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1 CACC Meeting Notes – July 25, 2018 GENERAL MEETING – Start time: 7:05 pm Police Report – Cmdr. David Dickey, VPD • College area report included: 2 commercial burglaries, 2 residential burglaries (garages), 2 vehicle burglaries, 9 larcenies (thefts) many from shoplifting, 9 thefts from unlocked vehicles, 1 robbery (Aurora Dr.). o If anyone has any information about the robbery incident, please contact VPD. o CACC is the second largest community council area after East Ventura. o Our most prevalent crime problem is thefts from vehicles. Lock your vehicles and remove your valuables. o To better secure your property, lock your side gates. Motion detector lights and video doorbells help deter crime. Phone apps make these a cost effective method to add security to your home. • Discussion: o What are the most dangerous intersections in the college area? Ans: Main & Mills and Mills & Telegraph are the intersections where the bulk of the accidents occur. o Website that charts reported accidents is called the Transportation Injury Mapping System: www.tims.berkeley.edu. NOTE: You must create a free account to access the database. o July 4 th fireworks were going off all over Ventura on the 4 th . They continued for a few days after in the college area. § Due to fire danger, police presence to deter fireworks was beefed up this year. § VPD seized several thousand pounds of fireworks this year. § VPC encountered fewer problems this year. § Cmdr. Dickey mentioned a time lapse of fireworks in LA. Here’s one good one: https://vimeo.com/278577579 o Who enforces parking prohibition near fire hydrants? Ans: Parking enforcement deals with this. Cadets are sent out to follow up on reported infractions. • Police non-emergency number is 650-8010. • VPD posts information on its website (https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/816/Police-Department), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/venturapd/) and Nextdoor https://nextdoor.com/agency-post/ca/ventura/ventura-police-department/patrol- task-force-24357956/
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CACCMeetingNotes–July25,2018GENERALMEETING–Starttime:7:05pmPoliceReport–Cmdr.DavidDickey,VPD
• Collegeareareportincluded:2commercialburglaries,2residentialburglaries(garages),2vehicleburglaries,9larcenies(thefts)manyfromshoplifting,9theftsfromunlockedvehicles,1robbery(AuroraDr.).
o Ifanyonehasanyinformationabouttherobberyincident,pleasecontactVPD.
o CACCisthesecondlargestcommunitycouncilareaafterEastVentura.o Ourmostprevalentcrimeproblemistheftsfromvehicles.Lockyourvehicles
andremoveyourvaluables.o Tobettersecureyourproperty,lockyoursidegates.Motiondetectorlights
andvideodoorbellshelpdetercrime.Phoneappsmaketheseacosteffectivemethodtoaddsecuritytoyourhome.
• Discussion:o Whatarethemostdangerousintersectionsinthecollegearea?Ans:Main&
MillsandMills&Telegrapharetheintersectionswherethebulkoftheaccidentsoccur.
o WebsitethatchartsreportedaccidentsiscalledtheTransportationInjuryMappingSystem:www.tims.berkeley.edu.NOTE:Youmustcreateafreeaccounttoaccessthedatabase.
o July4thfireworksweregoingoffalloverVenturaonthe4th.Theycontinuedforafewdaysafterinthecollegearea.
§ Duetofiredanger,policepresencetodeterfireworkswasbeefedupthisyear.
§ VPDseizedseveralthousandpoundsoffireworksthisyear.§ VPCencounteredfewerproblemsthisyear.§ Cmdr.DickeymentionedatimelapseoffireworksinLA.Here’sone
goodone:https://vimeo.com/278577579o Whoenforcesparkingprohibitionnearfirehydrants?Ans:Parking
enforcementdealswiththis.Cadetsaresentouttofollowuponreportedinfractions.
• Policenon-emergencynumberis650-8010.• VPDpostsinformationonitswebsite
(https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/816/Police-Department),Facebookpage(https://www.facebook.com/venturapd/)andNextdoorhttps://nextdoor.com/agency-post/ca/ventura/ventura-police-department/patrol-task-force-24357956/
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VenturaCollegeReport–SueRoyer,CollegeServicesSupervisor• Theshortandlongsummersessionsareendingsoon.Overallit’sbeenaquiet
summeroncampus.• Thefacilitiesdepartmentsummerpavingprojecthasbeencompleted.• Largerprojectsstatus:
o Duetoextendedhotspells,chillerswillbeinstalledintheHealthScienceCenter.
o AirconditioningisalsoplannedfortheBookstoreandFinancialAidCenter.o RevampoftheHVACsystemintheoldSciencebuildingmustproceedwhile
classesandlabsareinsession.Planningonhowtophasetheworkaroundclassesiscurrentlyinprogress.
o ThemetalroofthatwasdesignedacoupleyearsagoforthenewStudioArtsbuildingisnotworkingasanticipated.Itisleakingontovaluableequipmentandmustbereplaced.
§ Discussionensuedregardingthisfailureofdesignandwhetherornotitwouldbepossibletoaddsolarpanelstothereplacementroof.
§ Suewillfollowuponthesolarideasinceitissomethingthecollegewouldliketopursueifpossible.
o AnewtransformerwillbeinstalledattheBaseballfield.o Decorativefencingprojectthathasbeenplannedforsometimeistoo
expensivetoproceed.Anin-house8footfencingsegmentwillbeinstalledinfrontoftheChildDevelopmentCenter
• DamonBell,actinginterimpresidentofVenturaCollege,willattendournextmeeting.http://www.venturacollege.edu/news/damon-bell-selected-as-interim-president-for-ventura-college
• CatherineBojorquez,thenewVPofBusiness&AdministrativeServices,willalsoattendourAugustmeeting.https://www.venturacollege.edu/departments/administrative/business-and-administrative-services
• Discussion:DuringtheswapmeettheparkinglotexittoTelegraphisconedoff.Carsexitanyway,squeezingbetweenthecones.Suewillinformfacilities.
• EventsatV.C.:o See:http://www.venturacollege.edu/college-information/college-events
CityofVenturaEconomicDevelopmentDirector–EstelleBussa
• Background:Estellegrewupinthecollegeareaandisa4thgenerationVenturaneducatedfromelementarythroughcollegeinourpubliceducationsystem.
• Missionstatement:Cultivateenvironmentforeconomicstabilityandgrowth.o Provideresourcesthathelpbusinessesplan,enablethemtoopenshopand
thrive.o Helpguidethemthroughthecityprocesso Advanceeconomicvitalityoflocalcommunity
• Objectives:o Developaneweconomicdevelopmentstrategyo Businessoutreachconnectiontohelpsolveproblems
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o Website,socialmediaoutreachtoprovidebusinessresourceso Helppeoplethroughthedevelopmentreviewprocesso HighlightlocalbusinessesusingCAPSmediavideoproduction
• ProjectsintheCollegeArea:o 24-hourfitnessattheoldBarkerBrothersatthetopofthemallisscheduled
toopenatthebeginningof2019.o OldSantaBarbaraBankandTrustbuildingonMills:bottomfloorwillbean
UrgentCarefacility.Topfloorisofyetundetermineduse.ThisprojectmustgothroughhistoricreviewperVenturaMuniCode.ItwasdesignedbyfamousarchitectWilliamPereirain1963astheVenturaBankandOfficeBuilding.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_William_Pereira_buildings#William_L._Pereira_&_Associates
o RinconBreweryremodelismovingalong.Thebrewerywillopensoon.o ThereisstillanactiveapplicationtoremodeltheCoCo’sintoaDenny’s.o CMHisnotmovingitsclinicfromCollegeSquareshoppingcenter.o Discussion:
§ ConcernabouthoursRinconBrewerywillbeopenexpressed.Itwillbemoreofarestaurantwithbeerandwillnotbeopenbarhours,butratherrestauranthours.Perhapsopenuntil10pm.
§ CVSparkinglotisamess.Codeenforcementisbacktofullstaffandcanfollowup.
• Workingtogether:o Workwithlocalschools&institutionsonlaborforcedevelopmento Shareideas,voiceconcerns,askquestionsandbeengaged
• QuestionsorConcerns:[email protected]–TomMartin
• TomcametoVenturaafter30yearsinparksmanagementinAlaska.• UpdateonArroyoVerderecoveryfromtheThomasFire
o Theparkwasclosedfortwomonthsafterthefire.o 80treesweredamagedbythefire,50sobadlytheyhadtoberemoved.o Thedestroyedpumphouseiscurrentlybeingdesigned.Irrigationis
currentlyat70%andthegrassareaislookingprettygood.o Destroyedfencingisbeingreplacedsothatthegiantblockscanberemoved
verysoon.o TheInterpretiveCenterwilltakesometimetoreplace.Communityinput
willbegatheredtohelpplanwhatthenewinterpretivecentershouldinclude.
o Thedestroyedplaygroundwillbereplacedwithaninclusiveplaygroundthatallowsdisabledchildrenofallagestoaccesstheplaystructureseasily.Seethislinkforinformationoninclusiveplaygrounds:http://info.mayrecreation.com/blog/what-is-an-inclusive-playground.
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• KelloggPark:Ifyouhavenotvisited,pleasedoso.ItisournewestparkandagemthathascapturedtheheartsoftheWestsidecommunityandotherwhovisit.ItislocatedatKelloggSt&VenturaAvenue.
• DamagedTreeremovalbyUrbanForestryDepartment:o 43treesmustberemovedfromBarlowCanyonBarranca(behindCourt
Street)o 190treeshavebeenremovedfromGrantParko TreeremovalfromArundellBarrancaisbeingfundedbyMeasureOmoney.
ArundellBarrancacutsdiagonallythrougheastVenturafrombelowSextonCanyonatKimballRd.westwardskirtingalongCaminoRealParkandenteringthePacificatVenturaHarbor.
• RemovalofoldpinetreeatPlazaParkwasnecessarybecausethetreewasdyingandcouldnotbesavedaccordingtoarboristsconsultedafteragiantlimbbrokeoff.Thetrunkismagnificent,soitwillbeturnedintoanartproject.ThelocalartistwhocarvedthetreetrunksinArroyoVerdeandCaminoparkswillbecarvingthistreetrunkalso.
• NOTE:OnAugust1,2018slurrysealwillbelaidontheroadintoArroyoVerdeParkasanextensionoftheworkonDayRoad.
CityofVenturaEnvironmentServicesSupervisor–JoeYahner
• ArundellandBarlowCanyonBarrancaso Thecityandthecountyshareresponsibilityformaintenanceofthe
barrancasthatcutthroughthecommunity.Somepartsofbarrancasareinprivateownership.Theseprivateownersareresponsibleforanyprivatelyownedsection.
o ThecountyWatershedProtectionDistrictfocusesonthefloodingthreatposedbyheavyrainfall.Theyclearbarrancasofdebristopreventfloodingandtoensureproperdrainage.
o Citystaffislookingatthedamagedtreestodeterminewhichposeadangerandmustberemoved.
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Discussions,AnnouncementsandOtherIssues
§ LibraryNews–KathyThomson,President,FriendsoftheLibrary(FOL)notinattendance.
o VenturaFriendsoftheLibraryhttps://venturafriendsofthelibrary.org
• Arby’sandMobilstationredevelopmentatMills&Maino Anattendeewantedtocorrectthediscussionfromlastmonthbyreminding
usthattheArby’stoStarbuck’sdrive-throughwasonlyintheproposalstages.ItwasrecentlydiscussedatajointDRC-PlanningCommissionmeeting.
o TheMobilstationisproposedtobea7-11withadrive-throughcarwash.o Theright-handlanehereisthe101freewaynorthonramplane.Accessto&
fromthesitecrossesabikelaneandisadjacenttoabusstop.o DRCaskedthedevelopertolookatincludingtheemptylotbehindtheCircle
Kintohisproject.o Nothingisonthedrawingboardatthistime,butitmustbewatchedsince
therearemanyrentersnearbyandONLYpropertyowners,notresidents,within300feetgetnoticeoftheprojectreviewmeetings.Alargebillboardwithnoticeofpublicmeetingsispostedonpropertiesthathaveaproposedproject,soresidentsmustwatchforabillboardtobeinstalledonthesite.
o Cmdr.Dickeyjustinformedusthatthiswasoneofourmostaccident-proneintersectionsinthecollegearea.
o Atrafficstudymustconsidertheimpactsoftwodrive-throughsatacomplexintersection.Starbuck’swillhavesignificantlymoretrafficthanArby’severdid.
• Traffico RedlightcamerasonMillshavebeenapositiveaddition.Theyhaveslowed
traffic.o PublicWorksisstartingalong-delayedtrafficstudy.Thecityisinstalling
solartrafficcounterstogatherdata.OneisinstalledonDeanDrive.Anadvisorycommitteewillbeformedtoreviewthedatacollectedandadvisewheretoinvesttogetthebestsafetyreturn.
§ VenturaCountyCommunityCollegeBoardcandidates
o 2candidatesrunningfortheCollegeBoardofTrusteesattended.Watchfortheircampaignwebsitesastheelectiondrawsnear.
§ JoshChancer,UniversityFacultyMember,HighSchoolSocialScienceTeacher
§ DinaPielaet:Entrepreneur
§ CityWaterUpdate–MikeJohnsono Nonewupdateatthistimeregardingthestatusofprojects.Lastmeetingwe
discussedwhatappearedtobeachangeinpolicyregardingpotablereuse.Nochangeisbeingcontemplated.
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o Casitascurrentlyat33.3%capacity.Wemightbebelow30%bytheendofthisyear.Thatwilltriggerfurthercutbacks.
o Statewaterintertieistocomeonlinesometimebetween2021-2023.o Ifwecontinuetoconservewemayholdoutuntilnewsourcescomeonline.
Howeverasthelakebecomesshallower,theevaporationrateincreases,soweareinaraceagainsttime.
o Hugedevelopmentsontheeastendwerequestioned.Theywerealreadyapprovedandcouldnotbestopped.NetZeroassessmentsaren’twater,buttheycouldbeusedtobuywaterontheopenmarketifnecessaryorotherwisehelppayforwaterprojectsthattheyhavemademorenecessary.
o Wedidn’toptforstatewaterbeforenowbecausewewereinsulatedbyoursupplyatCasitasandstatewaterisexpensive.Nowwehavenochoice.ThestatedemandsthatweconnecttostatewaterasabackuptoDirectPotableReuse.
o Currentwatercostsaround$200peracre-foot.Statewaterwillcostbetween$1200-1800peracre-foot.
o Venturapaysfora10,000-acrefootallocationfromstatewaterthatwecurrentlyresellsincewehavenotbeenusingit.Thestateonaveragedelivers40%ofeachallocation.Attheheightofthedrought,deliverieswerecutto5%,sointimesofneedthisisnotareliablewatersource.
o Thestateisnowoverseeingregulationofourgroundwaterbasinsalso.WehavebigconcernsoversaltwaterintrusionintotheOxnardBasinFoxCanyonAquiferthatwehavebeenoverdraftingfordecades.
o ThereisalsoapendinglawsuitoverthevolumeofcitypumpingfromtheVenturaRiver,whichcouldreducetheamountofwatertakenbyallpumpersalongtheVenturaRiver.
o Localwateruserestrictionsareonly:donotrunwaterunattended.o Droughtmonitor:
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CAo CasitasLakeLevel:https://www.casitaswater.org/lower.php?url=lake-level
• AugustEVENTSannouncements:
o August18,2018-VenturaLandTrust’sWildandScenicFilmFestival:https://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/events/ventura-land-trust-2/
o August17-19,2018VenturaPride:http://www.diversitycollectivevc.org/pride.html
Adjournmentapproximately8:30pmOurNextMeetingwillbeheldonWednesday,August22,2018,attheWrightEventsCenterontheVenturaCollegeCampus.
