Oxnard clerk presents recommendation to fill District 6 seat on parks commission

City Clerk Lulu Lopez told the Oxnard City Council the mayor, with the council’s approval, was recommended to appoint a District 6 resident to the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission.

"The recommendation is that the mayor, with the approval of the city council, appoint Rodrigo Saragosa to the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission to represent District 6," Lopez said. She also stated that the nominee had "passed the city's formal background check procedures." Later in the presentation Lopez said, "For this purpose, Councilwoman Perez nominates Rodrigo Zaragoza to represent District 6," creating an inconsistency in the surname recorded in the presentation.

The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission advises the council on parks, recreation and community services activities and serves as a liaison between the council and the community. Lopez said the commission is composed of seven members who must reside in the city and be over the age of 18.

No formal vote or confirmation was recorded in the presented excerpt. Lopez said staff will return on a rolling basis with additional mayoral nominations to fill remaining vacancies on the city's commissions, committees and boards. The record therefore reflects a nomination/recommendation and a background-check clearance but does not show a completed appointment or council approval in this segment of the meeting.

Next steps: the mayor’s appointment requires council approval before a nominee would take a seat on the commission; city staff signaled they will present additional nominations at future meetings.