Written materials relating to an item on this agenda that are distributed to the legislative bodies within 72 hours before the item is to be considered at its regularly scheduled meeting will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office, 300 West Third Street 4th Floor during customary business hours. Agenda reports are also on the City of Oxnard web site at www.oxnard.org.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require special assistance to participate in a meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 385-7803. Notice at least 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to reasonably arrange for your accessibility to the meeting.
Agenda Item Time Estimates include: (Minutes for Presentation + Council Discussion + Public Comment)
AGENDA
OXNARD CITY COUNCIL
OXNARD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SUCCESSOR AGENCY
OXNARD FINANCING AUTHORITY
OXNARD HOUSING AUTHORITY
Meeting Location: Council Chambers, 305 West Third Street November 21, 2023
Closed Session - 4:45 PM
Appointment Items - 5:30 PM
Regular Meeting - 6:00 PM
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 2449, MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY MAY MEET IN- PERSON OR REMOTELY. TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY VISIT WWW.OXNARD.ORG.
To find out how you may provide public comment, please refer to the instructions below or at www.https://www.oxnard.org/city-meetings/.
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Video recordings of the meeting are typically available online following the meeting at the City’s website at www.oxnard.org/city- meetings.
*Please see the link for the Measure M pre-recorded presentation video for each item listed on this agenda.
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.
2. EMAIL COMMENTS OR SIGN UP TO SPEAK REMOTELY BEFORE THE MEETING
a. Submit a request to speak remotely by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting by using the form available at www.oxnard.org/citymeetings.
b. Submit an email to [email protected] by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting (indicate the agenda item number in the subject line). All email correspondence will be forwarded to the legislative body prior to the start of the meeting and made part of the legislative record.
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c. Contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 385-7803 to submit your request.
3. PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT REMOTELY DURING THE MEETING
a. Follow Zoom details listed above.
b. Public comments on agenda items will be taken following the announcement of the item. After the item is announced, members of the public may register or otherwise be recognized for the purpose of providing public comment.
Please review the Zoom instructions on the registration page to help ensure there are no technical difficulties during your comments and help you understand public comment procedures using Zoom. Detailed participation instructions can be found at www.oxnard.org/city-meetings.
In the event of a disruption which prevents a legislative body of the City of Oxnard from broadcasting a meeting using a call-in option or internet- based service option, or in the event of a disruption within the City’s control which prevents members of the public from offering public comment using the call-in option or internet-based service option, the legislative body shall take no further action on items appearing on a meeting agenda until public access to the meeting via the call-in option or internet-based service option is restored. However, if any of the broadcast options are disrupted, but any of the other broadcast options is still available to the public, the legislative body may take further action on items appearing on a meeting agenda without waiting for the disrupted broadcast option(s) to be restored.
A. ROLL CALL, POSTING OF AGENDA
THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATIVE BODIES ARE MEETING: City Council
CONSIDERATION OF TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 2449
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
At this time, a person may address the legislative body only on matters appearing on the closed session agenda. The presiding officer shall limit public comments to three minutes.
C. CLOSED SESSION (4:45 PM)
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)).
Name of case: City of Camden, et al. v. 3M Company United States District Court Case No. 2:23-cv-03147-RMG
Legislative Body: City Council
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)).
Name of case: City of Camden, et al. v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, et al. United States District Court
Case No. 2:23-cv-03230-RMG
Legislative Body: City Council
D. APPOINTMENT ITEMS (5:30 PM)
1. City Manager Department
SUBJECT: Ventura County Civic Alliance State of the Region Report. (30 minutes) RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receive the State of Region Report from the Ventura Civic Alliance.
Legislative Body: City Council
Contact: Alexander Nguyen, (805) 385-7430
E. OPENING CEREMONIES (6:00 PM)
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Pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States.
F. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
1. SUBJECT: Presentation of a Proclamation Designating the Month of November, 2023 as "Family Caregivers Month."
2. SUBJECT: Presentation of a Proclamation Designating December 1, 2023 as "World AIDS Day."
3. SUBJECT: Special Guest from the North Pole.
G. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
A person may address the legislative body only on matters not appearing on the agenda and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body. Speaker requests shall be submitted as set forth on the first page of this agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. After 30 minutes, if all speakers have not had the opportunity to speak, the remaining speakers will be given an opportunity to speak prior to adjournment of the meeting. The legislative body cannot enter into a detailed discussion or take action on any items presented during public comments at this time. Such items may only be referred to the City Manager/Executive Director/Secretary for administrative action or scheduled on a subsequent agenda for discussion. Persons wishing to speak on public hearing items should do so at the time of the hearing.
H. REPORT OF CITY MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY
The City Manager/Executive Director/Secretary shall report on items of interest to the legislative body occurring since the last meeting. The legislative body cannot enter into detailed discussion or take action on any item presented during this report. Such items may only be referred to the City Manager/Executive Director/Secretary for administrative action or scheduled on a subsequent agenda for discussion.
1. City Manager Department
SUBJECT: Local Government Fun Fact: Homeless Crisis.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Public and City Council receive a City Manager discussion:
putting the State of California's Homeless Crisis in Perspective.
Legislative Body: City Council
Contact: Alexander Nguyen, (805) 385-7430
I. CITY COUNCIL/HOUSING AUTHORITY/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/FINANCING AUTHORITY
BUSINESS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
At this time, a member of the legislative body may make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on his or her activities. Further, members of the legislative body may request to schedule consideration of whether to place an item on a future agenda. The legislative body cannot enter into detailed discussion or take action on any item presented during this report. The member's report shall not exceed three minutes, unless additional time is granted by the presiding officer.
J. REVIEW OF INFORMATION/CONSENT AGENDA
The members of the legislative body will consider whether to remove Information/Consent Agenda items for discussion later during the meeting.
K. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON INFORMATION/CONSENT AGENDA
At this time, a person may address the legislative body only on matters appearing on the information/consent agenda. The presiding officer shall limit public comments to three minutes.
L. INFORMATION/CONSENT AGENDA
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1. City Clerk Department
SUBJECT: Approval of Minutes.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the minutes of October 17, 2023, regular meetings as presented.
Legislative Body: City Council
Contact: Dee Lai, (805) 385-8200
2. Public Works Department
SUBJECT: Purchase Order with Rush Truck Centers for a Vacuum Truck for the Wastewater Division.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Purchase Order with Rush Truck Centers in the amount of $471,762.84 for the purchase of a vacuum truck for the Wastewater Division.
(Public Works and Transportation Committee approved 3-0 on October 24, 2023) Legislative Body: City Council
Contact: Michael Wolfe, (805) 385-8055
3. Fire Department
SUBJECT: Authorize reappropriation of budgeted Measure O Funds in the amount of $102,000 to fund the replacement of a breathing air compressor at Fire Station One
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve reappropriating a portion of funds ($102,000) budgeted for grant matches in Fiscal Year 2023-24 Measure O Fund (Fund 104) and the corresponding Capital Outlay Fund (301) to instead, utilize those funds to replace a 20-year-old breathing air compressor used in refilling firefighter self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA).
(This item did not originate in Committee.)
Legislative Body: The City Council
Contact: Alexander Hamilton, (805) 385-7700
4. City Attorney Department
SUBJECT: Ordinance of the City Council Prohibiting Single-Use Plastic Foodware
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopt the Ordinance No. 3033 entitled: "Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Oxnard, California Amending Article XXIV of Chapter 7 of the Oxnard City Code Prohibiting the Use and Distribution of Single-Use Plastic Foodware."
(This item is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Title 14 of the California Rules of Regulation section 15061(b)(3))
(Public Works and Transportation Committee approved 3-0) Legislative Body: City Council
Contact: Stephen Fischer, (805) 385-7483
M. REPORTS
1. Community Development Department
SUBJECT: Commercial Cannabis Financial Auditing Services Agreement with Avenu Insights & Analytics, LLC (10 minutes).
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a 3-year
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agreement (with an option for two 1-year extensions) (Agreement No. 3240018) with Avenu Insights & Analytics, LLC. (“Avenu”), in an amount not to exceed $570,000 for commercial cannabis financial auditing services.
(The Finance and Governance Committee approved 2-0 (Council member Basua absent) on October 24, 2023 to approve the staff recommendation and to forward the item for Council approval.)
Please click the following link to view the required Measure M pre-recorded presentation video:
https://youtu.be/qFoNxUzFZ4A
Legislative Body: City Council
Contact: Jeff Pengilley, (805) 385-8208
2. Community Development Department
SUBJECT: Revision to the Planning Commission Rules and Procedures (Bylaws) (20 minutes)
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve a Resolution adopting proposed revisions to the Planning Commission Rules and Procedures (Bylaws) with staff’s recommended changes.
(The Finance & Governance Committee approved 2-0 (Council Member Basua absent) on October 24, 2023 to approve the staff recommendation and to forward the item for Council approval.)
Please click the following link to view the required Measure M pre-recorded presentation video:
https://youtu.be/YZQEF_GXtXg
Legislative Body: City Council
Contact: Jeff Pengilley, (805) 385-8208
N. ADJOURNMENT