Oxnard--The Public Works and Transportation Committee’s preliminary refuse cost of Service report continues with Assistant Public Works Director Brian Yanez saying total revenues in the Environmental Resources Department were more than expenses. THE rate study proposes an increase of up to $58.59 for a monthly 96-gallon service. “In 2024, our model project, our expenditures exceed our reven...
Nov 24, 2023
Oxnard--The Public Works and Transportation Committee received a preliminary refuse cost of Service report during its Tuesday, November 14 meeting. THE proposed rate hikes can reach up to $58.59 for a monthly 96-gallon service. The report includes trash, recycling, organics, and green waste information. The City’s environmental resources division has over 50,000 accounts, most of which are...
Nov 17, 2023
Oxnard-- The Finance and Governance Committee received an update on the City’s corrective action plan for closing past audit findings during its Tuesday, November 14, meeting, sending it forward to the full City Council. The report shows no change in the status of the open findings; they remain committed to providing the Council with semiannual corrective action plan updates. Senior Manager...
Nov 17, 2023
Oxnard--The Community Services Public Safety, Housing, and Development Committee approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Oxnard Fire Department and Oxnard Union High School District during its Tuesday, November 14 meeting. The program will cost about $20,000 in overtime over five weekends and is part of the 2023-2024 Fire Department budget in the general fund. The Department hopes...
Nov 17, 2023
Oxnard—With Veteran’s Day upon us, it makes me think about The Sarge, Sergeant Colin R. Frost, and Good Old Pop, who both proudly served our Country. POP served in World War II as a Petty Officer in the Navy and fought against Japan. When I was a young man, he didn’t speak much about his time in the service, but he did have a scar on his knee, which he attributed to falling down a ladder. H...
Nov 17, 2023
Oxnard-- The Community Services Public Safety Housing & Development Committee approved a blanket purchase order increase with Stryker Sales during its Tuesday, November 14, meeting. THE $400,000 increase is for the purchase of grant-funded automatic chest compression systems and other routine operational expenses. A blanket purchase order (BPO) is an agreement established with a ven...
Nov 17, 2023
Port Hueneme-- The Bubbling Springs Park upgrade story continues with Council Member Steven Gama asking about access to the parking area. THE Council adopted a resolution accepting $7.5 million from the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization (SPP) grant on Monday, November 6, to construct the Bubbling Springs Park Renewal Project. Gama asked how the parking area would be ad...
Nov 17, 2023
Port Hueneme--The City Council authorized a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Bubbling Springs Park Renewal Project during its Monday, November 6 meeting. THE Council adopted a resolution accepting $7.5 million from the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization (SPP) grant to construct the Bubbling Springs Park Renewal Project. For the City to be eligible to receive grant...
Nov 10, 2023
Oxnard--The City Council approved agreement 324000240 with Mariposa Landscapes on Tuesday, November 7, for 37 landscape maintenance districts and one maintenance assessment district. The agreement authorizes Mayor John Zaragoza to execute the deal for up to five years in an amount not to exceed $9 million, which includes all possible extensions for the five-year maximum term ending December...
Nov 10, 2023
Oxnard-- The Planning Commission’s updated bylaws continue with Planning & Environmental Services Manager Joe Pearson analyzing the Commission’s changes. The Finance and Governance Committee approved Planning Commission bylaws with changes during its October 24 meeting. He said Rule 13, subcommittees, was relocated from Section 10 of the bylaws. “This section has been revised to requi...
Nov 10, 2023
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