STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 4143
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO ADOPTING THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO COMPREHENSIVE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto has prepared its first formal Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to provide a long-term, strategy-driven framework for economic growth, competitiveness, resilience, and investment priorities; and
WHEREAS, the CEDS evalutes the City’s demographic and economic conditions, identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, establishes strategic priorities and implementation actions, and provides an evaluation framework for measuring progress over time; and
WHEREAS, the CEDS builds upon the Envision San Jacinto 2040 General Plan, technical studies, market information, economic development records, and community and stakeholder input, including outreach condusted during the General Plan update process; and
WHEREAS, the strategic direction of the CEDS is organized around support for the business community, economic diversification and business attraction, enhanced activity corridors and nodes, revitalization of Main Street, promotion of visitor-serving businesses, workforce development, and fiscal diversity and sustainability; and WHEREAS, an adopted CEDS will provide a coordinated foundation for aligning projects, partnerships, infrastructure priorities, and funding requests with identified community needs, and may strengthen the City’s eligibility and competitiveness for certain federal, state, and other grant funding opportunities; and WHEREAS, the CEDS is a policy and planning document that does not amend the General Plan or zoning regulations and does not approve, finance, or commit the City to any specific development, infrastructure, or funding project; and WHEREAS, on July 28, 2026, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public meeting to consider the CEDS and adopted Planning Commission Resolution No. 26-02, recommending that the City Council adopt the CEDS; and WHEREAS, on August 4, 2026, the City Council considered the CEDS, the Planning Commission’s recommendation, the staff report, public testimony, and all other written and oral evidence presented.
Resolution No. 4143
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, determined, and ordered by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. Environmental Determination. Based upon the whole of the record before it, the City Council finds that:
A. The CEDS is a policy and planning document that will not approve, finance, or commit the City ot a specific physical project;
B. Adoption of the CEDS will not itself result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment;
C. Any future projects proposed to implement the CEDS will be subject to independent review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as applicable, before project approval; and
D. Adoption of the CEDS is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), the common-sense exemption and 15262 – Feasibility and Planning Studies, because it can be seen with certainty that adoption of the CEDS itself will not have a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 3. Findings. Based upon the entire record, including the CEDS, Planning Commission Resolution No. 26-02, the staff report, and all written and oral evidence presented, the City Council finds that:
A. The CEDS is consistant with and implements the economic development vision, goals, policies, and actions of the Envision San Jacinto 2040 General Plan;
B. The CEDS provides a comprehensive, data-driven framework for business retention and expansion, economic diversification, workforce development, infrastructure readiness, Main Street revitalization, visito-serving development, and fiscal sustainability;
C. Adoption of the CEDS establishes the City’s first formal economic development strategy and enhances the City’s grant readiness by documenting local needs, priorities, and implementation;
D. The evaluation framework and economic resilience components provide appropraite tools for monitoring progress, responding to changing economic conditions, and updating implementation priorities over time; and E. Adoption of the CEDS will not amend a General Plan land-use designation, development standard, or zoning regulation, and will not authorize any specific physical projects or expenditure.
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SECTION 4. Adoption. The City Council hereby adopts the City of San Jacinto Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy dated June 8, 2026, as presented with the staff report and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 5. Implementation. The City Council authorizes staff to use the CEDS as a guide for economic development implementation, partnership development, grant readiness, and future funding application, subject to all applicable budgetary, procurement, environmental, and project-approval requirements.
SECTION 6. Record of Proceeding. The documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon which this Resolution is based are located at the City of San Jacinto, 595 S. San Jacinto Avenue, San Jacinto, California 92583. The custodian of the record is the City Economic Development Division.
SECTION 7. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid; the remainder of this Resolution and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
SECTION 8. Effective Date. The Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council on the 4
th day of August, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
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Crystal Ruiz, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
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Craig Hayes, City Attorney
Resolution No. 4143
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
CERTIFICATION
I, Julia Espinoza, duly appointed City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 4143 was duly passed, approved, and adopted at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of San Jacinto on the 4 th day of August,
2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 4
th day of August, 2026.
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Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto
STATE OF CALIFORNIA) PC RESOLUTION NO. 26-02
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)
CITY OF SAN JACINTO)
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SAN JACINTO RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL ADOPT THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO
COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto has prepared its first official Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to provide a long-range, strategy-driven framework for economic growth, competitiveness, resiliency, and investment priorities; and WHEREAS, the CEDS evaluates the City’s demographic and economic conditions, identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, establishes strategic priorities and implementation actions, and provides an evaluation framework for measuring progress; and WHEREAS, the CEDS builds upon the Envision San Jacinto 2040 General Plan, technical studies, market information, economic development records, and community and stakeholder input, including outreach conducted during the General Plan update process; and WHEREAS, the strategic direction of the CEDS is organized around support for the business community, economic diversification and business attraction, enhanced activity corridors and nodes, revitalization of Main Street, promotion of visitor-serving businesses, workforce development, and fiscal diversity and sustainability; and WHEREAS, an officially adopted CEDS will provide a coordinated foundation for aligning projects, partnerships, infrastructure priorities, and funding requests with identified community needs, and may strengthen the City’s eligibility and competitiveness for certain federal, state, and other grant funding opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the CEDS is a policy and planning document that does not amend the General Plan or zoning regulations and does not approve, finance, or commit the City to any specific development, infrastructure, or funding project; and WHEREAS, on July 28, 2026, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public meeting to consider the CEDS, at which time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has considered the entire record of proceedings, including the CEDS, the staff report, public testimony, and all other written and oral evidence presented.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. Environmental Determination. Based upon the whole of the record before it, the Planning Commission finds that:
A. The CEDS is a policy and planning document that will not approve, finance, or commit the City to a specific physical project;
Docusign Envelope ID: 4A657747-BADD-81A3-81B3-F4F1A36F031D B. Adoption of the CEDS will not itself result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment;
C. Any future project proposed to implement the CEDS will be subject to independent review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as applicable, before project approval; and
D. The action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), the common-sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that adoption of the CEDS itself will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Section 3. Findings. Based upon the entire record, including all written and oral evidence presented, and the findings set forth in the staff report and incorporated herein by reference, the Planning Commission finds that:
A. The CEDS is consistent with and implements the economic development vision, goals, policies, and actions of the Envision San Jacinto 2040 General Plan; B. The CEDS provides a comprehensive, data-driven framework for business retention and expansion, economic diversification, workforce development, infrastructure readiness, Main Street revitalization, visitor-serving development, and fiscal sustainability;
C. Adoption of the CEDS will establish the City’s first official economic development strategy and will enhance the City’s grant readiness by documenting local needs, priorities, and implementation strategies;
D. The evaluation framework and economic resilience components provide appropriate tools for monitoring progress, responding to changing economic conditions, and updating implementation priorities over time; and
E. Adoption of the CEDS will not amend a General Plan land-use designation, development standard, or zoning regulation, and will not authorize any specific physical project or expenditure.
Section 4. Recommendation of Approval. Based upon the foregoing, the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council:
A. Find that adoption of the CEDS is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), the common-sense exemption and 15262 – Feasibility and Planning Studies;
B. Adopt the City of San Jacinto Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy dated June 8, 2026, as presented with the staff report and incorporated herein by reference; and
C. Authorize staff to use the CEDS as a guide for economic development implementation, partnership development, grant readiness, and future funding applications, subject to all applicable budgetary, procurement, environmental, and project-approval requirements.
Section 5. Record of Proceedings. The documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon which this Resolution is based are located at the City of San Jacinto, Docusign Envelope ID: 4A657747-BADD-81A3-81B3-F4F1A36F031D 595 South San Jacinto Avenue, San Jacinto, California 92583. The custodian of the record is the City’s Economic Development Division.
Section 6. Recommendation to City Council. Final action on adoption of the CEDS rests with the City Council. The Planning Commission’s action on this item constitutes a recommendation to the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission on the 28th day of July 2026 by the following vote:
AYES: Awad, Gagnepain, Jones, Peterson, Scott
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
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Planning Commission Chair
ATTEST:
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Planning Commission Secretary
Docusign Envelope ID: 4A657747-BADD-81A3-81B3-F4F1A36F031D