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Calabasas adopts e‑bike regulations and confirms appointments; council reapproves CalPERS contract amendment
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Summary
The Calabasas City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance regulating electric mobility devices (Ordinance No. 2026‑423) with a 30‑day effective period and directed staff to prepare signage and waiver procedures for private properties seeking enforcement; the council also approved consent items, commission appointments and reapproved a CalPERS contract amendment (Ordinance No. 2026‑421).
The Calabasas City Council on March 11 discussed and adopted new regulations for electric mobility devices, clarified enforcement on privately owned but publicly accessible property, approved several consent items and appointments, and reauthorized a contract amendment with CalPERS.
Item 4, an ordinance amending Calabasas Municipal Code Title 10 to add Chapter 10.24 (electric mobility devices), was pulled from the consent calendar for discussion about application to quasi‑public spaces such as ungated homeowner association common areas and commercial courtyards. City staff said property owners or HOAs would need to adopt the regulations, prepare appropriate signage and request enforcement; the council asked staff to prepare a waiver form and signage so enforcement can begin promptly when the ordinance goes into effect. Council clarified the ordinance takes effect 30 days after adoption.
Councilmember Alicia suggested using a social media graphic model used by Ventura County and Thousand Oaks to publicize rules. Council considered different property examples (mobile home parks, shared courtyards, HOA common areas) and directed staff to develop clear criteria for applying the regulation to privately owned open spaces.
The ordinance (recorded in the meeting as Ordinance No. 2026‑423) was moved, seconded and adopted unanimously (5–0). The mayor read the ordinance title into the record.
On the consent calendar the council approved items 2 and 3 (vote 5–0). The council also confirmed several commission and board appointments reported by the city clerk: Max Goltz (Parks, Recreation and Education Commission, term to Jan. 2027), Karen Speeran (Library Commission, term to Jan. 2027), and Jennifer Jasby and Dorena Shajari (Calabasas Community Foundation Board, three‑year terms corrected to end January 2029). The appointees present were sworn in at the meeting.
Separately, the council reapproved an amendment to the contract between the City of Calabasas and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System to align dates and finalize execution (recorded as Ordinance No. 2026‑421). Ron Ahlers said this was a procedural reapproval following prior action on Feb. 11; the mayor had signed the originals and they were sent to CalPERS. The motion passed unanimously (5–0).
Council received additional fiscal notes: the city’s contract liability trust fund surcharge was reported to increase by about 1.5 percentage points to 14.5 percent, and the city clerk said Measure K ballot materials will be mailed on April 6. The council set its next meeting for March 25, 2026.
