Community Engagement
Learn more about the outreach process and events that have taken place throughout the General Plan Update.
Workshops
Public workshops will be held during the General Plan Update process. The format and activities of each workshop will reflect a specific topic and stage in the General Plan Update process and will provide opportunities for residents and stakeholders to come together and provide feedback.
Community Forums
Community Forums provide an opportunity to delve deeper into key topics and share insights on the latest land use, circulation, development changes, and market trends affecting Thousand Oaks and the region.
Stakeholder Meetings
In addition to larger, city-wide events, the consultant team will sit down with smaller targeted groups and individuals of the Thousand Oaks community to hear feedback on specific topics. These meetings will be conducted over the course of the General Plan Update process.
General Plan Advisory Committee
A diverse twenty-four-member committee has been formed composed of residents, business owners, educators, students, and other members of the Thousand Oaks community who will meet and collaborate to provide insight throughout the City’s General Plan Update process. These meetings are open to the public to observe, comment, and participate in activities.
Public Meetings
The City Council and Planning Commission will hold a variety of study sessions and special meetings throughout the General Plan Update process to receive project updates and discuss a variety of topics.
Virtual Office Hours
A series of open question and answer sessions with the project team on various aspects of the process.
Media Mentions
Thousand Oaks Acorn
EIR raises few concerns, August 25, 2023 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/eir-raises-few-large-concerns/
In the home stretch, June 9, 2023 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/in-the-home-stretch/
State adds new demands to housing plan, January 13, 2022 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/state-adds-new-demands-to-housing-plan/
Policy debate dominates discussion around 8-year housing framework, September 30, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/policy-debate-dominates-discussion-around-8-year-housing-framework/
The road to 2,600, September 23, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/the-road-to-2600/
City Council finds consensus on new map, May 27, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/city-council-reaches-consensus-on-new-map/
'Slow growth is in our DNA', May 20, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/slow-growth-is-in-our-dna/
Council gets first say on land-use map Tuesday, May 13, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/council-gets-first-say-on-land-use-map-tuesday/
Commissioners call for taller, denser zoning at malls, April 29, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/commissioners-call-for-taller-denser-zoning-at-malls/
New map reduces proposed housing capacity increase in change areas by one-third, April 29, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/city-new-map-reduces-housing-in-change-areas-by-one-third/
New map vision: Live where you shop, April 22, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/new-map-vision-live-where-you-shop/
Preferred map likely to include zoning for taller, denser building, April 15, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/preferred-map-likely-to-include-zoning-for-taller-denser-building/
Want more affordable housing? Encourage more housing, City says, April 15, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/want-more-affordable-housing-encourage-more-housing-city-says/
City defends survey results, April 8, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/city-defends-survey-results/
Housing mandates bring difficult choices, April 8, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/housing-mandates-bring-difficult-choices/
Survey shenanigans alleged, April 1, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/survey-shenanigans-alleged/
Pumping the brakes, March 11, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/pumping-the-brakes/
Flex Alert: Plan gets creative with industry, March 11, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/flex-alert-plan-gets-creative-with-industry/
Nowhere to go in Westlake but up, March 4, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/nowhere-to-go-in-westlake-but-up/
City extends survey deadline, February 25, 2021- https://www.toacorn.com/articles/city-extends-survey-deadline/
Making Change, February 25, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/making-change/
Live/shop/eat spaces dominate vision for corridor, February 25, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/live-shop-eat-spaces-dominate-vision-for-corridor/
Maps maximize city’s capacity for housing, February 18, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/maps-maximize-citys-capacity-for-housing/
Proposed maps push development skyward, February 4, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/proposed-maps-push-development-skyward/
Small window for map review isn’t by mistake, February 4, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/small-window-for-map-review-isnt-by-mistake/
New maps include greater limits on height, density, February 2, 2021 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/new-maps-include-greater-limits-on-height-density/
Land-use maps to be unveiled at Feb. 2 workshop January 21, 2010 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/land-use-maps-to-be-unveiled-at-feb-2-workshop/
Draft land use maps out soon, December 31, 2020 – https://www.toacorn.com/articles/draft-land-use-maps-due-out-soon/
Consultant draws line between sustainability, higher density, October 8, 2020 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/consultant-draws-line-between-sustainability-higher-density/
Results are in, September 10, 2020 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/results-are-in/
Progress on general plan overhaul keeps up during shutdown, September 3, 2020 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/progress-keeps-up-during-shutdown/
Pandemic has reinforced value of our parks, July 30, 2020 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/pandemic-has-reinforced-value-of-our-parks/
General Plan survey now online, March 12, 2020 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/general-plan-survey-now-online/
Wedging it in, February 27, 2020 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/wedging-it-in/
Mandate puts Thousand Oaks’ housing need at 2,500 new units by 2029 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/mandate-puts-thousand-oaks-housing-need-at-2500-new-units-by-2029/
Consultant: Public happy with status quo, but sees need for change, November 28, 2019 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/consultant-public-happy-with-status-quo-but-sees-need-for-change/
Designing cities around happiness, September 26, 2019 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/designing-cities-around-happiness/
General Plan steering committee gets down to business, September 19, 2019 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/general-plan-steering-committee-gets-down-to-business/
First focus group centered around economic development, September 12, 2019 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/first-focus-group-centered-around-economic-development/
Public will get first chance to weigh in on GP update, September 5, 2019 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/public-will-get-first-chance-to-weigh-in-on-gp-update/
Residency not a requirement for general plan steering committee, August 29, 2019 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/residency-not-a-requirement-for-general-plan-steering-committee/
City forms 24-person committee to advise general plan update, August 22, 2019 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/city-forms-24-person-committee-to-advise-general-plan-update/
Ignore general plan update at your own peril, August 1, 2019 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/ignore-general-plan-update-at-your-own-peril/
Thousand Oaks amends contract with general plan consultant, July 25, 2019 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/thousand-oaks-amends-contract-with-general-plan-consultant/
Council spending $1.6M to update T.O. General Plan, March 7, 2019 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/council-spending-1-6m-to-update-t-o-general-plan/
Council mulling full review of T.O. General Plan, January 17, 2019 - https://www.toacorn.com/articles/council-mulling-full-review-of-t-o-general-plan/
Ventura County Star
Thousand Oaks housing plan for next eight years includes hundreds more affordable units, October 7, 2021 - https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/conejo-valley/2021/10/07/affordable-housing-thousand-oaks-hundreds-more-units-may-be-coming-heres-who-qualifies/5882689001/
Thousand Oaks gives preliminary approval to first new land use map in 51 years, May 28, 2021 -
Thousand Oaks residents concerned about growth as city updates general plan, May 23, 2021 -
What should life in Thousand Oaks be like over the next 25 years? Now’s your chance to say, October 14, 2019 - https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/conejo-valley/2019/10/14/thousand-oaks-seeks-public-input-updating-citys-general-plan/2342669001/
Thousand Oaks holding ‘pop-up’ workshop Sunday for residents to share vision of city, October 12, 2019 - https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/conejo-valley/2019/10/12/thousand-oaks-wants-residents-input-sunday-citys-future/3946687002/
Residents sought to help Thousand Oaks plan its future with its general plan, September 19, 2019 - https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/conejo-valley/2019/09/11/thousand-oaks-workshop-general-plan-update/2289272001/
Outreach Efforts
Group Presentations 2021
January 11th –We Belong 805
January 11th –Democratic Club of Conejo Valley
January 13th –Thousand Oaks Livable Action Network
January 28th - Newmark Merrill (Janss Marketplace), Chamber of Commerce, Amgen, Local Business Owners
January 29th – Macerich (The Oaks Mall), The Acorn, Thousand Oaks Boulevard Association, Local Business Owners, and Local Commercial Brokers
February 1st - Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Conejo Valley Unified School District
February 9th – Thousand Oaks Teen Advisory League
February 16th – Los Angeles Rams Representative
February 17th – Council on Aging
February 17th –Youth Commission
February 18th – Conejo Recreation and Park District Meeting
February 22nd – Thousand Oaks Livable Action Network
February 23rd –Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce Legislative Roundtable
February 24th – City of Thousand Oaks Finance Department
February 24th - City of Thousand Oaks Public Works Department
February 24th – Combined Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park and Westlake H.S. - Latino Connection
February 25th – Village Homes HOA
February 25th – We Belong 805
March 1st – Conejo Climate Coalition
March 1st – Macerich (The Oaks)
March 1st – Adelante Comunidad Conejo and Buen Vecino (included Spanish intrepretation)
March 8th – Cal Lutheran University Governing Board
March 9th – Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting
March 10th – City of Thousand Oaks Library staff
March 11th – Casa Conejo MAC
Hand Delivered Information
· Copies of Spanish surveys and briefing books picked up by Adelante Comunidad Conejo
· Copies of Spanish surveys and briefing books were delivered to Westminster Clinic
· Flyers distributed by the Thousand Oaks Library
· Flyers and requests for surveys distributed to Meals on Wheels
· Flyers and requests for surveys distributed through Conejo Recreation and Park District to The Reserve at Thousand Oaks, Home Helpers, Assisted Home Health and Hospice, Buena Vista Home Health Palliative Care, California Senior Living, Comfort Keepers Home Care, Conejo Hearing Center Inc., Home Instead Senior Care, Homewatch Caregivers, Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, Cancer Support Community, City of Hope Thousand Oaks, Coast Caregiver Resource Center, Conejo Valley Village, Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Assoc., Moving Seniors Forward, Senior Concerns, and Shop Ahoy.
· Hard copies of survey and briefing book were hand delivered by request
Email Campaigns 2021 - 2022
