Note: If this is a joint meeting of the City Council and Boards of Directors, the applicable entity is identified at the end of eac h agenda item.
CC – City Council PFA – Public Financing Authority
WWD – Waterworks District No. 8 SA – Successor Agency
IDA – Industrial Development Authority LB – Simi Valley Library Board of Trustees PFFA – Simi Valley Public Facilities Financing Authority Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the CC, WWD, 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.
AGENDA ITEM NO.
Consent (1)
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VENTURA COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 8
SIMI VALLEY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
SIMI VALLEY PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE SIMI VALLEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SIMI VALLEY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
S
imi Valley, California January 8, 2024
CA LLED TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m. (CLOSED SESSION)
RO
LL CALL: Present: Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
R emote: None
Absent: None
a. PUBLIC STATEMENTS: Having no public statements, the City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 5:33 p.m.
b. C
LOSED SESSION:
(1
) Public Employee Performance Evaluation (CC)
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1):
T
itle: City Manager
CALLED TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m. (OPEN SESSION)
C
LOSED SESSION REPORTS : City Attorney Ford stated there was no reportable action as a result of the Closed Session meeting held on January 8, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
M
ayor Thomas announced the retirement of City Manager Brian Gabler in June of 2024.
PL
EDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Carolyn Duncan
Minutes
January 8, 2024
ROLL CALL: Present: Council Members/Directors/Trustees Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice- Chair/President Pro Tem
Rhodes and Mayor/Chair/President Thomas
Remote: None
Absent: None
1. AGENDA REVIEW
: None
1A. ACTION: Mayor Pro Tem/Vice -Chair/President Pro Tem Rhodes moved that all resolutions and ordinances presented tonight be read in title only and all further reading be waived. Council Member /Director/Trustee Litster seconded the motion. (CC/WWD/PFFA/SA/LB)
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Council Members /Directors/Trustees Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem/V ice-Chair/President Pro Tem Rhodes, and Mayor/Chair/President Thomas
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
1B. 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).
1C. DECLARATION OF CONFLICT
: None
1D. CERTIFICATES/HONORARY RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS: None
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON APPOINTMENTS, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: None
3. APPOINTMENTS/SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS :
3A. APPOINTMENTS
:
(1) Appointments of representation of City Council/Board Members on boards, commissions, and committees and consideration of recommended changes (Blanco) (CC/WWD/IDA/PFFA/SA/LB)
2 Minutes
January 8, 2024
ACTION: Mayor Pro Tem/Vice -Chair/President Pro Tem Rhodes moved to approve the Boards, Commissions, and Committees list as presented with the noted change of Council Member Judge remaining as alternate for League of California Cities Voting Delegate and alternate for Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) General Assembly Voting Representative. Council Member/Director/Trustee Judge seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL
:
AYES: Council Members /Directors/Trustees Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem/V ice-Chair/President Pro Tem Rhodes, and Mayor/Chair/President Thomas
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
3B. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
(1) Presentation of the 2023 State of the Region Report by David Maron of the Ventura County Civic Alliance (CC)
David Maron of Ventura County Civic Alliance, presented City Council with the 2023 State of the Region report.
3C. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
:
(1) Informational presentation by Youth Council member Saydee Ro (CC)
Youth Council Member Saydee Ro provided an informational report on behalf of the Youth Council.
4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ALL ITEMS OTHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS, APPOINTMENTS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS:
The following submitted a speaker card and spoke:
1. Bob Stotz, Simi Valley, CA, spoke in support of Body Brain Train to receive the Special Event Support Program Grant.
2. Nikki Lian, Co-owner Body Brain Train, Simi Valley, CA, spoke in support of Body Brain Train to receive the Special Event Support Program Grant, and thanked the City for their support over the last few years.
3 Minutes
January 8, 2024
3. Jenny Allen, Body Brain Train Volunteer, Simi Valley, CA, spoke in support of Body Brain Train to receive the Special Event Support Program Grant.
4. Carolyn Duncan, Simi Valley, CA, spoke in support of Body Brain Train to receive the Special Event Support Program Grant.
5. Debbie Jew, Simi Valley, CA, spoke in support of Body Brain Train to receive the Special Event Support Program Grant.
6. Leon Roth (no address given) spoke in support of Body Brain Train to receive the Special Event Support Program Grant.
7. Elizabeth Bower (no address given) spoke in support of Body Brain Train to receive the Special Event Support Program Grant.
8. Bob Murdock, Simi Valley, CA, spoke in support of Body Brain Train to receive the Special Event Support Program Grant.
9. Linda Bosley, past President of the Simi Valley Historical Society, Moorpark, CA, thanked the City for their prior support and spoke in support of the Simi Valley Historical Society to receive the Special Event Support Program Grant.
10. Rick Cordero, Simi Valley, CA, spoke in support of Body Brain Train to receive the Special Event Support Program Grant.
11. Kathy Conrad, Simi Valley, CA, spoke in support of Body Brain Train to receive the Special Event Support Program Grant.
The following submitted a speaker card in support of Body Brain Train to receive the Special Event Support Program Grant but did not wish to speak:
1. Tanya Stotz (no address given)
2. Mike Conrad (no address given)
4A.
CITY COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER/SPECIAL DISTRICT COMMENTS REGARDING PUBLIC STATEMENTS:
Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes thanked the public for coming to the meeting and giving support to their cause to receive a Special Event Support Program Grant, and he recognized the work Nikki Lian does with the Body Brain Train.
4 Minutes
January 8, 2024
Council Member Litster thanked the public for their comments, she thanked Nikki Lian with the Body Brain Train, and Linda Bosley from the Simi Valley Historical Society for all that they do.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
: None
6. CONTINUED PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ALL ITEMS OTHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS, APPOINTMENTS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: None
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
:
(1) Adoption of a resolution accepting public improvements for Tract No. 6055, located at 1800 Tapo Canyon Road (Fuchiwaki) (CC)
Resolution No. 2024- 01 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SIMI VALLEY ACCEPTING THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR TRACT NO. 6055, LOCATED AT 1800 TAPO CANYON ROAD
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2024-01.
ACTION: Council Member/Director/Trustee Judge moved to approve Consen t Calendar Item 1. Council Member/Director/Trustee Cavanaugh seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL
:
AYES: Council Members /Directors/Trustee Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem/V ice-Chair/President Pro Tem Rhodes , and Mayor/Chair/President Thomas
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
8. CONTINUED BUSINESS
: None
9. NEW BUSINESS
:
9A.
Selection of recipients to receive 2024 Special Event Support Program Grants and authorize the City Manager to execute contracts with recipients (Swan) (CC)
ACTION
: Council Member /Director/Trustee Judge moved to adopt the recommendation of the Special Event Support Review Committee regarding 2024 Special Event Support Program Grants and authorize the City Manager to execute grant contracts with the recipients. Mayor Pro Tem/Vice -Chair/President Pro Tem Rhodes seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL:
5 Minutes
January 8, 2024
AYES: Council Members /Directors/Trustees Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem/V ice-Chair/President Pro Tem Rhodes, and Mayor/Chair/President Thomas
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
10. REPORTS:
10A. City Council/Board Member/Trustees/Special District Member Reports :
Council Member Judge reported he attended a meeting with the developers of the Simi Valley Town Center, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Executive Action Committee meeting, the SCAG Transportation Committee meeting, and the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) meeting where it was reported that the beautification of the 118 is underway.
Council Member Litster spoke about the Amphitheatre Committee meeting and the status of the Request for Proposals (RFP). She reported she attended the SCAG Energy and Environment Committee meeting, the Town Center Mall Merchant meeting where Kelly Evans was honored for her work on Holidays of Hope, and she commented about the variety of businesses located at the Town Center Mall. She reported she attended the Council On Aging meeting and announced their upcoming 50 th anniversary event will be on January 31.
Council Member Cavanaugh reported she attended a meeting with the developers of the Simi Valley Town Center. She commented that she had been ill and spoke about the great care she received at the Simi Valley Adventist Hospital, and she commented that a Simi Valley Elks Lodge member (Vietnam Marine) rode on the Elks Float at the Pasadena New Year’s Day Rose Parade. Council Member Cavanaugh commented that the Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) annual dinner on January 18 th
will be her final event as Chair. She announced that Soroptimist International of Simi Valley will have a Human Trafficking event on January 11 th, and that the Simi Valley Police Foundation Recognition Award Dinner is Friday January 12th.
Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes reported he attended a meeting with the developers of the Simi Valley Town Center, he attended the Bridal Path HOA meeting, the SCAG Regional Council meeting, and he commented that he was recently assigned to the League of California Cities Government Transparency and Labor Relations Committee and attended the orientation meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes reported he attended the Town Center Merchant meeting where Kelly Evans was honored for her work on Holidays of Hope.
6 Minutes
January 8, 2024
Mayor Thomas reported he met with the developers of the Simi Valley Town Center, he attended the City Selection Committee Appointment meeting, and the Town Center Merchant meeting where Kelly Evans was honored for her work on Holidays of Hope.
10B.
City Council/Board Member/Special District Member Requests for Future City Council Agenda Items:
Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes requested an item to discuss an ordinance change regarding setbacks for barns in animal overlay areas. Council Member Judge seconded.
Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes requested an item to discuss that verification of HOA notification be added to the application for SB 9 units. City Manager Gabler stated that he and the City Attorney would draft a memo regarding the implications and provide it to the City Council.
Council Member Litster shared concerns for bicycle safety. City Manager Gabler noted that staff is working on updating the City’s Bicycle Master Plan and the Police Department is working on an educational campaign.
ADJOURNMENT
: Mayor/Chair/President Thomas adjourned the meeting at 8:11 p.m. in memory of Oakland Police Office Tuan Lee to the meeting of January 29, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. There being no objections, the motion carried through acclamation.
_________________________________
Fred D. Thomas, Mayor of the City of Simi
Valley, California , Chair of the Ventura
County Waterworks District No. 8, Simi
Valley Industrial Development Authority,
Simi Valley Public Facilities Financing
Authority, Simi Valley Public Financing
Authority, Successor Agency to the Simi
Valley Community Development Agency,
and President of the Simi Valley Library
Board of Trustees
________________________________
Lucy Blanco, City Clerk/District Secretary/Authority
/ Agency Secretary/Board Secretary
7 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 PFA – Public Financing Authority
WWD – Waterworks District No. 8 SA – Successor Agency
IDA – Industrial Development Authority LB – Simi Valley Library Board of Trustees PFFA – Simi Valley Public Facilities Financing Authority
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the CC, WWD, 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 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 Tem 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):
Name of Case: Southland Watch v. City of Simi Valley, et al.
Case No.: VCSC Case No. 56-2022-00573170
(2) 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: Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes and Mayor Thomas
Remote: None
Absent: None
8 Minutes
January 29, 2024
1. AGENDA REVIEW: None
1A. ACTION: Mayor Pro Tem 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: Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
1B. 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).
1C. DECLARATION OF CONFLICT
: None
1D. 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.
9 Minutes
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 O n Aging for a term commencing on February 1, 2024 and concluding on January 31, 2026. Council Member Cavanaugh seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL
:
AYES: Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
3B. 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 S ui provided City Council with a presentation.
3C. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
: None
4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ALL ITEMS OTHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS, APPOINTMENTS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS:
10 Minutes
January 29, 2024
The following submitted a speaker card and spoke:
1. George Kostyrko (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.
4A.
CITY COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER/SPECIAL DISTRICT COMMENTS REGARDING PUBLIC STATEMENTS:
Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes 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 Tem Rhodes thanked Krystal Ryan for speaking about the Every 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.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
: None
6. CONTINUED PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ALL ITEMS OTHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS, APPOINTMENTS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: None
6A. CITY COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER/SPECIAL DISTRICT COMMENTS REGARDING PUBLIC STATEMENTS: None
7. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Council Member Litster pulled Consent Item 4 for discussion. 11 Minutes
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 Project, 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 DBA 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 AGENC Y TRANSIT AND INTERCITY RAIL
CAPITAL PROGRAM (TIRCP) TRANSIT PROJECTS
ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2024-03.
12 Minutes
January 29, 2024
ACTION: Council Member Litster moved to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 3 and item 5. Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL
:
AYES: Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ACTION: Council Member Litster moved to approve Consent Calendar Item 4. Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: 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: Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
10. REPORTS
:
13 Minutes
January 29, 2024
10A. City Council/Board Member/Trustees/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 27 th 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 27 th 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 Valley Police Foundation’s 27 th
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 Tem Rhodes reported he attended the Soroptimist International of Simi Valley Human Trafficking event, the Simi Valley Police Foundation 27 th 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 fundraising concert, he stopped in at the Homeless Point in Time Count training, and attended the Amphitheater Feasi bility Study Proposal meeting. Mayor Pro Tem 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.
14 Minutes
January 29, 2024
Mayor Thomas reported he attended the Simi Valley Police Foundation 27 th 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.
10B.
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.
_________________________________
Fred D. Thomas, Mayor of the City of Simi
Valley, California,
________________________________
Lucy Blanco CMC, City Clerk
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