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  2. Government

    1. Agendas & Minutes
    2. Boards & Commissions
      1. City Council Committees
      2. Cultural Affairs Commission
      3. Design Review Committee
      4. Downtown Parking Advisory Committee
      5. Historic Preservation Committee
      6. Investment Committee
      7. Library Advisory Commission
      8. Local Appeals Board / Housing Appeals Board
      9. Measure O Citizens Oversight Committee
      10. Mobile Home Rent Review Board
      11. Oversight Board
      12. Parks & Recreation Commission
      13. Planning Commission
      14. Public Art Commission
      15. Tree Advisory Committee
      16. Water Commission
      17. Recruitments
      18. Videos
    3. Departments
      1. City Attorney
        1. Claim Form
        2. About the City Attorneys
      2. City Manager's Office
        1. City Clerk
          1. Boards and Commissions
          2. City Charter
            1. Charter Governance
          3. City Claim Form and Process
          4. City Council Meeting Videos
          5. City Council Meeting Agendas
          6. Conflict of Interest Code
          7. District-Based Elections
            1. Transitioning to District-Based Elections
              1. How District Map Were Drawn by the Public
              2. Draft District Maps-During Transition Process
              3. Frequently Asked Questions - Moving to Districts
              4. Election
            2. Elections
            3. Ventura Interactive District-Based Map
          8. Election
            1. Campaign Disclosure Statements
              1. Committee Statements
                1. Committee for a Better Ventura
                2. Police Officers Association PAC
                3. SOAR
                4. Ventura Chamber of Commerce PAC
                5. Ventura City Firefighters
              2. 2016 Council Candidates Campaign Disclosures
                1. Unqualified Candidates Campaign Disclosures
              3. Elected City Council Member Statements
                1. Neal Andrews Statements
                2. Cheryl Heitmann Statements
                3. Jim Monahan Statements
                4. Carl Morehouse Statements
                5. Erik Nasarenko Statements
                6. Mike Tracy Statements
                7. Christy Weir Statements
            2. Voter Registration
            3. Ventura County Elections Division
            4. Ventura District-Based Map
            5. Transition to District Election Process
          9. Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests
          10. Public Records Request
            1. Ticket & Pass Distribution Policy
            2. Submit an Online Request
          11. SB272 - Enterprise System Catalog
          12. City Council Public Hearing Notices/Supplementals
          13. Ventura District-Based Map
        2. Municipal Code
      3. Community Development
        1. Building & Safety
          1. Building Records Disclosure Report (BRDR)
          2. Forms & Documents
          3. Photovoltaic Information
            1. Photovoltaic Ordinance Press Release
          4. Seismic Retrofit Program
          5. Residential Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
        2. Code Enforcement
          1. Violation Descriptions
          2. Reporting Code Violations
          3. Handouts
          4. Property Maintenance Code
          5. Resources
        3. Economic Development
          1. Locate Here
          2. Start Your Business
          3. Grow Your Business
          4. About Us
        4. Homeless Services
          1. New Emergency Shelter Overlay Zone
          2. Panhandling and How to Help the Homeless
          3. Safe & Clean Initiative
        5. Neighborhood Communities
          1. Downtown
            1. Ventura Botanical Gardens
          2. Eastside
            1. Parklands Project
            2. Saticoy & Wells
            3. Victoria Avenue Corridor Plan & Development Code
          3. Midtown
            1. La Viera
          4. Montalvo
          5. Pierpont
          6. Westside
            1. Community Plan & Development Code
            2. Maps
            3. Summer Code Refinement Public Workshop
            4. Westside & North Avenue Plans & Documents
            5. Westside Community Planning Project
            6. Westside Historic Resource Survey
            7. Westside Workshop Storyboard Comments
        6. Planning
          1. Development Review Process
            1. Application Materials and Forms
            2. Planning Documents
              1. Environmental Documents
                1. Current Environmental Documents for Review
                2. Past Adopted Environmental Documents
            3. Pending Projects
            4. Historic Preservation
              1. Historic Preservation Committee
              2. Historic Resource Protection
              3. Landmarks, Points of Interest & Districts (PDF)
              4. Historic Resources Map
            5. Cannabis Fact Sheet
          2. General Plan
            1. Housing Element
            2. General Plan Implementation
            3. General Plan Foundation & Background
          3. Policy Programs
            1. Adult Use of Marijuana Act
            2. Emergency Shelter Overlay and Map Ordinance
            3. General Plan Refinement
          4. CDBG and HOME Programs
            1. Fair Housing
          5. Grants & Housing
            1. Affordable Housing Program
            2. Inclusionary Housing
        7. Successor Agency
          1. Oversight Board
          2. Redevelopment Agency
        8. Successor Housing Agency
        9. My Ventura Access
      4. Finance & Technology
        1. Business Licenses
        2. Debt Management
        3. Financial Transparency
        4. Information Technology
          1. Enterprise System Catalog
        5. Measure O
        6. Purchasing
        7. Treasury
          1. Pay My Utility Bill
          2. Accounts Receivable
          3. Pet Licenses
          4. Bus Passes
          5. Business License and Business-Related Permits
            1. New Business Information
              1. Contractor (State Licensed)
              2. Non-Profit Exemption
              3. Exempt From Business Tax?
              4. Limited Income Exemption
              5. Disabled Veteran Exemption
              6. Apportionment Guidelines
            2. Business-Related Permits
              1. Short Term Vacation Rentals
                1. Registered Nuisance Response Plans
                2. STVR Violation Report
                3. Community Meeting
                4. STVR TOT Forms
              2. Massage License Information
              3. Bingo Permit
              4. Solicitors
              5. Mobile Home Parks
              6. Taxi Cab Licenses
              7. Adult Performer and Non-Performer Licenses
              8. Alcohol Permit
              9. Stormwater Permit
            3. Business Resources
            4. Cancel Business License
          6. Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT)
            1. TOT Forms
            2. Short Term Vacation Rentals
              1. Registered Nuisance Response Plans
              2. STVR Violation Report
              3. Community Meeting
              4. STVR TOT Forms
          7. Code Enforcement Citations
          8. Traffic Citations
          9. Utility Users Tax (UUT)
      5. Fire Department
        1. Administration Division
        2. Emergency Preparedness
          1. Community Emergency Response Training (CERT)
          2. Ready Ventura County
        3. Fire Prevention
          1. Fire Prevention Forms
          2. Hazmat Forms
            1. Operating Permit
            2. Process Specific Guidance Documents
            3. Underground Storage Tank Compliance Documents
          3. Permits
        4. Hazmat Program
        5. Press Releases
        6. Ready Set Go! (Wildland Fire)
        7. Just for Kids
      6. Human Resources
        1. Compensation / Labor Relations
          1. Employment Contracts, Resolutions & MOUs
          2. Salary & Compensation Information
          3. Benefits
        2. Employment Center
          1. Benefits
          2. Salaries
          3. Job Descriptions
      7. Parks, Recreation & Community Partnerships
        1. Aquatics, Camps & Sports
          1. Aquatics
            1. Aquatic Center Jobs
            2. Aquatic Teams & Camps
            3. Classes & Programs
            4. Pool Parties & Rentals
            5. Swim Lessons
            6. American Red Cross Safety Classes
          2. Camps
          3. Sports
            1. Corporate Games
            2. Golf
            3. Sail, Kayak, Paddleboard
              1. Instructor Biographies
            4. Sports-Adult
            5. Sports-Youth
              1. Ventura Youth Basketball Association
              2. Ventura Pirates Youth Lacrosse
              3. California Gold Coast Lacrosse Club
        2. Arts & Tours
          1. Barranca Vista Imagination Center
          2. Bus & Walking Tours
          3. Children's Celebration of the Arts
          4. Mayor's Arts Awards
          5. Public Art Program
            1. Art Opportunities
        3. Contests, Events & Permits
          1. Contests
            1. Art Tales Writing Contest
            2. Photo Contests
          2. Events
            1. Corporate Games
            2. Music Under the Stars
            3. Street Fair
          3. Permits
            1. Film & Photography Permits
            2. Special Events, Block Parties & City Hall Rentals
            3. Temporary Banners & Flag Display on Light Poles
        4. Employment, Grant & Volunteer Opportunities
          1. Employment
          2. Granting Programs
          3. Grants-Special Events
          4. Volunteer
        5. Facilities, Historic Sites & Parks
          1. Facilities
            1. Barranca Vista Center
            2. City Golf Courses
            3. Cornucopia Garden
            4. Library Services
              1. Library Advisory Commission
            5. Westpark Community Center
          2. Historic Sites
            1. Albinger Archaeological Museum
            2. Olivas Adobe
              1. History & Preservation
              2. Volunteer Docents
            3. Ortega Adobe
            4. Ventura City Hall
            5. Ventura Pier
          3. Parks
            1. Kellogg Park
            2. Parks Reservations & Use Policy
              1. Mountain Lion Safety
            3. Sports Field Status
            4. Urban Forestry/Trees
              1. Insects & Diseases
              2. Mulching & Pruning
              3. Tree Advisory Committee
              4. Tree Maintenance
              5. Trees & Drought
        6. Programs & Services
          1. Adult & Senior Services
          2. Programs
            1. After School Programs
            2. Interpretive Outreach Program
            3. Police Activities League (PAL)
            4. Teen Voice
      8. Police Department
        1. About The VPD
          1. Command Staff
          2. Memorial for Fallen Officer Sergeant "Dee" Dowell
          3. Administrative Services Division
          4. Field Services Division
          5. Organizational Chart
        2. Crime Info & Stats
          1. Beat Maps & Coordinators
          2. Press Releases
          3. Performance Measures
          4. Crime Analysis Unit
          5. Arrest Log & Interactive Crime Map
          6. Crime Prevention Information
          7. Investigations Unit
          8. Megan's Law & Sex Offender Information
          9. Red Light Photo Enforcement
        3. Programs / Community Involvement
          1. K9 Unit
          2. SWAT
          3. Emergency Preparedness - Evacuation Maps
          4. Nextdoor: Virtual Neighborhood Watch Program
          5. Alcohol Enforcement Unit
          6. School Resource Officers
          7. Recruitment - Join Our Team!
          8. Ventura Police Community Foundation
          9. Community Academy
          10. Safe and Clean
        4. Services
          1. File a Police Report
          2. Request a Copy of Police Report/Record
          3. Oversized Vehicle Permit Form
          4. Report Abandoned Vehicles
          5. Trespass Form
          6. Animal Control Services
          7. Pay/Contest Your Administrative Citation
          8. Traffic Collision Report Retrieval
          9. Pay Your Parking Ticket
          10. File a Citizen Complaint
          11. Alarm Program
          12. Report Narcotics/Drug Activity
          13. Fingerprinting (LiveScan)
          14. Towed Vehicle & Impound Fees
          15. Report Graffiti & Graffiti Information
          16. Vacation Check Request
          17. Register Your Bicycle
          18. VC Alert
            1. Pay/Contest Your Administrative Citation
            2. Pay/Contest Your Administrative Citation
          19. Video Camera Registration
          20. Alarm Permits
      9. Public Works
        1. Public Works Thomas Fire Information
        2. Capital Improvement Projects
          1. Bid Abstracts
          2. Adopted 2018-2024 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
          3. Adopted 2016-2022 Capital Improvement Plan
        3. Environmental Sustainability
          1. Residential Services
            1. California Refund Value - Redemption Centers
            2. Free Sustainability Kit
            3. Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste
            4. Motor Oil
            5. Rainwater Harvesting
            6. Food Waste
          2. Business Services
            1. Become a Green Certified Business
            2. Commercial Business Recycling
            3. Construction & Demolition
            4. Environmental Excellence Award
            5. Need Help Getting Your Business to "Go Green?"
          3. Green Schools Program
            1. Classroom Education and Outreach
            2. Lunch Recycling Program
            3. Green School Award
              1. Green School Award Applicaiton
            4. Sustainable You! Summer Camp
            5. Field Trip Inquiry
            6. Links for Kids
          4. Stay Connected
          5. Stormwater
            1. Reducing Cigarette Butts in Ventura
            2. MS4 Permit
            3. Stormwater Programs
          6. Construction & Demolition
          7. Hazardous Waste & Toxics Reduction
            1. Motor Oil
            2. Register for the May 2018 HHW Event
          8. Bring Your Own Bags
          9. Organic Waste
            1. Food Waste
            2. Food Waste Prevention
            3. Yard Waste
          10. Energy Efficiency & Renewables
            1. Energy Action Plan Survey
        4. Floodplain Management
        5. Transportation
          1. Bicycling & Walking
            1. Bicycling Education
            2. Cycling Stats and Master Plan
            3. Requesting Bike Trail or Road Maintenance
          2. Current Capital Projects
            1. California Street Off-Ramp Relocation Project
          3. Parking
            1. Parking Permits
            2. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
          4. Public Transit
          5. Streets & Sidewalks
        6. Land Development Engineering
          1. Forms, Permits, Documents
            1. Encroachment Permits
            2. Grading Plans & Permits
            3. Improvement Plans
            4. Fees
            5. Residential Parkway Bioswale Permits
            6. Stormwater Forms
            7. Submittal Requirement - Planning Application (PDF)
            8. Wireless Facilities in the Right-Of-Way (PDF)
            9. SCE Wireless Carrier Attachments
          2. City Standard Construction Details
          3. City Engineering Design Standards
        7. Fleet & Facilities
          1. Preserving Public & Historic Buildings
        8. Survey
        9. Construction
        10. RFP & RFQs
      10. Ventura Water
        1. Pay My Bill
          1. General Service Information
          2. Customer Care
          3. View Your Bill Online
          4. Thomas Fire Billing Adjustment
        2. Community
          1. Rebates & Incentives
          2. Events & Outreach
            1. Free Gardening Classes
            2. Newsletter
            3. Water Take 1
          3. Education
            1. Classroom Presentations
            2. Field Trips
            3. Potable Reuse
          4. Stay Connected
          5. Emergency Preparedness
          6. Report Water Waste
        3. About Your Water
          1. Drought Updates
            1. Historical Drought Information
            2. Yearly & Monthly Water Saving Numbers
          2. Consumer Confidence Report
          3. Water Sources
            1. Net Zero
            2. Mound Basin GSA
          4. Library of Reports
            1. (Archive)Santa Clara River Estuary Special Studies
        4. Services
          1. Water
          2. Wastewater
            1. Recycled Water
              1. Mobile Reuse Program
            2. Estuary Studies
            3. Working Together To Protect Public Health
          3. Water Efficiency Survey (FREE)
          4. Capital Improvement Projects
            1. Potable Reuse
              1. Tour the Facility
            2. Smart Meters
    4. City Council
      1. Elected Official Compensation
      2. Form of Government
      3. Selection of Mayor
      4. City Council Protocols
      5. Boards and Commissions
      6. Council Subcommittees
        1. Appointments Recommendation Committee
        2. Economic Development Committee
        3. Finance, Audit & Budget Committee
        4. Homelessness and Affordable Housing Committee
        5. Legislative Committee
      7. Municipal Elections
      8. Form 803 Behested Payment Report
      9. Public Official Appointments Report
      10. City Council Meeting Agendas
      11. City Council Meeting Videos
      12. Form 806 Public Official Appointments
      13. City Council Public Hearings/Supplementals
    5. Financial Transparency
    6. Measure O
    7. Municipal Code
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  3. Services

    1. Americans With Disabilities Act
    2. Bicycling Services
    3. County of Ventura
    4. Emergency Preparedness
    5. Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
    6. Library
    7. Pet Licenses
    8. Parks, Recreation and Community Partnerships
    9. Public Parking - Free & Paid Options
    10. Safety Measures
      1. Beach Safety & Rip Current Awareness
    11. Senior Services
    12. Trash and Recycling
    13. Using Public Transit
    14. Ventura County Animal Services
    15. VC Alert - Emergency Notification System
    16. Water & Wastewater
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  4. Community

    1. About Ventura
      1. State of the City
      2. VENTURAmaps
    2. Community Items
      1. Community Events
      2. Community News
    3. Donation & Sponsorship Opportunities
    4. District Elections
      1. Transitioning to District-Based Elections
      2. Elections
      3. Ventura Interactive District-Based Map
    5. Golf Courses
    6. Measure O
    7. Neighborhood Community Councils
    8. Parks & Facilities
    9. Press Releases
    10. Senior Services
    11. Visitors
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  5. Business

    1. Bid Opportunities
    2. Environmental / Green Efforts
      1. Business Waste & Recycling
      2. Go Green With Your Business
    3. Economic Development
      1. Locate Here
        1. Business Districts
        2. Business Sectors & Statistics
        3. COMMUNITY PROFILE
        4. The Company We Keep
      2. Start Your Business
        1. New Business Checklist
        2. Business Licensing
        3. Small Business Loan Program
        4. Ventura Ventures Business Incubator
      3. Grow Your Business
        1. Renewing your Business License
          1. New Business Information
          2. Business-Related Permits
          3. Business Resources
          4. Cancel Business License
        2. Financial Assistance
        3. State and Federal Resources
        4. Green Business
          1. Become a Green Certified Business
          2. Commercial Business Recycling
          3. Construction & Demolition
          4. Environmental Excellence Award
          5. Need Help Getting Your Business to "Go Green?"
        5. Become a City Vendor
      4. About Us
        1. Projects in Development
    4. Hotel Tax Forms
    5. STVR TOT Forms
    6. Licenses / Codes
      1. Code Enforcement
      2. Obtain a Business License
      3. Permits & Licenses
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  6. How Do I...

    1. Apply For
      1. Business Permits & Licenses
      2. Employment Opportunities
      3. Housing Grants
      4. Land Development Permits
      5. Massage License
      6. Parking Permits
      7. Grant
      8. Special Event Permit
      9. Film & Photography Permits
      10. Temporary Banner or Flag
      11. Short Term Vacation Rental
    2. Contact
      1. All Departments
      2. City Council
      3. City Manager
      4. Fire
      5. Human Resources
      6. Mayor
      7. Police
      8. Public Works
      9. Water Department
      10. Parks and Rec
    3. Find
      1. Budget Information
      2. Election / Voting Information
      3. Emergency Preparedness
      4. Maps
      5. Municipal Code
      6. Parking
      7. Public Transit
      8. Senior Services
      9. Parks
      10. Historic Sites
      11. Facilities
    4. Pay
      1. Code Enforcement Citations
      2. Pet Licenses
      3. Traffic Citations
      4. Water Bill
        1. General Service Information
        2. Customer Care
        3. View Your Bill Online
        4. Thomas Fire Billing Adjustment
      5. Bus Passes
    5. Reserve
      1. BBQ
    6. Sign Up For
      1. Aquatics Classes
      2. E-Newsletters
      3. Gardening / Water Efficiency Classes
      4. Notifications
      5. Recreation Classes & Camps
      6. Adult Sports Leagues
    7. Submit
      1. Donations & Sponsorships for Worthy Causes
      2. Public Records Request
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  7. Feature Links

    1. Thomas Fire Information
      1. Erosion and Ash Control
      2. Financial Assistance
      3. Leaf Blower Ordinance
      4. Local Fire Debris Removal Program
      5. Press Releases
      6. Rain Ready
      7. Sewerline Capping
      8. Thomas Fire Community Meetings
      9. Thomas Fire Rebuild
      10. Thomas Fire Water Billing Adjustment
    2. Storm Preparedness
      1. Rain Ready
      2. Erosion and Ash Control
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