City Council Hires Consultant for Headlands Development Project
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The City Council has hired a consultant to oversee the city’s environmental review for a plan to guide proposed development of the Headlands.
Council members selected EIP Associates of Los Angeles from a list of eight companies competing for the contract, saying they were impressed the firm offered a list of sub-consultants to be used on the project.
After a two-year court battle and years of controversy, the city recently restarted planning for the 122-acre bluff-top property, one of the last large undeveloped coastal parcels in Southern California.
Voters in 1994 rejected plans for a 400-room hotel, a commercial center and up to 370 homes at the site. An appellate court upheld the two voter referendums but said the city had to allow development at some point or compensate the landowners.
The Headlands is owned by M.H. Sherman Co. and Chandis Securities Co., a firm that oversees the financial holdings of the Chandler family, a major stockholder in Times Mirror Co., which publishes the Los Angeles Times.
The city has set aside $200,000 for Headlands planning, with a yet undetermined amount for the contract with EIP. City officials have said they expect to recoup the planning costs when building occurs on the property.
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