City of Lake Elsinore

City Council Special Meeting

Agenda – Final

 

Steve Manos, Mayor

Brian Tisdale, Mayor Pro Tem

Timothy J. Sheridan, Council Member

Natasha Johnson, Council Member

Robert E. Magee, Council Member

Jason Simpson, City Manager

Meeting Date:

September 12, 2024

 

Closed Session:  5:00 PM

Public Session:  5:00 PM

 

Cultural Center

183 N. Main Street

Lake Elsinore, CA 92530

 

 

The City of Lake Elsinore appreciates your attendance. Citizens’ comments, input and interests provide the City Council with valuable information regarding issues of the community.  

 

Meeting Information 

Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, and the agenda is posted 72 hours prior to each meeting outside of City Hall. The agenda and related reports are also available on the City’s website at www.Lake-Elsinore.org. Meetings are conducted in person, televised live on Spectrum Cable Station Channel 29 and Frontier Cable Channel 31, and streamed online at http://www.lake-elsinore.org/city-government/city-council/webcast-videos. If you are attending the meeting in person, please park in the parking lot across the street from the Cultural Center to assist us in limiting the impact of meetings on the Downtown Business District. Thank you for your cooperation. 

 

Public Comments – Addressing the City Council 

Any person wishing to address the City Council on items not included on the Agenda may do so during Public Comments for 1 minute at the beginning of the meeting or during Public Comments for 3 minutes at the end of the meeting. We respectfully ask those interested in addressing the City Council to either submit a request to speak online at http://www.lake-elsinore.org/city-government/agendas-and-minutes or complete and present a “Request to Speak” form to the City Clerk at the meeting. This Form is available on the table located inside the Council Chamber. Members of the public may also provide comments on Agenda items by noting the item on the “Request to Speak” form and will be called to address the City Council when the item is considered by the City Council during the meeting. 

 

Written Communications 

If you would like to submit written public comments, you may do so prior to the meeting either by entering them online at the link above or emailing them to the City Clerk at [email protected]. Any written communications or additional documents distributed to the City Council within 72 hours of the meeting will also be made available to the public in accordance with Government Code Section 54957.5. 

 

Accessibility Accommodations 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Department at (951) 6743124 Ext. 269, at least 48 hours before the meeting to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility


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Dream Extreme 2040 is the City’s FIRST long-term strategic plan to assist the City in its pursuit of achieving its vision. The plan is a living document that will be updated regularly and serve as the framework to guide all decision-making over the next 20 years by identifying key Anchors, Aspirations, and Strategies.


Our Vision is the City of Lake Elsinore will be the ultimate destination where all can live, work, play, build futures, and fulfill dreams.


The Anchors are the City of Lake Elsinore’s unique community assets and opportunities: The Lake, Downtown, and Action and Adventure.


• The Lake: Lake Elsinore is a vital community asset. Protecting, enhancing, and celebrating the Lake is critical to Lake Elsinore’s City and community health.


• Downtown: Enhancing and creating the highest quality downtown experience will serve to create a strong sense of place that will shape the City’s identity as a place where residents and visitors can live, work, and play.


• Action and Adventure: Lake Elsinore’s programs, facilities, and natural environment will define the City as a destination for action and adventure for both visitors and residents.


Our Aspirations are broad, long-term goals that encapsulate what we hope to achieve in Lake Elsinore’s future. The City has identified 4 key aspirations to work towards.

 

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Items on the agenda that align with Aspirations from the Dream Extreme 2040 Plan are noted by the Aspiration’s icon to highlight City Council actions that help the City pursue its goals.


To read the plan and learn more about its implementation in the City, visit

www.Lake-Elsinore.org/DreamExtreme2040.

 

 

 

 


CALL TO ORDER

 

The special meeting of the City Council will be called to order.

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

ROLL CALL

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

(Please read & complete a Request to Address the City Council form prior to the start of the meeting and turn it in to the City Clerk. The Mayor or City Clerk will call on you to speak.) Only items listed on this Special Meeting Agenda may be discussed.

 

CLOSED SESSION

 

A.

Conference With Legal Counsel--anticipated Litigation

Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subdivision (d) of Gov’t Code Section 54956.9: 1 Potential Case

 

RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION

 

The City Council will recess to Closed Session.

 

RECOVENE/CALL TO ORDER

 

The Special Meeting of the City Council will reconvene and the Special Meeting of the Successor Agency will be called to order.

 

SUCCESSOR AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR

 

1)

Amended Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 24-25b) for the Period January 1, 2025 Through June 30, 2025

 

  1. Find that the adoption of the Amended ROPS FY 24-25 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines; and

 

  1. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE AMENDED RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE (ROPS 24-25B) FOR JANUARY 1, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025.

 

2)

Sale of Real Property 284 Ellis Street

 

  1. Find that the proposed sale of real property does not constitute a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Section 15004(b) of the CEQA Guidelines in that it does not vest any development rights or result in the physical change in the environment and that any proposed affordable housing project will be required to comply with CEQA and obtain all land use entitlements, and does not commit the City to any definite course of action or foreclose alternatives or mitigation measures that would ordinarily be part of CEQA; and

 

  1. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF SPECIFIED REAL PROPERTY BY THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE PURSUANT TO SECTION 34181(a)(1) OF THE HEALTH & SAFETY CODE AND MAKING RELATED FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS AND TAKING RELATED ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

 

BUSINESS ITEM

 

3)

Confirmation of Proclamation of a Local Emergency Due to the Airport Fire

 

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA,  CONFIRMING THE PROCLAMATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE AIRPORT FIRE

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

The Lake Elsinore City Council will adjourn to the next Regular meeting of Tuesday, September 24, 2024 in the Cultural Center located at 183 N. Main Street. Closed Session will commence at 5:00 p.m. or such later time as noticed on the Agenda, and the regular Open Session business meeting will commence at 7:00 p.m.