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CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE / ROLL CALL
INSPIRATION
PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA APPROVAL FOR CITY COUNCIL
PRESENTATIONS

ITEM #1: NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH PROCLAMATION
ITEM #2: BANANA FESTIVAL PROCLAMATION
ITEM #3: COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PRESENTATION PRESENTED BY COMMUNITY ACTION OF VENTURA COUNTY
ITEM #4: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & 9/11 PROCLAMATION
CONSENT CALENDAR
PUBLIC HEARINGS – None.
BUSINESS ITEMS

ITEM #10: AWARD CONTRACT FOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DESIGN AND INSTALLATION FOR THE BUBBLING SPRINGS PARK RENEWAL PROJECT
ITEM #11: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CALIFORNIA JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY TO PERFORM AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT RELATED INSPECTIONS AND DEVELOP A TRANSITION PLAN
ITEM #12: APROVAL OF MURAL DESIGN - CONTINUED DISCUSSION
ITEM #13: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE COUNTY OF VENTURA FOR A REGIONAL RADIO SYSTEM
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS AND REPORTS
COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / ADJOURNMENT

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	Needing to order, the time is 6:30 PM. Please stand and join me for the black salute.	00:00:00
	I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and.	00:00:10
	And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.	00:00:16
	Madam Clerk, can we get a roll call, please, Councilmember Gama?	00:00:31
	Council Member Hernandez here. Council Member Martinez President.	00:00:37
	Mayor Pro Tem McLean legend present. Let the record reflect that Mayor Perez is absent.	00:00:42
	OK, thank you. And we're going to have our inspiration from Councilmember Martinez this evening.	00:00:49
	Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem.	00:00:55
	Martha McQueen, Legion.	00:00:58
	I wanted to write a poem for my inspiration today. I think it's only the third one that I've done, but I just wanted to explain	00:01:01
	that the summer is almost an end. The fall equinox is on is this Sunday, September 22nd, which marks the halfway point between	00:01:08
	summer and and winter. And I just wanted to reflect through the poem that we've we had a really great summer. We had the the	00:01:16
	Wyoming Beach Festival, We had a pickleball tournament. We had the kites.	00:01:23
	At the beach.	00:01:31
	The fun run, the movies at the park. There was a lot of stuff that that we did over the summer. And, and so now it's it's we're	00:01:34
	turning a new page to fall. So it's called the summer's legacy.	00:01:39
	As the sun dips low and the days grow mild, we bid farewell to summer Smile. Here, in this place where the breeze runs free, we've	00:01:46
	crafted memories by the sea.	00:01:51
	The beach fest bloomed, bright music played. Our hearts dance through each lively parade.	00:01:58
	Kites filled the sky, laughter kissed the air, and joy was something we all could share. From the pickleball courts to the	00:02:05
	festival lights, Winemis. Warmth ignited the Knights. With each step we've taken, each hand we've held, a story of unity was	00:02:11
	quietly spelled.	00:02:17
	Our sister city with a bond now strong, Puerto Vallarta, where we belong. Together we flourished hand in hand to cities united,	00:02:23
	sharing the land. The winds of change now softly call as we move from summer into fall. Yet the spirit of Wanami won't fade away.	00:02:30
	And every sunrise it's here to stay.	00:02:37
	Through each fun run, each film in the park, our future shines even after dark. For though this summer comes to a close, the heart	00:02:45
	of the city forever grows. So as seasons shift and times move on, know that Waimi will stay strong. A place where kindness will	00:02:52
	always lead. And in this home, I'll always be.	00:02:59
	Thank you. Very good.	00:03:07
	Thank you, Councilman Martinez. That was really nice.	00:03:12
	We're going to move to our public comments. So we'll now hear public comments not pertaining to the items on the agenda. Comments	00:03:16
	are limited to three minutes, please. This process will be the same for comments pertaining to each agenda item. Madam Clerk, do	00:03:22
	we have any public comments? And we have one public comment from Mr. Greg Ross.	00:03:29
	Good evening.	00:03:46
	City Council, mayor Pro Tem and council members.	00:03:48
	I think it's important to note that I've been a resident of Ventura County since 1970.	00:03:56
	And a Port Hueneme resident since 2003 I believe.	00:04:04
	So that being said, my hat's off.	00:04:10
	To this group because.	00:04:15
	When we ask for things as a community, I'll give you 1 instance of specifically.	00:04:19
	We had a neighbor who said hey, can the trash guy that comes at 6:00 AM come at 7 and guess what?	00:04:27
	They they said sure, and that's what's been happening. So my dogs don't bark at 6:00 AM, which is great and that makes me happy.	00:04:36
	Then addition to that, we've had a.	00:04:42
	The young people of our community and maybe not of our community that are doing Donuts out at Market and Surfside and now we've	00:04:50
	got the little spacers, the little, what would you call them?	00:04:57
	They're not really.	00:05:06
	Bumps in the road, but their their their guidelines so that they can't do this, which is great. And it's because of this group	00:05:09
	right here. So thank you. I'm here mainly and I've already used up more than half my time. I'm here mainly to talk about Seaview,	00:05:15
	the street.	00:05:22
	And I passed out. I use a lot of ink and.	00:05:28
	Office Depot got a lot of my money for this, but I gave you pictures of all the trash that ends up on Seaview.	00:05:34
	It's our considered opinion in amongst our.	00:05:43
	Our community that three to four people a night are sleeping in their cars on Seaview on the on the South side of the street.	00:05:48
	And that's all fine. There's a lot of trash. The HOA pays to pick up that trash. OK, we we picked it up, but.	00:05:56
	Then about a week ago or so, and this is where I'm going to.	00:06:06
	Get a little subtle dig into the port.	00:06:11
	A a tractor trailer rig big one at 2:37 in the morning on bolted straight. It's 30 feet from the back door bolted straight out of	00:06:14
	my bed because of this tractor trailer rig parking in front of a fire hydrant.	00:06:22
	I have a list from Sergeant Bates of all the violations that this person created.	00:06:31
	It's not pretty and the ports not adhering to these particular problems with their truckers and I know there's a lot of.	00:06:36
	Sorry.	00:06:46
	Well, anyway, there's there's a lot of there's there's a freight forwarder, there's the port, there's the trucking company and and	00:06:48
	and so forth. But can't the port be better neighbors and say, hey, truckers?	00:06:54
	Rolling reign in your people, OK?	00:07:02
	It shouldn't wake us up.	00:07:08
	So and there's a picture of that trucker right outside of my house. Anyway, sorry I took so long.	00:07:10
	Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. That concludes the public comment for this portion. OK, thank you. So we'll now close the public	00:07:16
	comments and move over to the agenda. May I get a motion and a second to approve the agenda?	00:07:22
	2nd.	00:07:30
	All in favor.	00:07:33
	All opposed hearing none motion passes.	00:07:35
	Conflict of interest Do any members of the Council have any conflict of interest to disclose for any item on the agenda?	00:07:41
	Thank you.	00:07:49
	And we're going to move on to our presentations. Our first will be a proclamation for the National Suicide Prevention Month, and I	00:07:51
	will read that.	00:07:55
	Proclamation National Suicide Prevention Month.	00:08:02
	WHEREAS, September is known as National Suicide Prevention Month and is intended to raise awareness on the stigmatized and often	00:08:05
	taboo topic in addition to shifting public perception. And WHEREAS, suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can	00:08:14
	affect anyone regardless of age, gender, race, orientation, income level, religion or background.	00:08:22
	And whereas importance should be placed on ensuring that individuals.	00:08:32
	Friends and families have access to the resources they need to discuss suicide prevention and to seek help.	00:08:36
	And whereas we encourage people to bring their voices together to advocate for better mental health care and encourage.	00:08:44
	Any person experiencing suicidal thoughts or behaviors to seek help?	00:08:52
	And whereas the development of crisis response system is critical to those at risk to have a number to call.	00:08:57
	A system to turn to that would connect them to the treatment and support they need.	00:09:06
	And whereas while suicide prevention is important to address year round, Suicide Prevention Month provides a dedicated time to	00:09:12
	come together with collective passion and strength around a difficult topic. And whereas suicide is the second leading cause of	00:09:19
	death among people aged 10 through 34.	00:09:26
	And the 10th leading cause of death overall in the United States. The overall suicide rate has increased by 35% since 1999.	00:09:33
	And whereas 46% of people who die by suicide had a diagnosed.	00:09:44
	Mental health condition and while nearly half of individuals who die by suicide have a diagnosed mental health condition, research	00:09:50
	shows that 90% experience symptoms and whereas. We use this month to spread hope and vital information to people affected by	00:09:58
	suicide and encourage others to research, educate and stand ready to recognize and assist those who need help.	00:10:07
	Now therefore be it proclaimed that the City Council of the city of Port Hueneme.	00:10:17
	Here recognizes Suicide Prevention Month and encourages the community to spread awareness for this important.	00:10:22
	'Cause proclaim the 16th day of September 2024 signed by our elected officials. Thank you.	00:10:29
	And.	00:10:39
	OK. And we have a provider of the Ventura County Health Mental Services Act, a suicide prevention program in attendance today who	00:10:43
	would like to briefly provide some community with information regarding the program. So that's Miss Maya Zumaya.	00:10:51
	Good evening. Thank you Mayor Pro Tem, City Council members and staff for recognizing Suicide Prevention Month. I am is Amaya	00:11:03
	representing the Ventura County Behavioral Health Suicide Prevention Program. Every year suicide claims the lives of 10s of	00:11:10
	thousands of individuals across the United States, leaving behind a trail of heartbreak, grief and loss.	00:11:16
	100 Ventura County residents died by suicide in 2023, down from 111 and 2022, but up from 97 and 2021. Firearms accounted for	00:11:25
	nearly half of all suicides in 2023. Firearms have been the leading means to commit suicide for the past five years. Afixia and	00:11:34
	drug deaths are second and third, respectively. Pain isn't always obvious.	00:11:43
	Knowing the signs help suicide be preventable.	00:11:53
	So part of the suicide prevention program, we are offering free one hour suicide prevention trainings. We would love to partner	00:11:56
	with the city or even the Police Department to offer these trainings to any and all community community members. We would love as	00:12:04
	many people to get educated and knowing the signs and how to help somebody in crisis. So if you are interested, you can go to	00:12:11
	wellnesseveryday.org and schedule a training with us so we can.	00:12:19
	Out to you. We could do it via Zoom or we can schedule a location. So thank you so much for recognizing Suicide Prevention Month.	00:12:26
	Thank you so much.	00:12:34
	And next we'll have the proclamation for the Banana Festival. So we're going to ask Mr. Miguel Rodriguez to make his way up while	00:12:39
	Council Member Martinez reads the proclamation. Yes, thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. I have the honor of reading the Banana Festival	00:12:46
	proclamation. So it's exciting times that we just had the Wyoming Beach Festival. Now we have another festival. So it's so	00:12:54
	exciting. So Banana Festival proclamation, whereas the 11th annual Banana Festival will be held.	00:13:01
	At the Port of Winey, Me on September 28th, 2024 and WHEREAS, the Banana Festival was created by Commissioner Jess Ramirez and CEO	00:13:09
	and Port Director Kristen Decas to highlight the various contributions and positive impact the Port has made locally, regionally	00:13:15
	and across the world.	00:13:21
	And whereas the poor operations support the community by bringing 2.2 billion in economic activity and creating 20,032 trade	00:13:27
	related jobs.	00:13:32
	And whereas, trade through the Port of Wanami generates more than 173.2 million in direct and related state and local taxes, which	00:13:38
	fund vital community services. And. Whereas the Port Authority began over 80 years ago with a mission to provide Californians	00:13:45
	Central Coast agricultural community with an ocean link to the global market. And. Whereas the Banana Festival is a way to bring	00:13:53
	people out in a fun way to see and appreciate the port and learn more about its operations and.	00:14:00
	Vital economic role in Ventura County and whereas the City Council does desires to join the celebration and support of the Banana	00:14:08
	Festival.	00:14:12
	Now therefore be proclaimed that the City Council of the City of Port Hueneme does hereby encourage the community to go bananas at	00:14:17
	the Portawanimi Banana Festival and celebrate the diverse working port proclaim this 16th day of September 2024. Thank you.	00:14:26
	Good evening Mayor and well Council members as well. It's really an honor and a pleasure to invite everybody on behalf of the	00:14:37
	Board of Harbor Commissioners to this great day of fun on September 28th. We look forward to opening our doors to our biggest open	00:14:44
	House of the year and ensuring that everybody in our community has a place to have access to one of the few free festivals in our	00:14:51
	area that are happening.	00:14:57
	Locally, so thank you.	00:15:05
	Thank you so much. And we have your proclamation, but we have one more signature to gang, so we'll make sure you all get that.	00:15:06
	OK, great. Thank you.	00:15:14
	So next we have a we'll call up Miss Suzy Lopez Garcia, Executive Director and Catalina Solis, Development Coordinator of the	00:15:20
	Community Action of Ventura County for the next presentation.	00:15:26
	Good evening, City Council members and city staff, and thank you for having us. We are Community Action of Ventura County. We are	00:15:36
	a local nonprofit serving all of Ventura County. Many of you may be familiar with our Oxnard office. That is our main office here	00:15:43
	close by. So we're here to tell you a little bit more about.	00:15:51
	Community Action overall, but also highlighting the work we're doing with our programs.	00:15:58
	And giving you some numbers relating to residents in the city of Port Hueneme. So numbers that you'll see are primarily around	00:16:03
	Reddit residents. We've started here in the city.	00:16:08
	Just to go over a mission. Our mission is helping our community establish pathways out of poverty through advocacy, partnerships	00:16:14
	and services that promote dignity and self-sufficiency.	00:16:19
	And what's unique about us, one of the main things I did want to highlight as well is our board structure. So our board is	00:16:27
	comprised of elected officials, private sector representatives and also the low income community. So we want to make sure we have	00:16:34
	representation across the board as we're making decisions, as we're looking at programs in the direction the organization is going	00:16:41
	in. And by elected officials, I mean each board a supervisor.	00:16:49
	Points an elected official for each district, so there's representation across the county as well. We definitely rely on volunteer	00:16:56
	support and we also look at maximum feasible participation, meaning we have had clients, past clients come in for services and may	00:17:04
	all now be employees and working with Community Action.	00:17:11
	And just to give you, as I mentioned, our main office is in Oxnard at 621 Richmond Ave. But in the last two years we have expanded	00:17:21
	our reach. We did open a satellite office within the free clinic of Simi Valley in 2022. And we also opened a satellite office in	00:17:28
	Santa Paula at El Centro del Pueblo last year. And those two offices, they're not stand alone, they're satellites. So what that	00:17:36
	means is within that space we're able to make referrals. So there's.	00:17:43
	Community based organizations in the same space so it makes sense versus having people travel from one place to another.	00:17:51
	And we also wanted to share some of our strategic goals. We're on Year 2. When we looked at all the data we might, we met with	00:17:57
	stakeholders are 5 type.	00:18:02
	Five goals or four goals for the next 5 years are improved equity and poverty reduction, strengthening our partnerships. So we	00:18:08
	definitely depend on partnerships to do the work. We can't do anything by ourselves. So we also always look at who is doing what.	00:18:15
	So we don't want to duplicate work either. So we want to make sure we're working together with others, improving our capacity to	00:18:22
	serve, making ourselves known throughout Ventura County, which is one of the reasons we're here as well.	00:18:29
	In our programs, the program you may be the most familiar with ended earlier this year was our water bill payment assistant called	00:18:38
	the LIWAP contract. We also have a food hub, community market, community workshops, medical enrollment, navigator program, home	00:18:44
	authorization, home energy assistance, which is the heat program which does gas or electric bills and services for unsheltered	00:18:51
	individuals.	00:18:58
	And so I live up funding is what help pay water bills. It did end in March of this year.	00:19:06
	And that amount in numbers again are for Port Wingami household. So we did help over 500 households.	00:19:14
	Here in Port Hueneme, if you look at the chart, Oxnard did have the most funding. It's the largest city in the county. But when	00:19:21
	you look at the top 4, Port Hueneme was one of the top four that did receive. And I really want to give thanks to staff at the	00:19:27
	City of Port Winnie for working with us.	00:19:34
	Because that was a lot of coordination. When I've mentioned gastroelectricity, there's only two utility companies we work with	00:19:40
	there with the water county wide. We had to work with each city, each municipality, make sure they're on board. We were	00:19:46
	communicating and really helping those people that might be at the disconnection. It might be a Friday afternoon. Are we	00:19:53
	communicating with staff? Yes, they've been approved, but the money's coming.	00:19:59
	So I really want to thank the city for working with us because that made things move rather quickly, making those referrals,	00:20:06
	people knowing we were there to help.	00:20:10
	And oh, sorry.	00:20:17
	See if I can go back.	00:20:19
	Just to give you a sense of 123.	00:20:20
	1000, the funding we received was just a little bit over $1,000,000 for the County of Inter.	00:20:24
	And then utility payments. So this one continues. This is a program that didn't end the water did and it was more around Kovat	00:20:31
	assistance. But this program we've had for many years, it is for gas, electricity or propane. It is income based. We do look at	00:20:39
	income and we are prioritizing vulnerable household members. So what that means is during COVID we received CARES money, we	00:20:46
	received ARPA money. There was a lot of people in need. The need is still there. We are still seeing the.	00:20:53
	People needing help paying their utilities, but unfortunately that extra money went away. So we are having to prioritize. And	00:21:01
	those are homes with seniors who are in a fixed income. Homes would be family members with disabilities, those that may have	00:21:07
	children under 5. So we take that into account as we prioritize applications that come in. They're able to apply one time per	00:21:13
	calendar year.	00:21:19
	And in 2023, we assisted over 315 households, which total totaled over $94,000.	00:21:26
	Home authorization, same thing as HEAP. So it is income based. It does come through the state. There is no cost for weatherizing	00:21:36
	homes and it's available for renters or homeowners. What is weatherization mean? We go into the home, we do the intake, we have an	00:21:44
	assessment of the home of what can be done in there and that can cover anything from appliances such as stoves, microwaves.	00:21:52
	Blinking laundry like washers and dryers.	00:22:03
	And we also look at smaller things, light bulbs, energy efficient light bulbs, shower heads, we will look at insulation. So really	00:22:08
	these two programs go together because we can do that immediate emergency help of paying utilities. But overall, can we weatherize	00:22:16
	your home and make it more energy efficient, make it safer because we do testing around any gas leakages, all those things. And so	00:22:23
	that we're helping to lower those utility bills. So maybe in the future they don't need to come in for that help, but their home.	00:22:30
	Safer because we run those tests in the home and again, we weatherize 11 homes in Portland EMI, but if you take the total amount	00:22:38
	of money that went into the homes, it was over $43,000. So we can arrange this of how much we can do at the time of assessment.	00:22:44
	Sometimes we do have to walk away from homes and that really depends on what's going on. If there is other safety concerns that	00:22:51
	we're not able to fix, they do need to be taken care of.	00:22:57
	Before we can weatherize at home and we did want to share a success story. So this is how we are able to layer funding and help	00:23:04
	individuals. We do have a lot of seniors that come through this program because they are on a fixed income.	00:23:11
	So we were able to layer, help replace a heater in this home that was over $7000. Then we were able to use and that was ARPA	00:23:18
	money. We were you able to use our regular funding almost $4000 to weatherize the home as you can see the washer and dryer there.	00:23:25
	And then we were also able to pay some of those bills. We were able to pay a gas bill, electric bill and a water bill. And so we	00:23:33
	wanted to share that story. We really look to see everything that's going on in the home when we do the home visits that we can.	00:23:40
	See Do you need help with food? Do you need referrals to other services?	00:23:48
	We provide unsheltered services at our Oxnard location, so Mondays and Fridays, 8:00 to 12:00, we have showers, built in showers,	00:23:54
	laundry, mail pickup, referrals to services available Tuesdays and Thursdays. It's more referral services and mail. We don't have	00:24:00
	the showers and the laundry running, but people can come in if they need help with referrals, making a phone call, looking at	00:24:07
	paperwork, we can help with that.	00:24:13
	And our food program, this is the program has grown the most after COVID. We used to serve maybe 80 to 90 households before COVID.	00:24:22
	At some point we hit over 400 households. And right now we're holding steady between 300 and 350 households a week. We used to	00:24:29
	just do about two hours a day, one day a week. We are now having different partnerships. So we do have routes that we pick up	00:24:36
	every Thursday at 8:30.	00:24:44
	If you drive by 621 Richmond in the morning, there's a line of cars because we did switch to drive through. So we do have a line	00:24:51
	of cars coming. That is when we serve the largest amounts. On Wednesday mornings. We partnered with 211 and now Amazon. It was	00:24:58
	DoorDash and we're able to get boxes of food to about 75 households within the 10 mile radius. So those get delivered primarily	00:25:04
	seniors or people with disabilities that can't come to us.	00:25:11
	And then we also partner with Food Forward.	00:25:18
	Every other Tuesday and so Food Forward delivers pallets of food. That's the bottom picture into our back parking lots. We have a	00:25:21
	list of about 28 local food pantries in Ventura County that then come and pick up fresh produce for their pantries. So it's a lot	00:25:27
	going on now every day around the food program.	00:25:34
	And again this year those numbers are for this year we assisted 228 households here in Port Hueneme, which translates to over 700	00:25:40
	individuals.	00:25:45
	And our community workshops, we are partnering with Chase Bank and Ventura County Credit Union, Toes financial literacy workshops.	00:25:50
	We also have mental Wellness workshops. And one you think we're focusing around is broadband digital literacy. So we'll share out	00:25:57
	more as that comes along. But we were able to host a cohort of 15 seniors in Santa Paula who completed a digital literacy program	00:26:03
	and received a Chromebook at the end.	00:26:10
	And things that are coming up in partnership with Food Share, they are going to begin a diaper distribution. So we're going to	00:26:18
	pilot that program probably within the next month to get that going. And we will also be just like food, we will be a diaper	00:26:24
	pantry. And as we get more information that gets going, we can also share that out.	00:26:30
	And our last program, we also have a contract with Gold Coast health plans. So we have medical enrollment navigators who are	00:26:38
	helping people renew, not fall off their medical, connect the members to services and benefits and also guide any new first time	00:26:43
	applicants.	00:26:48
	And that's all the information. We do have an event coming up this Thursday, September 19th. Catalina's leading that event, so.	00:26:54
	It's going to be from 3:00, right? 3:00 to 5:30. We're hoping at least. I don't know, 100 people show up, but we're doing it at	00:27:05
	our headquarters. And one of our main things is nobody knows who we are. We've been around since 1965, and it's like Community	00:27:12
	Action. Who? So we used to be commissioned on human concerns. So some of the seniors remember us, but the rest of everybody like,	00:27:19
	yeah, I don't know who you are so since.	00:27:26
	Couple of years now we've gotten my position development coordinator, so I'm out there trying to yell from the rooftops of who we	00:27:34
	are and look at all this stuff we do. I mean act, did you know that?	00:27:40
	So anyway, so come if you can RSVP to me, I have some Flyers that I don't know if I should if I'm supposed to hang and hand them	00:27:48
	out or not, but anyway.	00:27:52
	Thank you. You can head them toward our city clerk.	00:27:58
	Water bills, there's a lot of good things that they're doing and I just kept saying, well, we got to help you get the word out and	00:28:31
	we have to let our residents know because I know we get these questions a lot and we have somebody here that can help. So so we	00:28:37
	appreciate the work you guys do and thank you for coming out. And then we'll help get the word out however we can. So definitely	00:28:44
	if you have Flyers, you can leave them with our city clerk and we'll share them so.	00:28:50
	Yes, really quick, Councilmember. Yes, thank you, Mayor Pro Tem, welcome and thank you so much for your presentation and sharing	00:28:57
	with us all the great services that you provide. I want to especially thank you for the collaboration with our staff and the	00:29:05
	assistance with the water bills. I know that there were some of our residents this year having problems paying their bills and I	00:29:12
	said send them, make sure you send them the Community Action because I know that they can help them with their water bills.	00:29:20
	To see that you've helped over 500 of our residents is just phenomenal, and I just want to thank you for that.	00:29:27
	You know, they had nowhere else to go. Some of them were going to have their water turned off. And you were the first group, the	00:29:36
	first organization I thought of because I remember you when I worked with the Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services, when you	00:29:42
	were the Commission and human concerns. And, and it did threw me, throw me for a loop when you became Community Action. But you're	00:29:48
	still doing great work. And thank you so much for being here tonight.	00:29:54
	Thank you, Councilmember Comma.	00:30:00
	Yes, I just want to duplicate what Councilmember Hernandez said. And I, I believe your name, Community Action speaks very well of	00:30:03
	what you're doing. And we're going to do our best to get the word out and get you more clients and put more smiles on people's	00:30:08
	faces. Thank you.	00:30:14
	OK. Anyone else?	00:30:21
	Thank you for your service specifically. Thank you very much for the service that you provide our residents here in Port Hueneme.	00:30:24
	Thank you so much. Thank you.	00:30:27
	Now we're going to move to our next proclamation.	00:30:34
	For emergency preparedness and I and 911 by our Councilmember Hernandez. Thank you Mayor Pro Tem and it's my honor to read this	00:30:37
	proclamation for National Preparedness month. As I just mentioned, I used to work for the Office of Emergency services.	00:30:44
	Under the direction of Ventura County Sheriff's Department, I have over 40 years in public safety. I'm a strong advocate of public	00:30:52
	safety and have spent a long time working alongside police and fire. So you will always find me advocating for emergency	00:30:59
	preparedness. I know it drives some people crazy, but we just had an earthquake. So it does come in handy for for you to pay	00:31:06
	attention to the message and to do what you can to be prepared. So with that, I'll go ahead and.	00:31:14
	Read the proclamation. Whereas September is National Preparedness Month and offers us the opportunity to reflect on significant	00:31:22
	disasters we've encountered, including the September 11th attacks and most recent winter storms. And WHEREAS, this past week, our	00:31:29
	community commemorated the anniversary of the September 11th attacks by honoring and remembering the lives lost in the brave	00:31:36
	Americans who displayed extraordinary acts of courage, sacrifice, and I want to thank.	00:31:42
	Chief Joe Williams for the flag ceremony and our Police Department for participating.	00:31:50
	In the September 11th ceremony, as we remember those lives lost and then, whereas, the unprecedented December 2023 storm in Port	00:31:56
	Hueneme served as a reminder that we live in a world of constant hazards where the next emergency could occur at any moment. And	00:32:03
	preparedness can mean the difference between inconvenience and tragedy. And whereas National Preparedness Month is a crucial	00:32:11
	opportunity for the residents and businesses of Port Hueneme to prepare for all types of.	00:32:18
	Whether at homework or in recreational spaces. And whereas, National Preparedness Month encourages individuals to take steps	00:32:26
	toward personal preparedness, ensuring that households, workplaces, schools, institutions of higher learning, houses of worship,	00:32:34
	and community based organizations are equipped to handle disasters and reduce loss of life and economic impact in the event of a	00:32:41
	crisis. And whereas, participation in community emergency response training empowers more citizens to take action.	00:32:48
	Seen their preparedness and understanding of potential disasters, whether natural or man made.	00:32:56
	And equipping them with the knowledge to stay safe and mitigate damage. And whereas, emergency preparedness is a shared	00:33:01
	responsibility of every resident of Port Hueneme. And all are encouraged to prioritize preparedness by working together to ensure	00:33:09
	our community is ready for any type of disaster or emergency. And whereas engaging in National Preparedness Month activities will	00:33:16
	position Port Hueneme as a leader in preparedness and contribute to the overall resilience of our nation.	00:33:23
	Now therefore be it proclaimed that the City of City Council of the City of Port Hueneme does hear PIE proclaim the month of	00:33:31
	September 2024 Emergency Preparedness Month in the City of Port Hueneme and all residents, businesses and organizations are	00:33:37
	encouraged to participate in preparedness activities and contribute to building a more resilient Port Hueneme. And with that said,	00:33:44
	I want to.	00:33:50
	Bring your attention to some upcoming CERT training, community emergency response training.	00:33:57
	That is being hosted by the Police Department in the Port of Waimea. I believe there's still time to sign up and I encourage you	00:34:03
	to take advantage of this opportunity where you'll learn some vital preparedness skills, hands on skills and how to work in a team	00:34:11
	environment so there's still space available. Please take advantage of the opportunity and stay prepared. Thank you.	00:34:19
	Thank you, Councilmember Hernandez. Now we're going to turn it over to our city manager for a few words.	00:34:28
	I'll just reiterate that last point. We wanted to share the sign up information for CERT because we are taking registrants now. We	00:34:33
	have to have a minimum class size of 25 people, but we can have as many above that as we want. So it's good opportunity with it	00:34:39
	being National Emergency Preparedness month and with an earthquake last week and I think some aftershocks since then, it's a good	00:34:45
	time to.	00:34:50
	To It's good timing for this community or emergency response team training to begin.	00:34:58
	And so we have our first session kicking off October 3rd from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. It's going to be at the Port of Anime Building	00:35:03
	at 333 Panama St. and it's open to the public. Registration is free. The information on the screen here is how to register for it.	00:35:12
	And if you have any questions, you can e-mail us at cert@cityofporthueneme.org. CERT at cityofporthueneme.org. And then just.	00:35:21
	Some credit to our our police chief and admin Sergeant who created that e-mail address and put together this training.	00:35:31
	So if you ask any questions about it, they will be responding to you so.	00:35:38
	In one motion, unless a council member has a request to remove an item for discussion, may we have a motion and a second?	00:36:14
	Motion to approve the consent calendar.	00:36:23
	Thank you, Madam Clerk.	00:36:26
	All in favor, aye. All opposed.	00:36:29
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously with Mayor Perez absent.	00:36:32
	Thank you.	00:36:37
	So we'll move to our business items.	00:36:38
	#10 Award of contract for playground equipment design and installation for Bubbling Springs Park renewal project.	00:36:42
	Thank you and.	00:36:53
	Anna Haley, our recreation manager, and Charles Pirates, our deputy city manager, are going to be walking us through a	00:36:55
	presentation for us. We're excited to bring this back. Everybody I think by now knows we're doing a major Bubbling Springs Park	00:37:02
	renewal project and a few months back, well, maybe a little longer than a few months, almost a year back, we had split out the	00:37:09
	playground portion of that project to to so that we can go through the bid process and take our time and make sure we get the.	00:37:17
	Ground right without holding up the the rest of the park project and it's coming together well where we're going to be able to	00:37:24
	we're bringing back the playground for approval to be able to move that part of the project forward and get it all back	00:37:31
	synchronized. And so that we're all we're all ready to to open up the park with the playground complete. So so I will hand it over	00:37:38
	to Charles and Anna to walk us through the playground equipment.	00:37:45
	Good evening Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, council members, members of the public and staff. We are here tonight to present the	00:37:55
	recommended proposal for the Bubbling Springs Park playground equipment and design installation.	00:38:01
	I'd like to provide a bit of background on this aspect of the Bubbling Springs Park renewal project.	00:38:10
	The playground equipment and surfacing scope of work was removed from the Staples construction contract on December 5th, 2023 in	00:38:16
	order to solicit a broader selection of products targeting more competitive pricing and higher quality products overall. The RFP	00:38:25
	for design, furnishing and installation was distributed on July 9th of 2024 with the submission deadline of August 8th.	00:38:34
	9 turnkey proposals received and review were reviewed by staff incoming group.	00:38:44
	Representatives for design, cost breakdown and warranty coverage.	00:38:51
	As a result of that review process, we come before you tonight to recommend the design provided by Great Western Recreation.	00:38:59
	Great Western Recreation has been a prominent competitor in the playground industry for over 90 years.	00:39:08
	Renowned for research driven design, they are the exclusive distributor for game time products, known for their inclusive	00:39:14
	playgrounds and commitment to safety standards.	00:39:19
	Great Westerns playground design is built with long term durability and future proofing materials. There is a lifetime warranty on	00:39:25
	structural elements and a 20 year warranty on recycled plastic lumber. Maintenance costs should be minimized over the playground's	00:39:31
	lifespan.	00:39:36
	The playground is accessible and compliant with the ADA. Inclusive features consist of a four seat seesaw, a sensory wall.	00:39:44
	Outdoor musical pieces, adaptive swings, and the rubberized surfing surfacing that's shown throughout.	00:39:54
	So the picture that sorry if we can just return to the previous slide, the picture that's shown here is the overall project that	00:40:00
	rendering as you can see with the bubbling spring that's mimicked throughout the rub rise surface material. Next slide please.	00:40:06
	Thank you.	00:40:12
	So as you can see here more specifically we have two unique play spaces within the design, one that will be designated primarily	00:40:20
	for the two to five year old play area range and the other features an area specific to those 5 to 12 years of age.	00:40:28
	Additionally, within the RFP, an alternative bid was solicited specifically for the supply and installation of a high canopy shade	00:40:45
	structure.	00:40:49
	This request was made to ensure the continuity of like materials given the structures proximity to the playground equipment.	00:40:54
	Great Westerns proposed costs came in lower than the original price provided by Staples Construction and therefore the city stands	00:41:01
	to gain a net positive credit of just over $8000.	00:41:07
	To my excuse me, tonight's recommendation is for the City Council to authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Great	00:41:16
	Western Recreation for the design, furnishing and installation of playground equipment and surfacing for the Bubbling Springs Park	00:41:22
	renewal project.	00:41:28
	Overall, here you can see we've provided you with a rough bust budget estimate. The Bubbling Springs Park playground and surfacing	00:41:34
	budget was approximately $550,000.	00:41:39
	Great Western Recreations playground and servicing proposals coming in at approximately 539,000, which leaves us with a savings	00:41:45
	that we're targeting of just over $10,000.	00:41:51
	Great Western Recreations alternative shade structure proposal was approximately $34,000 and as I mentioned earlier, the Staples	00:41:57
	construction change order.	00:42:02
	Credit.	00:42:07
	Will be $42,000 and that net positive credit of over $8000 is also.	00:42:10
	Reflected here for your review.	00:42:16
	So with that staff and the principal partner from Great Western Recreation is here to answer any questions that you may have this	00:42:20
	evening.	00:42:24
	Does Council have any questions for the staff? Only questions will be taking at this time. Comments or discussions will be later.	00:42:31
	Quick questions. I apologize that I didn't get through the entire packet. I do appreciate it looks like it's a pretty complete	00:42:39
	packet with all the information that will probably answer my question, but I'll just go ahead and ask it. And that is do you have	00:42:44
	a project timeline?	00:42:49
	For completion of the project or or is that working in a conjunction with the completion of the park overall?	00:42:55
	It is. There was a rough order estimate I believe of 20 weeks, but we were looking to compress that in order for the project to be	00:43:02
	delivered on time and where you are certain that that will be achieved.	00:43:07
	Any other questions, Council member? Yeah. The seesaw for four people. How long do you think that will last? Because I know I've	00:43:14
	seen some of those at other parks and sometimes I see people like take parts away and I mean.	00:43:20
	Is it durable? Is you know and.	00:43:27
	Yeah, I'm Tyler, Carry offers.	00:43:32
	Hi with Great Western Recreation and I'm happy to help answer any of these questions. But ultimately, yes, I mean it's a durable	00:43:36
	piece.	00:43:39
	Their outside factors you can.	00:43:43
	Basically understand when it comes to like vandalism and things of that nature. For example, there was one of these pieces at	00:43:45
	Dorley Park in Oxnard and it got vandalized not very long ago and so.	00:43:50
	It is meant for commercial grade outdoor use. Oh I'm sorry, it is meant for outdoor commercial use. And so yes, it is is durable	00:43:56
	and withstand The element has been gone through rigorous testing through ASTM and CPSC to meet those codes. But there could always	00:44:02
	be factors like vandalism that you can't foresee.	00:44:07
	I was actually talking about Durley Park. It's funny that you mentioned that. Yeah, right. Just thanks for answering my question.	00:44:14
	No problem.	00:44:18
	Other questions?	00:44:22
	Madam Clerk, are there any public comments?	00:44:25
	We have one public comment from Anna Bolo.	00:44:27
	Good evening City Council members, city manager and staff. I'm kind of piggybacking on this because I was here more for the	00:44:38
	consent order #8 but also part of the Bubbling Springs project. First and foremost, I would like to thank City Manager Vega and	00:44:46
	Gabby Basua for walking the park with me and our vice president.	00:44:54
	I stopped by the park almost on a daily basis, get off my car, take a picture, take a recording, but there's nothing like getting	00:45:02
	your.	00:45:06
	Boots on the ground to be just.	00:45:10
	Really overwhelmed and humbled at the immensity of the project. You drive down Park Ave. and you see it and I get feedback almost	00:45:14
	on a daily basis from not just our community and our players, but parents that have left the community to go somewhere better and	00:45:21
	now they're coming back and now they're people are telling me you're going to get so many people. I have coaches already signing	00:45:28
	up for the spring.	00:45:36
	So I just want to say the.	00:45:44
	The playground and you speak about the playground really quickly.	00:45:47
	I would love to be able to post more information on our social media pages because the community is really, really excited about	00:45:52
	it. I know the city has been doing a great job about feedback or putting it out there, but would love to be able to see more. I	00:45:59
	know that there's cameras taking video footage of the park if that could be shared with the community, and I did do some recording	00:46:06
	which I'm still trying to edit video.	00:46:12
	Umm, in my downtime, but if the city could share that with the with the community, that would be really, really great. We have our	00:46:20
	fall ball season already starting kids can't wait to get back to the park. So thank you for all your guys's hard work. And lastly,	00:46:28
	I want to thank the council for granting the Little League reduced fees to be able to use.	00:46:36
	Miranda Park, I know it seems like.	00:46:44
	For us, it's a It's a big ask only because we struggle to find.	00:46:48
	Play area, practice area for our kids, especially our older kids. Our older kids are playing in Ohio and Ventura during the fall,	00:46:55
	with the lower divisions playing a little bit more in north Oxnard, just because the rest of the community doesn't even have a	00:47:02
	fall ball. And I know it's time for soccer and for football, but this is the best time for us to introduce the sport to players	00:47:09
	who have never played or for those that just don't play.	00:47:17
	Other sports. So thank you very much.	00:47:24
	Great. Thank you for your comments. Any other?	00:47:28
	Questions at all?	00:47:31
	Oh, OK, so the the recommendation is to authorize the City manager to execute an agreement approved as to form by the city	00:47:33
	attorney with Great Western Recreational LLC for the design, furnishing and installation of playground equipment and surfacing.	00:47:42
	For the Bubbling Springs Park renewal project, may I get a motion and a second motion second?	00:47:52
	To approve.	00:47:58
	Motion to approve the recommendation by staff. Thank you.	00:48:00
	Do you have that?	00:48:07
	I'm sorry, what was that? Do you have it? Yes. Councilmember Martinez, seconded by Council Member Hernandez. Great, thank you. Is	00:48:10
	there any discussion?	00:48:13
	Thank you. I thought you were going to ask for the vote. So I do agree with Miss Bolo that we need to post some of these colorful.	00:48:18
	Designs and renditions of the park up online. I think people are anxious to to see what's what's being planned for the park. And	00:48:29
	I, you know, I've said this before and I'm going to say it again, that what is happening to the Bubbling Springs corridor is just	00:48:35
	amazing. It's getting a whole.	00:48:41
	Not more than a facelift. I want to call it more than a facelift with the Grocery Outlet. And then we move over to the library.	00:48:48
	The library is going to be have a new look to it, especially with the mural.	00:48:53
	And then we move over to Bubbling Springs and they'll add Bubbling Springs is going to be totally random, is being totally	00:48:58
	renovated and then have a new park.	00:49:02
	I'm really excited about it. I know that our residents are too. And I think we just have to keep that momentum up and keep telling	00:49:06
	them it's coming and, and keep the excitement levels up with them. And I do want to especially appreciate staff and the contractor	00:49:14
	for making this accessible and, and complying with the ADA requirements. I know we, we have to do it, but I, I think that.	00:49:22
	Our residents are ready for it and they want it. I've seen a lot of people make posts on Facebook asking for.	00:49:31
	An accessible ad, a park. So I'm happy to see that that's been included in here. So thank you.	00:49:38
	Great. So we received a motion and it's been properly seconded. Can we get a vote, Madam Clerk?	00:49:48
	All in favor, aye. All opposed.	00:49:53
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously with Mayor Perez absent.	00:49:57
	Thank you. We're going to go to item number 11, Memorandum of Understanding with the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority	00:50:01
	to perform Americans with Disabilities Act related inspections and develop a transition plan.	00:50:08
	Staff, thank you. And Charles Peretz, our Deputy City Manager is going to walk us through that as he's been our point of contact	00:50:16
	with our insurance, California Joint Powers Insurance Authority. So he'll give a little bit of information. I'll note one thing on	00:50:24
	the last item real, real quick and then one thing on this item. And the one on the last item is now that we've approved this	00:50:31
	playground, we will make sure to start getting the images out there. There's some really good illustrations and if anybody.	00:50:38
	In the packet this week, I think we had probably 1010 plus photos. So we'll make sure we start getting those out now that we can	00:50:46
	tell people this is what's coming to the to the park on this next item. Just the brief introduction I want to give before handing	00:50:53
	it off is that there is sort of a.	00:50:59
	Commonality between this next item and the last item on the agenda, the the police radio item and that is that these are both	00:51:08
	items that are.	00:51:12
	Umm really recommended best practices that as a city we should, we have recommendations from either our insurance company or on	00:51:17
	the police radio item from the grand jury saying that this, these are things that the city should be doing moving forward and not	00:51:24
	just us, but really all cities are being recommended to do those those two things.	00:51:32
	You probably noted in the fiscal impacts of each of those we talked about these being best practices and needs to help reduce	00:51:41
	liability in the future.	00:51:45
	To help reduce long term costs in the future, but there is an immediate cost that's not in the budget. And so we talked a little	00:51:50
	bit in the reports about you know, we don't recommend funding things from our reserve very often, but when we do, it's because	00:51:58
	it's something that is really a true must do, something that we need to do and something that pays off long term. It has long term	00:52:05
	financial benefits, even though right now we're digging into our savings to pay to.	00:52:12
	Recommending digging into our savings to pay for these things. The goal is that in the long term it'll save the city and the	00:52:20
	taxpayers money. So I sort of want to get that elephant out of the room because it will probably end on that note on each of	00:52:26
	these. But these are both things that are really best practices. And having said that, I'll hand it over to Charles to explain the	00:52:32
	first one the.	00:52:37
	88 Inspection in transition plan.	00:52:45
	Thank you and good evening Mayor Pro Tem, council members, staff members, members of the public. As a city manager alluded to in	00:52:50
	the introduction of this item, the request tonight is to get councils approval for the City Manager to execute memorandum of	00:52:56
	understanding with the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority and to appropriate dollars to support a project that would	00:53:03
	conduct an ADA self evaluation and development of a transition plan.	00:53:09
	By way of background, Title 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act mandates accessibility standards for public facilities and	00:53:18
	obligates state and local governments to ensure programs, services and activities are accessible to the public.	00:53:25
	In order to ensure compliance, it's prudent for local agencies to undertake an evaluation of city facilities, programs and	00:53:32
	services and to create a transition plan for any non compliant items.	00:53:37
	In the absence of such a plan, the city may be unaware of the barriers that exist for public access.	00:53:44
	It may have increased exposure to claims against the city.	00:53:50
	And it may jeopardize potential funding from other governmental agencies such as DOJ, Caltrans and HUD.	00:53:54
	As a member of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority.	00:54:03
	The city has access to various tools and resources that help mitigate risk.	00:54:06
	One of these resources is the authorities Ada Assistance Program.	00:54:12
	Through this program, the Authority provides member agencies access to qualified ADA consultants.	00:54:17
	Competitive pricing negotiated by the Authority.	00:54:23
	And a financial subsidy for projects that evaluate programs, services, facilities.	00:54:26
	And help develop ADA transition plans.	00:54:31
	As noted, the recommendation is to authorize the City Manager to execute an MOU with the authority.	00:54:39
	And appropriate dollars for the cost of the project.	00:54:44
	As it pertains to the cost of the project, as noted, the CJ PIA will offer a $23,000 subsidy.	00:54:48
	After which the city's net cost is a total of $71,700.	00:54:55
	The breakdown for how those costs are proposed to be paid is shown on this screen with four separate funding sources.	00:55:01
	I'll note as stated in the report that the $19,000 from the general Fund compliance fund.	00:55:08
	Is from $4.00 per license business license fee charges.	00:55:15
	That are collected pursuant to California Senate Bill 1198.	00:55:20
	And that is specifically intended for increasing disability access, developing educational resources for businesses, and	00:55:26
	facilitating compliance with federal and state disability laws.	00:55:31
	So once again, the staff recommendation is for council to authorize the City Manager to execute an MO U with the CJPA.	00:55:38
	To authorize work through the authorities ADA Assistance program, namely utilizing a consultant by the name of Disability Access	00:55:44
	Consultants. To work with the city to conduct inspections.	00:55:49
	And develop an ABA transition plan.	00:55:54
	That concludes the staff presentation. I do have a representative from DAC on Zoom in case there are specific questions of a	00:55:57
	technical nature.	00:56:02
	Can can I just add one thing to that and?	00:56:08
	It is. It was included in the report, but we didn't highlight it here. The.	00:56:12
	Just the basic question of if somebody were to ask, you know, what exactly is this, this transition plan, this evaluation,	00:56:19
	evaluation and transition plan is that it includes essentially an expert in the field will come to the city and do an assessment	00:56:26
	of city buildings, parks, right of ways, including sidewalks, but also Even so like those physical structures, but they'll also	00:56:34
	assess city policies and city programs as well.	00:56:41
	And so they're going to come look at all of those things and essentially put a report together which.	00:56:48
	Is typically a Excel file that is several pages of items that are recommendations to implement to be compliant with ADA	00:56:55
	requirements. And then the last point I want to note is just that typically the list is pretty substantial, especially where 75	00:57:03
	year old city, most of the city was built before.	00:57:11
	A lot of the 88 requirements were in place. So it's going to require being updated. So it's usually a long list and it usually is	00:57:19
	I would say not unusual. I've seen 10 year plans, I've seen 20 year plans to get into compliance. But it's important that we do it	00:57:26
	and then we can start building that into our budget every year to say we're going to do you know, we, we know that there is let's	00:57:34
	say $1,000,000 in, in 88 improvements that are needed. Well, we can build that in over 20 years and and do $50,000.	00:57:41
	A year instead of, you know, trying to instead of thinking we're gonna do everything at once. So, so that's just in a nutshell,	00:57:49
	it's what product we're expecting to get at the end of this is that initial review and plan that we then can build into our budget	00:57:56
	to start making the improvements. So, so we're recommending starting that process.	00:58:04
	Great. Thank you for your report. Does Council have any questions for staff?	00:58:12
	I don't have questions, but I have a comment. OK, So we'll hold the comments. Councilwoman Hernandez. Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem,	00:58:19
	and thank you, Mr. Peretz and Mr. City Manager for the report. In doing our due diligence here in complying with the American	00:58:25
	Disabilities Act. I.	00:58:30
	In the process of doing the assessment, is there going to be a prioritization of which facilities, which buildings?	00:58:38
	Will get assessed first.	00:58:47
	There will that'll premature at this time, but the based on the inspections we will work with the consultant to develop the	00:58:51
	highest priority things. And as a city manager alluded to, those are the things that we would look to recommend to the council to	00:58:58
	be addressed first either in the capital program or if their program and service related through other funding needs. What about	00:59:05
	critical facilities such as our 911 system and some of the public works facilities will there be?	00:59:12
	Considered the priorities. So it's not just physical facilities, it's also services and programs that we offer. So those would be	00:59:20
	part of what we assess as well.	00:59:24
	Thank you.	00:59:30
	Any other questions?	00:59:31
	Are any public comments? We have one right in public comment. Thank you.	00:59:35
	Dear Port Hueneme City Council, we are ready and to encourage and applaud your action on Item 11. The Memorandum of Understanding	00:59:40
	with the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority to perform 88 inspections and develop a transition plan and affirmative vote	00:59:45
	to move forward is a significant step towards removing barriers to access in Port Hueneme and we are so proud to witness our City	00:59:51
	Council truly embracing the Council goal of making Port Hueneme an even more inclusive community. Thank you for your dedication,	00:59:57
	Jasmine Turin advocacy.	01:00:03
	Community impact coordinator of Autism Society, Ventura County advocacy committee That concludes public comment. Thank you. The	01:00:09
	recommendation is to authorize the city manager to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the California Joint Powers	01:00:16
	insurance authority in the amount not to exceed $71,700, which includes a contingency of 4003 thousand $400 to evaluate city	01:00:24
	facilities and programs for Americans with Disabilities.	01:00:31
	Act compliance and develop an ad a transition plan and #2 approve appropriations of $71,700 to various funds 65,400 from General	01:00:39
	fund, 3150 solid waste and 3150 from Water Fund. Of the 65,400 appropriations from the General Fund, 19,000 is available in the	01:00:49
	ADA Compliance account.	01:00:59
	And 46,400 will be from the unsigned unassigned balance.	01:01:09
	May I have a motion and a second motion to approve both both the recommendations?	01:01:15
	OK.	01:01:23
	We have a motion in a second.	01:01:25
	Any discussion?	01:01:28
	Councilmember Gama, Yes, thank you.	01:01:29
	About 30 years ago, I bet the former CEO of the CJ Pi A Jonathan Shul and we couldn't be in better hands I.	01:01:33
	The California Joint Insurance Authority is an amazing.	01:01:43
	Technician and public agency risk management and I've known of them and worked with them over the last 30 years and I really.	01:01:48
	I just want everyone to know that we could not be in better hands. I think they represent, they provide insurance and they're for	01:01:58
	100 and some odd cities and they are very, very well respected throughout the state and so.	01:02:06
	I appreciate the fact that they are taking the lead on this and I think we're in the best hands possible. And their current CEO,	01:02:15
	Alexander Smith, he's a wonderful person. He's been with the authority for a very long time and I just couldn't be happier as a.	01:02:23
	Risk management professional to be working with this organization on behalf of our city. So I hope everybody takes comfort in	01:02:31
	knowing that we have probably the most sophisticated risk management organization for California cities looking out for our best	01:02:37
	interest.	01:02:43
	Thank you. Thanks for your comments, Madam Clerk, can we please take a vote all in favor?	01:02:49
	Aye, all opposed hearing none. Motion passes with Mayor Perez absent.	01:02:56
	Great. Thank you. We'll move on to #12 approval of mural design, continued discussion.	01:03:02
	Will staff please present the report? I think it's going to be Mr. Stewart.	01:03:09
	Yes, thank you.	01:03:13
	I'll note just briefly that the last time we met, right before the summer break, the Council had asked the.	01:03:15
	Council appointed subcommittee to give some additional feedback on the project and so.	01:03:23
	Mr. Stewart's going to provide an update including what that feedback from the subcommittee was and and are what were the the	01:03:29
	draft design that we're recommending moving forward with at this time. So I'll hand it off to you, Tony.	01:03:36
	Thank you and thank you. Good evening, Mayor Pro Tem members, the council staff and audience.	01:03:44
	So this, as City Manager Vega mentioned, is continuation of a discussion we've been having with regard to the proposed mural	01:03:50
	design.	01:03:55
	I won't go into a lot of detail on our past meetings, but just to say that back on June 17th is when we had our first meeting with	01:04:01
	regard to this, where we, the mural committee, presented the initial mural design shown here for the library. And at that meeting	01:04:10
	the City Council provided input as to several changes that they recommend it be made to the this particular mural design.	01:04:18
	So after reviewing the design.	01:04:28
	City Council had asked for an additional plover to be put over on the left.	01:04:31
	Far left side of the the picture there and asked that a flower other than the the limit of blossom along with the lemons be	01:04:37
	provided.	01:04:42
	That the port be shown a little bit more and more, I guess more visibly and that the Tomo or the the Chumash boat also be rendered	01:04:47
	differently. So the artist.	01:04:54
	Took that advice and made the changes that you see here.	01:05:02
	And design #2 here.	01:05:07
	Right would be cranes used to symbolize the port. California poppies were added to replace the lemons and the lemon blossoms. The	01:05:10
	tomo was given a redesign and then as I mentioned, the plover over on the far left was added.	01:05:20
	But also at that meeting of July 15th, the the Council has also directed the mural Committee to invite the mural subcommittee	01:05:33
	members, which were initially vetted to look at the initial 38 designs that OPEC, who is our consultant heading this project	01:05:43
	received and then provide those their favorite designs to the mural committee to move forward with.	01:05:52
	However.	01:06:03
	In order to provide the subcommittee members a chance to look at the mural designs that were selected, the Mural committee invited	01:06:04
	them to invited the subcommittee members to a joint meeting on on August 8th.	01:06:12
	That meeting was held here at the city and three of the five subcommittee members that were appointed by the City Council were in	01:06:21
	attendance as well as the committee member that was appointed by the library. Those were Ricardo Holden, Rick Perez, Randall	01:06:28
	Thomas as well as Beverly Kelly, the library appointee. A fourth City Council member fell I'll right before the meeting and so was	01:06:35
	not able to attend but did provide.	01:06:42
	Comments.	01:06:50
	And then the last or the 5th Subcommittee, subcommittee member appointed by the Council. I did not respond to the Mural	01:06:51
	Committee's invitation or attend.	01:06:57
	After reviewing the two designs that were not selected to move forward as well as the selected design, which was version #2 with	01:07:04
	the poppies, the subcommittee members in attendance, as well as the as I mentioned, the one who fell, I'll submitted comments and	01:07:12
	indicated the majority of them indicated that they were in support of the selected design with a couple of.	01:07:20
	Revisions made. One would be to add a symbol to represent the Navy.	01:07:29
	And the other would be to replace some of the poppies with either the city's official flower with just the hibiscus or flowers	01:07:34
	that were native to the city.	01:07:39
	The subcommittee members also supported the use of the QR code that was being.	01:07:44
	Presented or recommended by the artist, or to use augmented reality or another form to help tell the mural story to its audience.	01:07:50
	So based on the subcommittee's input, the artist provided the revised rendering you see here.	01:08:02
	The the biggest changes were.	01:08:10
	I can get this working.	01:08:14
	This area here thanks to Councilmember Martinez who did a little bit of research on the fly, found that a nautical compass was a	01:08:16
	good.	01:08:22
	Item to represent the Navy with and so that was added or it replaced a sand dollar up there at the top, but also leaving the	01:08:30
	integrity of the initial design. And then as you can see, some of the poppies, especially in the tomo were replaced with a a	01:08:38
	native verbania plant or flower. So it also brings back some of the the purple tones that were initially.	01:08:46
	In the first design with the lemon blossoms.	01:08:55
	And so this just shows the progression of the three designs, initial on the top, the one in the middle with the councils initial.	01:09:01
	Feedback and then the one on the bottom, which is where we are today with everybody's input, including the subcommittees.	01:09:09
	So as far as the next steps, the project is still on schedule. The we are just about to enter into the agreement with the artist	01:09:19
	depending on tonight's action.	01:09:24
	The artists are working on hiring an intern to help with the Maryland installation, which should occur.	01:09:30
	Soon if the design is approved here this evening.	01:09:36
	And then the public unveiling will be either in late October or November.	01:09:39
	Unfortunately, the library's reconstruction is taking a little bit longer than everybody anticipated, so it will not coincide with	01:09:44
	the.	01:09:48
	Reopening of the library, but we'll move forward or the committee will move forward with the unveiling either in October and	01:09:53
	November, hopefully.	01:09:57
	Now, one thing that City Manager Vega mentioned.	01:10:03
	To you a few weeks ago, is that in addition to the fact that the project has been funded through the Community Benefit funds for	01:10:07
	the installation?	01:10:12
	The actual maintenance and upkeep, as well as re landscaping around the the mural on the library's property was not taken into	01:10:17
	consideration.	01:10:21
	As you all know, the mural installation itself is going to cost 35,000 of the 50,000 in CBF funds.	01:10:29
	The remaining 15,000 was originally supposed to be used for two pop up murals, but it could also be used to pay for the	01:10:38
	installation of the replacement landscaping and the irrigation, as well as some ongoing maintenance.	01:10:43
	So the landscaping around the mural installation has been removed. It was removed 1 to accommodate the mural installation, but	01:10:51
	also in part because of the libraries damage and reconstruction.	01:10:57
	The city's contract architect, Brian Broderson, who is the designer for the Bubbling Springs Park landscaping next door.	01:11:05
	UM has indicated that he could provide, or at least right now has provided a rough proposal, but indicated that he could put	01:11:14
	together design along with the the landscaping itself and the irrigation.	01:11:20
	So Brian and I walked the site last week and it was determined that, and I'll show you in a second here, a graphic.	01:11:28
	That low growing, drought tolerant shrubs of the same plant palette being used next door in the park.	01:11:38
	Could be used basically to help frame the mural. These would also be low maintenance and low water use.	01:11:45
	The mounted turf area and possibly another turf area across the courtyard could be replaced with Corapia. And this is a land	01:11:53
	basically a ground cover that we discussed during our landscape but design guidelines, which is.	01:11:59
	Something that could also be used in the front lawn area here instead of turf. It's also a turf substitute. It can be mowed, it	01:12:06
	can be trampled over, but it is drought tolerant and easy to maintain. Again, all it requires really is edging.	01:12:13
	Um, and then because of this, the controllers that are existing there would need upgrading, but only the spray heads where the	01:12:21
	shrubs would be located would need to be replaced. The the spray heads where the turf is located and where the crappie would be	01:12:26
	planted could remain.	01:12:32
	And so the estimated cost for all of this should be under $10,000, is what Mr. Broderson verified.	01:12:38
	And so just showing you the the library there. So the areas again, I'll try to get this thing.	01:12:47
	Or not.	01:12:56
	The the areas along the building there basically will be where the shrubs are located. The eucalyptus trees will remain. And then	01:12:58
	in the foreground you see the two turf areas, one on the left and one on the right. That could especially the one on the left with	01:13:04
	the mounding in front of the little wall there would be replaced with the corapia. And just for continuity sake, the portion of	01:13:10
	the right could also be.	01:13:17
	Replaced as well.	01:13:24
	So with regard to ongoing maintenance, the city does already maintain the landscaping at the library, so that's not going to be an	01:13:28
	additional cost. In fact, it could be a reduction in cost due to the fact that it requires less maintenance or would require less	01:13:33
	maintenance as well as less water usage.	01:13:38
	However, while the mural will be treated with anti graffiti coating at the time of installation and staff will be given specifics	01:13:44
	for the paint colors, so minor touch up could occur if there is a graffiti vandalism.	01:13:52
	If there is major maintenance required for some unforeseen reason, the artist are available to be called in, but their cost is	01:14:00
	about $200 per hour and so that is where the remaining $5000 of the budget.	01:14:07
	For the project could be set aside for such unforeseen maintenance.	01:14:15
	And so staff's recommendation is that after the City Council, after considering the the additional revisions shown to you this	01:14:21
	evening, Mr. suggested by the subcommittee members in conjunction with those already suggested by you all and the mural committee	01:14:26
	approved the draft mural design and authorized the mural committee to move forward with coordinating the completion of the	01:14:31
	project.	01:14:36
	And that concludes my presentation. We have members of OPEC here this evening as well as on Zoom. The artists are both on Zoom as	01:14:41
	well. And we have also members from the library, both Tim and Nancy here available for any discussions or questions that you may	01:14:47
	have. Thank you.	01:14:53
	Great. Thank you, Council. Do we have any questions, Councilmember Gama? Yes, thank you. Appreciate the work. It's a beautiful	01:14:59
	rendering.	01:15:03
	There's some palm trees that.	01:15:09
	Are in front of the wall, but in the rendering they're behind the wall. So my question is, they're gone.	01:15:12
	They have been removed. They have been removed OK.	01:15:22
	Any other questions?	01:15:27
	Any public comments?	01:15:30
	We have a public comment by Miguel Rodriguez and then we have 1 written public comment.	01:15:32
	Good evening. Just speaking here as an individual, as someone who patrols the community of I need me almost there every day and	01:15:43
	spends a lot of time here. I would like to support this project mostly because of the social capital that it creates in bringing	01:15:51
	community together to instill pride on on the community itself, right on the on the heritage and also highlighting the	01:15:58
	contributions of not only the Navy, but our other neighbors know. And so I think that.	01:16:06
	There is no more dignifying way to highlight the many.	01:16:13
	The many colors that we've this tapestry of community together than to do it through a mural. So I support this particular	01:16:20
	project. I think that if you look around the room.	01:16:26
	You could see that we are not short on, on our in talent, but rather on, on bigger walls, no. And so I also would like to	01:16:31
	highlight that the Performing Arts Center or the OPEC as well as the consultants have been very near and dear to my heart and my	01:16:38
	projects throughout the years. So I'd like to give them a great shout out. Thank you.	01:16:45
	Thank you so much.	01:16:53
	OK. The recommendation, sorry, I'm sorry.	01:16:57
	I am unable to attend Monday's meeting, but I wanted to express my support for the latest version of the mural design. Had there	01:17:01
	not been a devastating flood, we would be celebrating the Raiders Libraries 35th anniversary on September 22nd. I clearly remember	01:17:08
	the bespectacled, self deprecating and perpetually smiling rape Peter. Not only was he a regular visitor to his namesake library,	01:17:15
	but he invariably expressed a special pride in the building's unique features.	01:17:22
	He especially loved the sea colored Italian glass mosaics on the walkway entrance.	01:17:29
	And the interior back wall Ray also admired the way the ocean, so cherished by our residents, was front and center in the wave	01:17:34
	like roofline.	01:17:38
	I believed he would have been as impressed by Renee Fox and David Russell's mural design as I was. What I found most striking was	01:17:43
	the design not only incorporates, but also accentuates the water and waves already present in the building's architecture. Public	01:17:49
	art is always a difficult endeavor because the artists can never please everybody. There's no accounting for taste, but I believe	01:17:55
	these artists have created a mural that actually fits the building, incorporates our true mash roots, pays homage to the Navy and	01:18:01
	Port, and reminds us of.	01:18:07
	The natural flora and fauna we see daily as we walk around our friendly city by the sea. Beverly M Kelly.	01:18:13
	Great. Thank you both for your comments. The recommendation is to approve the draft mural design and authorize the mural committee	01:18:21
	to move forward with the coordinating completion of the project.	01:18:27
	May I have a motion and a second?	01:18:34
	So moved.	01:18:38
	I'll second it.	01:18:41
	Thank you.	01:18:43
	So are there any discussions?	01:18:45
	Council member comma.	01:18:48
	Is there a chance that we could try to coordinate a grand opening with when the library's open? I just think seems a little	01:18:49
	awkward that we're going to put this beautiful mural on there and then we're not going to be able to access the library so.	01:18:57
	So is the request to coordinate a grand opening of the mural when it's ready or when the library is ready to open? Coordinator,	01:19:09
	grand opening of both the mural and the library. It's just yeah, my request is could we consider maybe push on the library is	01:19:16
	going to be done in February. I think you said maybe no spring.	01:19:23
	Then it's out of the question. I think we were excited to get the mural up and running. Hi, good evening. I'm Nancy Schramm, the	01:19:32
	library director for the County Library. We we know how badly this community needs their library and how much they use this	01:19:40
	library. We are working so hard and just trying to get the library open as quickly as possible.	01:19:48
	That said, we have met some unanticipated challenges.	01:19:57
	Which has now pushed our timeline out. We, you know, were originally hopeful that we'd be open by the fall. That didn't happen. So	01:20:04
	we're looking probably more like spring.	01:20:10
	Next year, late spring, something like that. That said, again, we're pushing contractor going as fast as we can.	01:20:18
	We want to make sure it's done right. Obviously that's very important, but we know it needs to be done in a timely manner too. So	01:20:28
	that said, I don't know if you want to. We can certainly do something again when we open. I think in today's world they call it a	01:20:35
	soft grand opening, and then we'll have a grand opening. Yeah. And I think when the library opens, I think we'll definitely	01:20:43
	coordinate something because we'll have basically that whole corridor back open.	01:20:50
	For the first time, you know, at the Community Center had been shut down and that's now open. We'll have the mural, we'll have the	01:20:58
	library open, and then we'll have the park done. So we'll definitely make something at that point. Multiple grand openings. Thank	01:21:01
	you.	01:21:05
	Anything else comments about? I have a question is, does our motion include the recommendations by the city staff in terms of, you	01:21:11
	know, setting money aside? At this point, it's just authorizing us to move forward with the completion of the project. There's no	01:21:17
	specific motion about the funding because just frankly, I think we have to have, we wanted to sort of let the council know what we	01:21:23
	were thinking and then see if there's a consensus because we're going to have to go have a go, go have conversations with our	01:21:28
	partners.	01:21:34
	About it as well. So at this point, if we have consensus to to move forward in the with the approach we've proposed and then we'll	01:21:40
	go meet with, you know, we have a partnership with the port, it's a partnership with the library. And so we'll have some	01:21:48
	conversations on our end, But so no specific motions needed for that item at this point, right. Thank you.	01:21:55
	I'd just like to make one more comment. I'm going to support this project. I'm really, really I'm pleased with the outcome, but I	01:22:04
	do not appreciate the process that we went through. I think the process was flawed and I hope future projects we could rethink the	01:22:11
	process and and.	01:22:17
	We'll have that discussion later, but I'm fully in support of this.	01:22:24
	No comment.	01:22:31
	Councilman Fernandez, thank you. I just want to extend my gratitude to OPEC Ventura County Library.	01:22:33
	All the committee members and the subcommittee members who took the time to review the initial applications for participating in	01:22:44
	the process, for working alongside of us, that was a long haul. Who would have ever thought that the most difficult part of	01:22:51
	putting together a mural would be the process that we just went through? This started in.	01:22:58
	2021 and here we are now just approving the mural to go forward. So I'm very excited about what we have.	01:23:05
	What we have ahead of us, jobs not done yet, but I think the most difficult part is over. And I just want to thank everybody for	01:23:16
	hanging in there, hanging in there with us during these few years. So thank you so much. Yes, I agree. Thank you, Tony, also I	01:23:24
	agree. I want to especially thank the City Council appointees for sticking in and at the very end doing maybe some of their own	01:23:31
	community engagement. So we really appreciate your efforts and thank you so much for your report.	01:23:38
	And so, so we have received a motion. It's been properly second. Madam Clerk, can we get a vote all in favor?	01:23:46
	All opposed hearing none. Motion passes unanimously with Mayor Perez absent.	01:23:57
	Great. Thank you.	01:24:02
	We're going to move to agenda item number 13, Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Ventura for regional radio systems.	01:24:08
	We're going to hear from Commander Albertson.	01:24:13
	And I'll just note as Commander Albertsons coming up that you may recall, a few months ago, we did have a grand jury report that	01:24:20
	went out to all cities in the county recommending essentially a countrywide regional.	01:24:27
	Public safety radio system. And so this item is responding to and trying to move forward on that recommendation from the grand	01:24:36
	jury that a lot of the agencies had been looking at and working on for a long time.	01:24:44
	And it was just working out the details, but I think we have consensus from everybody. It's a good thing for the county. So with	01:24:52
	that, I'll hand it over to Commander Albertson.	01:24:56
	Recommendation.	01:25:10
	To authorize a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Port Hueneme and the County of Ventura for subscription to the	01:25:11
	County of Ventura Regional Radio System.	01:25:16
	In 2015, the County Board of Supervisors approved a letter to the Federal Communications Commission expressing support for the	01:25:21
	County of Ventura's plan to develop a county wide 700 megahertz regional radio network in the County of Ventura subsequently	01:25:28
	secured 56 frequencies within the 700 megahertz spectrum. The network is specifically designed to provide a regionally integrated	01:25:36
	communications platform to enhance multi agency interoperability.	01:25:43
	For many years, the Portland Police Department has been challenged with an aging radio infrastructure and outdated portable and	01:25:51
	mobile radios.	01:25:55
	In addition to the aging infrastructure, the department upgraded the P25 digital back in 2013, while most of the other law	01:26:00
	enforcement agencies in the county remained on analog systems. This impacted interoperability with other county agencies, the most	01:26:06
	significant of which was the Oxnard Police Department and the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.	01:26:13
	On July 16th of 2024, the City of Oxnard approved their MOU with the County of Ventura described to subscribe to the regional	01:26:20
	radio system which will be P25 compliant. However, the Port Hueneme Police Department's current radio infrastructure, although P25	01:26:26
	digital, is not capable of communicating on the 700 megahertz spectrum. And we need to be replaced, completely replaced from the	01:26:32
	ground up.	01:26:38
	As significant capital outlay and ongoing maintenance costs.	01:26:45
	Alternatively, this and what you would allow the City of Port Hueneme to enter into an agreement with the County of Ventura to	01:26:48
	provide radio services, maintenance of all county radio equipment and support services for the system. The contracts reoccurring	01:26:54
	cost is subscriber based and depends on the number of radios connected to the system per month. Allowing the Port Hueneme Police	01:27:00
	Department to achieve interoperability between public safety agencies in the County of Ventura without replacing and maintaining	01:27:05
	our own radio infrastructure.	01:27:11
	It's estimated that the Police Department would have 50 radios operating on the system. Operating costs associated with the radio	01:27:18
	system, including infrastructure and support costs, will be shared proportionally by the participating agencies.	01:27:25
	Subscriber rates will be based on the county's actual incurred expense increases and salaries and benefits, overhead services and	01:27:32
	supplies.	01:27:36
	Per unit subscriber rate will be developed by apportioning all costs, system hardware and support costs based on the total number	01:27:40
	of mountaintop sites utilized by the participating agency.	01:27:45
	Based on that method, the cost per radio connection per month is currently set at 1996.	01:27:51
	$19.96 per month.	01:27:58
	Port Hueneme will be listed as a regional access user, so we'll access 3 sites instead of the entire county.	01:28:01
	In July of 2023, the Police Department spent a month filled testing several make 700 megahertz capable radios on the radio system.	01:28:09
	Staff recommends subscribing to the regional radio system because it provides interoperability in the County of Ventura and it	01:28:19
	provides superior cover just compared to the police department's current radio system. There was, I could say there was a marked	01:28:23
	improvement in the month that we filled, tested the radios. We have a lot of dead spots in the city. We have a very difficult	01:28:28
	time.	01:28:33
	Getting out on the radio, inside of buildings, inside of homes, and that was completely resolved when we field tested the system.	01:28:39
	There were no issues with it and everyone was in agreement. That was a much superior system.	01:28:45
	In addition, on May 15th, 2024, the Ventura County Grand Jury issued a report on the Ventura County Regional Radio System and	01:28:53
	issued the following findings and recommendations to the City of Port Hueneme. A Finding 05. Using the current system, first	01:28:59
	responders in multiple locations may lose communication. A Recommendation 05. The Grand Jury recommends completing the VCRRSMOU	01:29:06
	for consideration by the City Council.	01:29:12
	By October of 2024.	01:29:20
	As far as the fiscal impact, there is sufficient funding in the fiscal 2425 general fund to cover the first year subscription cost	01:29:24
	of $11,976.	01:29:29
	Funding for subsequent years will be incorporated into the annual budget process.	01:29:35
	In the future, staff will need to replace the existing radio equipment to be compatible with the new system.	01:29:39
	Staff estimates that the replacement of the existing radio equipment will cost approximately $200,000.	01:29:45
	To start trying to mitigate the cost of replacing the radios is as we've hired our last several officers when we purchased their	01:30:21
	radio, what we've done is we've purchased all band radios instead of single band radios which are capable of operating on the 700	01:30:27
	megahertz system. So I would estimate and I'd have to sit down and really go over the numbers that we probably need to replace	01:30:33
	about 45 radios at this point.	01:30:40
	You know, with that, I'll open it up to any questions or comments.	01:30:47
	This council have any questions for staff?	01:30:52
	Will it be more difficult having more radios or, or is it going to be the same amount of radios but just replacing them? And	01:30:58
	it'll, it'll be the same amount of radios, They will just need to be replaced. The we're currently operating on 150 megahertz	01:31:04
	single band radios and those won't work on the new system. And so we will have to replace our current mobile radios and portable	01:31:09
	radios. What we won't have to do is replace our infrastructure, which if we did that would probably run into the millions of	01:31:14
	dollars.	01:31:20
	Thank you, Commander Albertson.	01:31:26
	If I can just note there, and I think Commander will confirm this, that this is the good news right now with this is this is an	01:31:28
	idea that had been kicked around for a while. I know, I think.	01:31:33
	I think I had talked to Sheriff Ayub about it five years ago. Yeah, yeah. So probably even longer. And at that point, the cost	01:31:39
	that they expected was astronomical. And so we don't, I don't know all the details on how they kind of came up with the new cost.	01:31:47
	But when the idea came back around and Commander Albertson brought this, the estimates back, it was almost like that's it. That's	01:31:54
	all they're going to charge us. So really the the subscription is, is a really good price. It's just that initial purchase of.	01:32:02
	And so we're going to come up with that, but but this has been something that I think everybody knew was a good thing for a long	01:32:09
	time, but it was just not practical to do. And now we have an option before us that's practical. So we're recommending proceeding	01:32:15
	with the MOU, with the Sheriff's Department or the the county to proceed.	01:32:20
	Great. Thank you.	01:32:27
	Any public comments?	01:32:29
	No public comments.	01:32:31
	Thank you, Madam.	01:32:33
	The recommendation is to authorize a Memorandum of understanding between the City of Port Hueneme and the County of Ventura for	01:32:34
	subscription to the County of Ventura Regional Radio System. May I get a motion and a second?	01:32:41
	Motion to approve Second.	01:32:48
	Thank you.	01:32:52
	Any discussion?	01:32:54
	Council Member Hernandez yeah, thank you Mayor Pro Tem, and thank you Commander Albertson for a very good report. I I love seeing	01:32:56
	all the detail and the backup documentation here that to the point I had no questions to to have to ask. And I, you know, I have	01:33:03
	to go back to 1970 when we had the Oakland Hills fire and out of that fire, there were a lot of changes made to to establishing	01:33:10
	interoperable communications between.	01:33:18
	Both fire and police agencies, and it was also the birth of the standard Emergency Management system, which called for better	01:33:25
	coordination and communication among all agencies.	01:33:30
	And everybody needed radios after that, everybody needed new radios. Then came, I'm sure there was there were more events after	01:33:36
	that that called for improved interoperable communications. And we had 911. And that was another issue. And during 9/11 that	01:33:43
	agencies were not able to communicate with each other. And when you have multiple agencies converging on an incident and they're	01:33:50
	coming from different agencies.	01:33:57
	Outside the area, communications is very difficult, so the ability.	01:34:05
	To communicate among law enforcement agencies and fire agencies is so critical to public safety and critical to the safety of our	01:34:09
	first responders. So I fully support this is so well needed. And thank you again for presenting this report to us today.	01:34:17
	Great Councilmember.	01:34:27
	Council Member Hernandez just reminded me of a situation at the Oxnard Union High School District where we had difficulty	01:34:30
	communicating between Camarillo High School boxer in high school because of the same reason and different agencies responding. So	01:34:35
	yeah, this is a great day for a disaster preparedness, it's a great day for risk management, and it's a great day for our	01:34:40
	community moving forward.	01:34:45
	Great. Thank you. Anything else? No.	01:34:51
	All right, I'm Madam Clerk. Please take a vote. All in favor? Aye. All opposed. Hearing none. Motion passes unanimously with Mayor	01:34:53
	Perez absent.	01:34:57
	Great. Thank you. That was our last agenda item. We're going to move on to the Senate City Manager's comments and reports.	01:35:03
	Thank you. I have a couple of slides. I'll just take them.	01:35:11
	Else if that work.	01:35:16
	Save a trip. Thank you.	01:35:17
	A couple slides, mostly some of the things we just did or some of the things coming up that we wanted to highlight. And 1st off,	01:35:21
	major thank you to We had a city committee this year with the Frank Montelongo as the lead, but a city committee with several	01:35:30
	employees who put together Beachfest, and it was a big effort.	01:35:38
	But I think we feel it was a big success.	01:35:47
	So we, we, I think it was a great job by the team that worked on it. I.	01:36:21
	We'll provide a kind of a closeout report in one of the next two meetings. But at this point we can say pretty confidently that I	01:36:27
	think everybody recalls last year, we, we had a significant, I think it was something like an $83,000 deficit on the event.	01:36:36
	And this year we're very confident in saying we don't have that deficit and in fact may have a good problem of having to figure	01:36:45
	out where some of the revenue generated may need to go to. So at the end of the day with events like this, if you can break even,	01:36:53
	that's an amazing thing. So we'll take that that it sounds like that that is the situation. So we'll provide a more detailed	01:37:00
	report. But a lot of that was due to the hard work of that committee and the hours that they put in. So we we greatly.	01:37:08
	Appreciate it. And we have a couple more events coming up in the next couple weeks. We have actually put them here on reverse	01:37:15
	order. I think First is we're doing informal cookies with the city on Wednesday at this Wednesday, September 18th, 5:30 to 6:30 at	01:37:25
	Poker Park. We're going to have some representatives from the Police Department, from Public Works and from City manager's office.	01:37:34
	Along with the mayor and mayor Pro Tem.	01:37:43
	To just no agendas, it's just an opportunity to ask questions and for us to get your feedback, get your ideas and and answer	01:37:46
	questions. So we're looking forward to that Wednesday and then that leads right into on Saturday is the big California Coastal	01:37:54
	Cleanup Day event. We have a lot of events are a lot of groups coming to.	01:38:02
	Wanami Beach, but we'll also be coordinating.	01:38:11
	There at Wanami Beach with Councilmember Hernandez and Councilmember Gama is the site Captains will be there from.	01:38:16
	Working from 9:00 AM to noon and so anybody who wants to participate in that event, it's Saturday morning, 9:00 AM to noon and	01:38:24
	we'll be providing buckets and grabbers and and some of the other supplies as well so.	01:38:31
	And then next week, I think it's next week, September 26th, yeah, next Thursday, we wanted to announce a kind of a cool thing in	01:38:40
	partnership with the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County. We reached out to them with our economic development	01:38:46
	plan and started to talk about some some simple things we can do to start working on economic development. And EDCVC is going to	01:38:53
	come.	01:39:00
	On Thursday, September 26th, in this room, Council chambers and do a seminar on establishing your business and brand identity, the	01:39:08
	cornerstone of business success.	01:39:13
	And so they're going to, it'll be with a thank you to the EDC VCs, Small Business Development Center advisors Louisa Arzote and	01:39:19
	Miguel Alfaro. They're going to come do.	01:39:24
	A seminar for people starting small businesses or interested in starting small businesses and answer questions about that. So	01:39:32
	we'll, we'll plan to record it and post it for anybody who can't attend because we know it's Thursday at 6:00 PM maybe isn't the	01:39:38
	best time for for everybody.	01:39:44
	But it's sort of the start of trying to get some of our economic development goals going so.	01:39:51
	And then as far as the next agenda.	01:40:00
	Actually, I left out one slide that I meant to put in and.	01:40:05
	Well, let me make sure it's not OK. It's not there. It was a pretty cool picture. It was the whale on the beach. So just for	01:40:10
	anybody who was curious, we didn't announce that the whale was there because we didn't want everybody to come flock to it. But we	01:40:16
	had a whale wash up on the beach. Unfortunately, it was dead. It looks like at this point the early feedback is it may have been	01:40:22
	hit by a vessel.	01:40:28
	And so that's that was the there they took some.	01:40:35
	What's it called? Some samples, so we'll know more, but that was sort of the initial response and so.	01:40:40
	It washed up on Thursday and I want to give some credit to our public works team who jumped on it and got some experts in the	01:40:48
	field out and it has already been removed from the beach. Interestingly enough, it gets towed out about 26 miles offshore and so	01:40:56
	it was towed out yesterday, so.	01:41:03
	It's been removed from the beach for anybody who is interested. We were going to do a post about it tomorrow now that it's gone.	01:41:10
	But the newspaper beat us to it and they it was another VC star today, but they they hadn't noted that it had been removed yet.	01:41:18
	So, so it's now removed.	01:41:22
	And so.	01:41:29
	Then looking forward to October 7th, our next council meeting. Right now these are the items we currently have scheduled. We have	01:41:31
	an employee recognition item, we have Breast Cancer Awareness Month proclamation and Domestic Violence Awareness Month	01:41:36
	proclamation.	01:41:42
	And then the three business items we currently have scheduled are no, the no smoking ordinance information.	01:41:48
	You may recall we did a.	01:41:55
	Report on what a no smoking ordinance would look like. There was some additional questions from council that we were asked to go	01:41:57
	do some more research on. So we're bringing that back and we'll let the the group know who had, I think it was the future leaders	01:42:04
	who had been speaking about that item. We'll let them know it's on the agenda. And then we're doing an we plan to do an update on	01:42:10
	our traffic efforts, some of the things we we just installed some more.	01:42:17
	Rapid flashing beacon pedestrian crossings and things like that. So we'll try to do an update just noting some of those efforts	01:42:25
	that we put in place. And then a few months back the council had asked for some information about a pedestrian safety campaign. So	01:42:32
	we're bringing that back as well. Metal pair up nicely with the traffic mitigation efforts is all that is connected all the	01:42:39
	traffic and pedestrian safety. So, so right now that is the plan for the October 7th agenda.	01:42:46
	And that's everything I have.	01:42:54
	Thank you, City Manager. We're going to move on to councilmember reports and comments and we'll start with a council member,	01:42:57
	Martinez.	01:43:00
	Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. I just want to mention that those business workshops, I, I'm so excited that they're being released. So	01:43:05
	for those of you guys who want to start a business or want to learn more, it's September 26th, Thursday here at 6:00 PM. And you	01:43:11
	know, hopefully it's a success and then maybe we can bring some more free workshops from ADC's.	01:43:17
	I want to announce that we're reaches planning a new pickleball tournament November 2nd. It's it's going to be a mixed double s	01:43:26
	tournament. The last tournament was a success. I also want to mention today is the Mexican Independence Day. So I know we didn't	01:43:34
	we, we had too many proclamations today, but I mean, that could have also been one too. But sister cities planning a trip.	01:43:42
	To Puerto Vallarta in February for President's weekend, so I want to announce that too. And our next meeting is October 2nd at	01:43:52
	6:30 PM.	01:43:56
	Here at City Hall.	01:44:01
	I want to give a good shout out to our attorney, Joan, who's been working really hard and she's gotten a lot of work done in a	01:44:04
	little bit of time, and I can't thank her enough. Thank you.	01:44:08
	Councilmember.	01:44:16
	Thank you. I really appreciate the efforts that's happening with pedestrian safety. I see the the signage and the new flashing.	01:44:17
	What do you call them?	01:44:27
	Beacons and yeah, I think it's really great.	01:44:29
	Want to thank Councilmember Hernandez. I'm sorry Martinez for his poem. I think it it resonated with all of us.	01:44:33
	That's beautiful, good job. I think that's the second poem he's read for inspiration. I think he might have a career with the	01:44:43
	writing poetry.	01:44:47
	Whitney Beach cleanup is phenomenal. Been reflecting where we come from over the last years and preparing for a.	01:44:53
	The California Coastal Cleanup, which I like to call three CU, this past Saturday we had like 120 people come from Amgen. And some	01:45:03
	people might say, well, you're taking away all the trash. And I would say, well, that's the point. And we have a very clean beach.	01:45:10
	Last week, City Manager Vega and I took our surfboards and we walked out to Ormond Beach to survey the trash and we were pretty	01:45:18
	shocked as to how clean it is.	01:45:25
	And I think it's a it's a testament to the people that come out every Saturday year after year. And we've really made progress.	01:45:33
	And so we have a little bit of a problem for the California Coastal cleanup is that there's not a lot of big trash out there. But	01:45:39
	we are going to be focusing on the micro plastics. And then when you start to focus on the little stuff, then you start to see it	01:45:44
	little pieces of plastic and stuff in the.	01:45:50
	We just had a wonderful time this past Saturday with Amgen and they come out about 3 * a year and they brought 120 people with	01:45:58
	them and we, we just had a blast. So yeah, it's, it's, it's just great to see the progress that we have made. And we're going to	01:46:05
	have a lot of people here for the California Coastal Cleanup and we're just going to keep focusing on the micro stuff and Wanami	01:46:11
	Beach is.	01:46:18
	Truly probably one of the most cleanest beaches and.	01:46:26
	County now.	01:46:29
	And so.	01:46:31
	Really enjoy the.	01:46:34
	The Wanami Beach Festival and the thing that got me the most what that was the marching band competition.	01:46:35
	Martha's husband, the retired music director from Oxnard High. I know he would be proud.	01:46:42
	But I got an idea and think of the robotics competition that the port sponsors at the port. And I've been there and I get excited	01:46:50
	every time it comes because you go and you see the enthusiasm that the teams have who come there to to to participate. What if	01:46:56
	this will be the first time that's been announced? This is big news. What if we could have a similar competition for music, arts	01:47:03
	and drama?	01:47:09
	Where high schools will put together a team.	01:47:16
	And they come and perform music and they present art and drama and maybe it could be the equivalent to what the STEM robotics	01:47:19
	program has become. And so the reason why I bring it up is because I mean, if you I I missed Waimea and Channel Islands, but I and	01:47:27
	I was really sad, sorry. But I did catch Oxnard and the enthusiasm the.	01:47:35
	Showmanship, the movement of the instruments, the talking, the, I mean, it was just great, you know, And so maybe as a council we	01:47:44
	could work in line after somebody out there that wants to run with this idea, run with the idea, we'll work with you. But I think	01:47:51
	the more that we could do in music, art and drama is, is something to think about. And then I was super surprised because I was	01:47:59
	really interested about this wrestling thing. Like, what is this all about?	01:48:06
	The enthusiasm, the organization, the way they managed it, I mean, it was impressive. And there's little kids, middle kids and	01:48:14
	high school kids and some adults. And it was a really well run, organized event, A lot of enthusiasm for it. And so I was quite	01:48:24
	surprised with that. The other day we had our V Cog meeting at the Cal State University Channel Islands and.	01:48:33
	For the first time, I was able to hear from Doctor Richard Yao Things, the president of Cal State University Channel Islands, and	01:48:44
	I was just so impressed with this man. He.	01:48:50
	Is really working inside of our community to attract and reach the kids that need to be.	01:48:56
	Inspired to pursue education and I was really, really impressed that he's working closely with Doctor Thomas McCoy, Oxnard Union	01:49:07
	High School District Superintendent. And some of the things that they're doing, they're, they're phenomenal. They, they started a	01:49:13
	undergraduate research program, which is pretty phenomenal. Just thinking about it, like, wait a minute, undergraduate and	01:49:19
	students now could participate in reject research projects. And so again, that's another innovative thing that's coming to our	01:49:25
	community.	01:49:31
	Important for our community. And on Friday, I'm going to attend Beacon and Carpinteria with some great things going on there. And	01:49:37
	I'll report back at our next meeting. And I'm forgetting something, but it's been a great summer and I appreciate everybody for	01:49:44
	all the hard work you did to make our city.	01:49:50
	Perform well and all the things that we do.	01:49:58
	Do you want to say anything about Coastal cleanup?	01:50:01
	On Saturday, the plans what people might expect.	01:50:04
	For lunch.	01:50:08
	So we expect a large group of people for.	01:50:10
	For California Coastal Cleanup, we are going to provide I believe 200, two, 150 hot dogs and drinks and snacks. We are going to	01:50:15
	manage a large group. And you have to understand if we go back to the very first time Councilmember Hernandez, people were	01:50:23
	bringing back TV's, bringing back things that they could barely carry. So it's a great.	01:50:32
	Achievement over these years that now we're focusing on microplastics and stuff and so.	01:50:41
	You know, and, and it was quite dangerous back then because some of the objects that were being recovered from the beach were, you	01:50:47
	know, TV screens and metal things and this and that. And so, so, yeah, we're going to have a, a controlled, a very organized, a	01:50:54
	very, and I call it a celebration. And then we're going to be celebrating years of success for our coastal environment. And if you	01:51:02
	look around our community, Ventura County, so many volunteer groups are kicking up and taking action.	01:51:09
	And you know it's.	01:51:16
	It's just great when you see the the great results from our work and we like to say every litter bit matters, so come out and pick	01:51:18
	up a litter bit of litter.	01:51:25
	Saturday.	01:51:33
	It's a celebration.	01:51:34
	Right, Councilmember Hernandez. OK, so just a dovetail on the Coastal Cleanup discussion.	01:51:36
	We will have a registration table beginning at 8:00. We'll start setting up at 8:00. We'll open the registration table at 9 for	01:51:42
	anybody who wants to volunteer to go out and do beach cleanups. You can even go into the park a little bit or into the parking	01:51:49
	lots where people don't usually go and pick up trash. We will have some refreshments there for for you. You will be asked to	01:51:56
	complete a volunteer waiver form. We have volunteer waiver forms available online.	01:52:04
	Umm and on hard copy in Spanish and English.	01:52:12
	So if you're interested in volunteering and helping at the registration desk itself, let me know. I'll be staffing that and	01:52:17
	staffing the the food area and the supply area.	01:52:22
	Councilman Gama will be delivering the safety briefings until he heads out and then we'll have some other folks.	01:52:28
	Helping people with safety briefings before they go out. We want to make sure everybody's going to be safe.	01:52:34
	While they're they're doing their cleanup just real quick I before I say anything else, I was remiss and not recognizing the port	01:52:39
	of Waimea and Miguel sitting right there when it came to the mural. The mural was funded out of the community benefit fund. It	01:52:46
	didn't come out of city coffers. It's not paid by taxpayer money. It's a benefit that we received as due to our relationship with	01:52:53
	the poor and I just make sure you.	01:53:01
	That the port got recognized.	01:53:09
	For helping the funding of that mural, else we would not been able to do it.	01:53:10
	Meetings attended. I'm on the on the Cal State University Channel Island Site Authority. We've had a couple of meetings. I've got	01:53:16
	another one tomorrow. And I'm I'm going to say I'm going over these these committee meetings because I'm speaking to the	01:53:22
	candidates who are sitting out in the audience. These are part of our responsibilities that we have a City Council members is to	01:53:29
	represent the city.	01:53:35
	In some of these regional meetings, so it's not just sitting up here at the Dyess, we do have responsibilities outside so.	01:53:42
	The Southern California Government Advisory Committee meeting, that was on Zoom and we talked about what new products and services	01:53:50
	Edison is doing. Of course, they are trying to cushion the discussion on increased rates that will be seen. And you know, it's	01:53:56
	going to be up to us as elected officials to try to communicate why those rates are being increased and why their electrical bills	01:54:02
	are going up.	01:54:08
	We, I also attend the Southern California Association of Governments Transportation Committee and the Southern California	01:54:16
	Association of Governments Regional Policy Committee. They are now requiring that we, we attend the regional Policy Committee in	01:54:23
	person. So that's once a month, first Thursday of the month, downtown Los Angeles on the 17th floor of high rise building called	01:54:31
	the Intercontinental Hotel. So it's, it's fun to be down there, but luckily I don't.	01:54:38
	To work down there anymore like I used to, Legislative Membership and Communications Committee, that's another SCAG appointed	01:54:45
	committee that I have. That meeting is tomorrow at 8:30. I'll be doing that on Zoom here in at the council office. I'm also going	01:54:52
	to try to make it to the Fathom Works Conference, which is beginning tomorrow and happening Tuesday through Wednesday. That's	01:54:59
	across the street at the port.	01:55:05
	It's their annual Fathom Works conference.	01:55:13
	Let's see.	01:55:17
	And I did mention the talked about the coastal cleanup. I would say happy birthday to Ray deputer who's whose birthday is	01:55:20
	celebrated on September 22nd. I didn't realize that and I think Beverly Kelly for bringing that to my attention. I also had the	01:55:28
	pleasure of meeting at the Ojai Raptor Center fundraiser the other night, Andrea Jansfield who is.	01:55:36
	A member of the team that helped with the whale, she is a member of the Channel Islands Cetacean, is that correct? Cetacean	01:55:45
	Research Unit. And she lives here in Port Hueneme and she was instrumental in helping the teams dispose of the mink minky whale.	01:55:54
	That died here on our on our coastline. So with that, I think that's all I have. Thank you very much.	01:56:04
	Thank you. And I'll just share that I'm back in attending my monthly meetings.	01:56:11
	Umm GCTD just want to announce that.	01:56:18
	Their ridership has increased back up to Pre Kovat.	01:56:22
	Ridership, and that is as a result of the Student Rights Free program.	01:56:26
	Additionally, I'll be traveling with VCTC to an annual conference. I can't tell you what the acronym is, but it's ADPT and that	01:56:33
	would be from September the 29th through October the second I.	01:56:40
	Also like to announce and thank the Chief UMM.	01:56:48
	For allowing a senior detective, Ricardo Mirando.	01:56:54
	Romantic Miranda for being able to come to our coffee and conversations with our HOA. So that's scheduled for the 18th at our	01:56:59
	clubhouse. And I will tell you that the residents are hoping for a cameo from Giorgio so.	01:57:08
	So see if you can make that workout.	01:57:18
	Additionally.	01:57:22
	Just want to share as a member of BCTC, one of our members is Miss Roberts from Caltrans. And so she's there every month sharing	01:57:24
	with us all of the road construction that's going on. And so I'll try to share some of that information for our residents because	01:57:32
	we're impacted, folks are impacted on the freeways going up to Santa Barbara back.	01:57:40
	On the Highway 1, so I'll share some of that.	01:57:50
	With the city manager and I'm beginning the next week, I'll be starting back. No, this Thursday I'll be starting back with the	01:57:53
	regional Sanitation District. And so then I'll be back to all of my meetings. So that's all that I have.	01:58:01
	OK. So next we'll move on to.	01:58:12
	Future agenda items? So I'll remind the council members that all requested items will require a motion and a second and a majority	01:58:16
	vote per adopted council policies to be placed on the future agenda. Does anyone have any requests for future agenda items?	01:58:25
	Councilmember Hernandez, No, I don't have a request, but I do have an another comment.	01:58:36
	So when I can do that, just let me know. Does anyone have any items to add? OK, you can go ahead. And I just want to thank Mayor	01:58:42
	Pro Tem for running an excellent meeting. You did it the way it's supposed to be done, and it worked wonderfully. Thank you so	01:58:48
	much for how you conducted this meeting. Appreciate it very much.	01:58:55
	Thank you so much and if there is nothing else, our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, October the 7th, 2024 at 6:30 PM. This	01:59:03
	meeting is now adjourned at 8:29.	01:59:10

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	Needing to order, the time is 6:30 PM. Please stand and join me for the black salute.	00:00:00
	I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and.	00:00:10
	And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.	00:00:16
	Madam Clerk, can we get a roll call, please, Councilmember Gama?	00:00:31
	Council Member Hernandez here. Council Member Martinez President.	00:00:37
	Mayor Pro Tem McLean legend present. Let the record reflect that Mayor Perez is absent.	00:00:42
	OK, thank you. And we're going to have our inspiration from Councilmember Martinez this evening.	00:00:49
	Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem.	00:00:55
	Martha McQueen, Legion.	00:00:58
	I wanted to write a poem for my inspiration today. I think it's only the third one that I've done, but I just wanted to explain	00:01:01
	that the summer is almost an end. The fall equinox is on is this Sunday, September 22nd, which marks the halfway point between	00:01:08
	summer and and winter. And I just wanted to reflect through the poem that we've we had a really great summer. We had the the	00:01:16
	Wyoming Beach Festival, We had a pickleball tournament. We had the kites.	00:01:23
	At the beach.	00:01:31
	The fun run, the movies at the park. There was a lot of stuff that that we did over the summer. And, and so now it's it's we're	00:01:34
	turning a new page to fall. So it's called the summer's legacy.	00:01:39
	As the sun dips low and the days grow mild, we bid farewell to summer Smile. Here, in this place where the breeze runs free, we've	00:01:46
	crafted memories by the sea.	00:01:51
	The beach fest bloomed, bright music played. Our hearts dance through each lively parade.	00:01:58
	Kites filled the sky, laughter kissed the air, and joy was something we all could share. From the pickleball courts to the	00:02:05
	festival lights, Winemis. Warmth ignited the Knights. With each step we've taken, each hand we've held, a story of unity was	00:02:11
	quietly spelled.	00:02:17
	Our sister city with a bond now strong, Puerto Vallarta, where we belong. Together we flourished hand in hand to cities united,	00:02:23
	sharing the land. The winds of change now softly call as we move from summer into fall. Yet the spirit of Wanami won't fade away.	00:02:30
	And every sunrise it's here to stay.	00:02:37
	Through each fun run, each film in the park, our future shines even after dark. For though this summer comes to a close, the heart	00:02:45
	of the city forever grows. So as seasons shift and times move on, know that Waimi will stay strong. A place where kindness will	00:02:52
	always lead. And in this home, I'll always be.	00:02:59
	Thank you. Very good.	00:03:07
	Thank you, Councilman Martinez. That was really nice.	00:03:12
	We're going to move to our public comments. So we'll now hear public comments not pertaining to the items on the agenda. Comments	00:03:16
	are limited to three minutes, please. This process will be the same for comments pertaining to each agenda item. Madam Clerk, do	00:03:22
	we have any public comments? And we have one public comment from Mr. Greg Ross.	00:03:29
	Good evening.	00:03:46
	City Council, mayor Pro Tem and council members.	00:03:48
	I think it's important to note that I've been a resident of Ventura County since 1970.	00:03:56
	And a Port Hueneme resident since 2003 I believe.	00:04:04
	So that being said, my hat's off.	00:04:10
	To this group because.	00:04:15
	When we ask for things as a community, I'll give you 1 instance of specifically.	00:04:19
	We had a neighbor who said hey, can the trash guy that comes at 6:00 AM come at 7 and guess what?	00:04:27
	They they said sure, and that's what's been happening. So my dogs don't bark at 6:00 AM, which is great and that makes me happy.	00:04:36
	Then addition to that, we've had a.	00:04:42
	The young people of our community and maybe not of our community that are doing Donuts out at Market and Surfside and now we've	00:04:50
	got the little spacers, the little, what would you call them?	00:04:57
	They're not really.	00:05:06
	Bumps in the road, but their their their guidelines so that they can't do this, which is great. And it's because of this group	00:05:09
	right here. So thank you. I'm here mainly and I've already used up more than half my time. I'm here mainly to talk about Seaview,	00:05:15
	the street.	00:05:22
	And I passed out. I use a lot of ink and.	00:05:28
	Office Depot got a lot of my money for this, but I gave you pictures of all the trash that ends up on Seaview.	00:05:34
	It's our considered opinion in amongst our.	00:05:43
	Our community that three to four people a night are sleeping in their cars on Seaview on the on the South side of the street.	00:05:48
	And that's all fine. There's a lot of trash. The HOA pays to pick up that trash. OK, we we picked it up, but.	00:05:56
	Then about a week ago or so, and this is where I'm going to.	00:06:06
	Get a little subtle dig into the port.	00:06:11
	A a tractor trailer rig big one at 2:37 in the morning on bolted straight. It's 30 feet from the back door bolted straight out of	00:06:14
	my bed because of this tractor trailer rig parking in front of a fire hydrant.	00:06:22
	I have a list from Sergeant Bates of all the violations that this person created.	00:06:31
	It's not pretty and the ports not adhering to these particular problems with their truckers and I know there's a lot of.	00:06:36
	Sorry.	00:06:46
	Well, anyway, there's there's a lot of there's there's a freight forwarder, there's the port, there's the trucking company and and	00:06:48
	and so forth. But can't the port be better neighbors and say, hey, truckers?	00:06:54
	Rolling reign in your people, OK?	00:07:02
	It shouldn't wake us up.	00:07:08
	So and there's a picture of that trucker right outside of my house. Anyway, sorry I took so long.	00:07:10
	Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. That concludes the public comment for this portion. OK, thank you. So we'll now close the public	00:07:16
	comments and move over to the agenda. May I get a motion and a second to approve the agenda?	00:07:22
	2nd.	00:07:30
	All in favor.	00:07:33
	All opposed hearing none motion passes.	00:07:35
	Conflict of interest Do any members of the Council have any conflict of interest to disclose for any item on the agenda?	00:07:41
	Thank you.	00:07:49
	And we're going to move on to our presentations. Our first will be a proclamation for the National Suicide Prevention Month, and I	00:07:51
	will read that.	00:07:55
	Proclamation National Suicide Prevention Month.	00:08:02
	WHEREAS, September is known as National Suicide Prevention Month and is intended to raise awareness on the stigmatized and often	00:08:05
	taboo topic in addition to shifting public perception. And WHEREAS, suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can	00:08:14
	affect anyone regardless of age, gender, race, orientation, income level, religion or background.	00:08:22
	And whereas importance should be placed on ensuring that individuals.	00:08:32
	Friends and families have access to the resources they need to discuss suicide prevention and to seek help.	00:08:36
	And whereas we encourage people to bring their voices together to advocate for better mental health care and encourage.	00:08:44
	Any person experiencing suicidal thoughts or behaviors to seek help?	00:08:52
	And whereas the development of crisis response system is critical to those at risk to have a number to call.	00:08:57
	A system to turn to that would connect them to the treatment and support they need.	00:09:06
	And whereas while suicide prevention is important to address year round, Suicide Prevention Month provides a dedicated time to	00:09:12
	come together with collective passion and strength around a difficult topic. And whereas suicide is the second leading cause of	00:09:19
	death among people aged 10 through 34.	00:09:26
	And the 10th leading cause of death overall in the United States. The overall suicide rate has increased by 35% since 1999.	00:09:33
	And whereas 46% of people who die by suicide had a diagnosed.	00:09:44
	Mental health condition and while nearly half of individuals who die by suicide have a diagnosed mental health condition, research	00:09:50
	shows that 90% experience symptoms and whereas. We use this month to spread hope and vital information to people affected by	00:09:58
	suicide and encourage others to research, educate and stand ready to recognize and assist those who need help.	00:10:07
	Now therefore be it proclaimed that the City Council of the city of Port Hueneme.	00:10:17
	Here recognizes Suicide Prevention Month and encourages the community to spread awareness for this important.	00:10:22
	'Cause proclaim the 16th day of September 2024 signed by our elected officials. Thank you.	00:10:29
	And.	00:10:39
	OK. And we have a provider of the Ventura County Health Mental Services Act, a suicide prevention program in attendance today who	00:10:43
	would like to briefly provide some community with information regarding the program. So that's Miss Maya Zumaya.	00:10:51
	Good evening. Thank you Mayor Pro Tem, City Council members and staff for recognizing Suicide Prevention Month. I am is Amaya	00:11:03
	representing the Ventura County Behavioral Health Suicide Prevention Program. Every year suicide claims the lives of 10s of	00:11:10
	thousands of individuals across the United States, leaving behind a trail of heartbreak, grief and loss.	00:11:16
	100 Ventura County residents died by suicide in 2023, down from 111 and 2022, but up from 97 and 2021. Firearms accounted for	00:11:25
	nearly half of all suicides in 2023. Firearms have been the leading means to commit suicide for the past five years. Afixia and	00:11:34
	drug deaths are second and third, respectively. Pain isn't always obvious.	00:11:43
	Knowing the signs help suicide be preventable.	00:11:53
	So part of the suicide prevention program, we are offering free one hour suicide prevention trainings. We would love to partner	00:11:56
	with the city or even the Police Department to offer these trainings to any and all community community members. We would love as	00:12:04
	many people to get educated and knowing the signs and how to help somebody in crisis. So if you are interested, you can go to	00:12:11
	wellnesseveryday.org and schedule a training with us so we can.	00:12:19
	Out to you. We could do it via Zoom or we can schedule a location. So thank you so much for recognizing Suicide Prevention Month.	00:12:26
	Thank you so much.	00:12:34
	And next we'll have the proclamation for the Banana Festival. So we're going to ask Mr. Miguel Rodriguez to make his way up while	00:12:39
	Council Member Martinez reads the proclamation. Yes, thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. I have the honor of reading the Banana Festival	00:12:46
	proclamation. So it's exciting times that we just had the Wyoming Beach Festival. Now we have another festival. So it's so	00:12:54
	exciting. So Banana Festival proclamation, whereas the 11th annual Banana Festival will be held.	00:13:01
	At the Port of Winey, Me on September 28th, 2024 and WHEREAS, the Banana Festival was created by Commissioner Jess Ramirez and CEO	00:13:09
	and Port Director Kristen Decas to highlight the various contributions and positive impact the Port has made locally, regionally	00:13:15
	and across the world.	00:13:21
	And whereas the poor operations support the community by bringing 2.2 billion in economic activity and creating 20,032 trade	00:13:27
	related jobs.	00:13:32
	And whereas, trade through the Port of Wanami generates more than 173.2 million in direct and related state and local taxes, which	00:13:38
	fund vital community services. And. Whereas the Port Authority began over 80 years ago with a mission to provide Californians	00:13:45
	Central Coast agricultural community with an ocean link to the global market. And. Whereas the Banana Festival is a way to bring	00:13:53
	people out in a fun way to see and appreciate the port and learn more about its operations and.	00:14:00
	Vital economic role in Ventura County and whereas the City Council does desires to join the celebration and support of the Banana	00:14:08
	Festival.	00:14:12
	Now therefore be proclaimed that the City Council of the City of Port Hueneme does hereby encourage the community to go bananas at	00:14:17
	the Portawanimi Banana Festival and celebrate the diverse working port proclaim this 16th day of September 2024. Thank you.	00:14:26
	Good evening Mayor and well Council members as well. It's really an honor and a pleasure to invite everybody on behalf of the	00:14:37
	Board of Harbor Commissioners to this great day of fun on September 28th. We look forward to opening our doors to our biggest open	00:14:44
	House of the year and ensuring that everybody in our community has a place to have access to one of the few free festivals in our	00:14:51
	area that are happening.	00:14:57
	Locally, so thank you.	00:15:05
	Thank you so much. And we have your proclamation, but we have one more signature to gang, so we'll make sure you all get that.	00:15:06
	OK, great. Thank you.	00:15:14
	So next we have a we'll call up Miss Suzy Lopez Garcia, Executive Director and Catalina Solis, Development Coordinator of the	00:15:20
	Community Action of Ventura County for the next presentation.	00:15:26
	Good evening, City Council members and city staff, and thank you for having us. We are Community Action of Ventura County. We are	00:15:36
	a local nonprofit serving all of Ventura County. Many of you may be familiar with our Oxnard office. That is our main office here	00:15:43
	close by. So we're here to tell you a little bit more about.	00:15:51
	Community Action overall, but also highlighting the work we're doing with our programs.	00:15:58
	And giving you some numbers relating to residents in the city of Port Hueneme. So numbers that you'll see are primarily around	00:16:03
	Reddit residents. We've started here in the city.	00:16:08
	Just to go over a mission. Our mission is helping our community establish pathways out of poverty through advocacy, partnerships	00:16:14
	and services that promote dignity and self-sufficiency.	00:16:19
	And what's unique about us, one of the main things I did want to highlight as well is our board structure. So our board is	00:16:27
	comprised of elected officials, private sector representatives and also the low income community. So we want to make sure we have	00:16:34
	representation across the board as we're making decisions, as we're looking at programs in the direction the organization is going	00:16:41
	in. And by elected officials, I mean each board a supervisor.	00:16:49
	Points an elected official for each district, so there's representation across the county as well. We definitely rely on volunteer	00:16:56
	support and we also look at maximum feasible participation, meaning we have had clients, past clients come in for services and may	00:17:04
	all now be employees and working with Community Action.	00:17:11
	And just to give you, as I mentioned, our main office is in Oxnard at 621 Richmond Ave. But in the last two years we have expanded	00:17:21
	our reach. We did open a satellite office within the free clinic of Simi Valley in 2022. And we also opened a satellite office in	00:17:28
	Santa Paula at El Centro del Pueblo last year. And those two offices, they're not stand alone, they're satellites. So what that	00:17:36
	means is within that space we're able to make referrals. So there's.	00:17:43
	Community based organizations in the same space so it makes sense versus having people travel from one place to another.	00:17:51
	And we also wanted to share some of our strategic goals. We're on Year 2. When we looked at all the data we might, we met with	00:17:57
	stakeholders are 5 type.	00:18:02
	Five goals or four goals for the next 5 years are improved equity and poverty reduction, strengthening our partnerships. So we	00:18:08
	definitely depend on partnerships to do the work. We can't do anything by ourselves. So we also always look at who is doing what.	00:18:15
	So we don't want to duplicate work either. So we want to make sure we're working together with others, improving our capacity to	00:18:22
	serve, making ourselves known throughout Ventura County, which is one of the reasons we're here as well.	00:18:29
	In our programs, the program you may be the most familiar with ended earlier this year was our water bill payment assistant called	00:18:38
	the LIWAP contract. We also have a food hub, community market, community workshops, medical enrollment, navigator program, home	00:18:44
	authorization, home energy assistance, which is the heat program which does gas or electric bills and services for unsheltered	00:18:51
	individuals.	00:18:58
	And so I live up funding is what help pay water bills. It did end in March of this year.	00:19:06
	And that amount in numbers again are for Port Wingami household. So we did help over 500 households.	00:19:14
	Here in Port Hueneme, if you look at the chart, Oxnard did have the most funding. It's the largest city in the county. But when	00:19:21
	you look at the top 4, Port Hueneme was one of the top four that did receive. And I really want to give thanks to staff at the	00:19:27
	City of Port Winnie for working with us.	00:19:34
	Because that was a lot of coordination. When I've mentioned gastroelectricity, there's only two utility companies we work with	00:19:40
	there with the water county wide. We had to work with each city, each municipality, make sure they're on board. We were	00:19:46
	communicating and really helping those people that might be at the disconnection. It might be a Friday afternoon. Are we	00:19:53
	communicating with staff? Yes, they've been approved, but the money's coming.	00:19:59
	So I really want to thank the city for working with us because that made things move rather quickly, making those referrals,	00:20:06
	people knowing we were there to help.	00:20:10
	And oh, sorry.	00:20:17
	See if I can go back.	00:20:19
	Just to give you a sense of 123.	00:20:20
	1000, the funding we received was just a little bit over $1,000,000 for the County of Inter.	00:20:24
	And then utility payments. So this one continues. This is a program that didn't end the water did and it was more around Kovat	00:20:31
	assistance. But this program we've had for many years, it is for gas, electricity or propane. It is income based. We do look at	00:20:39
	income and we are prioritizing vulnerable household members. So what that means is during COVID we received CARES money, we	00:20:46
	received ARPA money. There was a lot of people in need. The need is still there. We are still seeing the.	00:20:53
	People needing help paying their utilities, but unfortunately that extra money went away. So we are having to prioritize. And	00:21:01
	those are homes with seniors who are in a fixed income. Homes would be family members with disabilities, those that may have	00:21:07
	children under 5. So we take that into account as we prioritize applications that come in. They're able to apply one time per	00:21:13
	calendar year.	00:21:19
	And in 2023, we assisted over 315 households, which total totaled over $94,000.	00:21:26
	Home authorization, same thing as HEAP. So it is income based. It does come through the state. There is no cost for weatherizing	00:21:36
	homes and it's available for renters or homeowners. What is weatherization mean? We go into the home, we do the intake, we have an	00:21:44
	assessment of the home of what can be done in there and that can cover anything from appliances such as stoves, microwaves.	00:21:52
	Blinking laundry like washers and dryers.	00:22:03
	And we also look at smaller things, light bulbs, energy efficient light bulbs, shower heads, we will look at insulation. So really	00:22:08
	these two programs go together because we can do that immediate emergency help of paying utilities. But overall, can we weatherize	00:22:16
	your home and make it more energy efficient, make it safer because we do testing around any gas leakages, all those things. And so	00:22:23
	that we're helping to lower those utility bills. So maybe in the future they don't need to come in for that help, but their home.	00:22:30
	Safer because we run those tests in the home and again, we weatherize 11 homes in Portland EMI, but if you take the total amount	00:22:38
	of money that went into the homes, it was over $43,000. So we can arrange this of how much we can do at the time of assessment.	00:22:44
	Sometimes we do have to walk away from homes and that really depends on what's going on. If there is other safety concerns that	00:22:51
	we're not able to fix, they do need to be taken care of.	00:22:57
	Before we can weatherize at home and we did want to share a success story. So this is how we are able to layer funding and help	00:23:04
	individuals. We do have a lot of seniors that come through this program because they are on a fixed income.	00:23:11
	So we were able to layer, help replace a heater in this home that was over $7000. Then we were able to use and that was ARPA	00:23:18
	money. We were you able to use our regular funding almost $4000 to weatherize the home as you can see the washer and dryer there.	00:23:25
	And then we were also able to pay some of those bills. We were able to pay a gas bill, electric bill and a water bill. And so we	00:23:33
	wanted to share that story. We really look to see everything that's going on in the home when we do the home visits that we can.	00:23:40
	See Do you need help with food? Do you need referrals to other services?	00:23:48
	We provide unsheltered services at our Oxnard location, so Mondays and Fridays, 8:00 to 12:00, we have showers, built in showers,	00:23:54
	laundry, mail pickup, referrals to services available Tuesdays and Thursdays. It's more referral services and mail. We don't have	00:24:00
	the showers and the laundry running, but people can come in if they need help with referrals, making a phone call, looking at	00:24:07
	paperwork, we can help with that.	00:24:13
	And our food program, this is the program has grown the most after COVID. We used to serve maybe 80 to 90 households before COVID.	00:24:22
	At some point we hit over 400 households. And right now we're holding steady between 300 and 350 households a week. We used to	00:24:29
	just do about two hours a day, one day a week. We are now having different partnerships. So we do have routes that we pick up	00:24:36
	every Thursday at 8:30.	00:24:44
	If you drive by 621 Richmond in the morning, there's a line of cars because we did switch to drive through. So we do have a line	00:24:51
	of cars coming. That is when we serve the largest amounts. On Wednesday mornings. We partnered with 211 and now Amazon. It was	00:24:58
	DoorDash and we're able to get boxes of food to about 75 households within the 10 mile radius. So those get delivered primarily	00:25:04
	seniors or people with disabilities that can't come to us.	00:25:11
	And then we also partner with Food Forward.	00:25:18
	Every other Tuesday and so Food Forward delivers pallets of food. That's the bottom picture into our back parking lots. We have a	00:25:21
	list of about 28 local food pantries in Ventura County that then come and pick up fresh produce for their pantries. So it's a lot	00:25:27
	going on now every day around the food program.	00:25:34
	And again this year those numbers are for this year we assisted 228 households here in Port Hueneme, which translates to over 700	00:25:40
	individuals.	00:25:45
	And our community workshops, we are partnering with Chase Bank and Ventura County Credit Union, Toes financial literacy workshops.	00:25:50
	We also have mental Wellness workshops. And one you think we're focusing around is broadband digital literacy. So we'll share out	00:25:57
	more as that comes along. But we were able to host a cohort of 15 seniors in Santa Paula who completed a digital literacy program	00:26:03
	and received a Chromebook at the end.	00:26:10
	And things that are coming up in partnership with Food Share, they are going to begin a diaper distribution. So we're going to	00:26:18
	pilot that program probably within the next month to get that going. And we will also be just like food, we will be a diaper	00:26:24
	pantry. And as we get more information that gets going, we can also share that out.	00:26:30
	And our last program, we also have a contract with Gold Coast health plans. So we have medical enrollment navigators who are	00:26:38
	helping people renew, not fall off their medical, connect the members to services and benefits and also guide any new first time	00:26:43
	applicants.	00:26:48
	And that's all the information. We do have an event coming up this Thursday, September 19th. Catalina's leading that event, so.	00:26:54
	It's going to be from 3:00, right? 3:00 to 5:30. We're hoping at least. I don't know, 100 people show up, but we're doing it at	00:27:05
	our headquarters. And one of our main things is nobody knows who we are. We've been around since 1965, and it's like Community	00:27:12
	Action. Who? So we used to be commissioned on human concerns. So some of the seniors remember us, but the rest of everybody like,	00:27:19
	yeah, I don't know who you are so since.	00:27:26
	Couple of years now we've gotten my position development coordinator, so I'm out there trying to yell from the rooftops of who we	00:27:34
	are and look at all this stuff we do. I mean act, did you know that?	00:27:40
	So anyway, so come if you can RSVP to me, I have some Flyers that I don't know if I should if I'm supposed to hang and hand them	00:27:48
	out or not, but anyway.	00:27:52
	Thank you. You can head them toward our city clerk.	00:27:58
	Water bills, there's a lot of good things that they're doing and I just kept saying, well, we got to help you get the word out and	00:28:31
	we have to let our residents know because I know we get these questions a lot and we have somebody here that can help. So so we	00:28:37
	appreciate the work you guys do and thank you for coming out. And then we'll help get the word out however we can. So definitely	00:28:44
	if you have Flyers, you can leave them with our city clerk and we'll share them so.	00:28:50
	Yes, really quick, Councilmember. Yes, thank you, Mayor Pro Tem, welcome and thank you so much for your presentation and sharing	00:28:57
	with us all the great services that you provide. I want to especially thank you for the collaboration with our staff and the	00:29:05
	assistance with the water bills. I know that there were some of our residents this year having problems paying their bills and I	00:29:12
	said send them, make sure you send them the Community Action because I know that they can help them with their water bills.	00:29:20
	To see that you've helped over 500 of our residents is just phenomenal, and I just want to thank you for that.	00:29:27
	You know, they had nowhere else to go. Some of them were going to have their water turned off. And you were the first group, the	00:29:36
	first organization I thought of because I remember you when I worked with the Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services, when you	00:29:42
	were the Commission and human concerns. And, and it did threw me, throw me for a loop when you became Community Action. But you're	00:29:48
	still doing great work. And thank you so much for being here tonight.	00:29:54
	Thank you, Councilmember Comma.	00:30:00
	Yes, I just want to duplicate what Councilmember Hernandez said. And I, I believe your name, Community Action speaks very well of	00:30:03
	what you're doing. And we're going to do our best to get the word out and get you more clients and put more smiles on people's	00:30:08
	faces. Thank you.	00:30:14
	OK. Anyone else?	00:30:21
	Thank you for your service specifically. Thank you very much for the service that you provide our residents here in Port Hueneme.	00:30:24
	Thank you so much. Thank you.	00:30:27
	Now we're going to move to our next proclamation.	00:30:34
	For emergency preparedness and I and 911 by our Councilmember Hernandez. Thank you Mayor Pro Tem and it's my honor to read this	00:30:37
	proclamation for National Preparedness month. As I just mentioned, I used to work for the Office of Emergency services.	00:30:44
	Under the direction of Ventura County Sheriff's Department, I have over 40 years in public safety. I'm a strong advocate of public	00:30:52
	safety and have spent a long time working alongside police and fire. So you will always find me advocating for emergency	00:30:59
	preparedness. I know it drives some people crazy, but we just had an earthquake. So it does come in handy for for you to pay	00:31:06
	attention to the message and to do what you can to be prepared. So with that, I'll go ahead and.	00:31:14
	Read the proclamation. Whereas September is National Preparedness Month and offers us the opportunity to reflect on significant	00:31:22
	disasters we've encountered, including the September 11th attacks and most recent winter storms. And WHEREAS, this past week, our	00:31:29
	community commemorated the anniversary of the September 11th attacks by honoring and remembering the lives lost in the brave	00:31:36
	Americans who displayed extraordinary acts of courage, sacrifice, and I want to thank.	00:31:42
	Chief Joe Williams for the flag ceremony and our Police Department for participating.	00:31:50
	In the September 11th ceremony, as we remember those lives lost and then, whereas, the unprecedented December 2023 storm in Port	00:31:56
	Hueneme served as a reminder that we live in a world of constant hazards where the next emergency could occur at any moment. And	00:32:03
	preparedness can mean the difference between inconvenience and tragedy. And whereas National Preparedness Month is a crucial	00:32:11
	opportunity for the residents and businesses of Port Hueneme to prepare for all types of.	00:32:18
	Whether at homework or in recreational spaces. And whereas, National Preparedness Month encourages individuals to take steps	00:32:26
	toward personal preparedness, ensuring that households, workplaces, schools, institutions of higher learning, houses of worship,	00:32:34
	and community based organizations are equipped to handle disasters and reduce loss of life and economic impact in the event of a	00:32:41
	crisis. And whereas, participation in community emergency response training empowers more citizens to take action.	00:32:48
	Seen their preparedness and understanding of potential disasters, whether natural or man made.	00:32:56
	And equipping them with the knowledge to stay safe and mitigate damage. And whereas, emergency preparedness is a shared	00:33:01
	responsibility of every resident of Port Hueneme. And all are encouraged to prioritize preparedness by working together to ensure	00:33:09
	our community is ready for any type of disaster or emergency. And whereas engaging in National Preparedness Month activities will	00:33:16
	position Port Hueneme as a leader in preparedness and contribute to the overall resilience of our nation.	00:33:23
	Now therefore be it proclaimed that the City of City Council of the City of Port Hueneme does hear PIE proclaim the month of	00:33:31
	September 2024 Emergency Preparedness Month in the City of Port Hueneme and all residents, businesses and organizations are	00:33:37
	encouraged to participate in preparedness activities and contribute to building a more resilient Port Hueneme. And with that said,	00:33:44
	I want to.	00:33:50
	Bring your attention to some upcoming CERT training, community emergency response training.	00:33:57
	That is being hosted by the Police Department in the Port of Waimea. I believe there's still time to sign up and I encourage you	00:34:03
	to take advantage of this opportunity where you'll learn some vital preparedness skills, hands on skills and how to work in a team	00:34:11
	environment so there's still space available. Please take advantage of the opportunity and stay prepared. Thank you.	00:34:19
	Thank you, Councilmember Hernandez. Now we're going to turn it over to our city manager for a few words.	00:34:28
	I'll just reiterate that last point. We wanted to share the sign up information for CERT because we are taking registrants now. We	00:34:33
	have to have a minimum class size of 25 people, but we can have as many above that as we want. So it's good opportunity with it	00:34:39
	being National Emergency Preparedness month and with an earthquake last week and I think some aftershocks since then, it's a good	00:34:45
	time to.	00:34:50
	To It's good timing for this community or emergency response team training to begin.	00:34:58
	And so we have our first session kicking off October 3rd from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. It's going to be at the Port of Anime Building	00:35:03
	at 333 Panama St. and it's open to the public. Registration is free. The information on the screen here is how to register for it.	00:35:12
	And if you have any questions, you can e-mail us at cert@cityofporthueneme.org. CERT at cityofporthueneme.org. And then just.	00:35:21
	Some credit to our our police chief and admin Sergeant who created that e-mail address and put together this training.	00:35:31
	So if you ask any questions about it, they will be responding to you so.	00:35:38
	In one motion, unless a council member has a request to remove an item for discussion, may we have a motion and a second?	00:36:14
	Motion to approve the consent calendar.	00:36:23
	Thank you, Madam Clerk.	00:36:26
	All in favor, aye. All opposed.	00:36:29
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously with Mayor Perez absent.	00:36:32
	Thank you.	00:36:37
	So we'll move to our business items.	00:36:38
	#10 Award of contract for playground equipment design and installation for Bubbling Springs Park renewal project.	00:36:42
	Thank you and.	00:36:53
	Anna Haley, our recreation manager, and Charles Pirates, our deputy city manager, are going to be walking us through a	00:36:55
	presentation for us. We're excited to bring this back. Everybody I think by now knows we're doing a major Bubbling Springs Park	00:37:02
	renewal project and a few months back, well, maybe a little longer than a few months, almost a year back, we had split out the	00:37:09
	playground portion of that project to to so that we can go through the bid process and take our time and make sure we get the.	00:37:17
	Ground right without holding up the the rest of the park project and it's coming together well where we're going to be able to	00:37:24
	we're bringing back the playground for approval to be able to move that part of the project forward and get it all back	00:37:31
	synchronized. And so that we're all we're all ready to to open up the park with the playground complete. So so I will hand it over	00:37:38
	to Charles and Anna to walk us through the playground equipment.	00:37:45
	Good evening Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, council members, members of the public and staff. We are here tonight to present the	00:37:55
	recommended proposal for the Bubbling Springs Park playground equipment and design installation.	00:38:01
	I'd like to provide a bit of background on this aspect of the Bubbling Springs Park renewal project.	00:38:10
	The playground equipment and surfacing scope of work was removed from the Staples construction contract on December 5th, 2023 in	00:38:16
	order to solicit a broader selection of products targeting more competitive pricing and higher quality products overall. The RFP	00:38:25
	for design, furnishing and installation was distributed on July 9th of 2024 with the submission deadline of August 8th.	00:38:34
	9 turnkey proposals received and review were reviewed by staff incoming group.	00:38:44
	Representatives for design, cost breakdown and warranty coverage.	00:38:51
	As a result of that review process, we come before you tonight to recommend the design provided by Great Western Recreation.	00:38:59
	Great Western Recreation has been a prominent competitor in the playground industry for over 90 years.	00:39:08
	Renowned for research driven design, they are the exclusive distributor for game time products, known for their inclusive	00:39:14
	playgrounds and commitment to safety standards.	00:39:19
	Great Westerns playground design is built with long term durability and future proofing materials. There is a lifetime warranty on	00:39:25
	structural elements and a 20 year warranty on recycled plastic lumber. Maintenance costs should be minimized over the playground's	00:39:31
	lifespan.	00:39:36
	The playground is accessible and compliant with the ADA. Inclusive features consist of a four seat seesaw, a sensory wall.	00:39:44
	Outdoor musical pieces, adaptive swings, and the rubberized surfing surfacing that's shown throughout.	00:39:54
	So the picture that sorry if we can just return to the previous slide, the picture that's shown here is the overall project that	00:40:00
	rendering as you can see with the bubbling spring that's mimicked throughout the rub rise surface material. Next slide please.	00:40:06
	Thank you.	00:40:12
	So as you can see here more specifically we have two unique play spaces within the design, one that will be designated primarily	00:40:20
	for the two to five year old play area range and the other features an area specific to those 5 to 12 years of age.	00:40:28
	Additionally, within the RFP, an alternative bid was solicited specifically for the supply and installation of a high canopy shade	00:40:45
	structure.	00:40:49
	This request was made to ensure the continuity of like materials given the structures proximity to the playground equipment.	00:40:54
	Great Westerns proposed costs came in lower than the original price provided by Staples Construction and therefore the city stands	00:41:01
	to gain a net positive credit of just over $8000.	00:41:07
	To my excuse me, tonight's recommendation is for the City Council to authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Great	00:41:16
	Western Recreation for the design, furnishing and installation of playground equipment and surfacing for the Bubbling Springs Park	00:41:22
	renewal project.	00:41:28
	Overall, here you can see we've provided you with a rough bust budget estimate. The Bubbling Springs Park playground and surfacing	00:41:34
	budget was approximately $550,000.	00:41:39
	Great Western Recreations playground and servicing proposals coming in at approximately 539,000, which leaves us with a savings	00:41:45
	that we're targeting of just over $10,000.	00:41:51
	Great Western Recreations alternative shade structure proposal was approximately $34,000 and as I mentioned earlier, the Staples	00:41:57
	construction change order.	00:42:02
	Credit.	00:42:07
	Will be $42,000 and that net positive credit of over $8000 is also.	00:42:10
	Reflected here for your review.	00:42:16
	So with that staff and the principal partner from Great Western Recreation is here to answer any questions that you may have this	00:42:20
	evening.	00:42:24
	Does Council have any questions for the staff? Only questions will be taking at this time. Comments or discussions will be later.	00:42:31
	Quick questions. I apologize that I didn't get through the entire packet. I do appreciate it looks like it's a pretty complete	00:42:39
	packet with all the information that will probably answer my question, but I'll just go ahead and ask it. And that is do you have	00:42:44
	a project timeline?	00:42:49
	For completion of the project or or is that working in a conjunction with the completion of the park overall?	00:42:55
	It is. There was a rough order estimate I believe of 20 weeks, but we were looking to compress that in order for the project to be	00:43:02
	delivered on time and where you are certain that that will be achieved.	00:43:07
	Any other questions, Council member? Yeah. The seesaw for four people. How long do you think that will last? Because I know I've	00:43:14
	seen some of those at other parks and sometimes I see people like take parts away and I mean.	00:43:20
	Is it durable? Is you know and.	00:43:27
	Yeah, I'm Tyler, Carry offers.	00:43:32
	Hi with Great Western Recreation and I'm happy to help answer any of these questions. But ultimately, yes, I mean it's a durable	00:43:36
	piece.	00:43:39
	Their outside factors you can.	00:43:43
	Basically understand when it comes to like vandalism and things of that nature. For example, there was one of these pieces at	00:43:45
	Dorley Park in Oxnard and it got vandalized not very long ago and so.	00:43:50
	It is meant for commercial grade outdoor use. Oh I'm sorry, it is meant for outdoor commercial use. And so yes, it is is durable	00:43:56
	and withstand The element has been gone through rigorous testing through ASTM and CPSC to meet those codes. But there could always	00:44:02
	be factors like vandalism that you can't foresee.	00:44:07
	I was actually talking about Durley Park. It's funny that you mentioned that. Yeah, right. Just thanks for answering my question.	00:44:14
	No problem.	00:44:18
	Other questions?	00:44:22
	Madam Clerk, are there any public comments?	00:44:25
	We have one public comment from Anna Bolo.	00:44:27
	Good evening City Council members, city manager and staff. I'm kind of piggybacking on this because I was here more for the	00:44:38
	consent order #8 but also part of the Bubbling Springs project. First and foremost, I would like to thank City Manager Vega and	00:44:46
	Gabby Basua for walking the park with me and our vice president.	00:44:54
	I stopped by the park almost on a daily basis, get off my car, take a picture, take a recording, but there's nothing like getting	00:45:02
	your.	00:45:06
	Boots on the ground to be just.	00:45:10
	Really overwhelmed and humbled at the immensity of the project. You drive down Park Ave. and you see it and I get feedback almost	00:45:14
	on a daily basis from not just our community and our players, but parents that have left the community to go somewhere better and	00:45:21
	now they're coming back and now they're people are telling me you're going to get so many people. I have coaches already signing	00:45:28
	up for the spring.	00:45:36
	So I just want to say the.	00:45:44
	The playground and you speak about the playground really quickly.	00:45:47
	I would love to be able to post more information on our social media pages because the community is really, really excited about	00:45:52
	it. I know the city has been doing a great job about feedback or putting it out there, but would love to be able to see more. I	00:45:59
	know that there's cameras taking video footage of the park if that could be shared with the community, and I did do some recording	00:46:06
	which I'm still trying to edit video.	00:46:12
	Umm, in my downtime, but if the city could share that with the with the community, that would be really, really great. We have our	00:46:20
	fall ball season already starting kids can't wait to get back to the park. So thank you for all your guys's hard work. And lastly,	00:46:28
	I want to thank the council for granting the Little League reduced fees to be able to use.	00:46:36
	Miranda Park, I know it seems like.	00:46:44
	For us, it's a It's a big ask only because we struggle to find.	00:46:48
	Play area, practice area for our kids, especially our older kids. Our older kids are playing in Ohio and Ventura during the fall,	00:46:55
	with the lower divisions playing a little bit more in north Oxnard, just because the rest of the community doesn't even have a	00:47:02
	fall ball. And I know it's time for soccer and for football, but this is the best time for us to introduce the sport to players	00:47:09
	who have never played or for those that just don't play.	00:47:17
	Other sports. So thank you very much.	00:47:24
	Great. Thank you for your comments. Any other?	00:47:28
	Questions at all?	00:47:31
	Oh, OK, so the the recommendation is to authorize the City manager to execute an agreement approved as to form by the city	00:47:33
	attorney with Great Western Recreational LLC for the design, furnishing and installation of playground equipment and surfacing.	00:47:42
	For the Bubbling Springs Park renewal project, may I get a motion and a second motion second?	00:47:52
	To approve.	00:47:58
	Motion to approve the recommendation by staff. Thank you.	00:48:00
	Do you have that?	00:48:07
	I'm sorry, what was that? Do you have it? Yes. Councilmember Martinez, seconded by Council Member Hernandez. Great, thank you. Is	00:48:10
	there any discussion?	00:48:13
	Thank you. I thought you were going to ask for the vote. So I do agree with Miss Bolo that we need to post some of these colorful.	00:48:18
	Designs and renditions of the park up online. I think people are anxious to to see what's what's being planned for the park. And	00:48:29
	I, you know, I've said this before and I'm going to say it again, that what is happening to the Bubbling Springs corridor is just	00:48:35
	amazing. It's getting a whole.	00:48:41
	Not more than a facelift. I want to call it more than a facelift with the Grocery Outlet. And then we move over to the library.	00:48:48
	The library is going to be have a new look to it, especially with the mural.	00:48:53
	And then we move over to Bubbling Springs and they'll add Bubbling Springs is going to be totally random, is being totally	00:48:58
	renovated and then have a new park.	00:49:02
	I'm really excited about it. I know that our residents are too. And I think we just have to keep that momentum up and keep telling	00:49:06
	them it's coming and, and keep the excitement levels up with them. And I do want to especially appreciate staff and the contractor	00:49:14
	for making this accessible and, and complying with the ADA requirements. I know we, we have to do it, but I, I think that.	00:49:22
	Our residents are ready for it and they want it. I've seen a lot of people make posts on Facebook asking for.	00:49:31
	An accessible ad, a park. So I'm happy to see that that's been included in here. So thank you.	00:49:38
	Great. So we received a motion and it's been properly seconded. Can we get a vote, Madam Clerk?	00:49:48
	All in favor, aye. All opposed.	00:49:53
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously with Mayor Perez absent.	00:49:57
	Thank you. We're going to go to item number 11, Memorandum of Understanding with the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority	00:50:01
	to perform Americans with Disabilities Act related inspections and develop a transition plan.	00:50:08
	Staff, thank you. And Charles Peretz, our Deputy City Manager is going to walk us through that as he's been our point of contact	00:50:16
	with our insurance, California Joint Powers Insurance Authority. So he'll give a little bit of information. I'll note one thing on	00:50:24
	the last item real, real quick and then one thing on this item. And the one on the last item is now that we've approved this	00:50:31
	playground, we will make sure to start getting the images out there. There's some really good illustrations and if anybody.	00:50:38
	In the packet this week, I think we had probably 1010 plus photos. So we'll make sure we start getting those out now that we can	00:50:46
	tell people this is what's coming to the to the park on this next item. Just the brief introduction I want to give before handing	00:50:53
	it off is that there is sort of a.	00:50:59
	Commonality between this next item and the last item on the agenda, the the police radio item and that is that these are both	00:51:08
	items that are.	00:51:12
	Umm really recommended best practices that as a city we should, we have recommendations from either our insurance company or on	00:51:17
	the police radio item from the grand jury saying that this, these are things that the city should be doing moving forward and not	00:51:24
	just us, but really all cities are being recommended to do those those two things.	00:51:32
	You probably noted in the fiscal impacts of each of those we talked about these being best practices and needs to help reduce	00:51:41
	liability in the future.	00:51:45
	To help reduce long term costs in the future, but there is an immediate cost that's not in the budget. And so we talked a little	00:51:50
	bit in the reports about you know, we don't recommend funding things from our reserve very often, but when we do, it's because	00:51:58
	it's something that is really a true must do, something that we need to do and something that pays off long term. It has long term	00:52:05
	financial benefits, even though right now we're digging into our savings to pay to.	00:52:12
	Recommending digging into our savings to pay for these things. The goal is that in the long term it'll save the city and the	00:52:20
	taxpayers money. So I sort of want to get that elephant out of the room because it will probably end on that note on each of	00:52:26
	these. But these are both things that are really best practices. And having said that, I'll hand it over to Charles to explain the	00:52:32
	first one the.	00:52:37
	88 Inspection in transition plan.	00:52:45
	Thank you and good evening Mayor Pro Tem, council members, staff members, members of the public. As a city manager alluded to in	00:52:50
	the introduction of this item, the request tonight is to get councils approval for the City Manager to execute memorandum of	00:52:56
	understanding with the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority and to appropriate dollars to support a project that would	00:53:03
	conduct an ADA self evaluation and development of a transition plan.	00:53:09
	By way of background, Title 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act mandates accessibility standards for public facilities and	00:53:18
	obligates state and local governments to ensure programs, services and activities are accessible to the public.	00:53:25
	In order to ensure compliance, it's prudent for local agencies to undertake an evaluation of city facilities, programs and	00:53:32
	services and to create a transition plan for any non compliant items.	00:53:37
	In the absence of such a plan, the city may be unaware of the barriers that exist for public access.	00:53:44
	It may have increased exposure to claims against the city.	00:53:50
	And it may jeopardize potential funding from other governmental agencies such as DOJ, Caltrans and HUD.	00:53:54
	As a member of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority.	00:54:03
	The city has access to various tools and resources that help mitigate risk.	00:54:06
	One of these resources is the authorities Ada Assistance Program.	00:54:12
	Through this program, the Authority provides member agencies access to qualified ADA consultants.	00:54:17
	Competitive pricing negotiated by the Authority.	00:54:23
	And a financial subsidy for projects that evaluate programs, services, facilities.	00:54:26
	And help develop ADA transition plans.	00:54:31
	As noted, the recommendation is to authorize the City Manager to execute an MOU with the authority.	00:54:39
	And appropriate dollars for the cost of the project.	00:54:44
	As it pertains to the cost of the project, as noted, the CJ PIA will offer a $23,000 subsidy.	00:54:48
	After which the city's net cost is a total of $71,700.	00:54:55
	The breakdown for how those costs are proposed to be paid is shown on this screen with four separate funding sources.	00:55:01
	I'll note as stated in the report that the $19,000 from the general Fund compliance fund.	00:55:08
	Is from $4.00 per license business license fee charges.	00:55:15
	That are collected pursuant to California Senate Bill 1198.	00:55:20
	And that is specifically intended for increasing disability access, developing educational resources for businesses, and	00:55:26
	facilitating compliance with federal and state disability laws.	00:55:31
	So once again, the staff recommendation is for council to authorize the City Manager to execute an MO U with the CJPA.	00:55:38
	To authorize work through the authorities ADA Assistance program, namely utilizing a consultant by the name of Disability Access	00:55:44
	Consultants. To work with the city to conduct inspections.	00:55:49
	And develop an ABA transition plan.	00:55:54
	That concludes the staff presentation. I do have a representative from DAC on Zoom in case there are specific questions of a	00:55:57
	technical nature.	00:56:02
	Can can I just add one thing to that and?	00:56:08
	It is. It was included in the report, but we didn't highlight it here. The.	00:56:12
	Just the basic question of if somebody were to ask, you know, what exactly is this, this transition plan, this evaluation,	00:56:19
	evaluation and transition plan is that it includes essentially an expert in the field will come to the city and do an assessment	00:56:26
	of city buildings, parks, right of ways, including sidewalks, but also Even so like those physical structures, but they'll also	00:56:34
	assess city policies and city programs as well.	00:56:41
	And so they're going to come look at all of those things and essentially put a report together which.	00:56:48
	Is typically a Excel file that is several pages of items that are recommendations to implement to be compliant with ADA	00:56:55
	requirements. And then the last point I want to note is just that typically the list is pretty substantial, especially where 75	00:57:03
	year old city, most of the city was built before.	00:57:11
	A lot of the 88 requirements were in place. So it's going to require being updated. So it's usually a long list and it usually is	00:57:19
	I would say not unusual. I've seen 10 year plans, I've seen 20 year plans to get into compliance. But it's important that we do it	00:57:26
	and then we can start building that into our budget every year to say we're going to do you know, we, we know that there is let's	00:57:34
	say $1,000,000 in, in 88 improvements that are needed. Well, we can build that in over 20 years and and do $50,000.	00:57:41
	A year instead of, you know, trying to instead of thinking we're gonna do everything at once. So, so that's just in a nutshell,	00:57:49
	it's what product we're expecting to get at the end of this is that initial review and plan that we then can build into our budget	00:57:56
	to start making the improvements. So, so we're recommending starting that process.	00:58:04
	Great. Thank you for your report. Does Council have any questions for staff?	00:58:12
	I don't have questions, but I have a comment. OK, So we'll hold the comments. Councilwoman Hernandez. Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem,	00:58:19
	and thank you, Mr. Peretz and Mr. City Manager for the report. In doing our due diligence here in complying with the American	00:58:25
	Disabilities Act. I.	00:58:30
	In the process of doing the assessment, is there going to be a prioritization of which facilities, which buildings?	00:58:38
	Will get assessed first.	00:58:47
	There will that'll premature at this time, but the based on the inspections we will work with the consultant to develop the	00:58:51
	highest priority things. And as a city manager alluded to, those are the things that we would look to recommend to the council to	00:58:58
	be addressed first either in the capital program or if their program and service related through other funding needs. What about	00:59:05
	critical facilities such as our 911 system and some of the public works facilities will there be?	00:59:12
	Considered the priorities. So it's not just physical facilities, it's also services and programs that we offer. So those would be	00:59:20
	part of what we assess as well.	00:59:24
	Thank you.	00:59:30
	Any other questions?	00:59:31
	Are any public comments? We have one right in public comment. Thank you.	00:59:35
	Dear Port Hueneme City Council, we are ready and to encourage and applaud your action on Item 11. The Memorandum of Understanding	00:59:40
	with the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority to perform 88 inspections and develop a transition plan and affirmative vote	00:59:45
	to move forward is a significant step towards removing barriers to access in Port Hueneme and we are so proud to witness our City	00:59:51
	Council truly embracing the Council goal of making Port Hueneme an even more inclusive community. Thank you for your dedication,	00:59:57
	Jasmine Turin advocacy.	01:00:03
	Community impact coordinator of Autism Society, Ventura County advocacy committee That concludes public comment. Thank you. The	01:00:09
	recommendation is to authorize the city manager to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the California Joint Powers	01:00:16
	insurance authority in the amount not to exceed $71,700, which includes a contingency of 4003 thousand $400 to evaluate city	01:00:24
	facilities and programs for Americans with Disabilities.	01:00:31
	Act compliance and develop an ad a transition plan and #2 approve appropriations of $71,700 to various funds 65,400 from General	01:00:39
	fund, 3150 solid waste and 3150 from Water Fund. Of the 65,400 appropriations from the General Fund, 19,000 is available in the	01:00:49
	ADA Compliance account.	01:00:59
	And 46,400 will be from the unsigned unassigned balance.	01:01:09
	May I have a motion and a second motion to approve both both the recommendations?	01:01:15
	OK.	01:01:23
	We have a motion in a second.	01:01:25
	Any discussion?	01:01:28
	Councilmember Gama, Yes, thank you.	01:01:29
	About 30 years ago, I bet the former CEO of the CJ Pi A Jonathan Shul and we couldn't be in better hands I.	01:01:33
	The California Joint Insurance Authority is an amazing.	01:01:43
	Technician and public agency risk management and I've known of them and worked with them over the last 30 years and I really.	01:01:48
	I just want everyone to know that we could not be in better hands. I think they represent, they provide insurance and they're for	01:01:58
	100 and some odd cities and they are very, very well respected throughout the state and so.	01:02:06
	I appreciate the fact that they are taking the lead on this and I think we're in the best hands possible. And their current CEO,	01:02:15
	Alexander Smith, he's a wonderful person. He's been with the authority for a very long time and I just couldn't be happier as a.	01:02:23
	Risk management professional to be working with this organization on behalf of our city. So I hope everybody takes comfort in	01:02:31
	knowing that we have probably the most sophisticated risk management organization for California cities looking out for our best	01:02:37
	interest.	01:02:43
	Thank you. Thanks for your comments, Madam Clerk, can we please take a vote all in favor?	01:02:49
	Aye, all opposed hearing none. Motion passes with Mayor Perez absent.	01:02:56
	Great. Thank you. We'll move on to #12 approval of mural design, continued discussion.	01:03:02
	Will staff please present the report? I think it's going to be Mr. Stewart.	01:03:09
	Yes, thank you.	01:03:13
	I'll note just briefly that the last time we met, right before the summer break, the Council had asked the.	01:03:15
	Council appointed subcommittee to give some additional feedback on the project and so.	01:03:23
	Mr. Stewart's going to provide an update including what that feedback from the subcommittee was and and are what were the the	01:03:29
	draft design that we're recommending moving forward with at this time. So I'll hand it off to you, Tony.	01:03:36
	Thank you and thank you. Good evening, Mayor Pro Tem members, the council staff and audience.	01:03:44
	So this, as City Manager Vega mentioned, is continuation of a discussion we've been having with regard to the proposed mural	01:03:50
	design.	01:03:55
	I won't go into a lot of detail on our past meetings, but just to say that back on June 17th is when we had our first meeting with	01:04:01
	regard to this, where we, the mural committee, presented the initial mural design shown here for the library. And at that meeting	01:04:10
	the City Council provided input as to several changes that they recommend it be made to the this particular mural design.	01:04:18
	So after reviewing the design.	01:04:28
	City Council had asked for an additional plover to be put over on the left.	01:04:31
	Far left side of the the picture there and asked that a flower other than the the limit of blossom along with the lemons be	01:04:37
	provided.	01:04:42
	That the port be shown a little bit more and more, I guess more visibly and that the Tomo or the the Chumash boat also be rendered	01:04:47
	differently. So the artist.	01:04:54
	Took that advice and made the changes that you see here.	01:05:02
	And design #2 here.	01:05:07
	Right would be cranes used to symbolize the port. California poppies were added to replace the lemons and the lemon blossoms. The	01:05:10
	tomo was given a redesign and then as I mentioned, the plover over on the far left was added.	01:05:20
	But also at that meeting of July 15th, the the Council has also directed the mural Committee to invite the mural subcommittee	01:05:33
	members, which were initially vetted to look at the initial 38 designs that OPEC, who is our consultant heading this project	01:05:43
	received and then provide those their favorite designs to the mural committee to move forward with.	01:05:52
	However.	01:06:03
	In order to provide the subcommittee members a chance to look at the mural designs that were selected, the Mural committee invited	01:06:04
	them to invited the subcommittee members to a joint meeting on on August 8th.	01:06:12
	That meeting was held here at the city and three of the five subcommittee members that were appointed by the City Council were in	01:06:21
	attendance as well as the committee member that was appointed by the library. Those were Ricardo Holden, Rick Perez, Randall	01:06:28
	Thomas as well as Beverly Kelly, the library appointee. A fourth City Council member fell I'll right before the meeting and so was	01:06:35
	not able to attend but did provide.	01:06:42
	Comments.	01:06:50
	And then the last or the 5th Subcommittee, subcommittee member appointed by the Council. I did not respond to the Mural	01:06:51
	Committee's invitation or attend.	01:06:57
	After reviewing the two designs that were not selected to move forward as well as the selected design, which was version #2 with	01:07:04
	the poppies, the subcommittee members in attendance, as well as the as I mentioned, the one who fell, I'll submitted comments and	01:07:12
	indicated the majority of them indicated that they were in support of the selected design with a couple of.	01:07:20
	Revisions made. One would be to add a symbol to represent the Navy.	01:07:29
	And the other would be to replace some of the poppies with either the city's official flower with just the hibiscus or flowers	01:07:34
	that were native to the city.	01:07:39
	The subcommittee members also supported the use of the QR code that was being.	01:07:44
	Presented or recommended by the artist, or to use augmented reality or another form to help tell the mural story to its audience.	01:07:50
	So based on the subcommittee's input, the artist provided the revised rendering you see here.	01:08:02
	The the biggest changes were.	01:08:10
	I can get this working.	01:08:14
	This area here thanks to Councilmember Martinez who did a little bit of research on the fly, found that a nautical compass was a	01:08:16
	good.	01:08:22
	Item to represent the Navy with and so that was added or it replaced a sand dollar up there at the top, but also leaving the	01:08:30
	integrity of the initial design. And then as you can see, some of the poppies, especially in the tomo were replaced with a a	01:08:38
	native verbania plant or flower. So it also brings back some of the the purple tones that were initially.	01:08:46
	In the first design with the lemon blossoms.	01:08:55
	And so this just shows the progression of the three designs, initial on the top, the one in the middle with the councils initial.	01:09:01
	Feedback and then the one on the bottom, which is where we are today with everybody's input, including the subcommittees.	01:09:09
	So as far as the next steps, the project is still on schedule. The we are just about to enter into the agreement with the artist	01:09:19
	depending on tonight's action.	01:09:24
	The artists are working on hiring an intern to help with the Maryland installation, which should occur.	01:09:30
	Soon if the design is approved here this evening.	01:09:36
	And then the public unveiling will be either in late October or November.	01:09:39
	Unfortunately, the library's reconstruction is taking a little bit longer than everybody anticipated, so it will not coincide with	01:09:44
	the.	01:09:48
	Reopening of the library, but we'll move forward or the committee will move forward with the unveiling either in October and	01:09:53
	November, hopefully.	01:09:57
	Now, one thing that City Manager Vega mentioned.	01:10:03
	To you a few weeks ago, is that in addition to the fact that the project has been funded through the Community Benefit funds for	01:10:07
	the installation?	01:10:12
	The actual maintenance and upkeep, as well as re landscaping around the the mural on the library's property was not taken into	01:10:17
	consideration.	01:10:21
	As you all know, the mural installation itself is going to cost 35,000 of the 50,000 in CBF funds.	01:10:29
	The remaining 15,000 was originally supposed to be used for two pop up murals, but it could also be used to pay for the	01:10:38
	installation of the replacement landscaping and the irrigation, as well as some ongoing maintenance.	01:10:43
	So the landscaping around the mural installation has been removed. It was removed 1 to accommodate the mural installation, but	01:10:51
	also in part because of the libraries damage and reconstruction.	01:10:57
	The city's contract architect, Brian Broderson, who is the designer for the Bubbling Springs Park landscaping next door.	01:11:05
	UM has indicated that he could provide, or at least right now has provided a rough proposal, but indicated that he could put	01:11:14
	together design along with the the landscaping itself and the irrigation.	01:11:20
	So Brian and I walked the site last week and it was determined that, and I'll show you in a second here, a graphic.	01:11:28
	That low growing, drought tolerant shrubs of the same plant palette being used next door in the park.	01:11:38
	Could be used basically to help frame the mural. These would also be low maintenance and low water use.	01:11:45
	The mounted turf area and possibly another turf area across the courtyard could be replaced with Corapia. And this is a land	01:11:53
	basically a ground cover that we discussed during our landscape but design guidelines, which is.	01:11:59
	Something that could also be used in the front lawn area here instead of turf. It's also a turf substitute. It can be mowed, it	01:12:06
	can be trampled over, but it is drought tolerant and easy to maintain. Again, all it requires really is edging.	01:12:13
	Um, and then because of this, the controllers that are existing there would need upgrading, but only the spray heads where the	01:12:21
	shrubs would be located would need to be replaced. The the spray heads where the turf is located and where the crappie would be	01:12:26
	planted could remain.	01:12:32
	And so the estimated cost for all of this should be under $10,000, is what Mr. Broderson verified.	01:12:38
	And so just showing you the the library there. So the areas again, I'll try to get this thing.	01:12:47
	Or not.	01:12:56
	The the areas along the building there basically will be where the shrubs are located. The eucalyptus trees will remain. And then	01:12:58
	in the foreground you see the two turf areas, one on the left and one on the right. That could especially the one on the left with	01:13:04
	the mounding in front of the little wall there would be replaced with the corapia. And just for continuity sake, the portion of	01:13:10
	the right could also be.	01:13:17
	Replaced as well.	01:13:24
	So with regard to ongoing maintenance, the city does already maintain the landscaping at the library, so that's not going to be an	01:13:28
	additional cost. In fact, it could be a reduction in cost due to the fact that it requires less maintenance or would require less	01:13:33
	maintenance as well as less water usage.	01:13:38
	However, while the mural will be treated with anti graffiti coating at the time of installation and staff will be given specifics	01:13:44
	for the paint colors, so minor touch up could occur if there is a graffiti vandalism.	01:13:52
	If there is major maintenance required for some unforeseen reason, the artist are available to be called in, but their cost is	01:14:00
	about $200 per hour and so that is where the remaining $5000 of the budget.	01:14:07
	For the project could be set aside for such unforeseen maintenance.	01:14:15
	And so staff's recommendation is that after the City Council, after considering the the additional revisions shown to you this	01:14:21
	evening, Mr. suggested by the subcommittee members in conjunction with those already suggested by you all and the mural committee	01:14:26
	approved the draft mural design and authorized the mural committee to move forward with coordinating the completion of the	01:14:31
	project.	01:14:36
	And that concludes my presentation. We have members of OPEC here this evening as well as on Zoom. The artists are both on Zoom as	01:14:41
	well. And we have also members from the library, both Tim and Nancy here available for any discussions or questions that you may	01:14:47
	have. Thank you.	01:14:53
	Great. Thank you, Council. Do we have any questions, Councilmember Gama? Yes, thank you. Appreciate the work. It's a beautiful	01:14:59
	rendering.	01:15:03
	There's some palm trees that.	01:15:09
	Are in front of the wall, but in the rendering they're behind the wall. So my question is, they're gone.	01:15:12
	They have been removed. They have been removed OK.	01:15:22
	Any other questions?	01:15:27
	Any public comments?	01:15:30
	We have a public comment by Miguel Rodriguez and then we have 1 written public comment.	01:15:32
	Good evening. Just speaking here as an individual, as someone who patrols the community of I need me almost there every day and	01:15:43
	spends a lot of time here. I would like to support this project mostly because of the social capital that it creates in bringing	01:15:51
	community together to instill pride on on the community itself, right on the on the heritage and also highlighting the	01:15:58
	contributions of not only the Navy, but our other neighbors know. And so I think that.	01:16:06
	There is no more dignifying way to highlight the many.	01:16:13
	The many colors that we've this tapestry of community together than to do it through a mural. So I support this particular	01:16:20
	project. I think that if you look around the room.	01:16:26
	You could see that we are not short on, on our in talent, but rather on, on bigger walls, no. And so I also would like to	01:16:31
	highlight that the Performing Arts Center or the OPEC as well as the consultants have been very near and dear to my heart and my	01:16:38
	projects throughout the years. So I'd like to give them a great shout out. Thank you.	01:16:45
	Thank you so much.	01:16:53
	OK. The recommendation, sorry, I'm sorry.	01:16:57
	I am unable to attend Monday's meeting, but I wanted to express my support for the latest version of the mural design. Had there	01:17:01
	not been a devastating flood, we would be celebrating the Raiders Libraries 35th anniversary on September 22nd. I clearly remember	01:17:08
	the bespectacled, self deprecating and perpetually smiling rape Peter. Not only was he a regular visitor to his namesake library,	01:17:15
	but he invariably expressed a special pride in the building's unique features.	01:17:22
	He especially loved the sea colored Italian glass mosaics on the walkway entrance.	01:17:29
	And the interior back wall Ray also admired the way the ocean, so cherished by our residents, was front and center in the wave	01:17:34
	like roofline.	01:17:38
	I believed he would have been as impressed by Renee Fox and David Russell's mural design as I was. What I found most striking was	01:17:43
	the design not only incorporates, but also accentuates the water and waves already present in the building's architecture. Public	01:17:49
	art is always a difficult endeavor because the artists can never please everybody. There's no accounting for taste, but I believe	01:17:55
	these artists have created a mural that actually fits the building, incorporates our true mash roots, pays homage to the Navy and	01:18:01
	Port, and reminds us of.	01:18:07
	The natural flora and fauna we see daily as we walk around our friendly city by the sea. Beverly M Kelly.	01:18:13
	Great. Thank you both for your comments. The recommendation is to approve the draft mural design and authorize the mural committee	01:18:21
	to move forward with the coordinating completion of the project.	01:18:27
	May I have a motion and a second?	01:18:34
	So moved.	01:18:38
	I'll second it.	01:18:41
	Thank you.	01:18:43
	So are there any discussions?	01:18:45
	Council member comma.	01:18:48
	Is there a chance that we could try to coordinate a grand opening with when the library's open? I just think seems a little	01:18:49
	awkward that we're going to put this beautiful mural on there and then we're not going to be able to access the library so.	01:18:57
	So is the request to coordinate a grand opening of the mural when it's ready or when the library is ready to open? Coordinator,	01:19:09
	grand opening of both the mural and the library. It's just yeah, my request is could we consider maybe push on the library is	01:19:16
	going to be done in February. I think you said maybe no spring.	01:19:23
	Then it's out of the question. I think we were excited to get the mural up and running. Hi, good evening. I'm Nancy Schramm, the	01:19:32
	library director for the County Library. We we know how badly this community needs their library and how much they use this	01:19:40
	library. We are working so hard and just trying to get the library open as quickly as possible.	01:19:48
	That said, we have met some unanticipated challenges.	01:19:57
	Which has now pushed our timeline out. We, you know, were originally hopeful that we'd be open by the fall. That didn't happen. So	01:20:04
	we're looking probably more like spring.	01:20:10
	Next year, late spring, something like that. That said, again, we're pushing contractor going as fast as we can.	01:20:18
	We want to make sure it's done right. Obviously that's very important, but we know it needs to be done in a timely manner too. So	01:20:28
	that said, I don't know if you want to. We can certainly do something again when we open. I think in today's world they call it a	01:20:35
	soft grand opening, and then we'll have a grand opening. Yeah. And I think when the library opens, I think we'll definitely	01:20:43
	coordinate something because we'll have basically that whole corridor back open.	01:20:50
	For the first time, you know, at the Community Center had been shut down and that's now open. We'll have the mural, we'll have the	01:20:58
	library open, and then we'll have the park done. So we'll definitely make something at that point. Multiple grand openings. Thank	01:21:01
	you.	01:21:05
	Anything else comments about? I have a question is, does our motion include the recommendations by the city staff in terms of, you	01:21:11
	know, setting money aside? At this point, it's just authorizing us to move forward with the completion of the project. There's no	01:21:17
	specific motion about the funding because just frankly, I think we have to have, we wanted to sort of let the council know what we	01:21:23
	were thinking and then see if there's a consensus because we're going to have to go have a go, go have conversations with our	01:21:28
	partners.	01:21:34
	About it as well. So at this point, if we have consensus to to move forward in the with the approach we've proposed and then we'll	01:21:40
	go meet with, you know, we have a partnership with the port, it's a partnership with the library. And so we'll have some	01:21:48
	conversations on our end, But so no specific motions needed for that item at this point, right. Thank you.	01:21:55
	I'd just like to make one more comment. I'm going to support this project. I'm really, really I'm pleased with the outcome, but I	01:22:04
	do not appreciate the process that we went through. I think the process was flawed and I hope future projects we could rethink the	01:22:11
	process and and.	01:22:17
	We'll have that discussion later, but I'm fully in support of this.	01:22:24
	No comment.	01:22:31
	Councilman Fernandez, thank you. I just want to extend my gratitude to OPEC Ventura County Library.	01:22:33
	All the committee members and the subcommittee members who took the time to review the initial applications for participating in	01:22:44
	the process, for working alongside of us, that was a long haul. Who would have ever thought that the most difficult part of	01:22:51
	putting together a mural would be the process that we just went through? This started in.	01:22:58
	2021 and here we are now just approving the mural to go forward. So I'm very excited about what we have.	01:23:05
	What we have ahead of us, jobs not done yet, but I think the most difficult part is over. And I just want to thank everybody for	01:23:16
	hanging in there, hanging in there with us during these few years. So thank you so much. Yes, I agree. Thank you, Tony, also I	01:23:24
	agree. I want to especially thank the City Council appointees for sticking in and at the very end doing maybe some of their own	01:23:31
	community engagement. So we really appreciate your efforts and thank you so much for your report.	01:23:38
	And so, so we have received a motion. It's been properly second. Madam Clerk, can we get a vote all in favor?	01:23:46
	All opposed hearing none. Motion passes unanimously with Mayor Perez absent.	01:23:57
	Great. Thank you.	01:24:02
	We're going to move to agenda item number 13, Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Ventura for regional radio systems.	01:24:08
	We're going to hear from Commander Albertson.	01:24:13
	And I'll just note as Commander Albertsons coming up that you may recall, a few months ago, we did have a grand jury report that	01:24:20
	went out to all cities in the county recommending essentially a countrywide regional.	01:24:27
	Public safety radio system. And so this item is responding to and trying to move forward on that recommendation from the grand	01:24:36
	jury that a lot of the agencies had been looking at and working on for a long time.	01:24:44
	And it was just working out the details, but I think we have consensus from everybody. It's a good thing for the county. So with	01:24:52
	that, I'll hand it over to Commander Albertson.	01:24:56
	Recommendation.	01:25:10
	To authorize a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Port Hueneme and the County of Ventura for subscription to the	01:25:11
	County of Ventura Regional Radio System.	01:25:16
	In 2015, the County Board of Supervisors approved a letter to the Federal Communications Commission expressing support for the	01:25:21
	County of Ventura's plan to develop a county wide 700 megahertz regional radio network in the County of Ventura subsequently	01:25:28
	secured 56 frequencies within the 700 megahertz spectrum. The network is specifically designed to provide a regionally integrated	01:25:36
	communications platform to enhance multi agency interoperability.	01:25:43
	For many years, the Portland Police Department has been challenged with an aging radio infrastructure and outdated portable and	01:25:51
	mobile radios.	01:25:55
	In addition to the aging infrastructure, the department upgraded the P25 digital back in 2013, while most of the other law	01:26:00
	enforcement agencies in the county remained on analog systems. This impacted interoperability with other county agencies, the most	01:26:06
	significant of which was the Oxnard Police Department and the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.	01:26:13
	On July 16th of 2024, the City of Oxnard approved their MOU with the County of Ventura described to subscribe to the regional	01:26:20
	radio system which will be P25 compliant. However, the Port Hueneme Police Department's current radio infrastructure, although P25	01:26:26
	digital, is not capable of communicating on the 700 megahertz spectrum. And we need to be replaced, completely replaced from the	01:26:32
	ground up.	01:26:38
	As significant capital outlay and ongoing maintenance costs.	01:26:45
	Alternatively, this and what you would allow the City of Port Hueneme to enter into an agreement with the County of Ventura to	01:26:48
	provide radio services, maintenance of all county radio equipment and support services for the system. The contracts reoccurring	01:26:54
	cost is subscriber based and depends on the number of radios connected to the system per month. Allowing the Port Hueneme Police	01:27:00
	Department to achieve interoperability between public safety agencies in the County of Ventura without replacing and maintaining	01:27:05
	our own radio infrastructure.	01:27:11
	It's estimated that the Police Department would have 50 radios operating on the system. Operating costs associated with the radio	01:27:18
	system, including infrastructure and support costs, will be shared proportionally by the participating agencies.	01:27:25
	Subscriber rates will be based on the county's actual incurred expense increases and salaries and benefits, overhead services and	01:27:32
	supplies.	01:27:36
	Per unit subscriber rate will be developed by apportioning all costs, system hardware and support costs based on the total number	01:27:40
	of mountaintop sites utilized by the participating agency.	01:27:45
	Based on that method, the cost per radio connection per month is currently set at 1996.	01:27:51
	$19.96 per month.	01:27:58
	Port Hueneme will be listed as a regional access user, so we'll access 3 sites instead of the entire county.	01:28:01
	In July of 2023, the Police Department spent a month filled testing several make 700 megahertz capable radios on the radio system.	01:28:09
	Staff recommends subscribing to the regional radio system because it provides interoperability in the County of Ventura and it	01:28:19
	provides superior cover just compared to the police department's current radio system. There was, I could say there was a marked	01:28:23
	improvement in the month that we filled, tested the radios. We have a lot of dead spots in the city. We have a very difficult	01:28:28
	time.	01:28:33
	Getting out on the radio, inside of buildings, inside of homes, and that was completely resolved when we field tested the system.	01:28:39
	There were no issues with it and everyone was in agreement. That was a much superior system.	01:28:45
	In addition, on May 15th, 2024, the Ventura County Grand Jury issued a report on the Ventura County Regional Radio System and	01:28:53
	issued the following findings and recommendations to the City of Port Hueneme. A Finding 05. Using the current system, first	01:28:59
	responders in multiple locations may lose communication. A Recommendation 05. The Grand Jury recommends completing the VCRRSMOU	01:29:06
	for consideration by the City Council.	01:29:12
	By October of 2024.	01:29:20
	As far as the fiscal impact, there is sufficient funding in the fiscal 2425 general fund to cover the first year subscription cost	01:29:24
	of $11,976.	01:29:29
	Funding for subsequent years will be incorporated into the annual budget process.	01:29:35
	In the future, staff will need to replace the existing radio equipment to be compatible with the new system.	01:29:39
	Staff estimates that the replacement of the existing radio equipment will cost approximately $200,000.	01:29:45
	To start trying to mitigate the cost of replacing the radios is as we've hired our last several officers when we purchased their	01:30:21
	radio, what we've done is we've purchased all band radios instead of single band radios which are capable of operating on the 700	01:30:27
	megahertz system. So I would estimate and I'd have to sit down and really go over the numbers that we probably need to replace	01:30:33
	about 45 radios at this point.	01:30:40
	You know, with that, I'll open it up to any questions or comments.	01:30:47
	This council have any questions for staff?	01:30:52
	Will it be more difficult having more radios or, or is it going to be the same amount of radios but just replacing them? And	01:30:58
	it'll, it'll be the same amount of radios, They will just need to be replaced. The we're currently operating on 150 megahertz	01:31:04
	single band radios and those won't work on the new system. And so we will have to replace our current mobile radios and portable	01:31:09
	radios. What we won't have to do is replace our infrastructure, which if we did that would probably run into the millions of	01:31:14
	dollars.	01:31:20
	Thank you, Commander Albertson.	01:31:26
	If I can just note there, and I think Commander will confirm this, that this is the good news right now with this is this is an	01:31:28
	idea that had been kicked around for a while. I know, I think.	01:31:33
	I think I had talked to Sheriff Ayub about it five years ago. Yeah, yeah. So probably even longer. And at that point, the cost	01:31:39
	that they expected was astronomical. And so we don't, I don't know all the details on how they kind of came up with the new cost.	01:31:47
	But when the idea came back around and Commander Albertson brought this, the estimates back, it was almost like that's it. That's	01:31:54
	all they're going to charge us. So really the the subscription is, is a really good price. It's just that initial purchase of.	01:32:02
	And so we're going to come up with that, but but this has been something that I think everybody knew was a good thing for a long	01:32:09
	time, but it was just not practical to do. And now we have an option before us that's practical. So we're recommending proceeding	01:32:15
	with the MOU, with the Sheriff's Department or the the county to proceed.	01:32:20
	Great. Thank you.	01:32:27
	Any public comments?	01:32:29
	No public comments.	01:32:31
	Thank you, Madam.	01:32:33
	The recommendation is to authorize a Memorandum of understanding between the City of Port Hueneme and the County of Ventura for	01:32:34
	subscription to the County of Ventura Regional Radio System. May I get a motion and a second?	01:32:41
	Motion to approve Second.	01:32:48
	Thank you.	01:32:52
	Any discussion?	01:32:54
	Council Member Hernandez yeah, thank you Mayor Pro Tem, and thank you Commander Albertson for a very good report. I I love seeing	01:32:56
	all the detail and the backup documentation here that to the point I had no questions to to have to ask. And I, you know, I have	01:33:03
	to go back to 1970 when we had the Oakland Hills fire and out of that fire, there were a lot of changes made to to establishing	01:33:10
	interoperable communications between.	01:33:18
	Both fire and police agencies, and it was also the birth of the standard Emergency Management system, which called for better	01:33:25
	coordination and communication among all agencies.	01:33:30
	And everybody needed radios after that, everybody needed new radios. Then came, I'm sure there was there were more events after	01:33:36
	that that called for improved interoperable communications. And we had 911. And that was another issue. And during 9/11 that	01:33:43
	agencies were not able to communicate with each other. And when you have multiple agencies converging on an incident and they're	01:33:50
	coming from different agencies.	01:33:57
	Outside the area, communications is very difficult, so the ability.	01:34:05
	To communicate among law enforcement agencies and fire agencies is so critical to public safety and critical to the safety of our	01:34:09
	first responders. So I fully support this is so well needed. And thank you again for presenting this report to us today.	01:34:17
	Great Councilmember.	01:34:27
	Council Member Hernandez just reminded me of a situation at the Oxnard Union High School District where we had difficulty	01:34:30
	communicating between Camarillo High School boxer in high school because of the same reason and different agencies responding. So	01:34:35
	yeah, this is a great day for a disaster preparedness, it's a great day for risk management, and it's a great day for our	01:34:40
	community moving forward.	01:34:45
	Great. Thank you. Anything else? No.	01:34:51
	All right, I'm Madam Clerk. Please take a vote. All in favor? Aye. All opposed. Hearing none. Motion passes unanimously with Mayor	01:34:53
	Perez absent.	01:34:57
	Great. Thank you. That was our last agenda item. We're going to move on to the Senate City Manager's comments and reports.	01:35:03
	Thank you. I have a couple of slides. I'll just take them.	01:35:11
	Else if that work.	01:35:16
	Save a trip. Thank you.	01:35:17
	A couple slides, mostly some of the things we just did or some of the things coming up that we wanted to highlight. And 1st off,	01:35:21
	major thank you to We had a city committee this year with the Frank Montelongo as the lead, but a city committee with several	01:35:30
	employees who put together Beachfest, and it was a big effort.	01:35:38
	But I think we feel it was a big success.	01:35:47
	So we, we, I think it was a great job by the team that worked on it. I.	01:36:21
	We'll provide a kind of a closeout report in one of the next two meetings. But at this point we can say pretty confidently that I	01:36:27
	think everybody recalls last year, we, we had a significant, I think it was something like an $83,000 deficit on the event.	01:36:36
	And this year we're very confident in saying we don't have that deficit and in fact may have a good problem of having to figure	01:36:45
	out where some of the revenue generated may need to go to. So at the end of the day with events like this, if you can break even,	01:36:53
	that's an amazing thing. So we'll take that that it sounds like that that is the situation. So we'll provide a more detailed	01:37:00
	report. But a lot of that was due to the hard work of that committee and the hours that they put in. So we we greatly.	01:37:08
	Appreciate it. And we have a couple more events coming up in the next couple weeks. We have actually put them here on reverse	01:37:15
	order. I think First is we're doing informal cookies with the city on Wednesday at this Wednesday, September 18th, 5:30 to 6:30 at	01:37:25
	Poker Park. We're going to have some representatives from the Police Department, from Public Works and from City manager's office.	01:37:34
	Along with the mayor and mayor Pro Tem.	01:37:43
	To just no agendas, it's just an opportunity to ask questions and for us to get your feedback, get your ideas and and answer	01:37:46
	questions. So we're looking forward to that Wednesday and then that leads right into on Saturday is the big California Coastal	01:37:54
	Cleanup Day event. We have a lot of events are a lot of groups coming to.	01:38:02
	Wanami Beach, but we'll also be coordinating.	01:38:11
	There at Wanami Beach with Councilmember Hernandez and Councilmember Gama is the site Captains will be there from.	01:38:16
	Working from 9:00 AM to noon and so anybody who wants to participate in that event, it's Saturday morning, 9:00 AM to noon and	01:38:24
	we'll be providing buckets and grabbers and and some of the other supplies as well so.	01:38:31
	And then next week, I think it's next week, September 26th, yeah, next Thursday, we wanted to announce a kind of a cool thing in	01:38:40
	partnership with the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County. We reached out to them with our economic development	01:38:46
	plan and started to talk about some some simple things we can do to start working on economic development. And EDCVC is going to	01:38:53
	come.	01:39:00
	On Thursday, September 26th, in this room, Council chambers and do a seminar on establishing your business and brand identity, the	01:39:08
	cornerstone of business success.	01:39:13
	And so they're going to, it'll be with a thank you to the EDC VCs, Small Business Development Center advisors Louisa Arzote and	01:39:19
	Miguel Alfaro. They're going to come do.	01:39:24
	A seminar for people starting small businesses or interested in starting small businesses and answer questions about that. So	01:39:32
	we'll, we'll plan to record it and post it for anybody who can't attend because we know it's Thursday at 6:00 PM maybe isn't the	01:39:38
	best time for for everybody.	01:39:44
	But it's sort of the start of trying to get some of our economic development goals going so.	01:39:51
	And then as far as the next agenda.	01:40:00
	Actually, I left out one slide that I meant to put in and.	01:40:05
	Well, let me make sure it's not OK. It's not there. It was a pretty cool picture. It was the whale on the beach. So just for	01:40:10
	anybody who was curious, we didn't announce that the whale was there because we didn't want everybody to come flock to it. But we	01:40:16
	had a whale wash up on the beach. Unfortunately, it was dead. It looks like at this point the early feedback is it may have been	01:40:22
	hit by a vessel.	01:40:28
	And so that's that was the there they took some.	01:40:35
	What's it called? Some samples, so we'll know more, but that was sort of the initial response and so.	01:40:40
	It washed up on Thursday and I want to give some credit to our public works team who jumped on it and got some experts in the	01:40:48
	field out and it has already been removed from the beach. Interestingly enough, it gets towed out about 26 miles offshore and so	01:40:56
	it was towed out yesterday, so.	01:41:03
	It's been removed from the beach for anybody who is interested. We were going to do a post about it tomorrow now that it's gone.	01:41:10
	But the newspaper beat us to it and they it was another VC star today, but they they hadn't noted that it had been removed yet.	01:41:18
	So, so it's now removed.	01:41:22
	And so.	01:41:29
	Then looking forward to October 7th, our next council meeting. Right now these are the items we currently have scheduled. We have	01:41:31
	an employee recognition item, we have Breast Cancer Awareness Month proclamation and Domestic Violence Awareness Month	01:41:36
	proclamation.	01:41:42
	And then the three business items we currently have scheduled are no, the no smoking ordinance information.	01:41:48
	You may recall we did a.	01:41:55
	Report on what a no smoking ordinance would look like. There was some additional questions from council that we were asked to go	01:41:57
	do some more research on. So we're bringing that back and we'll let the the group know who had, I think it was the future leaders	01:42:04
	who had been speaking about that item. We'll let them know it's on the agenda. And then we're doing an we plan to do an update on	01:42:10
	our traffic efforts, some of the things we we just installed some more.	01:42:17
	Rapid flashing beacon pedestrian crossings and things like that. So we'll try to do an update just noting some of those efforts	01:42:25
	that we put in place. And then a few months back the council had asked for some information about a pedestrian safety campaign. So	01:42:32
	we're bringing that back as well. Metal pair up nicely with the traffic mitigation efforts is all that is connected all the	01:42:39
	traffic and pedestrian safety. So, so right now that is the plan for the October 7th agenda.	01:42:46
	And that's everything I have.	01:42:54
	Thank you, City Manager. We're going to move on to councilmember reports and comments and we'll start with a council member,	01:42:57
	Martinez.	01:43:00
	Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. I just want to mention that those business workshops, I, I'm so excited that they're being released. So	01:43:05
	for those of you guys who want to start a business or want to learn more, it's September 26th, Thursday here at 6:00 PM. And you	01:43:11
	know, hopefully it's a success and then maybe we can bring some more free workshops from ADC's.	01:43:17
	I want to announce that we're reaches planning a new pickleball tournament November 2nd. It's it's going to be a mixed double s	01:43:26
	tournament. The last tournament was a success. I also want to mention today is the Mexican Independence Day. So I know we didn't	01:43:34
	we, we had too many proclamations today, but I mean, that could have also been one too. But sister cities planning a trip.	01:43:42
	To Puerto Vallarta in February for President's weekend, so I want to announce that too. And our next meeting is October 2nd at	01:43:52
	6:30 PM.	01:43:56
	Here at City Hall.	01:44:01
	I want to give a good shout out to our attorney, Joan, who's been working really hard and she's gotten a lot of work done in a	01:44:04
	little bit of time, and I can't thank her enough. Thank you.	01:44:08
	Councilmember.	01:44:16
	Thank you. I really appreciate the efforts that's happening with pedestrian safety. I see the the signage and the new flashing.	01:44:17
	What do you call them?	01:44:27
	Beacons and yeah, I think it's really great.	01:44:29
	Want to thank Councilmember Hernandez. I'm sorry Martinez for his poem. I think it it resonated with all of us.	01:44:33
	That's beautiful, good job. I think that's the second poem he's read for inspiration. I think he might have a career with the	01:44:43
	writing poetry.	01:44:47
	Whitney Beach cleanup is phenomenal. Been reflecting where we come from over the last years and preparing for a.	01:44:53
	The California Coastal Cleanup, which I like to call three CU, this past Saturday we had like 120 people come from Amgen. And some	01:45:03
	people might say, well, you're taking away all the trash. And I would say, well, that's the point. And we have a very clean beach.	01:45:10
	Last week, City Manager Vega and I took our surfboards and we walked out to Ormond Beach to survey the trash and we were pretty	01:45:18
	shocked as to how clean it is.	01:45:25
	And I think it's a it's a testament to the people that come out every Saturday year after year. And we've really made progress.	01:45:33
	And so we have a little bit of a problem for the California Coastal cleanup is that there's not a lot of big trash out there. But	01:45:39
	we are going to be focusing on the micro plastics. And then when you start to focus on the little stuff, then you start to see it	01:45:44
	little pieces of plastic and stuff in the.	01:45:50
	We just had a wonderful time this past Saturday with Amgen and they come out about 3 * a year and they brought 120 people with	01:45:58
	them and we, we just had a blast. So yeah, it's, it's, it's just great to see the progress that we have made. And we're going to	01:46:05
	have a lot of people here for the California Coastal Cleanup and we're just going to keep focusing on the micro stuff and Wanami	01:46:11
	Beach is.	01:46:18
	Truly probably one of the most cleanest beaches and.	01:46:26
	County now.	01:46:29
	And so.	01:46:31
	Really enjoy the.	01:46:34
	The Wanami Beach Festival and the thing that got me the most what that was the marching band competition.	01:46:35
	Martha's husband, the retired music director from Oxnard High. I know he would be proud.	01:46:42
	But I got an idea and think of the robotics competition that the port sponsors at the port. And I've been there and I get excited	01:46:50
	every time it comes because you go and you see the enthusiasm that the teams have who come there to to to participate. What if	01:46:56
	this will be the first time that's been announced? This is big news. What if we could have a similar competition for music, arts	01:47:03
	and drama?	01:47:09
	Where high schools will put together a team.	01:47:16
	And they come and perform music and they present art and drama and maybe it could be the equivalent to what the STEM robotics	01:47:19
	program has become. And so the reason why I bring it up is because I mean, if you I I missed Waimea and Channel Islands, but I and	01:47:27
	I was really sad, sorry. But I did catch Oxnard and the enthusiasm the.	01:47:35
	Showmanship, the movement of the instruments, the talking, the, I mean, it was just great, you know, And so maybe as a council we	01:47:44
	could work in line after somebody out there that wants to run with this idea, run with the idea, we'll work with you. But I think	01:47:51
	the more that we could do in music, art and drama is, is something to think about. And then I was super surprised because I was	01:47:59
	really interested about this wrestling thing. Like, what is this all about?	01:48:06
	The enthusiasm, the organization, the way they managed it, I mean, it was impressive. And there's little kids, middle kids and	01:48:14
	high school kids and some adults. And it was a really well run, organized event, A lot of enthusiasm for it. And so I was quite	01:48:24
	surprised with that. The other day we had our V Cog meeting at the Cal State University Channel Islands and.	01:48:33
	For the first time, I was able to hear from Doctor Richard Yao Things, the president of Cal State University Channel Islands, and	01:48:44
	I was just so impressed with this man. He.	01:48:50
	Is really working inside of our community to attract and reach the kids that need to be.	01:48:56
	Inspired to pursue education and I was really, really impressed that he's working closely with Doctor Thomas McCoy, Oxnard Union	01:49:07
	High School District Superintendent. And some of the things that they're doing, they're, they're phenomenal. They, they started a	01:49:13
	undergraduate research program, which is pretty phenomenal. Just thinking about it, like, wait a minute, undergraduate and	01:49:19
	students now could participate in reject research projects. And so again, that's another innovative thing that's coming to our	01:49:25
	community.	01:49:31
	Important for our community. And on Friday, I'm going to attend Beacon and Carpinteria with some great things going on there. And	01:49:37
	I'll report back at our next meeting. And I'm forgetting something, but it's been a great summer and I appreciate everybody for	01:49:44
	all the hard work you did to make our city.	01:49:50
	Perform well and all the things that we do.	01:49:58
	Do you want to say anything about Coastal cleanup?	01:50:01
	On Saturday, the plans what people might expect.	01:50:04
	For lunch.	01:50:08
	So we expect a large group of people for.	01:50:10
	For California Coastal Cleanup, we are going to provide I believe 200, two, 150 hot dogs and drinks and snacks. We are going to	01:50:15
	manage a large group. And you have to understand if we go back to the very first time Councilmember Hernandez, people were	01:50:23
	bringing back TV's, bringing back things that they could barely carry. So it's a great.	01:50:32
	Achievement over these years that now we're focusing on microplastics and stuff and so.	01:50:41
	You know, and, and it was quite dangerous back then because some of the objects that were being recovered from the beach were, you	01:50:47
	know, TV screens and metal things and this and that. And so, so, yeah, we're going to have a, a controlled, a very organized, a	01:50:54
	very, and I call it a celebration. And then we're going to be celebrating years of success for our coastal environment. And if you	01:51:02
	look around our community, Ventura County, so many volunteer groups are kicking up and taking action.	01:51:09
	And you know it's.	01:51:16
	It's just great when you see the the great results from our work and we like to say every litter bit matters, so come out and pick	01:51:18
	up a litter bit of litter.	01:51:25
	Saturday.	01:51:33
	It's a celebration.	01:51:34
	Right, Councilmember Hernandez. OK, so just a dovetail on the Coastal Cleanup discussion.	01:51:36
	We will have a registration table beginning at 8:00. We'll start setting up at 8:00. We'll open the registration table at 9 for	01:51:42
	anybody who wants to volunteer to go out and do beach cleanups. You can even go into the park a little bit or into the parking	01:51:49
	lots where people don't usually go and pick up trash. We will have some refreshments there for for you. You will be asked to	01:51:56
	complete a volunteer waiver form. We have volunteer waiver forms available online.	01:52:04
	Umm and on hard copy in Spanish and English.	01:52:12
	So if you're interested in volunteering and helping at the registration desk itself, let me know. I'll be staffing that and	01:52:17
	staffing the the food area and the supply area.	01:52:22
	Councilman Gama will be delivering the safety briefings until he heads out and then we'll have some other folks.	01:52:28
	Helping people with safety briefings before they go out. We want to make sure everybody's going to be safe.	01:52:34
	While they're they're doing their cleanup just real quick I before I say anything else, I was remiss and not recognizing the port	01:52:39
	of Waimea and Miguel sitting right there when it came to the mural. The mural was funded out of the community benefit fund. It	01:52:46
	didn't come out of city coffers. It's not paid by taxpayer money. It's a benefit that we received as due to our relationship with	01:52:53
	the poor and I just make sure you.	01:53:01
	That the port got recognized.	01:53:09
	For helping the funding of that mural, else we would not been able to do it.	01:53:10
	Meetings attended. I'm on the on the Cal State University Channel Island Site Authority. We've had a couple of meetings. I've got	01:53:16
	another one tomorrow. And I'm I'm going to say I'm going over these these committee meetings because I'm speaking to the	01:53:22
	candidates who are sitting out in the audience. These are part of our responsibilities that we have a City Council members is to	01:53:29
	represent the city.	01:53:35
	In some of these regional meetings, so it's not just sitting up here at the Dyess, we do have responsibilities outside so.	01:53:42
	The Southern California Government Advisory Committee meeting, that was on Zoom and we talked about what new products and services	01:53:50
	Edison is doing. Of course, they are trying to cushion the discussion on increased rates that will be seen. And you know, it's	01:53:56
	going to be up to us as elected officials to try to communicate why those rates are being increased and why their electrical bills	01:54:02
	are going up.	01:54:08
	We, I also attend the Southern California Association of Governments Transportation Committee and the Southern California	01:54:16
	Association of Governments Regional Policy Committee. They are now requiring that we, we attend the regional Policy Committee in	01:54:23
	person. So that's once a month, first Thursday of the month, downtown Los Angeles on the 17th floor of high rise building called	01:54:31
	the Intercontinental Hotel. So it's, it's fun to be down there, but luckily I don't.	01:54:38
	To work down there anymore like I used to, Legislative Membership and Communications Committee, that's another SCAG appointed	01:54:45
	committee that I have. That meeting is tomorrow at 8:30. I'll be doing that on Zoom here in at the council office. I'm also going	01:54:52
	to try to make it to the Fathom Works Conference, which is beginning tomorrow and happening Tuesday through Wednesday. That's	01:54:59
	across the street at the port.	01:55:05
	It's their annual Fathom Works conference.	01:55:13
	Let's see.	01:55:17
	And I did mention the talked about the coastal cleanup. I would say happy birthday to Ray deputer who's whose birthday is	01:55:20
	celebrated on September 22nd. I didn't realize that and I think Beverly Kelly for bringing that to my attention. I also had the	01:55:28
	pleasure of meeting at the Ojai Raptor Center fundraiser the other night, Andrea Jansfield who is.	01:55:36
	A member of the team that helped with the whale, she is a member of the Channel Islands Cetacean, is that correct? Cetacean	01:55:45
	Research Unit. And she lives here in Port Hueneme and she was instrumental in helping the teams dispose of the mink minky whale.	01:55:54
	That died here on our on our coastline. So with that, I think that's all I have. Thank you very much.	01:56:04
	Thank you. And I'll just share that I'm back in attending my monthly meetings.	01:56:11
	Umm GCTD just want to announce that.	01:56:18
	Their ridership has increased back up to Pre Kovat.	01:56:22
	Ridership, and that is as a result of the Student Rights Free program.	01:56:26
	Additionally, I'll be traveling with VCTC to an annual conference. I can't tell you what the acronym is, but it's ADPT and that	01:56:33
	would be from September the 29th through October the second I.	01:56:40
	Also like to announce and thank the Chief UMM.	01:56:48
	For allowing a senior detective, Ricardo Mirando.	01:56:54
	Romantic Miranda for being able to come to our coffee and conversations with our HOA. So that's scheduled for the 18th at our	01:56:59
	clubhouse. And I will tell you that the residents are hoping for a cameo from Giorgio so.	01:57:08
	So see if you can make that workout.	01:57:18
	Additionally.	01:57:22
	Just want to share as a member of BCTC, one of our members is Miss Roberts from Caltrans. And so she's there every month sharing	01:57:24
	with us all of the road construction that's going on. And so I'll try to share some of that information for our residents because	01:57:32
	we're impacted, folks are impacted on the freeways going up to Santa Barbara back.	01:57:40
	On the Highway 1, so I'll share some of that.	01:57:50
	With the city manager and I'm beginning the next week, I'll be starting back. No, this Thursday I'll be starting back with the	01:57:53
	regional Sanitation District. And so then I'll be back to all of my meetings. So that's all that I have.	01:58:01
	OK. So next we'll move on to.	01:58:12
	Future agenda items? So I'll remind the council members that all requested items will require a motion and a second and a majority	01:58:16
	vote per adopted council policies to be placed on the future agenda. Does anyone have any requests for future agenda items?	01:58:25
	Councilmember Hernandez, No, I don't have a request, but I do have an another comment.	01:58:36
	So when I can do that, just let me know. Does anyone have any items to add? OK, you can go ahead. And I just want to thank Mayor	01:58:42
	Pro Tem for running an excellent meeting. You did it the way it's supposed to be done, and it worked wonderfully. Thank you so	01:58:48
	much for how you conducted this meeting. Appreciate it very much.	01:58:55
	Thank you so much and if there is nothing else, our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, October the 7th, 2024 at 6:30 PM. This	01:59:03
	meeting is now adjourned at 8:29.	01:59:10