CITY OF MURRIETA  
1 TOWN SQUARE  
MURRIETA, CA  
Tuesday, November 7, 2023  
5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION  
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING  
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Lisa DeForest  
Mayor  
Lori Stone  
Cindy Warren  
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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5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY  
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS  
CS1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation  
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2)(d) of Section 54956.9: 1  
potential case.  
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION  
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION  
ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
INVOCATION  
PRESENTATIONS  
Presentation - Susan G. Komen Inland Empire: More Than Pink Walk  
Proclamation - JoAnn Serven, Police Services Technician  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
DEPARTMENT/COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS  
CITY MANAGER - ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE  
GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE/BOARD (CCB) REPORTS  
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. 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 – 15  
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, 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 October 17, 2023, City Council Regular Meeting.  
Check Register August 2023  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution No. 23-4712 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Ratifying the Check Register for the Month of August 2023 in the Amount of  
$4,124,257.44 (Check Numbers 155662-156214).  
Check Register September 2023  
Recommended Action:  
4.  
Adopt Resolution 23-4713 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Ratifying the Check Register for the Month of September 2023 in the Amount of  
$22,876,305.17 (Check Numbers 156215-156598) including a wire transfer (Check Number  
09001400).  
Monthly Investment Transaction Report for September 2023  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Recommended Action:  
Receive and file the Monthly Investment Transaction Report for September 2023.  
Treasurer’s Report - Quarter 1 of Fiscal Year 2023/24  
Recommended Action:  
Receive the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Treasurer’s Reports for Quarter 1 (July - September 2023).  
Approval and Adoption of the Updated City of Murrieta Seal  
Recommended Action:  
Formally approve an update to the City of Murrieta City Seal.  
Approve the Purchase and Delivery of Office Furniture for City Hall  
Recommended Action:  
Approve an Agreement with Corporate Modular Services for the purchase and installation of  
office furniture at City Hall in an amount not to exceed $168,000 with a 20% contingency; and  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement.  
Notice of Completion for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Project, CIP 8513  
Recommended Action:  
9.  
Accept the improvements for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Project, CIP 8513, as complete;  
and  
Direct the City Clerk to record a Notice of Completion and release bonds in accordance with  
State law and City ordinances.  
Formation of Landscape and Lighting District No. 31 Willow Springs  
Recommended Action:  
10.  
Adopt Resolution No. 23-4709 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Initiating Proceedings for the Formation Of Landscaping and Lighting District No. 31  
(Willow Springs), the Concurrent Annexation and Consolidation of Said District into the  
Murrieta Consolidated Landscaping and Lighting District, and the Establishment of New  
Assessments; and  
Adopt Resolution No. 23-4710 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Accepting and Filing the Report for and Declaring Its Intention to Form Landscaping  
and Lighting District No. 31 (Willow Springs), to Concurrently Annex and Consolidate Said  
District into the Murrieta Consolidated Landscaping and Lighting District, and to Levy and  
Collect Assessments.  
Second Reading of Electric Vehicle Charging and Housing Element Implementation  
Ordinance (MCA-2023-00001)  
11.  
Recommended Action:  
Conduct the second reading by title only and with further reading waived, adopt Ordinance No.  
598-23 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  
(MCA-2023-00001), to adopt Electric Vehicle Charging and Housing Implementation standards  
related to Sections 16.08.010, 16.08.020, 16.34.040, 16.44.115, 16.44.200, 16.52.040, and  
16.73.050.  
Adoption of Other Post Employment Benefit Funding Policy  
Recommended Action:  
12.  
13.  
Adopt Resolution 23-4714 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Approving the Adoption of the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Funding  
Policy.  
Acceptance of a Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Award from the U.S.  
Department of Justice  
Recommended Action:  
Accept a Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Award from the U.S. Department of  
Justice Office of Justice Programs in the amount of $1,095.64; and  
Amend the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Operating Budget to allocate and appropriate the grant funds.  
Acceptance of a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant from the State of  
California Office of Traffic Safety Grant  
14.  
15.  
Recommended Action:  
Accept a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant Award from the State of California  
Office of Traffic Safety of $210,000; and  
Amend the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Operating Budget to allocate and appropriate the grant fund.  
Notice of Completion for Traffic Signal Modification at Hancock Avenue and Milkwood  
Lane/Leafwood Drive  
Recommended Action:  
Accept the improvements for the Hancock Avenue and Milkwood Lane/Leafwood Drive traffic  
signal modification project, CIP No. 8257; and  
Direct the City Clerk to issue and record a Notice of Completion and release bonds in  
accordance with State Law and City Ordinances; and release any remaining retention from CIP  
8257 in accordance with State Law and City Ordinances.  
PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS  
DISCUSSION  
Lease Agreement and Site Preparation Costs for Annex Space for City Hall  
Recommended Action:  
16.  
Authorize the six (6) year lease agreement with Golden Spring Capital, LLC for office space  
located at 24620 Jefferson Avenue, in a form approved by the City Attorney, to be executed by  
the City Manager;  
Approve a budget appropriation from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance for the  
agreed upon lease of $97,788 for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 and $237,056 for  
FY 2024/25, for a total of $334,844 for the first and second year of the site lease and estimated  
operating expenditures;  
Establish Capital Improvement Project (CIP) 21040. Approve a budget appropriation of  
$467,123, which includes a 10% contingency, for the one-time site preparation and furnishing  
costs, including office furniture, storage cabinets, information technology connections, network  
cabling, office equipment, paint and drywall repair, and security equipment for the leased site;  
Authorize use of Measure T Facility Repair Reserves of $450,000, which funds were set aside  
specifically for this purpose. The balance needed for the budget establishment of $17,123 will  
come from Measure T's Unassigned Fund Balance; and  
Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute any agreements on behalf of the City for  
one-time site preparation and furnishing costs, including office furniture, storage cabinets, IT  
connections and network cabling, office equipment, paint and drywall repair, and security  
equipment for a total amount not to exceed $467,123, and authorize the City Manager to  
execute any amendments or change orders in the amount not to exceed the contingency  
amount.  
Public Safety Training Facility Architectural Design Services Agreement Award  
Recommended Action:  
17.  
Award an Agreement for Architectural Design Services for a Public Safety Training Facility to  
Ten Over Studio Inc.;  
Amend the FY 2023/24 Capital Improvement Plan Budget (CIP 21034 Murrieta Regional Public  
Safety Training Center) by establishing appropriations in the amount of $200,300 from the Fire  
Development Impact Fee Fund for Phase 1 of the agreement;  
Amend the FY 2023/24 Capital Improvement Plan Budget (CIP 21034 Murrieta Regional Public  
Safety Training Center) by establishing appropriations in the amount of $1,619,700 from the  
Fire Development Impact Fee Fund for Phase 2 if the project extends past Phase 1 of the  
agreement;  
Authorize the use of Measure T Operating Reserve in the amount of $575,000 to fund the  
balance of the agreement costs and amend the FY 2023/24 Capital Improvement Plan Budget  
(CIP 21034 Murrieta Regional Public Safety Training Center) for Phase 2 if the project extends  
past Phase 1 of the agreement; and  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.  
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.  
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