AGENDA

PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING

THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026, 6:00 PM

OJAI CITY HALL, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 401 SOUTH VENTURA STREET, OJAI, CA

VIEWING & ACCESS

Public participation is encouraged! The meetings are conducted in a hybrid model, providing both in-person attendance and virtual public comment via the Zoom link below. Virtual attendance via Zoom is the only way to remotely provide public comment. Pre-registration is not required for public comment via Zoom. Instead, Zoom participants will utilize the “hand-raise” function to indicate their desire to speak on an item. The meeting is also livestreamed on the City's website at ojai.ca.gov/525/2968/Public-Meetings, on YouTube at youtube.com/@ojaicity, and on Spectrum Channel 10. See “Public Comment Options” below for further instruction.

ZOOM LINK - June 4, 2026 - Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC COMMENTS

The Parks and Recreation Commission will receive comments from the public on items within the Commission's jurisdiction which are not on the agenda. The Commission cannot discuss or take action on items raised during public comments but, if appropriate, can schedule the item on a future agenda for discussion and action. Please begin by stating your name and address and limit your comments to three minutes.

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion without prior discussion unless, prior to the motion to approve, specific items are removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion.

1 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - May 7, 2026

RECOMMENDATION:

Approve the minutes of May 7, 2026 regular Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.

May 7 2026 Meeting Minutes DRAFT

PRESENTATON(S)

2 Boards, Committees, and Commissions Training

DISCUSSION ITEM(S)

3 Community Aquatics Program Review

RECOMMENDATION:

Receive, discuss, recommend and propose additional community aquatics programming based on City Council recommendations.

Administrative Report - Community Aquatics Program Review

4 Ad-Hoc Committee - Aquatics

RECOMMENDATION:

Discuss creating an ad-hoc aquatics committee and appoint members if approved

Administrative Report - Ad-Hoc Committee - Aquatics

5 Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Sarzotti Playground

RECOMMENDATION:

Receive an oral update from the Recreation Manager regarding the Parks and Recreation Commission’s previous actions related to the Sarzotti Playground Request for Proposal (RFP) that were presented to the City Council on June 2, 2026. Following the update, discuss the item and offer recommendations or proposed revisions based on the information provided.

Administrative Report - Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Sarzotti Playground Update

AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS

COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS

MANAGER'S REPORT

CITY COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

ADJOURNMENT

The next regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission is Thursday, July 2, 2026.

Posted Monday, June 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
Kristy Rivera, Recreation Manager
kristy.rivera@ojai.ca.gov

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS

All written public comments will be published here for public access. Please see "Public Comment Options" below for detailed instructions on how to submit.

ACCOMMODATIONS

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call (805) 646-5581. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

If you feel that a language interpreter is necessary for you to participate in this meeting, notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for an interpreter to assure your participation/understanding of this meeting.

Si considera que un intérprete de idiomas es necesario para participar en esta reunión, la notificación 48 horas antes de la reunión le permitirá a la Ciudad hacer arreglos razonables para que un intérprete asegure su participación/comprensión de esta reunión del Concejo Municipal.

Para Español por favor llame al (805) 646-5581 ext. 100 o por correo electronico a cityclerk@ojai.ca.gov.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Agenda reports and other disclosable public records related to agenda items are available on the City's website at ojai.ca.gov/525/2968/Public-Meetings and at City Hall located at 401 S. Ventura Street, Ojai, California, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENT OPTIONS

Written Comments: In order for staff to provide written public comments timely to the legislative body, written/emailed public comments must be submitted no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting.

You may always submit written comments to the City via mail, in person at City Hall, or via email to the email address listed above (under Adjournment).If your written comment is received by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting date, your comments will be distributed to the legislative body and recorded on the City website. Written comments received after 3:00 p.m. may not be distributed or recorded on the City website until after the meeting.

Verbal Comments: Verbal Comments will be received on any item on the agenda at the time the agenda item is heard. Comments may be made in person at the meeting or through Zoom, via the link at the top of the Agenda. Pre-registration is not required for public comment via Zoom. Instead, Zoom participants will utilize the hand-raise function to indicate their desire to speak on an item.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
All materials related to an item on this agenda, including written public comments, will be available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office at City Hall, and following the meeting, will be accessible on the City of Ojai's website at ojai.ca.gov.

As a government agency, the City of Ojai is subject to the California Public Records Act (Government Code § 6250 et seq.). Please be advised that all communications submitted to City officials and staff are subject to public disclosure under the California Public Records Act. There are limited exceptions that allow the City to redact personal information under the California Public Records Act. If you have concerns regarding privacy, please do not include your personal identifying information, such as your name, e-mail, phone number, and home address in your correspondence to the City, including, but not limited to, public comment.

If you challenge the actions of this Commission/Committee in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the public notices, or in written correspondence delivered to the Commission/Committee at, or prior to, the public hearing (California Government Code Section 65009).

Any legal action by an applicant seeking to obtain a judicial review of the Commission/Committee's decision on a Hearing listed on this Agenda may be subject to the 90-day filing period of and governed by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6.

LEVINE ACT WARNING
Applicants and their agents before this Commission/Committee are subject to the campaign disclosure provisions detailed in Government Code Section 84308. No City Commissioner/Committee member may accept, solicit, or direct a contribution of more than $500 from any party or agent for 12 months subsequent to the date a final decision is rendered by the City. This prohibition commences when your application has been filed, or the proceeding is otherwise initiated.

A party to a City proceeding, which includes both applicants and agents, shall disclose on the record of the proceeding any contribution of more than $500 made to any Commissioner/Committee member by the applicant or agent, during the preceding 12 months. No party to a City proceeding, or agent, shall make a contribution to a Commissioner/Committee member during the proceeding and for 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered by the City.

Prior to rendering a decision on a City proceeding, any Commissioner/Committee member who received a contribution of more than $500 within the preceding 12 months from any party, or agent, to a proceeding shall disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding and shall be disqualified from participating in the proceeding. However, if any Commissioner/Committee member receives a contribution that otherwise would require disqualification and returns the contribution within 30 days of knowing about the contribution and the relevant proceeding, the Commissioner/Committee member shall be permitted to participate in the proceeding.

If you believe that these provisions apply to you or a Commissioner/Committee member, please inform the City Clerk at the earliest possible opportunity. Failure to do so may affect the City's ability to process your application.