CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
March 11, 2026
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
Figueroa, Anne D., Mayor Pro Tempore
Baert, Keri Lynn, Council Member
Holloway, Jerry, Council Member
McGirr, Bradley J., Council Member
1. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS
1.1 ELECTRONIC WASTE DISPOSAL AND DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT – SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2026, FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M., LOCATED AT APPLIED MEDICAL’S R100 BUILDING PARKING LOT
2. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENT/REPORTS
2.1 COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
2.2 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive an Oral Report on the following City Council Committee Assignment:
1)
ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY (Council Member McGirr) – February 26, 2026 Meeting
3. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
3.1 CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION AND VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 6024 RECOGNITION TO ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT “2025 DEPUTY OF THE YEAR” RECIPIENT, DEPUTY MATTHEW PERA
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 that 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 COMMENDATION (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve a Certificate of Commendation to Orange County Sheriff's Department "2025 Deputy of the Year" recipient, Deputy Matthew Pera.
Item No. 5.2
5.3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the February 25, 2026 City Council Regular meeting minutes.
Item No. 5.3
5.4 APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS DATED FEBRUARY 23, 2026 AND MARCH 2, 2026 (Turner) RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the warrant registers totaling $414,001.26.
Item No. 5.4
5.5 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. 5.5
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
6. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1 FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 GENERAL FUND BUDGET UPDATE (Turner) 1)
Review, receive and file report information and budget work papers presenting:
a.
Actual budgetary performance through December 31, 2025; and b.
Projected amounts for full Fiscal Year 2025/26 General Fund operations. 2)
Adopt a Resolution entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA Item No. 7.1
7.2 REJECTION OF THE SINGLE BID RECEIVED FOR THE VETERANS MONUMENT PROJECT AND FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED CIP PROJECT CAN BE PERFORMED MORE ECONOMICALLY BY NEGOTIATED CONTRACT IN THE OPEN MARKET (Parco) 1)
Reject the single bid received for the Veterans Monument Project; and 2)
Find that the Veterans Monument Project can be performed more economically by negotiated contract in the open market, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 20167; and 3)
Approve and adopt a Resolution finding and declaring that the Veterans Monument Project can be performed more economically by negotiated contract in the open market and authorizing City staff to negotiate a contract with Bolt Action GC, Inc., or with another qualified contractor, pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 20167; and 4)
Find and determine that compliance with the informal and formal bidding requirements set forth in Rancho Santa Margarita Municipal Code Chapter 3.07 (Procurement Code) is not in the best interest of the City based on the information set forth in this report regarding the status of the competitive procurement process.
Item No. 7.2
7.3 APPROVAL OF THE WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM ENTERPRISE (WISE) AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE (Cervantez) 1)
Approve the proposed Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise (WISE) Agreement with the County of Orange; and 2)
Authorize the City Manager to execute the WISE Agreement.
Item No. 7.3
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, March 25, 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 March 06, 2026, 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.