HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2025 0402 CC REG ITEM 09BCITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of April 2, 2025
ACTION RECEIVE PRESENTATION AND
APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO
DIRECT STAFF TO INCLUDE FUNDING IN
THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 BUDGET AND
APPOINTED COUNCILMEMBER BARRETT
AS THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE
RDP-21. (VOICE VOTE: UNANIMOUS)
BY A. Hurtado.
B. Receive Presentation and Consider Support and Appointment of City
Representative to the Regional Defense Partnership - 21st Century (RDP-21).
Staff Recommendation: Discuss and consider appointment of the City’s
representative to the RDP-21 and provide direction to staff to allocate funding for
the City’s membership in the draft Fiscal Year 2025/26 budget in the amount of
$9,287.00 to fund the City’s participation. (Staff: Troy Brown, City Manager)
Item: 9.B.
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Troy Brown, City Manager
DATE: 04/02/2025 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Receive Presentation and Consider Support and Appointment of City
Representative to the Regional Defense Partnership – 21st Century
(RDP-21)
SUMMARY
The City of Moorpark previously supported efforts to prevent closures of military
installations at Point Mugu and Port Hueneme. In concert with those efforts, in 1997 the
City adopted a resolution formally joining the Regional Defense Partnership – 21st Century
(RDP-21). City participation in the RDP continued until 2012 when budget constraints
eliminated available resources to continue the membership. The RDP-21 is requesting
the City to consider re-joining the partnership to strengthen regional participation and
collaboration on military base matters.
BACKGROUND
On July 16, 1997, the City of Moorpark adopted Resolution No. 1997-1356 formally joining
the RDP-21 and appointed a member to serve as the City’s representative to the RDP.
The City remained a member in good standing and maintained representation on the
RDP-21 board until Fiscal Year (FY) 2011/12. Previous funding for participation in the
RDP-21 was allocated from the Moorpark Redevelopment Agency. Effective February 1,
2012, the California legislature dissolved all redevelopment agencies in California.
Assembly Bill (AB) x1 26, enacted in late June 2011, directed the dissolution and
unwinding of the affairs of California’s 400 redevelopment agencies. Consistent with
AB x1 26, the Moorpark Redevelopment Agency was dissolved and future funding for
representation on the RDP-21 ceased.
DISCUSSION
The City of Moorpark previously provided support for the ongoing sustainability of military
bases at Point Mugu and Port Hueneme through financial means and through its
Item: 9.B.
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participation in the RDP-21. The RDP-21 was formed in the early 1990s as an entity
focused on preserving military bases in the region from closure through the Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process undertaken by congress at that time.
The BRAC process is a congressionally authorized process undertaken by the U.S.
Department of Defense to reorganize its base structure to more efficiently and effectively
support U.S. Forces, increase operational readiness, and facilitate new ways of doing
business. The last BRAC process in California began in 2005. The process ended shortly
afterwards and the then Secretary of Defense was required to begin implementing the
recommendations for BRAC realignments by September 15, 2007, and to complete the
implementation no later than September 15, 2011.
The RDP-21 was directly involved and successful in lobbying congress to protect Ventura
County bases from closure. Subsequent to the BRAC effort, the RDP-21 continued its
focus on military bases in the region while shifting their efforts to the economic benefits
of maintaining military base presence in the region.
The RDP-21 is requesting the City Council consider re-instating its membership to the
partnership. Participation in the RDP-21 requires an annual membership fee and
appointment of a representative to serve as a board member at RDP-21 meetings. The
meetings are held monthly on the first or second Thursday of the month, and the
Governmental Agency Representatives for the RDP-21 are selected from the elected
body of each member agency. In addition, participation in RDP-21 provides for one
annual trip to Washington D.C. at an approximate cost of $4,000 which covers
transportation to and from Washington D.C., lodging accommodations, and meals. The
trip is coordinated by the RDP-21.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it does
not constitute a project, as defined by Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Therefore, no environmental review is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
City participation was not contemplated and not included in the FY 2024/25 budget. The
RDP is seeking the City’s membership to begin July 1, 2025, and for the City to include
funding in the FY 2025/26 budget for the RDP-21. Should the Council choose to
participate, funding will be included in the proposed FY 2025/26 budget.
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE
This item does not support a current strategic directive.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Discuss and consider appointment of the City’s representative to the RDP-21 and provide
direction to staff to allocate funding for the City’s membership in the draft FY 2025/26
budget in the amount of $9,287.00 to fund the City’s participation.
Attachment 1: Regional Defense Partnership Funding Request, dated March 9, 2025
Attachment 2: Regional Defense Partnership Brochure
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March 9, 2025
Attn: Troy Brown, City of Moorpark
RE: WHAT YOUR RDP BUDGET AMOUNT FOR 25/26 WOULD BE
The Regional Defense Partnership (RDP) thanks you for considering re-joining; we have
worked since 1995 to retain and increase the county’s military complex, the largest
employer in Ventura County by far.
Base Realignment and Closures (BRACs) taught us to increase tenant activities at Naval
Base Ventura County (NVBC) to diversify its range of activity, and we have done that! We
brought 30 new tenant commands, including an E-2 squadron, Coast Guard helicopter
unit, Navy Directed Energy Test Facility, Unmanned Systems Complex, 8 aircraft and a
fire-fighting system for the Air National Guard and more than $180 million in military
construction projects. All this has brought more than $80 million in new work per year to
NBVC. Not counting the Air Guard and the Coast Guard, the Navy employs more than
24,000 civilians and 4,100 active-duty personnel, with a payroll of over $4.6 billion. Loss
of NBVC would be extremely detrimental to our county’s economy.
But we can’t sit on our laurels. As old programs go, we must lure new programs that would
be a good fit if relocated to NBVC. Additionally, in this political climate there could be
another BRAC and we must be prepared to fight again. We have a reserve for an anti-
BRAC campaign, but it is only a small fraction of what the total cost would be.
If your City Council decides to join RDP, your dues for the 2025/56 FY would be $5,578,
based upon the number of civilian NBVC employees who live in your ZIP Code and the
formula that the City Managers derived when we first formed.
We hope that your city will join our group and look forward to working together to retain
and increase the military presence at NBVC and the economic benefits we derive from it.
Sincerely,
Charlotte Craven,
RDP Treasurer
(805) 482-4730 or Craven31@verizon.net
Rdp21.org admin@rdp21.org
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