CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
STAFF REPORT
December 15, 2025
TO: City Council
FROM: Office of the City Manager
Lucy Blanco, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Approval of list of appointments made by the City Council to all regular and ongoing citizen boards, commissions, and committees (Maddy Act)
Staff Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached list of appointments (Attachment A) previously made to all regular and ongoing Citizen Boards, Commissions, and Committees; and direct staff to provide a copy of the list to the Simi Valley Publ ic Library.
Background
To comply with Section 54970 , et seq. of the California Government Code, each legislative body is required to annually prepare a list of all regular and ongoing C itizen Boards, Commissions, and Committees that are appointed by the City Council and make this list available to the public. Government Code Section 54973 requires that a copy of the list be posted on the City’s website or made available at the public library. This list is known as the Local Appointments List, or the Maddy Act List. The list contains all appointive terms, the name of each incumbent, the date of appointment, the date the term expires, and the necessary qualifications for the appointment.
Discussion
Staff have reviewed and updated the attached list to reflect changes made during 2025 .
To comply with Government Code Section 54970 et seq., the City will post a copy of the approved list on the City website and at the Simi Valley Library.
Financial Impacts
There are no financial impacts associated with the approval of the Maddy Act.
City Council Priority
This item supports the Excellent City Government Pillar of Excellence.
AGENDA ITEM NO.
Consent (2)
2 Suggested Motion
I move to approve the list of appointments and direct staff to post it on the City’s website and to provide a copy to the Simi Valley Public Library.
Summary
To comply with Section 54970, et seq. of the California Government Code, each legislative body is required to prepare a list of all regular and ongoing C itizen Boards, Commissions, and Committees annually and provide a copy of the list to the Simi Valley Public Library. Therefore, it is recommended that the City Council approve the attached list of Citizen Boards, Commissions, and Committees, and direct staff to provide a copy of the approved list to the Simi Valley Public Library.
Prepared by: Lucy Blanco, City Clerk
Attachment
Attachment A – Regular and Ongoing Citizen Boards, Commissions and Committees List (Maddy Act)
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RESPONSIBILITIES QUALIFICATIONS APPOINTMENT REC'D (Y/N) Americans with Disabilities Act Has responsibility for ensuring public input to Must be a Simi Valley resident. Unspecified (ADA) Paratransit Advisory the City relative to the delivery of paratransit Must be a member 06/04/24 - 04/30/26 Rebecca McCann Y Committee services to the disabled. Fulfilling this respon- of the disabled community 06/04/24 - 04/30/26 Vacant 1 City Council Member Liaison sibility meets Federal Transit Administration and/or non-disabled person 06/04/24 - 04/30/26 Isabel Huerta Y 5 regular/2 alternate members requirements for ongoing public input to currently working with the 06/04/24 - 04/30/26 Mary Elaine Beaty Y Contact: agencies providing paratransit service to disabled. 06/04/24 - 04/30/26 Leanne Ford (Alternate Y Ben Gonzales individuals with disabilities. 06/01/25 - 05/31/27 Karen Bobango (Alternate) Y Dept. of Public Works 06/01/25 - 05/31/27 Roberta Bobango (805) 583-6485
Area Housing Authority of the County Charged with policy-making responsibilities, Interest in housing issues. 06/01/2025 - 05/31/2027 Angela Bradley N/A of Ventura protection of public funds, and general over- (Resident Commissioner) 15 Commissioners Countywide sight of the organization. Simi Valley 10/01/2025 - 9/30/2029 Joe Piechowski Y Contact: Commissioners are appointed by the City 12/11/2023 - 12/31/27 Tracey Bodis Y Kelly Duffy Council.
Dept. of Environmental Services
(805) 583-6756
Building and Safety Appeals Board Charged with hearing and deciding appeals and Must be qualified by (ex-officio member) Ted Drago 5 regular/1 alternate member orders, decisions or determinations made by the experience and training Unspecified Vacant Contact: Building Official relative to the application and to decide matters pertaining Unspecified Vacant Ted Drago interpretation of the Building Codes. The Building to building construction. Unspecified Vacant Dept. of Environmental Services Official is an ex-officio member but does not Board is convened at time appeal is Unspecified Vacant (805) 583-6314 have a vote. received Unspecified Vacant Unspecified Vacant
Citizen's Transportation Advisory Committee/The Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee No specific qualifications. Unspecified Durward Howell Social Services Transportation Advisory makes recommendations to the VCTC with regard to Unspecified Deuk Perrin Y Committee transportation policy matters and reviews requests Unspecified John Mooers (Alterate) Y 26 members Countywide; 2 regular for SB 821 funds.
Simi Valley representatives/
1 alternate member
Contact:
Ben Gonzales
Dept. of Public Works
(805) 583-6485
Attachment A
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RESPONSIBILITIES QUALIFICATIONS APPOINTMENT REC'D (Y/N) City Historian Appointed by the City Council on June 8, 1981 by Position was created for Unspecified Patricia Havens N/A 1 member Resolution No. 81-73. Protects and preserves the incumbent because of Contact: City of Simi Valley's cultural heritage as an invaluable contributions made to City.
City Manager's Office community benefit and gift.
(805) 583-6701
Community Development Block Grant Responsible for reviewing and making funding Planning Commission 01/01/25 - 01/01/27 John Tolson Y Advisory Committee recommendations on applications from various non- Neighborhood Council 01/01/26 - 12/31/28 Andy Goitia N 5 members profit groups seeking Community Development Block Neighborhood Council 01/01/25 - 01/01/27 Sam Cohen N Contact: Grant funds. Members will be nominated by the Chamber of Commerce 01/01/24 - 12/31/26 Anthony Angelini Y Lindsey Scaringe Planning Commission, Simi Valley Chamber of Council On Aging 01/01/25 - 01/01/27 Al Brown N Dept. of Environmental Services Commerce, Council On Aging and Neighborhood (805) 583-6749 Council joint chairs. Nominations will be submitted to the City Council for appointment. Terms are a
maximum of three CDBG funding cycles beginning on
January 1 and ending on December 31, depending
on the continuing membership of the nominating body.
Community Projects Grant Review Responsible for reviewing and making funding Neighborhood Council #1 Vacant Committee recommendations on applications for various non- Neighborhood Council #2 Vacant 7 members profit groups seeking Community Projects Grant funds. Neighborhood Council #3 Vacant Contact: Members will be nominated by the four Neighborhood Neighborhood Council #4 Vacant Cynthia McCullough Councils (one each), Council On Aging, Youth Council, Council On Aging Vacant Dept. of Environmental Services and the Community at Large. Community at Large Youth Council Vacant (805) 583-6759 nominees will be interviewed by City Council Members, Community at Large Vacant and committee members will be appointed by the
City Council. Terms are for one Community Projects
Grant funding cycle.
next Committee appointments anticipated to
occur in 2026
Mobile Home Rent Mediation Board Established as a means to provide protection to Resident of Simi Valley. 12/22 - 12-26 Natalie Ivana Mayer Y 5 regular members mobile home park tenants from unreasonable rent Must not have a financial or 04/25 - 12/26 Lee Kennedy Y Contact: increases, while at the same time recognizing the other interest in a mobile home 12/24 - 11/28 Allan Mann Y Cynthia McCullough need of mobile home park management to receive a park in the City. 12/18 - 12/26 Kenneth Rice Y Dept. of Environmental Services just and fair return on their property and to receive 12/24 - 11/28 John Tolson Y (805) 583-6759 rent increases sufficient to cover increased costs.
Per City Council action in December 2013, duties of
this Board were conveyed to the Planning Commission.
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RESPONSIBILITIES QUALIFICATIONS APPOINTMENT REC'D (Y/N) Neighborhood Council Executive Boards Advisory boards to the City Council, each represent- Resident of Simi Valley, N.C. No. 1 4 boards - minimum 7 members; ing one of the four N.C. areas. Provides a forum for 18 years or older. 07/01/25 - 12/31/25 Mike Judge (Liaison) Y maximum 13 members citizens to participate in community decisions and 11/01/25 - 10/31/27 Paul Chandler Y Contact: Kelly Duffy facilitates communication between elected decision- 11/01/25 - 10/31/27 Debbie Gainey Y ES Staff makers, professional staff, and citizens. Charged 11/01/25 - 10/31/27 Jason Gonzalez Y Dept. of Environmental Services with the responsibility of representing a broad 11/01/25 - 10/31/27 Gayle Luker Y (805) 583-6759 spectrum of interests within their N.C. areas, and 11/01/25 - 10/31/27 Cindy Slack Y advising the City Council on community concerns that 07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Moses Amoghlian Y affect their areas, including planning and development
projects, public safety, traffic issues, community 07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Sparky Cohen Y services, and disaster preparedness. 07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Laura Hurd Y 07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Jeff Plyamm Y
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Masako Yeager Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Carl Lindner Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Stefanie Rucker Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Emmy Sundeen Y
N.C. No. 2
07/01/25 - 12/31/25 Joseph Ayala (Liaison) Y
11/01/25 - 10-31-27 Kenyon Harman Y
11/01/25 - 10-31-27 Hillary Herrera Y
11/01/25 - 10-31-27 Ricardo Herrera Y
11/01/25 - 10-31-27 Katia Moore Y
11/01/25 - 10/31/27 Gerald Placeres Y
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Karl Birch Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 George Bowman Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Gloria Bowman Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Robert Guenther Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Lillian Jacobs Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Michael Shaw Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Al Brown Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Gayle Sutton Y
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RESPONSIBILITIES QUALIFICATIONS APPOINTMENT REC'D (Y/N) Neighborhood Council Executive Boards N.C. No. 3
(Continued) 07/01/25 - 12/31/25 Elaine Litster (Liaison) Y 11/01/25 - 10-31-27 Cheryl Deitrick Y
11/01/25 - 10-31-27 Melissa Hill Y
11/01/25 - 10-31-27 Guy Nohrenberg Y
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Andy Goitia Y
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 David Kritzer Y
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Robert Martins Y
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Nick Palky Y
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Steve Busco Y
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Don Wismar Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Ellen Bebo Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Richard Bebo Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Ashley Callinan Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Serena Kahm Y
N.C. No. 4
07/01/25 - 12/31/25 Rocky Rhodes (Liaison) Y
11/01/25 - 10/31/27 Amy Brown Y
11/01/25 - 10/31/27 Don Diamond Y
11/01/25 - 10/31/27 Natalia Santisteban Y
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Stephanie Bunker Y
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Alessandro Neri Y
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Art Simeri Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Heidi Best Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Deanna Block Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Peter Calderon Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Leroy Leyba Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Marta Maitles Y
03/01/25 - 02/28/27 Miranda Myers Y
Planning Commission Reviews and makes recommendations to the City Resident of Simi Valley. 12/22 - 12/26 Natalie Ivana Mayer Y 5 members Council on matters related to zoning and planning, 4/25 - 12/26 Lee Kennedy Y Contact: and serves as the Board of Zoning Adjustment, review- 12/24 - 11-28 John Tolson Y Sean Gibson ing all proposed commercial, industrial, and residential 12/24 - 11/28 Allan Mann Y Dept. of Environmental Services projects within the City of Simi Valley. 12/18 - 12/26 Kenneth Rice Y (805) 583-6383 Members are appointed by the City Council to serve terms concurrent with that of the individual City
Council Member's term.
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RESPONSIBILITIES QUALIFICATIONS APPOINTMENT REC'D (Y/N) Simi Valley Arts Commission Promotes greater public participation in, and access to, City Council Member Unspecified Elaine Litster Y 8 members consisting of: arts and culture; explores alternate sources of arts and City Council Member Unspecified Rocky Rhodes Y 2 City Council Members culture funding; plans art programs and events; develops Cultural Arts Foundation Unspecified Gina Truncale Y 5 City Council appointed members/ a master cultural plan; applies for grants; reviews the Public members 07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Lauren Hammersley Y 1 Arts Foundation appointed member annual financial and operational plans for Simi Valley Public members 07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Janet Plant N Contact: Cultural Arts Center; and reinforces the arts as a vital, Public members 07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Stephanie Wilson Y Anna Medina integral, and necessary component of life for all Public members 07/01/25 - 06/30/27 John Dantona Y City Manager's Office members of the community. Public members 07/01/25 - 06/30/27 Tiffany Wright Y (805) 583-6811
Simi Valley Budget Advisory Committee Provides suggestions and recommendations to the City Simi Valley resident and/or local Unspecified Vacant 5 members Council on City budget priorities, programs, and services business owner. Unspecified Vacant Contact: based on public input received through community Unspecified Vacant Luis Garibay workshops, meetings, online surveys results, and review Unspecified Vacant City Manager's Office of historical and current City financial data. Term of Unspecified Vacant (805) 583-6853 appointment concludes upon presentation of Committee recommendations to the City Council. "COMMITTEE IS ON HOLD PENDING NEED AS IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL" Simi Valley Council On Aging Appointed by the City Council to represent all Simi Must have an interest in Unspecified Mike Judge Y Executive Board Valley senior citizens ages 60 and older. The mission senior citizen activities. Unspecified Elaine Litster (Alt.) Y 1 City Council Member liaison of the Council On Aging is to identify the needs of Must be 60 years of age or 02/01/24 - 01/31/26 Vacant NA 02/01/24 - 01/31/26 Al Brown Y
and 1 alternate liaison/9 members senior citizens and to serve as an advocate to older and reside in the City 02/01/24 - 01/31/26 Jean Cecil Y Contact: support programs and services providing seniors of Simi Valley 02/01/24 - 01/31/26 Clyde Bill Oliver Y Kimberly Post with maximum independence, safety, and 02/01/25 - 01/31/26 Candace Garcia-Skor Y City Manager's Office quality of life. 02/01/25 - 01/31/27 Gloria Bowman Y (805) 583-6366 02/01/25 - 01/31/27 Janice Del Santo Y
02/01/25 - 01/31/27 Madhulika Garg Y
02/01/25 - 01/31/27 Bette King Y
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RESPONSIBILITIES QUALIFICATIONS APPOINTMENT REC'D (Y/N) Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center Foundation
7 City Council appointed members/ A non-profit corporation formed to establish an 10/25/22 - 06/30/26 Sanchita Karthik Y 14 Foundation appointed members endowment and conduct fundraising activities to 10/25/22 - 06/30/26 Salwa Scarpone Y Contact: support the operations of the Cultural Arts Center. 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Vacant NA Anna Medina 07/01/24 - 06/30/28 Sam Cohen Y
City Manager's Office 07/01/24 - 06/30/28 Martin Hall Y (805) 583-6811 07/01/25 - 06/30/28 Brian Park Y
07/01/25 - 06/30/28 Brandi Kosloy Y
Special Event Support Review Committee Appointed by the City Council to review requests Neighborhood Council No. 1 11/17/25 - 2026 Laura Hurd 4 Neighborhood Council members from non-profit organizations for funding of special Neighborhood Council No. 2 11/17/25 - 2026 George Bowan 1 Council On Aging member events, and to provide the Council with funding Neighborhood Council No. 2 Alternate 11/17/25 - 2026 Gayle Sutton Contact: recommendations based upon the provisions of the Neighborhood Council No. 3 11/17/25 - 2026 Serena Kahm Heidi DiNardo adopted City Support of Special Event Policy. Neighborhood Council No. 4 11/17/25 - 2026 Bobby Calderon City Manager's Office Membership is comprised of one member from each Council On Aging 11/17/25 - 2026 Gloria Bowman (805) 583-6380 Neighborhood Council, and one member from the Council On Aging.
Tree Advisory Board Serves to organize Arbor Day programs, promote tree Planning Commission Member 12/22 - 12/26 Natalie Ivanna Mayer Y 5 regular members planting projects and develop educational programs/ Planning Commission Member 12/22 - 12/24 Lee Kennedy Y Contact: publications pertaining to the health, care and Planning Commission Member 01/21 - 11/24 John Tolson Y Sean Gibson maintenance of trees. Per City Council action in Planning Commission Member 01/21 - 11/24 Allan Mann Y Department of Environmental Services December 2014, duties of this Board were conveyed Planning Commission Member 12/18 - 12/26 Kenneth Rice Y (805) 583-6383 to the Planning Commission.
Ventura County Area Agency on Advises County staff on issues relating to planning, Senior Citizen Aging Advisory Council grant management, and advocacy. The Council 07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Vacany 18 delegates and 18 alternates is the key advisory panel to the County Supervisors 07/01/25 - 06/30/27 Al Brown N Countywide; 2 Simi Valley on senior citizens' affairs. The Simi Valley delegate delegates and alternate delegate are appointed by the City Contact: Council.
Kimberly Post
City Manager's Office
(805) 583-6366
Ventura County Cultural Heritage Provides a mechanism for the designation and Represents District which incudes 01/03/23 - 01/04/2027 Mike Waters N Board preservation of Ventura County landmarks, historic Simi Valley interested in promoting 7 members Countywide districts, sites of merit, and points of interest. and protecting the City's Contact: Promotes public awareness of the historic, cultural, cultural heritage.
Stratis Perros and natural heritage of Ventura County. Serves as Dept. of Environmental Services the Cultural Heritage Board for Simi Valley. (805) 583-6307
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RESPONSIBILITIES QUALIFICATIONS APPOINTMENT REC'D (Y/N) Youth Council Advisory body to the City Council with the responsi- Council Member Unspecified 21 regular/3 alternate members bility of communicating the needs, ideas, and desires Council Member Unspecified Joseph Ayala (Liaison) Contact: of the community's young people, and formulating Royal High School 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Jasleen Khangura Ryan Fowler appropriate recommendations to the City Council. Royal High School 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Rylan Downey City Manager's Office Nominations for returning membership on the Youth Santa Susana High School 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Nishta Kubsad (805) 583-6766 Council are made to the City Council by an advisory Santa Susana High School 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Jiya Bhatt board comprised of the City's Youth Council Simi Valley High School 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Nandhiha Krishnamoorthi Coordinator, two City Council Members, and up to 3 Simi Valley High School 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Saydee Ro non-returning members of the Youth Council. Hillside Middle School 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Aman Sreejith Nominations for new memberships are made to the Sinaloa Middle School 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Clair Krier City Council by returning Youth Council members. Valley View Middle School 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Brian Agak Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Ethan Bhat
Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Mahie Daga
Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Saanvi Daga
Must be a resident of Simi Valley between 7th and Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Ashlyn Eddula 12th grade. Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Vedika Gupta Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Sarina Khangura
Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Kishan Mehta
Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Rithmika Naveen
Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Dhiya Prabhuram
Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Elizabeth Rakowski Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Daniel Sy
Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Flora Yuan
Alternate 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Avery Opp
Alternate 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Surya Ravikumar
Alternate 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Lauryn Weitzman
Youth Employment Service Advisory body to the City Council. The Board's Local Business Rep 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Kris Turner Advisory Board responsibilities include actively promoting the hiring Local Business Rep 07/01/25 - 06/30/27 Tim Harrington 15 regular/3 alternate members of Simi Valley youth, assisting in identifying problems Local Business Rep 07/01/25 - 06/30/27 Erica Ayala Contact: and needs of youth as they relate to employment, and Local Government Rep 07/01/25 - 06/30/27 Chelsie Kennedy Ryan Fowler assisting in the development and implementation of Local Government Rep 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Eric Lundstrum City Manager's Office programs which respond to these issues. The Neighborhood Council 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Michael Shaw (805) 583-6766 eighteen-member Board is appointed by the City Simi Valley Chamber of Comm. 07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Anthony Angelini Council. Simi Valley Unified School Dist 07/01/25 - 06/30/27 Hayley Estrada Y Simi Valley Unified School Dist 09/01/25 - 06/30/26 Sylvan Tauber Simi Valley Unified School Dist 07/01/25 - 06/30/27 Jennifer Wigdor Y Youth Council 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Sarina Khangura
Youth Representative 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 Rithmika Naveen Youth Representative 07/01/25 - 06/30/27 Autumn Verwey
Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/27 Gloria Bowman Y
Community at Large 07/01/25 - 06/30/27 Ryan Taggart Y
3 Alternates 07/01/25 - 06/30/27 Al Brown
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Eric Vernay
07/01/24 - 06/30/26 Stacey Roth
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