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\"Some of these are refunding bonds too,\" Jim said. \"I looked it up in the 2024 CAFRA ... present value savings or economic gain of probably between ... 15 and $20,000,000.\" He added that a more recent wastewater refunding the committee discussed is a refinancing with no net new debt and estimated the transaction will save the city \"2 or 300,000 a year for 10 years.\" Jim urged the committee to recognize those savings and said the city's actions should be applauded rather than criticized.

The comment referenced documents circulated by staff (Jim named \"Mister Molina\" and \"Mister Nguyen\" in describing the schedule he reviewed), but no staff presentation or response to those specific savings estimates is recorded in the committee minutes. No formal action followed the public comment.

The committee clerk noted there were no additional speakers on items not on the agenda.

Because Jim spoke as a member of the public and no staff figures were offered to confirm or dispute his estimates during the meeting, his dollar figures are reported as he stated them and are not independently verified in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Finance & Governance Committee Meeting - 9/23/2025","oneSentenceSummary","A member of the public told the Finance committee the city’s recent debt activity includes many refunding bonds that saved taxpayers money and are not net new debt.","taxTitle","Oxnard City, Ventura County, California","taxId",3809,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6458017,"Oxnard committee backs $1.2M CompuWave hardware agreement, OKs $1.4M boost for Insight networking contract",543,457000,1000000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5824370-e3abd7e58968ab7d423349898261e2ad&start=457&end=1000","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5824370-e3abd7e58968ab7d423349898261e2ad/thumbnail_457000.jpg","/articles/6458017/Oxnard-City/Ventura-County/California/Oxnard-committee-backs-12M-CompuWave-hardware-agreement-OKs-14M-boost-for-Insight-networking-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458017-94cb8c752cb89426f47582f6c62092a7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191512&Signature=CPuxWsT6cKbEiEGzNbdxKFVFQVOKfsv1ChK8efatZCdycarfg26ZiBh1oK2ZT~mRM3MJwi6gHWK9I5YfzGuGeH~ADyFrIKMgemqZEIjRQTWpL~Iwsyam7zc9vx6rjo5iPbFeGvlIZ5LBqURoccftr2TWyhaaGCGHRHT4FCqsk8bswIMntlqxdhcqbYP1Bc1qywuHgWcbut6wfiSSp41hh8iiOplijpQDkQ8zKTK6LfXAEc6-1RJV1U1VK2EEMcT9hFKSgJyiEFdxZxqH6EvdV~xJuS14k~4C1fPWZo47AueJpyCl0-O6k5DuAgHiK0Zn0rH59UqDMigTtBYAWIo4Eg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oxnard Finance and Governance Committee on Sept. 23 recommended that the City Council approve two purchasing authorizations for the Information Technology Department: a two-year blanket agreement with CompuWave Inc. for computer hardware and related services not to exceed $1,200,000, and an extension and funding increase to a blanket agreement with Insight Public Sector Inc. for computer networking technology that raises the contract by $1,400,000 to a new not-to-exceed total of $44,000,035 and extends the contract through April 30, 2028. The committee voted 3-0 on both recommendations.

The committee’s action matters because the agreements cover desktop and laptop purchases, servers and other hardware that the city uses to operate core services and maintain cybersecurity. Robert Rubin, chief information officer for the City of Oxnard, told the committee the city staggers replacement of equipment on an industry-standard refresh schedule to avoid hardware failures and reduce cybersecurity risk from unsupported firmware and operating systems. \"The industry standard range is 3 to 5 years. On servers and high-end workstations, it can be between 5 and 7 years,\" Rubin said, adding the city tends toward the five-year refresh for PCs to be fiscally conservative while limiting vulnerabilities.

Rubin explained the two agreements cover different classes of purchases: the CompuWave agreement is primarily for PCs, desktops, laptops, workstations and servers, plus some peripherals and related services; the Insight agreement is primarily for networking equipment and associated maintenance and service agreements such as firewalls, switches and routers. Rubin said some contract term dates are driven by the expiration dates of piggyback agreements the city relies on for pricing and procurement authority. He also told committee members that certain devices beyond typical computers — including surveillance cameras and some networked printers — can present cybersecurity exposure because any device with an IP address can be a potential entry point.

Committee members asked for clarification about why the city seeks approval now rather than waiting until existing purchase orders expire. Rubin said the city brought both items together to present a complete hardware and networking procurement picture so the committee would not have to revisit related purchases two or three times within a short period. Committee members also confirmed these are purchase-authority actions, not new multi-year sole-source appropriations beyond the blanket agreement amounts presented.

No public speakers addressed either IT item. Committee Member Starr, Committee Member Rodriguez and Mayor McArthur voted in favor of both recommendations; the clerk recorded the outcomes as 3 to 0 in each case. The recommended actions will go to the full City Council for final approval.

The committee record shows the CompuWave authorization as a two-year blanket agreement in the amount of $1,200,000 and the Insight authorization as an extension through April 30, 2028 with an added $1,400,000 for a total not-to-exceed $44,000,035.","The Finance and Governance Committee recommended the City Council approve a two-year, $1.2 million blanket agreement with CompuWave for computers and related services and approved extending and increasing an Insight Public Sector networking agreement by $1.4 million to a new not-to-exceed $44,000,035; both recommendations passed 3-0.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6458009,"Council Member Sala asks staff to explore vacating sidewalk near Rose shopping center and revising barking-dog ordinance",94,1056000,1150000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5824370-e3abd7e58968ab7d423349898261e2ad&start=1056&end=1150","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5824370-e3abd7e58968ab7d423349898261e2ad/thumbnail_1056000.jpg","/articles/6458009/Oxnard-City/Ventura-County/California/Council-Member-Sala-asks-staff-to-explore-vacating-sidewalk-near-Rose-shopping-center-and-revising-barking-dog-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458009-8fd71f88adfda672e84511dc55e9c11e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191512&Signature=MKmq2rUL8XevwbjWcZqRuyOn6zm1qoVmV08QdXPPGv-wSSQUoHZ~5NUft3zLebR7o~sfSsYwkp0BUUJEZV9VWgCVZswKfnfR-mEhKG6hUv5JpVKg70j6eXF3eYAjLyCIC6IOnhomvJkljwNx8XwqAS4-HRD6QbyAvqrMuZ7C0FTbaRuOjclYiY6jAi8k-DEsolTKoiERuraSkRBfOs7Oa2DMEm1CjA5pecA85R-HXoTT3mlkfX5WZdF~NzMAJwCNnLGa-SByHkiaMDBXea~zphD6DpCPhMOKgrGjrPR1x718aryuOOh1yoF4bS4GBE~mCq8AnfHNyph8MPQa4QTZ4g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council Member Sala raised two items for staff consideration during the Sept. 23 Finance and Governance Committee meeting: (1) whether the city could vacate ownership of a sidewalk near the Rose Shopping Center (at Rose and Gonzales) so that enforcement of sidewalk-blocking vendor activity might be handled as a private-property trespass, and (2) whether the city should revisit its barking-dog ordinance adopted in the 1960s to change the enforcement threshold from two complaining households to a single household complaint.

Sala said a fellow council member recorded video showing food vendors blocking a sidewalk near the Rose Shopping Center and noted state law has decriminalized certain sidewalk-related activities, making enforcement difficult where the area remains a public right of way. \"Since this law only applies to such activity on public property,\" Sala said, \"is there ... a possibility to vacate ownership of the sidewalk to the Rose Shopping Center and then provide an easement where pedestrian traffic could continue? Once it's private property ... the owner would have more control.\" A staff member responded that if the property included the sidewalk and there were no public easements, a private owner would generally exercise more control similar to other privatization examples the council has considered.

On the barking-dog ordinance, Sala said the city code currently requires at least two households to file a complaint and asked staff to research whether other jurisdictions require only one complainant; she noted the ordinance appears to date from the 1960s. The committee chair and clerk noted that any referral on these subjects might go to a committee other than Finance and Governance, likely a committee handling public safety and community regulatory issues.

No formal action was taken at the meeting; Sala asked staff to look into the legal and procedural options and to report back to an appropriate committee for consideration.","Council Member Sala asked staff to investigate whether vacating a sidewalk near the Rose Shopping Center could allow private enforcement of sidewalk-blocking activities and proposed revisiting a longstanding barking-dog ordinance that currently requires two households to file complaints.","actionData","errors"]

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Council Member Sala asks staff to explore vacating sidewalk near Rose shopping center and revising barking-dog ordinance