Meeting
City Council Chambers
29844 Haun Road

Menifee, CA 92586


Bill Zimmerman, Mayor
Bob Karwin, District 1
Ricky Estrada, District 2
Lesa Sobek, District 3 
Dean Deines, District 4




AGENDA
Menifee City Council
 Regular Meeting Agenda


Wednesday, November 1, 2023
5:00 PM Closed Session
6:00 PM Regular Meeting


Rebekah Kramer, Acting City Manager
Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney
Sarah Manwaring, City Clerk
 
CLOSED SESSION (5:00 PM)
1.
Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
Significant Exposure to Litigation (Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) or (3)):
One Case
REGULAR MEETING (6:00 PM)
1.
CALL TO ORDER 
2. 
ROLL CALL 
3. 
WORDS OF INSPIRATION 
3.1.
Pastor Lennertz – Eagle Ridge Church
4. 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 
5. 
PRESENTATIONS 
5.1.
Youth Leaders of Menifee Recognition 
5.2.
Community Services Update
6.
AGENDA APPROVAL OR MODIFICATIONS  
7. 
PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS) 
This is the time for members of the public to address the Council about items which are NOT listed on the agenda.  The Ralph M. Brown Act limits the Council’s ability to respond to comments on non-agendized matters at the time such comments are made. Each speaker will be limited to three minutes on any single item.
8. 
COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES AND COMMENTS 
9. 
APPROVAL OF MINUTES 
9.1
September 6, 2023 City Council Minutes
10. 
CONSENT CALENDAR 
All matters on the Consent Calendar are to be approved in one motion unless a Councilmember requests a separate action on a specific item on the Consent Calendar.  If an item is removed from the Consent Calendar, it will be discussed individually and acted upon separately. Unless otherwise directed by a member of the City Council, the vote on ordinance adoptions will reflect the prior action of each Councilmember when the ordinance was introduced. However, if a Councilmember is not present at the City Council meeting, their vote will be reflected as absent. 
10.1
Waiver of Reading

RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Waive the reading in full of any and all Ordinances listed on this agenda and provide that they be read by title only.
10.2
Warrant Register

RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Ratify and approve the Voucher Lists dated 9/29/2023 and 10/06/2023, the Payroll Register/Other EFTs dated 9/28/2023, 9/29/2023, 10/02/2023, and 10/03/2023 and the Void Check Listing PE 9/30/2023 which have a total budgetary impact of $5,303,173.17. 
10.3
City Treasurer Appointment

RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Adopt a resolution acknowledging the appointment of City Treasurer, Travis Hickey.
10.4
Employee Health Contribution Increase

RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Adopt three resolutions approving the Tentative Agreements between the City and the Menifee City Employees’ Associations General, Professional, and Mid-Management Units, to increase the monthly health contribution for employees who elect Employee + Family level medical coverage, beginning January 1, 2024; and
  2. Authorize the Finance Department to make the necessary budget adjustments, appropriations, and transfers.  
10.5
City Council Proclamation

RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Proclaim November 2023 as Family Court Awareness Month.
     
10.6
Agreement with Pacific Mobile Structures, Inc. for Park and Facility Multi-Use Trailer Project

RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Cooperative Agreement with Pacific Mobile Structures, Inc. for the purchase of two locker room and restroom trailers in the amount of $213,105; and
  2. Exempt the purchase from the competitive bidding process as purchase will be made using a cooperative purchasing agreement under The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) Contract No. 21020202.
10.7
Acceptance of Public Improvements and 90% Release of Security for Tract Map No. 36485-9, Audie Murphy Ranch, by Sutter Mitland 01, LLC


RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Accept the public improvements for streets, drainage, water, recycled water, and sewer systems, as well as subdivision monuments for Tract Map No. 36485-9, Audie Murphy Ranch, located on the south side of Audie Murphy Road North at Patriot Drive; and
  2. Authorize the City Engineer to release the posted securities per the City’s Standard Policies.
10.8
Agreement and Amendment for the Bradley Road Bridge Over Salt Creek Project, Capital Improvement Program Project No. CIP 13-04


RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 7 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for Environmental & Design Services with NV5 for Bradley Road Bridge Over Salt Creek, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project No. CIP 13-04, in the not-to-exceed amount of $153,683; and
  2. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a PSA for Construction Management and Inspection Services with Anser Advisory for the Project, in an amount not-to-exceed $2,253,619.42.
10.9
Agreement with BFK Architecture & Planning for the Fire Station No. 76 Living Area Improvements Project


RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with BFK Architecture & Planning for architectural and engineering services for the living area improvements for Fire Station No. 76, located north of Newport Road, on the east side of Menifee Road, just south of Camino Cristal, Capital Improvement Program Project No. CIP 24-05, in an amount not-to-exceed $158,250. 
10.10
California Department of Transportation’s Active Transportation Program Grant Acceptances for Fiscal Year 2023/2024


RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Accept Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/2024 California Department of Transportation’s Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 6 grant funds for the Romoland Elementary School ATP Project, CIP No. 24-04, (“Project A”) and the Watson Road at Harvest Valley Elementary School ATP Project, CIP No. 24-15 (“Project B”); and
  2. Adopt two resolutions establishing the City’s eligibility to receive the identified grant funding from California Department of Transportation and authorizing the City Manager to execute all future agreements and grant-related documents necessary to receive the Cycle 6 Active Transportation Program Grant for both Projects;
  3. and Adopt a budget amendment resolution appropriating $131,000 for Project A and $124,000 for Project B in revenues and expenditures in the Grant Fund (Fund 301).
10.11
Riverside County Transportation Commission’s Measure A Regional Arterial Improvements Program Grant Acceptances for Fiscal Year 2023/2024


RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Accept the Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Riverside County Transportation Commission’s Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee and Measure A Regional Arterial Improvements Program Grant funds for the City’s Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Scott Road/Bundy Canyon Road Widening, CIP 20-01, and the McCall Boulevard Widening, CIP No. 22-03; and
  2. Adopt a resolution appropriating $3,140,000 for the McCall Boulevard Widening Project in revenues and expenditures in the Grant Fund (Fund 301) in FY 2023/2024; and
  3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all agreements and grant-related documents necessary to receive the Regional Arterial Improvements Program Grant for both Projects.
10.12
Agreements and Bonds for Plot Plan No. 2020-0167 / IP 22-025, Boulders Mixed Use, by Boulders Menifee LLC.


RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Public Improvement Agreements to guarantee the completion of required public improvements associated with Plot Plan No. 2020-0167, Boulders Mixed Use, by Boulders Menifee LLC, located north of Normandy Road and east of Berea Road.
11. 
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE 
 
12. 
DISCUSSION ITEMS 
12.1
2024 City Council Meeting Calendar

RECOMMENDED ACTION
  1. Review the dates for the 2024 City Council Meetings and provide direction to staff of potential conflicts and cancelations.
13. 
CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS 
14. 
CITY MANAGER REPORTS 
15. 
FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS 

> Key to the City Discussion (Sobek, July 19, 2023)
Target Date: TBD
> Property Tax Benefits for Disabled Veterans (Estrada, July 19, 2023)
Target Date: TBD 
> Continue Review of Options of Formation of Veterans Committee (Deines, January 18, 2023)
Target Date: TBD 
> Invite Cal Trans Representative to Answer Questions About Schedule (Sobek, October 4, 2023)
Target Date: November 15, 2023
> Discuss Reduction of Business License to be the Lowest In the County (Estrada, October 4, 2023)
Target Date: TBD 
> Discuss options on how to move forward with annexation of all Parks located in Menifee.(Estrada, October 4, 2023)
Target Date: TBD 
> Discuss street name change  for Comey View Court.(Karwin, October 18, 2023)
Target Date: TBD 

 
16.
ADJOURN 
Decorum Policy Notes
The Council anticipates and encourages public participation at its Council meeting, both on agenda items and during the public comments period. Please turn your cell phones off, refrain from talking in the audience or outbursts that may be disruptive. We encourage participation and ask for a mutual respect for the proceedings.
Staff Reports
Materials related to an item on this agenda, including those submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet, are available for public inspection by contacting the City Clerk Department, at (951) 672-6777 or by coming into City Hall located at 29844 Haun Road, Menifee, CA, 92586 during normal business hours.
Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
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