TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2003

7:00 PM

6:00 PM CLOSED SESSION

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (TWO POTENTIAL CASES) (G.C. 54956.b)

7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING

CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Richard Ostling

ROLL CALL:            Enochs, Seyarto, van Haaster, Youens and Ostling

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

INVOCATION:         Pastor Kenneth Coil, Gateway Church of the Nazarene

PRESENTATIONS:

PRESENTATION OF TEN-YEAR SERVICE PIN TO HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER CHRIS PAXTON

DISCUSSION BY FIRE CHIEF PHIL ARMENTROUT ON THE STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SEMS)

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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 97-527, business will begin at 7:45 p.m. and remaining public comments continued to the end of the meeting.

DEPARTMENT/COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Library - Report on Summer Reading Program

Community Service District - Announcement of Concert in the Park

Engineering Department - Update on CIP Projects

GOVERNING BODY ANNOUNCEMENTS:

APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDARS: CITY COUNCIL ITEMS 1-19; REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ITEMS 20 & 21; COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT ITEMS 22-24; AND FIRE DISTRICT ITEMS 25 & 26

(All matters listed and marked with an asterisk (*) 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.)

CONSENT CALENDAR

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

*2.              MINUTES

Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes of the 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting on August 5, 2003.

*3.              REGISTER OF DEMANDS

Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands in the amount of $$670,568.98 through August 5, 2003.

*4.              ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING ON 11 ACRES FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 1 (SF-1) TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 2 (SF-2) FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF CLINTON KEITH ROAD AND CALIFORNIA OAKS ROAD (HIGHPOINTE CAL OAKS)

Recommended Action: Adopt the Ordinance.

*5.              RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2003-3 (CREEKSIDE)

Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution of Intention, which sets a public hearing for October 7, 2003 and authorize the City Manager to enter into joint Community Facilities Agreements with Eastern Municipal Water District and Murrieta Valley Unified School District.

*6.              RESOLUTION DETERMINING AND LEVYING THE SPECIAL TAX IN COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT (CFD) NO. 2001-01 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004

Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution to levy the special taxes in CFD 2001-01 (Murrieta Highlands) for the 2003-2004 fiscal year.

*7.              RESOLUTION DETERMINING AND LEVYING THE SPECIAL TAX IN COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT (CFD) NO. 2000-01 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004

Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution to levy the special taxes in CFD 2000-01 (Greer Ranch) for the 2003-2004 fiscal year.

*8.              RESOLUTION APPROVING THE UPDATED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR THE CITY OF MURRIETA

Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution approving the proposed Emergency Operations Plan.

*9.              RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL TRACT MAP 28533-F (MAPLETON) A 99 LOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION MAP LYING NORTH OF KELLER ROAD AND SOUTH OF SCOTT ROAD, BORDERED ON THE WEST BY MENIFEE ROAD AND SOUTH BY MAPLETON STREET AND ASSOCIATED AGREEMENTS

Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution approving final Tract Map 28533-F and associated agreements.

*10.          GRANT DEED OF EASEMENT FOR A PORTION OF LOT P, TRACT MAP 23095-3 BORDERED ON THE WEST BY HAYES AVENUE, SOUTH BY KALMIA STREET AND NORTH BY TENAJA ROAD TO MURRIETA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT FOR THE LOCATION OF UNDERGROUND WATER PIPELINES

Recommended Action: Approve the Grant Deed of Easement to the Murrieta County Water District for the location of underground water pipelines.

*11.          NOTICE OF COMPLETION - PROJECT NO. 00-204, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT FOR SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANES, CURB AND GUTTER WITH PAVING ON VARIOUS STREETS SERVING MURRIETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Recommended Action: Accept the Safe Routes to School project as complete, and direct the City Clerk to record a Notice of Completion, release bonds in accordance with State Law and City Ordinances and authorize the final payment amount of $50,168.47 after expiration of the lien period.

*12.          AWARD OF CONTRACT, PROJECT #00-199, ANNUAL ASPHALT OVERLAY

Recommended Action: Award the contract in the amount of $367,432.69 for the annual asphalt overlay program to R.J. Noble Company.

*13.          AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STORMDRAIN-CORNING/JEFFERSON TO WARM SPRINGS CREEK

Recommended Action: Award the contract for Stormdrain Improvements on Jefferson Avenue from Corning Place to Warm Springs Creek to Sean Malek Engineering & Construction, Inc., in the amount of $230,760.

*14.          AUTHORIZATION FOR STAFF TO ENTER INTO ESCROW FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUTURE PARKLAND/CSD FACILITY AND APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

Recommended Action: Authorize staff to enter into escrow for the purchase of 19.25 acres at a purchase price of $925,000, for the purpose of future parkland/CSD facility and approve the Memorandum of Understanding.

*15.          NETWORK COMPUTER REPLACEMENT

Recommended Action: Approve the replacement of two network servers at a cost of $39,525.

*16.          COMPUTER REPLACEMENT

Recommended Action: Approve the replacement of one computer in the Engineering Department at a cost of $1,313.53.

*17.          AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE 18 KVA UNIVERSAL POWER SOURCE (UPS)

Recommended Action: Authorize the Police Department to purchase and install an 18 KVA Universal Power Source (UPS) to power all 911 emergency dispatch equipment and computer-aided dispatch systems, internal and external telephones, internal computers, paging, security video cameras and electronic access control system at a cost of $25,000.

*18.          MUTUAL SETTLEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT, URGE & STEVEN GORCHOFF V. CITY OF MURRIETA, ET. AL.

Recommended Action: Confirm approval of the settlement agreement regarding Superior Court Case No. RIC 393221.

*19.          RECLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS - COMMUNITY SERVICES

Recommended Action: Approve the change in classification of the new position of Recreation Leader to Senior Recreation Leader and approve the transfer of $11,000 from Community Services Department recreation reserves to fund the difference in salary and benefits.

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

*20.          MINUTES

Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes of the 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting of August 5, 2003.

*21.          REGISTER OF DEMANDS

Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands in the amount $15,198.60 through August 5, 2003.

COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT

*22.          MINUTES

Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes of the 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting on August 5, 2003.

*23.          REGISTER OF DEMANDS

Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands in the amount of $78,175.07 through August 5, 2003.

*24.          ACCEPTANCE OF LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS IN TRACT 29144, GLENMERE II FOR LOTS 50-53, PORTIONS OF LOTS 8 & 9 AND AREAS LOCATED IN ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY

Recommended Action: Accept the landscape improvements in Tract 29144, Glenmere II for Lots 50-53, portions of Lots 8 & 9 and areas located in the road right-of-way and direct the Murrieta Community Services Department to commence maintenance of the landscape associated with these parcels.

MURRIETA FIRE DISTRICT

*25.          MINUTES

Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes of the 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting on August 5, 2003.

*26.          REGISTER OF DEMANDS

Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands in the amount of $163,943.24 through August 5, 2003.

PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

GOVERNING BODY ACTIONS/COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT