AT LAST! WE ARE GOING TO MEET IN PERSON AGAIN!
It has been almost 4 years since COVID seemed to turn our world upside down. The council has been holding its meetings online exclusively. It is time for a change, and we are happy to announce the January 16th 2025 General Meeting will be a hybrid meeting. The meeting will be held at the Temple Beth Torah Synagogue at 7620 Foothill Rd in Ventura at 7:00 pm. (The temple is located at the corner of Kimball and Foothill.) You will also be able to login on Zoom using this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86441411733?pwd=BxiTPEoEjz5GNuNio59LZS8UyUUUCE.1

Since this is our first experience with a hybrid meeting format, we will do our best to keep hiccups to a minimum, but please be patient if there are bugs to work out. There will be no speaker, but we will be reviewing our future plans and options for speakers of interest to East Side residents.

As always, EVCC needs your financial support. Donate here

Holiday Firework Monitoring

In our July meeting, Commander Weeks discussed the effort to monitor illegal fireworks using drone technology.  The results are still being evaluated, but there were 10 administrative citations handed out.  The Police Department is following up with other agencies and lessons learned this year will be applied in the future.

EVCC’S Vision Planning Continues

A draft vision document has been given to the GPAC committee.  The next workshop will address concerns about Schools in our community.  We are working to find an appropriate space to conduct the meeting.  We hope to have a diverse group of voices including parents, teachers, administrators, and bus drivers to address issues like safety during drop off and pick up, internet concerns, healthy foods, communication issues, curriculum, and an open forum. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE UPDATES!

Our Meetings

The East Ventura Community Council meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm. Currently we are meeting online using Zoom. In the future, we hope to resume in-person meetings or a hybrid version.

Our Meeting Policy

The East Ventura Community Council requires all participants to respect others and to conduct business in a professional manner, with decorum.  Failure to conduct oneself in a respectful manner will be grounds for removal from the meeting.

City Council Meetings Moved to Tuesdays!

The bi-monthly City Council meetings have been moved to Tuesday beginning in January 2024.   The new starting time for the meetings is 5:00 pm.

EVCC Focus Areas

Our members want to be involved in the community.  Several concerns and potential projects have been discussed in our meetings.  Some of the areas we have agreed to focus on are:

*Atlas School Safety Zone – Safer Walks to All Schools

*Community Center Project at Community Park

*A Grocery Store for the Wells Road corridor

If you are interested in any of these focus areas, please contact the EVCC Board at eastventuracc@gmail.com.  We will let you know how you can get involved.