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MINUTES
AUGUST 19, 2025
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
BUSINESS SESSION:
Mayor Bourne called the Regular meeting of August 19, 2025, of the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano to order at 5:08 p.m. Mayor Pro Tem Campbell led the Pledge of Allegiance and Council Member Taylor gave the invocation.
ROLL CALL:
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Troy A. Bourne, Mayor Pro Tem John Campbell and Council Members Howard Hart, and John Taylor.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Council Members Sergio Farias.
Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format for the benefit of the minutes’ reader but were not necessarily heard in that order.
INTRODUCTIONS:
B1. COMMISSIONER INTRODUCTION – MAYOR PRO TEM CAMPBELL
INTRODUCED: Evan Burgher, Cultural Heritage Commissioner; and Ted Rosenfeldt, Planning Commissioner.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Public Correspondence: Michael Mavrovouniotis, (no place of residence provided). Public Comments: Lidia Muniz, Youth Advisory Board.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Council Action: Moved by Council Member Taylor, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and carried 4-0 with Council Member Farias absent to approve consent calendar items E1 through E8, as recommended by staff.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER: Taylor, Hart, Campbell and Mayor Bourne NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER: Farias
E1. MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY, APPROVED.
E2. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) OF AUGUST 5, 2025, APPROVED
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E3. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST 5, 2025,
APPROVED
E4. CHECK REGISTERS FOR THE PERIOD FROM MAY 16, 2025, THROUGH MAY 29, 2025, RECEIVED AND FILED (300.30)
E5. CASH AND INVESTMENTS REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2025, RECEIVED AND FILED (350.30)
E6. NEW DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION STATUS REPORT, RECEIVED AND FILED (440.10)
E7. UPDATED SERVICE PROVIDER LIST FOR TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES, APPROVED; CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, AS NEEDED, WITH ANY OF THE
TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED THE AGGREGATE AVAILABLE FUNDING AMOUNT IN THE
APPROVED OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET; AND,
COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 3-4.310(e), WAIVED (600.30)
E8. CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CASTL, INC. FOR THE
FISH PASSAGE PROJECT PLAN CHECK SERVICES, ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTIVE DATE AS JULY 1, 2025, EXTENDING THE TERM TO JUNE 30, 2026, AND INCREASING THE NOT-TO-EXCEED AGREEMENT AMOUNT TO $60,000; AND ACTION FOUND CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA SECTION 15061(b)(3) (COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION) (600.30)
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
F1a. RESOLUTION 25-08-19-01 ADOPTED INITIATING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) 25-001, REZONE (RZ) 25-001, AND CODE
AMENDMENT (CA) 25-002, A STUDY TO AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN LAND
USE MAP, ZONING MAP, AND ORTEGA PLANNED COMMUNITY
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CDP) 78-01 AND CREATE A
SPECIFIC PLAN TO CONVERT THE CAPISTRANO BUSINESS PARK INTO A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY WITH UP TO 225 RESIDENTIAL UNITS
LOCATED AT 27122, 27124, 27126, 27128, 27130, 27132, 27134, & 27136 PASEO ESPADA (APN 666-131-23) AND 27121, 27123, 27125, 27127, 27129, & 27131 CALLE ARROYO (APN 666-131-17) AND FINDING SAID ACTION
STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES
SECTION 15262 (420.25)
Public Correspondence: Cesar Covarrubias, The Kennedy Commission; Miriam Zuniga, City resident; Lucia Lopez, City resident; Beatriz Dominguez; and, Natividad Aguilar, City resident.
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Joel Rojas, Development Services Director, provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comments: Amanda Meffert, City resident; Richard Nguyen, City resident; Amy Vasquez, City business owner; and, Miriam Zuniga, City resident.
Council Action: Moved by Council Member Hart, seconded by Council Member Taylor, and 3-1-0 with Mayor Pro Tem Campbell opposed and Council Member Farias absent to adopted RESOLUTION 25-08-19-01 entitled, “A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA INITIATING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) 25-001, REZONE (RZ) 25-001, AND CODE AMENDMENT (CA) 25-002, A STUDY TO
AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP, ZONING MAP, AND ORTEGA PLANNED COMMUNITY COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CDP) 78- 01 AND CREATE A SPECIFIC PLAN TO CONVERT THE CAPISTRANO BUSINESS PARK INTO A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY WITH UP TO 225 RESIDENTIAL UNITS LOCATED AT 27122, 27124, 27126, 27128, 27130, 27132, 27134, & 27136 PASEO ESPADA (APN 666-131-23) AND 27121, 27123, 27125, 27127, 27129, & 27131 CALLE ARROYO (APN 666-131-17) AND FINDING SAID
ACTION STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER STATE CEQA
GUIDELINES SECTION 15262.”
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER: Taylor, Hart and Mayor Bourne
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER: Mayor Pro Tem Campbell
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER: Farias
F2a. PROPOSED VETERANS PARK MEMORIAL CONCEPTS, REVIEWED AND FEEDBACK PROVIDED ON SELECTED DESIGN OPTION; STAFF DIRECTED TO SOLICIT CONSTRUCTION BIDS; AND ACTIONS FOUND CATEGORICALLY
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PER SECTION 15061 (b)(3) (920.40)
Thomas Toman, Public Works and Community Services Director, provided an agenda report and responded to questions.
Public Comments: Pat Forester, City resident; and anonymous speaker.
Council Action: Moved by Mayor Bourne, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and carried 4-0 with Council Member Farias absent to review Veterans Park Memorial concepts; option incorporating pavers selected as preferred design and feedback provided on the design; staff directed to solicit construction bids; staff directed to evaluate the feasibility of relocating the Dreadnaught Memorial Boulder to Veterans Park, with placement contingent on staff’s determination; if relocating the Boulder is not feasible, staff will return to the Council for further consideration; and actions found categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15061 (b)(3).
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ROLL CALL:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER: Taylor, Hart, Campbell and Mayor Bourne NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER: Farias
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (Refer to Successor Agency Minutes) COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS: None.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
Mayor Pro Tem Campbell attended the ribbon cutting for the Grand Reopening of the Boys and Girls Club of Capistrano Valley.
CITY MANAGER REPORT: Benjamin Siegel, City Manager, announced newly appointed Director of Engineering and Environmental Services, Jeremy Hohnbaum; and announced the departure of Public Works and Community Services Director, Tom Toman, thanking him for his service to the City.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business Mayor Bourne adjourned the meeting at 6:32 p.m. to Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. for an Executive Session, and 5:00 p.m. for the public Business Session, in the City Council Chamber at the Community Center – 25925 Camino Del Avion.
Respectfully submitted,
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CHRISTY JAKL, CITY CLERK
Approved: September 2, 2025
ATTEST:
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TROY A. BOURNE, MAYOR