Written Comments — Oxnard City Council, November 18, 2025

Subject: City Council Agenda Item M. REPORTS 1.

From: Steven Nash <
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>,Luis McArthur <[email protected]>, Gabe Teran [email protected]>, "Perello, Bert" < [email protected]>, Gabriela Basua <[email protected]>, Gabriela Rodriguez < [email protected]>,Aaron Starr <[email protected]>, Michaela Perez <[email protected]>
Date Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 9:34:00 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 9:34:06 PM GMT-08:00 M. REPORTS 1.

City Manager Department
The 45 million dollar investment fund must be immune from any efforts on the part of the city council or city manager to divert or reallocate funds to other projects that have nothing or little to do with South Oxnard. The City Manager states, "In the event that the organization folds (Centro Legal de Oxnard), the endowment reverts to the City's general fund to be used for facilities, programs, or services provided by the Community and Cultural Services Department." NO!!! The funds must always be earmarked for South Oxnard!!! What efforts were made to get buy-in from South Oxnard residents and community leaders? Were Port Hueneme officials brought into the discussions? The 29 million dollars earmarked for the community center should have a component highlighting the history and biological significance of Ormond Beach and the indigenous people who inhabited the area.

The City Manager stated "Oxnard is, broadly, a low-income community. Many of our residents have low education/training attainment". We can change that. The Centro Legal de Oxnard should include an endowment fund for the children of South Oxnard to attend law schools with the stipulation that they return to their community for public service upon completion of their law degrees for a predetermined length of time.

Why can't the battery storage facility be located anywhere along the route of the transmission towers? I would suspect the OBGS electrical substation would require major rehabilitation, if not a complete rebuild.

Would this battery facility preclude the Ormond Beach ecosystem from ever becoming a National Wildlife Refuge?
We approve this battery storage facility knowing that it will be forever a visual blight upon the majesty of the Ormond Beach wetlands area.

History of Ormond Beach
Ormond Beach is located in Ventura County. The history of Ormond Beach dates back over 10,000 years, with evidence of Chumash Native American settlements found in the area. The Chumash people were skilled fishermen and hunters, and they used the resources of the ocean and nearby rivers for their livelihood. 1 / 24
During the 16th century, Spanish explorers arrived in California and began colonizing the region. The Spanish established missions in the area, and the Chumash were eventually forced to convert to Christianity and work in the missions. The missions were eventually secularized in the 1830s. Most mission lands were granted to prominent Mexican citizens, government officials, or their wealthy friends.

The Southern California coast was once home to about 26,000 acres of wetlands, but decades of development have eliminated up to 90% of the marshes. These wetlands are literally incubators of life, home to fish nurseries and bird nesting grounds.

In Ventura County, the resource was held in such little regard that large industrial uses were directed there, including the Ormond Beach Generating Station and the former Halaco Engineering Co., which operated a metal smelter and dumped waste metals into a settling pond. It is now a Superfund cleanup site.
• From 1965 to 2004, Halaco operated a scrap metal recycling facility in Oxnard, California. • During its operation, the company dumped a large quantity of hazardous waste, including aluminum, magnesium, lead, and radioactive thorium, which contaminated the soil, groundwater, and adjacent wetlands.
• The contamination posed a threat to the Ormond Beach wetlands, home to several endangered and threatened species.
• After the company declared bankruptcy and ceased operations in 2004, the EPA took removal actions starting in 2006 to stabilize the site and limit the spread of contamination.

The main contaminants at the Halaco Engineering Company site included a large quantity of heavy metals and radioactive waste materials. These contaminants affected the soil, groundwater, and nearby Ormond Beach wetlands.

The hazardous materials found at the site include:
• Heavy metals: Aluminum, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, manganese, nickel, and zinc.
• Radioactive materials: Thorium and radium.
• Other pollutants: Airborne contaminants like ammonia, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter were released during the facility's operation.

The contamination resulted from the facility's scrap metal recycling processes, which produced over 700,000 cubic yards of waste material (also known as slag).

Environmental activism has been a significant part of the history of Ormond Beach, California, particularly in recent years. Teachers Roma Armbrust and Jean Harris worked hard to preserve the area. The environmental community has been at the forefront of efforts to protect and preserve the local environment. That community has undertaken a range of initiatives to promote sustainability and reduce the impact of human activity on the natural world at Ormond Beach and wetlands.

One of the most significant environmental challenges facing the Ormond Beach area has been the degradation of the local wetlands. Over the years, the wetlands have been threatened by pollution, urban development, and industrialization. In response, local activists have organized efforts to restore and protect the wetlands, including lobbying for the creation of the Ormond Beach Wetlands Preserve. 2 / 24
The Ormond Beach Wetlands Preserve covers over 1,500 acres of wetlands, dunes, and other natural habitats.

The preserve serves as an important habitat for local wildlife, including endangered species such as the Western snowy plover and the California least tern. In addition to providing a habitat for wildlife, the preserve is also an important resource for education and research, and has become a popular spot for classroom field trips, hiking, bird-watching, and the quiet contemplation of the pristine coast and view of Anacapa Island.

I offer this brief history as a lesson as to the incredibly deleterious impacts South Oxnard has experienced (and still is experiencing) from Oxnard's industrial exploitation of its pristine coast.

Thank you.

Steve Nash
Oxnard, CA
11-12-2025
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Subject: M. REPORTS 1. City Manager Department
From: Steven Nash <
To: Luis McArthur <[email protected]>, Gabe Teran <gabe. [email protected]>, "Perello, Bert" <[email protected]>, Gabriela Basua < [email protected]>, Gabriela Rodriguez <[email protected]>,Aaron Starr <[email protected]>,Michaela Perez < [email protected]>, City Clerk <[email protected]>, Steven Nash <[email protected]> Date Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2025 7:36:51 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Thursday, November 13, 2025 7:36:57 AM GMT-08:00 Follow-up to previous email:

Potential Negative Impacts from Incidents
• Toxic Chemical Release: The primary concern voiced by residents and community activists is the risk of a high-temperature lithium-ion battery fire. Such fires can be difficult to extinguish and release toxic gases, posing significant health risks to surrounding communities and first responders. A fire at a BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) facility can produce a range of highly toxic gases and fumes (such as hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen cyanide). These airborne pollutants could be carried by wind into the nearby wetlands, harming sensitive plant and animal species and degrading the air quality in their habitat.

Proximity to Residential Areas: Concerns exist regarding the facility's proximity to homes and neighborhoods, with residents expressing fears about the spread of toxic fumes in case of a fire, especially under windy conditions.
• Water and Soil Contamination: Firefighting efforts for large-scale battery fires require significant amounts of water, which can create large volumes of contaminated runoff containing heavy metals (e.g., cobalt, nickel, manganese) and electrolytes. Without adequate containment systems, this contaminated water could flow into the Arroyo Conejo Creek/Calleguas Creek drainage system or directly into the wetland ecosystem and the ocean, leading to long-term soil degradation and groundwater contamination.

Regulatory and Safety Standards: The rapid deployment of battery storage facilities has led to debate over the adequacy of safety standards and the ability of local authorities to regulate their siting. New safety legislation and national standards (like NFPA 855) are being adopted to mitigate risks, but some residents feel buffer zones should be mandatory.
• Ecosystem Degradation: The introduction of toxic substances can disrupt the delicate balance of the coastal wetland ecosystem. This contamination could lead to direct mortality of marine life and birds, interfere with species' migration and breeding patterns, and affect the food chain. 4/24
• Habitat Disruption: While the facility would be located on an existing industrial footprint, an incident and subsequent cleanup could cause physical damage and long-term disruption to adjacent sensitive habitats, potentially reversing years of ongoing restoration efforts at Ormond Beach.

The primary biological impacts on the sensitive Ormond Beach wetlands ecosystem from a potential battery storage facility are related to the risks associated with a major incident, specifically a lithium-ion battery fire, which could release toxic substances. The wetlands are a critical habitat for many rare and endangered species, including the snowy plover and western least tern.

Successfully implementing the project requires addressing significant public safety anxieties and implementing robust, state-of-the-art safety and emergency response measures to protect the local community and ecosystem.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Steve Nash
Oxnard, CA
11-13-2025
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Subject: Comment on agenda item M1 (Ormond Beach Power Plant) From: Kristen Kessler <
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Friday, November 14, 2025 9:51:56 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Friday, November 14, 2025 9:52:12 AM GMT-08:00 Dear Oxnard City Council,
I'm writing to urge you to stick with the original plan of shutting down OBGS by 2026. I support a battery storage facility and community investment in South Oxnard, but keeping the plant going for another 3 years shouldn't be part of the deal. Please stand firm with GenOn.

I also ask that you host a town hall in February to discuss Oxnard's energy future.

Thank you,
Kristen Kessler
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Subject: Agenda Item M1
From: Blanca Ortega
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2025 7:03:18 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Sunday, November 16, 2025 7:03:33 PM GMT-08:00 Hello City Council.

I'm here to urge you to renegotiate this proposal without any further extension of the Ormond Beach Power Plant.

I care deeply about this because South Oxnard has carried the environmental burden of this facility for decades. Our coastline-and our community's health-should never be used as a bargaining chip.

On Tuesday, November 18th, you will consider asking the State of California to extend the life of the Ormond Beach Generating Station past 2026 in exchange for a community benefits agreement with GenOn. Under this deal, GenOn would secure a lucrative contract to keep the plant on standby—only for emergencies-at over $13 million a month until the end of 2029, and gain rights to build a battery project in South Oxnard. In return, the city would receive a $45 million investment package.

But right now, GenOn is setting the terms to protect its own interests, not ours. And we know a better deal is possible—one that supports responsible clean-energy development and provides real community benefits without extending the life of a polluting, outdated plant.

This Council unanimously voted 6-0 in April to reject future extensions. The City Manager said in 2023 that he would "fight vehemently" against any additional extension. And after years of community organizing, the State has already signaled that it does not want to continue funding this unreliable plant and intends to finally close it at the end of 2026.

If a battery project moves forward, it should not come at the expense of continuing environmental racism and injustice in South Oxnard. It should not require sacrificing our health or breaking previous commitments to close OBGS.

We are asking you to stand by your word and by this community.

Our Demands

1. Renegotiate this deal. No extension of the Ormond Beach Power Plant should be included.

2. Host a public town hall in February so South Oxnard residents can learn about our energy future and discuss clean-energy solutions without corporate or federal pressure.

3. Create a South Oxnard Community Commission so residents-not corporations-lead the outreach, the town hall, and all related decisions, with environmental justice at the center.

South Oxnard residents deserve transparency, genuine engagement, and a real say in what happens in our neighborhood. We deserve to understand battery storage, our local energy needs, and what a just transition looks like.
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Please do right by this community. Let's move forward with true environmental justice principles, not another extension of a plant that should have closed years ago.

Thank you.
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Subject: M1 Ormond Beach Power Plant
From: "Friends of Ormond Beach Oxnard, CA" <
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2025 7:04:48 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Sunday, November 16, 2025 7:05:03 PM GMT-08:00 Dear Oxnard City Council,
It is remarkable that we are being asked to place a giant battery storage facility on an eroding beach, near a Superfund site and adjacent to sensitive wetlands—all areas that the community has long fought to restore. Flooding, storm surge, or erosion could trigger fires, explosions, or toxic chemical releases, yet this is being presented as a "community benefit." Even more concerning, this proposal runs in direct opposition to the Ormond Beach Restoration and Public Access Plan, which envisions a fully restored, safe, and publicly accessible shoreline with protected habitat and wetlands. Replacing restoration with industrial infrastructure undermines decades of planning, community advocacy, and ecological stewardship. Trading conditional funds for continued industrial risk is no substitute for a healthy, restored coast.

I strongly urge the Council to reject this proposal. Uphold the State Water Resources Control Board's 2026 shutdown, enforce demolition and remediation, and finally deliver a restored, accessible Ormond Beach as promised. Anything else prioritizes temporary industrial gain over public health, safety, and the environment.

Respectfully,
Christina Zubko
Co-Founder, Friends of Ormond Beach
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Subject: Agenda Item M1
From: Erica Hernandez <
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2025 7:30:47 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Sunday, November 16, 2025 7:31:01 PM GMT-08:00 Hello City Council.

I'm here to urge you to renegotiate this proposal without any further extension of the Ormond Beach Power Plant.

I care deeply about this because South Oxnard has carried the environmental burden of this facility for decades. Our coastline-and our community's health-should never be used as a bargaining chip.

In return, the city would receive a $45 million investment package.

But right now, GenOn is setting the terms to protect its own interests, not ours.

And we know a better deal is possible-one that supports responsible clean-energy development and provides real community benefits without extending the life of a polluting, outdated plant.

We are asking you to stand by your word and by this community.

Our Demands
1 Renegotiate this deal. No extension of the Ormond Beach Power Plant should be included.
2 Host a public town hall in February so South Oxnard residents can learn about our energy future and discuss clean-energy solutions without corporate or federal pressure.
3 Create a South Oxnard Community Commission so residents-not corporations-lead the outreach, the town hall, and all related decisions, with environmental justice at the center.
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South Oxnard residents deserve transparency, genuine engagement, and a real say in what happens in our neighborhood. We deserve to understand battery storage, our local energy needs, and what a just transition looks like.

Please do right by this community. Let's move forward with true environmental justice principles, not another extension of a plant that should have closed years ago.

Thank you.

Erica
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Subject: Ormond Power plant agreement
From: 'David Caskey' via City Clerk <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Monday, November 17, 2025 8:21:17 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Monday, November 17, 2025 8:21:36 AM GMT-08:00 David Caskey, Port Hueneme
I urge the Council not to approve any agreement with GenOn or efforts to seek State approval of such regarding the Ormond generating station at this time.

I respect the efforts of Mr. Nguyen and his staff, but your responsibility is to the people, and this is not in their best interests. The people want the power plant off their beach, they have endured excuses and extensions for almost ten years.

The positive scenario presented would begin the planning process for battery storage in 2026, and removing the plant would be many years after that. Large scale battery storage may not even be realistic in light of the disastrous fire at Moss Landing in Monterey. This Council should not support and endorse the corporate interests of a Texas power company and a radical Federal government to the state of California.

GenOn is good at this. They promised Oxnard money to take the plant down, if you let them continue its use, and you agreed. The plant was going to shut down next month without a permit extension from the State Lands Commission, and after postponing a decision throughout the year, they just gave a one year extension in exchange for a $1.5 million contribution agreement. Sound familiar? There's no way to know GenOns motive here, other than profit. But it's definitely not our interests. Mr. Nguyen points out that access to the power grid for battery storage may be the incentive for them to act as he puts it, as "a good corporate citizen" but my reaction is that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.

Pause, listen to the community, and stop offering more extensions and excuses.

Oxnard has long been the poster child for environmental injustice. Long ago, the late, beloved Carmen Ramirez told the LA Times, "Oxnard always gets the nasty stuff" and it's still true. But your actions also apply to your neighbors in Port Hueneme. We love our beach park, but we live, breathe and smell your past mistakes. Oxnards beach could be a wonderful example of wetlands preservation and wildlife management instead of an abused and degraded industrial environment. The power plant is a constant reminder of past bad choices. Please don't make Learn more about this. Listen to your constituents.

Regards
David Caskey
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Subject: Oxnard City Council 11/18/2025 - Comment for Agenda Item M1 From: Brooke Balthaser <b
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Monday, November 17, 2025 4:09:14 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Monday, November 17, 2025 4:10:30 PM GMT-08:00 Attachments: CFROG Comment Letter OBGS 111825.pdf
Hello,
Please find CFROG's comment for tomorrow's city council meeting attached. Our comment is in regard to agenda item MI. Thank you!
Best,
Brooke
Brooke Balthaser (she/her)
Community Organizing Manager
CFROG - Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas
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1 cfrog
November 17th, 2025
Oxnard City Council
City of Oxnard
305 West Third Street
Oxnard, California 93030
SENT VIA EMAIL [email protected]
RE: Oxnard City Council 11/18/2025 - Comment for Agenda Item M1 Dear Mayor McArthur and Oxnard City Councilmembers,
This letter is submitted on behalf of Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas (FROG), a Ventura County-based environmental advocacy organization leading a just transition away from fossil fuels to protect our health, economy, and climate. Our letter is in regard to Agenda Item M1 and the proposal for the Ormond Beach Generating Station.

For too long, our vibrant communities in Oxnard and Port Hueneme have been burdened with the chronic and toxic exposure to harmful industry pollution from multiple different sources. From Port operations, to diesel and freight transportation networks, to oil and gas operations, to superfund sites - the list goes on. Beyond this, our communities have limited access to our natural spaces and coastal areas because of polluters like the Ormond Beach Generating Station. Our communities deserve to have access to the places that we call home. Our communities deserve to live in an environment free from fossil fuel pollution. Our communities deserve a seat at the table when it comes to decisions about our health, safety, and environment. Our communities deserve better than what we have been shown.

During the September 2022 heatwave, the Ormond Beach Power Plant was operating at full capacity - releasing an estimated 13x more pollution than normal while failing to produce the electricity needed during peak demand hours. While some argue that the power plant is necessary to support energy supply during peak days, the question becomes: at what cost? In 2023, despite hearing from thousands of concerned community members, our state agencies broke their promise to uphold environmental justice principles by moving forward with a two year lease extension. The benefits of this decision were few and far between - but the cost? $1.2 billion taxpayer dollars. Not only did the community voice their opposition for this lease Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas
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extension, but they had to foot the bill on top of it - it would be a shame to put this same burden on the community yet again.

As the discussion of yet another lease extension came to light throughout 2024 and 2025, the community's experience with this item was chaotic, unpredictable, and inaccessible. From cancelling and rescheduling hearings at the last minute, to consistent technological issues at meetings, to holding decision-making meetings at inaccessible times - the decision-makers have shown little to no respect for community's time, voice, and concern about this issue. The decision today is an opportunity to do better; to show the community that decision-makers can and will make a stronger effort to conduct meaningful community outreach and engagement, especially when it comes to decisions that impact our health, safety, and environment.

It is also worth noting that in May 2024, the City passed a resolution committing to the acceleration of phasing out fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy sources with the urgency that the climate crisis calls for. In September 2025, the City passed another resolution recognizing the impacts of the fossil fuel industry in Oxnard and supporting polluter accountability as we transition to a greener economy. The current proposal for the Ormond Beach Generating Station fails to uphold commitments made in these resolutions.

The current proposal for a four-year agreement to transition Ormond Beach Power Plant to battery storage with $45M of investments in South Oxnard is concerning for a few reasons:
• Community Engagement Concerns
First, in the City's General Plan, the city has set forward a goal to incorporate environmental justice within City planning, policies, programs, and operations.

Environmental justice means that everyone-regardless of race, color, national origin, or income-has the right to meaningful involvement in the policies that shape their communities. Approving this agreement with NO community input extends the history of environmental racism & injustice South Oxnard residents have faced for decades. It also goes directly against the City's goals.

Next, in a time where people are losing trust in government institutions, bulldozing a deal to extend the plant will destroy trust in city leadership. South Oxnard residents have been advocating for timely closure of the plant AND city council unanimously passed a resolution this year to fight another extension. This goes back on your word to the people you represent.
• Negotiations for community benefits should involve community members, labor, and community based organizations, and make sure they participate in the decision making to ensure the community is fully informed and consenting to the trade-offs being considered.
• State Extension Concerns
• This agreement is based on the city lobbying the state for an unnecessary extension undermining the state's attempt to balance spending while in a deficit. 15 / 24
3 Given recent advancements in renewable energy, battery storage, and grid upgrades, it's not in the state's best interest to renew a multimillion dollar contract to a now unnecessary power plant.

The State has passed a policy that mandates power plants using the destructive Once-Through Cooling tech, as used by OBGS, to be retired as soon as possible.

After years of community advocacy to close OBGS, state agencies have aligned to shut down the power plant by the end of next year, 2026. • Concerns with a Reliable Partner
• GenOn, formerly known as Reliant Energy, has a history full of shady corporate practices that can be tied to the Enron scandal that caused one of the largest economic crises in California history. They have had to undergo multiple corporate restructures and mergers to stay afloat, most recently a bankruptcy which finished in 2018.
• This company was one of the biggest polluters in South Oxnard until the past few years, and they had over 20 years to be a better neighbor to the community. They never developed a community benefits agreement until they were forced to, and would have left OBGS standing if the city manager didn't force them to set money aside for deconstruction when the leases were extended. If the city wants to pursue battery energy, it should seek out a corporate partner that will be a good neighbor from the beginning of their time in Oxnard, one that will listen to and work with community members willingly rather than be forced into it to protect their bottom line after decades of profit.

When in negotiations with the States Land Commission for their cooling systems in November of this year, GenOn intended to back out on a long overdue community benefits agreement for air monitoring, and only with constant community pressure and support from SLC staff were they forced to make any concessions to the city of Oxnard.

With these concerns in mind, we urge the city to move forward with the following:

1. Renegotiate this proposal WITHOUT inviting another extension. The battery storage facility proposal should not come at the expense of a third extension for the power plant.

2. Host a town hall in February to learn more about battery storage sites and energy needs in South Oxnard, let's have community centered conversations to talk about a just transition and community benefits.

3. Create a community working group and give South Oxnard residents a voice to oversee and implement the townhall, outreach and any decisions that come with it. Let's move with environmental justice principles at the forefront.

We encourage the city to take these comments into consideration and prioritize renegotiating this proposal and improving community engagement efforts. In a time where communities are being targeted, polluters and corporations aren't held accountable, and fossil fuels are declining, 16 / 24
4 it is critical that our local elected bodies take action to put people and communities first, not profit or polluters.

With care and consideration for people and planet,
Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas (CFROG)
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Subject: Public Comment for Agenda Items M1 and M2
From: Denae Lassen <
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 9:36:37 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 9:36:51 AM GMT-08:00 Hello,
My name is Denae and I'm a resident of Ventura County and unpaid volunteer with 805Undocufund and 805 Immigrant Coalition.

MI:

I'm writing today to express my support for CAUSE's ask to renegotiate this contract without the need for an extension. I can speak for experience, but also know many feel similar, when I say, we are losing hope in our local government and leadership. By not listening to the residents who have continued to advocate for the timely closure of the plant, you will destroy trust.

The residents who will face the real life and long term impacts of this are the ones who need to be listened to.

Holding community based events where you can hear from the residents and educate them is incredibly vital before any deal is made.

The company fighting for this, GenOn, is not concerned about the safety of residents or the environmental impact. But you, and the residents of Oxnard, can participate in creating a deal that will allow for responsible clean energy development.

M2:

Public Defenders are in deep need for funding. Especially with the rise in unlawful ICE activity in our county.

Since the beginning of the year, 1,000 people have been kidnapped by ICE on the Central Coast. Ventura County has seen 630 of those, with Oxnard at the most targeted city.

Thats why item M2 matters so much. With MOU with the Public Defender's Office creates real legal defense for our county residents. Their defense means the difference from a family being torn apart or staying together.

And even if the County refuses to accept the matching funds or blocks the hiring, please adopt an amendment allowing Oxnard to contract with qualified nonprofit immigration legal organizations.

Not one city in our county has contributed even a dollar to legal assistance, you could be the first. You can make a difference!
Thank you for reading my comments!
Denae
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Subject: Council Agenda Item M - 1. Re. Ormond Beach Power Plant Proposal From: Jeffrey Scarberry ≤
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 9:45:49 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 9:46:12 AM GMT-08:00 Oxnard City Council,
I am a long time Port Hueneme beach neighborhood resident-homeowner. I was disappointed to see the proposed ›lan to transition the Ormond Beach power plant site into a battery storage facility. I don't think this is a good idea at all. I'm sure the $45 million enticement sounds good but it doesn't make it the right thing to do. encourage you to vote against this proposal. Thank you.

Jeffrey Scarberry
Port Hueneme, CA
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Subject: Sierra Club Comments on Item M1
From: Julia Rose Manriquez Dowell >
To: [email protected] J
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:34:25 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:35:14 AM GMT-08:00 Attachments: RE_ Oxnard City Council Item M1.pdf
Hello,
Please see the attached comments from the Sierra Club for tonight's City Council meeting on Item M1. Thank you.

Best,
Julia
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Julia Dowell (she/her)
Electric Sector Campaign
Senior Campaign Organizer
SIERRA
CLUB
1 am based in Long Beach, CA on unceded Tongya Land.
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SIERRA
CLUB
November 18, 2025
To: Oxnard City Council
305 W 3rd St,
Oxnard, CA 93030
Mayor Luis A. McArthur
Mayor Pro Tem Gabe Teran
Councilmember Bert E. Perello
Councilmember Aaron Starr
Councilmember Gabriela Rodriguez
Councilmember Gabriela Basua
Councilmember Michaela Perez
RE: Oxnard City Council Item M1
Dear Mayor McArthur, Mayor Pro Tem Teran, and Councilmembers:

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Item M1, City Manager Department- SUBJECT: Seek State approval of proposed four-year agreement to transition the Ormond Beach Power Plant to battery storage with $45M of investments in South Oxnard.

I am writing on behalf of the Sierra Club and our approximately 500,000 members statewide.

While we strongly support battery storage projectsespecially when they replace fossil fuel generation—we want to ensure that any agreement to transition the Ormond Beach Power Plant to battery storage does not result in another extension of the Ormond Beach Generating Station (OBGS).

To ensure a just and community-centered transition, we respectfully request that the City Council take the following actions:

1. Renegotiate the proposal to remove any pathway for another extension of OBGS.

Any agreement should explicitly prohibit a third extension of this long-outdated once-through cooling facility. OBGS was originally scheduled to retire in 2020 and has already received extensions in 2020 and 2023. Its current retirement date is December 31, 21 / 24
2026. Sierra Club urges the City to protect this deadline and ensure it is not delayed again.

2. Host a community town hall in February focused on battery storage and South Oxnard's energy needs.

Community members must have a central role in shaping what a just transition and appropriate community benefits look like. Any benefits tied to this proposed project should reflect meaningful community input.

3. Establish a community working group made up of South Oxnard residents.

Given the long-standing impacts of OBGS on South Oxnard, residents must have a formal role in overseeing outreach, town hall planning, and any decisions that follow.

Their leadership is critical in guiding the plant's retirement and transition process.

California's Once-Through Cooling (OTC) policy mandates the retirement of power plants using this harmful technology, including OBGS, as soon as possible. After years of community advocacy, state agencies are aligned on closing OBGS by the end of 2026. The state has already spent billions keeping it online, and no evidence suggests further extensions or investments are warranted. With recent investments in renewable energy, battery storage, and grid upgrades, OBGS is no longer needed for reliability. Renewing a multimillion-dollar contract for an unnecessary power plant is neither fiscally responsible nor aligned with state policy. Asking the state to support an additional extension would undermine its efforts to manage spending during a deficit.

The time has come for the Ormond Beach Generating Station to retire permanently. We urge the City to stand with the community and ensure that the transition to clean energy does not come at the cost of prolonging OBGS any further.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to working together to support the long-overdue retirement, dismantling, and clean-energy transition of the Ormond Beach Generating Station.

Sincerely,
Julia Dowell
Senior Campaign Organizer
Sierra Club
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Subject: Public Comment on Council Agenda Item M1
From: David and Rebecca Gilbertson <
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:44:07 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:44:23 AM GMT-08:00 Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
Although I live in the neighboring City of Camarillo, my son-in-law grew up in South Oxnard. I also have family and friends who live in Oxnard. In addition, my family and I frequently enjoy spending time at the beach and hiking along the shoreline.

The City of Oxnard has made a commitment to shutting down and cleaning up the Ormond beach area. Given recent advancements in renewable energy, battery storage, and grid upgrades, it's not in the state's or Ventura County's best interest to renew a multimillion dollar contract to a now unnecessary power plant.

The City of Oxnard has set forward a goal to incorporate environmental justice within City planning, policies, programs, and operations. Environmental justice means that everyone -regardless of race, color, national origin, or income-has the right to meaningtul involvement in the policies that shape their communities. Approving this agreement with NO community input extends the history of environmental racism & injustice South Oxnard residents have faced for decades. And it goes against your stated City goals in the General Plan.

South Oxnard residents will face the real life impacts of this agreement. The City must host outreach events allowing residents to ask questions and meaningfully engage in the future of their city before considering any deal. Negotiations for community benefits should involve community members, labor, and community based organizations, and make sure they participate in the decision making to ensure the community is fully informed and consenting to the trade-offs being considered.

It's time to transition away from Ormond Beach Power Plant so the city can fulfill its restoration commitment. Sea level rise is happening. Wetland restoration in the area will benefit the mental and physical health of residents, and will act as a sponge during storm surges which will protect the homes and infrastructure in South Oxnard.

Show us through your actions that the City of Oxnard truly is, "the City that Cares".

Respectfully,
David Gilbertson
Camarillo, CA
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Subject: (Past) Time to Shut Down Ormond Beach Power Plant From: Kitty Merrill
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 1:58:56 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 1:59:00 PM GMT-08:00 This is the kind of thing that gives governments a bad name.

That there are proposals to extend the operation of the Ormond Beach Power Plant is infuriating, but understandable. It is the way business works.

That the city council might consider such proposals goes beyond the pale.

The health of the community and the health of our coastline cannot be a bargaining chip.

Whatever agreement is to be reached with GenOn cannot include a single additional day of operations for the Ormond Beach Power Plant.

Don't let the temptations of additional income for the city let you sell out our community.

Kitty
Katharine Merrill
Oxnard, CA 93033
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11/18/25, 3:02 PM City of Oxnard Mail - Public Comment Council Agenda item M 1. 11/18/2025 CITYOr
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Public Comment Council Agenda item M 1. 11/18/2025
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*Peter Dixon' via City Clerk <[email protected]> Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM Reply-To: Peter Dixon
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Dear Council Members,
recently at Moss Landing and elsewhere.

We would like to understand whether this negotiation would jeopardize the prior wins that secured funding for the eventual demolition of OGS.

Ne would like to understand whether any agreements with GenOn and associated funding would be conditional on the consideration/identification of suitabl altermative sites for battery storage that would not put at risk the sensitive plants, wildlife, and public access at Ormond Beach Sincerely,
Peter Dixon
Restoration Project Manager
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From: Blanca Ortega
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2025 7:12:55 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Sunday, November 16, 2025 7:13:10 PM GMT-08:00 Good evening, Councilmembers.

What is happening in our community is urgent, devastating, and impossible to ignore.

Immigration enforcement isn't something happening far away — it is happening right here in Oxnard. Families in our neighborhoods have been harassed, detained, separated. Community members have been pepper-sprayed and intimidated simply for demanding safety and dignity. People I know — coworkers, neighbors, parents at my child's school — are afraid to go to work, to the store, even to school drop-off.

Since the beginning of this year, 1,000 people have been taken by ICE on the Central Coast. Ventura County has been hit the hardest with 640 kidnappings, and Oxnard is the number one targeted city. • On June 10, over 40 people were taken in a single day. • On July 10 at Glasshouse Farms, more than 300 people were taken at once.

At least 500 of these were farmworkers, many of them Indigenous-language speakers who face even greater barriers, deeper violations, and almost no access to legal help.

When a parent is taken, it doesn't just harm one person. Children are traumatized. Classrooms feel the loss.

Employers lose the people who keep their businesses running. Entire neighborhoods are destabilized. The ripple effect is enormous.

And yet — through all of this — not one city in Ventura County has provided even a single dollar for legal assistance in removal proceedings.

Meanwhile, community groups have stepped up where government has not. 805 United Families has raised and distributed over $525,000 to 514 families, with no support from local government. More than half - $281,500 — went to Oxnard families alone.

But charity is not a substitute for justice. It's not sustainable, and it's not enough.

That's why Item M2 matters so much. This MOU with the Public Defender's Office would finally provide real legal defense for Oxnard residents facing deportation — defense that can mean the difference between a family staying together or being torn apart.

And if the County refuses to accept the matching funds or blocks the hiring of the new attorney, I urge you to adopt an amendment allowing Oxnard to contract with qualified nonprofit immigration legal organizations so this support still reaches families. Our residents cannot wait for bureaucratic delays while ICE continues tearing through our community.

This is a moment for the City to show leadership — to stand up for the people who keep Oxnard strong, working, and thriving.
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I urge you to vote YES on Item M2 and ensure these funds are used for legal defense, no matter what happens at the County level.
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Subject: Agenda Item M2
From: Erica Hernandez <
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2025 7:32:04 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Sunday, November 16, 2025 7:32:18 PM GMT-08:00 Good evening, Councilmembers.

What is happening in our community is urgent, devastating, and impossible to ignore.

Immigration enforcement isn't something happening far away - it is happening right here in Oxnard. Families in our neighborhoods have been harassed, detained, separated.

Community members have been pepper-sprayed and intimidated simply for demanding safety and dignity. People I know — coworkers, neighbors, parents at my child's school - are afraid to go to work, to the store, even to school drop-off.

Since the beginning of this year, 1,000 people have been taken by ICE on the Central Coast. Ventura County has been hit the hardest with 640 kidnappings, and Oxnard is the number one targeted city.
• On June 10, over 40 people were taken in a single day. • On July 10 at Glasshouse Farms, more than 300 people were taken at once.

At least 500 of these were farmworkers, many of them Indigenous-language speakers who face even greater barriers, deeper violations, and almost no access to legal help.

When a parent is taken, it doesn't just harm one person. Children are traumatized.

Classrooms feel the loss. Employers lose the people who keep their businesses running.

Entire neighborhoods are destabilized. The ripple effect is enormous.

And yet — through all of this — not one city in Ventura County has provided even a single dollar for legal assistancein removal proceedings.

But charity is not a substitute for justice. It's not sustainable, and it's not enough.

That's why Item M2 matters so much. This MOU with the Public Defender's Office would finally provide real legal defense for Oxnard residents facing deportation - defense that can mean the difference between a family staying together or being torn apart.

This is a moment for the City to show leadership - to stand up for the people who keep Oxnard strong, working, and thriving.

I urge you to vote YES on Item M2 and ensure these funds are used for legal defense, no matter what happens at the County level.

Thank you
Erica
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Subject: PUBLIC COMMENT: Regarding November 18 Item M-2 From: "Heather Schmidt, MPA"
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>
Date Sent: Monday, November 17, 2025 10:24:35 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Monday, November 17, 2025 10:24:49 AM GMT-08:00 Good morning Mayor, Council -
I am writing today regarding agenda item M-2 for tomorrow evening's council meeting: City of Oxnard's Commitment to Provide Matching Funds...

I firstly would like to express strong support for this initiative both personally, and in my capacity as Executive Director of VC Voter Edge - a very small organization of residents committed to voter education and participation in and around Ventura County.

At VC Voter Edge, we have interfaced with many Oxnard residents, in particular in the South Oxnard region, that express concerns around due process and the constitutional rights of those being intercepted by Department of Homeland Security operations. This legal assistance is therefore appropriate.

I, however, wanted to express some concerns relative to this particular measure:

1. The average salary of a public defender in Ventura County is under $100,000, though more experienced attorneys can receive total compensation up to around $186,000. $200,000 per year is significantly more than the maximum possible total compensation of a highly experienced attorney. It is my hope that with $200,000 per year, Oxnard is getting a top level attorney, not sending over $200,000 only for up to half of it being spent in administrative expenses at the defender's office (and if it is, the public deserves a breakdown of what type of administrative support that additional money covered).

Alternatively, if the public defender's office intends to give us a new attorney (Attorney I), we should be within our rights to suggest we get two for the price we are paying.

2. It is obvious that this attorney being paid by Oxnard funds should be exclusive to Oxnard residents. The logistics of that may be difficult, but it also seems that there is enough caseload coming from our city that one attorney would have more than enough work to ensure our money is spent well, and locally. It could be as simple as asking "do you reside in Oxnard?"
It is evident this measure will be insufficient for most community members calling for aid from the City, though I fully understand the financial challenges that present themselves at this moment. There are other ways the City and your council may support the immigrant community at this time though.

I would like to therefore strongly urge you all to use your leadership to:

1. Advocate for food bank and Food Share assistance that caters to the working schedules of working class Oxnardians. Another issue we are hearing is that Oxnard residents tight on money over intermittent fears about going to work are then unable to get to food bank locations because they've returned to work, money is still tight, and every food bank or food box pick up is during regular working hours. Nights, weekends - use your leadership within the community to speak up about this injustice in serving the needs of those most vulnerable among the working class.
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2. Please ensure you are not compromising the legality of your votes by voting when you have a conflict of interest. Oxnard residents that are immigrants experience a high amount of housing insecurity, voting on tenant protections when at least one of you operates as a landlord within the jurisdiction is inappropriate and threatens the integrity of ordinances that are passed under your tenure. Please utilize the City Attorney to ensure you are not threatening the security of residents of Oxnard, as well as the organization, by violating very serious state conflict of interest laws. Especially when an ordinance is going to pass, such as the anti-harassment ordinance passed earlier this year, it is not a big deal for those of you with conflicts to recuse yourselves. With that said, I would also strongly urge your body to consider an eviction moratorium for those impacted by immigration activity.

With respect -
Heather Schmidt, MPA, CySA, CDA
Public Policy Advisor
Heather Schmidt Consulting Services
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Subject: Item M2 on meeting agenda November 18, 2025
From: Debbie Thompson
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:16:28 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:16:44 AM GMT-08:00 Council Members,
My name is Deborah Thompson, a resident of Oxnard CA since 2002. During this time, I have realized that immigrants serve a very important role in our community, not just by the income generaged and spent within the county but also with the tight community connections they build and maintain. Their actions make us stronger.

Our immigrant friends and neighbors are an integral part of our community that we need to support and protect.

I am urging a YES vote on Item M2:
• Approve the MOU with the Ventura County Public Defenders office for immigration legal defense services.
• Move with urgency. Families are facing deportation proceedings right now - delaying services leaves our residents unprotected.
• Clarify the County process and ensure that matching funds are secured so an attorney can be hired without delay.
• If the County declnes to accept the funds or refuses authorization to hire an attorney, then adopt an amendment directing the CIty to contract with qualified nonprofit immigration legal service providers so the funding still delivers the intended support to Oxnard residents. • Commit to transparenty with reguar updates to the community during implementation.

Finally I would like to issue a reminder to board members:

As residents of this county as well as human beings, it is our responsibility to protect, defend and support all that we come in contact with. This is especially important for the more vulnerable in our community. We have a moral obligation to humanity to do what we can where we can. Please support your constituents and community members.

With regards,
Deborah Ann Thompson
Oxnard, CA 93035
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Subject: Support for Commitment to Provide Matching Funds for Public Defender Position From: Brian Schumacher <
To:

Cc: Jasmine Duron <[email protected]>
Bcc: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:59:33 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:59:45 AM GMT-08:00 Dear Honorable Mayor McArthur and Oxnard City Council Members, My name is Brian Schumacher, and I am Advocacy and Community Impact Manager for Autism Society Ventura County. I am writing to express our Advocacy Committee's STRONG SUPPORT for the City of Oxnard's commitment to provide matching funds of $600,000 for one additional Ventura County Public Defender attorney position over the next three years.

In light of the current challenges facing our community, it is commendable that the City is navigating these complex issues in such a meaningful way. This initiative not only enhances access to legal representation for those who cannot afford it, but also reinforces Oxnard's commitment to justice and equity.

Ensuring that individuals have access to adequate legal support is crucial for maintaining public trust in our justice system. By directing these funds towards a public defender position, the City is taking a significant step toward improving the safety and well-being of our community members.

We appreciate the City Council's foresight in this matter and encourage you to move forward with the necessary actions to make this commitment a reality. Thank you for your attention to this vital issue.

Sincerely,
Brian Schumacher
Advocacy & Community
Impact Manager
Autism
Society
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Subject: Public Comment in support of M2 Oxnard City Council Meeting Nov 18, 2025 From: Karen Corcoran >
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 1:24:13 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 1:24:29 PM GMT-08:00 Dear Mayor Basua and Oxnard City Council,
My name is Karen Griffin, and I am a parent of young school-aged children. I'm writing because the current climate of fear around immigration enforcement is directly affecting my family, my children's classmates, and our neighbors. Kids in our community are being traumatized by the possibility that their parents could be taken from them without warning. I'm watching families I care about live with constant anxiety, and I feel a responsibility to speak up.

I am urging you to vote YES on Item M2 and to move forward with the MOU with the Ventura County Public Defender's Office for immigration legal defense services.

But beyond that vote, I am urging you to move with urgency. Deportation cases move incredibly fast and right now, families in Oxnard are facing proceedings without anyone to help them. Any delay leaves residents unprotected and children in fear of losing the people they depend on.

My main asks as a resident and parent:

1. Vote YES on M2 to approve the MOU with the Ventura County Public Defender's Office.

2. Act urgently— amilies are already in deportation proceedings and cannot wait months for services to begin.

3. Clarify the County's process and ensure matching funds are secured so the attorney can be hired without delay.

4. If the County refuses the funds or blocks the hire, please adopt an amendment directing the City to contract with qualified nonprofit immigration legal service providers so these funds actually reach Oxnard families.

5. Commit to transparency with regular community updates as implementation moves forward.

My children go to school with kids who worry every single day that one of their parents might suddenly disappear. When a mom or dad is detained, that trauma spreads throughout classrooms and neighborhoods.

Teachers feel it, kids feel it, entire blocks feel it. We all lose when families are torn apart.

Legal representation is one of the most effective, humane tools for keeping families together. Immigrants with an attorney are 5-10 times more likely to win their cases. This support can be the difference between a child growing up with their parent—or growing up with lifelong trauma.

Why the MOU is the right step — and why we need a nonprofit backup plan The City's investment of up to $600,000 over three years is meant to fund a dedicated immigration defense attorney for Oxnard residents. The Ventura County Public Defender's Office is the ideal partner: they already have an Immigration Unit and the infrastructure to provide representation in removal proceedings, bond hearings, asylum and VAWA applications, youth relief like SIJS, and coordination with criminal attorneys to prevent unnecessary deportation triggers.
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But if the County refuses to accept the funds or blocks the hire, these families should not be the ones to pay the price. In that case, the City must redirect the funds to nonprofit immigration legal service providers who already have the cultural competence and expertise to do this work. The purpose of the funding is to protect Oxnard families-and that purpose should not change based on County politics.

This is about community stability and safety
Approving M2—and ensuring these funds actually turn into legal representation—is a commitment to Oxnard's values: dignity, fairness, and community care. It means my children's classmates can feel safer. It means fewer families living with the daily fear of separation. And it means our city is stepping up to protect the wellbeing of Please vote YES on M2, move with urgency, and ensure these funds truly provide the legal defense our families need—whether through the Public Defender's Office or nonprofit partners.

Thank you for your time and for protecting the children and families of Oxnard.

Sincerely,
Karen Griffin
Parent
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Subject: Channel Islands Harbor Water Quality
From: Angie Wiggins <
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Monday, November 17, 2025 6:55:27 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Monday, November 17, 2025 6:55:40 PM GMT-08:00 Please support the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018. Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders!
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Subject: 11/18/25 M. 6. Channel Islands Harbor Quality update from the Channel Islands neighborhood From: 'Chris Bryson' via City Clerk <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
Cc: Debbie Mitchell <[email protected]>
Date Sent: Monday, November 17, 2025 9:04:30 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Monday, November 17, 2025 9:05:05 PM GMT-08:00 Please support the recommendation of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018. Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders. Thank you.

Chris Bryson,
Mandalay Bay
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Subject: 11/18/25 M. 6. Channel Island Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood From: 'Barry Leonard via City Clerk <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" < [email protected]>
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 6:42:37 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 6:42:47 AM GMT-08:00 To whom it may concern:

I am a homeowner and full time resident at Channel Islands Harbor. We must improve and maintain the water quality of the harbor.

Please support the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018. Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders!
Dr Barry Leonard
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Subject: 11/18/25 M. 6. Channel Island Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood From: Connie Heagy
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 7:03:44 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 7:04:02 AM GMT-08:00 Please support the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018.

Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders! It seems like the only fair approach to this challenging issue.

Connie Heagy
Mandalay Bay
4 / 18
Subject: 11/18/25 M. 6. Channel Island Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood From: McKenney's Air Conditioning
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 7:09:03 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 7:09:18 AM GMT-08:00 Please support the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018. Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders! Dave and Alice Whelden
5 / 18
Subject: 11/17/25 M. 6. Channel Islands Harbor water quality update from the Channel Island neighborhood From: Elizabeth Taylor-Linzey <
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:15:38 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:15:53 AM GMT-08:00 I am writing to ask that you support the recommendations Of our neighborhood council Marine Advisory committee. They've been advising you since 2018, Please help to advance this process in their recommendations, to all stakeholders.

Very truly yours,
Elizabeth Taylor-Linzey
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Subject: 11/18/25 M. 6. Channel Island Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood From: 'Mona Witkowski' via City Clerk <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:16:25 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:16:44 AM GMT-08:00 Dear Oxnard City Council,
Please support the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018. Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders! Thank you,
Mona Witkowski
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Subject: 11/18/25 M. 6. Channel Island Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood Council From: 'Chuck Carter' via City Clerk <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Cc:

Anthony Miller <[email protected]>, Michael Wolfe <michael. [email protected]> Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:16:12 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:16:45 AM GMT-08:00 Mayor McArthur and City Council members,
The grass roots support from hundreds of neighbors who want to restore the harbor water quality has helped the City and County raise money:
• 2021$125,000 from the State Water Board to pay for 12 months of laboratory processing costs.

CINC volunteers collected the samples at no cost to the City. • 2021 $1,300,000 to the City of Oxnard (ARPA) American Rescue Plan Act funds for Harbor Water Quality Feasibility Study & Implementation Plan
• 2021 $1,300,000 to the County of Ventura (ARPA) American Rescue Plan Act funds for Harbor Water Quality Feasibility Study & Implementation Plan
• 2023 $500,000 State Grant to the City of Oxnard supported by Assemblymembers Steve Bennet and Jacqui Irwin and State senator Monique Limon
The City hired Craftwater Engineering in 2024 to recommend mitigation measures. Their Feasibility Study & Implementation Plan is available on the City's website.

Please support the recommendations of our Public Works Department and Neighborhood Council's (MAC) Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018.

MAC will continue to provide outreach to the Los Angeles Regional Water Board and all stakeholders! All "Responsible Parties" need to pay their fair share of the Mitigation Costs.

Thank you for your consideration.

Chuck Carter
Channel Islands Neighborhood Council
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Subject: 11/17/25 M.6. Channel Isiands Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood From: Phil Metzger <
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:21:57 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:22:12 AM GMT-08:00 Please support the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on thid since 2018. Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders. Very truly yours, Phillip M Metzger
Mandalay Bay, Channel Islands Harbor
Sent from my iPhone
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Subject: 11/18/25 M. 6. Channel Island Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood From: HOWARD TAMAROFF' via City Clerk <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:34:10 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:34:21 AM GMT-08:00 Please support the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018. Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders!
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Subject: 11/18/25 M. 6. Channel Island Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood rom: Thomas Petersen
o: "[email protected]" <[email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:38:55 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:39:04 AM GMT-08:00 Please support the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018
Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders! Skoal!
Captain Tom Petersen
11 / 18
Subject: 11/18/25 M.6. Channel Island Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood From: 'Colleen Mcnally' via City Clerk <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:38:59 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:39:07 AM GMT-08:00 Please support the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018. Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders! Respectfully
Colleen McNally
Oxnard CA 93035
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Subject: 11/18/25 M. 6. Channel Island Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood From: 'Mark Wolfe' via City Clerk <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 9:06:12 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 9:08:10 AM GMT-08:00 Please support the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018. Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders!
Mark Wolfe, Mandalay Bay
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Subject: 11/17/25 M. 6 Channel Island Harbor Water Quality From: Jo Ann Van Reenan <
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 9:56:20 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 9:56:35 AM GMT-08:00 As a resident who lives across from Seabridge, I
support the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018. Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders!
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Subject: 11/17/25 M. 6. Channel Island Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood From: Teresita Carlson
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 10:22:30 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 10:22:43 AM GMT-08:00 Hello
Writing to ask that you PLEASE SUPPORT the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018. Please help to advance this process to involve all stakeholders!
Teresita B Carlson
Mandalay Bay neighborhood
Thank you
Teresita B. Carlson
[email protected]

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Subject: 11/18/25M6 CHarbor Water Quality
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To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 10:25:37 AM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 10:25:47 AM GMT-08:00 Please support the recommendations of our Neighborhood Council Marine Advisory Committee who have been volunteering on this since 2018. Please help to advance this process to involve all stockholders. 16 / 18
Subject: 11/18/25 M. 6. Channel Island Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood From: Edward Hill
To: [email protected]
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 1:44:17 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 1:44:29 PM GMT-08:00 Dear City Council Members:

Ed Hill, PE, PG, Esq.

Coastal Enterprises
Lyme Bay, Oxnard, California
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Subject: 11/18/25 M. 6. Channel Island Harbor Water Quality Update from the Channel Island Neighborhood From: 'jon schwalbach' via City Clerk <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 2:06:12 PM GMT-08:00 Date Received: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 2:06:19 PM GMT-08:00 I write this note is strong support of the presentation Chuck Carter will give tonight concerning the water quality of Channel Isiands Harbor. This is a city-wide and regional problem, both from a standpoint of contributing to water degradation and enjoyment of a unique recreational resource. It is important for the city to support all of the efforts to define and mitigate the condition, improving water quality for all.

Sincerely,
Jon R. Schwalbach, Ph.D.

Geoscience Consultant
Westport Homwowner
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11/18/25, 3:21 PM City of Oxnard Mail - President of our HOA for Orchard Lane Condominium Association.

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Lai, Dee <[email protected]>

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President of our HOA for Orchard Lane Condominium Association. 1 message
Lopez, Luly <[email protected]> Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM To: Dee Lai <[email protected]>
Hi Luly,
Thanks for getting in touch with me.

I am the president of our HOA for Orchard Lane Condominium Association. I represent 114 homeowners in this :ommunity. My board and | got together to start documenting the increasing number of major acidents in the section o /ineyard Ave between Heather and Edelweiss. This area is less than a ¼ mile in length but is quite dangerous Please provide this to the City Council, the OPD Chief, OFD Chief and public works department.

If you or anyone should have any questions please feel free to reach out Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
Keith Flanagan
Vineyard Safety (1). pdf
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https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=c9e9a3d468&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f:1849171772036165545%7Cmsg-f:1849171772036165545... 1/1 Safety for Vineyard Ave
Various Accidents between Heather and Edelweiss on Vineyard Ave in Oxnard
11/29/24
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9/4/25 Afternoon
9/4/25 Evening
9/26/25
10/16/2025
11/3/25

BLOWSE
* Need a light at Edelweiss and Vineyard and a crosswalk installed.
* This is a monthly occurrence as you can see by the
pictures.
* Need to perform a traffic and speed study
* As you can see these are not minor accidents. Someone will get killed and now that the city has been made aware it is on the city to fix this issue.
* Lets make it happen!
* This is a medium residential neighborhood
* Speed limit is 40 MPH
* Other side of Oxnard Blvd is reduced speed of 35 in a commercial area.
* Requesting something be done by the city to mitigate
damage to our property and save lives.

Oxnard City CouncilNovember 18, 2025

Oxnard City Council
November 18, 2025