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City staff ask council to approve amendment to fund Casa De Carmen navigation center and shelter operations
Summary
Staff recommended the Oxnard City Council authorize Mayor to execute an amendment to Agreement A-8462 to share capital and operating costs for a 110‑bed navigation center at Casa De Carmen; the total FY2025–26 budget proposed is $3,271,407.75, to be split roughly 50/50 with Ventura County.
City staff recommended the Oxnard City Council approve an amendment to Agreement A-8462 to provide financial support for construction and operation of a permanent year-round shelter and a 110‑bed navigation center at Casa De Carmen, a mixed-use project at 241 West Second Street.
"For the purpose of this discussion, staff proposes an amendment to Agreement A-8462," Housing Department staff member David Metchus told the council. He said the amendment would add an operations budget for fiscal year 2025–26, a one-time payment for furniture, fixtures, equipment and moving costs, and updates to payment timing and ongoing cost‑sharing between the city and Ventura County.
The amendment would cover navigation center and shelter operating costs for fiscal year 2025–26 totaling $3,271,407.75, not including a $63,000 outdoor trailer and any contingencies in the shelter operating agreement with Mercy…
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