State won't act yet on rock and gravel clogging Malibu Creek Play

The state of California will not take any immediate steps to clear out tons of rock and gravel clogging Malibu Creek that threaten to send water into the businesses in the Cross Creek area of Malibu.

California State Parks issued a statement over the weekend after KBUU News asked them what they are going to do about the urgent requests from Serra Retreat residents and the city of Malibu.

The state controls the Malibu Creek bed, and they say they're going to continue to pull out arundo reeds.

But any additional work within the creek or Malibu Lagoon would require participation and coordination among private landowners and appropriate government agencies. That's the statement from California State Parks to KBUU.

The agency has scheduled a public workshop, a show-and-tell, for three weeks from now to unveil their latest designs and engineering updates for the removal of Rindge Dam further up the canyon.

Flood control work down in Malibu is part of that project, but the state government is not yet ready to share those design and engineering updates despite the outcry down in Malibu for action.

The city council meets Monday, and will consider declaring a state of emergency over the impending threat of Malibu Creek flooding. California State Parks tells KBUU they will not be there Monday.

State Parks will provide a written update to be shared at Monday's city council meeting and intends to offer an in-person update at a future city council meeting next month.