GENERAL MEETING AGENDA

SEPTEMBER 19, 7:00 PM

VIA ZOOM

 

Call to Order at 7:06 p.m. by President Sara Ostrander

Pre-meeting concerns from Janet. Improved crosswalk at Placid(?) and Telephone.

Police Report, Amanda Kamfar. Crime Analyst, Ventura Police Department: total of 73 crimes. 27 assaults, 3 burglaries, 9 drugs, 5 (?), 16 larceny/theft, 16? 1 robbery, 8?, 3 vehicle thefts, 1 extortion/blackmail.

Dean question: seem to be clustered.

• Introduction of the EVCC board.
• Recognition of Attendees.
• Minutes of Last Meeting are posted on the website.
• Treasurer’s Report: $928.76 balance. A check was sent to the State for $25
• Announcements: Our district representatives were absent

District 4 – Council Member Jeanette Sanchez-Palacios

District 5 – Council Member Bill McReynolds

Other Community Announcements

Maruja Clensay, City of Ventura Community Development Department Announcement: Launch of public survey for updated General Plan land use map – 805-677-3964. Formerly chief of staff for Matt LaVere, and land use planner. Matt is not pursuing re-election. Sharing general plan-land use map survey. April/May 2024 1^st round of feedback, 200 additional public comments. Relationship to zoning, coastal plan. Rethinking the land use, adding 3 new designations to make 34 designations total. 16 are unchanged. Projected website: Planventura.com/updated-land-use-map. Online feedback form, completing a 3^rd round of comments. Survey open until October 21, 2024. Story map feature is a unique tool.

GPAC meetings: November 18^th, December 2^nd, February TBD.

Public draft General Plan late 2024

Public draft EIR February 2025

Tenant and property owner: a collaborative workshop

In-person:        October 19^th,   Virtual: October 30^th in English
In-person:        November 9^th, Virtual: November 14 in Spanish

Dean question: reflecting on earlier survey, what is new?

• Getting it right; review of changed sections
• Local business connection through Chamber of Commerce (Stephanie Coldwell)

Sam question: House has been approved, required 8 year update. None of the others have been approved. Advisory committee has to review all the other chapters.

Other EVCC Community Announcements:

•             Ventura Connects – report potholes, graffiti, debris
•             City Hall closed September 20^th
•             September 25^th – Santa Paula Branch Line must register

SPBL also an in-person meeting October 1^st

•    September 21, 22, Ventura Art Walk
•    Visit Ventura Group – video of top 30 things
•    October 19, 247 Warner(?), City council(?) meeting – tenant protection meeting

Old Business

Vision Process – next workshop will focus on schools. TBD Jan/Feb

New Business

Volunteer Opportunities with EVCC

• Social media

Speaker

Recognized Korinne Bell, Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner – korrine.bell@ventura.org. Merged with weights and measures 2 years ago. 4 divisions:

•   Pesticide Use Enforcement
•   Pest Exclusion
•   Weights and Measures
•   Agriculture and Consumer Protection
• Permit
• Inspection
• Air monitor at Rio Mesa high school
• Hemp down to 11 acres; test level of THC. Predominantly for CBD oil
• County infested with glassy wing sharpshooter and Asian citrus physilid
• July 15 – August 15 celery free to break the cycle of virus (celery mosaic)
• Organic
• Crop report – of all county production
• Ag pass – for farm worker access during a disaster
• VC is in top 20 produce in state
• Gold spotted oak borer found in Simi Valley
  • Firewood is a vehicle pathway
  • Considering a firewood ordinance
  • Small D-shaped hold in wood

Ann P. – concern re east Ventura. Home park is listed adjacent – highly dangerous. Can we be informed?

•                 Drift is illegal – buffer distances
•                 June/July – avocado spraying for thrip and
•                 Ava Mectone(?) once a year
•                 June/July spraying lemons, Asian citrus physilid
•                 Air blast
•                 Strawberry – fumigant
•                 County imposed greater prevention (?)
•                 Cabbage – pest demand back moth
•                 Wild mustard is hosting…?
• Do all of the weights and measurement
• Sheila Murphy would like a copy of brief
• Crop report available online.
• Spotted fly not current in county.
  Tree of Heaven” is a host

Next Meeting October 17, 2024 7:00 PM

Adjournment at 9:12 p.m.

In the absence of the recording secretary, these minutes were prepared from the notes of John Kunsemiller with grateful thanks.

Sheila Lowe, Recording Secretary

*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.