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Carlsbad council receives growth‑management report as public critics press for MMLOS monitoring and action on Ponto open space
Summary
At its March meeting the Carlsbad City Council received the FY 2024–25 Growth Management Program monitoring report; residents and advocates urged the council to fix gaps in multimodal level‑of‑service (MMLOS) monitoring and to address an open‑space deficit at Ponto. Staff said it will return with options by September.
The Carlsbad City Council on March 11 received the city’s FY 2024–25 Growth Management Program monitoring report while members of the public urged changes to how the city measures multimodal performance and demanded action to restore open space at Ponto.
City staff told the council the monitoring report shows the city currently meets the municipal code’s public‑facility standards under existing population numbers but also identifies facilities that will need to be constructed as buildout continues. Assistant Director of Community Development Eric Lardy said MMLOS (multimodal level‑of‑service) was an emerging concept when the city adopted it, that staff and consultants have struggled to develop a workable compliance methodology, and that staff will return to the council by September seeking policy guidance.
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