Ventura County Animal Services provided a detailed discussion of its functions to City Council at Tuesday's regular meeting. The organization has more than 500 volunteers and provides critically important services for all county cities.

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2023
All items approved 5-0
8-G RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council: Approve the second reading to adopt Ordinance 23-944 entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fillmore, California, consolidating the City’s Arts Commission into the Cultural, Arts, and Recreation Commission.
10.A REQUEST: That the City Council approve the 2023-2024 Service Level Request for Ventura County Animal Services to provide animal services to the City’s residents. DISCUSSION: The City of Fillmore contracts with the Ventura County Animal Services (“VCAS”) for VCAS to provide animal sheltering and field services, license processing, and related services for residents of the City. The VCAS animal care budget is determined by allocating the cost of providing services amongst all of the participating cities and the County using a weighted three (3) calendar year average of the City’s pro rata animal intake percentage.

10-B REQUEST: City Staff was requested by the City Council to bring forward an item for the discussion of whether to revise the composition of the Cultural, Arts, and Recreation Commission to add the appointment of a non-voting Youth Sport Board Member to the Commission. DISCUSSION: At the March 14, 2023 regular City Council meeting, City Staff presented to City Council a request to adopt Ordinance No. 23-947 to consolidate two commissions by dissolving the Arts Commission by removing Fillmore Municipal Code Chapter 6.18 and amending Fillmore Municipal Code Chapter 2.28 (Parks and Recreation Commission) to add the duties previously assigned to the Arts Commission and to rename the commission as the Cultural, Arts, and Recreation Commission.

10-C CONSIDERATION OF 2022 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE STATUS OF THE CITY GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT
REQUEST: City staff requests the City Council receive and file the 2022 Annual Progress Report on the Housing Element and direct staff to submit the report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). DISCUSSION: Government Code section 65400 requires that each city and county prepare an annual progress report (APR) explaining the agency’s progress in implementing the housing element of its general plan. The APR is prepared using forms, tables, and definitions adopted by HCD.
All items approved 5-0