OXNARD, Calif. – The City of Oxnard today announced a partnership with Amazon, the global internet retailer, to open a new fulfillment center at the Sakioka Farms Business Park in Oxnard. Located just off the 101 freeway between Rice Avenue and Del Norte Boulevard, the Amazon project will bring more than 1,500 jobs with benefits to Oxnard when the company launches the facility next year.
“This is a transformational project for the Sakioka property and highlights the strong economic opportunities in Oxnard,” said Mayor Tim Flynn. “We have been engaging with Amazon in a variety of ways and it’s exciting to see the company now come to build and hire in the City.”
Mayor Pro Tem Carmen Ramirez said, “This couldn’t have come at a better time given the pandemic and the economic downturn. The opportunity to provide reliable jobs with great benefits to more than 1,500 people is a win for the entire community.”
“We are excited to join the community and create more than 1,500 new, full-time jobs with industry-leading pay and benefits at our newest fulfillment center in the state of California,” said Andre Almeida, regional director of Amazon Operations. “This facility will utilize Amazon Robotics, with 24 years’ worth of technological innovations. We are grateful for the support we have received from the city and local leaders who have helped make this project possible.”
For years the Sakioka property has been viewed as a potential site for a business park that could attract major employers to Oxnard. The 430 acre property is one of the last large pieces of land in the City with the potential for development. In the past 9 months, City staff worked with the property owners to approve the subdivision of the Sakioka property and related entitlements that allows the transformation of the property for business use, including the approvals for the new Amazon fulfillment center.
“We’re grateful for the Sakioka family’s time and effort to bring this opportunity to the City,” said Councilman Bryan MacDonald. “It’s been a complex process, but the dedicated work and collaboration between the City, the Sakioka family, and Amazon have brought a great company to Oxnard that will pave the way for more business developments.”
City staff partnered with Amazon to quickly work through the permit process to advance the project. With the anticipated opening of the fulfillment center next year, the offering of new jobs and additional revenue provides the economic vitality needed to jumpstart economic development opportunities within the City of Oxnard.
“As a result of the dedicated work of the City Council, the Planning Commission, and City staff, we are opening our doors to one of the world’s largest companies,” said City Manager Alexander Nguyen. “Our teams have worked hard to drastically improve the permitting process and provide the necessary engineering and building safety code checks in order to ensure we can bring the great job opportunities Amazon provides to our community.
Construction of the fulfillment center is expected to begin this month and is anticipated to be fully operational by the end of 2021.
La ciudad negocia con éxito un nuevo centro logístico de Amazon para generar más de 1,500 nuevos empleos con beneficios para Oxnard
OXNARD, Calif. – La ciudad de Oxnard anunció hoy una asociación con Amazon, el minorista global de Internet, para abrir un nuevo centro logístico en el parque empresarial Sakioka Farms en Oxnard. Ubicado justo al lado de la autopista 101 entre Rice Avenue y Del Norte Boulevard, el proyecto de Amazon traerá más de 1,500 empleos con beneficios a Oxnard cuando la compañía lance la instalación el próximo año.
“Este es un proyecto de transformación para la propiedad de Sakioka y destaca las sólidas oportunidades económicas en Oxnard”, dijo el alcalde Tim Flynn. “Nos hemos comprometido con Amazon de diversas formas y es emocionante ver que la empresa ahora viene a construir y contratar en la ciudad.”
La alcaldesa provisional Carmen Ramírez dijo: “Esto no podría haber llegado en un mejor momento dada la pandemia y la recesión económica. La oportunidad de brindar trabajos confiables con grandes beneficios a más de 1,500 personas es una victoria para toda la comunidad.”
“Estamos entusiasmados de unirnos a la comunidad y crear más de 1,500 nuevos trabajos de tiempo completo con salarios y beneficios líderes en la industria en nuestro centro logístico más nuevo en el estado de California”, dijo Andre Almeida, director regional de Operaciones de Amazon. “Esta instalación utilizará Amazon Robotics, con 24 años de innovaciones tecnológicas. Estamos agradecidos por el apoyo que hemos recibido de la ciudad y los líderes locales que han ayudado a hacer posible este proyecto.”
Durante años, la propiedad de Sakioka ha sido considerada como un sitio potencial para un parque empresarial que podría atraer a grandes empleadores a Oxnard. La propiedad de 430 acres es una de las últimas grandes extensiones de terreno en la ciudad con potencial de desarrollo. En los últimos 9 meses, el personal de la Ciudad trabajó con los propietarios para aprobar la subdivisión de la propiedad de Sakioka y los derechos relacionados que permiten la transformación de la propiedad para uso comercial, incluidas las aprobaciones para el nuevo centro logístico de Amazon.
“Estamos agradecidos por el tiempo y el esfuerzo de la familia Sakioka para traer esta oportunidad a la ciudad”, dijo el concejal Bryan MacDonald. “Ha sido un proceso complejo, pero el trabajo dedicado y la colaboración entre la ciudad, la familia Sakioka y Amazon han traído una gran empresa a Oxnard que allanará el camino para más desarrollos comerciales”.
El personal de la ciudad se asoció con Amazon para trabajar rápidamente en el proceso de permisos para avanzar en el proyecto. Con la apertura anticipada del centro logístico el próximo año, la oferta de nuevos trabajos e ingresos adicionales proporciona la vitalidad económica necesaria para impulsar las oportunidades de desarrollo económico dentro de la ciudad de Oxnard.
“Como resultado del trabajo dedicado del Concejo Municipal, la Comisión de Planificación y el personal de la Ciudad, estamos abriendo nuestras puertas a una de las empresas más grandes del mundo”, dijo el administrador municipal Alexander Nguyen. “Nuestros equipos han trabajado duro para mejorar drásticamente el proceso de permisos y proporcionar las verificaciones necesarias de ingeniería y códigos de seguridad de construcción para garantizar que podamos llevar las excelentes oportunidades laborales que Amazon brinda a nuestra comunidad.
Se espera que la construcción del centro logístico comience este mes y se prevé que esté en pleno funcionamiento para fines de 2021.
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Looks like they’ve learned well since then, huh, Tom?
Before folks get too excited, let’s see that contract. Does Amazon get to tap into the main water line, like Proctor & Gamble? Or do they get water that is mixed, like what we get? What about truck traffic and noise, and the effect upon our roads? Since they are at 61 PCI, this is a concern. The devil is in the details. And we, the taxpayers, and citizens need to see those details.
City Manager says no deals offered Amazon…
https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2020/10/09/amazon-fulfillment-center-oxnard-sakioka-farms-jobs/5931934002/
Sad to see 450 acres of food production lost. The Oxnard Plain consists of soil designated as Prime Farmland, which is rare and should never be paved over.
Good news.
And what were the financial incentives promised Amazon? If Prop 15 passes, then their property taxes will escalate rapidly.
Per the Ventura County Star article, none. (See https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2020/10/09/amazon-fulfillment-center-oxnard-sakioka-farms-jobs/5931934002/.)
Good news for Oxnard.
What was the amount of tax incentives did Oxnard give Amazon?