CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
December 10, 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 CHRISTMAS DAY HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2025 – CITY HALL CLOSED
1.2 DECEMBER 24, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING CANCELED
1.3 CITY HALL HOLIDAY CLOSURE – DECEMBER 25, 2025 THROUGH JANUARY 2, 2026
1.4 NEW YEAR’S EVE “CELEBRATING FAMILY AND FRIENDS” – WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2025, FROM 5:00 TO 9:00 P.M.
1.5 NEW YEAR’S DAY HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE – THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2026 – CITY HALL CLOSED
2. CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION - ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
2.1 CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION
ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
Nominate and elect a Mayor Pro Tempore.
RECESS
Recess the City Council Regular Meeting to reorganize the City Council nameplates.
RECONVENE
The Mayor will reconvene the City Council Meeting, in the City Council Chambers.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
3.1 CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION – COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM CLASS #4 MEMBERS
4. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/REPORTS
4.1 COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
4.2 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive Oral Reports on the following City Council Committee Assignments:
1)
FOOTHILL/EASTERN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (Mayor Beall) – November 13, 2025 Meeting 2)
ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY (Mayor Pro Tempore McGirr) – November 20, 2025 Meeting
5. 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.
6. 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.)
6.1 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 that appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
6.2 APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Certificates of Recognition to the Community Emergency Response Team Class #4 members.
Item No. 6.2
6.3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the November 12, 2025 City Council Regular meeting minutes.
Item No. 6.3
6.4 LOCAL APPOINTMENTS LIST (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Local Appointments List of all City Boards, Commissions and Committees.
Item No. 6.4
6.5 APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 1, 2025 (Turner) RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the warrant registers totaling $2,053,000.98.
Item No. 6.5
6.6 INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2025 (Turner) RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file the Investment Report for the month of October 2025.
Item No. 6.6
6.7 AWARD OF A PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE ANTONIO PARKWAY GATEWAY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (PHASE II) TO MARINA LANDSCAPE, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $853,444.15 (Parco) 1)
Approve the plans and specifications for the Antonio Parkway Gateway Improvements Project (Phase II); 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 Marina Landscape, Inc. of Orange, California, in the amount of $853,444.15, and reject all other bids; and 4)
Authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed Public Works Construction Contract.
Item No. 6.7
6.8 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH GLENN A. RICK ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT CO., FOR PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR THE ANTONIO PARKWAY GATEWAY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (PHASE II) (Parco) 1)
Approve proposed Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with Glenn A. Rick Engineering & Development Co., to increase the maximum contract amount by $27,300, from $132,073 to $159,373, in order to provide construction engineering support and as-needed contingency, for the Antonio Parkway Gateway Improvements Project (Phase II); and, 2)
Authorize the Mayor to execute proposed Amendment No. 4 to the current Professional Services Agreement with Glenn A. Rick Engineering & Development Co.
Item No. 6.8
6.9 AWARD OF A PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT TO STREETLIGHT RESTORATION SPECIALISTS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $147,446.25 (Parco) 1)
Approve a correction to the apparent low bidder’s inadvertent clerical error in its calculation of one of its unit bid price items, thereby waiving the minor bid irregularity; and 2)
Approve the plans and specifications for the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Traffic Signal Enhancements Project; and 3)
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 4)
Award a Public Works Construction Contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder for the Project to Streetlight Restoration Specialists, Inc. of Camarillo, California, in the low bid amount of $147,446.25, and reject all other bids; and 5)
Authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed Public Works Construction Contract.
Item No. 6.9
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
7. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
8. CONTINUED ITEMS
9. NEW BUSINESS
9.1 APPROVAL OF PROPOSED "OTHER AGENCY" REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTMENTS (Diaz) 1)
Receive and review the Mayor’s proposed “Other Agency” Representative Appointments List; and, 2)
Approve the Mayor’s proposed “Other Agency” Representative Appointments; and, 3)
Direct the City Clerk to prepare and post an updated Fair Political Practices Commission Form 806 to reflect all paid appointments to “Other Agency” Boards, Committees, and/or Commissions in accordance with State law.
Item No. 9.1
9.2 ANTONIO PARKWAY/AVENIDA DE LAS FLORES TRAFFIC INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS (Parco) RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file; Council direction as appropriate.
Item No. 9.2
RECESS
Recess the City Council Regular Meeting and convene the Rancho Santa Margarita Public Financing Authority Meeting.
(Please refer to the Rancho Santa Margarita Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting Agenda)
PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL OF PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Beall, L. Anthony, Director
Baert, Keri Lynn, Director
Figueroa, Anne D., Director
Holloway, Jerry, Director
McGirr, Bradley J., Director
1. 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.)
1.1 CONFIRMATION AND APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS OF THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY (Turner) 1)
Confirm and appoint the Officers of the Rancho Santa Margarita Public Financing Authority, as follows:
City Position Office of the Authority Mayor President
Mayor Pro Tempore Vice President
City Manager Executive Director/Treasurer Finance Director Director of Administrative Services City Clerk Secretary
2)
Adopt a Resolution entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING AND APPOINTING OFFICERS 3)
Receive and file the staff report.
PFA No. 1.1
1.2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the minutes of the December 11, 2024 Rancho Santa Margarita Public Financing Authority meeting.
PFA No. 1.2
2. PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY NEW BUSINESS
3. MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS
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.
ADJOURNMENT
To the next meeting of the Rancho Santa Margarita Public Financing Authority, date and time to be determined, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, located at 22112 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
CERTIFICATION
I, AMY DIAZ, Secretary of the Rancho Santa Margarita Public Financing Authority, 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 December 5, 2025 by 6:00 p.m. ____________________________________ ________________________
AMY DIAZ, SECRETARY DATE Disabilities Act
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, you should contact the office of the City Clerk at (949) 635-1800. Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Staff Reports
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Public Financing Authority 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.
Government Code Section 54952.3
Simultaneous or serial order meetings of a subsequent legislative body; compensation and stipends. The Public Financing Authority Board of Directors receives no additional compensation or stipend as a result of simultaneously convening this meeting.
RECONVENE
The Mayor will reconvene the City Council Meeting in regular session, in the City Council Chambers.
10. 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.
11. CITY MANAGER REPORT
12. MATTERS PRESENTED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 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 December 05, 2025, by 6:00 p.m.
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AMY DIAZ, CITY CLERK
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DATE
Disabilities Act
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, you should contact the office of the City Clerk at (949) 635-1800. Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
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.