MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Simi Valley, California April 22, 2024
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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
PUBLIC STATEMENTS: Having no public statements, the City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 5:31 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION:
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Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (CC) Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Workers' Compensation
Name of Case: Roy Walker v City of Simi Valley
Case No.: (#605438 and #605408; ADJ 15507770 and ADJ 15970647) Conference with Real Property Negotiator (CC)
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8·:
Property APN:
Agency Negotiator:
Negotiating Parties:
Under Negotiation:
611-0-050-270
Brian P. Gabler, City Manager
Manios Properties
Instruction to negotiator regarding price and terms
CALLED TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m. (OPEN SESSION)
CLOSED SESSION REPORTS: Senior Assistant City Attorney Gutierrez stated there was no reportable action as a result of the Closed Session meeting held on April 22, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Tanvi ljju
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
WWD - 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. WWD. IDA. PFFA1 PFA1 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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ROLL CALL: Present: Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes and Mayor Thomas
Remote: None
Absent: None
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)
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Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tern ~'.. Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
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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:
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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 proclamation declaring April 2024 as Earthquake Preparedness .Mo~th (CC)
Emergency Services Manager Eileen Conners read and Mayor Thomas presented the Disaster Services Workers with a proclamation declaring April 2024 as Earthquake Preparedness Month.
(2) Presentation of a proclamation declaring April 22, 2024 as Earth Day (CC) Public Works Director Ron Fuchiwaki read the proclamation declaring April 22, 2024 as Earth Day.
(3) Presentation of Certificates of Completion to the Spring CERT graduating classes (CC)
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Emergency Services Manager Eileen Conners read and Mayor Thomas presented Certificates of Completion to the Spring CERT class: Jesic.a_Aguirr~, Lorenzo Aguirre, Dulce Alonso, Coral Anderson, Jorge Andrade, Rebekka, Armstong, Rosa Ayala, Hector Arechiga, Catherine Balderas, Keith Bauer, Cynthia Bazan, German Bazan, Nathan Blain, Joe Bowman, Martin Campos, Jadyn Carnicella, Carina Cordova, Rafaela Cruz, Brenda Depaz, Melissa Diaz-Strahan, Jack Donofrio, Dahlia Duarte, Gina Duarte, ltzel Franco Olvera, Richard Galitz, Fernando Garcia Osorio, Alejandra Garza, Timothy Gaydos, Richard Giehm, Dulce Gonzalez, Gabriela Gonzalez, Lunda Gould, Joe Graeve, John Gusan, Gabby Guzman, Joseph Henry, Loretta Henry, Michael Hollander, Maria Hurtado, Oscar Hurtado, Kenneth Kristiansen, Jeff Landau, Annabel Lopez, Edgar Lucio, Alma Mendez, Michael Morisette, Christopher Parker, David Pastrana, Enrique Quezada, Yessenia Ramirez Mendez, Jesse Ramos, Arthur Reid, Richard Salerno, Santosh Singh, Om Singh, Dustin Smith, Marta Vernal, Maria Vicente, and Brook Zailo.
(4) Presentation of a proclamation proclaiming May 2, 2024, as Day of Prayer in the City of Simi Valley (CC) ... ~
Senior Management Analyst Heidi Di Nardo read. ·and.· ~ayo·r Thomas presented Cornerstone Church Student Ministries Director Thornas Scherer the. proclamation proclaiming May 2, 2024, as Day of Prayer. · ·
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON APPOINTMENTS, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: None
3. APPOINTMENTS/SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS:
3A. APPOINTMENTS:
(1) Selection of two City Council members to conduct Americans with Disabilities Act {ADA) Paratransit Advisory Committee interviews (Fuchiwaki) (CC)
ACTION: Council Member Cavanaugh moved that the Council· authorize and the Mayor appoint City Council Member Judge and Ma¥Qr : .. J:_~omas to . interview and nominate prospective ADA Paratransit Advisory Com1J1ittee members. Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes seconded the motion. · ·
ROLL CALL:
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ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
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(2) Selection of one City Council member to serve on the interview and nomination panel for returning Youth Council members (Swan) (CC)
ACTION: May~r;ef9 Tern Rhodes moved to select Council Member Litster to serve on the interview· a·hd · nomination panel for prospective returning Youth Council members to fill up:to·nine positions on the Youth Council. Council Member Cavanaugh seconded the moHon.
ROLL CALL:
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ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: None
INFORMATIONAL REPORTS:
(1) Informational. pr.e.sentation by Youth Council member Tanvi liju (CC) '"H,
Youth Council Member Tanvi ljju provided an informational report to City Council on behalf of the Youth Council.
4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ALL ITEMS OTHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS.
APPOINTMENTS AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: None
4A. CITY COUNCIUBOARD MEMBER/SPECIAL DISTRICT COMMENTS REGARDING PUBLIC STATEMENTS: None
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
5A. A public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant Allocations and the Draft FY 2024-25 Action Plan (Perras) (CC)
There being no public testimony Mayor Thomas opened and closed the public portion of the hearing at 7: 1·0 p.m.
ACTION: Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes moved to adopt the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee's funding recommendation and make the final determination of projects and programs to be funded in FY 2024-25 and authorize the submission of the FY 2024-25 Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Council Member Judge seconded the motion.
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5 April 22, 2024
Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
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58. A public hearing to consider a General Plan Amendment Pre-screening review of GPPS-2024-0001 (Allied Realty Partners, LLC), a request to change the General Plan land use designations from Moderate Density Residential to Industrial for three residential zoned parcels north of Smith Road and east of Kuehner Drive (Perras) (CC)
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Mayor Thomas opened the public portion of the hearing at 7:22 p.m. · The following submitted a speaker card and spoke in opposition to the proiect:
1. Brian Dougherty, Simi Valley, CA
The following applicant speakers spoke and responded to questions:
1. Melvin Guieb, Allied Studios, Simi Valley, CA
2. Kevin W. Kilmer, Allied Studios, Simi Valley, CA
3. Brian Gordan, Allied Studios, Simi Valley, CA
Mayor Thomas closed the public portion of the hearing at 7:38 p.m.
ACTION: Council Member Cavanaugh moved to au,horize GPPS-2024-0001 for further processing as a formal General Plan Amendment. Council Member Judge seconded the motion. ·
ROLL CALL:
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Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
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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
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7. CONSENT CALENDAR:
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(1) Approval of the Monthly Investment Report for the month ended March 31. 2024 (Johnson) (CC)
ACTION: Approved request.
(2) Consideration of a contract with Innovative Claim Solutions for Workers' Compensation Third-Party Claims Administration and associated position change and. authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary d~cumentatio·r· (Gutierres) (CC)
ACTION: Approved agreement with Innovative Claim Solutions. (3) Adoption of a resolution implementing a schedule of sanitation service rates and fees. as authorized and approved by Ordinance No. 1300 and authorizing the County of Ventura to collect residential sanitation service rates on the tax roll for Fiscal Year 2024-25 (Fuchiwaki) (CC)
Resolution No. 2024-09 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SIMI VALLEY IMPLEMENTING A SCHEDULE OF SANITATION
RATES AND FEES AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF VENTURA TO
COLLECT RESIDENTIAL SANITATION SERVICE RATES ON THE TAX ROLL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25
· AC!fON: ~, A9.~pted Resolution No. 2024-09.
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ACTION: Council Member Cavanaugh moved to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 3. Council Member Judge seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL:
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ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members Litster, Cavanaugh, Judge, Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes, and Mayor Thomas
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CONTINUED BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: None
10. -REPORTS:·
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City Council/Board Member!Trustees/Special District Member Reports:
Council Member Litster commented about the public hearing and informed the public that it is a prescreening and there will be a lot more conversation on the issue. She thanked City Manager Brian Gabler for taking time to meet with her. She reported she attended the Youth Job Fair, she spoke at a Women's Conference , and she attended a musical at Royal High School and commented that three students have been nominated for Jerry Herman Awards. Council Member Litster stated she attended and participated in the Simi Valley Rotary Club Johnna's Tea Party, and she congratulated the Royal High School Girl's Lacrosse Team on being honored for the highest GPA average in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section.
Council Member Cavanaugh reported she attended the Royal High School 71h Annual Car Show.
Council Member Judge stated he had nothing to report.
Mayor Pro Tern Rhodes reported he attended the League of California Cities City Leaders Summit in Sacramento from April 17 to 19, and commented he met with Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, Senator Henry Stern, and City Lobbyist, Joe A.
Gonsalves & Son. He stated he attended and participated in the Simi Valley Rotary Club's Johnna's Tea Party.
Mayor Thomas reported he attended the Simi Vaifey' ~Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee meeting and the ADA Paratransif Advisory Committee meeting.
City Council/Board Member/Special District Member Requests for Future City Council Agenda Items: None
ADJOURNMENT : Mayor Thomas adjourned the meeting at 7:52 p.m. in memory of Jacob Fuerte and Donald Anthony Sabino to the meeting of May 6, 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'.