REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026
6:30 PM OPEN SESSION
COMMUNITY CENTER
625 S. PICO AVENUE
SAN JACINTO, CA 92583
951-487-7330
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Public Comment Workflow
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CRYSTAL RUIZ, MAYOR
CLARISA SANCHEZ, MAYOR PRO TEM
PHILAYALA, COUNCILMEMBER
ALONSO LEDEZMA, COUNCILMEMBER
VALERIE VANDEVER, COUNCILMEMBER
Members of the public will call the Teams dial-in number and wait in the Teams lobby.
Callers should remain in the Teams lobby until the applicable Public Comment period opens. They should not be admitted before the Mayor opens Public Comment.
The Clerk will admit one caller at a time from the lobby as they are ready to speak. If multiple callers are waiting, they should remain in the lobby until it is their turn.
Once admitted, callers should be able to speak. If necessary, the Clerk can unmute the caller.
The Mayor will recognize the caller, and the caller should first state their name for the record before providing their public comment.
Each caller will have up to three (3) minutes to speak.
After completing their comments, callers may either hang up, or the Clerk may remove them from the meeting before admitting the next speaker.
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Reading of Public Comments: The City Clerk will read all email comments, provided that the reading shall not exceed three (3) minutes or such other time as the Council may provide, consistent with the time limit for speakers at a Council meeting.
The email comments submitted shall become part of the record of the Council meeting.
1. ORGANIZATION
1.1 Roll Call
1.2 Invocation
1.3 Pledge of Allegiance
1.4 Mayor/Council Member Reports
1.5 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. Opposition to Senate Bill 1379 Regarding the Separation of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Bureau
RECOMMENDATION
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office recommends that the City Council:
— 1. APPROVE a letter opposing Senate Bill 1379; and
— 2. AUTHORIZE the Interim City Manager to transmit the signed letter on behalf of the City Council.
A3. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 26-04, A Change of Zone for the Chacon Farm Project RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
— 1. DETERMINE that the Project was previously analyzed in the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Chacon Farms Project (SCH# 2025101241) adopted on July 21, 2026, per Section §15162 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, and no further review is required. — 2. CONDUCT the Second Reading and ADOPTION of Ordinance No. 26-04 entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CHANGE OF ZONE PLAN23- 0005, CHANGING THE ZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL RURAL (RR) TO RESIDENTIAL LOW DENISTY (RL) LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ESPLANADE AVENUE AND CAWSTON AVENUE.
A4. Use of ARPA Funds CY 26 Q2
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council RECEIVE and FILE the report of the ARPA funds.
4. PUBLIC HEARING
4.1 Resolution Adopting a Schedule of Water Rate Adjustments Effective January 1, 2027 through and including January 1, 2031
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
— 1. ADOPT Resolution No. 4144 Adopting Findings and Determinations Regarding Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies and to Proceed with Public Hearing;
— 2. CONDUCT a Public Hearing; and
— 3. ADOPT Resolution No. 4145 Adopting a Schedule of Water Rate Adjustments Effective January 1, 2027 through and including January 1, 2031 and Making CEQA Findings.
4.2 Resolution Adopting a Schedule of Sewer Rate Adjustments Effective January 1, 2027 through and including January 1, 2031
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
— 1. ADOPT Resolution No. 4146 Adopting Findings and Determinations Regarding Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies and to Proceed with Public Hearing;
— 2. CONDUCT a Public Hearing; and
— 3. ADOPT Resolution No. 4147 Adopting a Schedule of Sewer Rate Adjustments Effective January 1, 2027 through and including January 1, 2031 and Making CEQA Findings.
5. DISCUSSION ITEMS
5.1 1st Street Improvements from Ramona Boulevard to San Jacinto Avenue (CIP #26-005) RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
— 1. APPROVE the plans and specifications for the 1st Street Improvements from Ramona Boulevard to San Jacinto Avenue (CIP# 26-005);
— 2. AWARD the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a responsive bid, LC Paving & Sealing, Inc., for the sum of $270,093.50;
— 3. ALLOCATE 15% ($40,514.03) of total bid for construction contingencies; — 4. ALLOCATE 18.5% ($49,967.30) of total bid for construction administration, inspection, equipment procurement, and testing;
— 5. APPROPRIATE an additional $144,800.04 from Measure "A" Fund 022 to CIP #26-005; and — 6. AUTHORIZE the Interim City Manager to execute the construction contract.
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 30, 2026 as requested by law.
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Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
Posted Date: July 30, 2026
Date Posted: July 30, 2026