MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Simi Valley, California January 29, 2024
CALLED TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m. (CLOSED SESSION)
ROLL CALL: Present: Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
Remote: None
Absent: None
a. PUBLIC STATEMENTS: Having no public statements, the City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 5:31 p.m.
b. CLOSED SESSION:
(1) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d}(1):
(2)
Name of Case: Southland Watch v. City of Simi Valley, et al.
Case No.: VCSC Case No. 56-2022-00573170
Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d){1 ):
Name of Case: Francesca Adams v. City of Simi Valley
Case No.: VCSC Case No. 56-2022-00573389
CALLED TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m. (OPEN SESSION)
CLOSED SESSION REPORTS: City Attorney Ford stated there was no reportable action as a result of the Closed Session meeting held on January 29, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Police Sergeant Daniel Frates ROLL CALL: Present:
Remote:
Absent:
Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro
Tern Rhodes and Mayor Thomas
None
None
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
WNO - 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, VVV\/0, 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.
Minutes
2 January 29, 2024
1. AGENDA REVIEW: None
1A. ACTION: Mayor Pro Tern 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 Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tern -.
Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
None
·None
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1 B. 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:
1C.
10. MOTION: Move that the City Council meeting tonight may extend beyond the midnight deadline to conclude the agenda (Section 2-1.106 SVMC).
DECLARATION OF CONFLICT: None
CERTIFICATES/HONORARY RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS:
(1) Presentation of a Certificate of Appreciation to an outgoing member of the Simi Valley Council On Aging Executive Board (CC)
Community Services Manager Angel Sierra and Mayor Thomas presented Jeanne Schomaker, outgoing member of the Simi Valley Council on Aging Executive Board, with a Certificate of Appreciation.
(2) Presentation of an Honorary Resolution to the recipient of the Wayne Templeton Volunteer of the Year Award (CC)
Community Services Manager Angel Sierra and Mayor Thomas presented Hilda Knapton the Wayne Templeton Volunteer of the Year Award. (3) Presentation of an Honorary Resolution commending Sergeant Daniel Frates as the 2023 Officer of the Year (CC)
Police Chief Shorts read and Mayor Thomas presented the honorary resolution commending Sergeant Daniel Frates as Officer of the Year.
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3 January 29, 2024
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON APPOINTMENTS, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: None
3. APPOINTMENTS/SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS:
3A. APPOINTMENTS:
(1) Appointments of Simi Valley Council On Aging Executive Board Members (Swan) (CC) ·
ACTION: Council Member Litster moved that the Council authorize and the Mayor appoint Ted Andrews, Al Brown, Jean Cecil, Clyde Bill Oliver, and Peter Stong to serve on the Simi Valley Council On Aging for a term commencing on February 1, 2024 and concluding on January 31, 2026. Council Member Cavanaugh seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
None
None
None
38. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
(1) Presentation by Andrew Thomas, Government Relations Manager, regarding Southern California Edison's resiliency efforts (CC)
Government Relations Manager Andrew Thomas provided the City Council with a presentation.
(2) Presentation by Caltrans regarding the 118 Clean California Landscape Project (CC)
Office Chief of Roadside Management/Clean California Program Manager Hammer Sui provided City Council with a presentation.
3C. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: None
4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ALL ITEMS OTHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS, APPOINTMENTS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS:
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7. 4 January 29, 2024
The following submitted a speaker card and spoke:
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1. George Kcistyrko (no address given), Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, gave an overview of the resources available to Ventura County as a result of the December 2023 storms.
2. Krystal Ryan, Simi Valley High School PTSA President, Simi Valley, CA, thanked the Council for their support of the Every 15 Minutes Program, and shared how grant funds will be used.
3. James Greenfield (no address given) spoke about a number of concerns he has with the integrity of Ventura County elections.
CITY COUNCIUBOARD MEMBER/SPECIAL DISTRICT COMMENTS REGARDING PUBLIC STATEMENTS:
Mayor Pro Tern Rhqdes thanked everyone that came out to speak at the meeting. He commented that. he. has seen outreach from the Small Business Administration and is grateful for the work they do. Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes thanked Krystal Ryan for speaking about the i=very 15 Minutes Program, and he agreed with James Greenfield about the importance of free and fair elections.
Council Member Cavanaugh commented about the assistance available through the Small Business Administration, she addressed Krystal Ryan and expressed her support of the Every 15 Minutes Program, and she thanked James Greenfield for voicing his opinion about election integrity.
Mayor Thomas commented his support of the Every 15 Minutes Program, and he expressed support for fair elections.
Council Member Litster thanked James Greenfield for his work on free and fair elections, and she commented her support of the Every 15 Minutes Program.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
CONTINUED PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ALL ITEMS OTHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS, APPOINTMENTS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: None
CITY COUNCIUBOARD MEMBER/SPECIAL DISTRICT COMMENTS REGARDING PUBLIC STATEMENTS: None
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Council Member Litster pulled Consent Item 4 for discussion.
Minutes
5 January 29, 2024
( 1) Approval of the Monthly Investment Report for month ended December 31, 2023 (Johnson) (CC)
ACTION: Approved request.
(2) Award of contract to Spatial Wave, Inc. for implementation and annual licensing of the Field Mapplet Software (Johnson) (CC)
ACTION: Awarded contract to Spatial Wave, Inc.
(3) Approval of the first a resolution and award of agreement for West Biological Nutrient Removal {BNR) Basins Aeration Diffuser Replacements and approval of Supplemental Budget Request for the Sanitation Division's BNR Diffusers Replacement Proiect, CP70200054 (Fuchiwaki) (CC)
ACTION: Awarded contract to SNF Polydyne Inc.
(4) Approval of a resolution and award of agreement for West Biological Nutrient Removal {BNR) Basins Aeration Diffuser Replacements and approval of Supplemental Budget Request for the Sanitation Division's BNR Diffusers Replacement Project, CP70200054 {Fuchiwaki) (CC)
Resolution No. 2024-02 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A STANDARD PUBLIC WORKS AGREEMENT
WITH OVIVO USA, LLC AND COOMBS SERVICE GROUP OBA COOMBS
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR COMPETITIVE
BIDDING FOR THE BNR WEST BASINS AERATOR REPLACEMENT
PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $947,989.63
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2024-02.
(5) Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the Master Agreement, Program Supplement, and any future amendments for the California State Transportation Agency Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program {TIRCP) Transit Projects (Fuchiwaki) (CC)
Resolution No. 2024-03- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SIMI VALLEY AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS
DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE MASTER AGREEMENT, PROGRAM
SUPPLEMENT AND ANY FUTURE AMENDMENTS FOR THE CALIFORNIA
STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY TRANSIT AND INTERCITY RAIL
CAPITAL PROGRAM (TIRCP) TRANSIT PROJECTS
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2024-03.
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6 January 29, 2024
ACTION: Council Member Litster moved to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 3 and item 5. Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
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· None
None
ACTION: Council Member Litster moved to approve Consent Calendar Item 4. Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
None
None
None
8. CONTINUED BUSINESS: None
9. NEW BUSINESS:
9A. Approval of conceptual plan for the Transit Center at the intersection of Tapo Canyon Road and Avenida Simi (Fuchiwaki) (CC)
ACTION: Council Member Judge moved to approve the conceptual plan for the transit center at the intersection of Tapo Canyon Road and Avenida Simi. Council Member Litster seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
10. REPORTS:
Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
None
None
None
Minutes
7 January 29, 2024
1 OA. City Council/Board Memberff rustees/Special District Member Reports:
Council Member Litster reported in follow-up to attending the Holiday of Hope Presentation to Kelly Evans at the Simi Valley Town Center that there will be a meeting with moms and representatives of the mall to discuss what they would like to see at the Simi Valley Town Center. She reported she attended the Simi Valley Education Foundation Teacher of the Month Award, the Ventura County Association of Governments (VCOG) meeting, the Soroptimist International of Simi Valley Human Trafficking event, and the Simi Valley Police Foundation's 27th Annual Police Recognition Awards Dinner. Council Member Litster reported she attended the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center Arts Commission Retreat, the Amphitheater Feasibility Study Proposal meeting, she met with a constituent regarding some neighborhood issues, she attended the VCOG Administrative Committee meeting, and the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee meeting. She reported she attended the Dunkin Donuts Grand Opening, the VEX Robotics Over Under Challenge, and she attended a book signing event at The Open Book, a Simi Valley bookstore.
Council Member Cavanaugh reported she attended the Soroptimist International of Simi Valley Human Trafficking event, the Simi Valley Police Foundation's 27th Annual Police Recognition Awards Dinner, the Economic Development Collaborative Annual meeting, the Simi Valley Police Department Flock Community meeting online, and she attended the VEX Robotics Over Under Challenge.
Council Member Judge reported he attended the Simi Vall~y Police Foundation's 27th Annual Police Recognition Awards Dinner, the League · ·of California Cities Policy Committee meeting, and a fundraiser for the Simi Valley High School Boys Baseball Team held at the Grand Vista Hotel.
Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes reported he attended the Soroptimist International of Simi Valley Human Trafficking event, the Simi Valley Police Foundation 27th Annual Police Recognition Awards Dinner, the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center Arts Commission Retreat, and the Neighborhood Council #4 meeting. He reported he attended a meeting at the Samaritan Center to discuss a fund raising concert, he stopped in at the Homeless Point in Time Count training, and attended the Amphitheater Feasibility Study Proposal meeting. Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes reported he attended discussions and review on legislation that included SB 252, he attended the League of California Cities Orientation for new Council Members and Mayors, and he met with a Simi Valley Police Department detective on the Trafficking Taskforce . . '
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Minutes
8 January 29, 2024
Mayor Thomas reported he attended the Simi Valley Police Foundation 271h Annual Police Recognition Awards Dinner, the ADA Paratransit Advisory Committee meeting, and he was the guest speaker for the Simi Valley Moorpark Republican Women's Club. He reported he attended the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce Tourism Alliance meeting, and the VEX Robotics Over Under Challenge. 1 OB. City Council/Board Member/Special District Member Requests for Future City Council Agenda Items:
Council Member Litster requested information from tonight's meeting be posted on City of Simi Valley's website.
Mayor Thomas stated Saturday February 10, 2024 he will be holding a Town Hall Meeting at the Simi Valley Town Center Community Room at 12:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT : Mayor/Chair/President Thomas adjourned the meeting at 8:47 p.m. in memory of Marshall Shrago and Russ McClellan, to the meeting of February 12, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. There being no objections, the motion carried through acclamation.
Lucy Blanco CMC, City Clerk
Fred D. Thomas, Mayor of the City of Simi
Valley, California,