Simi Council Quietly Passes Special Tax; Sorts Through Oil Pipeline Confusion and Discusses Public Transit Monday Night
By Kevin B. Harris Like a magician’s “disappearing coin” trick, the Simi Valley City Council quietly authorized a Community Facilities special tax for the Town Center Project when they included the vote as part of a 10-item, “Consent Calendar” single vote on Monday night. They also sorted through the necessary steps to establish a public […]
Simi Valley Council passes Emergency Moratorium on Commercial Marijiuana
By Debra Tash Simi Valley’s Council considered an emergency moratorium on all marijuana uses, operations and activities and all personal outdoor cultivation. From the agenda: “Consideration of adoption of an urgency ordinance establishing a moratorium prohibiting all marijuana uses, operations, and activities and all personal outdoor cultivation of marijuana within the City, and a determination […]
Simi Valley Council Approves Budget at their June 6th 2016 meeting
By Debra Tash The Simi Valley City Council voted 5 to 0 to adopt the 2016-17 budget along with the five year capital improvement budget. Staff_Report – Budget With property tax revenue up staff projected a 4.1% increase in the General Fund revenues for Simi Valley for a total of $65,319,600. There are 87 projects […]
Simi Valley Residents Protest Planned Opening of Residential Detox Facility
Last December, when residents in a quiet section of Simi Valley known as the “Texas tracts” learned that a residential drug and alcohol detox facility was moving into their neighborhood, they were concerned and in some cases appalled that a for profit business could simply buy a house in a residential area, get a license […]
Simi Valley Council votes to disallow Commercial marijuana growing in City
By Debra Tash At their first meeting of 2016, the Council voted unanimously to take up the Planning Commission’s recommendation to amend the City’s zoning code to disallow any commercial marijuana growing in Simi Valley along with permits for dispensaries.Staff_Report–Simi.Valley.Marijuana Several cities within Ventura County are considering similar measures, motivated by the the State’s passage […]
Simi Valley City Council takes Chickens off the table
By Debra Tash The City Council revisited the issue of chicken keeping at their October 12th meeting. Teen 4H’er Hannah Nandoor brought up the issue at the July 21st 2014 meeting during public comments because she wasn’t allowed to keep chickens in her Simi Valley neighborhood. This young suffragette for chickens swayed the Council and […]
Simi Valley Council pushes off vote on two issues: Term Limits and Selling City’s Recycled Water
By Debra Tash Mayor Huber asked staff to study putting term limits for council members on the ballot and let the voters decide whether or not to enact it. He said, “I was the one who raised the issue as I did in 2011.” The School Board moved to place term limits for their seats […]
Simi Valley comes through to save the Samaritan Center
At their July 21st meeting the Simi Valley Council voted for an aggressive program to alleviate the City’s homeless problem, Citizens Journal story HERE One of the key elements to the program’s success was the Samaritan Center, which was established in 1994. The Center would provide the homeless displaced from their illegal encampments with temporary […]
Simi Valley Council creates committee to study having opening prayers at their meetings
By Debra Tash At their June 9th meeting the Simi Valley City Council passed a resolution creating a Tourism Marketing District. Overnight stays in the city’s hotels will be assessed 2% of the total bill to fund the District as it markets the area as a tourist destination. The acting city attorney, Sonia Hehir, informed […]
Simi Valley–Auto dealers and Developer step up to bring the Vietnam War Memorial to Veterans Plaza by Memorial Day–Revised
At tonight’s Simi Valley Council meeting Cherie Lynnae Whitaker, Chairman of Salute to Arms addressed an item on the Council’s consent calendar. In January 27, 2014, the City Council adopted a policy for City Support of Special Events and an associated grant program for 2014 events. The program would receive $25,000 in taxpayer sponsorship. A […]
