OXNARD ’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
VOL. XXIX NO. 7
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
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Gabriel Tehran appointed to District Two City Council seat
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Committee Chairman Bert Perello
Public Works and Transportation approves heavy equipment purchase By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com
Oxnard-- The Public Works and Transportation Committee, Feb 9, approved purchasing heavy equipment for the wastewater division. The action includes purchasing a new Crane Truck for $23,001, a new roll-off truck from Velocity Truck Center for $219,915, and three agreements with the Quinn Company for a new Excavator, valued at $266,275, a new Backhoe, valued at $146,895, and a new Forklift for n Equipment, see page 9
GENERATING HARBOR REVENUE POSES A CHALLENGE By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The Harbor Visioning Process story continues with Dave Sargent of Sargent Town Planning saying within the 10-mile trade area; it’s important that the Harbor remains self-supporting.
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HE Harbor, most notably Fisherman’s Wharf, has experienced tough times of late, with mostly broken down and
dilapidated vacant buildings. A proposed 400-unit apartment complex to anchor the area received vehement opposition, led by Rene Aiu, and the Oxnard City Council and the California Coastal Commission rejected that development. “The main trade area where most visitors come from is about 10 miles,” Sargent said. “The Harbor is about 15 minutes off the 101 Freeway, which is a challenge in terms of attracting customers and visitors. It’s adjacent to the Port of Hueneme and the newer Seabridge development. Other n Harbor, see page 10
Repairing the reserve is a 5-Year priority objective By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-The Finance & Governance Committee’s conversation about scoping the council’s 2021-2025 5-Year priorities continue with City Manager Alex Nguyen asking the committee to focus on organizational effectiveness, public safety, cultural services, and economic development.
The council first saw the scoping priority in Jan, followed by a continuing community survey, and will have a special workshop in Feb, followed by its adoption in March. Nguyen said the city presents the scoping plan as a starting point, and he strongly recommends they do their best to stay within the talking points. “We don’t have unlimited money,” he said. “Even with
Measure E, our funds would still be limited in terms of what we can do, how much, and how fast. When we get to the council special workshop and ask the council members, based on what each committee scopes and what our community survey brings back, we will publish everything, and we hope to take these buckets of investments and put them not only with the appropriate n Priority, see page 3
City Manager Alex Nguyen