Youth Council

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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

Apply for the Youth Council

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. 

Startup Simi to Host an Online Speaker Series Presentation titled, "You Have the Talent and the Idea...Now What?"

This free event is a part of the Startup Simi's Inspire Entrepreneurship Speaker Series

  • Date: 09/30/2021 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.  
  • Location: Registration in advance for this Online Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdu2gpjstGtMfSsLFhXGtekKKd1HqdU8V

Startup Simi invites all budding entrepreneurs and/or small business owners to attend a free online event on Thursday, September 30, at 6:00 p.m.  The event titled, “You Have the Talent and the Idea… Now What?” will be led by Keynote Speaker Meghan Tarry, Chief Solutions Specialist with In 2 On Consulting. Ms. Tarry will share her “must have” list for entrepreneurs of all ages as they look to start a new business. She will share what really goes into owning and running a business and how to simplify and streamline your business operations.

More about the presenter:  Meghan received her MBA and BA in Communications from California Lutheran University and is the owner and founder of In 2 On Consulting.  Among other accolades, Meghan recently received the Young Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Ventura County chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO VC).

Startup Simi, coordinating the event, is a business incubator designed to provide opportunities for local entrepreneurs to grow, develop and launch their business in Simi Valley. The purpose of this program is to provide resources, support and networking opportunities for entrepreneurs to help them in the beginning stages of their business. In addition to speaker series events, Startup Simi also produces entrepreneur-minded content on a blog and will be producing a 3-day startup weekend for local entrepreneurs in the first half of 2022. The ultimate goal is to create a physical entrepreneurial center in Simi Valley so new businesses can have a place where they can connect, create and inspire.

To receive your Zoom login for this free event, go to www.startupsimi.com to register.  If you have an idea for a business or product, you won’t want to miss this opportunity!

Startup Simi is a joint project between the City of Simi Valley's Youth Employment Service and the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please visit www.startupsimi.com or email info@startupsimi.com.

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