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Votes at a glance: key council votes, May 20, 2025 (Oxnard City Council)
Summary
Summary of formal motions and final votes recorded during the May 20, 2025 Oxnard City Council meeting, including ordinance, contract, CIP and procurement actions.
This roundup lists the formal actions taken at the May 20, 2025 Oxnard City Council meeting. Each item below is a recorded motion and the council’s final vote as captured in the meeting minutes and roll call.
Votes at a glance
- Information/consent items (K1–K14 subset): Motion to approve the information consent agenda items (selected items pulled for discussion noted in the minutes). Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded as 7–0 for the items approved at that time). See minutes for item list.
- After‑school agreements (K2, K3): Approve agreements for Oxnard after‑school education safety programs (Oxnard and Waimé/Hueneme). Outcome: Approved (6–0; Mayor Pro Tem recused from K2/K3 per the minutes). Motion carried.
- Annual financial audit engagement (K5): Authorize five‑year agreement with audit firm for annual financial audits and single audits (fiscal years 2024–2029). Outcome: Approved 7–0.
- Monthly accounting report (K6): Receive and file March 2025 receipts, disbursements and fund balances. Outcome: Received and filed 7–0.
- Tenant protections ordinance (K8 / Ordinance No. 3058): Adopt ordinance amending city code sections related to just‑cause evictions and tenant protections. Outcome: Approved 6–1 (Councilmember Aaron Starr voted no).
- SB1 Local Streets and Road Maintenance project list (K10): Adopt FY 2025–26 project list for road maintenance funded in part by SB1 funds. Outcome: Approved 7–0.
- Wastewater SRF loan closing resolution (K13): Adopt closing resolution to execute SRF loan agreement for wastewater reliability projects. Outcome: Approved 6–1 (Councilmember Starr voted no).
- Mid‑cycle CIP update (L1): Adopt mid‑cycle 2025–2029 CIP project list. Outcome: Approved 6–1 (Councilmember Starr voted no). A separate amendment to fund Zaragoza Transit Center signage with voluntary donations rather than Measure O funds failed 1–6.
- Curbside cart contract amendment (M1): Approve third amendment with vendor for residential cart replenishment. Outcome: Approved 7–0.
- Ventura Road & Rice Avenue sewer replacement (M2): Award construction agreement and project budget appropriation. Outcome: Approved 7–0.
- Police military equipment report and authorizations (M3): Receive annual military equipment report and authorize continued funding/acquisition (including specified projectile launchers and replacement rifles). Outcome: Approved 7–0.
Notes on funding and recusals: Several items referenced Measure O, SB1 and state SRF loan funding; specific budget appropriations and follow‑up tasks were noted in staff reports. Mayor Pro Tem recused from K2/K3 due to a potential conflict; that item’s vote was recorded as 6–0. Several votes passed unanimously; others (notably the CIP, SRF loan and tenant ordinance) had 6–1 outcomes with Councilmember Starr voting no.
Where to find details: The council’s official agenda packet and staff reports, posted to the city website, contain full staff recommendations, project lists, contract numbers and the complete roll‑call vote records. This roundup is a summary; for contract numbers, ordinance text, attachments and staff‑provided budgets consult the city’s official meeting materials.
