Oxnard City staff highlight Measure O progress; seawall repair and La Colonia gym among priorities

Annie Jensen, a project manager in the City Manager’s Office, told the committee the city presented its annual status update on Measure O projects and recommended the committee “receive and file this report on the status and accomplishments of currently active Measure O projects.”

The report covers 44 active projects across three categories: 25 one-time capital projects, 17 ongoing operational programs, and 2 ongoing debt-service obligations. Jensen said the staff report lists each project’s financial status and, where applicable, bond debt maturity dates.

Staff highlighted several projects that made notable progress in 2025. Jensen described the La Colonia boxing gym rehabilitation as a one-time capital project currently in the design phase; staff expect design work through the rest of 2026, with bid and award anticipated in early 2027 and construction expected to begin in summer 2027 to restore the facility for public use.

The Mandalay Bay seawall repair is another one-time Measure O-funded project Jensen emphasized. She said the seawalls—originally constructed between 1969 and 1971—have shown age-related deterioration. The project design assumes a 75-year design life and will include installation of panels and tiebacks; design and permitting are complete, and construction is estimated to start in early February 2026.

Jensen also reviewed the city core townkeeper program (Citycorp), which organizes cleanup crews that service downtown and the Colonia neighborhood. She reported crews removed over 65,000 pounds of waste in a single quarter and removed more than 10,000 pounds of invasive plants and over 5,000 pounds of trash in fiscal year 2026. Citycorp crews also provide event support for community gatherings such as the Tamale Festival, the Insect Festival and Spooktacular Trick-or-Treat.

The rent stabilization initiative—described as a one-time Measure O project that supports the Just Cause and Rent Stabilization programs—provides tenant protections including a 4% annual cap on rent increases and relocation assistance when tenants are forced to vacate through no fault of their own. Jensen said staff recorded 2,192 interactions with tenants and property owners in 2025, compared with 868 interactions in 2024; those interactions resulted in education, complaint investigations, warning notices and hearings.

Six projects shown on staff slides were completed since the last update: three debt-service projects were fully paid and closed, and three one-time projects reached completion and closed. Jensen said three projects came in under budget and returned funds to Measure O for future projects.

Staff also moved operational responsibility for three projects from Measure O to the general fund in 2025, shifting a combined $1,091,984 in ongoing costs to the general fund. Jensen explained staff removed project M2307 (tier 2 seismic evaluation of the pack project) from the Measure O list after consolidating it into project C2553 to avoid double-counting funds and scope.

"This concludes staff's presentation," Jensen said, and added that she and project managers from the various departments will attend the January 22 meeting to answer committee questions and provide further details.

Staff recommended the committee receive and file the report; the transcript records the recommendation but does not record a committee vote on that recommendation.