Mike McReynolds

Municipal Advisory Council of Oak Park

Member of the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council.

My areas of responsibility are:

• -Liaison to Oak Park School District
• -Liaison to Ventura County Public Works Agency
• -Member of Crosswalk and Traffic Safety Subcommittee

Significant accomplishments:

• -Voted for Speed Feedback Sign on Sunnycrest Drive.
• -Voted for 4 way stop sign at Doubletree and Hollytree.
• -Voted for farmers market in Oak Park.
• -Voted for pipeline repair of recycled water line on Kanan Rd.
• -Approved most traffic related requests from school district.
• -Proposed that budget projections be for next 5 years.

 

Major Issues Facing the MAC are the Budget, Water Shortages, the Economy and Traffic Issues 

The Budget Problem

• -The City of Oak Park had a surplus of $1057, 000 last year.
• -A budget deficit was originally projected at $90,000 for 2010. 
• -The MAC watched spending carefully and now there is a projected $50,000 surplus for 2010.
• -Tax revenues are expected to decrease over the next 5 years.
• -Utilities rates are expected to increase.
• -The budget surplus will continue to decrease but we should be revenue neutral in 2011.
• -To maintain this postion we will have to watch the budget very carefully.
• -The biggest discretionary item in budget is landscaping.
• -See next page for Oak Park Budget

Water Shortages

• -This could affect the look of the islands on Kanan and elsewhere.
• -This could affect the Oak Park Budget even more than projected.
• -If Oak Park uses too much water the users will be hit with a fine by MWD.

The Economy

• -With the Economy in a slump it is hard to keep business in Oak Park.
• -The only solution is to support businesses in Oak Park by shopping locally.

Traffic Issues

• -The school district will be bringing in more kids from out of district transfers.