CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
March 12, 2025
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:
Beall, L. Anthony, Mayor
McGirr, Bradley J., Mayor Pro Tempore
Baert, Keri Lynn, Council Member
Figueroa, Anne D., Council Member
Holloway, Jerry, Council Member
1. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS
1.1 ELECTRONIC WASTE DISPOSAL AND DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT – SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025, FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M., LOCATED AT APPLIED MEDICAL’S R100 BUILDING PARKING LOT
1.2 ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY “OPEN HOUSE” – SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025, FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M., LOCATED AT THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY HEADQUARTERS
2. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS
2.1 COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
2.2 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive an Oral Report on the following City Council Committee Assignments:
1)
ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY (Mayor Pro Tempore McGirr) – February 27, 2025 Meeting 2)
SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AREA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Council Member Baert) – Thursday, March 6, 2025 Meeting
3. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
3.1 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION – BUSINESS RECOGNITION TO THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOKSTORE
4. 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.
5. 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.)
5.1 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.
5.2 APPROVAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve a Certificate of Recognition for a Business Recognition to the Friends of the Library Bookstore.
Item No. 5.2
5.3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the February 26, 2025 City Council Regular meeting minutes.
Item No. 5.3
5.4 APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS DATED FEBRUARY 24, 2025 AND MARCH 3, 2025 (Turner) RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the warrant registers totaling $483,087.75.
Item No. 5.4
5.5 NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT CURB RAMP INSTALLATION - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROJECT (Parco) 1)
Accept the improvements for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Americans with Disabilities Act Curb Ramp Installation – Community Development Block Grant Project; and 2)
Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the County of Orange Recorder’s Office within fifteen (15) calendar days, as required by Section 9204 of the California Civil Code; and 3)
Authorize the retention monies to be released thirty-five (35) days after the Date of Recordation of the Notice of Completion, if all Stop Notices have been resolved and all potential claims are settled.
Item No. 5.5
5.6 NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ANNUAL CONCRETE REPAIR PROJECT (Parco) 1)
Accept the improvements for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Concrete Repair Project; and 2)
Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the County of Orange Recorder’s Office within fifteen (15) calendar days, as required by Section 9204 of the California Civil Code; and 3)
Authorize the retention monies to be released thirty-five (35) days after the Date of Recordation of the Notice of Completion, if all Stop Notices have been resolved and all potential claims are settled.
Item No. 5.6
5.7 AWARD OF A PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE ALICIA PARKWAY PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT TO R.J. NOBLE COMPANY, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $747,450.00 (Parco) 1)
Approve the plans and specifications for the Alicia Parkway Pavement Rehabilitation Project; and 2)
Find that the Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as a Class 1 Existing Facilities, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301; and 3)
Award a Public Works Construction Contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder R.J. Noble Company, Inc. of Orange, California, in the amount of $747,450.00, and reject all other bids; and 4)
Authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed Public Works Construction Contract.
Item No. 5.7
5.8 CITY REPRESENTATIVE REPORT FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT (Cervantez) RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file the report submitted by the City Council’s appointed representative to the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District.
Item No. 5.8
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
6. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. CONTINUED ITEMS
9. 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.
10. CITY MANAGER REPORT
10.1 INTRODUCTION OF CAPTAIN DWAYNE CHAPPLE AS RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CHIEF OF POLICE (Cervantez) Item No. 10.1
10.2 DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTYWIDE WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENT UPDATE (Cervantez) Item No. 10.2
10.3 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CAPISTRANO VALLEY, INC. YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AGREEMENT STATUS REPORT (Cervantez) Item No. 10.3
11. MATTERS PRESENTED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 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 March 07, 2025, 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.