CITY OF MURRIETA

Council Chambers

1 Town Square

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

4:15 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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Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation

CS6.

CS7.

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

54956.9(d)(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding litigation to which the City is a

party. The title of such litigation is as follows: Deborah Kilpatrick vs. Southern

California Gas Company, City of Murrieta, et al; Case Number MCC2001690; Riverside

County Superior Court.

Public Employee Performance Evaluation

The City Council will hold a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section

54957(b), to conduct an employee evaluation concerning the City Manager.

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.

Proclamation: National Crime Victims' Rights Week (April 6-10, 2025)

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

CITY MANAGER - ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE

City Manager Administrative Updates is the opportunity for the City Manager to present

Department specific updates as well as general community updates.

City Engineer Jeff Hitch: Citywide Traffic Congestion - Los Alamos Road Pilot Program

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 – 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. 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 from the February 10, 2025, Special Workshop and March 4, 2025,

Regular City Council Meeting.

Monthly Investment Transaction Report for January 2025

Recommended Action:

Receive and file the Monthly Investment Transaction Report for January 2025.

Settlement Agreement with Anthony Borel

Recommended Action:

Approval a Settlement Agreement with Anthony Borel; and

Authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement.

Approval of an Agreement with Granicus Inc. for Agenda Management Services and

Public Records Act Request Management Software

Recommended Action:

Ratify the agreement with Granicus Inc. for agenda management services and the Public

Records Act request module; and

Authorize the City Manager to approve future renewals for four (4) years for a not-to-exceed

total of $243,078.16.

Approval of an Agreement with NetFile, Inc. for Electronic Submittal Software for

Disclosures Required by the Fair Political Practices Commission

Recommended Action:

Approve a three-year agreement, in a form as approved by the City Attorney, with two

additional one-year extensions, with NetFile, Inc. for campaign disclosures, statements of

economic interests, and ethics training software, retroactively effective to December 1, 2024,

for a total not to exceed $67,500; and

Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.

Recap of City Council Priority Setting Workshop held February 10, 2025

Recommended Action:

Receive and file the revised list of City Council priorities as discussed during the City Council

Workshop held on February 10, 2025.

Award Construction Contract for Glen Arbor Dog Park Project

Recommended Action:

Award the construction contract for the Glen Arbor Dog Park Project, Capital Improvement

Project (CIP) No. 8273, to the lowest responsible bidder, Voltaire Engineering, LLC., in the

amount of $924,277, plus a 15% contingency;

Amend the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Operating and Capital Improvement Plan budgets to provide

an additional budget appropriation for Capital Improvement Project No. 8273 as detailed in the

fiscal impact statement; and

Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement.

Notice of Completion for the City of Murrieta Police Department Exterior Painting

Project, CIP 21016

Recommended Action:

Accept as complete the improvements for the City of Murrieta Police Department Exterior

Painting Project, Capital Improvement Project (CIP) No. 21016;

Authorize the transfer of $109,725 in savings to CIP No. 21036, Traffic Bureau Improvement

Project; and

Direct the City Clerk to record a Notice of Completion, close CIP No. 21016, and release bonds

in accordance with state law and city ordinances.

Engineering and Environmental Design Consulting Services for the Menifee Road

Improvements Project, CIP No. 13030

10.

Recommended Action:

Approve a Purchase Order amendment with Michael Baker International in the amount of

$111,306, increasing the original amount from $258,594 to $369,900, for additional

engineering and environmental design consulting services for the Menifee Road Improvements

Project, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) No. 13030; and

Amend the Fiscal Year 2024/25 CIP by establishing an appropriation of $150,000, into CIP No.

13030, from the Gas Tax Fund unassigned fund balance.

PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Financing for the Kensington Apartments Affordable Housing Project

Recommended Action:

11.

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

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

Adopt Resolution No. 25-4815 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

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

Facility Bonds in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $40,000,000, for the purpose

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

Kensington Apartments Project.

DISCUSSION

Update on Efforts of the Southwest Riverside County Elected Leaders Collaborative

12.

Recommended Action:

Receive a presentation, discuss, and provide direction to staff.

Emergency Declaration for Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek

13.

Recommended Action:

Adopt Resolution No. 25-4816 to:

Declare an emergency condition for the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek;

Authorize Purchase Orders for Michael Baker International totaling $89,580.92; and

Amend the Capital Improvement Plan budget to create a project for Hayes Avenue Bridge at

Miller Canyon Creek and appropriate with $725,000 of Area Drainage Fees.

RECONSIDERATION

COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO ADD ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS

ADJOURNMENT