MINUTES
CITY OF WILDOMAR
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
23873 CLINTON KEITH ROAD SUITE 106
WILDOMAR, CA, 92595
Special Meeting/ Study Session 6:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER - SPECIAL MEETING
The Special Meeting of the Wildomar City Council was called to order by Mayor DePhillippo at 6:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Members in attendance:
Ashlee DePhillippo, Carlos Marquez, Bridgette Moore, and Joseph Morabito Members absent:
Dustin Nigg
Councilmember Nigg arrived at 6:04 p.m.
Staff in attendance: Interim City Manager Mann, City Clerk Morales, Assistant City Attorney Gutierrez, Administrative Services Director Schrader, Interim Community Development Director Flores, Economic Development Director Davidson, Community Services Director Torres, Public Works Director Farag and Senior Planner Lachgar.
FLAG SALUTE
The flag salute was led by Elsinore High School CIF Champion Cooper Goudy.
MOMENT OF SILENCE AND REFLECTION
PRESENTATIONS
1. Recognition of Elsinore High School CIF Champions
2. Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation Event Update
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED
Moved by Joseph Morabito; seconded by Bridgette Moore to approve the agenda as presented.
Motion Approved: 5 - 0
Voting For: Ashlee DePhillippo, Carlos Marquez, Bridgette Moore, Joseph Morabito, Dustin Nigg Voting Against: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
1)
CONSENT CALENDAR
Administrative Services Director Schrader requested that the City Council approve the Personnel Rules with the following amendment to Rule XII Leaves of Absence, Section C. Holidays:
Such employees shall not receive holiday pay for holidays observed on a Friday they are normally scheduled off or on a Monday that they are normally scheduled off, with the exception of the following Holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day, which will be observed on Tuesday for staff working a 4/10 Tuesday through Friday schedule.
1.1)
Amendment of Personnel Rules Update to Allow Tuesday Through Friday 4/10 Schedule Adopted a Resolution entitled:
RESOLUTION NO. 2025 - 32
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WILDOMAR, CALIFORNIA, ADDING FRIDAY HOLIDAYS FOR STAFF ON A 4/10 SCHEDULE THAT WORK TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAYS Moved by Dustin Nigg; seconded by Bridgette Moore to approve the Consent Calendar as amended.
Motion Approved: 5 - 0
Voting For: Ashlee DePhillippo, Carlos Marquez, Bridgette Moore, Joseph Morabito, Dustin Nigg Voting Against: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
2)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
No items scheduled.
3)
GENERAL BUSINESS
3.1)
The Bluffs at Hidden Springs Specific Plan - City Council Study Session Senior Planner Lachgar presented the staff report.
The following residents provided public comment:
1. Don Saunders, resident.
2. Gina Castanon, resident.
3. Alexis Dyer
4. Jay, resident.
5. Coach Izzy, representing Baseball Resource Group.
The City Council received the presentation and provided the following requests: Active sports fi elds, batting cages, basketball courts, parks, inclusion play, multi-use equestrian trails( including non-adjacent to roads), Veteran’s Memorial, minimize traffic along Palomar Street, swap the acreage for residential and commercial use, fewer residential use, maximize freeway frontage, community center/ facility, and developed trees.
ADJOURN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
There being no further business, Mayor DePhillippo adjourned the City Council Meeting at 7:47 p.m Submitted by:
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Janet Morales Garcia, CMC
City Clerk