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City Council votes: appointments, consent items and senior nutrition direction
Summary
At its March 10 meeting the Simi Valley City Council unanimously approved several procedural and appointment items, adopted changes to board/commission representation and gave staff direction on the senior nutrition program funding level for the coming year.
The Simi Valley City Council on March 10 voted unanimously on a set of procedural and appointment actions, approved several consent items and provided direction to staff on the senior nutrition program funding gap.
A motion to read resolutions and ordinances by title only and waive further readings passed unanimously early in the meeting. The council then approved multiple appointments: Mayor Pro Tem Michael Judge was added to the Housing Solutions Ad Hoc Committee as a council representative following the late Mayor Thomas’s vacancy; the council also confirmed a slate of council member appointments and alternates to local and regional boards and commissions, including new primary representation assignments for Council Member Joseph Ayala. Those appointment motions passed on voice votes with unanimous approval.
On the consent calendar the council approved the calendar except for two pulled items. Later in the meeting Council Member Litster moved approval of the two pulled consent items (items 8 and 11). The motion passed unanimously.
Most significantly for program funding, after a staff presentation and extended council discussion the council approved a motion directing staff to maintain the current senior nutrition service level (Option 2 in the staff report): the program will continue to provide 235 meals per day (roughly 135 Meals on Wheels deliveries and 100 congregate lunches at the senior center) and the council asked staff to pursue Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding opportunities and to partner with the Council on Aging on a fundraising campaign to help close the shortfall. Councilmembers voted unanimously to adopt that direction.
No votes failed and no recorded roll-call dissent was reported on the actions above. Staff will return with follow-up items and a budget plan as part of the regular fiscal-year 2025–26 budget process.
