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CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
MEMORANDUM
Febr
uary 24, 2025
TO: City Council
FR
OM: Department of Environmental Services
SUBJ
ECT: SELECTION OF TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CONDUCT
COMMUNITY PROJECTS GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
It
is recommended that the City Council appoint two City Council Members to conduct interviews and nominate a Community at-large member to the Community Projects Grant Review Committee.
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
In M
ay 2011, the City executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and Waste Management related to the expansion of the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center. The MOU provides annual funding of up to $150,000 for community projects and programs at the discretion of the City Council. The City Council established the Community Projects Grant (CPG) program to disburse those funds. The Community Projects Grant Review Committee consists of one representative from each of the four Neighborhood Councils, one from the Council On Aging, one from the Youth Council, and one Community at-large member. Currently, the Community at -large position is vacant, and the process of filling the position is underway.
FINDINGS AND ALTERNATIVES
Sta
ff initiated the recruitment for the Commun ity at-large position on February 3, 2025, the recruitment concluded on February 17, 2025, and 14 applications were received. It is recommended that applicant interviews be scheduled between March 4 and March 14, 2025, to accommodate timely appointments to the CPG Review Committee and allow for the review of grant applications to begin in April 2025 . The Neighborhood Councils, Council On Aging, and Youth Council will nominate representatives at their March meetings.
The pr
ocess requires representatives to disclose any affiliations with organizations that applied for funding during the selection process to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest before the appointment of CPG Review Committee members.
AGENDA I
TEM NO.
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Below are the applying organizations for the City Council’s review:
• Body Brain Train
• Boys & Girls Club of Moorpark & Simi Valley
• Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation
• Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara • Eagle Vision Outreach
• Free Clinic of Simi Valley
• GiGi’s Playhouse – Simi Valley
• Kiwanis Club of Simi Valley
• Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association
• Many Mansions
• Mission Circle International
• Royal High School Aquatics Booster Association
• Sarah’s House
• Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
• Shine Brighter Ministries
• Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center Foundation
• Simi Valley Cultural Association
• Simi Valley Girls Softball
• Simi Valley Hospital Foundation
• Simi Valley Library Foundation
• Simi Valley Orchestral and Choral Foundation
• Southeast Ventura County YMCA
• The Samaritan Center
Staff will return to the City Council on April 7, 2025, and present nominees for appointments to the CPG Review Committee. T he CPG Review Committee will review the funding requests at its meetings, tentatively scheduled for April 17 and May 1, 2025, and will present its funding recommendations to the City Council in June 2025.
Therefore, staff recommends that the City Council appoint two City Council Members to conduct interviews and nominate a prospective Community member at large to the CPG Review Committee.
The following alternatives are available to the City Council:
1. Appoint two City Council Members to conduct interviews and nominate a prospective Community at-large member to the Community Projects Grant Review Committee;
2. Provide staff with alternate direction.
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Staff recommends Alternative No. 1.
SUGGESTED CITY COUNCIL MOTION
I move to appoint [City Council Member] and [City Council Member] to conduct interviews and nominate a prospective Community at -large member to the Community Projects Grant Review Committee.
SUMMARY
The CPG Review Committee consists of one representative from each of the four Neighborhood Councils, one from the Council On Aging, one from the Youth Council, and one Community at -large member. Staff has concluded the application process for the Community at-large position and will be soliciting nominations from the Neighborhood Councils, Council On Aging, and Youth Council during their respective March meetings .
Staff will present nominations to the City Council for appointment scheduled for the April 7, 2025, City Council meeting. Therefore, it is recommended that the City Council appoint two City Council Members to conduct interviews and nominate a prospective Community at-large member to the CPG Review Committee.
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Stratis Perros
Environmental Services Director
Prepared by: Cynthia McCullough, Senior Management Analyst
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