CITY OF MURRIETA  
1 TOWN SQUARE  
MURRIETA, CA  
Tuesday, February 20, 2024  
3:45 PM CLOSED SESSION  
5:00 PM WORKSHOP  
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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3:45 PM CLOSED SESSION  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY  
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS  
CLOSED SESSION  
CS1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation  
The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section  
54956.9(d)(4), because the City is considering whether to initiate litigation in two cases.  
CS2. Conference with Real Property Negotiator  
The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section  
54956.8, to enable the City Council to consider negotiations and to give direction to its  
negotiators regarding that certain real property, at the intersection of Kalmia and  
Jefferson, APN 906-080-041, 906-080-042, and 906-080-033 with Bold Communities,  
Fidelis Advisors, and Urban Pacific & Shopoff. The City’s real property negotiators, the  
City Manager, Assistant City Managers, Development Services Director, and City  
Attorney, will seek direction from the City Council regarding the price and terms for this  
property.  
CS3. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation  
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 two cases.  
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION  
5:00 WORKSHOP  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
Recommended Action:  
WS1.  
Receive agenda report and presentation on the Development Impact Fee Nexus Study and  
Fee Update and provide direction to staff regarding the updated fee schedule.  
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION  
ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
INVOCATION  
PRESENTATIONS  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
CITY MANAGER - ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE  
Community Services Department: Town Square Park Amphitheater Line-Up, Assistant City  
Manager Kristen Crane  
Public Information Officer: City Updates, Interim Public Information Officer, Cristina Davies  
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 – 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.  
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.  
2.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve the minutes of the January 11, 2024 Special Workshop and the February 6, 2024, City  
Council Regular Meeting.  
Recommended Action:  
3.  
4.  
Authorize the use of Cooperative Agreement #2018011-02 to purchase SmartNet services and  
authorize SHI International Group (SHI) to administer the agreement;  
Authorize the use of the Cisco Master Agreement; and  
Approve the contract in an amount not to exceed $76,088.35 for Fiscal Year 2023/24.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with CivicPlus and authorize the City Manager  
to execute the Agreement and related documents;  
Approve one-time service fees in the amount of $6,578 and an annual software fee of  
$12,133.80 in year two, for a total contract amount not to exceed $18,711.80; and  
Amend the IT Operating Budget for Fiscal Years (FY) 2023/24 and 2024/25 to cover the cost of  
this agreement.  
Recommended Action:  
5.  
Authorize the City Manager to accept additional grant funds from the California State Library  
for the 2024 Lunch at the Library program;  
Amend the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Operating Budget based on the actual award amount; and  
Authorize the City Manager to sign any documents or undertake related actions necessary to  
accept and implement the grant.  
Recommended Action:  
6.  
Approve a six-month Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Wildomar for homeless  
services for a maximum reimbursement to the City of Murrieta of $20,039.21 per month;  
Establish a revenue budget for reimbursement of costs from the City of Wildomar in the Fiscal  
Years 2023/24 and 2024/25 Operating Budgets for the six-month pilot period; and  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding and to utilize  
existing grant funding to support the collaboration between the cities of Murrieta and Wildomar.  
7.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve a purchase order with Anser Advisory Management, LLC, dba Anser Advisory for  
on-call inspection services for Fiscal Year 2023/24 for an amount not to exceed $280,000 from  
the Engineering General Fund;  
Appropriate $216,000 from General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance into Engineering account  
1106120-60640; and  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the purchase order.  
Recommended Action:  
8.  
9.  
Accept the Public Improvements in Tract Map 30953 located south of Magnolia Street on the  
east side of Washington Avenue; and  
Direct the Public Works Department to perform continued maintenance on the aforementioned  
public improvements in conformity with the City of Murrieta’s maintenance standard.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Madison Avenue Improvement Project from Guava Street to  
Elm Street, CIP 8357 design agreement with Rick Engineering Company for additional  
engineering services in the amount of $87,128.34; and  
Authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute the Amendment upon approval as to  
form by the City Attorney.  
10.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve a purchase order with Bureau Veritas for on-call plan check services for Fiscal Year  
2023/24 for an amount not to exceed $210,000 from the Engineering General Fund;  
Approve a purchase order with Michael Baker International, Inc. for on-call plan check services  
for FY 2023/24 for an amount not to exceed $276,000 from the Engineering General Fund; and  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the purchase orders.  
PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
11.  
Recommended Action:  
Hold a Public Hearing;  
Find that the action is consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
Guidelines in accordance with Section §15060(c)(2) and Section §15061(b)(3); and  
Introduce Ordinance No. 602-24 entitled: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of  
Murrieta, California, Amending Title 16 of the Murrieta Development Code to Revise Sections  
16.08.010, 16.10.010, 16.11.010, 16.12.010, 16.13.010, 16.14.010, and 16.44.250 for the  
Establishment of Medicinal Cannabis Delivery Location and Operational Standards and  
Miscellaneous Updates to Existing Cannabis Standards.  
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  
ADJOURNMENT