City Council

CITY OF MURRIETA Tuesday, January 16, 2024 1 TOWN SQUARE 4:45 PM CLOSED SESSION MURRIETA, CA 6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING The City of Murrieta intends to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Persons with special needs should call the City Clerk Department at (951) 461-6031 or email at CityClerk@murrietaca.gov at least 72 hours in advance. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the public counter at City Hall located at 1 Town Square, Murrieta, CA during normal business hours. Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Murrieta ’s equipment must be submitted to the City Clerk’s department 24 hours prior to the scheduled City Council meeting at City Hall located at 1 Town Square, Murrieta, CA; via email at CityClerk@MurrietaCA.gov or call (951) 461-6031. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the public counter at City Hall located at 1 Town Square, Murrieta, CA during normal business hours. 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) *** The City is utilizing a new agenda management system. If you have any questions, please reach out to the City Clerk Department at (951) 461-6030 or via email at CityClerk@MurrietaCA.gov. City Council Meeting Agenda January 16, 2024 4:45 PM CLOSED SESSION CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS CLOSED SESSION CS1. Conference with Real Property Negotiator The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54956.8, to enable the City Council to consider negotiations and to give direction to its negotiators regarding that certain real property, at the corner of Murrieta Hot Springs Road & Sparkman Court, Murrieta, CA, APN 901-031-011 and -020 with the property’s owners. The City’s real property negotiators, the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Development Services Director, and City Attorney, will seek direction from the City Council regarding the price and terms for this property. Page 1 of 5 City Council Meeting Agenda January 16, 2024 CS2 - Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation CS11. The City Council will conduct a closed session, pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding 10 litigation cases to which the City is a party. The title of such litigations are as follows: Public Employment Relations Board Unfair Practice Charge No. LA-CE-1689-M Procko v Murrieta; Case Number 5:22-cv-00005-JGB-SP; District Court of the Southern District of California. Southern California Edison v. California State Board of Equalization, et al.; Case Numbers 30-2022-01258058-CU-MC-CJC and 30-2023-01328329-CU-MC-CXC; Orange County Superior Court. Borel v. City of Murrieta; Case Number RIC2002687; Riverside County Superior Court. City of San Diego, et al v. Invitation Homes; Case Number 22-CV-00260; District Court of the Southern District of California. City of Murrieta v. Campini; Case Number CVSW2302498; Riverside County Superior Court. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region, Order No. R9-2010-0016, 11-TC-03. Lynton v. City of Murrieta.; Case Number CVSW2303589; Riverside County Superior Court. Mechaca v. City of Murrieta.; Case Number CVSW2304666; Riverside County Superior Court. Collier v. City of Murrieta.; Case Number CVSW2306720; Riverside County Superior Court. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION 6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Page 2 of 5 City Council Meeting Agenda January 16, 2024 INVOCATION PRESENTATIONS Western Riverside Council of Governments I-REN 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 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 – 5 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. 1. 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. 2. Minutes Recommended Action: Approve the minutes of the December 19, 2023, City Council Regular Meeting. 3. Check Register November 2023 Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution 24-4721 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Ratifying the Check Register for the Month of November 2023 in the amount of $3,651,372.19 (Check Numbers 157008-157497). Page 3 of 5 City Council Meeting Agenda January 16, 2024 4. Monthly Investment Transaction Report for November 2023 Recommended Action: Receive and file the Monthly Investment Transaction Report for November 2023. 5. 2024 City Council Meeting Schedule Recommended Action: Adopt the proposed 2024 City Council Meeting Schedule. PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS PUBLIC HEARINGS 6. Formation of Landscaping and Lighting District No. 31 Willow Springs - Public Hearing Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No 24-4722 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Ordering the Formation of Landscaping and Lighting District No. 31 (Willow Springs) and the Concurrent Annexation and Consolidation of Said District into the Murrieta Consolidated Landscaping and Lighting District; Confirming the Diagram and Assessment; and Providing for Annual Levy and Assessments Commencing in Fiscal Year 2024/2025. 7. Continuation of Urgency Ordinance Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65858 Prohibiting the Establishment of Medical Cannabis Delivery Businesses for an Additional 45 Days, to Include an Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act Recommended Action: Receive the staff report and conduct the public hearing; Waive full reading and adopt by four-fifths vote Interim Urgency Ordinance No. U-601-24 (Attachment 1), entitled: An Interim Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Extending Urgency Ordinance No. U-600-23 Which Instituted A 45-Day Temporary Moratorium on the Establishment or Expansion of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries or Facilities and Mobile Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Within City Limits for an Additional Ten Months and Fifteen Days, Declaring the Urgency Thereof, and Finding An Exemption Under the California Environmental Quality Act extending for ten months and fifteen days the temporary moratorium prohibiting medical marijuana facilities and mobile medical marijuana dispensaries within City limits, as read by title only; Find that Interim Urgency Ordinance No. U-601-24 is exempt from CEQA; and Direct staff to continue to study appropriate modifications to the Murrieta Municipal Code to mitigate the conditions outlined in this staff report and Section 2 of the Urgency Ordinance arising from developing, maintaining, and expanding medical marijuana facilities and mobile medical marijuana dispensaries. The Development Services Director is further directed to report back to the City Council with his findings at least 10 days prior to the expiration of this ordinance. Page 4 of 5 City Council Meeting Agenda January 16, 2024 DISCUSSION 8. City Council Subcommittees and Appointment of City Affiliated Boards and Commissions Recommended Action: Review and discuss the current City Council Subcommittees and City Affiliated Agencies/Organizations and reaffirm or update as needed; Appoint delegates/representatives and alternates to the City Council Subcommittees and City Affiliated Agencies/Organizations; and Consider and provide direction to City staff as appropriate. 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 ADJOURNMENT In memoriam of Rosie Diaz Page 5 of 5