CITY OF MURRIETA  
1 TOWN SQUARE  
MURRIETA, CA  
Tuesday, September 5, 2023  
4:45 PM CLOSED SESSION  
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING  
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Lori Stone  
Mayor  
Cindy Warren  
Lisa DeForest  
Mayor Pro Tem  
Council Member  
Jon Levell  
Ron Holliday  
Council Member  
Council Member  
Kim Summers, City Manager  
Tiffany Israel, City Attorney  
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk  
MURRIETA CITY COUNCIL (CC)  
MURRIETA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT (CSD)  
MURRIETA FIRE DISTRICT (FD)  
MURRIETA LIBRARY BOARD (LB)  
MURRIETA REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY (RSA)  
MURRIETA HOUSING AUTHORITY (HA)  
MURRIETA FINANCING AUTHORITY (FA)  
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4:30 PM WORKSHOP  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
WORKSHOP  
Murrieta Public Art Policy Workshop  
WS1.  
Recommended Action:  
Hold a workshop to discuss options for a City of Murrieta municipal arts policy.  
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION  
ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
INVOCATION  
PRESENTATIONS  
Proclamation - Retirement Recognition Susan Weigman, Police Services Technician II  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
CITY MANAGER - ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE  
Received After Agenda Printed - Administrative Update - Cal Oaks Pool Project Update  
Recommended Action:  
Received After Agenda Printed - Administrative Update - Cal Oaks Pool Project Update  
GOVERNING BODY REPORTS  
Governing Body Announcements is the opportunity for the City Council to provide  
miscellaneous reports and announcements. Announcements shall not exceed two minutes.  
The City Clerk will use the computerized timer.  
Received After Agenda Printed - Governing Body Reports  
Recommended Action:  
Received After Agenda Printed - Governing Body Reports  
PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA)  
At this time any person may address the governing bodies on any subject pertaining to City  
business, which does not relate to any item listed on the printed agenda. Normally no action  
may be considered or taken by the governing bodies on any matter not listed on the agenda.  
Each speaker will be limited to three minutes.  
CONSENT CALENDAR - APPROVAL OF ITEMS 1 – 10  
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the governing  
bodies, and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. There will be no discussion of  
these items unless, before the governing body votes on the motion to adopt, specific items  
are removed from the Consent Calendar for separate motions.  
Waive Reading of All Ordinance Adoptions on the Agenda and Read by Title Only  
Recommended Action:  
1.  
Waive Reading of All Ordinance Adoptions on the Agenda and Read by Title Only  
Waive reading, by title only, of all Ordinances and Resolutions. Said Ordinances and  
Resolutions which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title  
and further reading waived.  
Minutes  
2.  
3.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve the minutes of the August 1, 2023, Regular Meeting and August 15, 2023,  
Regular Meeting.  
Check Register June 2023  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution No. 23-4701 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Ratifying the Check Register for the Month of June 2023 in the amount of  
$3,826,004.11 (Check Numbers 154774-155299).  
Check Register July 2023  
Recommended Action:  
4.  
5.  
Adopt a Resolution 23-4702 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Ratifying the Check Register for the Month of July 2023 in the amount of  
$7,571,300.55 (Check Numbers 155300-155661).  
Monthly Investment Transaction Report for July 2023  
Recommended Action:  
Receive and file the Monthly Investment Transaction Report for July 2023.  
Treasurer’s Report - Quarter 4 of Fiscal Year 2022/23  
Recommended Action:  
6.  
7.  
Receive the Fiscal Year 2022/23 Treasurer’s Reports for Quarter 4 (April-June 2023).  
Agreement for Professional Legal Services Between the City of Murrieta and Liebert  
Cassidy Whitmore  
Recommended Action:  
1) Authorize a three-year Agreement with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore for Professional Legal  
Services in the amount not to exceed $300,000 per year; and  
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement; with the option to extend for up  
to two, additional one-year periods.  
Award for On-Call Professional Real Estate Services  
Recommended Action:  
8.  
1) Award a two-year agreement to Kosmont Real Estate Services dba Kosmont Realty, for on-  
call professional real estate services in an amount not to exceed $150,000;  
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement with the option to extend for up to  
three additional one-year terms; and  
3) Amend the FY 2023/24 and FY 2024/25 Operating Budget by $150,000 and appropriate  
funding from the General Fund unassigned fund balance.  
Big Tex Ordnance Budget Appropriation  
Recommended Action:  
9.  
Appropriate $85,000 in the budget to 4030030-64200 for the purchase of sound suppressors  
for the Police Department.  
Tyler Technologies, Inc. Second Amendment for Energov Data Conversion  
Recommended Action:  
10.  
1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to an existing agreement with Tyler Technologies, adding data  
conversion services by ratifying the cost proposal;  
2) Authorize the City Manager’s designee to execute Amendment No. 2; and  
3) Appropriate funding in the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Operating Budget in the amount of $98,000  
to Account No. 1107500-71020 for a one-time Energov data conversion cost.  
PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Murrieta Hills Specific Plan - City Council Voting District  
Recommended Action:  
11.  
12.  
1) Hold Public Hearing No. 4, to receive input and testimony;  
2) Conduct the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 594-23 entitled: An Ordinance of the  
City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Amending Section 1.21.030 of the Murrieta  
Municipal Code and Adopting Revised District Voting Boundaries, into District 1; and  
3) Direct the City Clerk to fulfill any administrative requirements in accordance with the law.  
Sale of City Owned Real Property Located Northwest of the Intersection of Clinton  
Keith Road and McElwain Road  
Recommended Action:  
1) Adopt Resolution No. 23-4703 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of  
Murrieta, California, Declaring A City-Owned Parcel as Exempt Surplus and Approving the  
Sale of City-Owned Real Property Located Northwest of the Intersection of Clinton Keith  
Road and McElwain Road, Murrieta, CA (APN: 392-270-005) to Ashdon Development for  
$70,200.00;  
2) Authorize the City Manager to direct and execute all related escrow, closing, and  
similar documents necessary to finalize the sale of the Property upon conclusion of  
the 30-day notice period to Housing and Community Development; and  
3) Amend the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Operating Budget to Appropriate Budget for the Sale  
of Land and Escrow Expenses.  
Multi-Family Residential & Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards  
Recommended Action:  
13.  
1) Introduce Ordinance No. 595-23 for the final revised Multi-Family Residential  
and Mixed-Use Residential Objective Design Standards and code amendments  
related to Development Code sections 16.08.040, 16.56.020 and 16.56.025 entitled:  
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Amending Title  
16 of the Murrieta Municipal Code to Revise the City’s Development Code, to  
Implement Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Residential Objective Design  
Standards and A Ministerial Development Plan Permit Process for Certain  
Qualifying Projects; and  
2) Find that the adoption of the ordinance, including the final revised Objective Design  
Standards and code amendments, are exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) as the ordinance meets the required actions of CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15183 - Projects Consistent with a Community Plan or Zoning,  
since the ordinance directs staff to adopt and implement objective design standards  
and a ministerial permit process, provided future approvals will not result in a  
significant environmental impact and implements a uniformly applied development  
policy or standards that is consistent with Murrieta General Plan Housing Element  
policy to further regulate Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Residential  
development.  
GOVERNING BODY ANNOUNCEMENTS  
Governing Body Announcements is the opportunity for the City Council to provide  
miscellaneous reports and announcements. Announcements shall not exceed two minutes.  
The City Clerk will use the computerized timer.  
Received After Agenda Printed - Governing Body Announcements  
Recommended Action:  
Received After Agenda Printed - Governing Body Announcements  
COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO ADD ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS  
This is the opportunity for Council Members to request items and receive consensus for items  
to be added to a future agenda. There will be no discussion or debate on the requests; a brief  
explanation of the request may be given.  
ADJOURNMENT