HISTORY OF CHANNEL ISLANDS BEACH
COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT

Channel Islands Beach Community Services District was created on December 13, 1982 . Its creation was a result of the demand of the citizens of the beach community for an independent governmental entity to provide solutions to their need for various services including but not limited to water, sewer, and trash services. If new or increased levels of service were desired, the CIBCSD could provide them with the advantage of local representation and control, related to the services provided, through its locally elected   board of directors.

The Channel Islands Beach community dates back to 1924 when the Hollywood Beach subdivision was initiated in unincorporated Ventura County . Silverstrand was mapped in 1925, and Hollywood by the Sea in 1926. Small water districts were founded to serve the needs of those communities, but were subsequently consolidated into the County Channel Islands County Water District, serving the water and sewer needs of the entire beach and harbor area. This organization eventually became the pedecessor of CIBCSD.

In 1962 the Army Corps of Engineers started construction of a breakwater and then the dredging for a small craft harbor. The dredging resulted in Hollywood by the Sea being cut into two parts separated by the harbor.

The Channel Islands Beach community has a long history of actively identifying community needs and organizing to pursue common goals.  A Beach Chamber of Commerce and Homeowners Association was formed in 1947 and was active until the CIBCSD was created. Other organizations were formed in the 1975-1980 time frames to prevent the annexation of the beach community by adjacent cities and to focus on common concerns. As a result their efforts, the action of the County of Ventura Board of Supervisors, and the votes of the beach community citizens, the CIBCSD was formed.