Oxnard-- The Finance and Governance Committee approved increasing the blanket purchase order (BPO) for All-Star Fire Equipment Co and LN Curtis & Sons on Tuesday, September 26. THE agreement extends the All-Star agreement not to exceed $500,000 and not to exceed $1 million for L.N. Curtis & Sons. The agreement will continue through June 30, 2024. Fire Chief Alex Hamilton presented t...
Sep 29, 2023
Oxnard-- The City Council received a report that reinvents the Oxnard Public Library (OPL) Tuesday September 19, with more services and amenities serving the community. CULTURAL and Community Services Assistant Director Rene Rakestraw presented the item and said the library has been on an 18-month journey, which started in 1907 on the corner of Fourth and C streets. “In 1909, a few addition...
Sep 22, 2023
Oxnard--The City Council Tuesday, September 19, approved the second amendment to agreement A-8230 for City-wide street sweeping services. The services include alleyways, parking lots and structures, and City facilities, extending the term from October 1, 2023, until June 30, 2024, and increasing the contract total to $2.050 million but not to exceed $3.850 million. Environmental Resources D...
Sep 22, 2023
Oxnard-- The City Council approved a funding agreement with the County of Ventura on Tuesday, September 19. The County will pay an amount not to exceed $1.3 million and fund portions of the water quality expenses at Channel Islands Harbor. The agreement also affirms the funding is a contribution from the County of Ventura and appropriates $300,000 to the ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Harbor Q...
Sep 22, 2023
Oxnard-- I was working the other day when one of the employees at my current location started complaining that he was using his personal computer to produce the paper and was wearing the machine out. OKAY, it seems like a point, so the management brought us new computers and said to use this computer instead. The problem, which is partly due to me being spoiled a little bit by my computer,...
Sep 22, 2023
Oxnard-- The Eagles Lodge continued its people-helping-people mission and hosted a BBQ Fundraiser benefitting those people living with Diabetes on Saturday, September 9. ATTENDEES were treated to chicken leg quarters, sausage, salad, chili beans, garlic bread, and homemade ambrosia for dessert. All proceeds from the fundraiser went to the Robert Hanson Research Center for Diabetes Research....
Sep 15, 2023
Oxnard-- The Public Works and Transportation Committee, Tuesday, September 12, received and filed the completion of Calleguas Municipal Water District (CMWD) Agreement A-7814. The Salinity Management Pipeline (SMP) is a recycled water conveyance distribution system for agricultural users on the Oxnard Plain. Public Works Administrative Services Manager Juanita Guzman presented the item and said...
Sep 15, 2023
Oxnard-- The Community Services, Public Safety, Housing & Development Committee had preliminary discussions about transforming the closed Carnegie Arts Museum into the Carnegie Arts Center on Tuesday, September 12. City Manager Alex Nguyen presented the concept and said they are not asking the committee to make any final decisions, and the item is to begin a conversation about transforming...
Sep 15, 2023
Oxnard--My typical week is busy, by definition, as I spend almost all my time running the Sentry, helping new reporters at my project, and trying to balance a potpourri of issues ranging all the way to dealing with the J-Train. LET’S dial back to September 8, when I was looking at a ton of stories and getting people to cover the events. Meanwhile, things were happening that required me to in...
Sep 15, 2023
Oxnard-- The City Council received a tree maintenance update during its Tuesday, September 12 meeting. THE City’s Annual Operating Budget for the park’s urban forestry sub-division was approximately $1.25 million in fiscal year 2021-22, $1.5 million in fiscal year 2022-23, and $1.3 million in fiscal year 2023-24. When Measure E passed, Parks Manager Kevin Thompson said funding was identifie...
Sep 15, 2023
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