MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Simi Valley, California August14,2023
CALLED TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m. (OPEN SESSION)
CLOSED SESSION REPORTS: None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Mayor Pro Tern Judge
ROLL CALL: Present:
Remote:
Absent:
Council Members, Litster, Cavanaugh, and Mayor Pro Tern Judge
Council Member Rhodes
Mayor Thomas
1. AGENDA REVIEW: None.
1A.
Sr. Assistant City Attorney Sonia Hehir addressed the.City Council and the community for the record of this meeting, that this City Council meeting was conducted pursuant to California Government Code Section 54953, in that Council Member Rocky Rhodes was in Chaingmai, Thailand, and that he participated in the meeting by way of Zoom.
ACTION: Council Member Rhodes moved that all resolutions and ordinances presented tonight be read in title only and all further reading be waived. Council Member Litster seconded the motion. (CC)
ROLL CALL:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members Rhodes, Litster, Cavanaugh, and Mayor Pro Tern Judge
None
Mayor Thomas
None
18. It is the policy of the City Council that upon reaching ·11 :30 p.m., the City Council will not address any new agenda items. Should the City Council continue to address agenda items past 12:00 midnight, the following motion is in order:
MOTION: Move that the City Council meeting tonight may extend beyond the midnight deadline to conclude the agenda (Section 2-1.106 SVMC).
Note: If this is a joint meeting of the City Council and Boards of Directors, the applicable entity is identified at the end of each agenda item.
CC - City Council
\JWIJD - Waterworks District No. 8
IDA - Industrial Development Authority
PFFA - Simi Valley Public Facilities Financing Authority PFA - Public Financing Authority
SA - Successor Agency
LB - Simi Valley Library Board of Trustees
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the CC, \JWIJD, IDA, PFFA, PFA, SA, and/or LB after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office at 2929 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley, CA during normal business hours.
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2 DECLARATION OF CONFLICT: None
CERTIFICATES/HONORARY RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS:
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(1) Presentation of a proclamation declaring August 26, 2023. as Women's Equality Day (CC)
Assistant City Manager Samantha Argabrite read the proclamation declaring August 26, 2023, as Women's Equality Day.
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON APPOINTMENTS, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: None.
3. APPOINTMENTS/SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS:
3A. APPOINTMENTS:
(1) Selection of City Council members to interview and nominate prospective Neighborhood Council Executive Board members (Perros) (CC) · ACTION: Council Member Cavanaugh moved two subcommittees, comprised of Mayor Pro Tern Judge and Council Member Cavanaugh for Neighborhood Councils 1 and two, Council Members Litster and Rhodes for Neighborhood Councils 3 and 4, to interview and nominate prospective Neighborhood Council Executive Board members. Council Member Litster seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members Rhodes, Litster, Cavanaugh, and Mayor Pro Tern Judge
None
Mayor Thomas
None
(2) Designation of two City Council members as the City's voting delegate and alternates at the League of California Cities Annual Conference Business Meeting (Blan.co) (CC)
ACTION: Council Member Rhodes moved to designate Mayor Pro Tern Judge as the City of Simi Valley's voting delegate and designate Council Member Cavanaugh as the alternate voting delegate to the 2023 League of California Cities Annual Conference Business Meeting, and authorize the Mayor to sign the attached 2023 Annual Conference Voting Delegate/Alternate form. Council Member Litster seconded the motion.
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ROLL CALL:
AYES: Council Members Rhodes, Litster, Cavanaugh, and Mayor Pro Tern Judge
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
None
Mayor Thomas
None
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: None
INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: None
PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ALL ITEMS OTHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS.
APPOINTMENTS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS:
The following submitted a speaker card and spoke:
1. Joseph LaPorte, ARC of Ventura County Program Manager, Simi Valley, CA, thanked the City Council for the $12,500 grant to reroof their day facility and he invited the City Council to visit their location on Cochran Street.
2. John Lapper, Simi Valley, CA, commented about a number of concerns which included City Council making ZOOM public statements available for City Council meetings, a comment made by Council Member Rhodes to the City Attorney at the July 31st meeting, and a closed session report from the City Attorney regarding a law suit that the City is joining. Mr. Lapper commented about elected officials that attended the Police Department National Night Out event, and the Recreational Vehicle parking issue.
CITY COUNCIUBOARD MEMBER/SPECIAL DISTRICT COMMENTS REGARDING PUBLIC STATEMENTS:
Council Member Rhodes thanked Mr. LaPorte from ARC for his ~ervice, and for his expression of gratitude to the Council for grant funding. He thanked the City Council and noted the Brown Act for the accommodation that enabled him to participate in the meeting via ZOOM. Council Member Rhodes asked the City Attorney when financial information regarding SB 9 li~igation could be available to the public.
Council Member Litster expressed her appreciation to Mr. LaPorte from ARC, and she thanked Mr. Lapper for his comments.
s·. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
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CONTINUED PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ALL ITEMS OTHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS. AF?POINTMENTS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: None
CITY COUNCIUBOARD MEMBER/SPECIAL DISTRICT COMMENTS REGARDING PUBLIC STATEMENTS: None
CONSENT CALENDAR:
· (1) Award of contract to Creative Bus Sales. Inc. for the purchase of eight (8) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) replacement paratransit vehicles through California Associated for coordinated transportation (CALACT)/Morongo Basin Transit Authority (MBTA) cooperative purchasing agreement, and authorization for the City Manager to execute related purchasing documents. CP75000010 (Fuphiwaki) (CC)
ACTION: Awarded contract to Creative Bus Sales, Inc.
(2) Award of contract for FY 2022-23 Sewer System CCTV Inspection and Cleaning. CP970380. Specification No. SV 23-27 (Fuchiwaki) (CC) ACTION: Awarded contract to Pipe Tee, Inc.
(3) Award of contract for the construction of FY 2023-24 Annual Major Streets Rehabilitation Program: First Street (Royal Avenue to Fitzgerald Road).
CP60000018. Specification No. SV 23-13 (Fuchiwaki) (CC) ACTION: · Awarded contract to Onyx Paving Co., Inc.
(4) Award of contract for the Annual Pesticide. Herbicide. and Weed Control Maintenance Services. Specification No. SV 23-17 (Fuchiwaki) (CC) ACTION: Awarded contract to Pest Options, Inc.
ACTION: Council Member Cavanaugh moved to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 4. Council Member Litster seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members Rhodes, Litster, Cavanaugh, Mayor Pro Tern Judge
None
Mayor Thomas
None
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8. CONTINUED BUSINESS: None
9. NEW BUSINESS:
9A. Adoption of Resolution Establishing Bylaws Governing the Simi Valley Arts Commission (Swan) (CC)
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Resolution No. 2023-38 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SIMI VALLEY ESTABLISHING BYLAWS GOVERNING THE SIMI VALLEY ARTS
COMMISSION
ACTION: Council Member Cavanaugh moved to approve Resolution 2023-38 establishing bylaws governing the Simi Valley Arts Commission. Council Member Litster seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
REPORTS:
Council Members Rhodes, Litster, Cavanaugh, Mayor Pro Tern Judge
None
Mayor Thomas
None
City Council/Board Member/Trustees/Special District Member Reports:
Council Member Rhodes participated in the Council meeting via ZOOM _from Chiang Mai, Thailand, and he reported he had made contact with a Rotary Club Jhere and discussed the possibility of doing an international service project with the City of Simi Valley. Council Member Rhodes reported he would be attending via ZOOM the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Community Economic and Human Development Committee meeting.
Council Member Litster reported she attended the Simi Valley Police Department National Night Out and thanked all the participants and volunteers. She reported she attended the Officer Michael F. Clark Commemoration Ceremony, she spoke about back to school in Simi Valley, attended a ribbon cutting for the grand opening of A Plus Cosmetic Dentistry of Simi Valley, and met with social media influencer lann Mena (lnstagram, @sooninsimi).
Council Member Cavanaugh commented about the retirement of Emily Habib, Environmental Services Community Services Coordinator. She reported that the Minutes
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Ventura County Animal Services Clear the Shelters event will be held on Saturday, August 26, she attended the Simi Valley Police Department National Night Out, and she attended the Officer Michael F. Clark Commemoration Ceremony .
Mayor Pro Tern Judge commented he had been ill during some of this time period, and he reported he attended the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce breakfast. 1 OB. City Council/Board Member/Special District Member Requests for Future City Council Agenda Items: None
ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Pro Tern Judge adjourned the meeting at 7:23 p.m. in the memory of Alexander McIntosh, Robert Edward Goslin, and Pat Bonnell to the meeting of August 28, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. There being no objections , the motion carried through acclamation . e
edO.Thomas,Mayir of the City of Simi
Valley , California,