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Ormond Ordinance
How we banned dogs on a popular recreational beach
Bruce Schoppe and Cynthia HartleyVentura Audubon
A Threatened Ecosystem
Globose dune beetle
Legless lizard
Sandy beach tiger beetle
Long billed curlew
south coast garter snake
Short Billed Dowitcher
Saltmarsh flicker
whimbrel
By Callie Bowdish
So Cal saltmarsh shrew
By Sharol Nelson-Embry
Marbled Godwit
Ormond Beach• Boundary between urban/ag/wetlands (restoration in progress)• Global important bird area (IBA)• Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area (ESHA), designated snowy plover critical habitat
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Activities Prohibited by the Ordinance (i.e. not for dogs only)
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• Bring, walk or ride ANY domesticated animal
• Release of non-domesticated or exotic animals
• Entering or interfering with any protected habitat area
• Alteration or removal of any sand dune, plant or vegetation
• Camping and fires
• Operation of any motorized vehicle: airplanes, helicopters, cars and drones
• Flying of kites, kite boards, or gliders
Ormond is also a public beach…these things regularly give us heartburn at Ormond Beach
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Who do we call for help?
Not me
One of these guys
Him
2 Cities, 3 Land Owners and a Multitude of Enforcement Entities …confusion over regulations & jurisdiction,
FURTHER confounded by a severe lack of resources
Timeline & Effort : Ordinance Approval
Initiating EventSheriff’s Posse Beach Ride
31 riders
Oxnard City Mayor Pro-Tem
Carmen Ramirez
AudubonCA Coastal ConservancyUSFWSCity AttorneyMayor Pro-TemParks and Recreation
Email AVALANCHE!
USFWSCDFW
AudubonCity Officials
County Supervisor Cathy LongSheriff’s office
Dream Ordinance wish-list
VAS
Lawyers Write Ordinance
Literature references
VAS
VAStestifies
September 2015
Parks and
Recreation CommissionPassed 5-0
Oxnard City
CouncilMeeting IPassed 4-1
Oxnard City
CouncilMeeting 2
VAS (4)and many
other speakers
VAS (1)speaker
LOBBYING• Letters of support:
VAS, USFWS, SCCAudubon CA
• Email Blast• CA Audubon Action Alert• Social Media• Email City Council members
MORE LOBBYING• Op/Ed Article• Emails• Phone calls• Social media
Passed4-1
Sept 20th
VASPublic
presentation “Shorebird
Conservation at Ormond”
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October November March May JuneJanuary 2016
Public meeting Public meeting Public meetingStakeholders Meeting
Still not done! Outreach critical for successAND built a strong partnership with City of Oxnard
EnforcementPlanning Meeting IVAS/Oxnard City staff
OUTREACH CAMPAIGN• Volunteers greet public on weekends• Walter Fuller - week day outreach• Pass out flyers• Talk to dog owners• “Plover Pals” for kids• Restoration plan outreach• Social media• Newspaper article• Audubon CA blogpost (Arianna)
Ordinance In
Effect
Sign and FlyerPlanning
MeetingVAS/Oxnard City staff
EnforcementPlanning
Meeting 2&
Volunteer Training
CREATE MATERIALS• Dog Parks of Ventura County• Dog Brochure• Flyer about ordinance• Signs
RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS:• VAS email blast• Social media• Reach out to partners
Ordinance Passed
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7/7/16June August SeptemberJuly6/7/16
Critical Components to Passing This Ordinance
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1. Advocate on City Council, City Staff Support
2. Site Specific Data:
o 13 years of nesting data & disturbance observations
o Detailed visitor metrics (Walter Fuller – full time beach docent)
o Status as a special wildlife area (IBA/ESHA/Critical Habitat + restoration plans)
3. Scientific literature
4. Good lawyers
5. Favorable Public Opinion
o Strong public/agency/land owner support
o Lack of strong opposition
6. Supportive City Council (majority)
Many Pulled Together to Make This Work
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Steward of Ormond BeachWalter Fuller
Ventura Audubon SpeakersDebra BarringerAlexis FrangisCynthia HartleyBruce SchoppeJim Susha
Letter WritersCA Coastal ConservancyUSFWSCalifornia AudubonVentura Audubon
Oxnard City StaffGreg Barnes*Jefferson Billingsley (City Attorney)Edward BermudezRoger BrooksBen CosselDelana GbenekamaAshley GoldenArt GutierrezRobert HearneJohn HillTrish HonigsbergEric HumelBadaoui MouderresDaniel RydbergJames VegaScott WhitneyRaymond WilliamsBarbara WulfDean YamamotoDiego Zabala
Advocate on Oxnard City Council*Carmen Ramirez
Oxnard City MayorTimothy Flynn
Ormond VolunteersPatricia AkinsTanya AtwaterAmanda FaganAlexis FrangisCynthia HartleyEric HumelVince KinschKaren KrausMichael MayerMelissa MoserKen OwenBruce SchoppeJoyce SchoppeHeather ShieldsJan SushaJim Susha
Partnership OrganizationsCAUSEOxnard City CorpsSanta Barbara AudubonSaviers Road Design TeamSierra Club
City of Oxnard Ormond Coordinator*Karen Kraus (Attorney)
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Questions?