Municipal Advisory Council of Oak Park

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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.