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Cindy Warren
Mayor
Jon Levell Lisa DeForest Mayor Pro Tem Council Member Lori Stone Ron Holliday Council Member Council Member Justin Clifton, 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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CITY OF MURRIETA
Council Chambers
1 Town Square
Murrieta, CA 92562
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
4:15 PM CLOSED SESSION
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
City Council Meeting Agenda March 18, 2025
4:15 PM CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
CLOSED SESSION
CS1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code sections 54956.9(d)(2), because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one case.
CS2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding litigation to which the City is a party. The title of such litigation is as follows: Borel vs. Southern California Gas Company, City of Murrieta, et al; Case Number RIC 2002687; Riverside County Superior Court.
CS3. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding litigation to which the City is a party. The title of such litigation is as follows: Mickey Dean White, Jr. vs. Southern California Gas Company, City of Murrieta, et al; Case Number MCC 2001692; Riverside County Superior Court.
CS4. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding litigation to which the City is a party. The title of such litigation is as follows: Alejandro Salazar and Nancy Salazar vs .
Southern California Gas Company, City of Murrieta, et al; Case Number MCC 2001689; Riverside County Superior Court.
CS5. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding litigation to which the City is a party. The title of such litigation is as follows: Sergio Flores and Blanca Flores vs .
Southern California Gas Company, City of Murrieta, et al; Case Number MCC 2001686; Riverside County Superior Court.
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CS6. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding litigation to which the City is a party. The title of such litigation is as follows: Deborah Kilpatrick vs. Southern California Gas Company, City of Murrieta, et al; Case Number MCC 2001690; Riverside County Superior Court.
CS7. Public Employee Performance Evaluation
The City Council will hold a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b), to conduct an employee evaluation concerning the City Manager.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
PRESENTATIONS
Public comments relating to the Presentation will be taken during the respective item.
Proclamation: National Crime Victims' Rights Week (April 6-10, 2025)
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
CITY MANAGER - ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE
City Manager Administrative Updates is the opportunity for the City Manager to present Department specific updates as well as general community updates.
City Engineer Jeff Hitch: Citywide Traffic Congestion - Los Alamos Road Pilot Program
GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE/BOARD (CCB)
REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Governing Body CCB Reports is the opportunity for the City Council to provide a brief report on conferences, seminars, and Commission, Committees, and /or Boards meeting attendance.
Reports shall not exceed three minutes. Governing Body Announcements is the opportunity for the City Council to provide miscellaneous reports and announcements. Announcements shall not exceed two minutes. The City Clerk will use the computerized timer.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA)
At this time any person may address the governing bodies on any subject pertaining to City business, which does not relate to any item listed on the printed agenda. Normally no action may be considered or taken by the governing bodies on any matter not listed on the agenda .
Each speaker will be limited to three minutes.
CONSENT CALENDAR - APPROVAL OF ITEMS 1 – 10
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the governing bodies, and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. Public comments relating to items on the Consent Calendar will be heard at this time. There will be no discussion of these items unless, before the governing body votes on the motion to adopt, specific items are removed from the Consent Calendar for separate motions.
1. Waive Reading of All Ordinance Adoptions on the Agenda and Read by Title Only 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
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes from the February 10, 2025, Special Workshop and March 4, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting.
3. Monthly Investment Transaction Report for January 2025 Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Monthly Investment Transaction Report for January 2025.
4. Settlement Agreement with Anthony Borel
Recommended Action:
Approval a Settlement Agreement with Anthony Borel; and Authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement.
5. Approval of an Agreement with Granicus Inc. for Agenda Management Services and Public Records Act Request Management Software
Recommended Action:
Ratify the agreement with Granicus Inc. for agenda management services and the Public Records Act request module; and
Authorize the City Manager to approve future renewals for four (4) years for a not -to-exceed total of $243,078.16.
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6. Approval of an Agreement with NetFile, Inc. for Electronic Submittal Software for Disclosures Required by the Fair Political Practices Commission Recommended Action:
Approve a three -year agreement, in a form as approved by the City Attorney, with two additional one -year extensions, with NetFile, Inc. for campaign disclosures, statements of economic interests, and ethics training software, retroactively effective to December 1, 2024, for a total not to exceed $67,500; and
Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
7. Recap of City Council Priority Setting Workshop held February 10, 2025 Recommended Action:
Receive and file the revised list of City Council priorities as discussed during the City Council Workshop held on February 10, 2025.
8. Award Construction Contract for Glen Arbor Dog Park Project Recommended Action:
Award the construction contract for the Glen Arbor Dog Park Project, Capital Improvement Project (CIP) No. 8273, to the lowest responsible bidder, Voltaire Engineering, LLC., in the amount of $924,277, plus a 15% contingency;
Amend the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Operating and Capital Improvement Plan budgets to provide an additional budget appropriation for Capital Improvement Project No. 8273 as detailed in the fiscal impact statement; and
Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement.
9. Notice of Completion for the City of Murrieta Police Department Exterior Painting Project, CIP 21016
Recommended Action:
Accept as complete the improvements for the City of Murrieta Police Department Exterior Painting Project, Capital Improvement Project (CIP) No. 21016; Authorize the transfer of $109,725 in savings to CIP No. 21036, Traffic Bureau Improvement Project; and
Direct the City Clerk to record a Notice of Completion, close CIP No. 21016, and release bonds in accordance with state law and city ordinances.
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10. Engineering and Environmental Design Consulting Services for the Menifee Road Improvements Project, CIP No. 13030
Recommended Action:
Approve a Purchase Order amendment with Michael Baker International in the amount of $111,306, increasing the original amount from $258,594 to $369,900, for additional engineering and environmental design consulting services for the Menifee Road Improvements Project, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) No. 13030; and
Amend the Fiscal Year 2024/25 CIP by establishing an appropriation of $150,000, into CIP No. 13030, from the Gas Tax Fund unassigned fund balance.
PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
11. Financing for the Kensington Apartments Affordable Housing Project Recommended Action:
Conduct a Public Hearing under the requirements of the Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, (IRS Code) as amended; and Adopt Resolution No. 25-4815 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Approving the Issuance by the California Municipal Finance Authority of Exempt Facility Bonds in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $40,000,000, for the purpose of Financing or Refinancing the Acquisition, Construction, Improvement, and Equipping of the Kensington Apartments Project.
DISCUSSION
12. Update on Efforts of the Southwest Riverside County Elected Leaders Collaborative related to Regional Traffic and Transportation and Next Steps Recommended Action:
Receive a presentation, discuss, and provide direction to staff.
13. Emergency Declaration for Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 25-4816 to:
Declare an emergency condition for the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek; Authorize Purchase Orders for Michael Baker International totaling $89,580.92; and Amend the Capital Improvement Plan budget to create a project for Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek and appropriate with $725,000 of Area Drainage Fees.
RECONSIDERATION
COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO ADD ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS
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ADJOURNMENT