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City Manager's Office
Youth Council
(805) 583-6766
2929 Tapo Canyon Road
Simi Valley, CA 93063
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Overview
The Simi Valley Youth Council is an advisory board to the City Council on issues affecting youth in the community and is comprised of 21 members and up to three alternates. Each high school and middle school is represented on the Youth Council, as well as the Community at Large.
Application
Membership on the Youth Council is open to residents of the City of Simi Valley who are in 7th through 12th grade. The current Youth Council term began on July 1, 2024, and will conclude on June 30, 2025.
Applications to serve on the Youth Council are accepted year-round, and successful applicants are appointed by the City Council each June. The application period to serve on the 2025-26 Youth Council term will open in March 2025.
To apply, submit an online application.
For those interested in volunteering for upcoming Youth Council events, email the Youth Council Coordinator.
Upcoming Events
The Youth Council typically meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m., August through June. All meetings of the Youth Council are open to the public. The Youth Council discusses various issues of interest and concern for youth. For upcoming meeting dates and agenda information, please see below.
To be notified in advance for other Youth Council events, students are encouraged to subscribe to the City's govDelivery system (formerly E-Notify) to receive updates and information related to Youth Council activities. Please add simivalleyca@public.govdelivery.com to your spam filter's safe list to ensure receipt of govDelivery messages, but note the email address is not monitored.
DEADLINE EXTENDED for Community Members to Apply for the Youth Council's Community-wide Talent Show
- Date: 04/24/2020 11:58 p.m.
The Simi Valley Youth Council is seeking talent show acts for its 2nd Annual Talent Show. Vocalists, musicians, comedians, poets, magicians, and more are all encouraged to audition for this impressive showcase. For audition submissions all individual and group acts must comply with COVID-19 Stay At Home and social distancing orders. Participants may select to compete for prizes or showcase their talent non-competitively. Acts will be selected to compete in a virtual talent show to take place Friday, May 29, 2020, on an online platform soon to be announced.
“The talent show is a great opportunity for performers; not only do they get to share their talent with the community, they also will compete for cash prizes,” says Ashley Kilmnick, Youth Council Member and Talent Show Chair.
The cash prizes will be awarded in specific categories in addition to a People’s Choice winner. A panel of qualified judges will select the winners.
“The Youth Council has decided that the show must go on and will be hosting the event virtually,” Kilmnick said. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, we felt continuing on with the event is another way for the community to come together in a positive way.”
Applications and contest rules are available online at www.simivalley.org/talentshow. All acts must submit an application and audition video clip by Friday, April 24, 2020. Previously recorded videos of live solo or group performances will be accepted.
The Talent Show will also serve as a fundraiser to help support the Youth Council’s community projects and events throughout the year. These include the anti-bullying and suicide prevention campaigns; printing of teen crisis numbers on the back of school ID cards; and the annual flagship event, the Simi Valley Youth Summit. Businesses and individuals interested in sponsoring this event can contact Kristin Tignac, Youth Council Coordinator, at (805) 583-6766.
The Simi Valley Youth Council is an advisory board to the City Council on issues that affect the youth in the community. It is comprised of 24 middle and high school students. Community members and youth are encouraged to follow the Youth Council on Instagram @simivalleyyouthcouncil.
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