Michael Wolf, Oxnard City director of public works, told a November public works workshop that the parks division manages 36 parks, about 48,000 city trees and nearly two miles of beachfront maintenance with 47 employees and a mix of in‑house and contract crews. "The city has approximately 48,000 trees," Wolf said during the presentation, and staff highlighted routine activities from turf and irrigation repairs to sports‑field preparation.

Wolf credited Measure E funding with visible improvements in right‑of‑way landscaping since fiscal year 2021–22, and showed annual landscape maintenance investments of nearly $5 million in recent years. The presentation included photos and statistics on daily or weekly activities added since Measure E and a summary of the division’s graffiti‑removal program, which staff said has been active since 2021.

Despite those gains, Wolf emphasized persistent deferred maintenance, vandalism, illegal dumping and rule noncompliance in some park areas. He said park restroom and playground maintenance is sometimes undone within hours by misuse and vandalism, and that the division spends substantial time on cleanup and repairs.

Staff recommended continuing funding for routine right‑of‑way maintenance and park operations; prioritizing deferred maintenance projects; advancing an urban forest master plan with a water‑efficient landscaping focus; strengthening park‑rule enforcement; and implementing the city’s enterprise asset management (EAM) system to better track assets and work orders.

The presentation identified staffing and resource limits as constraints on those priorities and said some work is delivered through contractor crews. Wolf did not announce new ordinances or formal council actions during the workshop; he framed the items as staff recommendations for council consideration.