Meeting Agenda
City Council October 7, 2025
CITY OF MURRIETA Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Council Chambers 5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION
1 Town Square 5:30 PM RECESS
Murrieta, CA 92562 6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
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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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5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Ron Holliday
Council Member Lori Stone
Council Member Lisa DeForest
Mayor Pro Tem Jon Levell
Mayor Cindy Warren
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY None
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Deputy City Clerk Kimberly Ramirez announced the following Closed Session item:
CLOSED SESSION
CS1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), because there is significant exposure to litigation for two cases.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION 5:01 p.m.
5:30 PM RECESS
The City Council will take a brief recess to join as guests in a community vigil event at the flagpole located between City Hall and the Police Station.
CALL TO ORDER 5:28 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Lisa DeForest
Council Member Lori Stone
Mayor Pro Tem Jon Levell
Mayor Cindy Warren
Absent: Council Member Ron Holliday
RECESS TO EVENT 5:28 p.m.
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 6:03 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION
City Attorney Tiffany Israel reported the following Closed Session Action:
CS1. – Case 1 and 2: No reportable action.
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Ron Holliday
Council Member Lori Stone
Council Member Lisa DeForest
Mayor Pro Tem Jon Levell
Mayor Cindy Warren
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro Tem Jon Levell
INVOCATION Pastor Mark Brunette, Promise Christian Church
PRESENTATIONS
Public comments relating to the Presentation will be taken during the respective item.
Proclamation: SAFE Family Justice Center - Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Presentation: Champion for Murrieta, Frank Donahoe
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Action: It was moved by Council Member Holliday, seconded by Council Member DeForest, to approve the Agenda for October 7, 2025.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: DeForest, Stone, Holliday, Levell, Warren
Noes: None
Absent: None
CITY MANAGER - ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE
Community Update: Public Information Officer Cristina Davies
GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE/BOARD (CCB)
REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Council Member DeForest: Deferred Reports/Announcements to the next meeting.
Council Member Stone: Provided attendance/reported the following:
• Western Regional Council of Governments (WRCOG)
Provided Announcements to be made part of the City’s
record.
Council Member Holliday: Provided attendance/reported the following:
• Town Square Park & Amphitheater Ad-Hoc
Subcommittee
• Regional Conservation Authority (RCA)
Provided Announcements to be made part of the City’s
record.
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Mayor Pro Tem Levell: Provided verbal Announcements.
Mayor Warren: Provided attendance/reported the following:
• Town Square Park & Amphitheater Ad-Hoc
Subcommittee
• Riverside Transit Agency (RTA)
Provided Announcements to be made part of the City’s
record.
PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA)
Adam Eventov: Representing SoCal Gas, spoke on recent legislation passed and clarified the effects on the community.
CONSENT CALENDAR - APPROVAL OF ITEMS 1 – 8
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. 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.
Action: It was moved by Council Member Holliday, seconded by Council Member DeForest to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1-8.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: DeForest, Stone, Holliday, Levell, Warren
Noes: None
Absent: None
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 September 16, 2025 Regular meeting minutes.
3. Murrieta Supervisors’ Association Successor Memorandum of Understanding for the Period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 25-4889 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Approving, Adopting and Implementing a Successor Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Murrieta and the Murrieta Supervisors’ Association for the Period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027.
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4. Updated Murrieta Management, Professional, and Confidential Employees’ Compensation Plan
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 25-4890 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Approving an Updated Murrieta Management, Professional, and Confidential Employees’ Compensation Plan.
5. License Agreement with Murrieta Valley Unified School District for Sidewalk at Vintage Reserve Park
Recommended Action:
Approve a License Agreement with Murrieta Valley Unified School District for the construction and maintenance of a gate access and sidewalk from Buchanan Elementary School to Vintage Reserve Park; and
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement.
6. Notice of Completion - Glen Arbor Dog Park Project
Recommended Action:
Accept the public improvements for the Glen Arbor Dog Park Project, Capital Improvement Project No. 8273; and
Authorize the City Clerk to record a Notice of Completion and release bonds in accordance with State law and City ordinances.
7. Purchase Radios from Motorola for Police Vehicles
Recommended Action:
Approve the purchase of ten police radios from Motorola Solutions, Inc. for a total of $108,074.34.
8. Subdivision Improvement Agreement for Tentative Parcel Map 2022-2549 and Development Plan 2022-2551, Gierson Ranch
Recommended Action:
Approve the Subdivision Improvement Agreement for Tentative Parcel Map 2022-2549 and Development Plan 2022-2551; and
Authorize and direct the City Engineer to execute the Subdivision Improvement Agreement.
PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS None
DISCUSSION
9. Finding that Emergency Conditions Persist in Connection with the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek
Staff report and PowerPoint presentation provided by City Engineer Jeff Hitch.
Director of Public Works Bob Moehling was available to answer questions from the City Council.
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Public Comments: None
Action: After discussion, it was moved by Council Member DeForest, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Levell, to adopt Resolution 25-4891 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Declaring that Emergency Conditions Persist in Connection with the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: DeForest, Stone, Holliday, Levell, Warren
Noes: None
Absent: None
10. Third Amendment to Agreement with Flock Group, Inc. to Add the “Drone as First Responder” Program
Staff report and PowerPoint presentation provided by Police Chief Matt Henry and Police Captain Jeremy Durrant.
Public Comments: None
Action: After discussion, it was moved by Council Member DeForest, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Levell, to Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Operating Budget to establish an appropriation of $150,000 using Measure T Unassigned Fund Balance; Authorize the exemption from bidding requirements; Approve the third amendment to the Agreement with Flock Group, Inc. to add the “Drone as First Responder” Program in the total amount of $750,000 for a three year agreement; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the third amendment to the agreement and amend the agreement with a contingency amount not to exceed $75,000.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: DeForest, Stone, Holliday, Levell, Warren
Noes: None
Absent: None
NOTIFICATIONS None
RECONSIDERATION None
COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO ADD ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS
Council Member DeForest: None.
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Council Member Stone: Council Member Stone withdrew her request from the September 16, 2025, meeting regarding Proposition 50, as the Legislative Subcommittee had already taken a position on the legislative bills related to that item.
Council Member Holliday: None.
Mayor Pro Tem Levell: None.
Mayor Warren: None.
ADJOURNMENT 7:55 p.m.
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Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
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