As of April 24, 2009, any mobile car wash/detail owner and/or employee engaging in mobile car washing or detailing activities that will or may result in pollutants entering the MS4 or waterbodies shall implement the following minimum requirements:

• Implement full containment under and around the vehicle being washed or detailed
• Capture all water used in the washing or detailing operation
• Haul all captured wash water to a legal point of disposal

In addition, the following existing requirements will remain in effect:

• A valid business license is required to operate as a mobile car wash/detail business in the City of Oxnard
• The valid City license must be in the mobile car wash/detail vehicle readily available upon request
• The issued license sticker must be affixed to the mobile car wash/detail vehicle
• Liability insurance is required by the City Licensing Department to conduct mobile car wash/detail activities on public parking lots
• The property owner’s written permission letter granting the mobile car wash owner or employee access to perform the car washing/detailing activities within the facility premises is required
• The washing/detailing activities must remain mobile at all times-no setting up shop in one location and soliciting customers

The City’s Code Compliance Unit and Technical Services Program-Source Control staff will hold an educational workshop on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at 9:00 a.m., at the Oxnard Public Library Conference Room B on 251 South “A” Street, to assist the mobile car washers and detailers in complying with the new regulations.

Note: The requirements of City Ordinance 2806 pertaining to the wastewater generated from mobile car washers/detailers will be enforced starting July 22, 2009.

Should you have any questions regarding the new requirements, please feel free to call the City’s Mobile Car Washers hotline at (805) 982-7282.

May 18th through May 31st is the “Next Generation Click It or Ticket enforcement mobilization.” While the Oxnard Police Department does not have California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) grant money this year specifically for the 2009 mobilization, the OPD will again aggressively cite individuals who are not in compliance with the State’s seatbelt compliance law. In 2008, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration realized its highest national seatbelt usage rate of 83%. California continues to boast a compliance rate of over 90%.

The Traffic Unit will use a number of enforcement strategies aimed at not only gaining compliance, but also increasing the public’s awareness re: wearing seat belts and utilizing child restraint seats where appropriate. 2 more Traffic officers were trained last week in Child Restraint Seat Compliance to help promote “occupant safety.” Additionally, the Traffic Unit will conduct random surveys of our motorists and their passengers to determine Oxnard’s compliance rate during this period.

Patrol plays a critical role in seat belt compliance. Don’t hesitate to contact me with ideas about how the Traffic Unit can support your daily (and nightly) efforts.

Seat belt law compliance will save lives and reduce injuries where traffic collisions occur. Issue citations to those persons observed not in compliance.

The cost of an adult seatbelt violation is $132 and up to $435 for not properly restraining a child under 16.

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As an added measure to keep the public informed and aware, the Oxnard Police Department has unveiled its latest tool to combat opportunity crimes. Crime prevention signs reminding drivers to lock their car doors and remove valuables from plain sight have been installed starting in the downtown area of Oxnard. Nine signs have already been posted on N. Fifth St. between B St. and C St. (near the Carnegie Museum) and in the new Oxnard Transportation Center long-term parking lot on East Fifth St. Three more signs will soon be posted at the entrances of the downtown parking structure at Third St. and B St.

“It’s far too easy for criminals when car doors are left unlocked. And even if the thief finds nothing of value in the car, they’ve certainly unnerved the vehicle owner and left them with a sense of intrusion,” said Sr. Officer Ken Klopman, Beat Coordinator for the Downtown Central Business District. “Moreover, motorists unwittingly take away the guess work for criminals when they leave valuables in plain view in their locked cars. Purses, computers, GPS devices, mobile phones, and shopping bags are easy prey for burglars who can easily shatter a car window to reach the goods,” Klopman said. Therefore motorists should not only close their windows and lock their cars, but they should remove valuables, or at least hide them from plain view by securing items under car seats, in the glove box, or in the trunk. “Criminals are far more likely to target vehicles when they can see that the ‘prize’ is a sure thing. They know they’re not risking detection and arrest for nothing.”

While these signs have so far been posted at publicly-owned locales, the crime prevention signs are also available for purchase for business and property owners. “We’d encourage owners and managers of residential complexes, shopping centers, and other businesses to partner with the Oxnard Police Department by purchasing these signs at our cost and posting the signs on their properties to remind their residents, customers, employees, and other visitors of these very simple steps they can take to help combat vehicle crime in the city,” Klopman said.

The 18”x24” signs are professionally screen printed on .063” rust-proof aluminum and are finished with a protective anti-graffiti coating that resists fading and will give the sign a life-expectancy of 10 or more years. Signs are available by contacting Sr. Officer Ken Klopman at the Downtown Police Storefront, 328 S. B St., Oxnard or by calling (805) 385-8212. The cost is $45 per sign excluding installation hardware and labor.

Example signs in English and Spanish.