CITY OF MURRIETA
1 TOWN SQUARE
MURRIETA, CA
Jonathan Ingram
Mayor
February 01, 2022
5:30 PM CLOSED SESSION
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
Lisa DeForest Lori Stone
Mayor Pro Tem Council Member
Christi White Cindy Warren
Council Member Council Member
Kim Summers, City Manager
Leslie E. Devaney, City Attorney
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
MURRIETA CITY COUNCIL (CC)
MURRIETA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT (CSD)
MURRIETA FIRE DISTRICT (FD)
MURRIETA LIBRARY BOARD (LB)
MURRIETA REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY (RSA)
MURRIETA HOUSING AUTHORITY (HA)
MURRIETA FINANCING AUTHORITY (FA)
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5:30 PM CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER 5:31 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Christi White
Council Member Lori Stone
Council Member Cindy Warren
Mayor Pro Tem Lisa DeForest
Mayor Jonathan Ingram
Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY None.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
City Clerk Cristal McDonald announced the following Closed Session item:
CS1. Conference Labor Negotiators: Government Code § 54957.6 Agency designated representatives: Deputy City Manager Stacey Stevenson; Human Resources Manager Mike McGhee; Senior Financial Analyst Jennifer Terry; Public Information Officer, Dominique Samario; Police, Casey Bostrom Employee organizations: Murrieta Supervisors Association (MSA) and Murrieta General Employees Association (MGEA)
Action: Conducted Closed Session.
RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION 5:32 p.m.
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 6:01 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION
City Attorney Leslie Devaney: No reportable action.
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Christi White
Council Member Lori Stone
Council Member Cindy Warren
Mayor Pro Tem Lisa DeForest
Mayor Jonathan Ingram
Absent: None
INVOCATION Chief of Police Tony Conrad
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chief of Police Tony Conrad
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation - Retirement of Cris Martinez, Public Safety Radio Systems Administrator
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Action: It was moved by Council Member Stone, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem DeForest to approve the agenda.
Motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: White, Stone, Warren, DeForest, Ingram
Noes: None
Absent: None
DEPARTMENT/COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS None.
GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE/BOARD (CCB) REPORTS Governing Body Commission/Committee/Board Reports were heard after Public Comments.
Mayor IngramProvided attendance/reported the following:
Western Riverside Regional Conservation Authority (RCA) Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
Student of the Month Presentation
Council Member StoneProvided attendance/reported the following:
Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public Comments were heard before Governing Body Commission/Committee/Board Reports.
Connie McConnell: spoke on the Murrieta Museum and Downtown Murrieta Merchants Association.
CONSENT CALENDAR - APPROVAL OF ITEMS 1– 3
Action: It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem DeForest, seconded by Council Member Warren to approve Consent Calendar Items 1-3.
Motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: White, Stone, Warren, DeForest, Ingram
Noes: None
Absent: None
1. Waive Reading of All Ordinance Adoptions on the Agenda and Read by Title Only (CC) Action: Waive reading, by title only, of all Ordinances and Resolutions. Said Ordinances and Resolutions which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
2. Minutes (CC)
Action: Approved the Minutes of the November 8, 2021 Special City Council Meeting, and December 21, 2021 Regular City Council Meeting as presented.
Note: December 7, 2021 Regular Meeting and the December 21, 2021 Special Meeting will be presented at a later City Council meeting.
3. Western Riverside Council of Governments Amendment No. 10 to Joint Powers Agreement (CC)
Action: 1. Approved the 10th Amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement of Western Riverside Council of Governments;
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute; and
3. Direct the City Clerk to transmit the 10th Amendment to Western Riverside Council of Governments.
PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS None.
DISCUSSION
4. Minutes Preparation and Records Retention of City Council Meeting Videos Staff report and PowerPoint presentation by City Clerk McDonald.
Action: After City Council comments, it was moved by Mayor Pro Tem DeForest, seconded by Council Member Stone to:
1. Authorize the City Clerk’s transition from summary to action based minutes in accordance with the law; and
2. Accept the updated retention of City Council meeting videos from 5-years to permanent.
Motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: White, Stone, Warren, DeForest, Ingram
Noes: None
Absent: None
5. Amendment of the Fund Balance and Reserve Policy (CC) Staff report and PowerPoint presentation by Finance Director Javier Carcamo and Accountant Ashely O’Connell.
Action: After City Council discussion, it was moved by Mayor Pro Tem DeForest, seconded by Council Member Stone to adopt Resolution No. 22-4517 entitled: A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FUND BALANCE AND RESERVE POLICY Motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: White, Stone, Warren, DeForest, Ingram
Noes: None
Absent: None
NOTIFICATIONS None.
GOVERNING BODY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Council Member White and Council Member Warren provided Governing Body Announcements to be made part of the City’s website for public review.
ADJOURNMENT 6:48 p.m.
In memoriam of Senior Crime Analyst, Ami Renee Hicks.
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk