# 10.6.26: City Council


**Body:** City of Ventura
**Date:** October 07, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Public Safety, Construction & Infrastructure, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


The City of Ventura City Council meeting on October 7, 2026, included approval of the consent calendar, with Council Member Schumacher recording a no vote on item 3 and Deputy Mayor Halter a no vote on item 4. During consent discussion, staff reported that the city secured a FEMA SAFER grant of approximately $4.3 million to support 11 firefighter positions and keep both ALS paramedic squads in service; the city match is 25% in each of the first two years and 65% in the third year. Staff also noted successful receipt of an Assistance to Firefighters Grant to replace the urban search and rescue vehicle. The city manager reported that street slurry-seal work is continuing through December, weather permitting. No contract award or bid approval was presented in the meeting transcript.

For the Ventura waterfront, council reviewed a community engagement framework intended to inform a possible future RFP for city-owned waterfront parcels; no development proposal or RFP was approved. Staff estimated approximately $8,000 in already-budgeted communications and economic-development funds for outreach materials. Council discussed expanding outreach and allowing the engagement results to return to the Economic Development Subcommittee, while noting that the schedule may need to extend. On objective design standards, council held a study session and took no action; staff said an amendment to the professional services agreement, for about $35,000 to cover additional outreach, study sessions, reviews, and adoption hearings, is expected to come before council on October 27. Public comments also raised questions about waterfront feasibility, property conditions, and future development constraints.

**Source:** City of Ventura