its normal operations. The City is in the process of designing a permanent plug-in parking solution for all the local food recovery programs’ mobile refrigerated trailers. This license agreement would provide a temporary home for Safe Passage’s mobile refrigerated trailer to help ensure their food recovery efforts are not interrupted and also allow the City an opportunity to run a “pilot” plug-in parking program before an expanded, more permanent solution is implemented.
The City desires to allow use of TOTC’s parking area referenced in Attachment #1 and the license agreement (Attachment #2) to support Safe Passage’s food recovery efforts. Approval of this agreement will allow Safe Passage to continue to provide edible food to individuals and families facing food insecurity. There is no consideration or payment received by the City of Thousand Oaks to allow Safe Passage temporary “use” of the TOTC space.
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE:
Meets the following City Council goal:
F. Provide and enhance essential infrastructure to ensure that the goals and policies of the Thousand Oaks General Plan are carried out and the City retains its role and reputation as a leader in protecting the environment and preserving limited natural resources.
PREPARED BY: Philip Hirrel, Assistant Analyst
Attachments:
Attachment #1 – Vicinity and Location Map
Attachment #2 – License Agreement with Safe Passage
DPW: 810-15, 810-60, 940-10\ev\Council\2025\082625\Safe Passage Revocable License Agreement staff report.docx