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Residents press council on creek erosion, repeated pipe bursts and Measure K outreach during public comment
Summary
At the April 22 council meeting, residents urged the city to help with erosion on McCoy Creek (estimated cost above $425,000), asked the city to investigate multiple recent water‑pipe failures in one neighborhood, and encouraged outreach on Measure K, a proposed local 1‑cent tax.
Several residents used the meeting’s public comment period to raise local infrastructure and ballot issues.
Dr. Marilyn Stoullesman, vice president of the Oak Creek Homeowners Association, described chronic erosion on a privately owned reach of McCoy Creek that the association was ordered to stabilize after litigation. She said the association is a 17‑unit complex with many elderly residents and that repair costs were estimated at “well over $425,000.” Dr. Stoullesman said soil and hydraulic testing have been completed and urged the city to consider financial assistance; staff responded that the council could not discuss non‑agenda items in detail that night but that staff would follow up.
Jorge Padilla said multiple houses in his neighborhood had experienced pipe bursts in recent months and reported unusual calcium buildup in the pipes; he asked the city to investigate whether a systemic issue is causing the failures.
Dorina Shajari, a Calabasas resident and small‑business owner, urged residents to learn about Measure K — a proposed local one‑cent tax to fund parks, streets and services — and to engage in the public discussion before voting.
In each case, council members thanked speakers and noted that some matters would require staff follow up or future agenda items. No council action or funding was approved at the meeting on these public comments.
