Issues of community interest.
CACC plays an important role in local democracy by linking our community to our city government. We actively engage with residents through our monthly meetings on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7pm.
Meetings are at this zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87592648829?pwd=WZaQZP9c5cJsKssNFHMKtcCcfKZuOV.1
Due to the tremendous success of our first hybrid meeting, CACC will be hybrid (face to face and on Zoom) quarterly in January, April, July and October each year.
Next GENERAL MEETING:
Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 7pm
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87592648829?pwd=WZaQZP9c5cJsKssNFHMKtcCcfKZuOV.1
7pm Meeting begins.
7:05pm Ventura Police Department Report – Cmdr. Mike Brown, VPD
7:15pm Ventura College Update – Vanessa Stotler, Director of Outreach and Marketing
7:30pm City Council Goals – Jeannette Sanchez Palacios, Mayor
8pm Telegraph Road repaving project, SCE light conversion & Downtown parking – Jeff Hereford, Public Works
8:25pm CACC Business & Announcements – Barbara Brown, Chair. CACC annual elections will be held in April.
8:35pm City Council Update – Ryyn Schumacher, District 3 Council member
8:50pm Open Discussions and Announcements of interest to our members.
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 HYBRID at CAPS and on Zoom
Engaging neighbors in open communication and problem solving.
The College Area Community Council (CACC) is all about what’s going on in Ventura, of interest to College Area residents. Run by local volunteers, non-partisan CACC provides an open forum so community voices can be heard and important information can be disseminated. If you are interested in an opportunity to get involved and/or have a better understanding of how local government works, please join us.
FEBRUARY 2025
Opening, Russell Richardson
Ventura Police Department Report - Joseph Metz, VPD
Ventura College Update – Vanessa Stotler, Director of Outreach and Marketing,
CA State Senate legislative update – Senator Monique Limon, District 21
Ventura College Update – Vanessa Stotler, Director of Outreach and Marketing
Methodist Church Housing Project – Dalia Flores, People’s Self-help Housing
Gleaning project – Chris Wehling, Food Forward
CACC Business & Announcements
City Council Update – Doug Halter, District 2 Councilmember
OCTOBER 2024 HYBRID
Opening, Barbara Brown Chair
Ventura Police Department Report - Mike Brown, VPD
Ventura College Update – Vanessa Stotler, Director of Outreach and Marketing, President, Dr. Claudia Lourido-Habib, James Zavas, VP of Business Services
CACC Business & Announcements
Parks & Recreation Commission update – Don Wood, Commissioner
Justice in Ventura County - Erik Nasarenko, Ventura County DA
Historical Context Survey update – Stephen Schafer, San Buenaventura ConservancyCity Council Update – Mike Johnson, District 3 Council
SEPTEMBER 2024
Opening, Rob Corley, Vice Chair, CACC
Ventura Police Department Report - Mike Brown, VPD
Ventura College Update – Vanessa Stotler, Director of Outreach and Marketing and President, Dr. Claudia Lourido-Habib
CACC Business & Announcements
Ventura General Plan Land Use survey update – Maruja Clensay, Assistant Community Development Director
Surfers’ Point, Phase 2 – Cody Stults, Floodplain Manager, Ventura Public Works Civil Engineer
City Council Update – Mike Johnson, District 3 Council
AUGUST 2024
Opening, Barbara Brown Chair, CACC
Ventura Police Department Report - Mike Brown, VPD
Ventura College Update – Vanessa Stotler, Director of Outreach and Marketing and President, Dr. Claudia Lourido-Habib
CACC Business & Announcements – CACC is co-hosting the City Council/VUSD School District Candidate Forum on Sept. 12, 6:30pm at the Cabrillo Middle School auditorium.
Ventura Economic Development Strategy - Meredith Hart & Cary Glenn, City of Ventura
VUSD Fall update & ballot measure – Sabrena Rodriguez, VUSD Trustee and Dr. Antonio Castro, Superintendent
City Council Update – Mike Johnson, District 3 Council
JULY 2024 HYBRID
Opening, Barbara Brown Chair, CACC
Crime Stats Report - Cmdr. Mike Brown, Ventura Police Dept.
Ventura College - Vanessa Stotler and Ventura College’s new president, Dr. Claudia Lourido-Habib
Ventura Land Trust - Melissa Baffa, Executive Director
City Council Update – Mike Johnson, District 3 Council member
JUNE 2024:
Opening, Barbara Brown Chair, CACC
Crime Stats Report - Cmdr. Mike Brown, Ventura Police Dept.
Ventura College Update - Vanessa Stotler, Director of Outreach and Marketing & James Zavas, VP Business Services
X-games & July 4th Street Fair – Heather Sumagaysay, Ventura PIO
Ventura YMCA Programs – Amy Bailey Jurewicz, Ventura YMCA Director
Ventura Music Festival – Grace Mooney, Festival Media & Outreach Director
City Council Update – Doug Halter, District 2 Council member
MAY 2024:
Opening, Barbara Brown Chair, CACC
Crime Stats Report - Cmdr. Dickey, Ventura Police Dept.
Channel Islands Biospherepresentation - Sachiko Lamen
Southern California Edison – Natalie Yanez, Public Affairs. Wildfire mitigation (related to public safety power shutoffs) and rate increases.
City Council Update – Doug Halter, District 2 Council member
APRIL 2024:
Opening, Barbara Brown Chair, CACC
Crime Stats Report - Mike Brown, Ventura Police Dept.
Ventura College – Vanessa Stotler, Communications Manager
CACC Business, Elections - Russell Richardson, Finance Eric Rosneberg
Steve Bennett, 38th District Assemblymember
Emergency Planning Update, Emergency Services Manager, Mack Douglass
City Council Update – Mike Johnson, District 3 Council member
MARCH 2024: OUR FIRST HYBRID MEETING
Opening, Barbara Brown CACC Chair
Police Crime Stats Report - Mike Brown, VPD
Ventura College – Vanessa Stotler, Communications Manager
CACC Business
Food Drive – Russell Richardson
Elections - Barbara Brown
Parking Downtown – Jeff Hereford, City Transportation Engineer
Active Transportation – Derek Towers, Active Transportation
Ventura Water – Gina Dorrington, Linda Sumansky
City Council Update – Mike Johnson, District 3 Council member
JANUARY 2024:
Meeting Opening - Barbara Brown, CACC Chair
Ventura Police Department Report - Mike Brown, VPD
CACC Business - Jim Ackerman, Eric Rosenberg, Dena Rogers
Ventura College Update –Vanessa Stotler, Communications Officer
Housing Authority Update - Jeff Lambert
City update - Heather Sumagaysay, Public Information Officer, City of Ventura
Downtown Parking - Christy Weir, Chair, Downtown Ventura Organization
OCTOBER 2023:
Meeting Opening: Barbara Brown, CACC Chair
Ventura Police Department - Mike Brown, VPD
Ventura College – Vanessa Stotler, Communications & Marketing Manager
Fire Hazard Reduction - Ben Rode and Nancy O’Rode, Fire Safe Council
Home Hardening - Rich Snyder, Allied Disaster Defense Services
Insurance in a Hazard Zone – Dena Rogers, State Farm Insurance Agent
City Council Update – Doug Halter, District 2 City Councilmember
If you feel that CACC offers a service or project you find interesting or of value, please donate. You can give as little or as much as you want.
Donate online by clicking the donate button above or thru Venmo (your Venmo ID-what you use to send funds)@CACCVentura. If you prefer to remain anonymous, please indicate that on your donation.
You can also send a check to:
College Area Community Council
9452 Telephone Rd #164
Ventura, CA 93004
(Make check payable to College Area Community Council.)
Donations to CACC are unrestricted. Donations beyond a project amount will go to our general fund and may be used for administrative fees, future projects, or for the greatest need.
501(c)3 Tax ID #35-2802758
Thank you for your support.
CACC COMMUNITY PROJECTS
We’re focused on contributing to our community. In addition to our monthly meetings, we’ve also taken on some really fun projects:
Candidate Forum - CACC, Midtown Community Council and the Women’s League of Voters held a candidate forum introducing the 2024 City Council and VUSD Board of Trustees candidates to the community.
Gleaning - In partnership with Food Forward, CACC gathered freshly picked fruit for our food insecure community.
Tree plantings - At Community Park on Kimball, in partnership with the Ventura Tree Alliance, we planted 20 oak trees to shade the park and provide sound and CO2 mitigation from the nearby freeway.
Skyline Entrance Sign - A popular for graffiti, the entrance to this neighborhood was over painted with decades of cover-up beiges. With project manager, Jim Ackerman, CACC was able to raise funds to paint the wall and replace the signage.
Food Drive - CACC gathered bags and boxes of food for Food Pantry and Food Share, helping our community feed those in need.
AUGUST 2023:
Meeting opening - Barbara Brown, CACC Chair.
Nonprofit update - Eric Rosenberg
Ventura Police Department Report - Rick Murray, Beat 3 Coordinator
Ventura College – Vanessa Stotler, Communications & Marketing Manager
City News Update – Heather Sumagaysay, Ventura PIO
Meet Ventura’s New City Manager – Bill Ayub, Ventura City Manager
Love Ventura – Sarah Abrams, Founder
ATP Committee Update – Rob Corley
City Council Update – Doug Halter, District 2 Council member
OTHER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED MEETINGS:
APRIL 2023 — Meeting opening – Barbara Brown, Chair, VPD Crime stats, Rick Murray, Ventura Emergency Planning – Mack Douglass, Ventura’s Emergency Manager, CACC Board Elections – Russell Richardson, Ventura Land Trust Preserves Update – Leslie Velez, Outreach Director, Opening Schoolyards for public use after hours – Cherie Egbert, Midtown resident, City Council Update – Doug Halter
MARCH 2023 — Meeting opening - Barbara Brown, Chair CACC, Cmdr. Rick Murray - VPD Crime Stats, Vanessa Stotler - Ventura College, Russell Richardson - “The Gleaning”, Historic Context Survey – Stephen Schafer, San Buenaventura Conservancy, Public Works Projects update – Peter Sheydayi, City of Ventura
SEPTEMBER 2023 — Meeting opening - Rob Corley, Vice Chair CACC, Cmdr. Rick Murray - VPD Crime Stats, Vanessa Stotler - Ventura College, Ventura County Fair 2023 recap, VCTC Transportation Planning – Caitlin Brooks, VCTC Transportation Planning, CAPS Update – Patrick Davidson, Skyline Wall Beautification Project – Jim Ackerman, City Council Update – Mike Johnson. THERE IS NO RECORDING FOR THIS MEETING.
APRIL 22 — ALL ABOUT THE ARTS City of Ventura Public Art Commission, Ventura County Museum, The Rubicon Theatre, Police Crime Stats, Ventura College update, CACC Executive Board Election (Due to technical issues, this is only a partial recording.)
MARCH 22 — Matt Lavere—Board of Supervisors, District Attorney Erik Nasarenko, Southern California Edison New Billing Systems, Police Crime Stats, Ventura College Update, City Council Update—Mike Johnson
Who We Are
Founded in the late 90s to represent the residents in the College Area, CACC provides a forum for the community to learn more about community issues and opportunities for civic engagement.
Executive Committee:
Barbara Brown Chair
Rob Corley Vice Chair
Eric Rosenberg Treasurer
Kathy Bremer Secretary
Russell Richardson, Bob Schilken, Dena Rogers At Large
To contact us, CACC.vta@gmail.com
Our mission: CACC is a non-profit organization designed to provide a forum for community issues, a conduit for communication with the city, an opportunity for neighborhood problem-solving and planning for the College Area.
For more information about CACC’s policies and procedures, read our Bylaws.
Map
From Arroyo Verde Park on the north to the Pacific View mall on the west, the College area community boasts two regional hospitals, fourteen educational institutions, two large regional parks and a multitude of neighborhood parks along with the largest retail shopping center in Ventura. CACC represents citizens in Council District 3, neighborhoods north of Hwy. 126 between Dunning/Lemon Grove/Agnus on the west and Hill Road on the east.
Be a part of it.
Learn.
Interested in our local parks, updates on police and fire activity, what’s going on at the college? For information like this and other items of community interest like recycling, drought tolerant planting, and emergency evacuation planning, CACC is the place to learn about what’s going on locally.
Engage.
Each month we have speakers ranging from city officials and staff, to local non-profits and Issues like development, trees and parking. If you’d like to join our mailing list, please email your name and contact information to CACC.vta@gmail.com, or talk to us on Facebook.
Participate.
Knowing about what’s going on is great, but engaging in our community is even better. Join us on the 4th Wednesday of the month and learn how and where you can participate in events, non-profits, controversial issues, and things of interest to our neighborhoods.
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions:
CACC.vta@gmail.com
Helpful Links
Social Networking:
Please join us on Facebook. We also post regularly on Nextdoor.com.
Important Agencies:
Police Department’s Interactive Crime Map
Ventura Community Councils:
East Ventura Community Council
Local Interest: