AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026
6:30 PM OPEN SESSION
COMMUNITY CENTER
625 S. PICO AVENUE
SAN JACINTO, CA 92583
951-487-7330
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CRYSTAL RUIZ, MAYOR
CLARISA SANCHEZ, MAYOR PRO TEM
PHIL AYALA, COUNCILMEMBER
VALERIE VANDEVER, COUNCILMEMBER
ALONSO LEDEZMA, COUNCILMEMBER
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1. ORGANIZATION
1.1. Roll Call
1.2. Invocation
1.3. Pledge of Allegiance
1.4. Special Presentation(s)
1.4.1. Employee of the Month Recognition for December
1.4.2. Nominee of the Month Recognition for December
1.5. Mayor/Council Member Reports
1.6. Late Items
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
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 December 16, 2025 RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2025.
Department: City Clerk
3.A.3. Warrants and Disbursements - December 2025
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve the Warrants and Disbursements for the period of December 2025 in the amount of $ 4,335,307.75.
Department: Finance
3.A.4. Treasurer’s Report at October 31, 2025
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for the month ending October 31, 2025.
Department: Finance
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4. PUBLIC HEARING
4.1. Pre-zoning for a 190-acre site located in the unincorporated area of Riverside County and within the City of San Jacinto Sphere of Influence, generally south of Ramona Expressway, north of Artesia Street, east of San Jacinto Avenues, and west of Vernon Avenue. (P22-084)
RECOMMENDATION:
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council:
1. DETERMINE that pursuant to the California Code of Regulations the project is exempt from CEQA as the project is (1) covered by the common-sense exemption, CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), (2) the project is a Feasibility and Planning Study, CEQA Guidelines Section 15262, and (3) the project is consistent with the General Plan polices for which an EIR was certified, CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.
2. INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 26-01, for first reading to approve the PreZoning (P22-084) of 94 parcels on 190 acres for the future annexation of land generally located south of Ramona Expressway and north of Artesia Street between San Jacinto Avenue and Vernon Avenue.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO, CALIFORNIA APPROVING PRE-ZONING FOR 94
PARCELS ON 190 ACRES WITHIN THE CITY’S SPHERE OF
INFLUENCE RELATED TO PROPOSED ANNEXATION P22-084
(ANNEXATION “A”) AND THE ADJACENT ANNEXATION AREA
(ANNEXATION “B”).
Department: Community Development
5. DISCUSSION ITEM
5.1. Mayor's Local Appointments List
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council review the Mayor’s Local Appointments List and accept the Mayor’s recommendations for appointments for the calendar year 2026.
Department: City Clerk
6. CITY MANAGER UPDATE
7. FUTURE REQUESTS FROM CITY COUNCIL TO CITY MANAGER
8. ADJOURNMENT
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DOCUMENTS RELATED TO OPEN SESSION AGENDAS (SB343) - Any public record, relating to an open session agenda item, that is distributed within 72 hours prior to the meeting is available for public inspection at the public counter located in the Administration Building of City Hall, 595 S. San Jacinto Avenue, San Jacinto, CA 92583.
I, Julia Espinoza, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, do hereby certify that I caused to be posted the foregoing agenda this 15 day of January, 2026 as requested by law.
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk