Ventura County meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Supervisors approve three labor agreements, nuisance ordinance and Pacific Rock Mine permits

Ventura County supervisors approved three labor agreements, a new public nuisance ordinance and permits for the Pacific Rock Mine at their Oct. 20 regular meeting, according to official minutes. In the same stretch, the county Air Pollution Control Board approved $285,000 for a black carbon monitoring project in South Oxnard and Port Hueneme.

Board of Supervisors, Oct. 20

All votes below are as recorded in the minutes.

• **Labor agreements (5-0 each):** a 2025-2028 Memorandum of Agreement with the Ventura Employees Association, a 2026-2029 MOA with the Criminal Justice Attorneys' Association, and a 2026-2029 MOA with the Ventura County Professional Peace Officers' Association. The minutes summary does not state the terms or costs of these agreements.
• **Nuisance ordinance (5-0):** the board adopted an ordinance repealing and reenacting Division 13 regarding public nuisances.
• **Pacific Rock Mine (4-1):** the board approved a Conditional Use Permit and Reclamation Plan Amendment. This was the only divided vote recorded among the items summarized.
• **Fire vehicle equipment (5-0):** $520,650 for mobile computer equipment in 149 fire vehicles.
• **Casa Conejo sidewalks (5-0):** $21,738 in special assessments for sidewalk repairs.
• **Litigation (5-0):** the board authorized initiation of litigation in two cases. The minutes summary does not identify the cases.

Air Pollution Control Board, Oct. 13

The board approved several funding agreements and administrative items:

• A $285,000 MOU for the Black Carbon Monitoring project in South Oxnard and Port Hueneme.
• A $130,000 total grant for the Prescribed Burn Reporting and Monitoring Support Program.
• Up to $27,000 for two FARMER program air quality projects.
• The Sixth Amended Joint Powers Agreement with the Special District Risk Management Authority, and a revised Conflict of Interest Code for the District.
• An extension of the 126 Corridor EV Charger Project completion date to March 31, 2027.
• Appointments of Christopher Blackwell, Leslie Gornejo and Kirsten Marble to the District Advisory Committee.

The board also held a closed session performance evaluation of the Air Pollution Control Officer. No reportable action was taken.

Agenda items with no published decisions

Three recent meetings were agenda-only in the records provided; minutes have not been published, so no outcomes are reported here.

• **Election Advisory Committee, Oct. 14:** a proposed public comment submission form, review of vote center and ballot drop box locations for the November 3, 2026, General Election, adoption of a 2027 meeting calendar, and a report-back to the Board of Supervisors.
• **Planning Commission, Oct. 15:** Case PL26-0010, a variance request for Villanova Preparatory School at 12096 Ventura Avenue to allow four signs; and Case PV26-0010, a Caltrans appeal of a Notice of Violation for a 35-foot light pole at Yerba Buena Road and Pacific Coast Highway.
• **Assessment Appeals Board, Oct. 19:** equalization hearings involving applications from Circle K Stores Inc, GH Camarillo LLC, Amazon.com Services, LLC, Oxnard Townhomes LLC, and Terra Camarillo LLC and PUR CIV LLC, with subpoenas issued to Robert H. Kennis.

Coming up

• **Oct. 26 — Assessment Appeals Hearing Officer.** An agenda listing 28 property assessment appeal applications, many previously postponed or continued.
• **Oct. 28 — Ventura County Consolidated Oversight Board.** An item to elect James Importante as Chair and Ken Simons as Vice-Chair, and conditional approval of proposed Successor Agency Administrative Cost Budgets for the Cities of Fillmore, Moorpark, Oxnard and San Buenaventura for July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2028.
• **Oct. 28 — Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Board of Directors.** The Watermaster Response Report and the East Las Posas Management Area Groundwater Model for CMWD ASR operations, 2027 meeting schedules, financial status reports as of September 2026, and closed sessions on City of Oxnard v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency and Las Posas Valley Water Rights Coalition v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency.

Ventura County supervisors adopt emergency ordinance 5-0, approve $18.47M in rehabilitation services

Ventura County supervisors adopted a repealed-and-reenacted public emergency ordinance on a 5-0 vote and approved $18.47 million for social rehabilitation facility services at their Oct. 6 regular meeting, according to the official minutes. The remaining actions were listed as consent items, a grouping the board approves together.

Supervisors: ordinance, contracts and grants

Ordinance No. 4660 repeals and reenacts the county's public emergency code. It was the only item in the minutes summary recorded with a vote tally.

Other actions recorded in the minutes:

• $18.47 million for social rehabilitation facility services. The agenda described this as four new agreements with Casa SRF Opco entities totaling $18,471,268, effective Oct. 7, 2026 through June 30, 2028.
• $100,000 in opioid settlement funds reallocated to the City of Oxnard for allowable abatement activities.
• A $413,559 drainage improvements contract with BSN Construction, Inc. of Ventura, for work on Ventura Avenue at Shell Road per the agenda.
• Authorization of up to $950,000 in Title XVI grant applications with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for Waterworks District No. 1 in Moorpark.
• $400,000 in federal Homeland Security funds for the Sheriff's Office.
• A lease for Human Services Agency office space at 2679B Saviers Road, Oxnard. The agenda lists monthly rent starting at $18,537.68 with 3% annual increases, plus $12,913.15 monthly tenant improvement reimbursement, over a 120-month term.

Mountain Fire rebuilding fee waivers extended

The board extended fee waivers for rebuilding structures damaged in the Mountain Fire, according to the minutes.

Items the minutes do not address

The Oct. 6 agenda also listed a culvert replacement at Foothill Road (Milepost 3.33) and Santa Susana Pass Road (Milepost 1.0), with an engineer's total estimate of $1,343,850, and a first public hearing on a nuisance abatement ordinance. The minutes summary provided does not list action on the culvert item. The agenda set a second hearing on the nuisance ordinance for Oct. 20 at 10:30 a.m.; the Oct. 20 agenda summary provided does not list it.

Property tax appeals continue

The Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 met Oct. 5 to hear applications and stipulations to change property values on the local tax roll. The agenda listed applications from Baxalta US Inc. and Tesla Energy Operations Inc., represented by Versatax Consulting, Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. applications 25/11271–25/11278, postponed from 5/18/2026; Application 21/10435 (Robert L. Diamond Living Trust), continued since 12/4/2023; and Application 24/10303 (Mariela Camacho). No dollar amounts or property values appear in the agenda, and minutes have not been published.

Air district, elections and planning agendas

Three other bodies met with agendas only; minutes are not yet published.

• **Air Pollution Control Board, Oct. 13:** a memorandum of understanding with the California State Land Commission for $285,000 for black carbon monitoring in South Oxnard and Port Hueneme; a $50,000 grant increase, to a total of $130,000, for the Prescribed Burn Reporting and Monitoring Support Program; up to $27,000 for two FARMER program projects; an extension of the 126 Corridor EV Charger Project completion date to March 31, 2027; and a joint powers agreement with the Special District Risk Management Authority.
• **Election Advisory Committee, Oct. 14:** review of vote center and ballot drop box locations for the Nov. 3, 2026 General Election, a public comment submission form, the 2027 meeting calendar and a report back to the Board of Supervisors.
• **Planning Commission, Oct. 15:** a variance request for Villanova Preparatory School at 12096 Ventura Avenue to allow four signs (Case PL26-0010), and a Caltrans appeal of a Notice of Violation for a 35-foot light pole at Yerba Buena Road and Pacific Coast Highway (Case PV26-0010).

Coming up

• **Oct. 19 — Assessment Appeals Board:** hearings on Circle K Stores Inc. and Amazon.com Services, LLC applications, status hearings for GH Camarillo LLC, and review of Oxnard Townhomes LLC, Terra Camarillo LLC and PUR CIV LLC applications.
• **Oct. 20 — Board of Supervisors:** public hearings on three labor memorandums of agreement and a conditional use permit and reclamation plan amendment for Pacific Rock Mine; a community forum on ICE access to county jail facilities; Lockwood Valley Road slope repairs not to exceed $1,187,550 plus 20%; mobile computer equipment for 149 fire vehicles at $520,650; an $898,840 California Department of Insurance grant for an insurance fraud program; and a $21,738 special assessment for sidewalk repairs on Lesser, Jenny and Ruth Drives.

Ventura County Board approves $18.47M social rehabilitation contracts, adopts public emergency ordinance

Ventura County supervisors approved four social rehabilitation facility services agreements listed at a total of $18,471,268 and adopted Ordinance No. 4660 on public emergencies at the Board of Supervisors' Oct. 6 regular meeting, according to official minutes. The board also acted on a series of consent items covering health care contracts, public works, a county lease and disaster rebuilding fee waivers.

Board of Supervisors, Oct. 6: decided items

Ordinance No. 4660, which repeals and reenacts Chapter 3 (Public Emergency) of Division 5 of the Ordinance Code, was adopted 5-0. A first hearing was held Sept. 22, 2026.

The four Social Rehabilitation Facility Services agreements with Casa SRF Opco entities run from Oct. 7, 2026 through June 30, 2028, according to the agenda. The minutes record approval at $18.47 million.

Other consent items recorded as approved:

• $100,000 reallocation of opioid settlement abatement funds with the City of Oxnard
• $413,559 drainage improvements on Ventura Avenue at Shell Road, contract with BSN Construction, Inc. of Ventura
• A lease for retail office space at 2679B Saviers Road, Oxnard, for the Human Services Agency, with monthly rent starting at $18,537.68 and 3% annual increases, plus $12,913.15 in monthly tenant improvement reimbursement, on a 120-month term
• Authorization of up to $950,000 in Title XVI grant applications with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for Waterworks District No. 1 (Moorpark)
• $400,000 in Operation Stonegarden grant funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Sheriff's Office
• Extended fee waivers for rebuilding structures damaged in the Mountain Fire

The minutes summary records these as consent approvals and does not list individual vote tallies for them.

Agenda items not listed in the minutes summary

The Oct. 6 agenda also included a culvert replacement at Foothill Road (Milepost 3.33) and Santa Susana Pass Road (Milepost 1.0), with an engineer's total estimate of $1,343,850 and award contingent on the low bid not exceeding the estimate by more than 20%. It also listed a Fourth Amendment with George Chang Chien Inc. for pain management services, increasing the contract maximum from $533,000 to $544,992, and a first public hearing on a nuisance abatement ordinance, with a second hearing set for Oct. 20, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. The minutes summary provided does not list these among recorded actions; that is not evidence they were not approved.

Assessment Appeals Board, Oct. 5

The Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 met Oct. 5 to hear property assessment appeal applications and stipulations — requests to change the assessed value of property on the local tax roll. The record provided is an agenda only; minutes have not been published, and no dollar amounts or property values are listed. Most items were continued from earlier dates. Named items include Application 24/10303 (Mariela Camacho), continued from June 1, 2026; multiple applications for Baxalta US Inc. and Tesla Energy Operations Inc., represented by Versatax Consulting, Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. applications 25/11271–25/11278, postponed from May 18, 2026; and Application 21/10435 (Robert L. Diamond Living Trust), continued since Dec. 4, 2023.

Coming up

• **Oct. 13, Air Pollution Control Board:** a memorandum of understanding with the California State Land Commission for $285,000 for black carbon monitoring in South Oxnard and Port Hueneme; a $50,000 grant increase (total $130,000) for the Prescribed Burn Reporting and Monitoring Support Program; up to $27,000 for two FARMER program air quality projects; extension of the 126 Corridor EV Charger Project completion date to March 31, 2027; and a joint powers agreement with the Special District Risk Management Authority.
• **Oct. 14, Election Advisory Committee:** vote center and ballot drop box locations for the Nov. 3, 2026 General Election, a public comment submission form, and the 2027 meeting calendar.
• **Oct. 15, Planning Commission:** Case PL26-0010, a variance request for Villanova Preparatory School at 12096 Ventura Avenue to allow four signs, and Case PV26-0010, a Caltrans appeal of a Notice of Violation for a 35-foot light pole at Yerba Buena Road and Pacific Coast Highway.
• **Oct. 20, Board of Supervisors:** public hearings on three labor memorandums of agreement and a conditional use permit and reclamation plan amendment for Pacific Rock Mine; Lockwood Valley Road slope repairs not to exceed $1,187,550 plus 20%; mobile computer equipment for 149 fire vehicles at $520,650; an $898,840 grant from the California Department of Insurance for an insurance fraud program; a $21,738 special assessment for sidewalk repairs on Lesser, Jenny and Ruth Drives; and a community forum on ICE access to county jail facilities.

Upcoming agendas are subject to change. The Oct. 6 board agenda was a draft that could be modified, removed, added to or moved, with the final agenda generally published the Thursday before the meeting.

Ventura County supervisors approve 30% sewer rate hike for Moorpark district

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors approved a 30% increase to monthly sewer and reclaimed water rates for Waterworks District No. 1 (Moorpark) for fiscal year 2026-27, with a further 23% increase set for 2027-28. The board also directed staff to proceed with a new medical office building and expanded access care center for the Santa Clara River Valley. The decisions came at the board's Aug. 18 regular meeting.

Board of Supervisors (Aug. 18)

The board approved the rate increases for the Moorpark district, which cover sewer service charges, reclaimed water rates, and reclaimed water service charges. The resolution continues collection unless written protests from a majority of affected property owners are received.

In a separate action, the board directed staff to proceed with Option 2 — a Medical Office Building and Expanded Access Care Center — as the future service model for county-provided health care in the Santa Clara River Valley.

The board also approved consent items 9-33, including:

• A $6.564 million job order contract to Waisman Construction for electrical work.
• A $2.7 million FEMA grant application for firefighter protective equipment and training.
• $14.89 million in expenditures for Ventura County Health Care Plan medical services providers.
• A $150,000 legal services agreement for the Piru Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade.
• An $87,500 additional contribution for emergency shelter cost-sharing with Santa Paula and Fillmore.
• Creation of the Oak View Park and Resource Center Benefit Assessment Oversight Committee.

Air Pollution Control Board (Aug. 11)

The Air Pollution Control Board approved a grant agreement not to exceed $499,413 to purchase and install five Tellus TP-EVPD-360KW DC fast chargers with DynaChrg. The vote was 10-0.

The board also approved a first amendment extending the project completion date for indoor air purifiers in Ventura County schools to June 30, 2027 (10-0), adopted a resolution declaring Oct. 7, 2026 as Clean Air Day (10-0), and received and filed a status report on a federal EPA grant application (10-0). Minutes from the June 23 meeting were approved 7-0.

Other recent meetings

The Election Advisory Committee met Aug. 12 with an agenda that included discussion of prior public comments, an informational report on a Supreme Court decision regarding mail-in ballot counting, and a compliance officer job description. No decisions were made.

The Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) met Aug. 19 with an agenda that included approval of minutes, budget reports, an audit contract not to exceed $11,077, and annexation of 414 Riverside Road to the Ventura River Water District. A public hearing on the 2026 Conflict of Interest Code was also scheduled.

The Planning Commission met Aug. 20 to discuss informational items on Accessory Dwelling Unit tools and a report on Local Coastal Program provisions for protecting constitutional property rights. No final decisions were expected.

Coming up

The Assessment Appeals Hearing Officer will meet Aug. 24 at 9:30 a.m. to hear 50 property assessment appeals. Many cases have been postponed or continued multiple times, and several have preliminary stipulations on file.