Calabasas council forwards 2025 general plan progress report to state agencies

The Calabasas City Council on March 25 unanimously received and filed the city’s 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report and authorized staff to forward the document to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), staff said.

Rachel Zadikoff, who presented the report, said the submittal fulfills the requirements of Government Code section 65400 to report on the status of a city’s general plan and progress toward implementing plan goals. She reminded the council that the planning commission reviewed the document on March 5 and recommended forwarding it with clarifying edits.

Zadikoff summarized the plan’s history, noting the city’s 2030 general plan adopted in 2008 and subsequent element updates. She said the annual report lists actions taken in 2025 to implement the plan’s mandatory elements—including land use, housing, open space, noise, circulation, and safety—and identifies the city’s five‑year maintenance fund as the likely funding source for upcoming plan updates.

Council discussion was brief. Councilmember David Shapiro praised planning staff for coordination on open-space and safety matters, and Mayor Pro Tem Ed Albrecht asked a question about the noise element; the city attorney and staff offered to follow up on any specific legal changes. Councilmember Alicia Weintraub moved to accept and forward the report and Shapiro seconded; the motion carried 5–0.

Next steps: staff will forward the final report to LCI and HCD and continue to bring the annual progress report to council each March.