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Port Hueneme council reviews strategic plan progress, asks staff to return on partnerships and disaster‑response training
Summary
Council received a status report on the city’s five strategic goals and asked staff to agendize a focused discussion of strategic partnerships and to arrange elected‑official training on roles in disasters.
City staff presented a status update on Port Hueneme’s 10‑year strategic plan at the Feb. 4 council meeting, outlining progress on five goals: service levels, fiscal and economic performance, innovation, community safety/beautification and strategic partnerships.
The nut graf: Council members praised staff progress but asked for tighter emphasis on economic development, partnership engagement with external entities such as the Port and the Naval Base Ventura County, and on elected‑official training for disaster‑response roles.
City Manager James Vega reviewed implemented items — for example, an enterprise software deployment (Tyler), a CIP reserve created last year, tree and landscaping standard updates, and work toward reopening the library. Staff also reported grant activity on a broadband master plan project and continued coordination on the beach dredge and sand restoration efforts.
Council discussion focused heavily on Goal 2 (fiscal and economic excellence) and Goal 5 (strategic partnerships). Councilmember Gama urged the council to concentrate on revenue and partnership actions that can materially improve the city’s fiscal picture. Councilmember Hernandez asked for improved permitting timeliness and a better city website to help attract and retain businesses; she also requested elected‑official training on the council’s role during disasters. Several council members suggested convening a partnership roundtable with port, naval base and school district representatives.
Staff recommended returning to council with more detailed implementation items and said the city would include the strategic‑partnership topic in an upcoming meeting. Council then approved two follow‑up directions: staff was asked to schedule a training for elected officials on disaster roles and to bring back a focused agenda item on strategic partnerships for council direction. Both actions carried unanimously.
Ending: The council voted to receive the status report and directed staff to return with a partnership work plan and a proposal for elected‑official disaster‑role training. A motion to receive the report and implement those next steps passed unanimously (Gama: yes; Hernandez: yes; Perez: yes; Lopez: yes; Mayor McQueen LaJeanne: yes).
