TUESDAY, AUGUST 03, 2004

7:00 PM

6:30 PM WORKSHOP

PRESENTATION BY THE RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY ON BUS TURNOUTS/BUS STOPS

7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING

CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jack van Haaster

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

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

INVOCATION:         Deacon Harold Melton, St. Martha's Catholic Church

PRESENTATIONS:

PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTHWEST COUNTY AND CELEBRATING NATIONAL KIDS DAY ON AUGUST 7, 2004

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:

Community Services - Announce Concerts in the Park

Public Works - Report on Murrieta Valley High School area street improvements

GOVERNING BODY ANNOUNCEMENTS:

APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDARS: CITY COUNCIL ITEMS 1-16; REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ITEMS 21 & 22; COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT ITEMS 23 & 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 6:30 p.m. Closed Session and 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting on July 20, 2004.

*3.              REGISTER OF DEMANDS

Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands in the amount of $1,705,542.69 through July 20, 2004.

*4.              ORDINANCE REGARDING SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 04-050 FOR THE MURRIETA HIGHLANDS SPECIFIC PLAN

Recommended Action: Introduce the Ordinance amending the Murrieta Highlands Specific Plan on approximately 8 gross acres from Open Space (7 acres) and Multiple Use Area 2 (1 acre) to Single Family 2 Residential on property located on the south side of Keller Road at the new alignment of Meadowlark Road.

*5.              RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUMMARY VACATION OF A PORTION OF PITMAN LANE LYING WITHIN TRACT MAP 28533 (MAPLETON), SAID SUBDIVISION BORDERED ON THE SOUTH BY KELLER ROAD, NORTH BY TULITA LANE, WEST BY ANTELOPE ROAD AND EAST BY MURRIETA CITY LIMITS

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution approving the summary vacation of a portion of Pitman Lane lying within Tract Map 28533 (Mapleton).

*6.              RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUMMARY VACATION OF PITMAN LANE LYING WITHIN TRACT MAP 28533-9 (MAPLETON), SAID SUBDIVISION BORDERED ON THE SOUTH BY KELLER ROAD, NORTH BY TULITA LANE, WEST BY ANTELOPE ROAD AND EAST BY MURRIETA CITY LIMITS

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution approving the summary vacation of a portion of Pitman Lane lying within Tract Map 28533-9 (Mapleton).

*7.              COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS - REVISION TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

Recommended Action: Approve the revision and merger of SOP #5 and SOP #19 regarding Commission Appointments.

*8.              VOTING DELEGATE/ALTERNATE TO LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL MEETING

Recommended Action: Designate Mayor Pro Tem Kelly Seyarto as Voting Delegate and City Clerk Kay Vinson as Voting Alternate for the League of California Cities annual meeting on Sunday, September 19th at 10:15 a.m. at the Long Beach Convention Center.

*9.              APPOINT AN ALTERNATE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

Recommended Action: Appoint Jack van Haaster as Alternate representative to Riverside County Transportation Commission.

*10.          TELEPHONE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT

Recommended Action: Approve a service contract for telephone system maintenance with CTI-Intec, Inc. in the amount of $18,250 and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement.

*11.          DATA NETWORK MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT

Recommended Action: Approve a service contract for router network maintenance with Affant Communications  in the amount of $9,035 and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement.

*12.          ANIMAL FRIENDS OF THE VALLEY CONTRACT

Recommended Action: Approve the contract with Animal Friends of the Valley (AFV) in the amount of $79,800 for continuing to provide animal control services for the City through June 30, 2005.

*13.          REPAIRS TO COUNCIL CHAMBERS DOORS

Recommended Action: Approve the expenditure not to exceed $1,600 from the City Hall building maintenance account for the replacement of two exterior Council Chambers doors.

*14.          CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER TO GRIFFITH COMPANY FOR INITIAL MURRIETA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL  AREA TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS

Recommended Action: Award the contract, by change order to the Washington Avenue/B Street Improvement Project, for the construction of the Washington Avenue lane widening and the curb separating for the bike lane on Nighthawk Way to Griffith Company in the amount of $111,738.

*15.          ADJUSTMENT TO CIP 8334 - PUBLIC LIBRARY

Recommended Action: Approve an increase in the CIP 8334 Public Library budget in the amount of $2,344,506.

*16.          AUTHORIZE HIRING OF A PERMANENT, FULL TIME SENIOR BUILDING INSPECTOR IN EXCHANGE FOR A CONTRACT INSPECTOR AND CONVERSION OF THE CONTRACT PLAN CHECKER TO CONTRACT BUILDING INSPECTOR

Recommended Action: That the City Council

a)         Authorize the hiring of a permanent, full time Senior Building Inspector in exchange for a contract inspector; and

b)         Authorize the conversion of the contract plan checker to contract building inspector.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

 17.            GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE #02-405 AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 31878, LOCATED NORTHWEST OF HUNTER ROAD AND CALLE DEL AMOR

Recommended Action: Continue the Public Hearing to September 7, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.

 18.            FORMATION OF LANDSCAPING AND STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 21 FOR MURRIETA SPRINGS AND THE LEVY OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 2004-2005 FISCAL YEAR

Recommended Action: That the City Clerk announce the results of the mailed ballot election and that following the public hearing, the City Council adopt a Resolution for the formation of Landscaping and Street Lighting District No. 21 for Murrieta Springs, confirming the diagram and assessments, and approve the annual levy of the assessments for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the District.

 19.            FORMATION OF LANDSCAPING AND STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 22 FOR U.S. HOMES AND THE LEVY OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 2004-2005 FISCAL YEAR

Recommended Action: That the City Clerk announce the results of the mailed ballot election and that following the public hearing, the City Council adopt a Resolution for the formation of Landscaping and Street Lighting District No. 22 for U.S. Homes, confirming the diagram and assessments, and approve the annual levy of the assessments for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the District.

LEGISLATIVE MATTERS

 20.            RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN FOR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE JEFFERSON AVENUE WIDENING PROJECT - THOMAS AND MARIA SUTTLE

Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution of Necessity for the acquisition of certain property by Eminent Domain located west of Jefferson Avenue, south of Ivy Street, east of Adams Street, and north of Hawthorne Street, APN's 909-030-007 and 909-030-010.

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

*21.          MINUTES

Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes of the 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting on July 20, 2004.

*22.          REGISTER OF DEMANDS

Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands in the amount of $34,904.85 through July 20, 2004.

COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT

*23.          MINUTES

Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes of the 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting on July 20, 2004.

*24.          REGISTER OF DEMANDS

Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands in the amount of $360,631.24 through July 20, 2004.

MURRIETA FIRE DISTRICT

*25.          MINUTES

Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes of the 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting on July 20, 2004.

*26.          REGISTER OF DEMANDS

Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands in the amount of $277,365.17 through July 20, 2004.

PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

GOVERNING BODY ACTIONS/COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT