CITY OF MURRIETA

Council Chambers

1 Town Square

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

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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5:30 PM CLOSED SESSION

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

CLOSED SESSION

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 significant exposure to litigation for one case.

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

CITY MANAGER - ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE

Community Services: Recap of 2025 City Aquatic Program at Vista Murrieta High School

Municipal Services: Status Update on Municipal Services CIP Projects

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:

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 November 18, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting minutes.

First Amendment to the Agreement with Governmentjobs.com, Inc. dba NEOGOV

Recommended Action:

Approve the first amendment to the agreement with Governmentjobs.com, Inc. dba NEOGOV

to add the Learn module for Fiscal Year 2025/26, and 2026/27 in the amount not to exceed

$45,457.83.

Consider Participation as Amicus Curiae in the Request for the California Supreme

Court to Take the Appeal of New Commune DTLA LLC v. City of Redondo Beach in

which a Developer Successfully Challenged the Use of Overlay Zones in Redondo

Beach’s Certified Housing Element

Recommended Action:

Authorize participation in the request that the California Supreme Court accept the appeal of

the Court of Appeal’s New Commune DTLA LLC v. City of Redondo Beach decision as an

amicus curiae.

Award a Construction Contract for Alderwood Park Pickleball Courts Project

Recommended Action:

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Capital Improvement Plan budget to appropriate $175,000 for

Capital Improvement Project No. 22042;

Approve the use of the General Fund unassigned funds in the amount of $175,000;

Award the construction contract for the Alderwood Pickleball Courts Project, Capital

Improvement Project 22042, to the lowest responsible bidder, Micon Construction, Inc., in the

amount of $307,628.60, plus a 15% contingency; and

Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement.

Annual Adoption of the Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2025/26

Recommended Action:

Adopt Resolution No. 25-4897 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

California, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Investment Policy.

Approval of the Third Amendment with Alchemy Group, Inc. for Federal Legislative

Advocacy and Fifth Amendment with Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. for Grant Writing

and Legislative Advocacy

Recommended Action:

Approve the Third Amendment to the Agreement with the Alchemy Group, Inc. for an amount

not to exceed $60,000 for federal legislative advocacy services for an additional year;

Approve a Fifth Amendment to the Agreement with Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. for an

additional three years in the total amount not to exceed $414,000, for grant writing and

legislative advocacy services; and

Authorize the City Manager to execute the amendments in a form approved by the City

Attorney.

Approve the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule and Administrative Budget for

Fiscal Year 2026/27

Recommended Action:

Adopt Resolution No. RSA 25-36 entitled: A Resolution of the Successor Agency to the

Murrieta Redevelopment Agency Approving a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for

the Period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Approving the Successor Agency’s

Proposed Administrative Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27, and Authorizing Posting and

Transmittal Thereof.

Emergency Declaration for Fire Station 2 Showers & Restroom

Recommended Action:

Adopt Resolution No. 25-4898, entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

California, Declaring an Emergency and Approving the Execution of a Public Works Contract

for the Restoration of Showers and Restroom Facilities at Murrieta Fire and Rescue Station 2

without Notice for Bids Pursuant to California Public Contracts Code Sections 1102, 20168,

and 22050;

Amend the Capital Improvement Plan Budget for Fiscal Year 2025/26 and appropriate

$275,000 from the General Fund Fire Facility Reserve into CIP No. 21038;

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Operating Budget as referenced in the Fiscal Impact

statement; and

Authorize the City Manager to execute a Public Works Construction Contract in an amount not

to exceed $190,000, plus a 15% contingency, for the Fire Station 2 Showers and Restroom

Restoration Project, CIP No. 21038.

Declaration that Emergency Conditions Persist in Connection with the Hayes Avenue

Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek

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Recommended Action:

Adopt Resolution No. 25-4899 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.

On-Call Professional Services Agreements for Traffic Count Services

Recommended Action:

Approve the On-Call Professional Services Agreement with Field Data Services of Arizona, Inc.

in an amount not-to-exceed $100,000;

Approve the On-Call Professional Services Agreement with National Data & Surveying

Services, Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $100,000;

Approve the On-Call Professional Services Agreement with Transportation Studies, Inc. in an

amount not-to-exceed $100,000; and

Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreements and any subsequent extensions within

the approved threshold.

Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee Reimbursement Agreement Amendment No. 1

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

12.

Recommended Action:

Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Reimbursement Agreement 23-SW-MUR-1191 between the

Western Riverside Council of Governments and the City of Murrieta for Murrieta Hot Springs

Road Improvement Project, Capital Improvement Plan No. 8079;

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Capital Improvement Plan to establish an appropriation for

Capital Improvement Project No. 8380, as detailed in the fiscal impact statement and

Authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement.

Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee Reimbursement Agreement for the Jefferson

Avenue Improvement Project, CIP No. 8380

13.

Recommended Action:

Approve the Reimbursement Agreement 25-SW-MUR-1409 between the Western Riverside

Council of Governments and the City of Murrieta for the Jefferson Avenue Improvement

Project, Capital Improvement Plan No. 8380;

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Capital Improvement Plan to establish appropriation for Capital

Improvement Project No. 8380, as detailed in the fiscal impact statement; and

Authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement.

Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee Reimbursement Agreement for the Whitewood

Road Improvement Project, CIP No. 8389

14.

Recommended Action:

Approve the Reimbursement Agreement 24-SW-MUR-1313 between the Western Riverside

Council of Governments and the City of Murrieta for the Whitewood Road Improvement

Project, CIP No. 8389;

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Capital Improvement Plan to establish appropriation for Capital

Improvement Project No. 8389, as detailed in the fiscal impact statement; and

Authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement.

PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Fiscal Year 2026/27 Allocation of Community Development Block Grant Funding

Recommended Action:

15.

Conduct a public hearing to receive community input on the Community Development Block

Grant funding applications;

Appropriate funding and create a budget for eligible projects and/or programs/activities;

Adopt Resolution No. 25-4900 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,

California, Authorizing the Allocation of Community Development Block Grant Funds for Fiscal

Year 2026/27; and

Authorize the City Manager to execute all related applications and agreements in a form

approved by the City Attorney up to the final CDBG allocation by the County of Riverside.

DISCUSSION

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

Adjustments

16.

Recommended Action:

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

Budget Adjustments as referenced in the Fiscal Impact statement;

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget to establish budget

appropriations for Capital Improvement Project Nos. 08303, 13058, 22035, and 22036 as

detailed in the Fiscal Impact statement;

Approve the use of Assigned Fund Balance for the Fire Fund and establish expenditures

budget as allowed in the AMR Enhancement Fee Agreement; and

Approve the updated Schedule of Authorized Positions list.

Legislative Workgroup Subcommittee Appointments for 2026

Recommended Action:

17.

Appoint members to the Legislative Workgroup Subcommittee based on interest and a

nomination process for federal and state representatives to be effective upon installation of the

Mayor on December 16, 2025.

NOTIFICATIONS

Notice of Pending Approval of Final Parcel Map – PM 38568

RECONSIDERATION

COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO ADD ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS

ADJOURNMENT