CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
March 25, 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
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)
FOOTHILL/EASTERN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (Mayor Beall) – March 12, 2026 Meeting
3. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
3.1 CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION – STUDENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM 1)
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL – MAX FREEMAN AND PRESS LAMAS-RICHIE
3.2 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION – BUSINESS RECOGNITION TO JESSIE MO’S BAKING CO.
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 CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the following Certificates of Recognition:
1)
Student Recognition Program:
a)
St. John’s Episcopal School – Max Freeman and Press Lamas-Richie; and 2)
Business Recognition to Jessie Mo’s Baking Co.
Item No. 5.2
5.3 AWARD OF A PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE SANTA MARGARITA PARKWAY PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT TO ONYX PAVING COMPANY, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $987,000 (Parco) 1)
Approve the plans and specifications for the Santa Margarita 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 Onyx Paving Company, Inc. of Yorba Linda, California, in the amount of $987,000, and reject all other bids; and 4)
Authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed Public Works Construction Contract.
Item No. 5.3
5.4 AWARD OF A PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE LOS ALISOS PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT TO ONYX PAVING COMPANY, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $479,000 (Parco) 1)
Approve the plans and specifications for the Los Alisos 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 Onyx Paving Company, Inc. of Yorba Linda, California, in the amount of $479,000, and reject all other bids; and 4)
Authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed Public Works Construction Contract.
Item No. 5.4
5.5 AWARD OF A PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 ANNUAL RESIDENTIAL SLURRY SEAL PROJECT TO PAVEMENT COATINGS CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $439,900 (Parco) 1)
Approve the plans and specifications for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Residential Slurry Seal 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 Pavement Coatings Co. of Jurupa Valley, California, in the amount of $439,900, and reject all other bids; and 4)
Authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed Public Works Construction Contract.
Item No. 5.5
5.6 APPROVAL OF THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA AND RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA LANDSCAPE AND RECREATION CORPORATION (SAMLARC) FOR THE VETERANS MONUMENT PROJECT (Parco) 1)
Approve Easement Agreement for the Veterans Monument Project; and 2)
Authorize the Mayor to execute the Easement Agreement.
Item 5.6
5.7 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTING FOR 2025 (Kuta) RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file the General Plan Annual Progress Reporting for 2025.
Item No. 5.7
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
11. MATTERS PRESENTED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held Wednesday, April 8, 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 20, 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.