Neighborhood Councils

Department of Community Services 
Neighborhood Councils - (805) 583-6861
Location: 3855-A Alamo Street
Simi Valley, CA 93063

• Membership
• Meetings
• Recruitment
• Arroyo Cleanup
• Contact

The City of Simi Valley established the Simi Valley Neighborhood Council program, in 1970. The program provides an opportunity for Simi Valley residents to participate in local government at a grassroots level. Every City resident 18 years and older is a member of his or her respective Neighborhood Council and is encouraged to attend and actively participate in Neighborhood Council meetings.

Neighborhood Councils advise the City Council on development projects, resident concerns, and other matters on which the City Council has specifically requested their input. The Neighborhood Councils work within the City's government process to develop recommendations and innovative solutions to community concerns related to planning and development projects, public safety, traffic issues, community services and disaster preparedness.

Neighborhood Councils are important because they:

• Give developers the opportunity to dialog with residents and address concerns early in the planning process, allowing them to make changes prior to an official public hearing;
• Afford policy makers and City staff the opportunity to gain a more thorough understanding of citizen concerns;
• Provide residents the opportunity to voice their concerns in a less formal atmosphere than a public hearing before the City Council or Planning Commission.

It’s Your Home, Your City... Join Us!

Membership

Every City resident 18 years and older is a member of his or her respective Neighborhood Council and is encouraged to attend and actively participate in Neighborhood Council meetings. The City of Simi Valley is divided into four Neighborhood Councils. The map details the boundaries of each Neighborhood Council. Each of the Neighborhood Councils has a maximum of 13 members on its Executive Board, who are appointed by the City Council. Neighborhood Councils meet once a month and Board members serve two-year terms. Residents of unincorporated areas adjacent to the Neighborhood Council’s district may also vote on matters presented to the Neighborhood Council.

In addition to the four Neighborhood Councils, a Joint Chairs Committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month to provide updates to Executive Board members on the issues affecting each of the Neighborhood Councils and to discuss operating procedures.

Meetings 

The Neighborhood Council Executive Boards meet once a month at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Community Room to consider issues that affect their neighborhoods.

Flyers are distributed by the Neighborhood Councils for each meeting throughout their respective areas to inform the community of issues being presented at upcoming meetings. Neighborhood Council flyers and agendas can also be received via e-mail by subscribing to the Neighborhood Council list serves. To subscribe, please click on the appropriate link below. Also, detailed information for each Neighborhood Council including maps, meeting flyers, and upcoming meeting agendas is available below. Please note all Neighborhood Council materials are available as Adobe Acrobat documents.

MEETING INFORMATION

Neighborhood Councils usually do not meet in June and December.

For a listing of all upcoming public meetings, click on the Citywide event calendar.

*When viewing the Neighborhood Council maps, you may zoom to street level using the "+" button at the top of your screen. The "-" button allows you to zoom out. Use the hand tool to navigate through the Neighborhood Council by clicking and dragging until you have located the area you would like to view.

Recruitment 

Although formal recruitments for Executive Board members are conducted every eight months, volunteers who wish to donate one or more of their evenings per month on behalf of their community are encouraged to apply for an Executive Board position at any time. Executive Board applicants are interviewed by a City Council Subcommittee and if successful, are appointed by the City Council. Applications for the Executive Board may be obtained by:

• Downloading an application here, or
• Calling the Neighborhood Council Coordinator at (805) 583-6861, or
• Visiting the Department of Community Services in the Development Services Building, 3855-A Alamo Street, or
• Attending a Neighborhood Council meeting for your district.

It's Your Home, Your City... Join Us!

Arroyo Cleanup

For the past eight years, the Neighborhood Councils have successfully organized the Arroyo Cleanup as a part of The Great American Cleanup, sponsored by Keep America Beautiful, the nation's largest annual community improvement program.

In 2010, more than 230 volunteers, including teams from local businesses, schools, civic organizations, churches, and community groups, as well as concerned citizens, removed over 5 tons of debris from the Arroyo Simi that could otherwise have made its way to the ocean.

The Neighborhood Councils would like to thank all event participants for joining them to keep Simi Valley a beautiful place to live!

Contact

For more information regarding the Simi Valley Neighborhood Councils, please contact the Neighborhood Council Coordinator at (805) 583-6861.