CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: Quitclaim Deeds to Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for Drainage Easements
MEETING DATE: September 16, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
PREPARED BY: Katrina Kunkel, Associate Engineer
REVIEWED BY: Nick Fidler, Public Works Director
APPROVED BY: Armando G. Villa, City Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute two quitclaim deeds for drainage easements to Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for Tract Map (TM) 31392 as a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 358-070-011 located on Newport Road east of Goetz Road; and
2. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a quitclaim deed for a storm drain easement to Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for TM31392 APN 358-560-023 located along Buckstone Lane, Trailblazer Lane and Ponderosa Lane; and
3. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a quitclaim deed for a storm drain easement to Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for TM31393 as a portion of APN 358-540-036 located on Newport Road west of Berea Road; and
4. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a quitclaim deed for a drainage easement to Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for TM31391-4 as a portion of APN 358-070-011 located on Newport Road east of Goetz Road; and
5. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a quitclaim deed for a storm drain easement to Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for TM36485-1 as a portion of APN 358-720-044 located at Goetz Road and Audie Murphy Road South; and
6. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an easement deed for unrestricted access to Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for Parcel Map 32269 APN 358-070-011 located on Newport Road east of Goetz Road; and
7. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a non-exclusive easement deed for maintenance and operations of storm drain facilities for flood control and drainage purposes to Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for TM36485-1 APN 358- 070-011 located on Goetz Road north of Newport Road.
City of Menifee Staff Report
Storm Drain Easements – RCFC
September 16, 2026
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DISCUSSION
In February 2025, the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) reached out to the City of Menifee regarding five storm drain easements with facilities that are currently maintained by the District. The dedications on the subdivision maps associated with the drainage easements were made to the public rather than to the District exclusively.
The maps were entitled and recorded under the County of Riverside’s (County) authority, prior to the City’s incorporation. Now that easements to the County have been moved under the City’s jurisdiction, the District no longer has clear rights to the drainage easements. As such, the District has requested that the City proceed with the quitclaim deeds to reconvey these drainage easements to the District, which would allow them to continue maintaining the storm drains.
The District has provided the City with cooperative agreements between the District, the County, and the developer for each project. Upon incorporation, the City assumed responsibility for the County. Included within these agreements is a condition that the right-of-way necessary for the inspection, operation, and maintenance of the storm drain be conveyed to the District. The recommended action for this report satisfies the conditions of these agreements.
The proposed quitclaim documents apply to offers of dedication that were accepted by the County on behalf of the public for drainage purposes. Upon City Council approval, the attached quitclaim deeds and easement deeds would be executed and recorded.
It is important to note that approval of the attached quitclaims and easements would not eliminate or reduce the current City street right-of-way.
STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE
Safe and Vibrant Community
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with approval of this item. The District would continue to maintain the subject storm drains at their own cost.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Project Location Map
2. Tract Map 31392
3. Tract Map 31393
4. Tract Map 31391-4
5. Tract Map 36485-1
6. Parcel Map 32269
7. Drainage Easement Quitclaim APN 358-070-011
8. Drainage Easement Quitclaim APN 358-070-011
9. Storm Drain Easement Quitclaim APN 358-560-023
10. Storm Drain Easement Quitclaim APN 358-540-036
11. Drainage Easement Quitclaim APN 358-070-011
City of Menifee Staff Report
Storm Drain Easements – RCFC
September 16, 2026
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12. Storm Drain Easement Quitclaim APN 358-720-044
13. Access Easement Deed APN 358-070-011
14. Maintenance Easement Deed APN 358-070-011