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Simi Valley council approves Prop 218 notice for sanitation rate increase, an access easement and an updated solid‑waste ordinance; neighborhood council rosters
Summary
The Simi Valley City Council approved a suite of measures at its Feb. 24 meeting: initiating a Proposition 218 notice for proposed sanitation rate increases, approving a reciprocal access easement for private road construction, adopting amendments to the city's solid‑waste regulations, and appointing neighborhood council members.
Simi Valley's City Council handled a cluster of routine but consequential items on Feb. 24, 2025, adopting procedural steps, agreements and appointments needed to fund infrastructure, enable development and maintain municipal services.
Sanitation rates: Prop 218 notice and public hearing
The council authorized staff to mail Proposition 218 notices proposing a sanitation service rate schedule that would phase in annual increases of 3.5% for five years and set a public hearing on May 5, 2025, to receive and tally protests. Public Works Director Grama Fujiwaki and consultant representatives explained the rationale: the sanitation enterprise fund must cover projected capital projects (roughly $71.7 million across the long-range plan), existing debt service (about $2.3 million annually) and rising operating costs. Fujiwaki said the proposed schedule is intended to maintain service levels, fund capital improvements and…
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