REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026
5:30 CLOSED SESSION
6:30 PM OPEN SESSION
COMMUNITY CENTER
625 S. PICO AVENUE
SAN JACINTO, CA 92583
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CRYSTAL RUIZ, MAYOR
CLARISA SANCHEZ, MAYOR PRO TEM
PHILAYALA, COUNCILMEMBER
ALONSO LEDEZMA, COUNCILMEMBER
VALERIE VANDEVER, COUNCILMEMBER
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1. ORGANIZATION
1.1 Public Comments on Closed Session Items
1.2 Closed Session
1.2.1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: Interim City Manager
1.3 Closed Session Report
1.4 Roll Call
1.5 Invocation
1.6 Pledge of Allegiance
1.7 Special Presentation(s)
— 1.7.1. Faith & Freedom 250 Proclamation
— 1.7.2. Employee of the Month Recognition for June - Jessica Mendez — 1.7.3. Nominator of the Month Recognition for June - Deborah Rodriguez — 1.7.4. Riverside County Sheriff's Award Recognition for San Jacinto Station
1.8 Mayor/Council Member Reports
1.9 Late Items
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. City Council
A1. Waiver of Full Reading of Ordinance(s), and Reading by Title Only A2. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of June 16, 2026 RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council APPROVE the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of June 16, 2026.
A3. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of July 7, 2026 RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council APPROVE the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of July 7, 2026.
A4. Warrants and Disbursements - June 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council REVIEW and APPROVE the Warrants and Disbursements for the period of June 2026 in the amount of $8,855,259.41.
A5. Treasurer’s Report at April 30, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council RECEIVE and FILE the Treasurer’s Report for the month ending April 30, 2026.
A6. Treasurer’s Report at May 31, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council RECEIVE and FILE the Treasurer’s Report for the month ending May 31, 2026.
A7. Resolution Approving San Jacinto Power 2026 Integrated Resource Plan RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council ADOPT Resolution No. 4142, approving the San Jacinto Power 2026 Integrated Resource Plan.
A8. Working Hours for Esplanade Avenue Widening Phase 1 Warren Road to Sanderson Avenue (CIP# 06-145) RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council AUTHORIZE working hours for Granite Construction Company.
A9. League of California Cities Open Letter Supporting Comprehensive Tort Reform to Protect California Taxpayers, Survivors, and Essential Public Services
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
— 1. APPROVE the City of San Jacinto joining the League of California Cities and other public agencies and organizations as a signatory to the open letter to the California State Legislature titled “Urgent Need for Comprehensive Tort Reform to Protect California Taxpayers, Survivors, and Essential Public Services”; and — 2. AUTHORIZE the Interim City Manager, or designee, to sign and submit substantially similar letters of support or coalition letters consistent with this City Council-approved position relating to public entity tort reform, public agency liability exposure, insurance and risk pool stability, and the protection of taxpayer-funded essential public services.
A10. Resolution No. 4137– Authorization to Participate in the County of Riverside’s Urban County Programs for Fiscal Years 2027, 2028, and 2029, and Approval of a Cooperation Agreement with the County of Riverside RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
— 1. ADOPT Resolution No. 4137 authorizing the City’s participation in the County of Riverside’s Urban County Programs;
— 2. APPROVE a Cooperation Agreement with the County of Riverside for the City’s use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds for Fiscal Years 2027, 2028, and 2029; and
— 3. AUTHORIZE the City Manager to execute the Cooperation Agreement and related documents, with minor modifications as approved by the City Attorney.
4. PUBLIC HEARING
4.1 A proposal by Taylor and Clark Consulting on behalf of Chacon, LLC, to establish a master-planned residential development consisting of 419 dwelling units as well as the construction of onsite roadways, a detention basin, parks, and on-site landscaping on 73.97-net acres.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council:
— 1. DETERMINE that the proposed Project will not have a significant effect on the environment with the incorporation of mitigation measures based on the findings set forth in the case record and ADOPT a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
— 2. ADOPT Resolution No. 4138 to ADOPT the General Plan Amendment entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIAAPPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PLAN23-0004 FROM VERY LOW DESNITY RESIDENTIAL TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FOR THE
CHACON FARMS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ESPLANADE AVENUE AND CAWSTON AVENUE;
— 3. INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 26-04 to APPROVE the Change of Zone entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE PLAN23-0005,
CHANGING THE ZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL RURAL (RR) TO RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY (RL) LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ESPLANADE AVENUE AND CAWSTON AVENUE; and — 4. ADOPT Resolution No. 4141 to APPROVE the Project entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIAAPPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (PLAN23-0004)
FROM VERY LOW DESNITY RESIDENTIAL TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, A CHANGE OF ZONE (PLAN23-0005) CHANGING THE ZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL RURAL (RR) TO RESIDENTIAL LOW
DENSITY (RL), A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO EASTABLISH A PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH 419 DWELING UNITS, AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 39076 TO SUBDIVIDE THE 73.97
ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ESPLANADE AVENUE AND CAWSTON AVENUE.
4.2 Appeal of the Conditions of Approval for the Magnet Shopping Center that includes a Grocery Store, Retail Shops/Pads, Restaurants Pads with Drive-Thru Service, a Car Wash with Drive-Thru Service, a Gas Station with a Convenience Store that includes alcohol sales and a Tentative Parcel Map to create 12 commercial lots on 14.50 acres.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Recommends that the City Council:
— 1. DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the Project, with incorporation of the mitigation measures identified in the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, will not have a significant effect on the environment; determine that the recommended revisions to the Conditions of Approval do not result in any new or substantially more severe environmental impacts or otherwise require additional environmental review; and AFFIRM the Planning Commission’s adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration and associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. — 2. GRANT the appeal in part, solely to the extent reflected in staff’s recommended revisions to the Conditions of Approval, and DENY the remainder of the appeal; and,
— 3. UPHOLD, AS MODIFIED, the Planning Commission’s approval of PROJ23-0013 to establish the Magnet Shopping Center, including: a. Site Plan and Design Review No. USE23-0009 for the overall site plan and design of the shopping center; b. Tentative Parcel Map No. 38831, SUB23-0005, to subdivide the project site into 12 commercial lots; c. Conditional Use Permit No. USE24-0052 to allow alcohol sales within a service station consisting of a gasoline station and a 3,956-square-foot convenience store; d. Minor Use Permit No. USE23-0011 for a 3,886-square-foot restaurant with outdoor seating and a drive-through lane, identified as Pad 1; e. Minor Use Permit No. USE23-0012 for a 3,203-squarefoot restaurant with a drive-through lane, identified as Pad 2; f. Minor Use Permit No. USE24-0038 for a 5,705-squarefoot retail and restaurant building with a drive-through lane, identified as Pad 3; g. Minor Use Permit No. USE23-0013 for a 3,203-square-foot restaurant with a drive-through lane, identified as Pad 4; and h. Minor Use Permit No. USE23- 0014 for an automated 3,588-square-foot car wash with three queuing lanes; subject to the Conditions of Approval, including the modifications recommended by staff.
4.3 Proposed Resolution Confirming the Inclusion of CR&R 2025 Delinquent Solid Waste Charges on the County Property Tax Roll for FY 2026-2027
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
— 1. CONDUCT the Public Hearing;
— 2. ADOPT Resolution No. 4140, confirming the inclusion of CR&R 2025 Delinquent Solid Waste Charges on the County Property Tax Roll for FY 2026-2027;
— 3. DETERMINE the amount of delinquent, unpaid residential solid waste charges billed during calendar year 2025; — 4. DETERMINE that the delinquent charges constitute a special assessment and lien against the affected parcels; and — 5. DIRECT that the delinquent charges be collected on the Riverside County secured property tax roll for FY 2026– 2027.
4.4 Proposed Resolution Confirming the Collection and Assessment of Time and Materials Charges Associated with Unpaid Nuisance Abatement Actions and Administrative Citations for Inclusion on the County Property Tax Roll for FY 2026- 2027
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
— 1. CONDUCT the Public Hearing;
— 2. ADOPT Resolution No. 4139, confirming the collection and assessment of time and materials charges associated with unpaid nuisance abatement actions and administrative citations for inclusion on the County Property Tax Roll for FY 2026-2027;
— 3. DETERMINE the time and materials charges associated with unpaid nuisance abatement actions and administrative citations;
— 4. DETERMINE that these charges constitute a special assessment and lien against the affected parcels; and — 5. DIRECT that the confirmed charges be included on the Riverside County secured property tax roll for FY 2026– 2027.
5. CITY MANAGER UPDATE
6. FUTURE REQUESTS FROM CITY COUNCIL TO CITY MANAGER
7. ADJOURNMENT
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 July 16, 2026 as requested by law.
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Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
Posted Date: July 16, 2026
Date Posted: July 16, 2026