ACTION MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022
6:30 PM OPEN SESSION
PUBLIC TELECONFRENCE NUMBER
(951) 465-7684, Conference ID#:536 993 13#
LIVE STREAM LINK: www.sanjacintoca.gov
SAN JACINTO CITY HALL
595 S. SAN JACINTO AVENUE
SAN JACINTO, CA 92583
951-487-7339
1. ORGANIZATION
Mayor Crystal Ruiz called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
1.1 Roll Call
Deputy City Clerk Julia Espinoza conducted the roll call:
Teleconferenced in: Mayor Crystal Ruiz, Mayor Pro Tem Phil Ayala, Councilmember Brian Hawkins, and Councilmember Michael Heath
1.2 Invocation
Councilmember Hawkins gave the invocation.
1.3 Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Pro Tem Ayala led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Councilmember Alonso Ledezma joined the meeting at 6:33 pm.
1.4 Mayor/Council Member Reports
Councilmembers provided their reports.
1.5 Late Items
There were no late items.
CRYSTAL RUIZ, MAYOR
PHIL AYALA, MAYOR PRO TEM
ALONSO LEDEZMA, COUNCILMEMBER
BRIAN HAWKINS, COUNCILMEMBER
MICHAEL HEATH, COUNCILMEMBER
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were two public comments:
Karen Sumpter
Kalysis Combs
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
3. A. Consent Calendar – City Council
3.A.1. Waiver of Full Reading of Ordinance(s), and Reading by Title Only
3.A.2. Minutes of the January 18, 2022 Regular Meeting/City Clerk/Approved
3.A.3. Treasurer’s Report at December 31, 2021/Finance/Approved
3.A.4. Virtual Meeting Findings/City Attorney/Approved
3.A.5. Contract Extensions for Landscape and Irrigation Maintenance Agreements with Inland Empire Landscaping and Executive Image/Public Utilities/Approved
3.A.6. The Cove Specific Plan Northbound Local Street Closure for Warren Road/Engineering/Approved
M/S/C (Ledezma/Heath) moved to approve the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 5/0.
Ayes: Heath, Ruiz, Ayala, Hawkins, Ledezma
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
4. PUBLIC HEARING
4.1 Proposal by the City of San Jacinto to consider the 6th Cycle, 2021-2029 San Jacinto Housing Element
Deputy City Manager of Community Development Travis Randel presented the staff report.
Mayor Ruiz opened the Public Hearing at 7:22 pm.
There was one public speakers: Sonia Ramos.
Mayor Ruiz closed the Public Hearing at 7:24 pm.
M/S/C (Ruiz/Heath) made a motion to 1) DETERMINE that the Project is exempt from environmental review under the California CEQA Guidelines - Preliminary Review - as it can be seen with certainty that the adoption of the Housing Element will not result in a direct or reasonable foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment; and, §15061(b)(3) - Common Sense Exemption - whereby the activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to project which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment; where is can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA and DIRECT Staff to file a Notice of Exemption (NOE); 2) AUTHORIZE staff to make additional non-substantive changes to San Jacinto 6th Cycle )2021-2029) Housing Element based on new California Department of Housing and Community Development comments; and 3) ADOPT Resolution No. 3895, thereby ADOPTING the San Jacinto 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element. Motion carried 5/0.
Ayes: Ayala, Ledezma, Hawkins, Heath, Ruiz
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
5. DISCUSSION ITEM
5.1 Authorization to Submit a Two-Year Community Development Block Grant Application to the Riverside County Department of Housing Homelessness Prevention & Workforce Solutions for Program Year 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 Community Development Manager Rene Yarnall presented the staff report.
M/S/C(Ayala/Ledezma) made a motion to 1) AUTHORIZE the City Manager to submit an application to the Riverside County Department of Housing Homelessness Prevention & Workforce Solutions (HHPWS) for a two (2) year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation for the Mistletoe Park Restroom Facility Improvement Project; and 2) APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the City Manager to submit a CDBG application for the Voices for Children Riverside County Court Appointed Special Advocate Project for the requested amount of $10,000, subject to the conditions of the CDBG program as provided by the Riverside County Department of Housing Homelessness Prevention & Workforce Solutions Program. Motion carried 5/0.
Ayes: Hawkins, Heath, Ruiz, Ayala, Ledezma
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
6. FUTURE REQUESTS FROM CITY COUNCIL TO STAFF
7. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business before the City Council, Mayor Ruiz adjourned the City Council's Regular Meeting at 8:08 pm.
CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
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Crystal Ruiz, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julia Espinoza, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as read: February 15, 2022
Approved as amended: