CITY OF MURRIETA  
Council Chambers  
1 Town Square  
Tuesday, June 4, 2024  
4:15 PM CLOSED SESSION  
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING  
Murrieta 92562  
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Lori Stone  
Mayor  
Cindy Warren  
Lisa DeForest  
Mayor Pro Tem  
Council Member  
Jon Levell  
Ron Holliday  
Council Member  
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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CITY MANAGER - ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE  
City Manager Administrative Updates is the opportunity for the City Manager to provide  
community updates, as well as Department or Commission announcements on current or  
upcoming projects.  
• Fire Department: Water Watchers, Rachel Hollinger, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator  
• Community Services: Pool Update, Brian Ambrose, Community Services Director  
• Community Update: Cristina Davies, Public Information Officer  
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 – 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.  
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 minutes of the May 7, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting.  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution No. 24-4741 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of  
Murrieta, California, Ratifying the Check Register for the Month of April 2024 in the  
amount of $4,089,700.66 (Check Numbers 159154-159598).  
4.  
5.  
Recommended Action:  
Receive and file the Monthly Investment Transaction Report for April 2024.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve a one-year agreement with DeepSeas, LLC for Cyber Security Managed Detection  
and Response Services in the amount of $57,600; and  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and all other future documents and  
amendments related to this agreement, not to exceed the City Manager’s signing authority.  
Recommended Action:  
6.  
Amend the current agreement with Western Audio Visual for audio-visual support services for  
$42,645 for an additional three years with a total contract amount not to exceed $56,860.86.  
Ratify the payment approval in the amount of $14,215.86 for year one of service from June 1,  
2024, to May 31, 2025; and  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment and all related documents.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
Recommended Action:  
Approve a revised two-year Agreement with Ingram Library Services LLC, for Collection  
Development Services, in the amount not to exceed $40,000 per fiscal year; and  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement with one optional two-year extension.  
Recommended Action:  
Accept an award from the California State Library EmPOWERing Access Project for one  
ADA-accessible privacy booth and ten solar charging devices; and  
Authorize the City Manager to execute any grant award documents from the California State  
Library for the privacy booth and solar charging devices.  
Recommended Action:  
Authorize the City Manager to accept a program voucher from the U.S. Department of Energy  
for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program Equipment Rebate Voucher  
in the amount of $157,040 for EV charging stations at various city locations; and  
Amend the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Operating and Capital Improvement Budgets associated with  
this grant award.  
Recommended Action:  
10.  
11.  
Adopt Resolution No. 24-4742, entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Approving the Gann Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2024/25.  
Recommended Action:  
Conduct the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 603-24 entitled: An Ordinance of the  
City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Fee  
Schedule; and  
Find that said actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as  
this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines,  
which provides that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a  
significant effect on the environment whereas here, it can be seen with certainty that there is  
no possibility that the activity in question would have a significant effect on the environment,  
the activity is not subject to CEQA.  
12.  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution No. 24-4743 entitled: Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Approving the Sale of A Portion of City-Owned Real Property Located at the  
Intersection of Walsh Center Drive and Sparkman Drive, Murrieta, CA (APN: 910-031-006) to  
GS Parks at Murrieta, LLC, For $30,100;  
Authorize the City Manager to direct and execute all related escrow, closing, grant deed, and  
similar documents necessary to finalize the sale of the Property; and  
Amend the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Operating Budget to appropriate budget for the sale of land  
and escrow expenses, unless escrow closes after June 30, 2024, then amend the Fiscal Year  
2024/25 Operating Budget.  
13.  
14.  
Recommended Action:  
Accept the Improvements for the City of Murrieta Police Department Administrative Office  
Improvements Project, CIP No. 21035, as complete; and  
Direct the City Clerk to record a Notice of Completion and release bonds in accordance with  
State law and city ordinances.  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution No. 24-4744, entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta,  
California, Approving the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Project List for the Road Repair and  
Accountability Act of 2017 to the California Transportation Commission.  
PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
15.  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Joint Resolution No. 24-4745 et al. entitled: A Joint Resolution of the City Council of the  
City of Murrieta and the Boards of Directors of the Murrieta Library District, Murrieta  
Community Services District, Murrieta Fire District, and the Successor Agency for the Murrieta  
Redevelopment Agency, Approving the Capital Improvement Plan Budget for Fiscal Years  
2024/25, Approving the Fiscal Years 2024/25 to 2028/29 Capital Improvement Plan,  
Authorizing the Operating Transfers for Various Funds; Authorizing the Use of Unassigned  
Fund Balances and Committed Fund Balances.  
Recommended Action:  
16.  
Conduct a Public Hearing, waive full reading, and introduce Ordinance No. 604-24 entitled: An  
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Adopting the Town Square  
Park, and Amphitheater User Fees; and  
Find that said actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as  
this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines,  
which provides that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a  
significant effect on the environment whereas here, it can be seen with certainty that there is  
no possibility that the activity in question would have a significant effect on the environment,  
the activity is not subject to CEQA.  
DISCUSSION  
17.  
Recommended Action:  
Accept donations from three entities, totaling $13,500, for the 2023 Santa Stops Program;  
Review the activities of the 2023 Santa Stops Program; and  
Provide direction to staff for programming the 2024 holiday activities.  
18.  
19.  
Recommended Action:  
Introduce for a first reading Ordinance No. 605-24 entitled: An Ordinance of the City Council of  
the City of Murrieta, California, amending Title 10 of the Murrieta Municipal Code relating to  
bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters and skateboards, and passenger loading and unloading of  
vehicles and adoption of exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  
Recommended Action:  
Approve the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Preliminary Operating Budget for the Murrieta Fire District;  
and  
Set June 18, 2024, as the date of the Public Hearing for final budget adoption.  
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 OR WITHDRAW ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS  
ADJOURNMENT