CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
May 10, 2023
07:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Location:
Rancho Santa Margarita City Hall, Council Chambers
22112 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita, California 92688 Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter, whether or not it appears on this Agenda, is asked to complete a "Speaker Request Form" available at the side table. The completed form is to be submitted to the City Clerk prior to the calling to order of the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter.
Per Council Policy 4.4, the Public Comments Period on items not on the agenda but within the City Council's subject matter jurisdiction shall not exceed (30) thirty minutes, and shall be divided into two equal segments on the regular meeting agenda, not to exceed 15 minutes each. Members of the public shall have three (3) minutes to speak during this comment period, however, a member of the public addressing the City Council on an issue within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council during the first segment of the Public Comments Period is prohibited from addressing the City Council on the same issue during the second segment of the Public Comments period. Additionally, the City Council is prohibited by law from discussing or taking any action on any matter not on the Agenda.
If you are commenting on a scheduled agenda Item, your comments will be heard during the time that the item is scheduled on the Agenda.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Holloway, Jerry, Mayor
Gamble, Carol A., Mayor Pro Tempore
Beall, L. Anthony, Council Member
Figueroa, Anne D., Council Member
McGirr, Bradley J., Council Member
2. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS
2.1 FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP – TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023, AT 4:00 P.M., LOCATED AT CITY HALL IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
2.2 SPLASH PAD OPENING DAY – SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023, FROM 10:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M., LOCATED AT CENTRAL PARK
2.3 FIRE SAFETY & PREPAREDNESS COMMUNITY MEETING – TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 2023, FROM 6:30-8:00 P.M., LOCATED AT THE BELL TOWER REGIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER
1. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1.1 PRESENTATION – ORANGE COUNTY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT UPDATE BY APRIL JOSEPHSON
1.2 PROCLAMATION – DROWNING PREVENTION AWARENESS SEASON FROM MAY THROUGH AUGUST
1.3 CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION – STUDENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM 1)
RANCHO VIEJO MONTESSORI SCHOOL – ARTIN SHALCHIYAZDI AND ISMENE CUNNINGHAM 2)
TRABUCO MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - BRIANNA MUÑOZ, ALEKSA RODRIGUEZ AND OLIVIA WEST
1.4 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION – BUSINESS RECOGNITION TO KD’S DONUTS
1.5 CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION – SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WATER POLO TEAM, CIF CHAMPIONS
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time to address the City Council on any matter not listed on this Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Public Comments are limited to three minutes per person and a time limit of fifteen minutes for this segment of the Public Comments portion of the Agenda.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
(All matters on the Consent Calendar are to be approved in one motion unless a Council Member, staff or a member of the public, requests a separate action on a specific item on the Consent Calendar.)
4.1 WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA RECOMMENDATION:
Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
4.2 APPROVAL OF A PROCLAMATION AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION (Diaz) RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the following:
1)
Proclamation declaring Drowning Prevention Awareness Season from May through August; and 2)
Certificates of Recognition for the Student Recognition Program:
a)
Rancho Viejo Montessori School – Artin Shalchiyazdi and Ismene Cunningham b)
Trabuco Mesa Elementary School - Brianna Muñoz, Aleksa Rodriguez and Olivia West 3)
Certificate of Recognition – Business Recognition to KD’s Donuts; and 4)
Certificates of Recognition to the Santa Margarita Catholic High School Girls Water Polo Team, CIF Champions.
Item No. 4.2
4.3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the April 26, 2023 City Council Regular meeting minutes.
Item No. 4.3
4.4 APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS DATED APRIL 24, 2023 AND MAY 1, 2023 (Turner) RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the warrant registers totaling $512,192.11.
Item No. 4.4
4.5 APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING AUTHORIZED AGENTS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAMS AND DISASTER RELIEF APPLICATIONS (Lopez) RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and adopt the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution, designating the City Manager, Finance Director, and Assistant to the City Manager as authorized agents when applying for CalOES and/or Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants and disaster assistance.
Item No. 4.5
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
5. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
5.1 FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN DETAILING THE PROPOSED USE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS (Kuta) 1)
Receive staff presentation and report.
2)
Council questions of staff.
3)
Open the public hearing.
4)
Receive public testimony.
5)
Close the public hearing.
6)
Council discussion and deliberation.
7)
Adopt a Resolution entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE 2023-2024 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF THE PLAN TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Item No. 5.1
6. CONTINUED ITEMS
7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1 APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING CHANGES TO THE ANNUAL BASE SALARY OF THE CITY MANAGER, AN UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE, FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Simonian) 1)
Receive oral report; and
2)
Pursuant to the minute action taken by the City Council during open session on April 26, 2023, adopt a ratifying Resolution entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING CHANGES TO THE ANNUAL BASE SALARY OF THE CITY MANAGER, AN UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE Item No. 7.1
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time to address the City Council on any matter not listed on this Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Public Comments are limited to three minutes per person and a time limit of fifteen minutes for this segment of the Public Comments portion of the Agenda.
9. CITY MANAGER REPORT
10. MATTERS PRESENTED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
10.1 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive Oral Reports on the following City Council Committee Assignments:
1)
FOOTHILL/EASTERN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR AGENCIES (Council Member Beall) – April 13, 2023 Meeting 2)
ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY (Mayor Pro Tempore Gamble) – April 27, 2023 Regular Meeting
10.2 COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, located at 22112 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
CERTIFICATION
I, AMY DIAZ, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Santa Margarita, do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Agenda was posted at Rancho Santa Margarita City Hall, Fire Station No. 45, and Trabuco Canyon Water District on May 05, 2023, by 6:00 p.m.
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AMY DIAZ, CITY CLERK
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Disabilities Act
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Staff Reports
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office at 22112 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, during normal business hours.