REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Remon Habib, City Engineer
Date:May 13, 2025
Subject:Cultural Resources Treatment and Tribal Monitoring Agreement with the Pechanga Band of Indians for the Murrieta Creek Multi-Use Trail Project Recommendation
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Cultural Resources Treatment and Tribal Monitoring Agreement with the Pechanga Band of Indians for the Murrieta Creek Multi-Use Trail Project.
Background
In 2019, the City applied for and was awarded Active Transportation Program Cycle 4 grant funding to design and construct the Murrieta Creek Multi-Use Trail extending between Skylark Drive and the Lake Levee Trail. The Murrieta Creek Trail is a multi-jurisdictional, active transportation trail consistent with the City’s General Plan and Eastlake Specific Plan adopted in 2017.
The final design of the Murrieta Creek Multi-Use Trail project has been completed, and the project will be in bid for construction. The construction contract is expected to be awarded in late Summer for 2025. Construction of the project is anticipated to be completed in 2026. As part of the project’s mitigation monitoring and reporting program, the project is required to mitigate for any cultural resource findings.
Discussion
Cultural Resources Treatment and Tribal Monitoring Agreement (Agreement) between the Pechanga Band and the City formalizes procedures for the treatment of Native American findings, such as human remains, goods, objects, and cultural items, that are found during the construction of the project. The agreement also formalizes procedures for Tribal Monitoring during all ground- disturbing activities in conjunction with the project, including archaeological testing, studies, surveys, and staging activities.
MCT Pechanga Agreement
Fiscal Impact
The costs associated with this agreement are programmed within the City’s CIP budget.
Attachments
Attachment 1 - Agreement
Engineering