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City Council Meetings: Oxnard Information

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Public Comment:
Public comments shall be received at several times during each meeting for particular portions of the agenda as specified on the agendas.

Comments on agendized items are not heard until the particular item is called. Unless otherwise approved by City Council action, public comments relating to the subject matter of discretionary public hearings or public hearings required by law, shall be presented only at the time of the conduct of the hearing. Individuals desiring to speak are to address the Council from the speaker podium.

Speaker cards should be filled out and given to the City Clerk prior to public comment, although persons who wish to speak are not required to provide their names or addresses. A block of thirty (30) minutes time is set aside at the beginning of a regular
meeting to receive general public comment about issues not on the agenda. Public comments not heard 13 during this thirty minute period will be heard just prior to adjournment.

Speaker cards will not be accepted after the beginning of the general public comment period in order to allow for fair
allocation of time among the known speakers.

If the time required to complete general public comments exceeds 30 minutes, any public comments thereafter shall occur immediately prior to the adjournment of the meeting. If during public comment, a person expresses a concern regarding City Council staff or service, City Council may refer the nature of the concern to staff for investigation, resolution or a report.

Comments should focus on a specific matter within the Council’s jurisdiction. Members of the public are encouraged to present written comments, preferably in advance of the meeting, as a way to fully communicate their thoughts on agendized or non-agendized items. When written materials are presented, they should be submitted to the City Clerk for distribution and record keeping ahead of time.

Videos, PowerPoint or similar presentations during public comment ordinarily are not permitted. Prior notice and coordination with the City Clerk is strongly encouraged and the Mayor reserves the privilege to limit such requests as necessary for the effective conduct of the meeting.

Public comment on regular business items normally follows staff’s presentation of the staff report, clarifying questions from Council members and applicant comments as necessary and appropriate.

Speaker cards should be filled out and given to the City Clerk prior to public comment.
Unless additional time is granted by the presiding officer, each person shall limit public comments to three minutes on any agenda item at a meeting with a cumulative total of ten minutes for all agenda items at such meeting, provided that such ten minute limit shall be voluntary. The presiding officer may grant a representative of a large speaker group additional time (up to ten minutes) to speak for the group on any agenda item.

A person wishing to address City Council shall first be recognized by the presiding officer.

Each person shall address all remarks to City Council as a body, not to any member thereof and not to staff. No person, other than a Council member and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion without recognition by the presiding officer.

Seawall Budget Item APPROVED by City Council on Tuesday Oct. 15th, 2024

City Council APPROVED on Tuesday Oct. 15th

This item went before Public Works & Transportation Committee and was approved on Sept 24th,
then to City Council on Oct15th where City Council APPROVED the committee recommendation.

 THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SENT EMAIL COMMENTS!

Many homeowners sent email to City Council!

Thank you SO MUCH!

You can download all Written Comments from the October 15th meeting on this and other agenda items.

THIS ITEM WAS APPROVED!

Oxnard City Council
Council Chambers, 305 West Third Street
October 15th
Regular Meeting – 6:00 PM

PLEASE APPROVE AND SUPPORT
M. REPORTS

  1. Public Works Department
    SUBJECT:  Budget Appropriation for Design and Construction Activities for the Mandalay Seawall​
    RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve and authorize a new project budget appropriation in the amount of $1,500,000 from the available fund balance in the General Fund (101), and corresponding Capital Outlay Fund (301), to the Mandalay Bay Seawalls Capital Improvement Project (C1901).
    (Public Works and Transportation Committee approved 3-0 on September 24, 2024.)
    Please click the following link to view the required Measure M pre-recorded presentation
    video: https://youtu.be/j96EqvLVIO0
    Legislative Body: City Council
    Contact: Michael Wolfe, (805) 385-8055

This item is at timestamp 3:44

below is the prerecorded presentation

Street Sweeping Contract Controversy Oxnard

I hope this helps neighbors and residents understand  the background!

I also hope this helps residents appreciate the responsive nature of Oxnard City Government and Staff!

If you have questions contact your Council Person:

https://www.oxnard.gov/city-council

Explore the new website for the CITY for additional contacts:

https://www.oxnard.gov/

It is better to ask questions, before forming opinions.

A thread on NEXTDOOR had a link to an article that sparked concern and outgrage:

“Oxnard City Officials Accused of Mismanagement in Sweeper Pay
August 14, 2024|Oxnard, Solid Waste, Street Sweeper, Toland Road Landfill”

After reading that on Sunday, Sept. 29th and the concerns of neighbors, I sent an email to the City requesting clarification:

Hi,
Writing to get some clarification on this item.
There is a lot of backlash on Nextdoor.
 

—–
Debbie Mitchell
 

I received the following response on October 1 (at 6:55 am) :

Hello Debbie,
 
Here is some additional info that may help with the clarification you are looking for:
  • The City contracts out street sweeping; there are no City staff members that perform street sweeping work
  • The City incorrectly referenced an assembly bill in our April 23, 2024 City Council staff report for the street sweeping contract
  • However, the State Department of Industrial Relation (DIR) has an official determination that includes paying street sweeping services at prevailing wage (attached 2020-005 Elk Grove)
  • In September 2023 City staff exchanged emails with DIR staff that include applicability of the Elk Grove determination to Oxnard; DIR staff provided info on applicability
  • The City has taken the position that the DIR determination applies to the type of street sweeping performed for the City by the contractor
  • The City’s bid package required contractors to pay prevailing wage for street sweeping services in accordance with the DIR determination
  • The VCTA believes that the City is not bound to the DIR determination (meaning, it’s voluntary to follow per their understanding); the City disagrees
  • The City has requested the DIR to provide an official determination by the DIR director on applicability of their prevailing wage determination for Oxnard
  • The DIR could take up to 12-18 months to provide said official determination
Michael Wolfe
Michael L. Wolfe, P.E. – Director of Public Works
Public Works Department
305 West Third Street, East Wing, Third Floor
Oxnard, California  93030
www.oxnard.org
 

Attached (pdf) is the determination letter from the State of California that the City received dated October 4th, 2021re: “the Director of Industrial Relations regarding coverage of the above referenced project under California’s prevailing wage laws..” :
[CLICK FOR PDF: PW-2020-005]

I also received the following reply to the above information offering a bit more information from Brian Yanez:

Tuesday, October 01, 2024 9:33 AM
Hello Debbie,
I hope you are well. I wanted to share this additional information with Michael Wolfe’s email he sent you. I emailed the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) in September 2023, requesting confirmation that contracted street sweeping services through a contract or franchise agreement require prevailing wages for Power Sweeper Operators. The DIR responded with the following email on September 29, 2023 (attached):

The City does both #1 & #4 through a contractor. As Michael stated in his response, we are still waiting for an official determination from the DIR. Have a great day.

Brian J. Yanez – Assistant Public Works Director
Public Works Department, Administration 
305 West Third Street, East Wing, Third Floor
Oxnard, California  93030
O:  805.200.5412
www.oxnard.org

 

Tuesday May 17, 2022 at 5 PM – City Council Meeting – Water Quality Presentation

Thank you to all who participated and wrote in!
HUGE THANKS to the Water Quality Team!
Also thanks to our Councilman Bert Perello who always asks great questions and stays informed on all of the issues important to us and all of Oxnard!

The Video below starts at the beginning of the Water Quality Presentation.
To see the meeting in its entirety slide the line back to the beginning!

The Call to Action has expires as the meeting is in the past…

URGENT CALL TO ACTION
Please send email comments in advance – attend – or comment during meeting in person or remotely!

AGENDA ITEM
B. APPOINTMENT ITEMS (5:00 PM)
    1. Virtual Presentation by BEACON’s Executive Director, Mr. Marc Beyeler on BEACON’s Structure, Projects and Recent Activities and Accomplishments.
  ——-> THIS ONE—–> 2. Presentation by the Channel Islands Neighborhood Council on Water Quality.
  —————-> PDF—-> CINC_Presentation_for May-17-2022

If you can – join us in City Council Chambers at 5 PM
305 West Third Street, Oxnard
wearing blue to symbolize support for clean, swimmable water in our harbor for all Oxnard citizens.

YOU MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

1. ATTEND THE MEETING AT THE LOCATION LISTED ABOVE: Submit a speaker card to the City Clerk.

When attending in person find the speaker cards either in the hall or from the clerk. and fill-in noting the agenda Item:

B. APPOINTMENT ITEMS (5:00 PM
2. Presentation by the Channel Islands Neighborhood Council on Water Quality.

Give your speaker card to the clerk as soon as possible!

Address:

305 W 3rd St, Oxnard, CA 93030

Park behind Council Chambers behind library or in public parking on B street and 3rd

 

2. EMAIL COMMENTS BEFORE THE MEETING (try to get them in before Monday)

Submit an email to cityclerk@oxnard.org no later than 3 p.m. on the Tuesday May 17th

In your subject line indicate the following agenda item number:
B. APPOINTMENT ITEM 2. Presentation by the Channel Islands Neighborhood Council on Water Quality.

All email correspondence will be forwarded to the City Council prior to the start of the meeting and made part of the legislative record.

 

3. Public Comments – Sign Up to Speak Remotely PRIOR to the Meeting

Click on the Meeting link highlighted below to sign up using the meeting  pre-registration form. Alternatively, contact the office of the city clerk by phone (805-385-7803) or email (cityclerk@oxnard.org). Pre-registration closes at 3:00 PM the day of the meeting.

SPEAKER FORM LINKS:

Select the following agenda item number:
B. APPOINTMENT ITEM 2. Presentation by the Channel Islands Neighborhood Council on Water Quality.

4. PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS REMOTELY DURING THE MEETING

TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS REMOTELY DURING THE MEETING
DURING the meeting dial (888) 475-4499
Enter Meeting ID: 816 6547 0992 and Passcode: 026847
NOTE IF ASKED FOR PARTICIPANT ID just hit the #
When the Mayor announces agenda item (2) press *9 to raise your hand while in the zoom waiting room. Once called on, press *6 to unmute your phone.

Watch from home!

The public may view the meeting from home on Spectrum channel 10, Frontier channel 35, or YouTube at Youtube.com/oxnardnews.
Video recordings of the meeting are typically available online following the meeting at the City’s website at www.oxnard.org/city-meetings.

COMMENT SUGGESTIONS:

The homeowners should NOT be the only ones charged for the water quality monitoring because we did not cause the problem!

The costs of water quality monitoring and mitigation should be shared by:

  • City of Oxnard, 
  • City of Port Hueneme, 
  • Ventura County Watershed Protection District
  • Channel Islands Harbor marinas, boat yards, fuel dock
  • Channel Islands Harbor Businesses
  • Ventura County Farm Bureau
  • NRG or the NEW owners of Mandalay Generating Station, 
  • CenterPoint Energy (owners of Edison Canal), 
  • State and Regional Water Boards, 
  • State EPA, 
  • State and Federal Clean Water grants, etc.
  • Channel Islands Harbor homeowners

A fair calculation of responsibility needs to be agreed upon, established and enforced.

August 2020
CINC submitted a funding document that our HOA agreed to ONE TIME.
We expressly disagreed with the methodology of percentage based on Sq Ft of surface.
Our reason for disagreement is that this methodology does NOT take into account density, use or agreements from the past.
08172020 CINC Harbor Water Quality Sensor Budget Final

WE AGREE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!
WE WANT A FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSES!

 

CIWHA Letter to City Council: CIWHA_To_City_May_17_Water_Quality

PLEASE

LET THEM KNOW – how important the health of the water is in our harbor!
Channel Islands Harbor offers recreational opportunities for residents and visitors alike from boating, kayaking, swimming, fishing, dining, shopping, picnicking, walking and relaxing in ocean breezes and open space. It is vitally important that all who live, work and visit are not put at risk by our waters and that our waters do not destroy the environment beyond the breakwater.
 
Funding for the protection of our harbor water is of great importance not only to those who live and work in the harbor but also those who visit the harbor and beyond. The waters in our harbor do not begin at the canal nor do they end at the bridge on Channel Islands Blvd. Our waters begin all over the county and a flow through the harbor to Kiddie beach and beyond to the surrounding beaches and the ocean. The ocean is a vitally important resource to protect and preserve and therefor the condition of all waters from rivers, streams, and harbors that flow to it matter.

More background information

Notes from the CINC Clean Water Team

The CINC Water Quality Team has missed 3 months of WQ Sampling due to lack of funding.  

They are waiting for one more Wet Weather sampling event, per the original agreement.

In January, the City of Oxnard asked the Regional Board to extend Babcock laboratory processing, but the Regional Board has not responded yet.

The team thinks the State Water Board should continue to pay for the laboratory processing cost until the degradation problem is resolved for several reasons:

·         The State Water Board’s mandate to close the Once-Through-Cooling power plants by 2020, without any Environmental Impact Reports was a major contributing factor to the degradation in Channel Islands Harbor water quality.  Unintended consequences.

·         The samples collected in 2021 show some exceedances of Water Quality Objectives.

·         The Channel Islands homeowners are the victims of the water quality degradation.  We should NOT be the only parties responsible for monitoring and remediation costs.

·         The data for the first 2 months of 2021 has not been uploaded to SWAMP or CEDEN by Delta Labs.  Is Delta Labs still under contract to provide that data?  We have PDF laboratory reports from Delta, but if the data does not get into CEDEN, the Water Board will not consider it for their impairment analysis.

·         The Regional Board said they will NOT be evaluating the data we have collected until the 2024 California Integrated Report Cycle.

·         We need to continue monthly monitoring for the parameters specified in the QAPP to determine if the Best Management Practices (BMPs) are effective.  Is the water quality improving or getting worse?  You can’t manage it if you don’t measure it.

·         The response to the Public Comments at the September 2018 meeting stated the “Regional Water board remains committed to working with others to take appropriate actions” to address any water quality impacts in Channel Islands Harbor.

·         We are counting on the Water Boards to identify the dischargers and use the TMDL programs and other tools to require the dischargers to implement BMPs and reduce the pollutants coming into Channel Islands Harbor.

·         The Water Boards have the authority to enforce the Clean Water Act.

This Problem is Not New  – it has been ignored.

2003 Coastal Commission Development Plan documentation contains details of concerns for the developments North of the bridge, but also notes issues in in the south part of the Harbor near the entrance regarding Water Quality issues. NOTE: THIS WAS LONG BEFORE THE CLOSURE OF THE POWER PLANT

Water Quality Tests April 1999 – May 2003
[ref: see page 231 https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/reports/2003/7/Th8a-7-2003.pdf]

Additional Excerpts:
“One of the beaches with the highest failure rate is the one existing Kiddie Beach (official name: Channel Islands Beach Park) located just inside the Channel Islands Harbor mouth and fronting the main channel. In each of its past three annual reports, Heal The Bay has identified Kiddie Beach as one of ten most frequently polluted beaches surveyed. Provided as Attachment #2, is a Heal The Bay letter dated February 13, 2003 to the California Coastal Commission regarding pollution problems of enclosed beaches generally and specific concerns about water quality of the Sea bridge shallow bay.”

“On February 4, 2003 (Attachment #3 ) the State of California Water Quality Control Board adopted a resolution designating the existing Kiddie Beach as an impaired site pursuant to Section 303(d) of the Federal Clean Water Act. It notes that this decision is based on data collected in 1999, 2000 and 2001 showing bacteria exceeded State standards in 54 of 99 water samples. On the same date and in the entire Channel Islands Harbor was designated as a Section 303( d) site due to the presence of lead and zinc in sediment.”

“Attachment #4 is a letter to the City regarding the Sea bridge project from the Environmental Health Division of the Resource Management Agency of Ventura County dated March 18, 2002. It states the known experience in Ventura County and elsewhere that swimming beaches in enclosed harbors “have a history of not meeting bacterial water quality standards ….”

[ref: see page 199 https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/reports/2003/7/Th8a-7-2003.pdf]

Water Quality – Clean Water Team request for support 3/13/22

The Clean Water Team is a dedicated group of Homeowner Volunteers from neighborhoods in Channel Islands Harbor that have been active in monitoring and seeking sources of the problem as well as solution and funding.
There is an agenda Item on Tuesday March 15, 2022 that comments in support of would be most appreciated!
 

Please send an email NOW for City Council meeting 3/15/22

WRITTEN COMMENTS to CITY

Submit an email to cityclerk@oxnard.org
Subject line: 3/15/22  L. 8. Channel Islands Water Quality and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Report.

Agenda Item detail:
Channel Islands Water Quality and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Report.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receive and file a report on water quality monitoring efforts in the Channel Islands Harbor.
Comments suggestion:
I support support the CINC Clean Water Team and request for continued water quality sampling laboratory costs, paid for by the City, County, State Water Board, and other responsible parties.
 
The issues in Mandalay Channel Islands Harbor as a whole and the contaminants eventually impact Kiddie Beach and then flow right out to the ocean. Following the closure of the Power plant the trek to the ocean is simply a longer one.
 
The residents of the various Channel Islands Harbor homeowner associations are the closest observers of this problem however they should NOT be the only parties responsible for testing and remediation of the degraded water quality in the harbor.
 
NOTE: Add your name and address at the end of your email!

Background

In 2018 and algal bloom occurred in Channel Islands Harbor that may have been related to the shut down of the power plant’s cooling pumps that were decommissioned on March of 2018 as part of a mandate from the California State Water Resources Control Board. At that time the City of Oxnard began nutrient sampling in the harbor and a group of volunteers came together (The Clean Water Team) comprised of volunteers who have been trained and have been using their own boats and many hours to collect samples required to continue monitoring, seeking sources of the problem as well as solutions and funding.
 
The State Water Board funded the laboratory processing costs in 2021 and that testing revealed several exceedences in areas of the Edison Canal and Mandalay Bay. As a result of those findings the Clean Water Team is requesting an extension of that funding. The volunteers from the Clean Water Team will continue to use their boats and labor hours to collect the samples, following the QAPP (Quality Assurance Project Plan) procedures, at no charge to the City.
 
It is the Water Board’s responsibility to require the dischargers (City, County MS4, VCAILG-Farm Bureau, Marina Lessees, and Dept of Transportation) to contribute to the cost of continued water quality sampling.
 
Any comments you make will support our request for continued water quality sampling laboratory costs, paid for by the City, County, State Water Board, and other responsible parties.
 
The issues in this Harbor impact Channel Islands Harbor as a whole and the contaminants eventually impact Kiddie Beach and then flow right out to the ocean. Following the closure of the Power plant the trek to the ocean is simply a longer one.
 
The residents of the various Channel Islands Harbor homeowner associations are the closest observers of this problem however they should NOT be the only parties responsible for testing and remediation of the degraded water quality in the harbor.

Ways to comment

WRITTEN COMMENTS 

Submit an email to cityclerk@oxnard.org no later than 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting (Please indicate the agenda item number in the subject line). All email correspondence will be forwarded to the City Council​/Committee​ prior to the start of the meeting and made part of the legislative record.

More Ways to PARTICIPATE IN CITY COUNCIL/COMMITTEE MEETIN​G​S

Public Comments – Sign Up to Speak PRIOR to the Meeting

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  1. March 15, 2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING/Speaker Form Link
  2. Speakers shall have up to three minutes to speak. Public comments on items not on the agenda shall be taken at the beginning of the meeting. If there are more speakers than can be accommodated during thirty minutes, additional speakers will be given an opportunity to speak at the end of the meeting.

    CALL IN DURING MEETING: Public Comments Taken DURING the Meeting without early sign-up

    Regular Meeting – 6:00 PM
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    Public comments on agenda items shall be taken following the announcement of the item. After the item is announced, members of the public shall have three minutes to register or otherwise be recognized for the purpose of providing public comment. During this three-minute time period, public comments may be taken and the City Council or staff may discuss the item being considered or briefly respond to public comments.

    In both cases, Speakers shall have up to three minutes to speak. Public comments on items not on the agenda shall be taken at the beginning of the meeting. If there are more speakers than can be accommodated during thirty minutes, additional speakers will be given an opportunity to speak at the end of the meeting.

See all Oxnard Meetings Agendas and recordings https://www.oxnard.org/city-meetings/

Watch Meetings on YouTube: City of Oxnard YouTube channel – watch live or subscribe.

 

 

THE ITEM REFERRED TO ON THIS PAGE IS:
L: INFORMATION CONSENT AGENDA

8. Public Works Department
SUBJECT: Channel Islands Water Quality and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Report.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receive and file a report on water quality
monitoring efforts in the Channel Islands Harbor.
(Public Works and Transportation Committee approved 3-0)
Legislative Body: City Council
Contact: Michael Wolfe, (805) 385-8055

ITEM 8: 8. Channel Islands Water Quality and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Report.
(Click here for PDF)

The 50/50 Split – Oxnard Agrees to 50/50 split on ALL seawall repair and maintenance!

50/50 Split passed 7-0

 

 OCTOBER 5 2020

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SENT COMMENTS!

SUBJECT: Resolution to Affirm City Commitment to Seawall Funding.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council adopt a resolution affirming the City of Oxnard’s commitment to share the repair/replacement costs associated with the Mandalay Bay seawalls in the amount of 50% of the total repair/replacement costs with the funding mechanism to be determined at a later date.

Approved by City Council 7-0

Coverage of the 50/50 Split

Article on Citizens Journal

By George Miller

After 20 years of little action by the city except stopgap repairs and studies, the current Oxnard City Council voted unanimously on 10-6-20 to agree to fund half of the estimated $200 million to renovate the Channel Islands Harbor Mandalay Bay neighborhood seawalls, for up to a 75 year additional life. The walls were built in the early 1970’s and are insufficiently resistant to the saline environment, earthquakes and are well past their useful life. This would be done over a period of many years.

45 years ago in August – Channel Islands Waterfront Homeowners appearing at City Council

 8/26/1975  “Residents appeared to address concerns regarding algae vacuuming, naming of Waterways and whether or not homeowners should bear full cost of Waterways Maintenance.”

The historical records have been preserved and passed on over the years through volunteers with the Channel Islands Waterfront Homeowners Association (CIWHA).

Current HOA President Bill Clark shows up in historical documents with great regularity and his calm demeanor is and always has been an anchor in the extreme tidal fluctuations of City staff and local politics.  I will forget many and want to apologies in advance for missing some steady participants!

From the past…

We owe a debt of gratitude to the hard work of many over the years
Members of the CIWHA board and Seawall Team
Virgil Lockhart  (Massive historical documentation archives)
Robert Freeland (Rocket Scientist & Past CIWHA President
Patty McInnes
Evelina Bartoline Arglen
Trevor Smith  (Water Quality)
Frank Everts
George Arglen
Lillian Elswick (early secretary of CIWHA who never threw away a piece of paper)
Lauraine Bradish

From the past and still active
William Scarpino (Past HOA President and longtime member of the Seawall Team)
Jim Cowell
Chuck Carter (Water Quality)

Current members of the board who have been around for years like Tom Shideler, Matthew Steinorth and Keith Beckwith who document, volunteer and jump in whenever and wherever needed and kept the membership active and new members of the board Mike Hass and Alison Gabel have been doggedly making sure work on landscaping is not lost in the mix!

In the past few years we have had new volunteers form a Communications Team that in addition to facilitating communications has reviewed and brought much needed organization to past documents – not just on seawalls but landscaping and water quality as well which all blend into waterways 1

The Communications Team:
Carol Taylor
Connie Heagy
Pat Younis
Alison Gabel
Judy Havas

We also want to thank our District Councilman Bert Perello and  the City Manager Alex Nguyen for prioritizing this and Public Works Rosemarie Gaglione and Jeri Cooper and Omar Ortiz for pushing ahead with what can be done in the as is state of our budget. And Mayor Flynn and City Council for hearing us and voting unanimously to approve!

Oxnard  Public Works & Transportation
Committee Meeting July 28 2020

Public Works & Transportation approves amended resolution for seawall funding

https://tricountysentry.com/Article/Index/8d3013a1-dd7f-46fa-b412-de648ab50965

Oxnard– The Public Works & Transportation Committee, July 28, approved an amended resolution for seawall funding in Mandalay Bay and committed to 50 percent funding unanimously.

The committee also directed the city staff to work with Mandalay Bay and iron out all the details of the funding mechanism.

The original resolution committed the city to share 50 percent of the cost if the Mandalay community forms a community facilities district (CFD) to satisfy its obligations for the other 50 percent.

Oxnard moves closer to seawall agreement with Mandalay Bay residents

Wendy Leung

Ventura County Star

November 7 2019 at 6 PM Special City Council Meeting – Fisherman’s Wharf

November 7 2019 at 6 PM Special City Council Meeting – Fisherman’s Wharf

 

YOUR SUPPORT IS SO IMPORTANT

Write to City Council – ask them to SAY NO on Nov 7th
cityclerk@oxnard.org

Contact everyone you know and have them do the same!

BE THERE NOV 7th
6 PM in City Council Chambers
COME EARLY!

Attend the meeting and fill out a comment card

Bring a friend – a neighbor – your family!

NO to 400 Apartments! NO to Density! NO to Oxnard losing jurisdiction!
NO to a Local Coastal Plan Amendment!

Tuesday September 24, 2019 5th Street PLANNING MEETING

Tuesday September 24, 2019 5th Street PLANNING MEETING

North Shore Development Meeting TUESDAY SEPT 24 2019 at 6pm

The developer of North Shore at Mandalay Bay presented along with City Planners to discuss our concerns about the approval of such an old permitted project circa 1999 on the former oil field dump. It is located at 5th Street and Harbor Blvd.

It was made clear that the item for approval was not a permit but a plot map.

The developer took the time to explain the history of the mitigation and had experts on site to give technical details.

The INCO MAC group still had questions but it was agreed that the LA Water Quality Control Board was the agency to approach with those concerns.

THANK YOU CITY OF OXNARD & THANKS to the Developers!

UPDATE: 9/23/2019 1  pm
There was an agenda Item for Public Works and Transportation Committee Meeting, Tuesday September 24th

The ITEM  has been pulled due to requests! See further down on the page for that – we will post more when we know more!

Tell the City to work out FUNDING before approval!

 

WE TOLD THEM – THEY LISTENED!

The following item is being removed from tomorrows agenda!

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Council Chambers, 305 West Third Street
Tuesday September 24, 2019 Regular Meeting – 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

Agenda Item D REPORTS   (see full agenda)

D.REPORTS
1.Public Works Department

SUBJECT: Approval of Second Amendment to Aquatic Bioassay Laboratories, Inc. Professional Services Agreement A-8093. (5/5/5)RECOMMENDATION: That the Public Works and Transportation Committee recommend that the City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a Second Amendment to Professional Services Agreement A-8093, with Aquatic Bioassay Laboratories, Inc. (Consultant), that:

  1. Adds $400,000 for testing requirements to the wastewater treatment plant ocean monitoring program in order to comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit;
  2. Adds $173,000 for the ongoing water quality monitoring and support for the Special Districts Channel Islands Harbor (Special Districts) on an as-needed basis; and 3. Increases the Agreement from $759,933 to a new total of $1,332,933.Contact: Rosemarie Gaglione, (805) 385-8055

 

IF YOU CAN NOT ATTEND

You can send Comments to:
Chair Bryan MacDonald <bryn.macdonald@oxnard.org>
Bert Perello <perellobert@gmail.com>
Tim Flynn <tim.flynn@oxnard.org>

Waterways 1 (Mandalay) was stuck with 55% of the last round! 55% of $173,000 is $95,150 We should not have to pay this much!

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

On May 7th 2019 City Council approved and authorized the Mayor to execute:

The Third Amendment to Agreement No. A-7583 with Weck Laboratories, Inc. to:
1. Add the Special Districts Division to the Agreement’s Scope of Services; and 2. Increase the value of the Agreement from $900,000 to $960,000 for ongoing services relating to the Channel Islands Harbor water quality issue.

The methodology for funding was based on a simplistic GIS calculation of area the majority (55%) of the funding was taken from MANDALAY Waterways 1.

We do not believe this to be fair considering development agreements for Seabridge and Westport, the boat density in those developments and the access for those developments through the main channel and public benefit of the waterways in general.
Our waterways are PUBLIC ACCESS to multiple developments, multiple PUBLIC Marinas and are used by businesses and visitors to the entire Channel Islands Harbor.

With the pending  5th Street Development – we are still carrying the burden, the burden is increasing taking away funds from the SEAWALLS –  again!

55% of NEW AMOUNT: $173,000  is $95,150

 

The prescribed allocation  for the cost of water quality testing and mitigation has burdened Mandalay Bay with a 55% share of costs. The percentage shares are defined by overall channel area on the GIS map which includes the main channel which is in fact, a public highway. No one can access any place in the harbor without having access to the main channel. This division of area should not include the main channel as solely Mandalay Bay’s responsibility and should be removed from Mandalay Bay’s percentage of allocation

Water quality is an issue affecting the entire harbor and community. Neighboring residents cannot be expected to bear the burden of costs for a much larger issue, which was not created by these residents.

 WE REQUEST THE CITY
Make responsible and equitable decisions on this and related issues.

There are many who should accept fiscal responsibility and share in this burden:

  • The City of Oxnard
  • The County of Ventura
  • The State of California
  • Public Marinas at Seabridge and White Sails ( White Sails is a part of Westport)
  • CenterPoint
  • NRG
  • The North Shore residential project at Wooley and Fifth Street
  • Homeless funds from the  neighboring dunes homeless encampments
  • The local farm community

 

An equitable solution for cost allocation must be mandated before any more funds can be taken from neighboring homeowners.

Upcoming meetings May and June 2019

Upcoming Community Budget Meetings

  1. PAST:   Saturday, May 11th, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    Charles Blackstock Junior High School, 701 East Bard Road.[MAP]
  2. PAST:   Monday, May 13th, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme, 1900 West 5th Street [MAP]
  3. PAST:  Wednesday, May 15th, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
    Rose Avenue Elementary School, 220 South Driskill Street [MAP]
  4. Monday, May 20th, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
    River Ridge Clubhouse, 2401 West Vineyard Avenue [MAP]

Upcoming City Council Budget Meetings

These meetings will be held in City Council Chambers 305 W 3rd St, Oxnard, CA 93030 [MAP]
The outcome of the community Meetings and final budget information will be presented:

1. Tuesday, June 4, 2019 – Public Hearing on Proposed Budget
2. Tuesday, June 18, 2019 – Council Consideration and Adoption of FY 2019-2020 Budget

May 14 2019 Community Budget Meeting for fiscal year 2019 – 2020 at the Boys and Girls Club in west Oxnard.
Thanks to Dan Pinedo for the video below:

Dan Pinedo has been kind enough to Video many on the important meetings that are not available on The City Site.

See: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuD5HjRYawSqGOf3ZR0U5RA

Oxnard Budget Community Meeting 5-11-2019

THANKS TO DAN PINEDO!

Below is the link to YouTube video of the City of Oxnard 2019-2020 budget Community Meeting.

On May 11, 2019 the City of Oxnard held a Community Budget Meeting for fiscal year 2019 – 2020 at Blackstock School in south Oxnard. In its efforts to inform the residents, Oxnard City Manager Alex Nguyen and department heads are holding these budget meetings at several locations in the city, this is the first of four. Mr. Nguyen first presents a brief history that helps explain how the City of Oxnard has arrived at its current state. Facing a budget deficit of $9,200,000, department heads then give presentations describing the cuts on services and their impact in order to help explain how it plans to meet the shortfall.

On June 4, 2019 the city will hold a Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget, and on June 18, 2019 the City Council will receive the proposed 2019 – 2020 budget for Consideration and Adoption.

May 7, 2019  OXNARD CITY COUNCIL

May 7, 2019 OXNARD CITY COUNCIL

Speaking up!  CIWHA homeowners in Mandalay continue to request repairs be scheduled.

May 7, 2019 OXNARD CITY COUNCIL

Homeowners spoke on 3 items

You can watch the meeting under Available Archives – https://www.oxnard.org/city-council-meetings/

  1. Prior to Closed session at 4:30 ( 2 speakers – Carol and Debbie 8:07 )
    re item 2  Closed session item regarding Hemlock lawsuit
  2. Public Comments Items not on the agenda
    (3 speakers Debbie 1:14:30 followed by Carol 1:16:20 – one other speaker before Judy at 1:19:48)
  3. Public Comments on Consent Agenda (Public Works Lab contract water quality) (1 speaker Debbie 1:59:44)

AGENDA

Closed Session 4:30 PM
Appointment Item 6:00 PM
Regular Meeting 6:00 PM
Council Chambers, 305 West Third Street [MAP] Parking off 2nd Street – entrance See image

AGENDA

 

High Priority Goals

1: Agendize and approve Pilaster Project

We wish to request an item to be added to an Agenda as soon as possible.
Please agendize and approve an amendment to the Harbor OffShore* agreement to add a work order to proceed with the Pilaster Repair Project for the repair of (50) of the worst condition pilasters.

Harbor Offshore still is under contract with the City of Oxnard and has completed this type of work in the past and was included in the plans & estimates for the next phase which was placed on hold after being funded and fully permitted and they have the special equipment to do this project.

2: Reinstate our ability to meet with NBS to finish our funding district

At the City Council meeting on April 2nd following the Capital Improvement Presentation we raised the issue that the budget numbers indicated for the Seawall Repairs in Mandalay had no basis in reality as they stated numbers for a fund that does not exist and cannot exist until formed, brought to ballot and approved by voters. We estimate this as at least 2 years from the time we resume development of a funding district.

The Feasibility Study has not yet been completed therefore estimates are best guesses – this study was paid for out of Waterways fund 121 which we have been requesting (for many years) be addressed due to inadequate funding. The CITY presented a plan of tripling the assessment in 2006 which we were agreeable to and NOTHING HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

We were working with NBS and the City for well over a year until yet another internal changing of the guard in 2017 derailed that work. As it stands our district remains grossly underfunded and new policy changes have removed us from our 20 year involvement in participating in anything to do with seawall maintenance – we need to finish this work.

 

Also of Note and great concern: The TranSystems contract for seawall monitoring is due to expire in June

Although our Priority at this meeting was to schedule the delayed Pilaster Repairs the Water Quality Funding is still an important item!

SUBJECT: Approval of Third Amendment to Agreement for Trade Services with Weck Laboratories, Inc. for processing water testing samples for the Channel Islands Water Quality Issue.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Third Amendment to Agreement No. A-7583 with Weck Laboratories, Inc. to: 1. Add the Special Districts Division to the Agreement’s Scope of Services; and 2. Increase the value of the Agreement from $900,000 to $960,000 for ongoing services relating to the Channel Islands Harbor water quality issue.
Legislative Body: City Council Contact: Rosemarie Gaglione, (805) 385-8055

NOTE from CIWHA – the funding split was hotly contested at an earlier meeting regarding a need for testing and the final decision was to fund through Measure O.
The next decision to split the funding for a new contract for services was decided in a Committee meeting and though we contested the info consent agenda item – the following split this was passed:
L-7_Staff_Report


The decision to take 55% of the funds needed for this phase was decided on by a simplistic GIS calculation of area.
We do not believe this to be fair considering development agreements for Seabridge and Westport, the boat density in those developments and the access for those developments through the main channel and public benefit of the waterways in general.

CIWHOA is Waterways Zone 1 Mandalay

 

City Council Meeting April 2 2019

Thanks to all who showed up and spoke!

There is a wonderful article with great detail in the Citizens Journal!

There was a great turnout of Mandalay residents at the April 2nd meeting!

While the city Council voted unanimously to approve the CIP, there was a clear message that Capital Improvement Projects that are funded should move forward.

 

The City Council is being asked to approve a

DRAFT Five Year Capital Improvement Program

If you are available to attend please fill out a speaker card and it is perfectly fine if all you say is:

  “We request that the approval of the CIP be denied based on erroneous and inaccurate information”

 

Fill out speaker card for public comments on Item M. REPORTS

This is the last item on the agenda please submit your speaker card as early as possible.

M. REPORTS

 

Public Works Department

 

1. SUBJECT: Five Year Capital Improvement Program and Use of Bond Proceeds. (30/10/20)
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council:
1. Select which projects to fund from the Draft 2019-2024 City of Oxnard Five Year Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”);
2. Adopt the 2019-2024 City of Oxnard Five Year Capital Improvement Program; and
3. Approve the proposed list of non-CIP redevelopment bond proceeds projects and appropriate funding to these projects.
(By the time this item is posted for City Council, the CIP will not have yet gone to the Public Works and Transportation Committee for review. It goes to the Committee on March 26, 2019. Staff will provide a report to the Council at a later date regarding the recommendation of the Committee.)
Legislative Body: City Council Contact: Rosemarie Gaglione, (805) 385-8055

 

How to Speak at City Council:

There are generally 2 or more opportunities to address City Council at a regular meeting  – Items NOT on the Agenda and specific items ON the Agenda.

To speak you fill out a speaker card usually found in the hall just outside chambers along with a copy of the Agenda. Fill out the Speaker card and note the ITEM on the Agenda you wish to comment on.

You can speak about anything NOT on the agenda – and for that you write
F. Public comments on matters not on the agenda

Public comments on matters not on the agenda and within the subject matter jurisdiction of City Council
This agenda Item follows:

  • Opening ceremonies
  • Pledge of Allegiance
  • Ceremonial calendar

You can also make comments on specific items ON the agenda but you must indicate the agenda item on your speaker card

This week (April 2, 2019)
The item we are concerned about is ITEM M: REPORTS the request to approve the DRAFT Five Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)

We are asking for speakers to fill out a speaker card for Public comments ITEM M: REPORTS

This agenda Item IS THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA
and public comments will be hear AFTER the presentation by staff

It would be great if everyone who can attend could state:

 

“We request that the approval of the CIP be denied based on erroneous and inaccurate information”

When you speak please state your name and that you are a resident of Mandalay Bay
and a member of Channel Islands Waterway Homeowners Association

OXNARD CITY COUNCIL
OXNARD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SUCCESSOR AGENCY
OXNARD FINANCING AUTHORITY
OXNARD HOUSING AUTHORITY
Council Chambers, 305 West Third Street
April 2, 2019
Regular Meeting 6:00 PM

 

WHY?

The CIP contains numbers that are impossible because our Waterways Fund does not collect enough to pay for 3,000,000 in 2021 or 11,000,000 in the 2 years following.

Unless the City is planning on funding that this seems completely erroneous and inaccurate.

Click to expand then click back:

 

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Oxnard City Council Members and email addresses

Timothy B. Flynn Mayor tim.flynn@oxnard.org

Carmen Ramírez Mayor Pro Tem District 2 carmen.ramirez@oxnard.org

Bert E. Perello, Councilmember, District 1 perellobert@gmail.com (We are in District 1)

Oscar Madrigal, Councilmember, District 3 oscar.madrigal@oxnard.org

Bryan MacDonald Councilmember, District 3 bryan.macdonald@oxnard.org

Gabriela Basua, Councilwoman, District 5 gabriela.basua@oxnard.org

Vianey Lopez, Councilmember, District 6 vianeyforoxnard@gmail.com

Oxnard District-Based Elections (map and Information)

On February 27, 2018, the City Council held the final public hearing regarding districting and approved by a 4 to 1 vote the first reading of an ordinance implementing its decision regarding the district map and the sequencing of the elections in each of the districts. The City Council adopted this ordinance at its meeting on March 6, 2018. The ordinance became effective immediately.

To View the District Map: CLICK HERE

Please see the City of Oxnard Frequently Asked Questions page for details about district elections.

Video: City of Oxnard District Based Elections