January 2024 General Meeting
WESTSIDE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
January 2024 General Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location:   	Bell Arts Factory OR Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86277580079)
432 N. Ventura Avenue
Ventura, CA 93001
Board Members: Chair Marco Cuevas | Vice Chair Francisco Figueroa | Treasurer Kaye Zerbes | Secretary Pete Freeman | Communications Chair Helen Eloyan | Spanish Language Comms (SLC) Liz Valenzuela | Comm Officer Ivone Quinterorea | Westside Resource Officer Maria Davalos | Special Events Officer Orlando Orrantia | Revite Committee Chair Ron Whitehurst
- Call to Order and Opening Remarks (30 Minutes) 
- Introductions 
- Introduction of Board Members & Recognition of everyone present – Chair Cuevas 
- Headsets available for interpretation during in-person meeting & How to choose language online – SLC Valenzuela 
- Invitation to membership – Vice Chair Figueroa 
- Standing Reports 
- Patrol Watch Report - Commander Heard 
- City of Ventura Updates - Councilmember Campos & Communications Chair Eloyan 
- Treasurer's Report – Treasurer Zerbes 
- GPAC Report - Secretary / Public Works Liaison Freeman 
- Open Comment Period 
- Old Business Any items that are continuations from previous meetings. (5 MInutes) 
- City Service Request Information 
- Pothole Hotline 805-652-4590 
- Streetlights/SCE Outages 800-655-4555 
- Graffiti Hotline 805-654-7805 
- Where do I report a tree limb obstructing a sidewalk, traffic sign, streetlight, or public right of way? 805-677-6519 
- Where do I call to replace the garbage can or recycling bins? Contact E.J. Harrison & Sons at 805-647-1414. 
- How to report illegal dumping? 805-677-3999 
- How to report an abandoned vehicle? 805-339-4432 
- How do I report an abandoned shopping cart? 888-992-4778 
- Presentations (50 Minutes) 
- Emergency Services Update 
- Presented by Mack Douglass 
- Emergency Services Manager, Ventura Police Department 
- Update on the Westside Hillside 
- Introduction of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program 
- Applications open through Wednesday, January 24, 2024 
- Affordable Connectivity Program 
- Presented by Kendra Gonzalez 
- Executive Director, Westside Community Development Corporation 
- Preview of an upcoming event 
- Learn about how to qualify for fast, reliable, and affordable internet 
- Where – Avenue Library 
- 606 N. Ventura Ave. Ventura, CA 93001 
- When – Saturday, January 27, 2024 (12 - 5 PM) 
- New Business, Announcements, Suggestions, Concerns Any items that are being presented for the first time. Items can be announced at the time of the meeting. (30 Minutes) 
- Open Forum on 2024 WCC Goals 
- Closing (5 Minutes) 
- Announce the date/time of the next General Meeting – Feb. 7 at 6:30 PM 
- Appreciation for attendees & Adjournment 
