Report to City Council
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TO: City Council
FROM: Angelica Frausto-Lupo, Community Development
Director
Steven B. Quintanilla, City Attorney
AGENDA DATE: December 16, 2025
TITLE: CONTINUANCE OF 2024 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE,
ASSOCIATED ZONING TEXT AND ZONING ATLAS
AMENDMENT AND 2024 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
(REPORT OF: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
(DISTRICT: ALL DISTRICTS)
TITLE SUMMARY: Continuance Of 2024 General Plan Update, Associated Zoning Text And Zoning Atlas Amendment And 2024
Climate Action Plan
DISTRICT: All Districts
Recommendation(s)
That the City Council:
1. Continue the Public Hearing to a date uncertain per City Attorney’s recommendation to allow further negotiations with the California Attorney General’s Office.
SUMMARY
This report recommends that the City Council continue the Public Hearing to a date uncertain.
DISCUSSION
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The City Attorney’s Office has been engaged in discussions with the California Attorney General’s Office regarding issues related to the Writ and Assembly Bill 98 with respect to truck routes and sensitive receptors, and mitigation measures related to logistic facilities and their proximity to sensitive receptors. The concerns presented by the Attorney General’s Office do not relate to issues of residential zoning outside the context of their proximity to truck routes and logistic facilities.
Although Assembly Bill 98 requires the City to adopt an amendment to the General Plan’s Circulation Element to avoid sensitive receptors prior to January 1, 2026, the City Attorney has informed the Attorney General’s Office that the Engineering Division is prepared to engage the community on updating the current Truck Routes including potential elimination of various designated Truck Routes for purposes of avoiding sensitive receptors and residential areas to the greatest extent feasi ble and practicable, which is one of the ultimate objectives of Assembly Bill 98. However, since the City has an affirmative duty under Assembly Bill 98 to engage in effective public outreach to certain interested parties and all economic segments of the public for purposes of soliciting their meaningful input in the process prior to the City Council taking final action on amending the General Plan’s Circulation Element, the City will need additional time to not only conduct the necessary public outreach, but also to perform the necessary CEQA analysis and schedule and conduct the appropriate public hearings.
In light of the foregoing, the City Council is strongly encouraged to continue the public hearing on the General Plan Update to a date uncertain to provide staff with sufficient time to make the necessary modifications to the General Plan Update’s mitigation measures and the Circulation Element in light of its further review and negotiations with the Attorney General’s Office.
Moreover, continuing the public hearing will provide the Attorney General’s Office with time to review various mitigation measures the City has proposed in response to the Attorney General’s recommendations related to the General Plan Update.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve and authorize the recommended action as presented in this staff report.
Staff recommend this alternative.
2. Do not approve and authorize the recommended action as presented in this staff report. Staff does not recommend this alternative.
FISCAL IMPACT
Continuing the public hearing to a date uncertain poses no fiscal impact to the City.
NOTIFICATION
The public hearing notice for the 2024 General Plan Update, associated Zoning Text and Zoning Atlas Amendment and 2024 Climate Action Plan was published in the Press - Enterprise newspaper on December 5, 2025 . On December 12, 2025, Community
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Development staff informed interested parties that the Public Hearing is being recommended to be continued to a date uncertain via email. Publication of the Agenda also provided notification to the general public.
PREPARATION OF STAFF REPORT
Prepared By: Department Head Approval:
Steven B. Quintanilla Angelica Frausto-Lupo
City Attorney Director of Community Development
CITY COUNCIL GOALS
Positive Environment. Create a positive environment for the future development of Moreno Valley's future.
Community Image, Neighborhood Pride and Cleanliness. Promote a sense of community pride and foster an excellent image about our City by developing and executing programs which will result in quality development, enhanced neighborhood preservation efforts, including home rehabilitation and neighborhood restoration.
CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
1. Economic Development
2. Public Safety
3. Library
4. Infrastructure
5. Beautification, Community Engagement, and Quality of Life
6. Youth Programs
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Report Approval Details
Document Title: STAFFREPORT_CDD_CONTINUANCE_GPU PH.docx Attachments:
Final Approval
Date:
Dec 10, 2025
This report and all of its attachments were approved and signed as outlined below:
Angelica Frausto-Lupo
Sean Kelleher
Natalia Lopez
Launa Jimenez
Brian Mohan
Patty Rodriguez