CITY OF MURRIETA  
Council Chambers  
1 Town Square  
Tuesday, December 16, 2025  
3:30 PM WORKSHOP  
5:00 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  
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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3:30 PM WORKSHOP  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
WORKSHOP  
WS1.  
Recommended Action:  
Review and discuss recommended changes to the Town Square Park & Amphitheater and  
Signature Event Policy; and  
Provide direction to staff to proceed with next steps for adoption.  
RECESS  
5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY  
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS  
CLOSED SESSION  
CS1.  
CS2.  
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION  
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION  
ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
INVOCATION  
PRESENTATIONS  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
DEPARTMENT/COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS  
CITY MANAGER - ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE  
GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE/BOARD (CCB)  
REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS  
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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.  
REORGANIZATION  
Pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 19-4178, in odd-numbered years, on a yearly basis,  
the City Council shall hold a Reorganization to select Presiding Officers of the Murrieta City  
Council and all Boards/Districts overseen.  
RECESS TO RECEPTION  
CONSENT CALENDAR - APPROVAL OF ITEMS 1 – 16  
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. Original agreements relating to  
amendments being considered, are available upon request from the City Clerk.  
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.  
3.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve the December 2, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting minutes.  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution No. 25-4901 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Ratifying the Consolidated Check Register for the month of October 2025.  
4.  
5.  
Recommended Action:  
Receive and file the Monthly Investment Transaction Report for October 2025.  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution No. 25-4902 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Amending and Restating the Comprehensive Pay Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025/26.  
Recommended Action:  
6.  
7.  
Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Operating Budget as referenced in the Fiscal Impact  
statement; and  
Accept donations from various entities totaling $12,200, for multiple events and programs  
provided by the Community Services Department and the Murrieta Library.  
Recommended Action:  
Receive and file the Murrieta Housing Authority SB 341 Annual Report for Fiscal Year (FY)  
2024/25;  
Direct staff to file the document with the State Department of Housing and Community  
Development and place it on the City’s website; and  
Find that these actions are not a “project” as defined in the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378.  
8.  
Recommended Action:  
Authorize the reallocation of funding within the current budget for project completion,  
specifically for construction and construction management; and  
Authorize the City Manager to approve an amended purchase order and task budget for  
RWBID Construction Management LLC, as well as a change order and a purchase for the  
general contractor, Optima RPM, Inc.  
9.  
Recommended Action:  
Receive an introduction of the Assembly Bill (AB) 1600 Annual Report of Development Impact  
Fee expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024/25.  
Recommended Action:  
10.  
Approve a three-year agreement in the amount of $260,000 with Chandler Asset Management  
for investment advisory services with the option of two (2) one-year extensions; and  
Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement.  
Recommended Action:  
11.  
Retroactively approve a three-year agreement in the amount of $47,800 with Hinderliter de  
Llamas (HdL) for business license software services, with the option of two (2) one-year  
extensions;  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and all other necessary documents; and  
Waive the competitive bidding requirements in accordance with the Murrieta Municipal Code §  
3.08.280(G).  
Recommended Action:  
12.  
13.  
Accept the public improvements for the California Oaks Sports Park Tennis Court Lighting  
Project, Capital Improvement Project No. 22017; and  
Authorize the City Clerk to record a Notice of Completion and release bonds in accordance with  
State law and City ordinances.  
Recommended Action:  
Accept the Public Improvements in Parcel Map 38160 located at 24960 Adams Avenue; and  
Authorize the Municipal Services Department to perform continued maintenance of the  
aforementioned public improvements in conformance with the City of Murrieta’s maintenance  
standards.  
14.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with Contech Engineered Solutions for the  
additional amount of $130,500, to purchase a precast concrete arch-culvert system for the  
Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek without Notice for Bids pursuant to California  
Public Contract Code Section 1102, 20168, and 22050, which includes a 15% contingency in  
the amount of $20,000, in the event of change orders or price fluctuations; and  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment to the Agreement and future  
amendments up to the contingency amount.  
Recommended Action:  
15.  
16.  
Approve a Quitclaim Deed to reserve a right-of-way easement on Monroe Avenue over a  
portion of the parcel granted to the City of Murrieta on document No. 2011-0150720;  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Quitclaim Deed of Easement; and  
Direct the City Clerk to record the Quitclaim Deed upon approval by the City Attorney.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve the Grant Deed of Easement to Southern California Edison for a portion of the parcel  
granted to the City of Murrieta on document No. 2011-0150720; and  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Grant Deed of Easement.  
PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS  
RECONSIDERATION  
COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO ADD ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS  
ADJOURNMENT