City Council Regular Meeting Action Minutes November 18, 2025
VALERIE VANDEVER, MAYOR
ALONSO LEDEZMA, MAYOR PRO TEM
CLARISA SANCHEZ, COUNCILMEMBER
PHIL AYALA, COUNCILMEMBER
CRYSTAL RUIZ, COUNCILMEMBER
ACTION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SAN JACINTO CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025
6:30 PM OPEN SESSION
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1. ORGANIZATION
Mayor Valerie Vandever called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
1.1.Roll Call
City Clerk Julia Espinoza conducted the roll call:
Present: Mayor Valerie Vandever, Mayor Pro Tem Alonso Ledezma, Councilmember Crystal Ruiz, Councilmember Phil Ayala, and Councilmember Clarisa Sanchez
1.2. Invocation
Councilmember Ruiz gave the invocation.
1.3. Pledge of Allegiance
Councilmember Ayala led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1.4. Special Presentation(s)
1.4.1. Employee of the Month for October Recognition
1.4.2. Nominee of the Month for October Recognition
1.5. Mayor/Council Member Reports
Councilmembers provided their reports
City Council Regular Meeting Action Minutes November 18, 2025
1.6. Late Items
There were no late items.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were two (2) public comments:
• Ray Ferraro
• Ernesto Alvarado
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 Regular City Council Meeting of November 4, 2025/City Clerk/Approved
3.A.3. Warrants and Disbursements - October 2025/Finance/Approved
3.A.4. Release of Security Deposit for Indemnification Agreement of Tract 28224 (Maravilla)/Community Development/Approved
3.A.5. Engineering Design Services for Interagency Emergency Water Inter-Tie (26- 003)/Water/Approved
Mayor Vandever recused herself from item 3.A.4. due to a conflict of interest.
M/S/C (Ruiz/Ledezma) moved to approve the balance of the consent calendar. Motion carried 5/0.
Ayes: Ledezma, Ayala, Ruiz, Sanchez, Vandever
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
4. PUBLIC HEARING
4.1. Public Hearing for the Adoption of the 2025 California Building Standards Code and 2025 California Fire Code
Deputy City Manager Travis Randel presented the staff report.
Mayor Vandever opened the Public Hearing at 7:10 p.m. There were no public speakers. Mayor Vandever closed the Public Hearing at 7:11 p.m.
City Council Regular Meeting Action Minutes November 18, 2025 M/S/C (Ruiz/Ledezma) made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 25-08, approving the 2025 California Building Standards Update. Motion carried 5/0.
Ayes: Ayala, Ledezma, Sanchez, Ruiz, Vandever
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
M/S/C (Ayala/Ledezma) made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 25-09, approving the 2025 Fire Code Updates. Motion carried 5/0.
Ayes: Ledezma, Sanchez, Ruiz, Ayala, Vandever
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
5. CITY MANAGER UPDATE
6. FUTURE REQUESTS FROM CITY COUNCIL TO CITY MANAGER
With no further business before the City Council, Mayor Vandever adjourned the meeting at 7:29 p.m. with a moment of silence in honor of Mark Carnevale, former Mayor of Cathedral City, who passed away on November 16, 2025.
CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
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Valerie Vandever, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
Approved as read:
Approved as amended: