City of Simi Valley
Staff Report
September 21, 2026
To: City Council
From: Department of Environmental Services
Stratis Perros, Environmental Services Director
Subject: Approval of the Draft Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Staff Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and authorize its submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Background
The City is required to submit an annual CAPER (Attachment A) to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by the end of September, or 90 days after the conclusion of the fiscal year, that outlines accomplishments and actions taken by the City to further fair housing and to provide affordable housing, public services, and community and economic development activities.
The reporting reflected in the Draft FY 2025-26 CAPER provides progress made July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, toward attaining the goals as identified in the FY 2025-26 Action Plan (Action Plan), and the use of funds to further meet the needs of low- to moderate-income persons and households prioritized in the Five-Year 2025-2029 Regional Consolidated Plan (Regional CP). The Regional CP is the City’s business plan identifying housing and community development needs and market conditions. Funding resources and their uses include federal, state, and local resources received; the investment of these resources; the geographic distribution of affordable housing and supportive services activities; and the number and type of primarily low- to moderateincome beneficiaries assisted with public funds.
On September 3, 2026, the Draft CAPER became available for a minimum 15-day public review at the City Clerk’s Office, the Department of Environmental Services, the Simi Valley Public Library, and on the City’s website. No public comments were received prior to the preparation of this staff report. Input from the public and the City Council will be incorporated into the final CAPER along with any necessary non-substantive changes prior to its submission to HUD.
Agenda Item No.
Consent (2)
Discussion
This is the first annual CAPER that evaluates the City’s progress toward reaching the goals outlined in the Five-Year 2025-2029 Regional CP and identified in the FY 2025-26 Action Plan. The priority needs outlined are:
1. Development of New Affordable Housing- There is an acute need for affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households.
2. Housing Rehabilitation- There is a need to maintain adequate and quality housing stock, especially for low- and moderate-income households.
3. Housing Services- In an effort to support first-time homebuyers and households with children, provide access to financial and non-financial support and assistance in accessing the homeownership market through programs such as down payment and closing cost assistance, homebuyers coaching, and subsidized property inspections.
4. Housing Stability- Through tenant-based rental assistance and diversion programs, provide short-, medium-, and long-term rental assistance to extremely low-income and low-income households who are at risk of homelessness.
5. Homelessness- In collaboration with the Ventura County Continuum of Care, provide holistic and complete support to households experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness through the provision of rapid re-housing, emergency shelter and supportive services.
6. Supportive Services- Provide targeted services for youth, elderly, and other higher-need populations within the region.
7. Fair Housing Services- Provide training to landlords and banking institutions and services to individuals and households experiencing housing discrimination or at risk of experiencing housing discrimination.
8. Public Facility Maintenance- Maintain high-quality public facilities to serve the needs of low- and moderate- income households.
9. Economic Support for Small Businesses and Job Training- Promote small business development and provide job training to meet the economic needs within the community.
10. Disaster Planning and Recovery- Disaster planning and recovery activities after severe weather, fire and earthquakes.
11. Street Improvements and Infrastructure- Maintain streetscapes and sidewalks in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
2 The City achieved its goals, quantified by the number of persons assisted, in creating quality neighborhoods through the City’s Annual Minor Street Rehabilitation Program and in providing homelessness resource assistance through the Samaritan Center’s Case Management Program, as established in the FY 2025-26 Action Plan. The goal of increasing non-homeless social services through Many Mansions’ Supportive Services Program and Conejo Valley Senior Concerns’ (Senior Concerns) Senior Advocacy/Geriatric Case Management was 74% achieved. The primary challenge in meeting this goal was clients’ reluctance to provide identification verifying age eligibility to case managers at the Simi Valley Senior Center. Despite the challenge, Senior Concerns continued to provide seminars and information to families in need of services, although not all resulted in eligible contacts. HUD does not require quantifiable goals for Planning & Administration; therefore, none are included in the Regional CP.
Resources available to further the goals of the Regional CP and Action Plan include CDBG funds received directly from the federal government, program income from CDBGfunded activities, and any unspent prior years’ CDBG funds. These resources are used to support Public Service programs, Community Development projects, and Planning and Administration activities. The City’s other funding sources to address Regional CP priorities include CalHome funds, Local Housing funds, and other noted sources. Overall, $648,696 was spent in CDBG funds during the FY 2025-26 program year, leveraged by $330,334 from sub-recipients, to provide a ratio of CDBG funds to leveraged funds of $1.00: $0.51. This collaboration provided services to more residents than would have been possible with CDBG funds alone.
Financial Impact
This action has no impact on the City’s General Fund.
City Council Priority
This item supports the City’s Thriving Community and Reliable Infrastructure Pillars of Excellence.
Suggested Motion
I move to approve the Draft FY 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report and authorize its submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Summary
The City is required to submit an annual Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development by the end of September, or 90 days after the conclusion of the fiscal year, that outlines accomplishments and actions taken by the City to further fair housing and to provide affordable housing, public services, and community and economic development activities.
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 3 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and authorize its submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Prepared by: Lindsey Scaringe, Senior Management Analyst Attachments
Attachment A - Draft Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
4 Consolidated Annual
Performance and
Evaluation Report
(CAPER)
2025-2026
Program Year
Attachment A
5 City of Simi Valley CAPER FY 2025-26
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Table of Contents
CR-05 - Goals and Outcomes ......................................................................................... 2 CR-10 - Racial and Ethnic Composition.......................................................................... 6 CR-15 - Resources and Investments .............................................................................. 7 CR-20 - Affordable Housing ............................................................................................ 9 CR-25 - Homeless and Other Special Needs................................................................ 12 CR-30 - Public Housing................................................................................................. 15 CR-35 - Other Actions................................................................................................... 16 CR-40 - Monitoring........................................................................................................ 22 CR-45 - CDBG .............................................................................................................. 23
APPENDICES WILL BE INCORPORATED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO HUD DRAFT
September 3, 2026
Department of Environmental Services
2929 Tapo Canyon Road
Simi Valley, CA 93063
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CR-05 - Goals and Outcomes
Progress the jurisdiction has made in carrying out its strategic plan and its action plan. 91.520(a)
This is the first annual Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), which evaluates the City’s progress in achieving the goals outlined in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-29 Regional Consolidated Plan (Regional CP). The Regional CP contains goals that address low- to moderate-income needs in the community, over a five-year period beginning on July 1, 2025, and ending on June 30, 2030. These goals are produced through a public review process, which includes information gathered through interviews with local community Public Service providers. In general, the City has made progress towards accomplishing the goals identified in the Regional CP.
Annual goals and actions undertaken during the program year to address the Regional CP goals are set forth in the FY 2025-26 Action Plan (Action Plan). The Action Plan is an annual strategic plan document that implements Regional CP goals. This CAPER reports on the progress towards achieving the five-year goals of the Regional CP, as well as the annual goals of the Action Plan, as of June 30, 2026.
In the 2025-26 program year, the City funded several projects and services designed to address economic development and housing and community development needs, including street improvements, benefiting residents in low- to moderate-income census tracts.
Public Service program goals are counted either by the number of households or persons served. Community Development projects are counted by the number of activities, the person count in a particular project area, or the number of households. In evaluating the City’s Action Plan goals and accomplishments, the City served 160 low- to moderateincome City residents, helping a slightly lower number than its Public Service goal to serve 189 individuals. In the Community Development category, the Public Works Annual Minor Streets Rehabilitation Project was completed in June of 2026. This project provided improved streets to a total of 2,575 persons in Census Tracts 8302-3; of these, 1,675 were low- to moderate-income individuals. A capital project from FY 2022-23 by Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation was completed. This project consisted of the rehabilitation of affordable units in two buildings at Plaza del Sol. It removed exposed entry portals at each unit and replaced them with solid covers. It served five low- to moderate-income City households. The job encountered obstacles that delayed the completion of the work, causing this project to span multiple fiscal years. An economic development project to assist six low- to moderate-income micro-enterprise childcare providers has been extended through February 28, 2027, and therefore not reported in this CAPER.
The City explored an array of services and projects that would best match the needs of the community and meet the Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (CDBG– CV) regulations. In January 2023, a third Substantial Amendment to the FY 2019-20 Action Plan was submitted to allow the remaining CDBG-CV monies to be repurposed 8 City of Simi Valley CAPER FY 2025-26 3
from emergency rental assistance to restroom modifications, compliance, and improvements at the Senior Center. This allowed funding to be expended on restroom facilities at the Senior Center, a publicly accessible facility that benefits low- to moderateincome persons. Physical modifications to improve access to public areas for people with disabilities are an allowed use of CDBG-CV funds. Improvements such as accessible bathrooms, automatic doors, and touchless water fixtures reduce coronavirus transmission. The reconfiguration of the restrooms’ interior space will reinforce social distancing and accessibility improvements for persons with disabilities. Two single-use and two multi-use restrooms were identified within the Senior Center to be in need of grant-qualifying improvements to make the facilities compliant, serve an eligible population, and adhere to recent health protocols to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The single-use restrooms were completed in FY 2024-25. The multi-use restrooms were completed in FY 2025-26 and are now operational. The project has been completed and is serving an estimated 100 individuals.
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Comparison of the proposed versus actual outcomes for each outcome measure submitted with the consolidated plan and explain, if applicable, why progress was not made toward meeting goals and objectives. 91.520(g) Categories, priority levels, funding sources and amounts, outcomes/objectives, goal outcome indicators, units of measure, targets, actual outcomes/outputs, and percentage completed for each of the grantee’s program year goals.
Note: Table 1 below was completed with as much accurate and complete information as was available from both the Regional CP and the City of Simi Valley’s 2025-26 Action Plan. “Strategic Plan” refers to the 2025-29 Regional Consolidated Plan, and the “Actual-Strategic Plan” column only reflects the City of Simi Valley figures, amounts, and accomplishments. The City does not have access to regional accomplishments; therefore, it can only report on the City’s own accomplishments for this fifth year of the Regional CP. All goals have priority.
Goal Category Source/Amount Indicator Unit of
Measure
Expected –
Strategic
Plan
Actual –
Strategic
Plan
Percent
Complete
Expected –
Program
Year
Actual –
Program
Year
Percent
Complete
Create Quality
Neighborhoods
Non-Housing
Community
Development
CDBG: $488,343
Public Facility or
Infrastructure Activities
other than
Low/Moderate Income
Housing Benefit
Persons
Assisted 12,875 2,575 20% 2,575 2,575 100%
Increase Social
Services
Non-Homeless
Special Needs CDBG: $49,000
Public Service
Activities other than
Low/Moderate Income
Housing Benefit
Persons
Assisted 600 83 14% 112 83 74%
Work to End
Homelessness Homeless CDBG: $34,617
Public Service
Activities other than
Low/Moderate Income
Housing Benefit
Persons
Assisted 500 77 15% 77 77 100%
Table 1 - Accomplishments – Program Year & Strategic Plan to Date 10 City of Simi Valley CAPER FY 2025-26 5
Assess how the jurisdiction’s use of funds, particularly CDBG, addresses the priorities and specific objectives identified in the plan, giving special attention to the highest priority activities identified.
Simi Valley has a wide range of housing and community development needs. CDBG funds alone are not adequate to address the multitude of needs identified and summarized in the Needs Assessment of the Regional CP. Recognizing the regulations of the national objectives for these programs, the City of Simi Valley used CDBG and other funding to coordinate programs, services, and projects to create decent and suitable living environments to benefit low- to moderate-income households and those with special needs. Community needs determined to be priority level in the Regional CP are as follows:
• Development of New Affordable Housing
• Housing Rehabilitation
• Housing Services
• Housing Stability
• Homelessness
• Supportive Services
• Fair Housing Services
• Public Facility Maintenance
• Economic Support for Small Businesses and Job Training • Disaster Planning and Recovery
• Street Improvements and Infrastructure
All activities paid for with CDBG funds were designated as priority activities in the Regional CP. The goals identified in the City’s Action Plan for the service of unduplicated persons were accomplished for Homelessness and were nearly met for Supportive Services. For Homelessness, the Samaritan Center assisted its committed goal of 77 persons during the fiscal year, providing individualized, goal-oriented support to participants. Many Mansions assisted its committed goal of 32 households with case management services at three affordable housing communities in Simi Valley: Casa de Paz Apartments, La Rahada Apartments, and Peppertree Apartments. Conejo Valley Senior Concerns (Senior Concerns) fell below its goal to serve 80 elderly individuals by serving 51 unduplicated clients during the program year. Although a total of over 100 clients were served, it has become more challenging to obtain documentation verifying age and identity. Senior Concerns continued to provide seminars and information to many families in need of their services even though not all resulted in eligible contacts, per established federal guidelines. Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association was awarded FY 2025-26 CDBG funds but subsequently elected not to accept the award. 11 City of Simi Valley CAPER FY 2025-26 6
CR-10 - Racial and Ethnic Composition of families assisted Describe the families assisted (including the racial and ethnic status of families assisted). 91.520(a)
Racial and Ethnic Populations CDBG
White 129
Black or African American 5
Asian 3
American Indian or American Native 1
Other 22
Total 160
Hispanic 49
Non-Hispanic 111
Table 2 – Table of assistance to racial and ethnic populations by source of funds Narrative
CDBG subrecipients are required to document and report the race/ethnicity of each of its program participants. The City ensures that upon project closeout, this data is on file. This table does not include the race/ethnicity data for the City’s Annual Minor Streets Rehabilitation Projects in low- to moderate-income areas, as it is an area benefit and pulled from census data. Also not included is the Upwards Care, Inc. Boost Program. The term for this project has been extended into FY 2026-27 and will be reported on the FY 2026-27 CAPER.
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CR-15 - Resources and Investments 91.520(a)
Table 3 - Identify the resources made available:
Source of Funds Source Resources Made
Available
Amount Expended
During Program Year
CDBG Federal $657,452 $539,698
Prior Years Funds Unspent $64,824 $64,824
Program Income $44,174 $44,174
Total $766,450 $648,696
Narrative
The City is an entitlement jurisdiction that receives an annual allocation of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. During FY 2025-26, the City received a CDBG allocation of $657,452, which was available to allocate to Public Service programs, Community Development (Capital Improvement) projects, and Planning and Administration activities. The City expended $648,696 in CDBG FY 2025-26 entitlement, unspent prior-year funds, and program income during the program year in the areas of fair housing, administration, capital improvement projects, and public services.
Most projects and programs were carried out as noted in CR-05. The City will utilize any identified unspent funds in future allocations and grant them to eligible projects to meet the community needs, as established in the Regional CP.
The City’s other Housing and Community Development funding resources available to address Regional CP priorities during the program year include Successor Housing Agency (SHA) funds (formerly Community Development Agency), Local Housing (Local) funds, and other noted sources. Unless otherwise specified, the City’s Community Planning & Development (CPD) funds only include CDBG funds received directly from the federal government and noted program income from CDBG-funded activities, along with any unspent prior years’ CDBG funds.
Table 4 - Identify the geographic distribution and location of investments:
Target Area Planned
Percentage of
Allocation
Actual Percentage
of Allocation
Narrative
Description
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Narrative
The priority needs identified in the Regional CP form the basis for allocating resources during FY 2025-26, within the City of Simi Valley. Since the City does not have a geographic concentration of services, the needs of diverse interest groups are addressed throughout the community. It is the City’s intent to primarily fund activities in areas most 13 City of Simi Valley CAPER FY 2025-26 8
directly impacted by the needs of low- to moderate-income residents and those with special needs. Supportive services, funded by CDBG, are provided to low- to moderateincome residents throughout the community. Fair housing services are available on a citywide basis. The locations of the programs and projects described in this report will be included and shown on a Location Map of Activities.
Leveraging
Explain how federal funds leveraged additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements were satisfied, as well as how any publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that was used to address the needs identified in the plan.
The City contracted with three local agencies to carry out programs and projects that provided supportive human services to low- to moderate-income residents. These agencies leveraged CDBG funds by using fundraising activities, grants, private donations, and in-kind resources. When counting only FY 2025-26 CDBG programs and projects, the expenditure of $648,696 in CPD funds was leveraged by $330,334 from subrecipients to provide a ratio of CDBG funds to leveraged funds of $1.00: $0.51. This leveraging of local resources provided services to more residents than would have been possible with CDBG funds alone. Through leveraging CPD funding sources during the program year, SHA, Local, and other non-federal funding sources also augmented the goals of subrecipients
In addition to CDBG funds, the City receives $150,000 annually through the executed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and Waste Management related to the expansion of the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center. This funding source, known as the Community Projects Grant, is awarded to non-profit organizations that serve Simi Valley to provide public service and community development activities during the 2025-26 program year. All $150,000 of this grant was awarded to 10 organizations that directly address the needs identified in the Regional CP and Action Plan. In addition, the Special Event Support Grant awarded local agencies $25,000 in FY 2025-26 to subsidize the cost of community events.
The City is a past recipient of HOME and CalHome Program funds and maintains program income generated from loan repayments. The City currently utilizes HOME program income for an owner-occupied rehabilitation program. At the beginning of the fiscal year, the City had $1,587,254 available in HOME funds; $5,381,962 in Local funds; $4,893,075 in SHA funds; and $599,131 in CalHome funds.
There were no matching requirements to address during this project year. No publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction was used to address the needs identified in this plan.
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CR-20 - Affordable Housing 91.520(b)
Evaluation of the jurisdiction's progress in providing affordable housing, including the number and types of families served, the number of extremely low-income, lowincome, moderate-income, and middle-income persons served.
The City’s Affordable Housing portfolio currently includes 1,199 units set aside for low- to moderate-income households. These affordable units comprise both rental (1,030) and owner-occupied (169) units. The City has several affordable housing projects, both ownership and rental, in the queue and pending approval/construction, and the City continues to work with developers to include affordable housing options in new projects.
During this fiscal year, four affordable housing agreements were approved for the following projects: Tapo Street Apartments, Oak Road South, Vintage at Sycamore, and Lighthouse Apartments. These agreements are expected to add an additional 101 very low-income units, 248 low-income units, and 6 moderate-income units.
In addition, the City’s Home Rehabilitation Program offers low-interest deferred loans to low- to moderate-income homeowners. Qualified owners of detached single-family residences are eligible for a deferred payment loan at two percent interest. The City’s Home Rehabilitation Program utilizes HOME, CalHome, and Local Housing funds. During FY 2025-26, the HOME Program Income application was approved by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), and an agreement is pending. The City will proceed with the implementation of the program once the agreement is executed, which is anticipated to occur in FY 2026-27, subject to HCD’s timeline.
The City provided rental subsidies to three senior households at a mobile home park. This translated to the assistance of four elderly persons, as one was a two-person household.
This program is not accepting new applicants.
One-Year Goal Actual
Number of homeless households
to be provided affordable
housing units
0 0
Number of non-homeless
households to be provided
affordable housing units
0 0
Number of special-needs
households to be provided
affordable housing units
0 0
Total 0 0
Table 5 - Number of Households
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One-Year Goal Actual
Number of households
supported through rental
assistance
0 3
Number of households
supported through the
production of new units
0 0
Number of households
supported through the rehab of
existing units
0 0
Number of households
supported through the
acquisition of existing units
0 0
Total 0 3
Table 6 - Number of Households Supported
Discuss the difference between goals and outcomes and problems encountered in meeting these goals.
The City met its established one-year goals by providing rental assistance to three mobile home park households through the Mobile Home Rent Subsidy Program. The Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8 Rental Assistance) administered by the Ventura County Area Housing Authority provided rental support to 601 Simi Valley households.
Discuss how these outcomes will impact future annual action plans.
The First Time Home Buyer Program (FTHB) was discontinued in 2012 because of the dissolution of redevelopment agencies in California and a substantial reduction in available funding. However, the City Council authorized the re-establishment of the FTHB on June 6, 2016, on a limited basis as funding becomes available. The City approved a new homebuyer’s assistance program that launched in April 2024 and provides down payment assistance to qualified households. During FY 2025-26, six loans were issued to homebuyers for down payment assistance.
Include the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income persons served by each activity where information on income by family size is required to determine the eligibility of the activity.
Number of Persons
Served
CDBG Actual HOME Actual
Extremely Low-income 32 0
Low-income 0 0
Moderate-income 0 0
Total 32 0
Table 7 – Number of Persons Served
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Narrative
Projects awarded CDBG funds for an activity that required income verification all met the income limitation requirements for CDBG.
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CR-25 - Homeless and Other Special Needs. 91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91.520(c) Evaluate the jurisdiction’s progress in meeting its specific objectives for reducing and ending homelessness through:
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs.
During the program year, the City used CDBG funds to support programs that assist the homeless. The Samaritan Center provided case management to 77 homeless individuals to help them become self-sustaining and move into housing through access to life skills and resources they need to secure and retain housing.
In addition, Neighborhood Resource Officers (NROs) have a behavioral health worker that conducts street outreach to support interventions with homeless individuals. The goal is assessment and potential assistance into programs and services. When the NROs and behavioral health staff interact with individuals, they try to initiate service connections.
Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons.
The City is an active member of the Ventura County Continuum of Care (CoC) and advocates for services and resources to be made available to the community. As allowed by State Law (AB1782), the City approved $500,000 in funding dedicated to homeless prevention and rapid rehousing, as defined by State/Federal Law, for FY 2025-26. City Staff continues to collaborate with the Samaritan Center through the $475,000 grant provided to them in FY 2022-23. The Covid-19 Community Recovery Grant Program had an available balance of $1,002,955.50, which exceeded the anticipated balance remaining in the project when this program began. As such, the City provided one-time funds in the amount of $147,266.26 for the Free Clinic of Simi Valley to cover the unexpected challenges faced during the previously approved Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning project, and a total of $363,000 to the Samaritan Center for a three-year term for ongoing case management, housing assistance, and food pantry services to the vulnerable population in Simi Valley. City staff continues to work with service providers and housing developers on identifying options and solutions for individuals facing housing and food insecurities. Additionally, the City is part of the Ventura County Taskforce on Homelessness to ensure strategic priorities are approached comprehensively and in unison with the rest of the county, align on best practices for addressing homelessness across jurisdictions, and facilitate service connection, community awareness, and identify service gaps or community unmet needs aimed at our vulnerable population(s). 18 City of Simi Valley CAPER FY 2025-26 13
Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: likely to become homeless after being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); and, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs.
The City's Police Department and social service providers conduct regular street outreach to encourage homeless individuals to engage in services. City staff continues to respond to inquiries from those in need and to connect them to available services and resources.
Additionally, the City continues to push out information about resources and services from community partners through the City’s various media channels (website, email notifications, social media, announcements at public meetings, etc.).
The 2026 Ventura County Homeless Point in Time Count was conducted on January 28, 2026. Countywide, 1,755 adults and children were counted as homeless during the pointin-time count. This number represents a decrease of 235 persons, or -11.8 percent, when compared to the 1,990 persons who were counted as homeless in 2025.
Simi Valley experienced a 16 percent decrease in the number of homeless individuals counted in 2025, from 152 to 127 individuals. In Simi Valley, 116 individuals were unsheltered adults, and 11 were sheltered. In 2026, a Sheltered Count included the following persons counted: persons in emergency shelters, persons in transitional housing, and persons in safe haven.
The established Ventura County Continuum of Care (CoC) Pathways to Home program utilizes information from the County’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) database to coordinate entry to housing opportunities for the most vulnerable. The City requires all those receiving grant funds for homeless services to utilize HMIS. Pathways to Home allows individuals and families to access services to move out of homelessness as quickly as possible. The program follows a client-focused approach to reduce the challenges of accessing multiple programs to avoid or exit homelessness. The program also allows service providers to work collaboratively to coordinate appropriate services.
More information can be found about the Pathways to Home program by visiting coc.venturacounty.gov. Additionally, residents who are experiencing homelessness are able to call Ventura County 2-1-1 to identify the appropriate resources available to them. Their information is entered into the HMIS system to allow the Pathways to Home program to connect them to services. The Ventura County 2-1-1 phone line is available 24 hours a day.
The City helps to support local service providers that directly assist residents who are homeless or those at risk of becoming homeless, as well as organizations that provide assistance with housing, health, social services, education, and youth needs. The funding is provided annually through the City’s Community Projects Grant (CPG). Each year, local nonprofit 501(c) (3) organizations are invited to apply for up to $150,000 for community 19 City of Simi Valley CAPER FY 2025-26 14
projects and programs. For FY 2025-26, the City awarded $150,000 to 10 local service providers that deliver direct supportive services to Simi Valley residents struggling with a variety of social service needs.
Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again.
In FY 2025-26, the City funded the Samaritan Center, an organization that assists the chronically homeless, at-risk, and recently homeless population. The Samaritan Center offers a wrap-around approach of services to house and support individuals transitioning from living on the street or in their vehicles to permanent housing through comprehensive case management services. In addition, the Samaritan Center helped hundreds of other in-need individuals on a drop-in basis by providing over 23,000 meals and facilitating over 1,600 showers.
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CR-30 - Public Housing 91.220(h); 91.320(j)
Actions taken to address the needs of public housing.
There is no public housing in the City of Simi Valley; however, the City continued to work with the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura (AHACV) to assist Simi Valley's low-income households. The Housing Choice Vouchers Program requires very low-income renters to pay up to 30 percent of their gross monthly income towards rent and subsidizes the balance on the renter’s behalf, up to published Payment Standards.
Actions taken to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership.
Although there is no public housing in Simi Valley, the City jointly appoints a resident commissioner to the Board of the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura (AHACV), who participates in the management as a member of the governing body of the AHACV. Additionally, the City established a homebuyers assistance program to provide down payment assistance to households with up to 150% of the area median income.
The property may be an attached or detached single-family home, a condominium, or a townhome. The City also provides homeownership opportunities to low-income households through the purchase of an affordable, deed-restricted unit.
The Ventura County Community Development Corporation (VCCDC) offered foreclosure prevention assistance to homeowners throughout the County. VCCDC counselors assisted local homeowners with counseling, leading to action plans to avoid foreclosure or offering alternatives to foreclosure if homeownership cannot be maintained. VCCDC also provides homebuyer readiness workshops and financing/lending products for first-time homebuyers, assisting qualifying households with gap financing and grants to increase lender confidence and encourage approval of loans.
In a joint effort to promote homeownership within Simi Valley, VCCDC and the City work closely together and encourage residents to participate in Homebuyer Education Workshops. These free, all-day workshops were attended by prospective homebuyers, who were motivated to leave the rental market and venture into homeownership. VCCDC provides in-person and online virtual learning forums where participants can take the workshop and other courses without having to leave their residence, free of charge.
Actions taken to provide assistance to troubled PHAs.
The AHACV routinely inspects, repairs, and maintains units under its control on a regular basis.
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CR-35 - Other Actions 91.220(j)-(k); 91.320(i)-(j)
Actions taken to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment. 91.220 (j);
91.320(i);
The City continues to implement its General Plan, certified Housing Element Programs, to meet the 6th cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) goals. The Programs are comprised of ordinance updates, process streamlining, and leveraging available resources (including financing strategies, legislative authorities, etc.). With the City's skilled guidance, applicants successfully secured financially viable entitlements. While CDBG funds were not used to fund development of affordable housing, the City actively supported developers and affordable housing purveyors in navigating and invoking pertinent state housing laws. The following are details for each of the key accomplishments that took place within the reporting period:
• July 21, 2025 - Lighthouse Bible Church of Simi Valley received approval of a Planned Development Permit, an Affordable Housing Agreement No. AHA-2024- 0005, and a Tentative Parcel Map to subdivide a 5.3-acre parcel into two parcels and construct an 80-unit apartment complex, located at 4910 Cochran Street. The project also includes an Affordable Housing Agreement to provide affordable units (with a 55-year term) set aside for low- to moderate-income tenants, in exchange for added density and concessions/waivers, pursuant to Government Code § 65915 - the State Density Bonus Law. Separately, the Senate Bill (SB) 4 for the Affordable Housing on Faith and Higher Education Lands Act was not invoked; however, it served as a springboard to the initial discussions of underutilized church properties, including the Lighthouse Bible Church. • September 8, 2025 - USA Properties Fund, Inc. received approval of an Amended and Restated Affordable Housing Agreement No. AHA-2025-0001 for the 99-unit Vintage at Sycamore Senior Apartments complex (a 100% affordable senior rental project) located at 1698 Sycamore Drive, modifying the senior age restriction from 62 years of age and older to 55 years of age and older to help meet rental demand and fill vacancy; in exchange for increasing the term of affordability from 55 years to 60 years with no change to the income levels served. 22 City of Simi Valley CAPER FY 2025-26 17
• November 17, 2025 - City adopted an amendment to Title 8 relating to Building Regulations of the Simi Valley Municipal Code, adopting by reference the 2025 edition of the California Building Codes as required by the State. Title 8 of the Simi Valley Municipal Code and the California Building Codes establish the primary basis of authority under which the Division of Building and Safety regulates building construction in the City of Simi Valley. The purpose of the Code and this proposed ordinance is to safeguard public health and safety through the implementation of minimum standards for structural and life safety in the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings, structures, and related equipment. • November 17, 2025 - City adopted a resolution ratifying the local building standard amendments contained in Ventura County Fire Protection District's Ordinance No. 34; the triennial adoption of the 2025 California Fire Code with local amendments.
The local amendments contained in Ordinance No. 34 are building standards that exceed those adopted by the California State Fire Marshal. The Ventura County Fire Protection District has the responsibility for enforcing the California State Fire Marshal requirements contained in the California Fire Code within the City of Simi Valley.
• March 23, 2026 - City conducted a public hearing under the requirements of the Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended) for the benefit of Simi Valley Pacific Associates II, LP., issuance of tax-exempt revenue bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA) to finance the acquisition, construction, improvement, and equipping of the Tapo Street Apartments, a 240-unit multi-family affordable rental housing project located at 2267 & 2295 Tapo Street.
• June 8, 2026 - AMG and Associates, LLC received approval of an Affordable Housing Agreement No. AHA-2025-0002 for the development of the Tapo Street Apartments located at 2267 Tapo Street, a 240-unit mixed-income apartment complex that is 100% deed restricted (with a 55-year term) for qualified very lowand lower-income households, including extremely low-income households qualified under the State's tax-exempt bond project. Developer successfully invoked the State Density Bonus Law to increase residential density and Assembly Bill (AB) 1397 By-Right Approval (Housing), which streamlined permit processing of the affordable housing project located on reused opportunity properties listed in the Housing Element Sites Inventory. This project, at its certificate of occupancy and rent-up, will greatly contribute toward the City's RHNA. 23 City of Simi Valley CAPER FY 2025-26 18
• June 8, 2026 - Sentry Property Group, LLC received approval to construct a 60- unit multi-family residential condominium community (owner-occupied units) located at 1761, 1801, and 1807 Oak Road. The project required a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Planned Development Permit, and Tentative Tract Map to merge multiple existing lots, then subdivide each building’s air space to create the 60 for-sale condominium units. The project also includes an Affordable Housing Agreement No. AHA-2024-0003 to provide affordable units (with a 45- year term) set aside for very low-income tenants, in exchange for added density and concessions/waivers, pursuant to the State Density Bonus Law. • June 22, 2026 - City introduced an ordinance amending Simi Valley Municipal Code Title 9 (Z-S-2026-0001) to update regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to ensure consistency with California law, with the most recent change under Senate Bill (SB) 477, effective March 25, 2024.
• June 22, 2026 - City introduced an ordinance amending the Simi Valley Municipal Code Title 9 (Z-S-2026-0002) to update the City's Density Bonus and Incentives Regulations. Both the Government Code § 65915 and City's certified Housing Element require the City to adopt (and/or update) an ordinance that allows housing developers to increase housing density above local zoning regulations and receive incentives (development concessions and waivers) for eligible housing projects in exchange for creating affordable housing.
• July 2025 ~ June 2026 - the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) development standards, property owners imposing state's by-right housing law to further lower barriers to the development of more affordable housing in the form of ADUs and Senate Bill (SB) 9 units through lot splits. Through the City's ADU ordinance, 93 new ADUs were built within the City, exceeding the state's projection.
Actions taken to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs. 91.220(k);
91.320(j)
One of the greatest challenges in meeting the underserved needs of low- to moderateincome persons is having limited financial resources. The City continued to encourage the development of affordable apartment projects for extremely low- and low-income households. Such developments provide permanent housing opportunities for homeless persons and increase the availability of low-cost rental units to assist those who are rentburdened or severely rent-burdened.
The City allocated a portion of its annual CDBG funds to support public service agencies that address the special needs of the underserved, including homeless, those at risk of homelessness, seniors, female-headed households, children of low- to moderate-income families, and the disabled. The City complied with federally mandated Americans with 24 City of Simi Valley CAPER FY 2025-26 19
Disabilities Act (ADA) Paratransit service regulations by providing a combined 40,327 ADA Paratransit and Dial-a-Ride trips to disabled and elderly persons during this fiscal year.
Additionally, the Simi Valley Senior Center provided several nutrition programs to help combat food insecurity among seniors age 60 and older. The Senior Share Food Pantry program provides a bag of groceries to eligible seniors and is supported by the countywide food pantry, Food Share, Inc. Senior Share program volunteers distributed a total of 6,078 bags of groceries to an average of 145 local seniors each week. The Senior Nutrition Program provides meals onsite or by delivery. In FY 2025-26, friendly volunteer drivers delivered 31,165 hot lunches to homebound seniors through the Meals On Wheels program. In addition to receiving a nutritious meal, these vulnerable and isolated seniors benefit from a wellness check and friendly human contact, which for some may be their only source of socialization. Through the Congregate meal program, seniors gathered onsite in the dining room to enjoy 24,315 hot lunches. For both programs, there is a suggested voluntary contribution of $4.00, but it is not required. A $564,000 federal Older Americans Act grant administered by the County of Ventura Area Agency on Aging provided $226,000 for personnel and operating supplies and $338,000 for food, supplemented by $47,365 in voluntary contributions from program participants.
Actions taken to reduce lead-based paint hazards. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The following actions are the City’s standard practices to identify and reduce potential lead-based paint hazards in the community:
• Provide information (HUD information pamphlet from the Office of Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Poisoning Prevention) to the public. • Inform prospective home rehabilitation loan applicants during their initial interview about the potential hazards of lead-based paint and any necessary abatement measures needed to be taken to eliminate the hazard. If children age seven or younger were present in the home, and if a potential hazard from lead-based paint was identified, City staff advised the parents about screening their children for elevated levels of lead in the blood and follow any prescribed abatement requirements resulting from the screening.
• Tested for the presence of lead-based paint in homes that were built prior to 1978 and are part of the City’s Home Rehabilitation Program. • Completed lead-based paint risk assessment and abatement program when leadbased paint tests indicated a hazardous concentration of lead (equal to or higher than 1 mg/cm2) for homes that are part of the City’s Home Rehabilitation Program.
During the 2025-26 program year, no lead-based paint inspections were performed; therefore, no abatement was required.
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Actions taken to reduce the number of poverty-level families 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The City has established goals and policies designed to improve the local economy and reduce the level of poverty within the community. The City continued to pursue the following programs and activities during FY 2025-26 to help reduce the number of families at the poverty level:
• Actively encourage commercial and industrial development, in order to increase local employment opportunities for its residents and to better serve the business community.
• Recruit and retain an industry based upon its environmental impact, the number of jobs per acre provided, the percentage of jobs from entry level to executive level, and its ability to utilize the skills of the City’s residents. • Cooperate with the State Employment and Development Department and research the job skills in the community, giving special attention to attracting industries that utilize these skills.
• Promote affordable housing programs designed to provide assistance primarily to extremely low-, low-, and moderate-income households within the community. A variety of housing assistance programs throughout the County are available to help various low- to moderate-income groups in need of assistance, including renters, first-time homebuyers, existing homeowners, homeless persons, and persons at risk of homelessness.
• Offer new affordable housing opportunities through density bonuses and zoning concessions.
Actions taken to develop institutional structure. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) As the recipient of federal CDBG and HOME funds, the City delegated the Environmental Services Department to be the lead department responsible for the overall administration of these grants. The Department prepared the Regional Consolidated Plan, Citizen Participation Plan, the Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, Annual Action Plan, Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), as well as all other reports required by federal rules and regulations.
The City has worked with non-profit agencies, for-profit developers, organizations, the private sector, and other government entities to address the priority needs outlined in the Regional Consolidated Plan for Fiscal Years 2025-26 through 2029-30, and to meet the Annual Action Plan's goals and objectives. The City utilizes public notices, Community Workshops, the City’s website, email notices, and social media to deliver information on carrying out the Consolidated Plan strategies.
To meet the needs of low- to moderate-income residents, the City works with the following organizations: Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura (AHACV), Free Clinic of Simi Valley, Samaritan Center, Many Mansions, Ventura County Continuum of Care, 26 City of Simi Valley CAPER FY 2025-26 21
Senior Concerns, Ventura County Community Development Corporation (VCCDC), Ventura County Taskforce on Homelessness, Housing Rights Center, and others.
Actions taken to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. 91.220(k); 91.320(j)
Community partners, social service agencies, and interested individuals have the ability and are encouraged to sign up for direct e-mail notifications pertaining to their area of interest or need on the City’s website. The City is also part of the Ventura County Taskforce on Homelessness. The intent of the task force is to support goals and objectives with the Board of Supervisors' direction, ensure key performance indicators/measurements align with the Ventura County Homelessness Plan, assess performance and make adjustments as necessary, coordinate/collaborate across agencies/departments, implement a comprehensive outreach plan, and align on best practices for addressing homelessness across jurisdictions.
Identify actions taken to overcome the effects of any impediments identified in the jurisdictions analysis of impediments to fair housing choice. 91.520(a) The City updated the Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice, along with the preparation of the Regional CP in 2025. The AI identifies potential impediments to fair housing in Simi Valley and establishes a Fair Housing Action Plan that outlines steps the City will take to overcome these impediments. Actions taken in the program year include:
• The City joined other cities in a regional contract with the County of Ventura to retain the fair housing services of The Housing Rights Center-Los Angeles (HRC) to conduct the City’s FY 2025-26 Fair Housing Program.
• HRC provided links to current fair housing services and other housing resources on the City’s website and provided outreach and brochure distribution. • HRC provided direct services to 127 Simi Valley residents; 112 inquiries involved general housing questions, while 15 raised questions or allegations of housing discrimination. Of the 15 discrimination inquiries, 12 were counseled, one case was referred, and two are pending. Of these, 13 involved physical or mental disabilities, while one dealt with familial status, and one involved race. Of the residents contacting HRC, 113 were in-place tenants, 24 were seniors, 24 were disabled, and five were female heads of household. Of these same callers, 21 were extremely low-income. As for tenant/landlord housing issues, the three most common were substandard conditions, landlord/tenant information, and repairs. • HRC advertised their services via Facebook, Twitter, emails, and public service announcements.
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CR-40 - Monitoring 91.220 and 91.230
Describe the standards and procedures used to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and used to ensure long-term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements.
During the program year, subrecipients were required to submit quarterly and year-end reports to monitor program/project progress toward stated goals. Reports included information on program beneficiaries (including race/ethnicity) and identified performance measures in meeting projected goals. Some reports were accompanied by reimbursement requests with supporting documentation. Identification of the sources and amount of leveraged funds, and their use in the program, were also required. This information provided the means for desktop monitoring to ensure project accomplishments and expenditures were consistent with approved work schedules and line item budgets.
CDBG staff conducted on-site monitoring of three public services subrecipients and one capital improvement subrecipient to assess compliance with applicable federal requirements. City staff met with program representatives to review program operations, financial management practices, client files, and to provide support. Monitoring activities concluded with site tours of the facilities used to implement each program. All four organizations successfully completed the monitoring process and received clearance letters.
City staff continued to work with subrecipients in virtual settings and platforms, by phone and email, providing technical assistance and sharing helpful tools with non-profit agencies so that they could continue to gather and document required information in serving low- to moderate-income persons. Modifications and innovative techniques were devised and approved for data collection and verification, always adhering to safety protocols.
Citizen Participation Plan 91.105(d); 91.115(d)
Describe the efforts to provide citizens with reasonable notice and an opportunity to comment on performance reports.
During the public review periods and public hearings, all interested persons are encouraged to provide input and comments regarding proposed funding allocations for the projects and programs identified in the FY 2025-26 Action Plan and the accomplishments reported in the CAPER. Comments received during the 2025-26 CAPER public review period, September 3, 2026, through September 21, 2026, or at the September 21, 2026, Simi Valley City Council meeting will be incorporated in the final CAPER document.
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CR-45 - CDBG 91.520(c)
Specify the nature of, and reasons for any changes in the jurisdiction’s program objectives and indications of how the jurisdiction would change its programs as a result of its experiences.
City staff welcomes and encourages opportunities to enhance, improve, and streamline operations as a way of making the City’s CDBG program more effective and efficient. The program strives to reach and serve the maximum number of residents. Although no new systems were put in place during this reporting period, a few areas are under consideration for near-future amendments.
Does this Jurisdiction have any open Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) grants?
The City does not contain any open Brownfields Economic Development Initiative grants. 29