CITY OF MURRIETA

Council Chambers

1 Town Square

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

4:00 PM WORKSHOP

5:30 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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ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PRESENTATIONS

Proclamation: Retirement, Corporal Matt Mozingo

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

CITY MANAGER - ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE

Police Department: E-Bike Social Media Campaign

Police Department/United States Postal Inspection Services: Broken Mailboxes

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 – 9

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 October 7, 2025 Regular meeting minutes.

Monthly Investment Transaction Report for August 2025

Recommended Action:

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

Library Zip Books Grant Funding

Recommended Action:

Authorize the City Manager to accept grant funding from the California State Library for the Zip

Books program for Fiscal Year 2025/26 in the amount of $14,760; and

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Operating Budget to allocate the grant funds.

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

Services

Recommended Action:

Approve a Second Amendment to an Agreement with Architerra, Inc., increasing the annual

maximum contract amount for on-call landscape services to $200,000 per fiscal year through

June 30, 2027;

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 and 2026/27 Operating Budget as described in the Fiscal

Impact section of this report; and

Authorize the City Manager to execute the Second Amendment.

Community Wildfire Protection Plan Agreement

Recommended Action:

Award the Community Wildfire Protection Plan contract to DUDEK, in the amount of $125,000;

Approve a 20% contingency (up to $25,000) to address unforeseen conditions or project

requirements;

Authorize the Fire Chief to approve change orders not to exceed the contingency; and

Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.

Acceptance of a Grant from the Public Entity Risk Management Authority

Recommended Action:

Accept a Public Entity Risk Management Authority Grant Award of $2,500; and

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Operating Budget to allocate and appropriate the grant

funding.

Collectible Work Authorization Agreement with Southern California Gas Company for

the Murrieta Hot Springs Road Improvement Project, CIP No. 8079

Recommended Action:

Approve a Collectible Work Authorization Agreement with Southern California Gas Company in

the amount of $157,372.10 for improvements relating to the Murrieta Hot Springs Road

Improvement Project, CIP No. 8079;

Authorize a fifteen percent (15%) construction contingency of $23,605.82; and

Authorize the City Manager to sign the Collectible Work Authorization Agreement.

Amendment to Agreement with Jacobs Engineering for Engineering Design Services

for the Keller Road at I-215 Interchange Project, CIP No. 8449

Recommended Action:

Approve Amendment No. 10 to the Engineering Design Services Agreement for the Keller

Road at I-215 Interchange, CIP No. 8449, with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., revising the

scope of work and reducing the total not to exceed contract amount by $279,448; and

Authorize the Mayor to execute the Amendment on behalf of the City.

PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

DISCUSSION

Discussion Regarding the Start Time and Schedule for City Council Meeting Days

Recommended Action:

10.

Review and discuss the start time and schedule for City Council meeting days beginning with

the first regular meeting in 2026; and

Direct the City Clerk to amend Resolution No. 19-417 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council

of the City of Murrieta, California, Adopting the Following Rules of Procedure for Council

Meetings and Related Functions, and return for adoption by the end of the year.

Take other actions the City Council considers appropriate.

RECONSIDERATION

COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO ADD ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS

ADJOURNMENT