Harbor & Beach Community Alliance
The Harbor Department has 2 Items on the agenda for June 23 2020 that we are opposed to!
Subject: Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda for June 23, 2020 – Consent Item #17: Approval of, and Authorization for the Harbor Director to Execute a Consultant Services Agreement for Visioning and Planning Services for Channel Islands Harbor with Sargent Town Planning in a Not to Exceed Amount of $99,000.
For additional background see: http://www.hbca.info/hbca-position-on-visioning-meetings/
Subject: Ventura County Board Meeting of June 23, 2020 – Regular Agenda Item 41: Approval of, and Authorization for the Harbor Director to Sign, Two Amendments to Agreements Between the County of Ventura and Channel Islands Harbor Properties LLC regarding ERNs for Parcel X-3 and Parcels F and F-1.
For additional background information see: http://www.hbca.info/a-bad-deal-for-channel-islands-harbor/
WHAT YOU CAN DO
TO DO:
Send 2 emails today (June 22, 2020) before 3:30 pm:
If you wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item by email or mail, please submit your comment via email by 3:30 p.m. on the day prior to the Board meeting.
Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at [email protected]
Email 1:
Subject line:
June 23, 2020 Consent Agenda Item 17 HARBOR DEPARTMENT (Public Comment)
Body of email sample:
Ventura County Board of Supervisors
Please do NOT approve or authorize the Harbor Director to Execute, a Consultant Services Agreement for Visioning and Planning Services for the Channel Islands Harbor with Sargent Town Planning in a Not to Exceed Amount of $99,000; and Authorization for the Harbor Director to Approve Amendments to the Consultant Services Agreement.
CEO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED
PUBLIC SAYS NO!
Feel free to make your own statements and remember to provide you name and local of residence!
Email 2:
TO:
[email protected]
Subject line:
June 23, 2020 Regular Agenda Item 41 HARBOR DEPARTMENT (Public Comment)
Body of email sample:
Ventura County Board of Supervisors
Please do NOT approve or authorize the Harbor Director to sign 2 Amendments to agreements between the County of Ventura and Channel Islands Properties LLC: a Fourth Amendment to the Parties’ Amended and Restated Exclusive Right to Negotiate Agreement for Parcel X-3, and a Fifth Amendment to the Parties’ Exclusive Right to Negotiate Agreement for Parcels F/F-1 (Casa Sirena Hotel Parcel), to Extend the Termination Date for the Exclusive Right to Negotiate for Parcel X-3 and Parcels F/F-1; and Authorization for the Harbor Director to Make Specified Modifications to These Amendments.
NO! Please stop this!
Feel free to make your own statements and remember to provide you name and local of residence!
For more information:
See agenda for 6/23/2019 : https://www.ventura.org/board-of-supervisors/agendas-documents-and-broadcasts/
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6-29-2020 Harbor and Beach Community Alliance charges violation of California’s Brown Act, which ensures transparent government processes and public access, during a regular public Board of Supervisors’ meeting June 23 see: http://www.hbca.info/6-29-20-vc-bos-6-26-vote-ern-extentions/
WAIT After the first VOTE there was a second vote approving extensions!
After the vote and after the next item was called, Steve Bennett made a motion to “reconsider” the vote.
Discussion ensued with the same lame arguments from the Harbor Department that it would be unfair to the developer to not give them an extension.
The argument that all developers would be welcome to participate – if the developer has an ERN was questioned by Linda Parks prior to the first vote.
County Council Mr. Smith clearly stated that the ERN extensions would indeed give the Developer an advantage.
Linda parks stated prior to the second vote that it did not make sense.
Linda Parks and John Zaragosa voted NO but the ERNs were granted after Bennett changed his vote
VOTE:
Bennett: YES
PARKS NO
HUBER YES
ZARAGOSA NO
LONG YES
THIS IS SO WRONG!
Oh, no!
OH WAIT – Steve Bennett is NOW rescinding his VOTE!
VC LEGAL Mr. Smith says that the idea of ERN would definitely favor party with an ERN!
Bennett pulled support!
VOTE:
Bennett: NO
PARKS NO
HUBER YES
ZARAGOSA NO
LONG YES
NO ERNS!