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- Consent items (agenda items 8–10) were approved by majority roll-call vote.
- The commission approved the minutes (item 7); one commissioner recorded an abstention on the minutes vote.
- The commission voted to cancel the scheduled June 11, 2025 meeting because staff said there were not enough agenda items to warrant the meeting. The cancellation was approved by roll-call vote.
- The commission received and filed correspondence and the executive officer’s report for an application (LAFCO 2500 and 2506S) concerning an annexation and sphere-of-influence amendment for Ojai Valley Sanitation District at 1998 Baldwin Road in Ojai; staff had no additional comments beyond the staff report and an update memo.

Votes were conducted by roll call. No substantive public comments were made during these agenda items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Local Agency Formation Commission Meeting - May 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its meeting the commission approved consent items, approved minutes with one abstention, canceled a June meeting, and received an application for annexation and sphere amendment for Ojai Valley Sanitation District.","taxTitle","Ventura County, California","taxId",3398,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":42,"_43":77,"_45":77,"_46":78,"_48":79,"_50":80,"_52":81,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":82,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":83,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6535116,"Ventura LAFCO accepts municipal service review and keeps sphere of influence for Channel Islands Beach CSD unchanged",1519000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425584-8cff7ad95851f6e131e280cb9d2c8c73&start=1519&end=1519","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425584-8cff7ad95851f6e131e280cb9d2c8c73/thumbnail_1519000.jpg","/articles/6535116/Ventura-County/California/Ventura-LAFCO-accepts-municipal-service-review-and-keeps-sphere-of-influence-for-Channel-Islands-Beach-CSD-unchanged","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6535116-11ecca5f22d3cadd88e87d7f07a54bdd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771216537&Signature=awZejVWI5uz3vrESGpFPmKXdOytcBgxIbf7omNx2wwtvYWnkBrlPSwq6Q2TyEwknoHFsixUalDzV-aXw3pqekQ~6Hu6jsvwD8ujCGvBWkOxWvFTeMICPLzIYLuujmCLIpda388EpppnY~-B8jwr9etS4Zh3ecWyu-wpsWr3nAADZ2AcLJGBLdQLayEhrujNtcTcuBajq~q253T6uacSpDZnDGCMofxtk3wuKKVsIMOQMlXbOqzcmUrjJRCyLX4x9G676JH3O5ZOWODjky5Pgctb0KhcWh8vMH29TMfCjrQfn-b90wb09pb7hRciu6LGcOxbdzpGaXOceDTyTadMH2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ventura Local Agency Formation Commission accepted a municipal service review (MSR) for the Channel Islands Beach Community Services District and adopted determinations that no update to the district’s sphere of influence is necessary.

Staff explained that LAFCO conducts MSRs and sphere reviews every five years to evaluate present and probable service needs, the capacity of public facilities, and the existence of disadvantaged unincorporated communities. The presentation summarized the district’s history, service footprint and recent capital work and concluded that the district’s sphere reflects its current and probable service area.

The Channel Islands Beach Community Services District, formed in 1982, provides retail water distribution, wastewater collection, refuse collection and limited park maintenance to the unincorporated communities of Hollywood Beach, Hollywood By The Sea and Silver Strand and to the land portions of Channel Islands Harbor adjacent to the cities of Oxnard and Port Hueneme. Staff told the commission the district’s retail water supply is a blend of groundwater supplied through the United Water Conservation District and imported water provided through the Port Hueneme Water Agency via a joint powers arrangement. Wastewater collected in the district’s system is transferred into the City of Oxnard’s collection system and conveyed to Oxnard’s treatment plant under the existing sewer-use agreement between the district and the city. Solid-waste service is provided under a contract with a private hauler. The district also maintains a small public park, Wanda Park, and has completed recent infrastructure projects including the replacement of about 2,000 meters with advanced meters, sewer system repairs and water line improvements, and construction of an operations building.

“No comments have been received regarding the draft MSR,” staff reported. General Manager Pete Martinez of the district joined staff in the hearing and was available to answer questions. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the district’s service area and how service areas map to jurisdictional boundaries.

A commission member asked why city and district boundaries extend into ocean waters; staff responded that state jurisdiction extends three miles offshore, and that city and district boundaries were aligned with state jurisdiction. The commission voted to accept the MSR and to adopt the determinations concluding no sphere update is necessary. Both motions passed on unanimous roll-call votes.

The commission directed staff to make any non-substantive edits to the report and to distribute the final MSR to affected agencies.","Ventura LAFCO accepted a municipal service review and determined no change was needed to the Channel Islands Beach Community Services District’s sphere of influence, after staff reported the district’s recent capital projects and its service arrangements for water, sewer and solid waste.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":88,"_45":89,"_46":90,"_48":91,"_50":92,"_52":93,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":94,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":95,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6535121,"Ventura LAFCO adopts final budget for fiscal year 2025–26",311,1224000,1535000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425584-8cff7ad95851f6e131e280cb9d2c8c73&start=1224&end=1535","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425584-8cff7ad95851f6e131e280cb9d2c8c73/thumbnail_1224000.jpg","/articles/6535121/Ventura-County/California/Ventura-LAFCO-adopts-final-budget-for-fiscal-year-202526","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6535121-9fd3e6321eaebc2db8e1e12041368db8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771216537&Signature=al4Mzhr0fNMk8WvaFe4XM5jFASKK3zSdMO7SRe-2zTswl1mNSjbRxsJIz~bsYGDTGNujieof3sgqEaL-LR0OuTn2n3TI9iB7YPi54xDZV~8hczuKsCcZEKLnjwmQ4SBTgNtR02n~r5JKSeHvIMRzxmunuWmR~mhp4t9~YMlDCZjlGkNdziNJ3-VPL5ap0USsOBZlCPxWpR3BRrW3T56jMz4gvUboyZqzMh~5Ptraghhpb8KqPNuYh6S9OeRdTIFcPZ8RQ92Hfk7~vKPNNdk9pafZVb6~AYVFtBUEk6bXoynxOFBfoNgawoRxMGoHgLscEbdyKK9IL8PjZTzGytTvDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ventura Local Agency Formation Commission adopted its final budget for fiscal year 2025–26 after a staff presentation and a unanimous roll-call vote.

The commission approved a recommended final budget that the presenter said is identical to the proposed budget adopted the previous month. The final plan increases total expenditures by about $96,000, a 9.3% increase from the current fiscal year, and relies on a proposed appropriation of $100,000 from the commission’s fund balance.

The budget presentation outlined estimated savings in the current year — about $31,460 in services and supplies and $49,555 in contingencies — producing roughly $81,000 in expenditure savings. On the revenue side, staff reported an estimated $9,000 in additional interest earnings and about $7,000 from application fees, producing roughly $16,000 in revenue surplus; combined with expenditure savings this yields an available fund balance of about $97,000 that staff proposed to apply to next year’s budget.

For the coming year staff recommended increases of $21,250 for salaries and benefits and $21,240 for services and supplies, and an increase to contingency reserves from 5% to 10% (an increase of roughly $54,000). Staff also reported higher intergovernmental revenue, with funding from the County of Ventura, cities and independent special districts rising from $954,675 to $1,021,970 and total recommended revenues of $1,136,970. Application fees were projected at $10,000 and miscellaneous revenue at $15,000.

“KAI: The proposed final budget today is identical to the proposed budget that was adopted by the commission last month,” staff said during the presentation. Staff said it was available to answer questions.

Commissioners had no substantive questions at the hearing; no members of the public spoke. A motion to adopt the resolution approving the final budget passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.

The commission’s action authorizes staff to finalize the budget document and to apply the identified fund balance as recommended. The resolution and budget will be distributed to affected agencies per LAFCO practice.","The Ventura Local Agency Formation Commission adopted a final budget for fiscal year 2025–26 that uses a $100,000 appropriation from fund balance and increases contingencies to 10%, resulting in a roughly 9.3% rise in expenditures over the current year.","actionData","errors"]

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At a glance: Ventura LAFCO votes — consent items, minutes, meeting cancellation and correspondence

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Ventura LAFCO adopts final budget for fiscal year 2025–26