City Council - May 12, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER - 5:00 P.M.
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2. ROLL CALL
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3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
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4. CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION
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4.1 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
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1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - APNs 374-263-002, -003, -005 and -006_2026-05-12.pdf (Gov’t Code Section 54956.8)
Property: APNs 374-263-002, -003, -005 and -006
Agency negotiator: City Manager Simpson
Negotiating parties: City of Lake Elsinore and Li Li
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
4.2 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
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1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - APNs 374-263-001 and 373-153-017_2026-05-12.pdf (Gov’t Code Section 54956.8)
Property: APNs 374-263-001 and 373-153-017
Agency negotiator: City Manager Simpson
Negotiating parties: City of Lake Elsinore and Diane Reynolds Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
5. SUCCESSOR AGENCY CLOSED SESSION
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5.1 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
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1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - APNs 373-210-040-0 and 373-210-042-2.pdf (Gov’t Code Section 54956.8)
Property: APNs 373-210-040-0 and 373-210-042-2
Agency negotiator: Executive Director Simpson
Negotiating parties: Successor Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore and Lake Elsinore Storm LP, a California limited partnership Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
6. RECESS
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The City Council and the Successor Agency will recess to Closed Session.
7. RECONVENE - 7:00 P.M.
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The Regular Meetings of the City Council
and the Successor Agency
will reconvene.
8. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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9. ROLL CALL
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10. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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11. PRESENTATIONS/CEREMONIALS
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11.1 Public Works Week Proclamation
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1. Public Works Week.pdf
2. Attachment 1 - Proclamation.pdf
Recommendation:
Present a Proclamation proclaiming the week of May 17-23, 2026, as "National Public Works Week” in the City of Lake Elsinore.
11.2 CalFire 2026 First Quarter Statistical Update
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Public Comments
1. CalFire 2026 First Quarter Statistical Update.pdf
12. PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS - 1 MINUTE
Public Comments:
(Please read & complete a Request to Address the City Council/Successor Agency form prior to the start of the meeting and turn it in to the City Clerk/Clerk. The Mayor/Chair or City Clerk/Clerk will call on you to speak.)
13. CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
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13.1 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of April 28, 2026 Attachments
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1. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of April 28, 2026.pdf
2. Attachment 1 - Draft Minutes.pdf
Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes.
13.2 CC Warrant Report Dated April 06, 2026 to April 12, 2026 Attachments
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1. CC Warrant Report Dated April 06, 2026 to April 12, 2026.pdf
2. Attachment 1 - City Warrant Summary.pdf
3. Attachment 2 - City Warrant Listing.pdf
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
13.3 CC Warrant Report Dated April 13, 2026 to April 19, 2026 Attachments
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1. CC Warrant Report Dated April 13, 2026 to April 19, 2026.pdf
2. Attachment 1 - City Warrant Summary.pdf
3. Attachment 2 - City Warrant Listing.pdf
Recommendation:
Receive and file
13.4 Citywide Landscaping and Street Lighting District and the Landscaping and Street Lighting District No. 1 for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Ordering the Preparation and Approval of Engineers’ Reports and Resolutions of Intention Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Citywide Landscaping and Street Lighting District and the Landscaping and Street Lighting District No. 1 for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Ordering the Preparation and Approval of Engineers’ Reports and Resolutions of Intention .pdf
2. Attachment 1 - Preliminary Engineer's Reports for Citywide LLMD.pdf
3. Attachment 2 - Preliminary Engineer's Reports for LLMD No. 1.pdf
4. Attachment 3 - Resolution Ordering the Preparation of an Engineer's Report.pdf
5. Attachment 4 - Resolution Approving the Engineer's Report.pdf
6. Attachment 5 - Resolution Declaring Intention Setting the Public Hearing for June 23, 2026.pdf
7. Attachment 6 - Resolution Ordering the Preparation of an Engineer's Report.pdf
8. Attachment 7 - Resolution Approving the Engineer's Report.pdf
9. Attachment 8 - Resolution Declaring Intention Setting the Public Hearing for June 23, 2026.pdf Recommendation:
Adopt
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF AN ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT (CITYWIDE LLMD); Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE CITYWIDE LLMD; Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING COUNCIL’S INTENION TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS IN THE CITYWIDE LLMD AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 23, 2026;
Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF AN ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE LANDSCAPING & STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 (LLMD NO. 1);
Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE LLMD NO. 1;
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Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING COUNCIL’S INTENTION TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS IN THE LLMD NO. 1 AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 23, 2026.
13.5 Calling the General Municipal Election for November 3, 2026, for City Council Districts 1, 3, and 4, and Requesting the Placement of a Ballot Measure to Change the Office of City Treasurer from Elective to Appointive Attachments
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1. November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election.pdf
2. Attachment 1 – Resolution Calling the Election.pdf
3. Exhibit A - Ordinance.pdf
4. Attachment 2 – Resolution Consolidating with the Statewide Election.pdf
5. Exhibit A - Ordinance .pdf
6. Attachment 3 – Resolution Adopting Candidate Statement Regulations.pdf Recommendation:
Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026, FOR THE ELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DISTRICT 1 (FULL FOUR‑YEAR TERM), DISTRICT 3 (FULL FOUR‑YEAR TERM), AND DISTRICT 4 (TWO‑YEAR UNEXPIRED BALANCE OF TERM FORMERLY HELD BY COUNCIL MEMBER NATASHA JOHNSON) AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO GENERAL LAW CITIES AND FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS A QUESTION RELATING TO WHETHER THE OFFICE OF CITY TREASURER SHALL BE CHANGED FROM AN ELECTED OFFICE TO AN APPOINTED OFFICE, AND SETTING RELATED PROCEDURES; Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO § 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE; and Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES’ STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION (TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026).
13.6 Agreement with Dost Engineering for the Design of the Limited Street Sidewalk Improvements Project (CIP Project No. Z10109) Attachments
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1. Agreement with Dost Engineering for Design of the Limited Street Sidewalk Improvements Project in the Amount of $83,360.pdf
2. Attachment 1 - Agreement.pdf
3. Exhibit A - Proposal.pdf
4. Attachment 2 - Project Map.pdf
Recommendation:
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Dost Engineering in the amount of $83,360 for the design of the Limited Street Sidewalk Improvements Project in such final form as approved by the City Attorney; authorize the City Manager to execute change orders not to exceed a 10% contingency amount of $8,336 , and authorize the City Clerk to record the Notice of Completion once the work is complete .
13.7 Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District No. 2015-1 (Safety Services) Declaring Its Intention to Consider Annexing Territory Planning Application No. 2023-06 (PA No. 2023-06) Annexation No. 17 Attachments
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1. Lake Elsinore Community Facilities District No. 2015-1 (Safety Services) Declaring Its Intention to Consider Annexing Territory Planning Application No. 2023-06 (PA No. 2023-06) Annexation No. 17 .pdf
2. Attachment 1 - Project Map.pdf
3. Attachment 2 - Resolution of Intention.pdf
4. Exhibits A - G.pdf
Recommendation:
Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ACTING AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2015-1 OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE (SAFETY SERVICES), DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CONSIDER ANNEXING TERRITORY TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2015-1 OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE (SAFETY SERVICES).
13.8 Annexation No. 32 Into Community Facilities District No. 2015-2 (Maintenance Services) for Assessor’s Parcel Number 379-315-033 (APN 379-315-033) (Riverside Drive Apartments) Attachments
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1. Annexation No. 32 Into Community Facilities District No. 2015-2 (Maintenance Services) for Assessor's Parcel Number 379-315-033 (APN 379-315-033) (Riverside Drive Apartments).pdf
2. Attachment 1 - Project Map.pdf
3. Attachment 2 - Resolution of Intention.pdf
4. Exhibits A - G.pdf
5. Attachment 3 - CFD Maintenance Responsibility Map.pdf Recommendation:
Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ANNEX TERRITORY INTO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2015-2 (MAINTENANCE SERVICES) OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, ADOPTING A MAP OF THE AREA TO BE PROPOSED (ANNEXATION NO. 32) AND AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES THEREIN.
13.9 Agreement with Edmondson Construction Co. for the Lower Site Development Hardtop Surfaces for the Library Project (CIP Project No. Z20003) Attachments
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1. Public Work’s Construction Agreement with Edmondson Construction Co, for the Library Project CIP Project No. Z20003).pdf
2. Attachment 1 - Agreement.pdf
3. Exhibit A - Proposal.pdf
Recommendation:
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement for Public Works Construction with Edmondson Construction Co. In an amount not to exceed $106,049.65 for the for the Lower Site Development Hardtop Surfaces for the Library Project (CIP Project No. Z20003) in such final form as approved by the City Attorney, authorize the City Manager to execute change orders not to exceed a 10% contingency amount of $10,604.96 for construction uncertainties and adjustments, and authorize the City Clerk to record the Notice of Completion once the work is complete.
14. SUCCESSOR AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR
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14.1 Minutes of the Regular Successor Agency Meeting of April 28, 2026 Attachments
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1. Minutes of the Regular Successor Agency Meeting of April 28, 2026.pdf
2. Attachment 1 - Draft Minutes.pdf
Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes.
14.2 SA Warrant Report Dated April 6, 2026 to April 12, 2026 Attachments
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1. SA Warrant Report Dated April 6, 2026 to April 12, 2026.pdf
2. Attachment 1 - SA Warrant Summary.pdf
3. Attachment 2 - SA Warrant Listing.pdf
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
14.3 SA Warrant Report Dated April 13, 2026 to April 19, 2026 Attachments
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1. SA Warrant Report Dated April 13, 2026 to April 19, 2026.pdf
2. Attachment 1 - SA Warrant Summary.pdf
3. Attachment 2 - SA Warrant Listing.pdf
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
15. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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15.1 Planning Application No. 2021-19 (Rome Hill Commercial - TPM No. 39493) - A Request to Subdivide an Existing 6.77-acre Parcel into Two Parcels with One Letter Lot Located at the Corner of Grand Avenue and Kathryn Way Attachments
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1. Planning Application No. 2021-19 (Rome Hill Commercial) - A Request for Approval of Tentative Parcel Map No. 39493 - CC.pdf
2. Attachment 1 - TPM Resolution.pdf
3. Attachment 2 - Conditions of Approval.pdf
4. Attachment 3 - GIS Exhibits.pdf
5. Attachment 4 - TPM No. 39493.pdf
6. Attachment 5 - Public Notice Package.pdf
Recommendation:
Find that the proposed subdivision is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 and 15315 (Class 15, Minor Land Divisions) since the proposed subdivision project would not have a significant effect on the environment and no new environmental documentation is necessary because all potentially significant effects have been adequately analyzed in a previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND; SCH No. 2025090173); and Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 39493 TO SUBDIVIDE AN EXISTING 6.77-ACRE SITE INTO TWO PARCELS (2.19-ACRES AND 4.53-ACRES) AND ONE 0.05-ACRE LETTER LOT FOR THE ROME HILL COMMERCIAL PROJECT LOCATED AT APN 371-150-017.
15.2 Request to Amend GC Global, LLC‘s Development Agreement to Revise the Community Benefit Fees Attachments
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1. Request to Amend GC Global's Development Agreement to Revise the Community Benefit Fees.docx.pdf
2. Attachment 1 - Ordinance.pdf
3. Exhibit A - Development Agreement Amendment .pdf
4. Attachment 2 - GIS Exhibits.pdf
5. Attachment 3 - Public Notice Materials.pdf
Recommendation:
Find that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); and Introduce by title only and waive further reading of AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT (DA-2026-02) FOR GC GLOBAL, LLC LOCATED AT 31875 CORYDON ROAD, UNIT 140 (APN: 370-051-010).
16. BUSINESS ITEM
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16.1 Ordinance Regulating Electric Bicycles and Other Electric Transportation Devices Attachments
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1. Ordinance Regulating Electric Bicycles and Other Electric Transportation Devices_05_12_2026.pdf
2. Attachment 1 – Revised Ordinance.pdf
3. Attachment 2 – Redlined Ordinance marked to show changes.pdf
4. Attachment 3 – April 28, 2026 Staff Report.pdf
Recommendation:
Introduce by title only and waive further reading of AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ADDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 10.54 OF THE LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGULATE AND PROVIDE FOR EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT REGARDING ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND OTHER ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION DEVICES.
17. PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS - 3 MINUTES
Public Comments:
(Please read & complete a Request to Address the City Council/Successor Agency form prior to the start of the meeting and turn it in to the City Clerk/Clerk. The Mayor/Chair or City Clerk/Clerk will call on you to speak.)
18. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
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19. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS
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20. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS/REPORTS ON MEETINGS ATTENDED
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21. ADJOURNMENT
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The Lake Elsinore City Council will adjourn to the next Regular meeting on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 in the Cultural Center located at 183 N. Main Street. Closed Session will commence at 5:00 p.m. or such later time as noticed on the Agenda, and the regular Open Session business meeting will commence at 7:00 p.m.
22. AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
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I, Candice Alvarez, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, do hereby affirm that a copy of the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2026.