CITY OF MURRIETA

Council Chambers

1 Town Square

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION

6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING

Murrieta, CA 92562

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Cindy Warren

Mayor

Jon Levell

Lisa DeForest

Mayor Pro Tem

Council Member

Lori Stone

Ron Holliday

Council Member

Justin Clifton, 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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5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

CLOSED SESSION

Conference with Legal Counsel Anticipated Litigation

CS1.

The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code sections

54956.9(d)(2), because there is a significant exposure to litigation in 2 cases.

RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING

CALL TO ORDER

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PRESENTATIONS

Public comments relating to the Presentation will be taken during the respective item.

Presentation: National Charity League

Presentation: Champion for Murrieta

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

CITY MANAGER - ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE

GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE/BOARD (CCB)

REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Governing Body CCB Reports is the opportunity for the City Council to provide a brief report

on conferences, seminars, and Commission, Committees, and/or Boards meeting attendance.

Reports shall not exceed three minutes. 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.

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 – 12

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. Public comments relating to

items on the Consent Calendar will be heard at this time. 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:

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

Recommended Action:

Approve the minutes of the February 18, 2025, Regular Meeting.

Check Register January 2025

Recommended Action:

Adopt a Resolution 25-4812 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

California, Ratifying the Check Register for the Month of January 2025 in the amount of

$4,892,474.26 (Check Numbers 162901-163266).

Agreement for Commvault Services

Recommended Action:

Authorize the use of Cooperative Agreement #2018011-01 to purchase Commvault services

and authorize CDW-G to administer the agreement;

Approve the agreement amount not to exceed $24,059.80 for Fiscal Year 2024/25; and

Authorize the City Manager to execute the use of the agreement, in a form approved by the

City Attorney’s office, with CDW-G, and approve future amendments, in a form approved by

the City Attorney’s office, in a total amount not to exceed $75,000.

Application for eBooks For All Collection Development Grant 2025-2026

Recommended Action:

Authorize the Library’s grant application for the eBooks for All Collection Development Grant

2025-2026, in the amount of $20,000, with a required matched funding of 25% or $5,000; and

If awarded, amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Operating Budget as described in the fiscal impact

statement; and

Authorize the City Manager to execute all grant-related documents.

Lunch at the Library Summer 2025 Grant

Recommended Action:

Approve acceptance of the California State Library’s Lunch at the Library Summer 2025 grant,

in the amount of $8,557, for the Murrieta Public Library; and

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Operating Budget as described in the fiscal impact statement.

Amended Agreement with Architerra Inc., for On-Call As-Needed Landscape Services

Recommended Action:

Approve the First Amendment with Architerra Design Group for the Development Services

Department for Landscape Plan Check and Inspection Services for an amount not to exceed

$150,000 per fiscal year; and

Authorize the City Manager to execute the Amendment to the agreement.

Approve an Amendment to an Agreement with RICK to Fund Environmental Tasks

Pertaining to the City’s Existing Agreement to Update the City’s General Plan

Recommended Action:

Approve a First Amendment with RICK increasing the amount of the Agreement by $390,443,

for a total contract amount not to exceed $803,404, and update Exhibit A to include Work

Tasks 4-6 from the General Plan Clean Up Proposal, Exhibit A-1; and

Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 for the reasons specified in this report.

Purchase of Police Department Vehicles

Recommended Action:

Approve the purchase of up to eight (8) Police Interceptor vehicles from Fritts Ford, the

associated vehicle upfitting purchases, and installation of emergency equipment using the

Fiscal Year 2024/25 Operating Budget; and

Waive the competitive bidding requirements.

Administrative Services Agreement for County Service Area 152 Program Between the

County of Riverside and the City of Murrieta for the National Pollution Discharge

Elimination System Program

10.

Recommended Action:

Authorize the Mayor to execute the Administrative Services Agreement for the County Service

Area 152 program between the County of Riverside and the City of Murrieta.

Acceptance of Public Improvements in Tract Map 30489

Recommended Action:

11.

12.

Accept the Public Improvements in Tract Map 30489, located north of Juniper Street, south of

Berlie Street, and west of Hancock Avenue; and

Direct the Department of Public Works to perform continued maintenance of the

aforementioned public improvements in conformance with the City of Murrieta’s maintenance

standard.

Parcel Charge for National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program

Recommended Action:

Adopt Resolution No. 25-4813 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of Murrieta, California,

Requesting that the County of Riverside Levy the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Community Service

Area 152 Parcel Charge and Requesting Continued Participation in Community Service Area

152; and

Direct the City Clerk to certify approval of Resolution No. 25-4813 and submit a certified copy

to the County of Riverside.

PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Public testimony relating to any matter on listed under any public hearing will be taken during

the respective item.

Financing for Viscar Terrace Apartments Vista Murrieta Affordable Housing Project

Recommended Action:

13.

Conduct a Public Hearing under the requirements of the Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility

Act (TEFRA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, (IRS Code) as amended; and

Adopt Resolution No. 25-4814 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

California, Approving the Issuance by the California Municipal Finance Authority of the Exempt

Facility Bonds in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $70,000,000, for the Purpose

of Financing or Refinancing the Acquisition, Construction, Improvement and Equipping of

Viscar Terrace Apartments.

DISCUSSION

Public comments relating to any matter on listed under discussion will be taken during the

respective item.

Fiscal Year 2024/25 Second Quarter Financial Status Report

14.

Recommended Action:

Accept and file the report;

Amend the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Operating Budget as referenced in the Fiscal Impact section of

this report; and

Approve the updated Schedule of Authorized Positions.

Second Reading of Ordinance No. 613-25 regarding the City’s Participation in the

Western Riverside County Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) Program

15.

Recommended Action:

Conduct the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 613-25, entitled: An Ordinance of the

City of Murrieta Amending and Superseding Ordinance No. 541-19 to Update Participation in

the Western Riverside County Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) Program and

Making A Determination of Exemption Under the California Environmental Quality Act.

RECONSIDERATION

COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO ADD ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS

ADJOURNMENT