TELECONFERENCED MEETING
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – 6:00 PM
JANUARY 18, 2022
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NEW LAW
Pursuant to Assembly Bill No. 361
Effective September 16, 2021
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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORENO VALLEY
MORENO VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
CITY AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF
THE CITY OF MORENO VALLEY
MORENO VALLEY HOUSING AUTHORITY
MORENO VALLEY PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
January 18, 2022
REGULAR MEETING – 6:00 PM
City Council Study Sessions
Second Tuesday of each month – 6:00 p.m.
City Council Meetings
Special Presentations – 5:30 P.M.
First & Third Tuesday of each month – 6:00 p.m.
City Council Closed Sessions
Will be scheduled as needed at 4:30 p.m.
City Hall Council Chamber – 14177 Frederick Street
Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommo dation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the ADA Coordinator, at 951.413.3120 at least 72 hours before the meeting. The 72-hour notification will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to th is meeting.
Dr. Yxstian A. Gutierrez, Mayor
Ulises Cabrera, Council Member David Marquez, Council Member
Edward A. Delgado, Council Member
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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORENO VALLEY
January 18, 2022
CALL TO ORDER - 5:30 PM
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
1. Recognition of 12 year old musician Pedro Fregroso
2. Recognition of Al Rattan
3. Acceptance of the Amazon MoVaLEARNS Program Donation
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.AGENDA
JOINT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORENO VALLEY
MORENO VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
CITY AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF MORENO VALLEY
MORENO VALLEY HOUSING AUTHORITY
MORENO VALLEY PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
AND THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
*THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVES A SEPARATE STIPEND FOR CSD
MEETINGS*
REGULAR MEETING – 6:00 PM
JANUARY 18, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Joint Meeting of the City Council, Community Services District, City as Successor Agency for the Community Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority and the Board of Library Trustees - actions taken at the Joint Meeting are those of the Agency indicated on each Agenda item.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
ROLL CALL
INTRODUCTIONS
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON A NY SUBJECT ON OR NOT ON THE AGENDA UNDER
THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JOINT CONSENT CALENDARS (SECTIONS A-E)
All items listed under the Consent Calendars, Sections A, B, C, D, and E are considered to be routine and non -controversial, and may be enacted by one motion unless a member of the City Council, Community Servic es District, City as Successor Agency for the Community Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority or the Board of Library Trustees requests that an item be removed for separate action. The motion to adopt the Consent Calendars is deemed to be a separate mot ion by each Agency and shall be so recorded by the City Clerk. Items withdrawn for report or discussion will be heard after public hearing items.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR-CITY COUNCIL
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A.1. ORDINANCES - READING BY TITLE ONLY - THE MOTION TO ADOPT AN
ORDINANCE LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES WAIVER OF FULL READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
Recommendation: Waive reading of all Ordinances.
A.2. MINUTES - CITY COUNCIL - CLOSED SESSION - JAN 4, 2022 5:00 PM Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
A.3. MINUTES - CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING - JAN 4, 2022 6:00 PM Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
A.4. COUNCIL DISCRETIONARY EXPENDITURE REPORTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022 FROM JULY 1, 2021 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2021 (Report of: City Clerk)
Recommendation:
1. Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Council Discretionary Expenditure Report for July 1, 2021 through November 30, 2021.
A.5. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 984,
AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 9 PLANNING AND ZONING INCLUDING CHAPTER 9.02 PER MITS AND APPROVALS, CHAPTER 9.03 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, CHAPTER 9.05 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS, CHAPTER 9.07 SPECIAL DISTRICTS, CHAPTER 9.08 GENERAL
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, CHAPTER 9.09 SPECIFIC USE
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, CHAPTER 9.11 PARKING, PEDESTRIAN AND LOA DING REQUIREMENTS, CHAPTER 9.14 LAND DIVISIONS, CHAPTER 9.15 DEFINITIONS, CHAPTER 9.16 DESIGN GUIDELINES, AND CHAPTER 9.17 LANDSCAPE AND WATER EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS. (Report of: Community Development)
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Coun cil conduct the second reading by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 984.
A.6. PAYMENT REGISTER - NOVEMBER 2021 (Report of: Financial & Management Services)
Recommendation:
1. Receive and file the Payment Register.
A.7. LIST OF PERSONNEL CHANGES (Report of: Financial & Management Services)
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Recommendation:
1. Ratify the list of personnel changes as described.
A.8. ACCEPTANCE OF THE TOBACCO LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT
PROGRAM AWARD, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND
RESOLUTION NO. 2022 -XX AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANA GER TO
EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Report of: Police Department)
Recommendations:
1. Accept the Tobacco Law Enforcement Grant Program grant award in the amount of $156,400 for overtime to conduct tobacco enforce ment operations beginning in Fiscal Year 2022/23 and continuing over a three-year period.
2. Authorize the Chief Financial Officer to appropriate $156,400 as revenue and expense per fiscal year in Fund (2300) beginning in Fiscal Year 2022/23 and carrying ove r any unused budget over the three-year grant period.
3. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Moreno Valley and the Department of Justice regarding the Tobacco Law Enforcement Grant Program award.
4. Adopt Resolution No. 2022 -XX a Resolu tion of the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley, California, authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement with the State of California Department of Justice.
B. CONSENT CALENDAR-COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
B.1. ORDINANCES - READING BY TITLE ONLY - THE MOTION TO ADOPT AN
ORDINANCE LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES WAIVER OF FULL READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
Recommendation: Waive reading of all Ordinances.
B.2. MINUTES - CLOSED SESSION OF JANUARY 4, 2022 5:00 PM (See A.2) Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
B.3. MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 4, 2022 6:00 PM (See A.3) Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
C. CONSENT CALENDAR - HOUSING AUTHORITY
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C.1. ORDINANCES - READING BY TITLE ONLY - THE MOTION TO ADOPT AN
ORDINANCE LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES WAIVER OF FULL READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
Recommendation: Waive reading of all Ordinances.
C.2. MINUTES - CLOSED SESSION OF JANUARY 4, 2022 5:00 PM (See A.2) Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
C.3. MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 4, 2022 6:00 PM (See A.3) Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
D. CONSENT CALENDAR - BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
D.1. ORDINANCES - READING BY TITLE ONLY - THE MOTION TO ADOPT AN
ORDINANCE LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES WAIVER OF FULL READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
Recommendation: Waive reading of all Ordinances.
D.2. MINUTES - CLOSED SESSION OF JANUARY 4, 2022 5:00 PM (See A.2) Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
D.3. MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 4, 2022 6:00 PM (See A.3) Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
E. CONSENT CALENDAR - PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
E.1. ORDINANCES - READING BY TITLE ONLY - THE MOTION TO ADOPT AN
ORDINANCE LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES WAIVER OF FULL READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
Recommendation: Waive reading of all Ordinances.
E.2. MINUTES - CLOSED SESSION OF JANUARY 4, 2022 5:00 PM (See A.2) Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
E.3. MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 4, 2022 6:00 PM (See A.3) Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
F. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Questions or comments from the public on a Public Hearing matter are limited to five minutes per individual and must pertain to the subject under consideration.
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Those wishing to speak should complete and submit a GOLDENROD speaker slip to the Sergeant-at-Arms.
F.1. PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND CHANGE OF ZONE AMENDING "MAP LCC-4: GENERAL PLAN LAND USE" OF THE MORENO
VALLEY GENERAL PLAN AND THE CITY ZONING ATLAS,
RESPECTIVELY, PROPOSED TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 37944 FOR TWO (2) LOTS, A PLOT PLAN FO R AN APPROXIMATELY 290,726 SQUARE
FOOT LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, AND A PLOT PLAN FOR AN
APPROXIMATELY 98,877 SQUARE FOOT LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING (Report of: Community Development)
Recommendations: That the City Council:
1. ADOPT Resolution 2022 -XX: A Reso lution of the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley CERTIFYING that the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for General Plan Amendment PEN20 - 0118, Change of Zone PEN20 -0119, Tentative Parcel Map PEN20 - 0120, and Plot Plans PEN20 -0121 a nd PEN20 -0124 on file with the Community Development Department, and incorporated herein by this reference, was completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the CEQA Guidelines, that the City Council reviewed and considered the information contained in the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and that the document reflects the City’s independent judgment and analysis, and ADOPTING the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for the above -referenced Mitigated Negative Declaration; and
2. ADOPT Resolution 2022 -XX: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley approving a General Plan Amendment based on the Recitals and Evidence contained in the Administrative Record and Findings as se t for in the R esolution No. 2022 -XX to amend the General Plan Land Use Map as described in the Resolution, based on the findings contained in the Resolution, and the revised Land Use Map; and
3. INTRODUCE and conduct the first reading by title only of Ordinance No. XXX, approving a Change of Zone PEN20-0119 to amend the City Zoning Atlas based on the Recitals, Evidence contained in the Administrative Records and Findings as set forth in Ordinance No.
XXX; and
4. ADOPT Resolution No. 2022 -XX, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley approving Tentative Parcel Map 37944, PEN20-0120 based on the findings contained in this Resolution, and subject to the conditions of approval included as Exhibit A; and
5. ADOPT Resolution No. 2022 -XX, A Resolution of the City of t he City of Moreno Valley approving Plot Plans PEN20 -0121 and PEN20-0124 -9-
based on the findings contained in this Resolution, and subject to the conditions of approval included as Exhibit A; and
6. SCHEDULE the second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. XXX for the next regular meeting.
F.2. PEN21-0112 THROUGH PEN21 -0114: COURTYARDS AT COTTONWOOD
PHASE II A PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, CHANGE OF
ZONE, AND PLOT PLAN FOR A 32 -UNIT AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON 1.61 ACRES, LOCATED NORTH OF COTTONWOO D AVENUE ON THE EAST SIDE OF INDIAN STREET (Report of: Community Development)
Recommendations: That the City Council:
1. ADOPT Resolution 2022-XX: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley, California denying the appeal of the Planning Commission’s recommendation for Amendment to General Plan (PEN21-0113); Change of Zone (PEN21 -0114); Plot Plan (PEN21- 0112); and Mitigated Negative Declaration;
2. ADOPT Resolution 2022 -XX: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley CERTIFYING that the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for General Plan Amendment (PEN21 - 0113), Change of Zone (PEN21 -0114), and Plot Plan (PEN21 -0112) on file with the Community Development Department, incorporated herein by this reference, wa s completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, and that the City Council reviewed and considered the information contained in the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and that the document reflects the City’s in dependent judgment and analysis, and ADOPTING the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for the above -referenced Mitigated Negative Declaration; and
3. ADOPT Resolution 2022 -XX: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley appr oving a General Plan Amendment (PEN21 - 0113) based on the Recitals Evidence contained in the Administrative Record and Findings as set for in the Resolution No. 2022 -__ to amend the General Plan Land Use Map as described in the Resolution, based on the fin dings contained in the Resolution, and the revised Land Use Map; and
4. INTRODUCE and conduct the first reading by title only of Ordinance No. ___, approving a Change of Zone (PEN21 -0114) to amend the City Zoning Atlas based on the Recitals, Evidence containe d in the Administrative Records , and Findings as set forth in Ordinance No. ___; and
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5. ADOPT Resolution No. 2022 -XX, A Resolution of the City of Moreno Valley approving Plot Plan (PEN21 -0112) based on the findings contained in this resolution, and subject to the conditions of approval included as Exhibit A; and
6. SCHEDULE the second reading and adoption of Ordinance No.___ for the next regular meeting.
G. GENERAL BUSINESS
H. ITEMS REMOVED FROM C ONSENT CALENDARS FOR DISCUSSION OR
SEPARATE ACTION
I. REPORTS
I.1. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
(Informational Oral Presentation - not for Council action) March Joint Powers Commission (JPC)
Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency (RCHCA)
Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC)
Riverside Transit Agency (RTA)
Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG)
Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA) School District/City Joint Task Force
I.2. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
(Informational Oral Presentation - not for Council action)
CLOSING COMMENTS AND/OR REPORTS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY
SERVICES DISTRICT, C ITY AS SUCCESSOR AGE NCY FOR THE COMMUNIT Y
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY , HOUSING AUTHORITY, PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, AND THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
ADJOURNMENT
PUBLIC INSPECTION
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CERTIFICATION
I, Pat Jacquez-Nares, City Clerk of the City of Moreno Valley, California, certify that 72 hours prior to this Regular Meeting, the City Council Agenda was posted on the City’s website at: www.moval.org and in the following three public places pursuant to City of Moreno Valley Resolution No. 2007-40:
City Hall, City of Moreno Valley
14177 Frederick Street
Moreno Valley Library
25480 Alessandro Boulevard
Moreno Valley Senior/Community Center
25075 Fir Avenue
Pat Jacquez-Nares, CMC & CERA
City Clerk
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