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Pretreatment
Program: Sewer Use
and Local Limits
Ordinance Changes
July 8, 2025
City Council Meeting
2Ordinance Changes: Sewer Use (Title 10) & Local
Limits (Uncodified 1695)
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• Federal requirement
• LARWQCB oversees federal program for
EPA
• Audits/inspects Program every 2-3 yrs
• Limits pollutants entering sewer to protect:
• Sewer infrastructure
• HCTP process and staff
• Compliance with NPDES Permit
• Environment
• Requires legal authority to implement the
Program through ordinances and discharge
limits (Local Limits)
Pretreatment Program Background
3 Pretreatment Program Background Continued
• Currently 4 permitted Industrial
Dischargers:
• Amgen, Takeda, Skyworks, Teledyne
• City staff inspects/samples permitted
industries
• Industries also sample themselves and
submit reports
• 100s of other businesses inspected
• Restaurants & Auto repair shops: fats,
oils, grease removal
• Dental facilities: mercury removal
• Check industries for process changes
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Why Update Sewer Use Ordinance?
• Last updated 2009
• Reflect current EPA Pretreatment
ordinance standards
• Past EPA & LARWQCB audits
recommended updates
5 • Now all in Ch. 1, Art. 6, Title 10 of
Municipal Code
Consolidated
all sewer use
regs into one
section
• Now meets current EPA standards
Updated
Terminology &
definitions
• Tier I: Significant Industrial Users
• Tier II: Non-Significant Industrial Users
• Tier III: Temporary Dischargers
• Tier IV: Food Service Establishments
Added tiered
permit system
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7 Why Update the Local Limits Ordinance?
Last updated in 1980s
Past EPA & LARWQCB audits recommended updates
Every 5+ years HCTP issued new NPDES discharge
permit; current permit requires a Local Limits evaluation LWA Local Limits evaluation concluded updates were
needed
LWA performed Local Limits Study to determine new
Local Limits
Changes to Local Limits
Stricter Pollutant Limits (lower
concentration)
• Arsenic, Bio-chemical Oxygen
Demand, cadmium, chloride,
chromium, copper, cyanide, lead,
mercury, nickel, selenium, Total
Suspended Solids
Less Restrictive Pollutant Limits (higher
concentration)
• Silver, Total Dissolved Solids
New Pollutant Limits
• Ammonia, molybdenum, sulfate
No Changes to Pollutant Limits
• Boron, zinc
Removal of Pollutant Limits
• Fluoride, phenols, sulfide,
chlorinated hydrocarbons
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• Engaged with the 4 permitted Industries
from beginning to end of process
• Worked with LARWQCB staff throughout
process until their approval
• Worked with multiple City Departments &
staff on ordinance changes
• EPA required 30-day Public Notice and
Comment period
• Public Notice for City Council Hearing
Public/Business/City Engagement
9 1. Read ordinance in title only, waive further reading, and if no objection, introduce ordinance to amend Thousand Oaks Municipal Code repealing certain sections of Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 5 “Service and General Discharge Regulations” and repealing Article 6 of Title 10 Chapter 1 in its entirety and adding Chapter 1, Article 6 of Title 10 entitled “Sewer Use Regulations”.
2. Read uncodified ordinance in title only, waive further reading, and if no objection, introduce Uncodified Ordinance 1695-NS of the City Council of the City of Thousand Oaks Adjusting and Setting Rates, Discharge Limits and Fees of the City Wastewater Division. (Local Limits)
3. Find that this action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendations: Approve Changes
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Questions?
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City Council Meeting
July 8, 2025
General Plan Amendment Initiation &
Declaration of Surplus Parcels
Downtown Project
I. General Plan Initiation and Concurrent Processing
Request
II. Surplus Lands Declaration (Exempt and Non-Exempt)
Requests
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Item 12.A.
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General Plan Amendment InitiationEvolution over the Years Jungleland Concept, 1987Downtown Core Master Plan, 2018AECOM, 2020RRM Design, 2023RRM Design, 2024 RRM Design & SmithGroup, 2025 3 4
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Proposed Project5
Existing Land Use Designations6
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•Specific Plan Amendment•Development Permit-Major Modification •Development Permit•Tentative or Parcel Map•Protected Tree PermitConcurrent Processing7 Initiate General Plan Amendment
Application Submittal/ Review
Environmental Analysis
Planning Commission Hearing
City Council HearingNext Steps87
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Declaration of Surplus Lands
1.After designating real property as non-exempt surplus land, City must send Notices of Availability 2.Interested parties must notify the City within sixty(60) days after the Notice of Availability is transmitted.3.If the City receives a Notice of Interest, the City must enter into good faith negotiations to determine a mutually satisfactory sale or lease price and terms. •City is not required to transact and may obtain fair market value for property. •Applies to both fee simple sale and long-term leasesSurplus Land Act (SLA) Steps109 10 6
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Areas Previously Made Available for Surplus11•“Westside parcel” (2.9 acres) declared as surplus in June 2024•No formal requests to negotiate were received.•City may dispose of property per requirements of SLA 12 2024 Conceptual Site Plan2025 Conceptual Site Plan11 12 7
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13 1.7 Acres
AcreageAddressAPN.35Right-of-Way west of 1964 E Thousand Oaks Boulevard.421964 E Thousand Oaks Blvd. 670-018-1110 .241996 E Thousand Oaks Blvd. 670-018-1270 .161998 E Thousand Oaks Blvd. 670-018-1260 .412026 E Thousand Oaks Blvd.670-018-1250 .122100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd. 671-024-04501.70Non-Exempt Surplus Land1413 14 8
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Exempt Surplus Land17AcreageAddressAPN.172100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd. 671-024-0450•Meets the “small parcel” exemption and is not subject to advertising as available.•Must still be declared as exempt surplus land via Resolution
1.Adopt resolution declaring the intention to consider an amendment to the Land Use Element of theGeneral Plan for certain City-owned property, directing staff to study and propose possible refinementsto the land use designations applied to the proposed project area as needed, allowing concurrentprocessing of the legislative action and project entitlements for the proposed Downtown ThousandOaks project, and finding that such declaration does not constitute a project as defined under CEQA.2.Adopt resolution declaring that pursuant to Government Code Section 54221, portions of certain realproperty located at Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 670-018-1110,670-018-1270, 670-018-1260, 670-018-1250, and 671-024-0450 are non-exempt surplus land, approving the requisite notice of availability,authorizing the City Manager to take any other required steps to comply with the Surplus Land Act forsaid parcels, and finding that such declaration is exempt from environmental review under CEQA.3.Adopt resolution declaring that pursuant to Government Code Section 54221, a portion of that certainreal property comprised of 0.17 acres and located at APN 671-024-0450 is exempt surplus land andfinding that such action does not qualify as a “project” as defined in CEQA Guidelines section 15378;however, even if the actions contemplated herein constituted a project, the actions are exempt underCEQA.Recommendations17 18 10
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Q & A19
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1 School Crossing Guard Program UpdateCity Council Meeting July 8, 2025Nader Heydari, Public Works DirectorTed Gerber, Deputy Public Works Director •Program managed & funded since 1964•2023: City Council Adopted New Policy•14 locations meet Policy for 2025/26 SY•2025 Counts presented to Council 5/20/25•TTAC received annual report on 5/28/25Crossing Guard Program & Policy21 2 7/8/2025
2 Discussions with CVUSD3CVUSD is supportive and appreciative of theCity’s Crossing Guard ProgramCVUSD is unable to take on oversight of program Proposed Contact Services Model4RFP for Contract Services is recommendedBenefits of Contracted Model:• Better overall coverage and consistency due to largerpool of guards and resources• Contract Model allows CVUSD to self-fund additionallocations as needed or desired• Continue to use 2023 Policy for transparency 3 4
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3 5•Continue to manage & fund the program per 2023 Policy•Most generous and flexible Policy/Program in Ventura County•City can issue an RFP to shift to contract services by 2026•Staff will continue promoting walking to School & Invest inbicycle & pedestrian infrastructure improvements Citywide•Any budget savings applied to future bike/ped projectsSummary Recommendations:1. Receive Report 2. Authorize Staff to issue RFP to contract program3. Direct staff to identify future projects to apply any budget differentialto enhance walkability and bicycle improvements citywide4. Find that this is not a project under CEQA 5 6