MINUTES
OXNARD CITY COUNCIL
Special Council Meeting
January 6, 2022
A. ROLL CALL, POSTING OF AGENDA
At 6:02 p.m., Mayor John C. Zaragoza called to order the special meeting of the Oxnard City Council, in the City Hall Council Chambers at 305 W. Third Street, Oxnard, California. The City Clerk called the roll and announced the posting of the agenda. Mayor Pro Tem Bryan A. MacDonald and Councilmembers Gabriela Basua, Vianey Lopez, Oscar Madrigal, Bert E. Perello, and Gabriel (Gabe) Teran were present via videoconference. Mayor Zaragoza was present in person.
Staff members present in person were Alexander Nguyen, City Manager; Stephen M. Fischer, City Attorney; Ken Rozell, Chief Assistant City Attorney; and Rose Chaparro, City Clerk.
Staff members Jason Zaragoza, Deputy City Attorney; Betsy George, Chief Financial Officer; and Steve Howlett, Assistant Public Works Director; participated via videoconference.
Kristen Parks and Douglas Johnson, Consultants with National Demographics Corporation also participated via videoconference.
THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATIVE BODIES ARE MEETING: City Council B. OPENING CEREMONIES (6:00 PM)
The flag salute was followed by a moment of silence.
C. PUBLIC HEARINGS
City Attorney Department
SUBJECT: Public Hearing Regarding Redistricting of City Council Districts (15/30/30) RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council conduct a public hearing regarding the redistricting process for City Council districts and receive a presentation from the City's redistricting consultant regarding the maps that have been submitted.
(This item did not originate in Committee.)
Because the presentation will be made by a consultant, the presentation was not prerecorded pursuant to Measure M.
The City Clerk announced the affidavit of publication and stated that no written communications were received.
Kenneth Rozell, Chief Assistant City Attorney, introduced Kristen Parks and Douglas Johnson, Consultants with National Demographics Corporation, which presented and answered questions.
Mayor Zaragoza opened the public testimony portion of the public hearing. Public comments were received from Ronald Arruejo, Barbara Macri-Ortiz, Lucy Cartagena, Daniel Chavez, and Debbie Mitchell.
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Without objection, the Council approved closing the public testimony portion of the public hearing. Discussion nsued among the Council and staff. Report was received and filed, no formal action was required.
D. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business on the agenda, and without objection, Mayor Zaragoza adjourned the meeting at 7:07 p.m.
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OSE CHAPARRO
City Clerk