6-29-2020 Ventura County BOS 6-26-20 RE-Vote to extend ERNs for CIHP – Brown Act Violation
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. The issue at hand was a proposed nine-month extension of a developer’s Exclusive Right to Negotiate for three land parcels at Channel Islands Harbor.
June 23, 2020 Items On The Ventura County Board of Supervisors Agenda for Harbor Department
6/23/2020 Ventura County Board of Supervisors Steve Bennett requested reconsideration and to rescind his vote AFTER the next item was called – his vote changed the outcome in favor of the developer once again granting extensions for Exclusive Rights to Negotiate
Read more about BOS meeting June 23, 2020
March 2020 UPDATE!
The City of Oxnard’s denial of the County’s Local Coastal Plan Amendment (LCPA) was a win that temporarily stopped the project moving forward. But the County and the billionaire developers have not given up.
On January 27, 2020, the County filed an Override request with the California Coastal Commission. The County’s Override seeks to overturn the City’s LCPA denial. If the Coastal Commission approves this Override, the project will be able to go forward. We need the Coastal Commission to deny the County’s request for an Override.
Fisherman’s Wharf Timeline Overview 2004-2019
August 2004 – December 2019The following is a brief timeline of events related to proposed development in Channel Islands Harbor between August 2004 and December2019. August 18 2004 – The County issued a Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for Fisherman’s...
2019 Where are we now – what’s next?
An unsolicited development proposal for Fisherman’s Wharf was sent to the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 21 and copied to the Oxnard City Council. HBCA got a copy of the proposal through a Public Information Request to Oxnard.
November 7 2019 Oxnard City Council Denies LCPA
City Council voted 6-1 to deny the Amendment! THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL! THANK YOU CITY STAFF! THANK YOU SUPPORTERS! Thursday, November 7th 6 PM If you want to build in the city of Oxnard, you have to play by Oxnard’s rules. That’s the message the City...
HBCA Position on “Visioning” Meetings:
Only Established PWP Process Has Legal Basis for the Public to Hold the County Accountable to Deliver the Plan The fundamental reason governmental agencies like Cities and the Counties establish standard procedures and processes for public input. (e.g. a Specific Plan...HBCA Updates
Read the timeline on The Fisherman’s Wharf Project. The timeline contains background information and key events leading up to NOW.
HBCA Position
What is needed and would be supported regarding the proposed Fisherman’s Wharf project by the County and Channel Islands Harbor Properties LLC