CITY OF MURRIETA

1 TOWN SQUARE

MURRIETA, CA

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

4:15 PM CLOSED SESSION

6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING

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Lisa DeForest

Mayor

Lori Stone

Cindy Warren

Mayor Pro Tem

Council Member

Jon Levell

Ron Holliday

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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4:15 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 sections

54956.9(d)(2) and (d)(3), because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one

case.

CS2. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation

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

54956.9(d)(4), because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one case. The

City Council will confer with the City Manager, Police Chief, Community Services

Director, Administrative Services Director and City Attorney regarding the possible

participation in an amicus brief in the following case: Gloria Johnson, et al. v. City of

Grants Pass (US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case Nos. 20-35752; 20-35881;

US District Court for the District of Oregon Case No. 1:18-cv-01823-CL)

CS3. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation

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: Rashiem Bolden, Shantag Scott vs. City

of Murrieta, et al; Case Number 5:22-cv-01550-JGB-SHKx; United States District Court

for the Central District.

RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING

CALL TO ORDER

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PRESENTATIONS

Presentation - Girl Scouts Bronze Award Update

Proclamation - Constitution Week

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

CITY MANAGER - ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE

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 – 11

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 of the September 5, 2023, Regular Meeting.

Murrieta General Employees’ Association Successor Memorandum of Understanding

Recommended Action:

Adopt Resolution No. 23-4704 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

California, Approving, Adopting and Implementing a Successor Memorandum of Understanding

between the City of Murrieta and the Murrieta General Employees' Association for the period

July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024.

Agreement with American Security Group

Recommended Action:

1) Approve a three-year agreement with Amergroup Inc. dba American Security Group for an

amount not to exceed $68,000;

2) Authorize the exemption from bidding requirements; and

3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement with American Security Group.

Reinstating Urgency Ordinance Adopting Multi-Family Objective Design Standards

Recommended Action:

1) Waive full reading and adopt, by a four-fifths vote, Urgency Ordinance No. U-596-23

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

Reinstating Urgency Ordinance No. U-590-23, Amending Title 16 of the Murrieta

Municipal Code to Revise the City’s Development Code, to Implement Multi-Family

Residential and Mixed-Use Residential Objective Design Standards;

2) Find that said actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) as this item meets the required actions of CEQA Guidelines Section 15183,

Projects Consistent with a Community Plan or Zoning, because the Urgency

Ordinance directs staff to adopt and implement design standards which will not

cause a significant environmental impact and implements a uniformly applied

development policy or standard that is consistent with the General Plan draft

Housing Element policy to further regulate multi-family residential development; and

3) Direct City staff to prepare, execute, and file with the Riverside County Clerk a notice

of exemption within five (5) working days of the adoption of this Ordinance.

Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards

Recommended Action:

Conduct the second reading by title only and with further reading waived, adopt Ordinance No.

595-23 entitled: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Amending

Title 16 of the Murrieta Municipal Code to Revise the CIty's Development Code, to Implement

Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Residential Objective Design Standards and a

Ministerial Development Plan Permit Process for Certain Qualifying Projects.

Acceptance of Public Improvements in Tract Map 28532-3

Recommended Action:

1) Accept the Public Improvements in Tract Map 28532-3 located east of Whitewood Road

and north of Triple C Ranch Road; and

2) Direct the Public Works Department to perform continued maintenance on the

aforementioned public improvements in conformity with the City of Murrieta’s maintenance

standard.

Acceptance of Public Improvements in Tract Map 28532-5

Recommended Action:

1) Accept the Public Improvements in Tract Map 28532-5 located East of Whitewood Road,

West of Menifee Road, and south of Keller Road; and

2) Direct the Public Works Department to perform continued maintenance on the

aforementioned public improvements in conformity with the City of Murrieta’s maintenance

standards.

Acceptance of Public Improvements in Tract Map 28532-3 & 5

Recommended Action:

1) Accept the Public Improvements in Tract Map 28532-3 & 5 located both east of

Whitewood Road, north of Triple C Ranch Road and east of Whitewood Road, west

of Menifee Road, and south of Keller Road; and

2) Direct the Department of Public Works to perform continued maintenance on the

aforementioned public improvements in conformity with the City of Murrieta’s

maintenance standard.

Acceptance of Public Improvements in Tract Map 32718

Recommended Action:

10.

11.

1) Accept the Public Improvements in Tract Map 32718 located west of Menifee Road,

south of Keller Road, and east of Whitewood Road; and

2) Direct the Department of Public Works to perform continued maintenance on the

aforementioned public improvements in conformity with the City of Murrieta’s

maintenance standard.

Acceptance of Public Improvements in Tract Map 34445

Recommended Action:

1) Accept the Public Improvements in Tract Map 34445 located west of Whitewood

Road, south of Keller Road; and

2) Direct the Public Works Department to perform continued maintenance on the

aforementioned public improvements in conformity with the City of Murrieta’s

maintenance standards.

PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

DISCUSSION

Consider Adoption of Resolution for CalPERS 180-Day Wait Period Exception for

Post-Retirement Employment - Extra Help Public Safety Dispatch Services

12.

Recommended Action:

Adopt Resolution No. 23-4705, entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

California, for CalPERS 180-Day Wait Period Exception - Government Code Sections 7522.56

& 21224.

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

This is the opportunity for Council Members to request items and receive consensus for items

to be added to a future agenda. There will be no discussion or debate on the requests; a brief

explanation of the request may be given.

ADJOURNMENT