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Port Hueneme City Hall
250 North Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, CA 93041
5:30 PM Closed Session | 6:30 PM Regular Meeting
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* The City shall provide a translator if one is requested by a member of the public with a 48-hour advance notice. If a 48-hour advance notice is not provided, the member of the public may provide their own translator. To request a translator, please contact [email protected]. * Per California Government Code 54954.3, if an individual utilizes a translator during Public Statements, the legislative body of a local agency shall provide at least twice the allotted time to a member of the public who utilizes a translator to ensure that non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to directly address the legislative body of a local agency.
* If the City provides a translator or translation equipment that allows for the simultaneous translation of the testimony, then no additional time shall be granted.
Uso de traductor
* La Ciudad proporcionara un traductor si un miembro del publico lo solicita con un aviso de 48 horas de anticipacion. Si no se avisa con 48 horas de anticipacion, el publico podra proporcionar su propio traductor.
Para solicitar un traductor, comumquese con [email protected]. * Segun el Codigo de Gobierno de California 54954.3, si una persona utiliza un traductor durante las declaraciones publicas, el cuerpo legislative de una agencia local debera proporcionar al menos el doble del tiempo asignado a un miembro del publico que utilice un traductor para garantizar que las personas que no hablan ingles reciban la misma oportunidad de dirigirse directamente al cuerpo legislative de una agencia local.
* Si la Ciudad proporciona un traductor o equipo de traduccion que permita la traduccion simultanea del testimonio, entonces no se concedera tiempo adicional.
CC Regular Meeting Minutes - September 15, 2025, Page 1 of 8 Americans with Disabilities Act
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Levine Act Disclaimer
The Levine Act (Gov. Code, § 84308) requires any Party, Participant, or Agent in a Proceeding, as those terms are defined in Government Code section 84308 and Title 2, California Code of Regulations, Sections 18400 et seq. , before the City of Port Hueneme that involves any action or consideration to their contract, license, permit, or other entitlement for use to disclose any campaign contributions made to City elected or appointed Officers totaling more than $500 within the 12 months prior to the City decision. Any City elected or appointed Officer who has received a contribution totaling more than $500 within the preceding twelve (12) months from a Party, Agent, or Participant, shall disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding and shall not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use the Officer’s official position to influence the decision. Violations of Government Code section 84308 may result in a civil action brought by the FPPC for an amount up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of the Political Reform Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to the greater of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or three times the amount the person unlawfully contributed upon conviction for each violation. Any Party, Participant, or Agent is further prohibited from making, and any elected or appointed City Officer is prohibited from soliciting or accepting, any contribution in excess of $500 for a period of twelve (12) months following any proceeding described above. 5:30 PM - CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor McQueen-Legohn called the closed session meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Steven A. Gama, Laura D. Hernandez, Misty Perez; Mayor Pro Tern Jess Lopez; Mayor Martha R. McQueen-Legohn
Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENT - None
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
City Attorney Joan Smyth read the closed session items into record.
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Position: City Attorney
Authority: Government Code Section 54957 subdivision (b)(1) CONFLICT OF INTEREST and LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURES - None
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor McQueen-Legohn recessed to the closed session meeting at 5:31 p.m. 6:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE
Mayor McQueen-Legohn called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Councilmember Perez led the flag salute.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Steven A. Gama, Laura D. Hernandez, Misty Perez; Mayor Pro Tern Jess Lopez; Mayor Martha R. McQueen-Legohn
Absent: None
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INSPIRATION
Given by Mayor McQueen-Legohn
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Joan Smyth reported that the Council, by a unanimous vote of 5-0, has directed City staff to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for City Attorney Services.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comments were provided in person by the following:
• Becky Breuning
• Sarah Wilczewski
• Ronald Arruejo
• Bobby Martinez
• Greg Ross
• Ron Karu
Public comments were submitted via email and read aloud by City Clerk Georgianna Alvarez by the following:
• Kendall Lousen
• Jeffrey Scarberry
AGENDA APPROVAL FOR CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
A motion was made by Councilmember Gama, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Lopez, and passed unanimously to approve the City Council Agenda of September 15, 2025.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST and LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURES -None.
PRESENTATIONS
1. GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT (GCTD) ANNUAL UPDATE
Gold Coast General Manager Vanessa Rauschenberger provided the 2025 GCTD annual update.
2. NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION
Mayor Pro Tern Lopez read the proclamation into record and proclaimed September 15, 2025 through October 15, 2025, as “Hispanic Heritage Month” in Port Hueneme, to celebrate the history, culture, and contributions that Hispanic and Latino communities have made to American society and the City of Port Hueneme.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Hernandez and Mayor Pro Tern Lopez requested to pull Consent Calendar Item No. 5 for discussion.
A motion was made by Councilmember Perez, seconded by Councilmember Gama, to pull Consent Calendar Item No. 5, and approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 3, 4, 6, and 7, as presented.
Motion passed 5-0, as follows:
AYES: Gama, Hernandez, Perez, Lopez, McQueen-Legohn
NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: None
CC Regular Meeting Minutes - September 15, 2025, Page 3 of 8 The City Council:
3. MINUTES
Approved the September 2, 2025, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
4. MINUTES
Approved the July 21, 2025, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes as revised.
6. PIER STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT
Authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement, approved as to form by the City Attorney, with Noble Consultants Inc., in the amount of $37,700.00 to develop a structural condition assessment and report for the Port Hueneme Pier; authorized an additional 10% ($3,770.00) as contingency for any unforeseen circumstances; and authorized an appropriation of $19,804 using the Capital Improvement Reserve to fund the project.
7. PORT HUENEME POLICE DEPARTMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE SAAS ' CLOUD
MIGRATION TO UPDATE PUBLIC SAFETY ENTERPRISE SYSTEM TO ALLOW FOR
EFFECIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND EMERGENCY DATA BACKUPS
Authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement, approved as to form by the City Attorney, with Tyler Technologies, Inc. for the Software as a Service, “SaaS” cloud migration not to exceed the annual amount in year 1 of $270,000. The SaaS cloud migration will provide the necessary software upgrades, hardware, data conversion, implementation, and training services to replace the Police Departments current on prem Tyler Technologies, Inc. servers and data storage. The SaaS cloud migration annual maintenance cost for year 2 and 3 are $163,537.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM(S) PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
5. REGISTER OF DISBURSEMENTS
Recommendation: Receive and file the City’s register of disbursements for the period of August 21, 2025 through September 7, 2025.
City Manager James Vega, Police Support Services Manager Frank Montelongo, and Deputy City Manager Charles Peretz answered clarifying questions. City Manager Vega indicated he’d bring back more information regarding the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) pollution liability insurance program at the next City Council meeting.
A motion was made by Councilmember Hernandez, seconded by Councilmember Perez, to approve Consent Calendar item No. 5, as presented.
Motion passed 5-0, as follows:
AYES: Gama, Hernandez, Perez, Lopez, McQueen-Legohn
NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE.
BUSINESS ITEMS
8. PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT AND TRUCK ROUTE LIFECYCLE COST ANALYSIS Recommendation: Receive and file the Pavement Management and Truck Route Lifecycle Cost Analysis report, and provide direction to staff regarding funding strategies and implementation of the proposed maintenance schedule.
CC Regular Meeting Minutes -September 15, 2025, Page 4 of 8 Public Works Director Fred Camarillo provided a brief introduction. Deputy Public Works Director/City Engineer Charles Cable presented the report and identified the following corrections:
• On page 1 of the staff report, where it states:
“Port Hueneme Road alone is estimated to cost approximately $10.78 million over its lifecycle, while total cost for all truck routes is projected at $131.2 million. Over the proposed 26-year period this results in an estimated cost of approximately $5 million per year.”
It should be corrected to read:
“Port Hueneme Road alone is estimated to cost approximately $8.2 million over its lifecycle, while total cost for all truck routes is projected at $98.9 million. Over the proposed 26-year period this results in an estimated cost of approximately $3.8 million per year.”
• On page 1 of Attachment A - 2025 Pavement Management Truck Routes, in the Executive Summary, where it states:
“$128.6 million"
It should be corrected to read:
“$98.9 million"
Questions and comments followed. There were no public comments. Comments followed.
A motion was made by Councilmember Perez, seconded by Councilmember Hernandez, to receive and file the Pavement Management and Truck Route Lifecycle Cost Analysis report.
Motion passed 5-0, as follows:
AYES: Gama, Hernandez, Perez, Lopez, McQueen-Legohn
NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: None
9. CITY/PORT REVENUE SHARING REPORTING UPDATE
Recommendation: Receive an update and provide direction to staff to proceed with providing prior year City/Port revenue sharing reports to the best of staff’s ability with the agreed upon disclaimers discussed by City and Port representatives at the recent Joint Committee meeting, as detailed further in this report.
City Manager James Vega presented the report. Questions followed. In response to a request from Councilmember Hernandez, City Manager Vega responded that he’d include the percentages that the reported numbers represent in the overall budget. There were no public comments.
A motion was made by Councilmember Perez, seconded by Councilmember Hernandez, to receive an update and provide direction to staff to proceed with providing prior year City/Port revenue sharing reports to the best of staff’s ability with the agreed upon disclaimers discussed by City and Port representatives at the recent Joint Committee meeting, as detailed further in this report. Comments followed.
Motion passed 5-0, as follows:
AYES: Gama, Hernandez, Perez, Lopez, McQueen-Legohn
NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: None
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10. DISCUSS PROHIBITING THE USE AND SALE OF GLUE TRAPS WITHIN THE CITY OF
PORT HUENEME
Recommendation: Receive this report on prohibiting the use and sale of glue traps, discuss, and provide direction to staff.
City Manager James Vega presented the report. Questions followed.
Public comments were submitted via email and read aloud by City Clerk Georgianna Alvarez by the following:
• Linda Larsen
• Jakob Shaw on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) • Alison Hermance on behalf of Wildcare
A motion was made by Councilmember Hernandez to direct staff to prepare an ordinance that prohibits the sale and use of glue traps within Port Hueneme and prepare outreach and educational materials, designating glue traps as illegal within the City. Motion failed for lack of second. Discussion followed.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Lopez to prepare an educational outreach program for rodent control.
- Councilmember Gama requested to amend the motion to include an explanation in the outreach materials about the importance of rodent control, to help residents better understand the issue.
- Mayor McQueen-Legohn requested to amend the motion so that the outreach focuses on glue traps specifically, rather than general rodent control. - Councilmember Hernandez requested to further amend the motion to include the cost of the outreach program, so that Council is better informed for future decisions.
Discussion followed.
For clarity, the motion in full is restated as follows: An amended motion was made by Councilmember Hernandez, seconded by Councilmember Gama, to prepare educational outreach regarding glue traps and to notify Council of the cost of the educational outreach.
Motion passed 5-0, as follows:
AYES: Gama, Hernandez, Perez, Lopez, McQueen-Legohn
NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: None
11. DESIGNATION OF VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE(S) FOR THE 2025 LEAGUE
OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Recommendation:
1. Appoint a voting delegate and up to two alternates to attend the League of California Cities Annual Conference to vote on behalf of the City Council at the General Assembly; and
2. Authorize the City Clerk to affirm Council’s selection and submit the 2025 Annual Conference Voting Delegate/Alternate Online Submission Form to the League of California Cities.
City Manager James Vega presented the report. Questions and comments followed.
There were no public comments.
CC Regular Meeting Minutes -September 15, 2025, Page 6 of 8 A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Lopez, seconded by Mayor McQueen-Legohn, to.
1. Appoint Councilmember Steven Gama as the voting delegate to attend the League of California Cities Annual Conference to vote on behalf of the City Council at the General Assembly; and
2. Authorize the City Clerk to affirm Council’s selection and submit the 2025 Annual Conference Voting Delegate/Alternate Online Submission Form to the League of California Cities.
Motion passed 5-0, as follows:
AYES: Gama, Hernandez, Perez, Lopez, McQueen-Legohn
NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: None
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS AND REPORTS
City Manager James Vega provided comments and reports regarding the following topics:
• Temporary change to the Community and Economic Development hours • Clean Power Alliance Community Meeting
• 2025 California Coastal Cleanup
• Recreation and Community Services upcoming events: Movie Night at Bolker Park and Touch-A-Truck
• Sprouts Market- notified the City of its intent to remodel and open in the former Big Lots location (Olivera Plaza)
• Promenade closure due to dredging
• Upcoming Council meeting topics
Questions followed.
COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Council provided comments and reports regarding the following topics:
Councilmember Perez:
• Attended all meetings; no reports.
Councilmember Gama:
• Upcoming Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment (BEACON) meeting
• Denounced violence
Councilmember Hernandez:
• Upcoming Channel Islands Site Authority meeting - noted funding loss for Hispanic Heritage Program
• Attended Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) meetings - discussed Olympic preparations
• Clean Power Alliance (CPA) meeting -funds available for nonprofits for CPA education/ training
• Extended thoughts and prayers for Guillermo Ceja, President of LiUNA Mayor Pro Tern Lopez:
• Port of Hueneme Global Trade and Logistics Class
• Noted upcoming out of town dates
Mayor McQueen-Legohn:
• Mobility 21 Conference - discussed transportation regarding major upcoming LA events:
NBA Allstar game, US Women’s Open Championship, FIFA World Cup, Superbowl, NCAA Division Men’s Basketball Tournament, Olympics and Special Olympics • Noted upcoming out of town dates
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REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Mayor Pro Tern Lopez:
1. Requested an item be added to a future Council agenda to review the Homeless Liaison Officer job description and metrics, to assess whether the program meets its objectives, needs adjustments, or requires additional resources, seconded by Councilmember Hernandez. Motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
2. Requested an item be added to a future Council agenda to look at an engineering report on the entryway to the Port, seconded by Councilmember Hernandez. Upon request, Mayor Pro Tern Lopez restated the motion for clarification: to use staff to look at ways to reengineer the Port entry for viable solutions to the sand replenishment of Port Hueneme Beach. Councilmember Hernandez requested the motion be rephrased to look not only at the Port entryway, but alternate solutions for protecting our beaches from sand erosion.
After clarification, Councilmember Hernandez withdrew her request for an amendment.
After further clarification, Mayor Pro Tern Lopez requested an item be added to a future Council agenda to receive a briefing from BEACON on alternate solutions for sand replenishment at Port Hueneme Beach. The request was seconded by Councilmember Gama and passed unanimously, 5-0.
Mayor McQueen-Legohn:
1. Requested an item be added to a future Council agenda regarding the CJPIA pollution liability insurance program. City Manager James Vega confirmed that is a staff follow-up item and does not need to be brought back to Council as a separate agenda item.
Councilmember Perez:
1. Requested an item be added to a future Council agenda regarding the REACH donation for the Port Hueneme Police Department Canine Unit. City Manager Vega indicated a report would be brought back including details and a recommendation from the Police Department. The request was seconded by Councilmember Gama and passed unanimously, 5-0.
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned at 9:15 p.m. to its next regular meeting scheduled for Monday October 6, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
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