The city is considering having angled parking installed in front of The Lakes shopping center and the Civic Arts Plaza. On Dec. 15, with Claudia Bill-de la Peña dissenting, the council voted 4-1 to review angled parking on Thousand Oaks Boulevard.

Council members Andrew Fox and Tom Glancy revisited the angled parking idea that had been listed in a consultant’s report presented at the previous City Council meeting.

The consultant also recommended adding a movie theater and four-story parking structure to The Lakes to increase business. The shopping center was built on city land, and the city only receives lease payments if the center makes at least a 12 percent profit.

At the earlier council meeting, Fox and Glancy formed an ad hoc committee to study the consultant’s suggestions.

In a report to the City Council/ Redevelopment Agency the two council members recommended the agency fund the cost of developing a final design for angled parking, which would be created with safety for pedestrians and vehicles in mind.

Design costs are estimated at $20,000 to $40,000 depending on the final project scope, a cost Fox and Glancy said should be paid by the Redevelopment Agency.

“City staff believes that the actual project cost may be in the range of $300,000 to $400,000,” said the report.

Glancy and Fox asked the city staff to make the issue a priority. The construction will require review and approval from the planning commission and council.

The two council members also noted that the approval of the angled parking would be considered a “pilot” project. If it works, it could be considered elsewhere on Thousand Oaks Boulevard, they wrote.