MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL:
Linda Krupa
Mayor (District 5)
Joe Males
Mayor Pro Tem (District 4)
Connie Howard-Clark
Council Member (District 1)
Jaculin "Jackie" Peterson
Council Member (District 2)
Tom Lodge
Council Member (District 3)
CITY STAFF:
Mark Prestwich
City Manager
Steven Graham
City Attorney
Elodie Klug
Deputy City Clerk
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF HEMET, CALIFORNIA
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Hemet Public Library, First Floor Boardroom
300 E. Latham Ave., Hemet, California 92543
SPECIAL MEETING AT 8:30 A.M.
Council Chamber: In-person participation is limited in the Council Chamber in order to maintain social distancing room capacity.
Public Comments: Members of the Public who wish to comment on matters before the Council, in lieu of attending in person, may submit comments on or before 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting by using the following link: Online Comment Form . Comments will be recorded in the official meeting record.
Notice Regarding Americans with Disabilities Act
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting or if you need agenda documents provided in an alternate format, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (951) 765- 2395 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made (28CFR 35.102-
35.104 ADA Title II)
1. SPECIAL MEETING – 8:30 A.M.
2. CALL TO ORDER
3. ROLL CALL
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Welcome to a meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Hemet Anyone who wishes to speak during public comment or on a particular item will be required to fill out a speaker slip and turn it into the City Clerk. Each request will cover one speaker.
There is a 3-minute-per-person time limit for all general public comments on non-public hearing items. All who wish to speak, including Council members and staff, need to be recognized by the Mayor before speaking.
Members of the public shall comply with the adopted Rules of Decorum, Resolution No. 4545. A copy of which can be requested through the City Clerk’s Office.
You may also fill out a form and submit your comments online at www.hemetca.gov. Submittal must be done before 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
Please state your name and item you are commenting on before speaking.
5.A. Public Comment for Items Listed on the Agenda, but within Jurisdictional Matter
6. DISCUSSION – CITY COUNCIL TEAM BUILDING, COMMUNICATION, AND
GOVERNANCE
6.A. Brown Act and Public Hearing Training
6.B. Team Building Exercise
6.C. Communications Discussion
6.D. Governance Discussion
7. ADJOURNMENT
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Elodie Klug, Deputy City Clerk for the City of Hemet, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall located at 445 E. Florida Ave., the Hemet Public Library located at 300 E. Latham Ave., Hemet, CA, and the City Website.
Date & Time: February 12, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting Schedule: The City Council of the City of Hemet regularly meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Closed and Special Sessions will be duly noticed as needed.
Council Agendas: Agendas for Regular Meetings are available for public review on the City’s website at hemetca.gov and in the City Clerk’s Office, 445 E. Florida Ave., typically by 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the meeting, but no later than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Agendas for Closed and Special Sessions are made available at least 72 hours prior to the meeting when possible, but no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Livestream: Regular City Council Meetings are available for viewing during the meeting at hemetca.gov.
Use of Equipment: Please contact the City Clerk’s Office if requesting to use the chamber equipment as part of a scheduled presentation 24 hours prior to the meeting at (951) 765-2395.
Disclosure of
Campaign
Contributions (Levine
Act – Government
Code Section 84308):
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Hemet City Council are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid contracts, labor contracts, or personal employment contracts with City of Hemet employees), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the Councilmember received more than $500 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the City’s decision on the agenda item in the previous 12 months. Members of the Hemet City Council who have received, and applicants, contractors, or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than
$500 to a Councilmember in the previous 12 months are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject agenda item and shall not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use their official position to influence the subject agenda item.
Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the City Clerk prior to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.