CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
August 27, 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 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY – MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 – CITY HALL CLOSED
1.2 PATRIOT DAY COMMEMORATION – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025, AT 5:30 P.M., LOCATED AT THE CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
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 Assignment:
1)
FOOTHILL/EASTERN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (Mayor Beall) – August 14, 2025 Meeting
3. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
3.1 CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION – PLEIN AIR ART CONTEST WINNERS, CELEBRATION OF CITY’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RSM CARES ART HUB
3.2 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION – BUSINESS RECOGNITION TO PHARMAMIA RETAIL & COMPOUNDING PHARMACY
3.3 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION – BUSINESS RECOGNITION TO DOVE CAFE
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 CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the following Certificates of Recognition:
1)
Plein Air Art Contest Winners, Celebration of City’s 25th Anniversary in Partnership with RSM Cares Art Hub; and 2)
Business Recognition to PharmaMia Retail & Compounding Pharmacy; and 3)
Business Recognition to Dove Cafe.
Item No. 5.2
5.3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the August 13, 2025 City Council Regular meeting minutes.
Item No. 5.3
5.4 APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS DATED AUGUST 11, 2025 AND AUGUST 18, 2025 (Turner) RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the warrant registers totaling $1,934,760.73.
Item No. 5.4
5.5 INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2025 (Turner) RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file the Investment Report for the month of July 2025.
Item No. 5.5
5.6 APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT LEASE RENEWAL AGREEMENT AND CUSTOMER CARE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR FOUR MULTIFUNCTION COPY MACHINES WITH C3 TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR A 12-MONTH TERM (Turner) 1)
Approve an Equipment Lease renewal agreement with C3 Technology Services for a multifunction copier lease for a 12-month term; and 2)
Approve a Customer Care Maintenance agreement with C3 Technology Services for multifunction copier maintenance services for a 12-month term; and 3)
Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreements for multifunction copier lease and maintenance services with C3 Technology Services for a one-year extension cost of $14,496, taking the total cost of the lease to $53,394.
Item No. 5.6
5.7 APPROVAL OF PAYMENT FOR ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SAMLARC JULY 4TH STAR SPANGLED SPECTACULAR EVENT (Turner) RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize payment of Invoice No. SH 72047 from the Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector in the amount of $6,249.31 for Supplemental Law Enforcement Services rendered for the 2025 SAMLARC July 4th Star Spangled Spectacular Event.
Item No. 5.7
5.8 PROPOSED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR ON-CALL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1) ASCENT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC., 2) DE NOVO PLANNING GROUP, AND 3) MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Kuta) 1)
Approve proposed Professional Services Agreements with 1) Ascent Environmental, Inc., 2) De Novo Planning Group, and 3) Michael Baker International, Inc., for environmental review consulting services on an on-call, as needed basis for a three-year term in a total maximum not-to-exceed contract amount of $75,000 each; and 2)
Authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed Professional Services Agreements for on-call environmental review consulting services with 1) Ascent Environmental, Inc., 2) De Novo Planning Group, and 3) Michael Baker International, Inc.
Item No. 5.8
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
6. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1 RESOLUTION AMENDING AND RESTATING THE SCHEDULE OF FINES AND LATE FEES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS (Kuta) RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND RESTATING THE SCHEDULE OF FINES AND LATE FEES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS Item No. 7.1
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
11. MATTERS PRESENTED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held Wednesday, September 10, 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 August 22, 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.