Oxnard-- For once, my weekend wasn’t too bad. I had time to get the grocery shopping done and clean the kitchen, always one of my favorites. I got to sit and watch the Jets game on television; they won the game, and the bonus was they beat the Broncos. Know I lived in Denver for many years, but I grew up on Long Island and have been a Jets fan since Joe Namath beat the Colts in Super Bowl III...
Oct 13, 2023
Oxnard--The Public Works & Transportation Committee approved agreement 32400183 with Black Gold Industries on Tuesday, September 26. THE agreement gives Oxnard on-call Citywide hazardous waste and unknown waste identification, collection, and disposal services. Streets Division Manager Philip Schweider presented the report and said the agreement does not exceed $500,000 and has a one-ye...
Sep 29, 2023
Oxnard-- The Finance and Governance Committee Tuesday, September 26, approved a resolution updating its grant application procedures. Deputy City Manager Shiri Klima presented the item and said the grant procedure hasn’t been updated since 2001, and it currently takes six weeks for a grant to come before the Council. “That’s because we go to committees first and also because of the Sunshine Ord...
Sep 29, 2023
Oxnard--The Finance & Governance Committee unanimously approved the acquisition and implementation of budgeting software on Tuesday, September 26. The agreement with OpenGov Inc. is for OpenGov Budgeting & Planning Software and OpenGov Reporting & Transparency Software and does not exceed $771,493. The agreement includes a $60,110 budget appropriation from the Information Techno...
Sep 29, 2023
Oxnard--Life keeps rolling along for the city mouse out in the country as I keep trying to train journalism basics to people who have the desire but don’t understand structure. IT amazes me to teach who, what, where, when, and why, then get nothing in return. I guess it’s a moral victory when reporters show up and realize this is not a glamorous position; we’re worker bees dedicated to infor...
Sep 29, 2023
Oxnard-- The Finance and Governance Committee approved increasing the blanket purchase order (BPO) for All-Star Fire Equipment Co and LN Curtis & Sons on Tuesday, September 26. THE agreement extends the All-Star agreement not to exceed $500,000 and not to exceed $1 million for L.N. Curtis & Sons. The agreement will continue through June 30, 2024. Fire Chief Alex Hamilton presented t...
Sep 29, 2023
Oxnard-- The City Council received a report that reinvents the Oxnard Public Library (OPL) Tuesday September 19, with more services and amenities serving the community. CULTURAL and Community Services Assistant Director Rene Rakestraw presented the item and said the library has been on an 18-month journey, which started in 1907 on the corner of Fourth and C streets. “In 1909, a few addition...
Sep 22, 2023
Oxnard--The City Council Tuesday, September 19, approved the second amendment to agreement A-8230 for City-wide street sweeping services. The services include alleyways, parking lots and structures, and City facilities, extending the term from October 1, 2023, until June 30, 2024, and increasing the contract total to $2.050 million but not to exceed $3.850 million. Environmental Resources D...
Sep 22, 2023
Oxnard-- The City Council approved a funding agreement with the County of Ventura on Tuesday, September 19. The County will pay an amount not to exceed $1.3 million and fund portions of the water quality expenses at Channel Islands Harbor. The agreement also affirms the funding is a contribution from the County of Ventura and appropriates $300,000 to the ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Harbor Q...
Sep 22, 2023
Oxnard-- I was working the other day when one of the employees at my current location started complaining that he was using his personal computer to produce the paper and was wearing the machine out. OKAY, it seems like a point, so the management brought us new computers and said to use this computer instead. The problem, which is partly due to me being spoiled a little bit by my computer,...
Sep 22, 2023
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