City Council - Regular Meeting

I would like to call the February 11th, 2026 meeting of the Camrio City Council, the CSD, and the SA to order. Will the city clerk please call the role? Council member Santangelo, here. Council member Kildy. Yes. Here. Council member Trembley. Mayor Tennyson here. Let the record reflect that Vice Mayor Martinez Bravo is absent. Our first item is a close session item. Will the city attorney read the item, please?

Yes, Mayor and Council. We have one item on close session. conference with legal counsel existing litigation pursuant to government code section 54956.9D1 and it's one matter the OPV coalition versus Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency and if there's any reportable action I will make that report. Thank you. We will now adjourn to close session.

Good evening. We will reconvene the February 11th meeting of the Camrio City Council CSDNSA. Let the record reflect that Vice Mayor Martinez Bravo joined us in close session at 4:45 p.m. And let the record reflect that all council members are currently present. I'm going to ask the vice mayor to lead lead us in the flag salute. Please stand. Put your right hand over your heart. Ready? Begin.

I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Are there any changes to the agenda for this evening? Hearing none or seeing none, we will move forward. Madame clerk, do we have any public speakers for items not on the agenda?

Yes, mayor. I received four requests to speak tonight. If you'd like to speak but haven't submitted your name, please see staff in the foyer. For city council policy 1.05, each speaker is limited to three minutes. The city council will receive general public comment for maximum of 20 minutes, which typically allows for up to seven speakers. Speakers who sign up during the 20 minute public comment period but are not heard within that time will be given an opportunity to speak following the completion of action on on all other agenda items. The city council may not take action on matters raised during general public comment but may briefly respond, seek clarification, or refer matters to staff as permitted by government code section 54954.3. Your time will be displayed with the video on the displays. When your time is up, the microphone will be muted and we will move on to the next speaker. When I call your name, please come up to the podium, state your name and speak directly into the microphone. The first speaker is Sid Hearth Medra. After him is Joseph Dinsky. Good evening.

Good evening, Mayor and Council. [clears throat] It is an unusual and well and surprising pleasure to be speaking first this evening, but I take no pleasure in what I must say. You have all heard by now. You have heard from many of us, and you will doubtless hear from many more. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has been in acting like a military occupation in this city, in this state, all over this nation, abducting, torturing, and otherwise maltreating virtually anyone they meet. The question now before us is not what has happened nor why, for this is well known to all, but what will the city government do to protect its people from this intrusion? What shall we do to hold out against the invader? I give you this question to consider. I realize there can be nothing done tonight or here nor or admitted to be done and yet I expect to see that question answered in the future and that presently. Thank you. That will be all.

Thank you

Joseph Dinski. Dubzinski. Good evening. My name is Joseph Dubzinski Jr. I am a resident of Camaro. Um, I'm here to give you the latest numbers on abductions within the 805 area code. As of this morning, at least 1,596 individuals have been abducted by ICE. Out of that, 842 are in Ventura County and 451 have been in Camaro. Uh, the lack of action by this city council is deafening and it grows more every day. Um, Oxnard and More Park are working towards establishing stakeholders committees. I hope Camaro plans to uh engage in that kind of behavior as well. The immigrant community and Camaro needs to know that they have not been abandoned by this city council. Um, just this morning, emergency services arrived again at Cortez Circle taking yet another person to the hospital uh after maltreating the person after they picked them up this morning. We believe in Galleta. Um that brings it up to at least two this year where emergency services has been needed. But apparently according to Julia Brownley uh the chief there said that it's perfectly normal to have 23 emergency visits in a year at an ICE facility. Fryoff has lately been saying that we're a nation of laws, but I'm starting to question that. Um Camrio Police Department and Ventura County Sheriff's Office came out to harass protesters outside of 321 Cortez Circle. On the third time they came out, they towed one of the Pearson's cars, searched it, and then escalated the situation by just generally pissing that guy off. Um, for crimes that I've actually reported to the sheriff's office and still haven't heard back on yet. Uh, I don't know why I bother reporting anything to the police if I never get a call back. Um, but maybe we're not a nation of laws. Maybe we're a nation of rights. Um, and I'm starting to question that, too. Two Santa Barbara volunteers that were down here this week got pulled over outside

of Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School. Uh first for quote obstructing or impeding an investigation uh by following observing and observing an ICE uh agent. Uh and then later it was revised to just an infraction that they weren't going to enforce. Um by the way uh that's not the first time they've been outside of school. They actually stashed a raid vehicle on Berry Street which is about a block from PVSCA one morning. The Santa Barbara Independent is investigating now where police abregates First Amendment rights to follow, observe, and report on law enforcement. Uh, for the record, not a single federal agent has been credibly assaulted in Ventura County, and certainly not by volunteers of the community organizations that I am a part of. I can't say the same of ICE agents on us, of course. Uh, ICE cannot be trusted, period. At this point, they have lied for over and over on video. Uh, their word isn't worth uh anything anymore. And uh at least OPD has started to push back against that rather than believing whatever they're saying when they call up the police for help. I'm hoping we can figure out how not to uh I hope we can figure out at some point not to harass the protesters who are outside of Cortez circle because litigation's expensive. Thank you.

Thank you, Spencer. [clears throat] Excuse me, Spencer Richie.

[snorts]

stuff. [snorts] Good evening. Good evening, Mayor Council. Um, once again, I'm Spencer Richie, and this evening I have a few different concerns. one. Um, how long has it been city practice that um, like people who make public comments at the meetings can only do a general comment or comment on any of the agenda items, not both apparently. Um, I was only told that when I tried to sign up for the for, you know, for my public comment stuff um, outside. And is there any particular reason why that rule is in place? And then the second concern I have um is um to Wow. Um so apparently um starting in July, the Brown Act is going to require you know things like you know live translation and closed captioning of you know of like city council meetings and stuff and and especially the remote public comments. Those are going to be to start being required by law under the expanded under the updated Brown Act starting this July. And what a shame it is that, you know, Camrio and probably a whole bunch of other cities, they went out of their way to dismantle that public comment, like remote public comment infrastructure, you know, after it was, you know, after the CO shutdowns ended, only to have to reimplement it again to comply with the Brown Act starting this July. Um, I just find it funny. That's a lot of that's a

lot of time wasted on stuff that should have already been in there in the first place. And then my third concern is again with the whole like ICE vehicles and stuff there like you know three concern with my 3A is um what is so hard about you know about you know arresting in reality kidnapping people putting them in your car and then keeping them in a facility such as the one at 321 Cortez without doing anything to them that requires them be taken to the hospital and ambulance. And then two, so ICE has a lot of infrastructure at its disposal and it clearly cares. It clearly does not care about transparency. It's trans like you know with you know all of its dodgy lack of recording and surprise transporting of its of those it's holding. And it also we have in we know about instances of like sexual abuse and stuff happening under ICE. You [snorts] know who else that applied to? Jeffrey Epstein. To be okay with what ICE is doing is to be okay with what Jeffrey Epstein was doing. Thank you. Have a nice evening.

Thank you, Spencer. Derek Porter,

honorable member members of the city council, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I am a concerned resident of our community and I'm here to urge you not to renew the city's contract with Flock Safety for their automated license plate reader cameras. For those unaware, Flock Safety operates a network of automated license plate reader cameras installed at fixed public locations throughout Camaro. These highresolution cameras capture images of passing vehicles, automatically reading license plate numbers along with details like the vehicle's make, model, color, and other visible characteristics such as bumper stickers or roof racks, etc. All day and night using AI learning for accuracy. When a vehicle passes by, the system logs the date, time, and location of each sighting and uploads this data to Flock's uh cloud-based platform, ostensively for security and aiding in crime investigations. This data is stored centrally, often for extended periods, and can be searched nationwide by participating law enforcement agencies. These systems, while marketed as tools for safety, pose grave risks to our privacy, freedoms, and public funds. risks that far outweigh any purported benefits. These cameras create a dragnet surveillance grid that tracks our every move without consent or oversight. Every license plate scan is uploaded to Flock Cloud servers, building intimate profiles of our lives, where we worship, where we protest or seek medical care. As experts have noted, this allow this allows uh interference or this allows inferences about our political views, religious affiliations, or private activities, violating the Fourth Amendment's protections against warrantless warrantless searches, as affirmed in the Supreme Court's Carpenter decision. In our city, residents are unknowingly subjected to constant tracking. We deserve better than a system that treats us all as suspects. Moreover, the effectiveness of these cameras in reducing crime is grossly overstated. While Flock boasts about solving cases,

the reality that mass surveillance tools like this are ripe for abuse. Used to stalk individuals, intimidate intimidate political opponents, or target vulnerable communities. Police have exploited them to monitor gun shows, political rallies, or even personal vendettas, as seen in cases where officers access the hundreds of times for non-official reasons. And for what? No clear reasons have been given uh have been shown to reduce crime. Instead, it it fosters perverse incentives that erode public trust. Let's not forget the costs. Renewing this contract means pouring taxpayer dollars into expensive subscriptions and data extensions up to $3,300 per camera for longer storage while Flock profits um as a data broker. Uh bridging for time here. Uh cities across the country are are not renewing their contracts. And just for the record, this camera is not on. It's just a prop. just uh if anybody feels uncomfortable with it, that's exactly the point. Uh so I'll just end there. Uh thank you very much.

Thank you. Any more madame clerk? One more speaker. Blanca O. [snorts]

Welcome Blanca.

Hello. I already submitted a public comment online that you all should have received. Um, so I'm going to try to spend my time here reading one of those letters that I referenced for the public. These are letters that have been um written by children who are currently detained in ICE facilities. And I'll do my best because this is in their penmanship. Hello, my name is Ariana. I'm 14 years old and I'm from Honduras. I've been detained for 45 days and I have never felt so much pain, so much fear to go to a place as I feel here. Every time I remind myself that I once I go back to Honduras, um, dangerous things could happen to my mom and my younger siblings. Uh, my younger siblings haven't been able to see their mom in more than a month. They are very young and you need When you are growing, oh, you need your parents when you are growing up. Since I get since I got to the center, all you will feel is sadness and mostly depression. When people have their the longest will be la oh their courts, the longest that they will last is 15 minutes. and our rights are not being provided. Arrests are happening when people don't even have any other arrests are happening illegally. It's sad to hear that people's cases are being denied and are getting sent back to their country, places where they are escaping from and are lacking protection and want to feel safe.

[snorts]

Not a lot of people know what is happening in the centers where immigrants are placed. And I haven't been getting any school time. Every single person in here had their jobs, had their lives, and aren't any danger to this country. I've been in this country for almost seven years. And in those seven years, my mom and I have found a home and had made a bigger family. I have never been separated from my siblings and it's honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and their sister. Yeah, they are with their dad, but it's different from being with my mom. Since the day my mom and I get detained in Manhattan, New York, my life has was instantly paused. From my knowledge, you can't to be under custody for more than 15 or 20 days. Well, well, here in Delhi Delhi Deli immigration center, people have been in this place for 7 months, 5 months, four to two months. It's not fair that ICE officers are not following the laws. All kids.

Thank you, Blanca. Madame Clerk, there are no more speakers. Thank you very much. We will move on to council staff and intergovernmental reports. And at this time, I'd like to I'd like to recognize President of More Park College, Dr. Julius Sukinu. And if I misspoke your last name, please correct me, doctor.

Thank you so much, Mayor Tennyson. Uh, city council members, staff, I appreciate the opportunity to speak to you this evening about Mop Park College, your local community college, um, and what we're doing to not only uh, grow the economy of our county, but to support civic engagement. Uh, I'm going to run through some slides for you just to sort of tell our story and tell how that story is adding value to the lives of your constituents. So, the first data point you see here is who we serve. And what you see is that all are welcome at Mop College. What you will also see with this is that the average age of our students is not 17 or 18 years old. It's about 24 years old. But that has been increasing over the years and that many of our students are actually adults who are returning to the workplace or in some cases the incumbent workers. This is Camo specific data. The one data point that is not on there is that 17% of our students from Camaro are actually first generation college students. So what you will see here is that 8.5% of students at Mop College come from Camaro. Camo has the benefit of actually all three colleges in our district serve the city and its and its surroundings. So you you get all of the VCCD. What you will also see there is the uh breakdown of the students and the ethnicity where they come from and also what programs they they're part of at our college. So 181 dual enrollment students, 50 students who are in our access program, those are students with disabilities and then we have students who are veterans, 25 of our students from Camaro are veterans. So this is Camo specific data. I will skip that one. That just tells you the cities we serve. You'll notice that we're number you're number four on that list of cities that we serve. And I'm very proud to tell you that um

we're growing by 4%. So from spring to spring we increased our enrollment by 4%. The year before that we increased enrollment by 9%. So we are doing well. One of the reasons why we are doing well is really about the transfer and the incredible transfer opportunities the students get by coming to MAC College. So what you see here is a illustration of that. 88% or 89% of our students are accepted into the CSUs at first try. You look at our UC data, 659 students applied, 529 were accepted. And in terms of that rate, that's 80% acceptance rate. What is equally as important is that as an Aspen prize uh uh uh finalist, we are in in an extremely exclusive group, 1200 community colleges in the United States. They identified the top 200 community colleges and then they invite those colleges to apply for a million dollar prize. We have been in the top 10 of those of that prize selection twice now. And if you look at our data, you will see that in terms of transfer to four-year institutions, Mopar College in comparison to the finalists, so those are the top 10 community colleges in the nation. We we out bit them. Uh if you look at the data point also we look at our students after they leave us and they compare our students to students from other top 10 institutions and again you see our completion rates at universities at and at professional schools and again we out beat them. that is your local community college at play. Um our transfer review, you can see where our students transfer to and you can see what degrees um we have available and certifications we have available. I should add to that that we have two bachelor's degree, one in biio manufacturing and the other which I'll tell you a little bit later in cyber security and network defense operations. So

why do they transfer and how come they're so successful in transfer? We have an honors program that has a 75 71% success rate of students getting to UCLA. So three out of five students who apply to to UCLA from Mopak College join an honors program getting that first try. You see that we are members of the Aspen transfers network. That transfer network is designed to enable students to go to the most prestigious and exclusive institutions in the country. We mentor those students in partnership with those institutions and we get them to go there. Then we get on-site admissions. So those universities that you see there accept students on our campus. Students come in, they meet with them and they accept them right on the spot. That is an incredible opportunity for our community and for our students. And then also we have a a very vibrant transfer center at Mopac College. It is important to realize that we're partners in the economic development and economic growth of our service area. So what you see here are businesses. They are employers who hire our students. The employers at which we we place our students in in internship opportunities. The employers who work with our faculty and our staff to build curriculum that is responsive to industry needs. They're organizations that our students volunteer at. There are places where our students transfer to. And so when we talk about collaborations and partnership, this is what we mean. One of the important pieces of my presentation today is to see how we are contributing to the workforce success of our students and the communities that we do serve. So you will see there I identified that a good chunk of our students get full-time employment. some of them before they completed at the institution and others after they do. So those programs that you list there have direct pathways from the institution to work direct pathways. Um what you will

also see there is that we have really invested in making sure that as many students as possible and those who want to can get paid internships. So we've applied for grants that support our students so that we can pay the employer to take our students. As you know, many students cannot afford to intern for free. And so giving them giving them that opportunity uh is another way to create equity and and access to work in through the uh internship opportunities. Here are some feedback what we got from students who participate in our internships at the college. And again, what you will notice there is that it gives them opportunity to practice these skills before they start full-time work. When we talk about work for success, we should also note that many of our students either own their own businesses or they start their own businesses. I will give you an example of two of our students in our game design program. Those students are now have submitted games that are being I guess prepared for publication by two very well-known game design companies in in the LA area. We're proud of that. Similarly, we have partnerships with the Navy base of Ventura County with Teada Pharmaceuticals, Bank of America and Wildlife Games. What not just in terms of hiring our students, but they come and they work with our students, look at their portfolios, do interviews with them, so that when they go for that job, so that when they apply for that job, they're ready. They also make commitments to us. The Navy base of Ventura County has made a commitment to us so that we have a partnership with them where they pay the the civilian employees who need the training to come to Mopac College. Again, we are partners, we're collaborators in the success of the economy of Ventura County. So 88% of our former students, our former career education students, you may know them as book tech students, they are employed full-time. 83% of those students are working a job closely

related to their field of study. So we don't educate people to be in fields of study that are not necessarily uh connected to the degree of study that they pursued at the college. That is an example of the good uh uh uh counseling and academic advice and career exploration office that we offer at Mopar College. You should also know that the college futures foundation ranked Mopac College seventh in the state among among community colleges and we students who who come to Mop College increase their salaries by 37% within a year of completion at the college. 300 of our local employers participate in a a in internships and engage in partnerships at the college. And you see there the 227 who participated in internships and then you see the the pass rates for the nursing exam as well as for radiology exam and I'll add to that uh uh uh paramedics and uh ENT degree completion rates as well. So what you see is that we are educating people not into poverty but we're educating them into successful careers and successful lives in Ventura County and beyond mostly in Ventura County. So, what's coming up at Mop College? Well, as I said earlier, we have a bachelor's degree in cyber defense network operations that will start this fall. The degree was approved by the board of governors of the California Community Colleges on January 23rd, and we we are getting ready to uh uh roll out that degree program in this fall semester. We know that for every single job that is available, every single actually every 750 jobs that are available, there's one person in cyber security. So when you think of the security of your data, when you think of the companies that serve you and the security of that data, we need more people in that industry. This program will help do that. should also

note that our program is identified by the NSA as a as a center of excellence in training for cyber security. Also coming to Moath College in this in in this summer actually uh late summer is a fall concert series. Uh you pro I probably shared this with you last year when I was here that we're looking to build an amphitheater on campus. It's $60 million. We don't have $60 million as of yet, but we have a concept. And so the proof of concept is to um uh to put to begin delivering those concerts at the college this summer. Mopar College Foundation has had the opportunity of getting funds to support that and we're very proud of the fact that come this summer we will bring high quality entertainment to Ventura County outdoor uh venue. Um and that sits about 4,000 people and we hope that you will come join us for some of those concerts. Okay. So that is my presentation but before I end I want to introduce you some people from up culture here with me this evening and some of them are our residents of Camaro. So we have here my vice president of business is uh Dr. Jennifer Clark we have from our mop college foundation we have Lisa Grener and my vice and my inter uh my advancement and chief financial officer for our foundation officer is Debbie Clyde. These folks are here to tell you and to acknowledge that MAC College is invested and committed to the city of Camaro, but we're also invested into and committed to the families that we serve in Ventura County. And we thank you for the opportunity to serve your students and to serve your families.

Thank you very much, doctor. Any comments or questions for the good doctor, vice mayor? Uh, Dr. Senu, thank you so much for being here. It's always a treat when you come here and just wherever I see you. I know you're so present throughout the community. Um, excellent work with so much that you're doing. So, kudos to you and to your entire staff and team. Uh, one of the questions that I had regarding the transfers was, is there a dominant major that you're seeing in terms of those who are transferring to UCLA and maybe other UC's and others?

Yes. Yes. So um the largest uh uh degree majors at our institution are business, psychology and uh and general studies. Most of our students are transferring to UCL if you're looking at the UC's. They're transferring the sciences. So they're transferring premed students. They're transferring to law schools or pre-law. And um a lot of our students are transferring to computer science and and and they're transferring to the networking program. So that's why we're aligning our associates degree to those degree pathways. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Trembley. Thanks, Mr. Mayor, [sighs]

Dr. Thanks for being here again. I just I echo my my colleagues comments. It's it's great to see you here. Uh I had a couple of questions for you, but before I start, uh full disclosure, our youngest attended Morark College about 10 11 years ago. um had a absolutely terrific experience metriculated on to a CSU uh and is uh doing very well and he had a terrific education at more park. So we are really pleased his mom and I are really pleased. So thank you and thanks for all your staff uh for that. Two questions for you. the slide on the articulation agreements. Now 10 or 12 years ago when he went through Mor Park, he could automatically, if I understood it correctly, metriculate to either at that point it was UC Santa Barbara or Cal State Long Beach if he fulfilled certain conditions and grades and classes. But the slide said that I and then and then UC was the same. UC was the same as CSU, but the slide said that I think it was 529 applied

or 659 applied, 529 were accepted. Can you clarify that for me? If they meet certain conditions, are they in or are do they just have to apply?

Right. So, um there's two data points here. So, one is for CSUs. So, we have an agreement with the California State University where there's something called the um um ADT. So, it's the associate degree for transfer. So if somebody has an associate degree for transfer and they complete that associate degree at a California community college, they get to transfer to the CSU. Now with that transfer, they get into the university. There's no guarantee that they will get into a particular program, but they automatically get into the university. So that's that's with the CSU. With the UC's, we have something called a tag agreement, which is an opportunity for our students to apply early and it's available to all to all all community colleges um as long as institutions continue to build a relationship to support that effort. And those students then apply to the TAG. So what you see there is those students who applied to the TAG and then got into the UC as a result of um that agreement.

Oh, I see. And and the articulation agreements then sort of spell this out how that how that's supposed to work. Yes, it does. Okay. Thanks. Second question if I can. M um the workforce success slide was just speaks volumes to me and I know that you spend a lot of time uh as does the community college district

making sure that you are in alignment with from an economic development standpoint with the Ventura County local economy and businesses and supplying you know and that statistic of one for 750 resonated with me. Does More Park College, do you do that specifically as More Park College or do you do that in concert with the Ventura County Community College District or both? In terms of how you do that kind of outreach? My my thought is you do both, right?

Yes. So um the the colleges of of the venture county of which there's three of us uh we work together uh and in working together we uh build partnerships with the with the organizations with the businesses with the uh uh industries that are in our service area. So we have within our district office a particular uh division that works on economic and workforce development. And so there's that very robust sort of umbrella and then each of the campuses has career programs that that work directly and sometimes in in tandem with the with the with the district um office to make sure that we meet the needs of those industry partners. So there is a unified approach to it so that if a student goes to Mop College and they're interested in in in working in dentistry, we don't have a dental program but Oxnard College does. So there's that partnership and for students who are interested in the uh animal care program who go to another institution um you know they come to us and we're able to support that work. So we see ourselves as one unit uh and we're part of that really vibrant unit that's supporting the economy of Ventura County.

That's great. Thank you. Thanks for all good work. Mr. Kild D. Yeah. Thanks for being here, Dr. Julius. I think I had mentioned I'm a I'm a graduate of Mor Park College back in the day. Um great um great community college back then and it's even better now. I commend you and your staff and all the students that that are there. I do have a couple questions. Um I'm pleased to see that um transfers into CSUCI as well and I know you're working very closely with them to [snorts] improve uh that and expand uh that. But another question I have is believe I read that the average age I believe is 24 years old. Was that correct?

A little different back when I was there. Is Sarah can you expand a little bit about is there some trends that's happening to that or has that been a trend that's been going on for several years?

Yeah, very good question. Thank you so much, Council Member Kild. Um, Mopar College has been traditionally uh a transfer institution. So, a lot of students come in right out of high school, they take the two years, sometimes a little bit more than that, and then they go into university um or they get the certificate and go to work. And um what we've been working on is to expand the student population that we have at the college, right? Because we know that we have adults who have some college but no degree. We have adults who have no college experience but are yearning to do so. We have employers who want to see their employees with uh credentials. And so we've worked really hard at beginning to build our outreach to adult learners. So we're working with the adult schools. We've worked really hard to build uh outreach uh to businesses and industry. So they see us as a training site. So there's that piece and then uh the the largest growth that is actually happening at the college is teenagers 15 to 18 year olds because they are at the high schools and we are doing a lot more work with dual enrollment. So because we're doing a lot more with dual enrollment, the last year's growth has been really in adult uh uh teenagers, high school kids uh in some instances middle schoolers who are taking classes at the college. So that that has when I first started at Mopak in 2007, the average age was like 21. It was 2021 and now it's 24. It's I think I can bet you that when we run the data for this academic year when it's over, it'll be close to 27. And we we're really opening our doors. We also know that this is a county that, you know, it's flat growth. So part of it is to look at who our next group of of of students will be and the adults who want to continue education.

And then your amphitheater, what was the cost that you're projecting of that again? Uh this is a cost from about two years ago. It's $60 million. And so we're raising funds to do that. But in the in the time being, um we will we will start this um summer series. And we hope that it will not only be proof of concept, but that folks will see and they will come to it and they'll get used to it and they'll support us and they'll invest in us and that um it will become part of the part of the reasons why people come to Ventura County and part of the why reason why the college is a destination. Look forward to every year that you're here. Thank you very much. Thank you, sir. Miss Santangelo.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I don't have any questions for you. I just want to thank you. I look forward to you being here every year and um telling us about all the wonderful things happening at your campus. Um I'm especially really encouraged to hear that enrollment is up. Thank you. That's really good news. So keep up the good work. Thank you so much. I appreciate it.

Thank you, doctor. I appreciate the community colleges of Ventura County as I understand they are now called instead of the Ventura County Community College District. I started my post high high school education as a young Marine stationed at the Port Wimi CB base way back in the day at Ventura College. So it started my post high school education which continued on to CSU. Um I appreciate everything that I've seen and heard about More Park College. I serve on the regional defense partnership and I know there is a pipeline of internships and I believe some credentiing or certificate programs. Naval bases Ventura County is the single largest employer in the entire county. I also have gone back to Washington DC with RDP and I believe there's relationships with the various Department of Defense offices in Washington DC that are helping fund some of these internships. If you could talk about that just a little bit.

Yes. So, thank you. I appreciate Mr. Mayor you're calling out that. Um we we're the one of the things that we've been doing and this is really kudos to uh Chancellor Rick Mlennon uh my uh my boss and our leader uh and Chancellor Mclennon had when he came in he realized very quickly that the Navy base is not only the largest employer in the county but that there was ways in which all three colleges could support the training and the professional needs of folks who work there and mostly who are civilians. And so it was an opportunity for us to gather together and identify first of all map where those partnerships could be and then identify what resources could needs to go into those partnerships and then work on both ends to build a plan of action that then led to and as as you articulated very well opportunities for internships for our students. So students in our in our engineering technology, students in our uh computer networking uh systems engineering, uh students in our business program, uh students in our design program have been interns and from the data point that I I'm remembering from my memory uh we have about eight individuals over the last two years who have been interns who have gotten employment there. So part of our work is to not only be uh and that's just MA college and my sister colleges also have the same relationship and they have similar data. Um [snorts] our responsibility is to not only be available to the Navy base but to be available to the families of the folks who are the Navy base and so building that really concrete relationship has been a goal of our of our college district. And I'm very glad that not only is it showing some yielding some benefits, but part of what it yields is an opportunity for our students and but much more likely more our faculty to work with the experts at the Navy base and build curriculum that is responsive

and reactive and that is then being supported through federal funding. It's my understanding from our monthly meetings at RDP from the various laboratory commands that about 90% of the interns from the various community colleges in Ventura County end up gaining full-time employment and these are not entrylevel jobs. They're jobs that pay very well and have great promise uh moving forward. So, thank you very much for the work you do with the bases and the opportunities you create for our young people to stay in Ventura County and work at the Navy bases and with some of the defense contractors and partnerships that the Navy has. So, thank you very much. I appreciate you being here.

Thank you very much. I appreciate it. You time for time for council comments. I believe I'm going to start with the vice mayor this evening.

Oh, thank you, mayor. Um, let's see here. So, just for the community's awareness, I was a few minutes late to our close session uh because I was providing a presentation at the Ventura County Community Foundation uh regarding the neighbors support fund which the city of Camaro endorsed. um January 29th, moving on to our meetings, I attended the mobile home land rent ad hoc and uh this was with the land owners. Um and that meeting was with of course staff and council member Santangelo. February 3rd, I attended the mobile home land rent ad hoc as well, but this was with a home owners and this was with council member Santangelo as well for that ad hoc committee. Uh February 4th, I attended a CSUCI site authority introductory meeting uh with their new general manager, Mr. Troy Brown. Um it was actually a really great meeting and I'm really excited um and look forward uh to that relationship. um he has a very strong strong uh background in m municipal governance and city partnerships and so I think he's really well positioned to uh contribute uh meaningful value to the CSUI site authorities. So I'm very excited about that. Um February 4th I met with uh three cameo constituents representing Undocu and that included one staff member and two volunteers. Uh thank you so much for your thoughts. Uh February 6th I attended a tour of Nurifo that's nurfo. It is actually a [clears throat] medically supportive uh foods local provider and they also support our local economy because uh they are located in the city of Oxnard.

They employ over 250 locally hired people in their hospitality team. Um and 105 of those actually work on the site at the Oxnard facility. They service the residents of Camaro. Um and so for more information you can go to uh nu nuro nurfo.com. It was a a great uh tour and they invited anybody else who wanted to go visit just take a warm jacket because you go into the freezers and you'll freeze. [laughter] [clears throat]

February 10th, I attended the uh which was yesterday actually. I attended the Camrio Libraries jazz concert uh put on by the excuse me, put on by the Camrio High School band. Um I am very biased because my son plays for the band, but they really do such a wonderful job. Um and they they sounded great. Um, they also included uh like an Afrouban music and so the teacher noted that this was a similar genre that we heard at the Super Bowl. So we didn't have Bad Bunny, but it was still fun. And that's all that I have. Thank you, Mr. K D.

All right. Um, so February 5th, um, I attended a VRSD board, uh, board meeting. [clears throat] Also, um I had the pleasure of being introduced to a gentleman that opened up a new business in Camrio. It's the uh Tiki restaurant on the boulevard.

And um always want to give a shout out uh to a new business uh in Camri. I've not had the opportunity to go visit that restaurant. If you do, I hear it's beautiful, state-of-the-art inside. There may be some individuals here tonight that have uh been there or not, but uh wish him nothing but success. And if you have an opportunity to uh frequent his restaurant, I'm sure he'd really be appreciative of it. There's nothing like it that I'm aware of in our city and perhaps not even quite in the county. But u always like to see somebody open up new business. So that's all I have tonight.

Thank you, Mr. Trembley. Thanks, Mr. Mayor. For meetings attended uh on February 3, the utilities committee with the mayor on also the same day, February 3, with council member Santangelo, a healthy Camaro with Susan. And I had a third meeting that day, uh the Metroink board of directors, [snorts]

uh the ad hoc fuel hedging committee. I know that sounds like a mouthful, but it's a very important function for for the Metroink board of directors that I'm on. On February 4, uh, together again with Susan, we had a policy committee with Council Member Santangelo. On February 6, the Ventura County Transportation Commission, uh, and then two openings. Uh, one was for the Camrio Boys and Girls Club, uh, the, uh, Steam Center, STEM center upgrade, and what you can do now with 3D printers and their technology is absolutely amazing. And my hats off to uh it's the Laura Makavoy and Saul Schulgen Center, but also I think how they put it is powered by the new co foundation, Dave and Don Gross, and they have been wonderful philanthropists for our community. So the kids at the Boys and Girls Club are are doing great things. [snorts] And the second is uh to Mr. Kul, I was one of the individuals who have who has now visited uh the tiki room, the House of Bamboo on Ventura Boulevard. They had a soft opening that uh on on Friday the the 6th as well. And if you have a chance to go there, go. It's really something. One of the things I found out about is apparently a tiki room is something that, and I didn't know this, people come from all over the country to go to tiki rooms. Apparently, there's an entire cultural aspect of it, which is really, really neat. And I know that that owner has been building for that that property and improving that property for at least over two years. Is it three years, Dave? Three years. So, we certainly thanked him for his investment uh in our community. And then on February 9th, um a call with Metroink's internal auditor and February 11, uh a call for Metroink as well, a peerreview auditor. And that's it. Thank you, Miss Santangelo.

if I can get my mic on. There we go. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, okay. On January 29th, I also attended the mobile home rent stabilization ad hoc committee with um Dr. Martinez Bravo, and that again was with the owners. On February 3rd, um, my first meeting was with the Healthy Camaro ad hoc committee with Mr. Trembley. And um after that on also on the 3rd was the mobile home rent stabilization ad hoc committee um this time with the residents. On February 4th the policy committee with Mr. Trembley and on February 5th I attended the CPA board meeting and then later that night I attended the miracle league of the 805 fundraiser. Um Mr. Kildy was there as well.

Um really great. It's I think I've made every fundraiser. Yeah. So, it's been really cool to see this organization start from nothing to have this um just fantastic um ball field so that everybody can play ball. Um and so it's just been really great to see their success and celebrate it with them. And that's all I have. Thank you. I just want to ask a quick question. Who was the main tribute to that evening at the fundraiser for Miracle League? Maybe you can share that.

I can. It was to Randy Churchill. Um Randy Churchill, we lost him about a year ago now. Um and he was one of the the people that really worked with Rick Pena to help make the Miracle League um come to be a real reality in our community. So, it was really nice to see that tribute to him as well.

Thank you. I'd like to say without Ry's involvement, not just in the Miracle League, but several nonprofits in Camaro, they would not have realized the success they've had. Randy was a workhorse when it came to supporting nonprofits. Um, and when he put his heart heart and soul into something, it almost always became a reality. Uh, February 3rd, I attended the utilities committee meeting with Mr. Trembley. On February 5th, I attended the regional defense partnership um monthly meeting and it's a very informative meeting. We have many of the major commands and what people may not realize, they may think it's just one command of the bases. The base commander of Naval Base Ventura County is likened to a city manager. He's the landlord. There are 110 different tenant commands and each of them all have their own command structure. Uh be it military officers or civilian lab directors that lead the various labs out there. And I can tell you that Cal State Channel Islands and the community colleges of Ventura County are integral to those monthly meetings and attend every one of them and the partnership between the bases in our education systems. not just the co the junior colleges and the um four-year college in Ventura County um and the private college clu but they're integrated into some of the middle schools and grade schools in Ventura County again to create a pipeline for future employees um and to lead them down the right path for the education they need. On February 6th along with Mr. Trembley and Mr. Kild, I was proud to attend and present

a certificate to the Boys and Girls Club of Camaro for the grand opening of their new learning center, STEM lab. And as I shared with the group that night, my first for foray for foray into engineering was something that no parent would ever buy their child nowadays. It was called an erector set, and it was all metal. And you couldn't put something together with an erector set without slicing your fingers open. And there were a few people old enough to remember the erector sets. The tools and the technology that these young kids have is absolutely amazing. The uh local Rancho Campa um has students that teach the young kids at the Boys and Girls Club the STEM activities, science, technology, engineering, and I have to say arts and math. and the things that they can build with these 3D printers um is just it scares me to be honest with you. Um but it's pretty impressive and I was happy that uh Salt Chulin and Laura Makavoy who have been long long longtime major supporters of the Boys and Girls Club in Camaro got their their names over the door at this new center. Um they [clears throat] deserve the recognition for all their hard work. I too attended the soft opening of the House of Bamboo and Mr. Trembley hit it on the head. This is going to be not just a restaurant and rum drinks and things like that. It's going to be an experiential opportunity. You go in there and it's almost like going to Disneyland with the crickets chirping and the lights flashing. And the owner said that you sit down at a table, but he doesn't anticipate you're going to sit there the entire time you're there because the different light shows and things they have. He thinks you're going to get up from your table and go to a booth with six people at it and say,

"Excuse me, do you mind if I sit here for a moment and look at this?" Um, I I believe the occupancy is 107 people. Their intent is to have seated areas inside. He doesn't want to have a lot of standing room so people can um stand and block everything. They're going to have outdoor seating at some point, too. But I'm going to wait for a month after their grand opening before I try and make a reservation to go and eat there. I'm not suggesting you do that. Please make reservations early and often. Uh the owner has put a lot of time, effort, and capital into this, and it is worth a visit there. Um, so I'm happy that they're open finally after three years. I will say he had no complaints with city staff during the planning and development process. The delay in opening was more on the design and architect and lighting and plumbing side of things for the builder and designer. But please take the time to go out there. I don't remember when the grand opening was, Mr. Trembley. Do you? Um but they have a website placeholder now.

I think it's today. Is it today? Today. Yeah. So um please look on the website House of Bamboo Camaro and spend your money locally. Thank you. And with that we will go to consent. Any of my colleagues have anything they wanted to pull or comment on on consent? Excuse me, mayor. Oh, we do have one speaker. Okay, let's have our public speaker first. Doug Bl. [snorts]

Good evening. Doug Bl, tenure resident of Camrio. I um there's a couple items. Item G, I noticed the water wastewater studies. U you're giving a 13th amendment, I believe, for like 56,000 to this company. And a couple things struck me. Um, are there going to be more rate hikes? [laughter] We just had, you know, a big contentious thing last year. And so I'm curious about that. I hope that maybe you can shed some light on that tonight. Um, what is the total amount that has been spent for the whole year for annually? And is this going to be an ongoing thing with these rate studies? And then the last thing on that item is does any of this um rate studies have anything to do with the uh lawsuit with Fox Canyon? Are they taking into consideration any of the potential costs associated with that? Um item I real quick on item I resurfacing contract. I'm just curious where and when those contracts will take place. Thank you. Maybe I can ask our city manager to have staff reach out to Mr. Boyce and give him some answers to his questions.

Thank you, mayor. We will do that. Thank you. Now, any of my fellow council members, anything you want to Yes, ma'am.

Um, I actually have a comment, not to pull, but I wanted to comment on item E. Um, so based on information that I requested and then received from city staff, in addition to what is already included in our staff report, um, I understand that the Camrio library staff do not receive Veterans Day off while the city of Camrio staff do, but conversely, uh, library staff receive Easter off while city staff do not. And I, um, I understand that each entity receives a total of 11 holidays. Um and I know that this is a matter addressed through contractual negotiations with LSNS. And so a as a separate item um related to this, I wanted to request just staff to return uh or not even return to council as an item, but just provide this information um in terms of doing a comparative analysis of Camrio Library staff holidays in comparison to other uh days off relative to other libraries in our region. Uh simultaneously I wanted to see a comparison of city of Camaro holidays and and summer policies in comparison to other municipalities in our region as well. And that's the the only um comment that I have.

Thank you. Anyone else? I will entertain a motion. I'm happy to move consent. Second. We have a motion and a second. Madame clerk, please prepare us for the vote.

It's not working. It's not working. My screen's not mine. Mine either. Just do a roll. I can do a roll call vote, please. Council member Santangelo, yes. Vice Mayor Martinez Bravo, yes. Council member Kildy, yes. Council member Trembley, yes. Mayor Tennyson, yes. That passes unanimously.

Thank you. Next, we will go to item J, uh, award of software licensing and management services. And I believe Mr. Cameron will handle this. Uh, thank you, mayor, and good evening again, mayor, vice mayor, and members of the council. For the record, uh, Mitchell Cameron, director of administrative service, and I would actually like to introduce Bobby Dame. She's a senior management analyst in the administrative services department. And over the past year, Bobby's led the crossart departmental effort to identify business requirements, evaluate proposals, and ultimately support the selection of a new enterprise asset management system, which he's now going to present to your council uh this evening.

Thank you, Mitchell. Good evening, Mayor Tennyson, and members of the city council. I'm excited to discuss the award of software licensing implementation and project management services for an enterprise asset management system this evening. Uh we will be discussing what an enterprise asset management system is. Uh the EAM selection process. Uh the goals and objectives for the enterprise asset management project. How EAM supports council goals and prioritization. The EM project implementation approach and staff's recommendations. and I'll be using EAM and enterprise asset management interchangeably throughout this presentation. An EAM system is focused on optimizing the performance of overall assets. It addresses total asset life cycle management including capital planning whether an asset should be repaired, refurbished or replaced, asset procurement, work and service orders, preventative maintenance, production load management, compliance management and asset risk management and asset disposal. The EM system will be used by staff in finance, fleet, facilities, water, wastewater, streets, lighting and landscaping and traffic. The system will allow staff to track the entire life cycle of the city's physical assets and infrastructure. EAM will increase asset performance and uptime, assist the management and of operational and capital costs, and improve long range financial planning. For the first time, staff will have the ability to accessformational and technical data for each asset in real time in the office and in the field. Over the last 16 months, the city has partnered with Barry, Dunn, McNeel, and Parker to complete a structured citywide procurement for an enterprise asset management system. The work followed five phases. The initiation and management phase established roles in project governance, and the city's

project team held bi-weekly status meetings throughout the project. During discovery, Barry Dunn held on-site interviews to document current work order and asset processes, many of which are manual. Phase two encompassed RFP development where targeted department work sessions reviewed over 800 requirements and ranked their criticality and Barry Dunn then assisted staff in drafting the RFP. The RFP closed in May of 2025 and the city received 12 proposals. Round one scoring in June of 2025 shortlisted four vendors. On-site vendor demonstrations were held the week of July 21st and final scoring selected NextGen Asset Management as the top ranked vendor. Barry Dunn supported contract review from to confirm scope, schedule, deliverables, costs, acceptance criteria and key terms in alignments with the city's requirements. The purchase of an EAM system represents a significant enterprisewide investment and a true modernization of city operations. It is one of the most consequential information system projects the city has undertaken and it positions us for long-term operational efficiency and improved service delivery. Many cities regionally are currently replacing outdated legacy EAM systems and Camaro has the advantage of starting fresh, leveraging industry best practices and lessons learned from other agencies to avoid common implementation challenges. The system will connect to 16 existing city systems, creating a fully integrated operational environment and eliminating data silos across departments. In the field, outdated manual log books and paper tracking will be replaced with mobile tools and iPads, allowing real-time updates, improved accuracy, and stronger accountability. Enhanced reporting and analytics will provide leadership and council with

clear visibility into asset performance, maintenance trends, and resource allocation. Built-in life cycle management tools will support objective prioritization and directly inform capital improvement program planning. The system will also integrate community service requests and complaints into staff workflows, improving responsiveness, transparency, and customer service. This slide illustrates how the enterprise asset management system turns day-to-day operational activity into informed strategic decision-making. At the foundation are work orders, including service requests, preventative maintenance activities, and corrective repairs. These work orders capture consistent real-time data about what assets we have, how they are being used, and what issues are occurring in the field. As work orders are completed, they continuously build a datadriven picture of asset condition, highlighting performance trends, reoccurring issues, maintenance history, and life cycle needs. Over time, this allows staff to move beyond reactive fixes and toward a more proactive planned approach to maintenance and capital investment. The asset condition data that supports then supports prioritization. Staff can objectively evaluate needs based on risk, condition, service impact, and cost rather than anecdotal information or one-off requests. This creates a transparent and defensible framework for deciding what work happens first and why. Finally, the prioritization directly informs council goals and objectives. The system helps ensure that limited resources are aligned with the city's strategic priorities while also providing measurable data to support budget decisions, capital planning, and long-term policy direction. Importantly, this is a continuous feedback loop. As council priorities evolve, they guide how assets are managed and maintained, and the data coming back through the system allows staff to report progress, outcomes, and

future needs in a transparent and consistent manner. Additionally, I'd like to mention here that this project was vetted and approved through the city's major prioritization process last year, ensuring alignment with council goals and strategic planning. Staff also presented on this project to the information technology and facilities committee in July of 2025. The enterprise asset management implementation plan included in the nextG and Barry Dunn scope of work follows a phased structured approach designed to reduce risk, maintain operational continuity, and support long-term adoption. Central to this approach is a strong project governance anchored by a dedicated professional project manager who functions as an extension of city staff. This role provides day-to-day coordination, schedule and risk management, and disciplined oversight while ensuring alignment with city priorities, internal capacity, and operational realities. City staff will lead the definition of clear, standardized business processes, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and service delivery while ensuring the system is configured to support the city's operational needs. These validated processes will then drive system configuration, data migration, and integrations with key city systems such as GIS, ERP, and CRM. Prior to go live, the system will undergo structured testing and user validation to confirm accuracy, usability, and readiness. Targeted training will be provided for field staff, supervisors, and system min administrators to support confidence and consistency across roles. This project concludes with a dedicated go live and post- deployment support, ensuring a smooth transition into daily operations and positioning the city for ongoing optimization, continuous improvement, and long-term value from the system. Next steps include council's uh review and rec approval of the recommendations

from staff. Uh staff would then get into pre-kickoff activities with the city's project team and project manager. In March, we have a proposed kickoff with our uh selected vendor, NextGen Asset Management. And this project uh system implementation activities is projected to take approximately 12 to 13 months with a projected go live date of late March 2027. Um at this point, I'd like to pause to take questions before we review the staff recommendations. I see Mr. Trembley writing strenuously over there, so I'll start. If you have questions for Mrs. Miss Dame, no questions right now. have a comment. Okay, Mr. Kild.

Yes. Um, this is a large contract and we've been working on it for a very long time. Um maybe you could if you wouldn't mind taking a few moments to explain the guard rails on this and then the updates too throughout the years that the software is going to have to be continuously upgraded on that and updated with new technologies and whatnot that may or may not come to fruition. Um, can you kind of talk a little bit about that kind of what you did a great job explaining what we get with this contract, but what is actually the benefit here?

So, I think there's there's quite a few benefits to this. Um I guess to speak to your first question about the guardrails and how we plan to make sure that this system um has longevity is we have a really robust uh user requirement and business process evaluation built into the uh statement of work both with the software vendor and with our project management team where we're really going to work to identify um the processes that staff is going through now, how we would like those to be reflected in a new system, how we'd like those to be improved. um we don't um uh purport to know exactly how that's going to look today and and we know that we'll be continuing to make refinements to the system, but I think the benefit of the software that we've selected is it's adaptable. Um it's really leading edge in in the area. Um and it's uh it's it's something that will be able to to grow with us. Um we're proposing a five-year software licensing agreement uh that doesn't start until we go live. So, we won't be paying for any software licensing until we've fully validated and accepted the system as it's built. Um, and then we have an opportunity at the end of that five years or at any time throughout to to see if this is still operationally um relevant for staff. But we think we've selected a system that um has staying power.

Okay. Anything else, Mr. Kildy? At this point, thank you, Vice Mayor. Uh, thank you, Bobby. Uh, so this weekend I I I really didn't know anything about EAM and so I took some time on a fun uh 6 am Saturday morning to uh do a little bit more research and uh look into some educational videos as well. And so some questions that I had were I know in the staff report and you mentioned it a little bit here there are other cities that have implemented this. Do you know how long uh they've been doing this?

Yes. Um, these systems have been in place uh in the county for uh over several decades. Um, specifically the city of Ventura implemented a system in uh two 2011 and they're in the process of replacing it. The city of Thousand Oaks implemented their system in 2010 and they have a replacement in their technology modernization plan, a planned replacement of their system. Okay. Thank you. And then in terms of like in the area of like cyber security and data protection which is super important um is it going to be cloudbased or onsite or on premise?

Um it's a cloud-based software that's a tech it's termed software as a service SAS product. Um and it's hosted by Microsoft Azure. Okay. Um and then can you talk a little bit more about like what cyber security uh certifications uh next nextG um have and how you know how how are we protecting our data?

Uh certainly uh so data is encrypted both um while it's being transmitted and while it's being stored. NextG is uh aligns with Fed ramp moderate security standards and ISO and um IEC information security frameworks. Um they use multiffactor authentication and access control through Microsoft Azure Active Directory which is similar to what other government agencies in the city uses. Um they have formal incident response procedures and notification um to us if there's any sort of breach and they also host their environments in tier three plus and four uh data center standard facilities.

Okay. Thank you. And then in terms of um any termination of the of the contract um or even on a day-to-day basis, who owns the data? Is it the city of Camrio? The city owns the data. Yeah, we are the um sole owner of the of all data that enters the system and we have full access at all times and also the ability to export um and retain any information that's in there in the event of a contract termination.

Okay. Thank you. And uh last question um and this was touched on a little bit on the report as well in terms of integration with other systems. Can you elaborate that further um as to how the um this will will be integrated with the our other systems that are needed to run the city?

Yes, certainly. So I mentioned we are planning to integrate with 16 required uh city programs and applications. Uh this is a higher risk component of the project. Um but the vendor uh lists all integrations that are required by the city as standard. Um and they support secure API based integrations and it'll be a coordinated effort with the city's information system staff, our vendor partners and the system implement nextgen. Um but we are um have are proposing uh trusted integrations with navaline clic which is our uh backend for Camrio connect and ezrigis. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. I have no further questions.

Council member Santangelo. No questions. Madame Clerk, any public comments? There are no public comments. Thank you. We will move to council discussion. And I will say, Mr. Trembley, lead us off.

No. Thanks, Mr. Mayor. Um, I'm I'm in support of the the recommendation and the recommended action. Uh, given the size of the contract, I would like to add something uh to the motion. Uh it would be the motion would be along the lines of the staff recommendation. Thanks Martita for asking all the questions that you did. But I would also like to request that uh the city staff report back to the council on or before September of 2026 about 6 months from the beginning of uh the contracts in March um in September 2026 to provide us with an update in the implementation of the CAM project. And that presentation would include at least three to four specific examples of various assets subject to this asset management program so that we have a good idea number one on how implementation is going and number two um uh how the how the not only how the overall program is going but but its importance for our for our systems. So that would be I'm happy to make a motion and include that additional verbiage if that's acceptable to

I will call on you when it's time to make the motion. Mr. Trembley. Thank you. Mr. Kild, any comments?

Yeah. Um, one of the reasons why I brought up the question is the um, expense of this contract, but uh, I know that staff and the council have worked uh, for many many months on trying to select. It's all about selecting the proper uh, vendor on this. We've all had a lot of experience here and some very positive, some not as positive as they could be. So, um, I think it's important that you follow up and ask that question about the guard rails here. I think that's very, uh, proper. Um, I'll support the motion. I do support Mr. Trembley, uh, periodic updates to the city council on how they're working and not the least of of September of 26 uh, here. I think this is going to be a great improvement to um you know our um operation here and I think it's going to be more user friendly for the residents and it's something that uh needs to be done. It's very technical. There may be a couple of bumps along the way here, but I'm fully committed that I think the staff and the vendor will uh make this work. So, I'll support it. Vice Mayor.

Uh yeah, I support it as well and I feel very uh comfortable with the information that was brought forth and uh honestly really thank you for all the tremendous amount of work that you did um and getting to where we are now. Um I think that this is definitely going to add to our efficiency um in in terms of how we deal with all of those elements. Um, and I think it's in line with us just being a forward thinking and forward moving city. Uh, so I do support it. And in addition, I support the uh, council member Trembble's uh, proposal as well to add that to the motion.

Council member Santangelo.

Thank you. Um, I support this contract. Um, and I thank you for your presentation. Um I think that this is going to be um a welcome addition to our infrastructure so to speak so to speak. Um and I almost want to say congratulations because I think this is going to be a really welcome addition and going to as has been said increase efficiencies and really increase um those workflow efficiencies um that we've been talking about. So, um, and I also support Council Member Trembley's addition, um, to come back to us. I think that would be really, um, um, interesting to have you come back and tell us, first of all, how implementation is going, but to actually see some examples of how it's being used would be really interesting. Thank you.

Thank you, Bobby. Excellent presentation. Nobody could stump you with questions. So now, at this time, Mr. Trembley, we'll entertain a motion. Yes. Oh, thanks, Mr. Mayor. Okay. Yes. Um, you can do motion would be to approve the uh six recommendations of staff relative to an award of contract and an additional request that city staff report back to council on or before September 2026 uh to provide us with an update in the implementation of the AAM with the presentation to include at least three to four specific examples of various assets and asset management subject to the program. I'll second the motion.

We have a first and a second. Please prepare us for the vote. And I think this will be a roll call. Yes, sir. Uh, Council Member Santangelo, yes. Vice Mayor Martinez Bravo, yes. Council member Kildy, yes. Council member Trembley, yes. Mayor Tennyson, yes. That passes unanimously. Thank you. Next up, we have item K, the midyear budget report and commitment of general fund surplus and a request for funding. And I see we have a lot of really youthful people in the audience that really care about our midyear budget. So, Mr. Urabe,

thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, I'll make a few brief introductory comments as we pull up the presentation. Uh, just to set the stage for members of the public, this city council budget and fiscal policy 3.01 01 states that the city council will formally review the city's financial condition no later than March of each year and amend the budget as necessary. The city's budget is a planning document. It's adopted in June of each year for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins on July 1, and it's comprised of revenue projections and expenditure estimates that are aligned closely with the city council's goals and objectives. The budget is a plan based on the best information available at the time of budget development which is typically in March and April and conditions and/or priorities can change since that time and departments monitor their budgets throughout the year and as new information becomes available budget estimates may be recommended to better reflect changes in those estimates. This mid-year review is the formal report on how the city's actual revenues and expenditures are trending compared to the budget plan and it provides an opportunity to adjust those budget estimates based on any new information. So with that background, I will turn it over to Raina Robertson, our budget and purchasing manager to give a brief presentation on the midyear overview.

Thank you Mark. Good evening, Mayor Tennyson and council members. Tonight, I will present the fiscal year 2526 midyear budget review and adjustments. This will include an overview of the city's general fund, um review of general fund fund balances and commitments, adjustments across the capital fund as well as our enterprise funds like water and our sanitary district, and then the recommended uh city council action. Our uh budget development for the upcoming annual budget starts with the approval of the midyear budget that sets the foundation and the basis for the developing the upcoming budget. We will come back to city council on June 10th for our budget workshop and on June 24th for our budget adoption. We will review the city's general fund. The recommended midyear adjustments for consideration tonight are a decrease of 681,524. Also, we're proposing a recommendation for an increase in expenditures for an amount of $583,757 for a combined use of fund balance of approximately $1.3 million. with a recommended fund balance at June 30, 2026 of $13 million. This will serve this will provide the details of our revenue adjustments. Uh there are four primary changes that we're proposing to you tonight. The revenue decreases primarily due to

our sales tax which is projected to decrease by approximately 1.9 million reflecting softer consumer spending and current market conditions. Additionally, the transit occupancy tax is projected to decrease by approximately $330,000 and that's primarily due to the delayed opening of the home to suit hotel. These decreases are partially offset by increase of approximately $900,000 in our unsecured property tax that is largely related to an increase in assessed valuations. And additionally, a higher investment earnings of approximately $800,000 as a result of higher cash balances resulting from prior fiscal year savings. for general fund expenditures. Uh we are proposing an operating transfer out from general fund of $400,000 to our solid waste fund to support solid waste operations. Additionally, a transfer to our capital improvement project fund which is primarily related to timing of capital projects. Again, our ending fund balance proposed for June 30, 2026 is approximately $13 million. In the next slide, I'd like to highlight that city council's policy requires that we commit funding from our general fund fund balance. We begin this year with $103.5 million uh and a city council reserve policy

requirement of $33.9 million. As I mentioned earlier, due to savings that we recognized in the last fiscal year, we are proposing two other adjustments. You may recall our continuum of care commitment was reduced by $2 million as of July 2025 by a city council action to support a housing project and uh collaborate with the county of Ventura. As a result of the savings from last year, we're proposing to make that commitment whole again uh to $3.8 8 million and then additionally uh $7.5 million additional commitment to our facility improvement project um for a total of $21.9 million. With those recommended adjustments, our total reserve at commitments for general fund will equal $98.2 2 million, leaving an unassigned general fund fund balance of $5.3 million. Moving next is our capital improvement project fund. For consideration tonight, we're recommending uh $3.9 million, which reflects timing of various capital improvement projects and the ability to fund those projects 100%. Next, uh our transit fund. We are recommending uh some adjustments and all those adjustments are related to grantfunded activities that support our transit operation. Our next fund is our water utility fund.

We are proposing a recommendation of a decrease in our revenues for $1.6 million and an increase in our expenditures for approximately 600,000 which equals $2.2 $2 million uh decrease in use of fund balance from our water operating fund. What that means is we are recommending a $3.7 million use of fund balance from the water utility fund. Additionally, we also have the water capital project fund. Though no recommended adjustments are being uh as part of the midyear review, we do have a use of fund balance for 9.6 million that's based on planned capital improvement projects. Now the deficit will be financed through a loan from the general fund as a temporary financing strategy. This has already been approved previously by city council uh through part of the fiscal year 2526 budget adoption. The sanitary district funds has no significant structural changes that are recommended tonight for consideration. These meteor adjustments maintain fiscal responsibility while responding to current economic conditions. So, with that, I open it with any questions before I turn it to our uh city manager for an additional item that has been brought um that will be brought to you tonight for consideration as well.

Questions from council. I have no questions. Mr. Trembley, thanks Bobby. Thanks, Mr. Mayor. Thanks, Bobby, for the presentation on Reena. That's okay.

All right. Sorry, Reena. I was busy looking at my paperwork. Um, on the general fund side, just a question on the 254,000 uh adjustment relative to community and human services. The staff report indicated that that reflects actual costs related to grant funding received for project hope rapid rehousing. Is that part of the state grant funding that the the 7.3 that's not what part of the grant funding is that from?

This is the HAP program and we're reducing the HAP program which is a state funded uh grant because the majority of the cost was already recognized in the last fiscal year. So we're just reducing the amount that relates to this current fiscal year. And that was a reimburseable program, right? Correct. Okay. Thanks R. Thanks, Mr. May. Any other questions? Mr. Kild,

I have a [clears throat] question on um the sales tax and we had a little bit of softening on that, but is that typically kind of normal, the eb and flow of sales tax and whatnot and potentially in the future we have some opportunities to uh enhance and improve that. And I know I asked the question because I had some calls that in my business, you go back six months ago, there was a tariff issue here and they weren't really sure how that was going to be all kind of pushed through the system here. So when you talked to our consultant, was that brought up perhaps that that could be one of the the reasons um maybe not a significant reason but a a reason for the the the sales tax, you know, eb and flow that we all kind of kind of live with.

Yeah, that's a good question. With sales tax being um one of our top two revenues, it's uh very sensitive to changes. And I would say that um historically it's been pretty steady in this last year, last two years. Uh it has been projected that sales tax would start to slow down. The increases would start to slow down. But even more importantly, in this last year, what um all cities are seeing is a decrease in the sales tax revenue. One of our largest areas of sales tax is in the uh retail u the consumer goods category uh with the outlets. And what we're seeing is what you alluded to a softening I guess of consumer choices. Consumers are now uh with all of the uncertainty. You mentioned the tariffs. There's also geopolitical um concerns out there. A lot of things that consumers I think are are holding off on their purchases. They're holding off on making decisions with their discretionary dollars right now because they're not too sure what's really going to happen. and and that's what uh our consultants HDL our sales tax consultants have been sharing with us that they're seeing across the state

but there is opportunities in the future for that to be somewhat mitigated and or enhanced you never you never quite know about that but we do have some pretty good stuff that perhaps may happen in the future is that is that fair that is correct and there are things uh developments coming in that will generate some revenues that we will be building into the budget uh that we're planning for next fiscal year. Okay, thank you for answering that question. Quick question and it's more for information. What is included in unsecured property tax? What kind of items?

The primary driver for that is our airport. So um now with the expansion of cloud9 we have seen additional activity and additional uh aircraft that are housed in that facility. Hence we anticipate that this will be an ongoing revenue increase uh for the following years.

Just to add on to that for the public's benefit as well we generally think of sales tax there's two broad major categories of property tax. You mentioned the unsecured and I'll contrast that to the secured side. Secured being the larger portion is uh secured property taxes are those that are attached to your house versus the unsecured which are things that are not attached to the ground such as the aircraft that Miss Robertson mentioned. So that's that's the general clarification between the two categories.

And one quick question on the water utility fund. Um the revenue decrease, what would you attribute that to? that's primarily related to our wetter months that we have seen this season. Um, additionally, we believe that with the rate increases, um, perhaps residents are utilizing less demand in water. So, it's a combination of those two factors that we anticipate to continue for the next few months.

And I also see though that our expenditures have gone up in the same fund. What is the um reason for that? The primary uh reason for the increase in expenditures is the litigation that we're currently going through. Thank you very much, madame clerk. Any public com Oh, do we want to let the assistant city manager address the next item?

Yes. Thank you, mayor. And um thank you, me, mayor and members of the city council. On October 28th, city manager Ramirez received a request from Kidstream Children's Museum for funding in the amount of $150,000 for furniture, fixtures, and equipment, which we often um label as FFN. Um you've you've heard these requests in the past, consistent with city council policy 1.2 two 1.12 regarding grant funding. The city manager reviewed the request and at the first budgetary opportunity, which is tonight's midyear budget report, it is recommended that city council consider the request for funding to be added to the uh current fiscal year 202526 budget. The detailed request letter is included as an attachment to the agenda report. And uh Mr. Michael Shanklin, executive director, is available for questions. And I also see some board of director me u me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me members in the audience and family and friends and some very patient young members of our community are also in the audience. Thank you, mayor.

Aside from this, Madame Clerk, do we have any public comments on Yes, we have three speakers. The first speaker will be Brian Ye, followed by Spencer Richie. Mr. [snorts]

Hello, my name is Brian Ye. I'm a Camaro resident of nearly 20 years now and the board chair and a father and board chair of Kidstream Children's Museum. The last time I had the privilege of speaking to city council, we were still early in our journey as Kidstream. At that time, we were asking you to believe in a vision that so many members of our community had experienced to date through outreach events led by a dedicated team of volunteers which has touched tens of thousands of lives to date. Tonight, thanks to our partnership with the city and many across the community, the vision of scaling that impact to over a 100,000 lives per year is coming to life before our very eyes. And in just a few months, we look forward to celebrating with the community as we look forward to our grand opening. My three daughters, as you're aware, are with me tonight. They're eight, six, and two. And when I look at them, I think about the questions they ask, the confidence they are still learning to build, and the spaces specifically that help them build and feel curious, capable, and seen. Our drive to build kids stream is rooted in a simple truth. The earliest years of a child's life are more important than any others. Long before a child decides what they want to be when they grow up, their brains are being shaped by curiosity, by play, and by the feeling that learning is joyful. That magic is what happens in a children's museum. It is more than entertainment for the afternoon. It is about building that confidence, that creativity, and problemsolving skills that will last them a lifetime. Unfortunately though, right now, a family would have to drive more than an hour to find such an experience. And that is specifically limit to those who have the means or the ability to do so because Kids Stream is committed to every child in this community. That is about to change. Together we are creating a place where all children belong and where learning is joyful and accessible to all regardless of

socioeconomic background, ability or circumstance. If I were to give everybody a peak behind the scenes at Kids Stream, it is being thoughtfully and responsibly built through a growing team of professional staff, strong community partnerships, generous support, and committed volunteers. I also want to acknowledge that this project has benefited from leaders who believed early, including our vice mayor, who was part of our founding board members. Mr. Mayor, I also remember last time I was here speaking, you took a picture for us outside as we were getting to ready to enter. And that is an example of how people come together to support one another and celebrate things as they're coming to fruition. The FFN funding that you're considering tonight will allow us to open fully, safely, and as soon as possible. And so on behalf of the Kidstream board of directors staff and the many children who stand to benefit, thank you for recognizing the importance of investing together in the places that will shape who our children become. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Any other speakers? The next speaker is Spencer Richie followed by Marilyn Peak. I do not see Spencer in the audience. Marilyn Peak.

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Good evening, mayor and council members, and thank you for your opportun for the opportunity to speak. My name is Marilyn Peak, and I serve on the board of directors of Kids Dream Children's Museum. I am also the mother of a wonderful 5-year-old girl that inspires everything that I do. I grew up in Ventura County in a first generation household. I worked towards earning my master's degree and I'm now proud to represent the Ventura County agricultural sector. Through that journey, I've seen firsthand how exposure and meaningful experiences can change a life. And that's why I'm here tonight. Kids is more than a museum. It represents an opportunity. Ventura County is known for its rich agricultural heritage and its rapidly growing biotech corridor. Industries that depend on innovation, problem solving, and creative thinkers. To sustain these sectors and keep our economy thriving, we must continue investing in our children by providing spaces where they can explore science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, and math in hands-on, curiositydriven ways. When Kid Streamed opens to the public, it will reach thousands of children every year with exhibits that will foster creativity, collaboration, and confidence. Skills essential to any member of the future workforce. Children's museums are economic drivers. Nationally, they contribute over 5.5 billion to the US economy, supporting job creation, strengthening local [snorts] local industries such as retail, hospitality, and service. Museums also invest in educational opportunities for families through the museums for all initiatives, helping bridge

opportunities for families who are most in need. And kids is is committed to that same level of impact and equity. For [snorts] families like mine, kids represents a place where my daughter's wonder will be nurtured. A place where she can explore how things are built and gain confidence to ask questions and lead one day as a zookeeper, a doctor, an artist, or an engineer. As a as a parent, I know how transformative that is. As someone working in the agricultural industry, I know how urgently we need the next generation of talent. As [snorts] a board member, I know how close we are to delivering on this promise. But we can't do it alone. [snorts] Supporting this grant means yes to our children. Supporting this grant means yes to the future workforce of Intera County. and supporting this grant is an investment in opportunity, the kind that [clears throat] changed my life and the kind that I want for every child in our community to have. Thank you and I we appreciate your consideration.

Thank you. Any more? There are no more speakers. I see the executive directors present. I don't know if any council members have questions, but Mr. Shanklin, if you could please step up to the podium in case there's a question. And if not, you got exercise walking to and from. Any questions for Mr. Shanklin? I have a question. Mr. K, as long as you're here. Yes, sir.

Do you have an update on the progress uh to give us tonight? For those of you who have embarked on the exciting process of construction, you know the uh opportunities therein with timing. So I can uh confidently say that we we've had ups and downs with the construction, but it's exciting to see if you've driven by Ponderosa daily we see advancements on the project. Uh we are confident we'll be opening up to the public mid year or before. Thank you.

Any other questions for Mr. Shanklin? I have one real quick question. Is there collaboration between Quidd Kidstream and the very very near not for nonprofit that also focuses on youth in the community?

Yes, sir. Uh I'm proud to say that through kids um we've been able to collaborate with several partners throughout Ventura County. Uh, one instance is through our stream kits that we have volunteers in the community build and then we give them away to nonprofit partners at no cost. So, we've we've assisted farmworking families. We've assisted uh these kits at no cost to um to families uh with YMCA Boys and Girls Clubs. We just delivered, I think, 300 kits to the Port of Wayini. Uh we've delivered several kits to our our very own uh Boys and Girls Club here in Camrio as well as Big Brothers Big Sisters and and just on and on and on. So it's been a real privilege for us to do that as we've been building up and ramping up to open to the public. And then our neighbor from across the park, uh, Boys and Girls Club, Roberto and I talk frequently and how we can lift each other up and support one another's initiatives because our success is their success and we we see Kidstream not as a place that individuals give to, but they give through to benefit the community.

Thank you, Mr. Shanklin. Council discussion. Yes, ma'am.

Yeah, sure. So um just in regard I I have a comment in regards to kids every time and my family is very privileged to have the opportunity to go on vacation and every time we go on vacation we always try to look for a children's museum and my oldest is 17 and he still loves children's museums. So, it's really an opportunity to find the child in us and to be present with our children and families. And we know that during this time of social media, electronics, it's sometimes so hard to be in the moment. But I can't express how important that is. And so I think the generosity of the city um the city of Camrio in supporting kids, we are not just supporting chairs and we're not just supporting tables uh and we're not just supporting a building which is the museum. What we really are investing in is the well-being of our entire community. And we are making a psychological and emotional investment in our children and our families and our grandparents and all generations. At the same time, we are also strengthening such an important economic driver for the city of Camaro. as I know that visitors uh just like I go and visit uh other places um there will be visitors from across the region uh to shop and dine locally uh when they come to experience kids and so I am in full support of this addition.

Thank you and super proud of all the work that that you all have been doing and hello to all the little kids. I know you're all waving. [laughter] I know it'll be bedtime soon, but I'm glad that you're here. Any other comments? Mr. Trembley had his finger up first. No, thanks, Mr. Mayor. Um, my colleague just nailed it. Uh, and we have this tradition on the council when we agree with one of our colleagues, rather than belabor it, we just say ditto. So, good job, Marta. Thank you,

Mr. K. I'm going to ditto it and I'm not going to talk very long, but I want to take a little trip down memory lane. I've been up here a while and I can remember the first meeting uh when you all came here and there were several questions that were asked and there were debates. Um we had several opportunities, let's say, and I'm going to be kind to put another operators in that facility and there were some robust, as my colleague, Mr. Trembley would say discussions about whether or not um that would work for that or not. And we also were um aware of that there was a museum I believe was in Wimi that actually closed. So, uh, Kidstream got into the, um, kind of the discussion here and we all kind of shook our heads and says, "Man, that is a lot of money that you're going to have to ma raise to make this happen, but you've done it and I really commend you for that." And it's also a segment of our population to a certain degree is underserved. And this gives us an opportunity really to reach out to that segment. Uh my kids are older now, but it would have been great if we had something this 15 years ago. I think it would have been really really special. Um they're going to get a lot of uh students and younger people from outside of our community, too. So, my opinion, this is going to be very successful. you may have to deal with some growing pains if you know where I'm going on this, but we're here to help you any way we can. Um, I don't give out $150,000 lightly. I'm a business person. That's a lot of money, but I think it's worth it. And I look at as an investment in our community. And I agree with Council

Member Trembley and uh Vice Mayor Martinez Bravo here and what they both have said and they've been here uh through this journey and we'll continue to to journey on this. But uh um I'm really excited not only uh for Kids Stream but our community in general and the area as well that it's going to serve. So I'll support this tonight. Council member Santangelo.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, you know, we had a similar request from the Boys and Girls Club. Um, and I look at it in the same way. I think this is a really good use of our money. Um, it's investing in the children of our community and the families of our community. Um, it's enriching what our community can provide to the public and as always, it's an economic driver for the city. So, it's a win-win for all of us. So, congratulations on how far you've come and um I look forward to opening day.

I just want to comment um your oldest is 17 and still enjoys kid museums. My only is 44 and she still enjoys kid museums. Maybe because she has three young children, but she's traveled to Santa Barbara and Pasadena, I believe, um with the kids. I'm looking forward to it opening. I have one request. I would like to see Mr. Mark Robber as a guest speaker at Kidstream and most people I I was amazed. My grandson introduced me to Mark Robber and Mr. Trembley and I were at a conference dealing with sanitation and uh how to use reclaimed water from a sanitation plant and they kept talking about Mark Robber and his YouTube channel. So, I went back to my room that night after the conference and pulled up Mr. Mark Robber. And I guess young people love Mr. Mark Robber. And my grandson used to talk about him and say, "I want to be an engineer. I watch all of his stuff." So, I doubt if you'll get him, but that's my request. So, now it's time to entertain a motion.

I'm happy to move staff's recommendations 1, two, and three. That includes uh number three, which is to authorize an appropriation of $150,000 to Kitstream. A second. We have a motion in a second. Is this going to be a roll call? I think it's going to be a roll call. Nothing. Okay, I'll do a roll call. Council member Santangelo. Yes. Vice Mayor Martinez Bravo. Yes. Council member Kildy, yes. Council member Trembley, yes. Mayor Tennyson, yes. That passes unanimously.

Thank you very much. And I believe that's the end of our business agenda. Will the city attorney provide a close session report? Uh, yes, Mayor and Council, we did conduct close session, but there was no reportable action taken. Thank you very much. This meeting is adjourned. Little