CITY OF MURRIETA  
Council Chambers  
1 Town Square  
Tuesday, May 5, 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  
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  
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 – 14  
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:  
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.  
Minutes  
2.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve the minutes from the April 7, 2026 regular meeting and the April 21, 2026 regular  
meeting.  
Check Register March 2026  
Recommended Action:  
3.  
4.  
Adopt Resolution No. 26-4933 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Ratifying the Consolidated Check Register for the month of March 2026.  
Second Amendment to the Agreement with JL Group, LLC for Workplace Investigation  
Services  
Recommended Action:  
Amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Operating Budget to establish an additional appropriation  
of $20,000 in the Risk Management Fund as detailed in the fiscal impact statement;  
Amend the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Operating Budget to establish an additional appropriation of  
$40,000 in the Risk Management Fund as detailed in the fiscal impact statement;  
Approve the Second Amendment to the agreement with JL Group, LLC for specialized  
investigative services not to exceed $150,000, in a form approved by the City Attorney; and  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Second Amendment to the agreement.  
Agreement with Everlaw - eDiscovery Software  
Recommended Action:  
5.  
Amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 and Fiscal Year 2026/27 Operating Budget to appropriate  
$8,320, and $20,918, respectively, as detailed in the fiscal impact statement to cover the  
increase in the yearly cost;  
Authorize the City Manager to approve a one-year agreement with Everlaw for the amount of  
$49,920 and up to an additional two (2) one-year extensions with an anticipated amount  
not-to-exceed $168,450; and  
Authorize the exemption from bidding requirements in accordance with the Murrieta Municipal  
Code §3.08.280(G).  
Murrieta Children’s Library Expansion Project - Additional Furniture, Fixtures and  
Equipment  
6.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve an Amendment to the Agreement with J.K. Miklin, Inc., dba Yamada Enterprises, for  
the purchase and installation of additional commodities for the Murrieta Children’s Library  
Expansion Project in an amount not-to-exceed $29,465.31; and  
Approve a project contingency amount of $84,388, based on the entire Yamada Enterprises  
budget, to cover unforeseen issues and bonding costs; and  
Authorize the City Manager, and/or their designee, to execute all necessary documents to  
facilitate the purchase in a form approved by the City Attorney.  
Levy of Annual Assessments for Murrieta Community Services District  
Recommended Action:  
7.  
8.  
Adopt Resolution No. CSD 26-287, entitled: A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the  
Murrieta Community Services District, (1) Declaring its Intention to Levy the Annual Rates and  
Charges for Services Within the Murrieta Community Services District, Fiscal Year 2026/27, (2)  
Preliminarily Approving the Engineer’s Annual Levy Report for the Murrieta Community  
Services District for Fiscal Year 2026/27, and (3) Designating the Time and Place for the Public  
Hearing on These Matters.  
Levy of Annual Assessments for Murrieta Consolidated Landscape and Lighting District  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution No. 26-4934 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Ordering the Preparation of the Engineer’s Annual Levy Report for the Consolidated  
Landscaping and Lighting District; and  
Adopt Resolution No. 26-4935 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Preliminarily Approving the Engineer’s Report for the Consolidated Landscaping and  
Lighting District and Declaring the City’s Intention to Levy and Collect Assessments for Fiscal  
Year 2026/27 in the Murrieta Consolidated Landscaping and Lighting District and Setting A  
Public Hearing for July 7, 2026.  
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 631-26 Authorizing a Development Agreement  
between the City of Murrieta and French Valley Crossings, LP, a California limited  
partnership and Phelan Service Station, LP a California limited partnership, related to  
the Development of the French Valley Crossings  
9.  
Recommended Action:  
Conduct the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 631-26 entitled: An Uncodified  
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Approving a Development  
Agreement with French Valley Crossings, LP and Phelan Service Station, LP to extend the  
entitlements for the Development of a Commercial Shopping Center at the Southwest Corner  
of Winchester Road (Highway 79) and Clinton Keith Road (Development Agreement).  
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 632-26 Approving a Development Agreement Between the  
City of Murrieta and Murrieta Marketplace Holdings LP, a California Limited Partnership;  
Bonsall Service Station, LP a California Limited Partnership; and Scott-Murrieta Service  
Station, LP a California Limited Partnership for the Murrieta Marketplace.  
10.  
Recommended Action:  
Conduct the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 632-26 entitled: An Uncodified  
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Approving a Development  
Agreement with Murrieta Marketplace Holdings LP, a California Limited Partnership, Bonsall  
Service Station, LP a California Limited Partnership and Scott-Murrieta Service Station, LP a  
California Limited Partnership to Extend the Entitlements for the Development of a Commercial  
Shopping Center at the Northwest Corner of Winchester Road (Highway 79) and Clinton Keith  
Road (Development Agreement).  
SB 1205 Compliance Report for 2025 State-Mandated Annual Fire Inspections  
Recommended Action:  
11.  
12.  
Adopt Resolution No. 26-4936 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Acknowledging Receipt of a Report Made by the Fire Marshal of the Murrieta Fire  
Department Regarding the Annual Inspection of Certain Occupancies Pursuant to Sections  
13146.2 and 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code.  
Construction Management Services for the Fire Station 1 Living Quarters Improvement  
Project, CIP No. 21037  
Recommended Action:  
Approve a Purchase Order for Construction Management Services for the Fire Station 1 Living  
Quarters Improvement Project, CIP No. 21037, to Griffin Structures in the amount of $247,160;  
and  
Authorize a ten percent (10%) construction management service contingency of $24,716.  
Approve Purchase of Equipment for Dispatch Consoles  
Recommended Action:  
13.  
14.  
Approve the purchase of equipment from Motorola Solutions, Inc. for nine (9) new Police  
Department Dispatch consoles in the amount of $354,555.44; and  
Amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 operating budget as detailed in the Fiscal Impact  
Statement.  
Assembly Bill 481 - Military Equipment Policy  
Recommended Action:  
Receive, review, and file the annual military equipment report; and  
Approve the renewal of Ordinance No. 577-22, and adopt the findings therein.  
PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS  
DISCUSSION  
Approval of the First Amendment of the Memorandum of Understanding with Murrieta  
Market Nights, Inc., a 150-Foot Event Expansion, and Purchase of Necessary  
Equipment  
15.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve the First Amendment to the amended and restated 2024 Memorandum of  
Understanding with Murrieta Market Nights, Inc., regarding the implementation of Murrieta  
Market Nights;  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the MOU and subsequent  
extensions as set forth in the First Amendment to the MOU;  
Amend the FY 2025/26 Operating Budget using General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance to  
establish an appropriation of $133,917.25; and  
Approve the purchase of eight (8) new barriers and one new trailer from Meridian Rapid  
Defense Group Sales, LLC., in the amount of $133,917.25.  
RECONSIDERATION  
COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO ADD OR REMOVE ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS  
PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA, AGENDIZED, AND CLOSED SESSION)  
CLOSED SESSION  
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS  
Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation  
CS1.  
The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section  
54956.9(d) (2), because there is a significant exposure to litigation in two (2) cases.  
Conference with Labor Negotiators  
CS2.  
The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code Section  
54957.6, with the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Deputy City Manager, City  
Attorney, and the City’s Negotiators, regarding labor negotiations with the Murrieta  
Police Officers Association, Murrieta Police Management Association, Murrieta  
Firefighters Association, and Murrieta Fire Management Association and Management,  
Professional, and Confidential.  
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION  
ADJOURNMENT