CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
April 22, 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 PIZZA WITH PATROL – THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026, FROM 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., LOCATED AT SGT. PEPPERONI’S PIZZA
1.2 NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION TAKE BACK DAY – SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026, FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M., LOCATED AT THE CITY HALL PARKING LOT
1.3 SPLASH PAD OPENS – SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026, AT 10:00 A.M., LOCATED AT CENTRAL PARK
1.4 BIKE-X AND HELMETS – SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026, FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M., LOCATED AT SADDLEBACK CHURCH IN LAKE FOREST
1.5 BUDGET WORKSHOP – WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026, AT 2:00 P.M., LOCATED AT CITY HALL IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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) – April 9, 2026 Meeting
3. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
3.1 CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION – STUDENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM 1)
MELINDA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – ELIZA HARDIE AND BRADLEY JOHNSON 2)
RANCHO VIEJO MONTESSORI SCHOOL – PRESTON ABAD AND ELLIS ARMSTRONG 3)
SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL – KATHERINE RACKOHN AND KATHY YU
3.2 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION – BUSINESS RECOGNITION TO RSM AUTO BODY EXPRESS
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 RECOGNITIONS (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the following Certificates of Recognition:
1)
Student Recognition Program:
a)
Melinda Heights Elementary School – Eliza Hardie and Bradley Johnson; b)
Rancho Viejo Montessori School – Preston Abad and Ellis Armstrong; c)
Santa Margarita Catholic High School – Katherine Rackohn and Kathy Yu; 2)
Business Recognition to RSM Auto Body Express.
Item No. 5.2
5.3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the April 8, 2026 City Council Regular meeting minutes.
Item No. 5.3
5.4 APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS DATED APRIL 6, 2026 AND APRIL 13, 2026 (Turner) RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the warrant registers totaling $2,114,133.89.
Item No. 5.4
5.5 AMENDED AND RESTATED NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) STORMWATER PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT (Parco) 1)
Approve and adopt a Resolution that authorizes the Mayor to execute and sign the Amended and Restated National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Permit Implementation Agreement; and 2)
Approve the Amended and Restated NPDES Stormwater Permit Implementation Agreement.
Item No. 5.5
5.6 APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CHARLES ABBOTT ASSOCIATES, INC., TO PROVIDE CONTINUED ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING, BUILDING AND SAFETY, PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION CONSULTING SERVICES (Kuta) 1)
Approve proposed Amendment No. 4 to the current Professional Services Agreement with Charles Abbott Associates, Inc., for continued On-Call Professional Civil Engineering, Building & Safety, Plan Review and Inspection Consulting Services, which amendment increases the total maximum not-to-exceed compensation amount by $32,000, from $2,565,000 to $2,597,000 through the end of the current contract term; and 2)
Authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with Charles Abbott Associates, Inc.
Item No. 5.6
5.7 APPOINTMENT OF LABOR NEGOTIATOR, CITY MANAGER ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Simonian) RECOMMENDATION:
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6, select and appoint Mayor Pro Tem Anne Figueroa to serve as the City Council's designated representative for purposes of (a) facilitating the annual performance evaluation of the City Manager and (b) conducting labor negotiations with the City Manager, an unrepresented employee.
Item No. 5.7
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
6. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1 PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT EXPENDITURE PLAN (Kuta) 1)
Review the proposed use of Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant Funds; and 2)
Provide input to staff regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant Expenditure Plan.
Item No. 7.1
7.2 SENATE BILL 707 BROWN ACT MODERNIZATION COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION (Cervantez) 1)
Direct staff to procure necessary equipment and technology to implement compliance with Senate Bill 707 (SB 707), in accordance with the procedures set forth in the City’s Procurement Code (RSMMC Section 3.07.070); and 2)
Direct staff to revise City Council Policy No. 4.4 to incorporate public remote access service disruptions, as required by SB 707, and other related modifications.
Item No. 7.2
7.3 APPROVAL OF A PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE VETERANS MONUMENT AT CENTRAL PARK PROJECT TO BOLT ACTION GC, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,015 AND A PURCHASE ORDER FOR FABRICATION FOR THE VETERANS MONUMENT PLAQUE MATERIALS IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,418 TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BRONZE COMPANY (Parco) 1)
Approve the plans and specifications for the Veterans Monument at Central Park Project; and 2)
Find that the Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as a Class 1 and Class 3 New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures Existing Facilities, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301; and 3)
Adopt a Resolution entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE VETERANS MONUMENT AT CENTRAL PARK PROJECT 4)
Award a Public Works Construction Contract to Bolt Action GC, Inc. of Newport Beach, California, in the amount of $72,015; and 5)
Authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed Public Works Construction Contract; and 6)
Approve a Purchase Order to Southern California Bronze Company for the fabrication of plaque materials for the Veterans Monument Project in the amount of $38,418; and 7)
Authorize the City Manager to sign the City’s standard Purchase Order with Southern California Bronze Company.
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, May 13, 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 April 17, 2026, by 6:00 p.m.
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AMY DIAZ, CITY CLERK
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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.