CITY OF MURRIETA

Council Chambers

1 Town Square

Tuesday, March 3, 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: Aaron Harwick, Retirement

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 – 3

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 minutes from the February 17, 2026 Regular meeting.

Finding that Emergency Conditions Persist in Connection with the Hayes Avenue

Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek

Recommended Action:

Adopt Resolution 26-4912, entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

California, Declaring that Emergency Conditions Persist in Connection with the Hayes Avenue

Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek.

PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

DISCUSSION

Fiscal Year 2025/26 Second Quarter Financial Status Report and Proposed Budget

Adjustments

Recommended Action:

Receive and file the report;

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Operating Budget and approve the Second Quarter Proposed

Budget Adjustments as referenced in the Fiscal Impact statement; and

Approve the Updated Schedule of Authorized Positions List.

Los Alamos Traffic Congestion Pilot Program

Recommended Action:

Receive and file.

Approval of Ordinance No. 629-26 Regulating the Sale or Distribution of Kratom and

Synthetic 7-OH

Recommended Action:

Conduct the first reading and introduce Ordinance No. 629-26 entitled: An Ordinance of the

City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Amending the Murrieta Municipal Code by

Adding New Chapter 9.40, Regulating the Sale, Distribution, and Possession of Kratom and

Synthetic 7-OH.

RECONSIDERATION

COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO ADD OR WITHDRAW ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS

PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA, AGENDIZED, CLOSED SESSION)

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS