CITY OF MURRIETA

Council Chambers

1 Town Square

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

4:00 PM REGULAR MEETING

CLOSED SESSION FOLLOWING

REGULAR MEETING

Murrieta, CA 92562

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Jon Levell

Mayor

Ron Holliday

Lisa DeForest

Mayor Pro Tem

Council Member

Lori Stone

Cindy Warren

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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4:00 PM REGULAR MEETING

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PRESENTATIONS

Proclamation: DMV/Donate Life Month

Proclamation: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

Proclamation: Innovation Month

Proclamation: Retirement – Lea Kolek, Parks and Community Services Manager

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 – 6

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:

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 February 26, 2026, Special City Council Workshop minutes and the March 17,

2026 Regular Meeting minutes.

Monthly Investment Transaction Report for February 2026

Recommended Action:

Receive and file the Monthly Investment Transaction Report for February 2026.

Approve Amended Agreement with ClearGov Inc. for Digital Budget Book, Capital

Budgeting, Transparency, and Strategic Planning Software

Recommended Action:

Approve a four year service agreement with ClearGov Inc.,

to add the Strategic Planning module for a total amount not to exceed $66,062.23; and

Authorize the City Manager, and/or his designee, to execute the ClearGov Service

Order/Agreement.

Acceptance of Additional CalOES Grant Funds for the Fire Station 1 and City Hall

Emergency Generator Replacement Project, Request for Additional Construction

Contingency, Finding of Exemption from CEQA

Recommended Action:

Adopt Resolution No. 26-4921 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

California, Accepting Additional California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Hazard

Mitigation Grant Program Funds as Part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program in the Amount of $93,423.75; and Amend The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)

Budget For FY 2025/26 to Appropriate the Grant Funds of $93,423.75 and $31,141.25 from

General Fund Capital Unassigned Fund Balance into CIP No. 10044 for Compliance with Grant

Local Fund Match Requirements, and Amend The FY 2025/26 Operating Budget to Increase

the Grant Revenues and Grant Expenditures Budgets;

Find this project to be exempt from CEQA and authorize a First Amendment to the

Construction Contract between the City of Murrieta and Pramira, Inc., for construction of the

Fire Station 1 and City Hall Emergency Generator Project CIP No. 10044 to increase the

contract contingency by fifty percent (50%), in the amount of $262,261, for Contract Change

Order work; and

Authorize the Director of Municipal Services, or designee, to approve Contract Change Orders

not to exceed the approved construction contingency.

Approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement with RICK to Undertake Revisions

to the City’s General Plan

Recommended Action:

Approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement with RICK to prepare revisions to the

General Plan with an amended Scope of Services to include additional tasks and increase the

Agreement amount by $184,669, for a total not-to-exceed amount to $988,073;

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Operating Budget to establish an appropriation of $169,112

using General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance as detailed in the fiscal impact statement; 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.

PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 613-25 to Update the City’s

Participation in the Western Riverside County Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee

(TUMF) Program (MCA-2026-00012) for Development Projects within the City and

Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Applicable Transportation Uniform Mitigation

Fee (TUMF) Schedule, Including a Determination that the Activity is Exempt from the

California Environmental Quality Act

Recommended Action:

Conduct a Public Hearing and introduce and conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 630-26

entitled: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Amending

Ordinance No. 613-25 to Update Participation in the Western Riverside County Transportation

Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) Program;

Adopt Resolution No. 26-4922 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

California Amending the Applicable Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) applicable to

all Developments in the City of Murrieta; and

Determine that the activity is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to

Section 15061 (b)(3) of the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3

(CEQA Guidelines).

Public Hearing for Fiscal Year 2026/27 Public Facilities Development Impact Fee

Update

Recommended Action:

Conduct a Public Hearing related to updating the City’s Public Facilities Development Impact

Fees; and

Adopt Resolution No. 26-4923 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

California, Approving an Update of the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Public Facilities Development

Impact Fee Schedule and Amending the City’s Fee Schedule.

Public Hearing for Fiscal Year 2026/27 Citywide User Fee Schedule Update

Recommended Action:

Conduct a Public Hearing to consider proposed updates to the City’s User Fee Schedule; and

Adopt Resolution No. 26-4924 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

California, Approving and Adopting the City’s Updated User Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year

2026/27.

DISCUSSION

Review, Establish, and Appoint Representatives to City Council Subcommittees and

10.

City Affiliated Organizations

Recommended Action:

Consider establishing the below subcommittees and if established, appoint two Council

Members to serve as members:

1. Ballot Measure Ad-Hoc Subcommittee

2. Downtown Design Guidelines Ad-Hoc Subcommittee

3. Equestrian Center Ad-Hoc Subcommittee

4. Tour de Murrieta Ad-Hoc Subcommittee;

Consider designating a Council Member to represent the City to advocate for expanded higher

education facilities in Southwest Riverside County, including participation in the Southwest

Riverside County Higher Education Coalition; and

Review current list of subcommittees and City affiliated organizations to provide direction to

staff as appropriate; and

Take any additional related action the City Council deems appropriate.

RECONSIDERATION

COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO ADD OR REMOVE ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS

PUBLIC COMMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

CLOSED SESSION

Conference with Labor Negotiators

CS1.

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

54957.6, with the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Deputy City Manager, City

Attorney, and the City’s Negotiators, regarding labor negotiations with the Murrieta

Police Officers Association, Murrieta Police Management Association, Murrieta

Firefighters Association, and Murrieta Fire Management Association.

Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation

CS2.

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

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