CITY OF MURRIETA
1 TOWN SQUARE
MURRIETA, CA
MAY 2, 2023
2:30 PM WORKSHOP
4:45 PM CLOSED SESSION
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
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Lisa DeForest
Mayor
Lori Stone Cindy Warren Mayor Pro Tem Council Member
Jon Levell Ron Holliday Council Member Council Member
Kim Summers, City Manager
Tiffany Israel, 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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2:30 PM WORKSHOP
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CALL TO ORDER 2:33 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Cindy Warren
Council Member Jon Levell
Council Member Ron Holliday
City of Murrieta May 02, 2023 2 Mayor Pro Tem Lori Stone
Mayor Lisa DeForest
WORKSHOP
*** Workshop Item No. 2 was heard before Workshop Item No. 1 *** WS2
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Budget Workshop – Proposed Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2023/24 and 2024/25 (CC)
Staff report and PowerPoint presentation provided by Director of Finance Javier Carcamo and Finance Manager Jennifer Terry.
Direction was provided to staff via consensus to budget funds for Care Solace, mental health outreach services for one year with statistics being brought back after the year for further consideration. Funding will be provided via opioid settlement funds and grant funding.
Action: Received a report on Proposed Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2023/24 and 2024/25.
WS1
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CIP Budget Workshop-Proposed Capital Improvement Plan FY 2023/24 to FY 2027/28 (CC)
Staff report and PowerPoint presentation provided by Principal Civil Engineer Jeff Hitch and Financial Analyst R.N. Mendoza.
Action: Received a report on CIP Budget Workshop-Proposed Capital Improvement Plan FY 2023/24 to FY 2027/28.
RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION 4:19 p.m.
4:45 PM CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER 4:47 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Cindy Warren
Council Member Jon Levell
(Council Member Levell arrived after roll call)
Council Member Ron Holliday
Mayor Pro Tem Lori Stone
(Mayor Pro Tem Stone arrived after roll call)
Mayor Lisa DeForest
Absent: None
City of Murrieta May 02, 2023 3 PUBLIC COMMENT – CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY None
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
City Clerk Cristal McDonald announced the following Closed Session items:
CS1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code sections 54956.9(d)(2) and (d)(3), because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one case.
Council Member Levell recused himself from Closed Session No. CS1.
CS2. Conference with Labor Negotiator
The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6, with the City Manager, the City Attorney, and the City's Negotiators, regarding labor negotiations with (1) the Murrieta Police Officers Association, representing the City's Police Officers, Corporals, Detectives, and Sergeants; (2) the Murrieta Police Management Association, representing the City’s Police Lieutenants, and Captains; (3) the Murrieta Firefighters Association, representing the City’s Fire Engineers, Captains, and Firefighters; and (4) the Murrieta Fire Management Association, representing the City’s Fire Battalion Chiefs.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION 4:48 p.m.
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 6:02 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION
City Attorney Tiffany Israel: Affirmed all non-recused Council Members were present for Item No.
CS1 and all Council Members were present for Item No. CS2.
No reportable action on Closed Session Item Nos. CS1 and CS2.
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Cindy Warren
Council Member Jon Levell
Council Member Ron Holliday
Mayor Lisa DeForest
Mayor Pro Tem Lori Stone
Absent: None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chaplain Fred Schaeffer, Hospice of The Valleys INVOCATION Chaplain Fred Schaeffer
City of Murrieta May 02, 2023 4 PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation – Professional Municipal Clerks Week
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Action: It was moved by Council Member Holliday, seconded by Council Member Warren to approve the Agenda for May 2, 2023.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Warren, Levell, Holliday, Stone, DeForest
Noes: None
Absent: None
DEPARTMENT/COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Manager - Administrative Update
GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE/BOARD (CCB) REPORTS Council Member Warren: Provided attendance/reported the following:
Riverside County Transportation Commission
Town Square Park Amphitheatre Ad-Hoc Subcommittee
Council Member Holliday Provided attendance/reported the following:
Western Riverside Council of Governments
Regional Conservation Authority
Council Member Levell: Provided attendance/reported the following:
Homeless Services Ad-Hoc Subcommittee
Mayor Pro Tem Stone: Provided attendance/reported the following:
Homeless Services Ad-Hoc Subcommittee
Mayor DeForest: Provided attendance/reported the following:
Riverside Transit Agency Commission
PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA) None
Connie McConnell: Announced upcoming events and provided an update on Murrieta Market Nights.
CONSENT CALENDAR - APPROVAL OF ITEMS 1 – 9
Council Member Levell recused himself from Items No. 6, Zone F and Item No. 7, LLD 15 due to City of Murrieta May 02, 2023 5 a conflict of interest of owning a property within the Zone and District.
Mayor ProTem Stone recused herself from Item No. 6, Zone A due to a conflict of interest of owning a property within the Zone.
Council Member Warren recused herself from Item No. 7, LLD 11 due to a conflict of interest of owning a property within the District.
Council Member Holliday recused himself from Item No. 7, LLD 16 due to a conflict of interest of owning a property within the District.
Mayor DeForest recused herself from Item No. 8 due to a conflict of interest of owning a business within 500 feet of the project.
Action: It was moved by Council Member Warren, seconded by Council Member Levell to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1-9.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Warren, Levell, Holliday, Stone, DeForest
Noes: None
Absent: None
1. Waive Reading of All Ordinance Adoptions on the Agenda and Read by Title Only (CC)
Recommended 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)
Recommended Action: Approve the April 18, 2023, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes.
3. Check Register March 2023 (CC)
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution 23-4660 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Ratifying the Check Register for the Month of March 2023 in the amount of $7,181,665.61 (Check Numbers 153441-153934).
4. Library Grant Application - Zip Books Grant (CC)
Recommended Action:
1) Authorize the Library’s grant application for the California State Library’s Zip Books grant program for Fiscal Year 2023/24 in the amount of $35,000; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to Amend the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Operating Budget based on the actual award amounts.
City of Murrieta May 02, 2023 6 5. Southern California Edison Charge Ready Program Participation (CC) Recommended Action:
1) Approve Charge Ready Charging Infrastructure and Rebate Participation Agreement with Southern California Edison;
2) Approve Purchase Order for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Equipment and Maintenance to Rexel Energy Solutions for $79,465.85;
3) Authorize the City Manager to execute documents related to the Southern California Edison Charge Ready Program; and
4) Establish Capital Improvement Plan Project No. 22041, SCE Charge Ready EV Station Project and approve additional appropriation of $85,000 from Air Quality Management District funds into the Fiscal Year 2022/23 CIP Budget.
6. Levy of Annual Assessments for Murrieta Community Services District (CC) (CSD) Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. CSD23-275 entitled: A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Murrieta Community Services District, (1) Declaring its Intention to Levy the Annual Rates and Charges for Services Within the Murrieta Community Services District, Fiscal Year 2023/2024, (2) Preliminarily Approving the Engineer’s Annual Levy Report for Community Service District for Fiscal Year 2023/24, and (3) Designating the Time and Place for the Public Hearing on These Matters.
7. Levy of Annual Assessments for Consolidated Landscaping and Lighting District (CC) (CSD)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt Resolution 23-4661 entitled, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Ordering the Preparation of the Engineer’s Annual Levy Report for the Consolidated Landscaping and Lighting District; and 2) Adopt Resolution 23-4662 entitled, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Approving the Engineer’s Report for and Declaring the City’s Intention to Levy and Collect Assessments for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 in the Murrieta Consolidated Landscaping and Lighting District and Setting A Public Hearing for June 20, 2023.
8. Oak View Ranch Adams Avenue Affordable Project, ARPA Loan and Housing Authority Loan Amendment between the Murrieta Housing Authority and National Community Renaissance of California (CC) (HA)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt Resolution 23-4663 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta to Grant $1,500,000 of the City’s Allocated American Rescue Plan Act Funding to the Murrieta Housing Authority to Loan to National Community Renaissance of California (Core) to Develop Multi-Family Affordable Housing at 24960 Adams Avenue (APN 906-080-018);
2) Adopt Resolution No. HA23-42 entitled: A Resolution of the Housing Authority of the City of Murrieta, California, to Approve an Amendment to the Disposition and City of Murrieta May 02, 2023 7 Development Agreement 2022-2491 Between the Murrieta Housing Authority and National Community Renaissance of California (Core) to Develop Multi-Family Affordable Housing at 24960 Adams Avenue (APN 906-080-018) in Order to Loan $1,500,000 In American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding Pursuant to an ARPA Loan Agreement and to Increase the Housing Authority Loan Amount to $6,142,000; and
3) Accept the CEQA determination that a Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared and adopted for this Project pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on June 7, 2022, and the actions to increase loan funding to the project are consistent with the approved Mitigated Negative Declaration.
9. Engineering Design Consulting Services for the Menifee Road Improvement Project, CIP 13030 (CC)
Recommended Action: Approve a Purchase Order with Michael Baker International in the amount of $258,594, for engineering design consulting services for the Menifee Road Improvement Project, CIP 13030.
PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS None
DISCUSSION
10. Presentation and Review of the City of Murrieta’s Fiscal Year 2021/22 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Single Audit Report (CC) (RSA) (CSD) (FD) (LB) (FA) (HA)
Staff report and PowerPoint presentation provided by Finance Manager Jennifer Terry and City Consultant Daphne Muñoz, Principal from Clifton Larsons Allen LLP.
Action: Received a report of the City of Murrieta’s Fiscal Year 2021/22 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Single Audit Report.
11. Interim Urgency Ordinance Adopting Multi-Family Objective Design Standards and Adoption of Exemption from CEQAs (CC)
Staff report and PowerPoint presentation provided by Interim City Planner Carl Stiehl, Deputy Development Services Director Jarrett Ramaiya and Development Services Director David Chantarangsu.
Action: After discussion, it was moved by Council Member Warren, seconded by Mayor ProTem Stone to approve as amended:
1) Waive full reading and adopt, by a four-fifths vote, Urgency Ordinance No. U590- 23 entitled: An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Amending Title 16 of the Murrieta Municipal Code to Revise the City’s Development Code, to Implement Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Residential Objective Design Standards;
2) Find that said actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act City of Murrieta May 02, 2023 8 (CEQA) as this item meets the required actions of CEQA Guidelines Section 15183, Projects Consistent with a Community Plan or Zoning, because the Urgency Ordinance directs staff to adopt and implement design standards which will not cause a significant environmental impact and implements a uniformly applied development policy or standard that is consistent with the General Plan draft Housing Element policy to further regulate multi-family residential development; and
3) Direct City staff to prepare, execute, and file with the Riverside County Clerk a notice of exemption within five (5) working days of the adoption of this Ordinance. To limit Modern architectural style to the Transit Oriented Development (TOD), Office, and Innovation areas only.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Warren, Levell, Holliday, Stone, DeForest
Noes: None
Absent: None
12. Declaring City-Owned Real Property to be Surplus (CC) Staff report and PowerPoint presentation provided by Assistant City Manager Ivan Holler.
Action: It was moved by Council Member Levell, seconded by Council Mayor ProTem Stone to adopt Resolution No. 23-4664 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California Declaring Three City-Owned Parcels of Real Property Located at the Northeast Corner of Kalmia Street and Memorial Way in the City of Murrieta to be Surplus Under the Surplus Land Act and Authorizing Offers of Said Property for Purchase and Finding of Exemption from CEQA.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Warren, Levell, Holliday, Stone, DeForest
Noes: None
Absent: None
GOVERNING BODY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Council Member Warren, Council Member Holliday, and Mayor ProTem Stone provided their Governing Body Announcements to be made part of the City’s website for public review.
COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO ADD ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS
Council Member Warren: None
Council Member Levell: None
Council Member Holliday: None
Mayor ProTem Stone: None
Mayor DeForest: Requested amending the Development Plan to include restrooms parks.
City of Murrieta May 02, 2023 9 The request was approved via consensus to add to a future meeting.
ADJOURNMENT 7:09 p.m.