CITY OF MURRIETA

AGENDA

 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2007

 

 

4:30 PM CLOSED SESSION

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION AND INITIATION OF LITIGATION (TWO POTENTIAL CASES) (G.C. 54956.9)

5:00 PM WORKSHOP

YOUTH COURT (VROOMAN)

WASTE WATCH PRESENTATION BY ALEX BRAICOVICH

6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING

CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Douglas R. McAllister

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION:

ROLL CALL:            Bennett, Enochs, Gibbs, Thomasian and McAllister

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

INVOCATION:         Major Darren Trimmer, Salvation Army

REORGANIZATION:

 1.                SELECTION OF PRESIDING OFFICERS (VINSON)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution selecting City Council Presiding Officers as follows:  Rick Gibbs as Mayor, and Gary Thomasian as Mayor Pro Tem.  The resolution will also appoint these individuals as Presiding Officers for the following legislative bodies:

Redevelopment Agency - Chair and Vice Chair

Community Services District - President and Vice President

Fire District - President and Vice President

Library Board - President and Vice President

Financing Authority - Chair and Vice Chair

 2.                SELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES TO VARIOUS AGENCIES AND COMMITTEES (VINSON)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution appointing City Council representatives and / or alternates to various agencies and committees.

PRESENTATIONS:

EARLY CHILDHOOD & PARENTING CENTER PRESENTATION BY KATE HAMAKER

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

COMMUNITY REPORT: Murrieta Valley High School - Nicole Mendez

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 on any single item with a 30-second warning and a total of five minutes per meeting. Per Resolution 07-1778, Consent Calendar will begin at 7:00 p.m. and remaining public comments continued to the end of the meeting.

DEPARTMENT/COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Community Services - Holiday Magic (Tharp)

Library - Update (McKinney)

City Manager - Administrative Update (Dudley)

GOVERNING BODY ANNOUNCEMENTS:

7:00 PM APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDARS: CITY COUNCIL ITEMS 3-12; COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT ITEMS 15 & 16; FIRE DISTRICT ITEMS 17-19.

CONSENT CALENDAR

 *3.            WAIVE READING OF ALL ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS ON THIS AGENDA AND READ BY TITLE ONLY

 *4.            MINUTES (VINSON)

Recommended Action: Approve the minutes of the 4:45 p.m. Closed Session, 5:30 p.m. Workshop and 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting on November 20, 2007.

 *5.            WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE (KAST)

Recommended Action: Upon the second reading, adopt an Ordinance establishing standards for landscape water conservation.

 *6.            COMMEMORATIVE STAMP HONORING LOS ANGELES MAYOR TOM BRADLEY (VINSON)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution in support of a Commemorative Stamp honoring the achievements and legacy of the late Tom Bradley, former Mayor of Los Angeles.

 *7.            ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT (MADISON HOTELS) - TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES (LANIER)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Tom Dodson & Associates to provide environmental consulting services for Conditional Use Permit 007-2525 and Development Plan 007-2524.

 *8.            MEASURE "A" MAJOR ARTERIAL GRANT PROGRAM (THOMAS)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution in support and authorizing the application for the Measure "A" Major Arterial grant program.

 *9.            ENGINEERING DESIGN AGREEMENT - JACKSON AVENUE BRIDGE AT WARM SPRINGS CREEK (THOMAS)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution awarding the Contract for engineering design services for the Jackson Avenue Bridge at Warm Springs Creek, CIP No. 8335, to RBF Consulting in the amount of $398,400 and amending the CIP to add $50,000 to CIP No. 8335 in the non-construction contingency category from Measure "A".

 *10.        FINAL TRACT MAP 31956, A SEVEN LOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION MAP LOCATED WEST OF ADAMS AVENUE, SOUTH OF MAGNOLIA (THOMAS)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution approving the final tract map for a seven lot residential subdivision located west of Adams Avenue, south of Magnolia Street.

 *11.        NOTICE OF COMPLETION - MURRIETA PUBLIC LIBRARY, CIP NOS. 8334, 8393, 8054 (MCKINNEY)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution accepting the new construction of the Murrieta Public Library as substantially complete and direct the City Clerk to record the Notice of Completion.

 *12.        ACCEPTANCE OF A PORTION OF LOTS 16-20 OF TRACT 28148 FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE (THARP)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution accepting the landscape improvements, and direct the Murrieta Community Services District to commence maintenance of the landscape associated with these parcels and recordation of appropriate documents.

PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

LEGISLATIVE MATTERS

 13.            ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008/09 (DRIGGERS)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the allocation of Community Development Block Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2008/09 and authorizing the Mayor to execute required supplemental agreements with the County of Riverside.

 14.            AGREEMENT WITH RBF CONSULTING FOR I-15 / CALIFORNIA OAKS ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT SERVICES (THOMAS)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with RBF Consulting to prepare the Plans, Specification, and Estimate (PS&E) for the I-15 / California Oaks Road Interchange improvements (CIP 8147) at a cost of $1,535,300.

COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT

 *15.        MINUTES (VINSON)

Recommended Action: Approve the minutes of the 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting on November 20, 2007.

 *16.        NOTICE OF COMPLETION - MIRA MOSA PARK PHASE 2 (KAST)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the completed improvements to Mira Mosa Park Phase 2 and authorizing the Finance Department to release the ten percent retention to the general contractor.

MURRIETA FIRE DISTRICT

 *17.        MINUTES (VINSON)

Recommended Action: Approve the minutes of the 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting on November 6, 2007.

 *18.        PURCHASE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT FIELD COMMAND VEHICLE (CHRISTMAN)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution approving the purchase of a Fire Department Battalion Chief Command Vehicle from 911 Vehicle, Inc. in the amount of $118,898.27.

 *19.        BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FOR FIRE, FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008 (CHRISTMAN)

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution authorizing FY 2007-2008 budget adjustment for the Fire Department in the amount of $362,420 utilizing State and Federal strike team reimbursements, Federal CERT program grant reimbursements and Insurance reimbursements to replenish the Station overtime accounts and the vehicle maintenance account and to purchase CERT team program supplies.

GOVERNING BODY ACTIONS/COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT