NED E DAVIS KELLY HONIG SUSAN MSWEENEY! BRAD HALPERN RAY PEARL Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember
MINUTES
Study Session - July 24, 2024
CALL TO ORDER:
This Study Session meeting of the Westlake Village City Council was called to order by Mayor Davis on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 4:05 p.m., at 31200 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village.
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Councilmembers Pearl, Halpern, McSweeney, Mayor Pro Tem Honig, and Mayor Davis
ABSENT: None
Also Present:
Hughes, City Traffic Engineer Wessel, Public Works Manager Iverson, and Assistant to the City Manager Mott.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None
STUDY SESSION:
CIVIC CENTER COURTYARD IMPROVEMENTS AND VETERANS HONOR
PROJECT
City Manager de Geus introduced the Civic Center Courtyard Improvements and Art Installation Honoring Veterans item, stating that the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget of $200,000 was approved for the design and installation of an honorary monument in dedication to Veterans and renovation of the inoperable water features in the Civic Center Plazas.
The Kiesel Design team (Jack Kiesel, Melissa Cole, Michael Sanchez, and Brian Jordan) provided a presentation on the Westlake Village Civic Center Courtyard plans and presented a model of the proposed art piece concept. The plans include creating a Discovery Garden in the front Courtyard, landscape refurbishment for both Courtyards, and modifying the back Courtyard to add in the Veterans Honor art element.
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STUDY SESSION (continued):
City Engineer Hughes reviewed the design budget line-item costs and ten potential additional items for City Council consideration to create a full design project.
City Clerk/Assistant to the City Manager Mann reported that in 2022, the Cultural Recreation Committee (Honig/McSweeney) recommended that a Veterans Ad- Hoc Committee be created to provide feedback on the Veterans Honor art piece, consisting of three to five City of Westlake Village residents, Councilmember Pearl as a Veteran, City Manager de Geus, and City Clerk Mann. Ms. Mann sought direction on an additional Councilmember appointee, outreach for the recruitment, and noted that staff would conduct informal interviews and select the committee members.
City Council directed staff to add Councilmember Halpern to the Veterans Ad-Hoc Committee and to begin the committee outreach in August. For the art piece, the exact height with story poles, metal and pedestal components would be determined with input from the ad-hoc committee, and recommendations going back to the City Council. For the full project design, all elements were to be included in the final plans, with a recommendation to replace the decomposed granite in the back courtyard with pavers or other solid surfaces. Full design may be completed in phases. The Council was also open to the consideration of placing a Peace Pole at the Community Park. It was also recommended that demolition costs of the inoperable fountains should not be charged to this project and another funding source be utilized.
2. CONSIDERATION OF LAKEVIEW CANYON ROAD CORRIDOR COMPLETE
STREET CONCEPT
City Traffic Engineer Wessel presented an overview of the Lakeview Canyon Road complete street concept, stating that the 2022 Citywide Pedestrian Safety Study identified the potential of building this sidewalk in conjunction with a road diet that would reduce the number of travel lanes from four to two. This subsequently evolved into a complete street project, an approach to plan, design, and build a street that enables safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit riders of all ages and abilities.
Mr. Wessel provided a rendering of Lakeview Canyon Road's current conditions and noted that the corridor can be divided into four segments: Lakeview North of Agoura Road, Lakeview from Agoura Road to Watergate, Lakeview from Watergate to Lake Harbor (north), and Lakeview from Lake Harbor (north) to Lindero Canyon Road. He discussed concept elements such as raised islands and medians, bike and center medians, potential traffic signal modifications, and compared initial cross section alternatives with revised cross-section alternatives for each segment. Through a series of Public Safety Committee meetings and meetings with the Fire Department, many concepts and variations were identified and explored.
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STUDY SESSION (continued):
City Traffic Engineer Wessel presented Concept E and Concept F, discussed features including a dedicated space for each class of user, and described each one for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians, noting that street calming was a priority. Mr.
Wessel touched on potential options including landscape concepts, street parking, planter/mountable islands, meandering walkways, and crosswalk in-roadway warning lights.
City Engineer Hughes discussed the project costs including concept development costs, conceptual construction costs and discussed options for utilizing Measure M funding.
City Council directed staff to continue the development of this project with searching for other sources for funding, and to begin outreach to the Community.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Davis adjourned the meeting at 5:56 p.m. to the regular session scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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Ned E Davis, Mayor
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