City of Lake Elsinore

City Council 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:

October 08, 2024

 

Closed Session:  5:30 PM

Public Session:  7:00 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 regular meeting of the City Council will be called to order.

 

ROLL CALL

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

 

CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 P.M.

 

A.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)

Name of case: Medcare Farms 2.0 LLC Claim dated September 9, 2024

 

B.

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

 

C.

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS

(Gov’t Code Section 54956.8)

Property: 28750 Pierce Ave; Lake Elsinore; APNs:  378-020-018, 378-020-052

Agency negotiator: City Manager Simpson

Negotiating parties: City of Lake Elsinore and John R. Hernandez Trustee of the Hernadez Family trust dated April 14, 2019

Under negotiation:  Price and terms of payment

 

RECESS

 

The City Council will recess to Closed Session.

 

RECONVENE/CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M.

 

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

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

ROLL CALL

 

CLOSED SESSION REPORT

 

PRESENTATIONS/CEREMONIALS

 

1)

Riverside County Sheriff's Office 2024 Third Quarter Statistical Update

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS - 1 MINUTE

 

(Please read & complete a Request to Address the City Council/Successor Agency form prior to the start of the meeting and turn it in to the City Clerk/Clerk.  The Mayor/Chair or City Clerk/Clerk will call on you to speak.)

 


CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR

 

2)

Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of September 24, 2024

 

Approve the Minutes.

 

3)

CC Warrant Report Dated September 9, 2024 to September 15, 2024

 

Receive and file.

 

4)

CC Warrant Report Dated September 16, 2024 to September 22, 2024

 

Receive and file.

 

5)

Purchase of approximately 19,602 square feet of Vacant Real Property at Graham Avenue, Lake Elsinore (APNs 374-262-013 and 374-262-018) for $195,000, plus closing costs

 

Approve the purchase of approximately 0.45 acre of unimproved real property located at Graham Avenue (APNs  374-262-013 and 374-262-018) for $195,000 plus closing costs, ratify the City Manager’s execution of the Agreement and Escrow Instructions for Purchase and Sale of Real Property, and further authorize the City Manager or designee to execute such other ancillary documents as may be necessary to complete the purchase, in such final form as approved by the City Attorney.

 

6)

Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023

 

Receive and file the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023.

 

7)

Cost Allocation Plan

 

Adopt and implement the Cost Allocation Plan prepared by Willdan Financial Services and approving the 19% overhead rate.

 

8)

Approve the Side Letter to the 2021-2026 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with LIUNA Local 777 (LIUNA)

 

Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Side Letter to the MOU with LIUNA Local 777 Amending the Changes of Benefits for Union-Represented and Non-Represented Employees for the Period of October 8, 2024, to June 30, 2026.

 

9)

Lake Elsinore Carwash Market Analysis and Findings

 

Receive and File the Lake Elsinore Carwash Market Analysis Report and Adopt the Report’s Findings that the City of Lake Elsinore is oversaturated with carwash businesses.

 


10)

Notice of Decision – Planning Commission Approval of Planning Application No. 2019-80 for a Commercial Design Review and Two Conditional Use Permits to Develop an Approximately 3,300 sq. ft. Convenience Store with a New Gasoline Dispensing Facility and a 1,400 sq. ft. Drive-through Restaurant on a 3.57-acre portion of the Existing Ortega Oaks Plaza Located at 15890 Grand Avenue

 

Receive and File the Notice of Decision for Planning Application No. 2019-80 approved by the Planning Commission on September 17, 2024.

 

11)

Professional Services Agreement with VCS Environmental, Inc. for Environmental Documentation for the East Lake Villas Senior Living Community Project

 

Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with VCS Environmental, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $71,545 to prepare California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Compliance documents, in such final form as approved by the City Attorney.

 

12)

Tract No. 35337, Revision to Conditions of Approval No. 130

 

Approve the revision to Conditions of Approval No. 130 to state as follows:

 

130. The applicant shall construct full-street improvements from the Main Street/Camino Del Norte intersection to the Camino Del Norte/Elsinore Hills Road intersection, half-width improvements from the Main Street/Camino Del Norte intersection to the northern boundary of the property and dedicate full right-of-way on Camino Del Norte such that the ultimate right-of-way width conforms to General Plan and Spyglass Specific Plan right-of-way cross sections. In addition, the City shall provide applicant impact fee credits and reimbursements, as provided in Condition of Approval No. 142. The road improvements for Camino Del Norte shall be consistent with the Traffic Analysis (revised) dated August 18, 2009 (revised) and the General Plan Circulation Element, the Spyglass Specific Plan, and shall be built to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.

 

13)

Tract No. 31593, Revision to Conditions of Approval No. 47

 

Approve revisions to Condition of Approval No. 47 to state as follows: 

 

47. Install a traffic signal at Camino Del Norte and Elsinore Hills Road and install ultimate intersection improvements prior to the 120th Certificate of Occupancy.

 

14)

Tract Map No. 38271, Laguna Pointe

 

  1. Approve Final Tract Map No. 38271 subject to the City Engineer’s acceptance as being true and correct;

 

  1. Authorize the City Clerk to sign the map and arrange for recordation of Final Tract Map No. 38271; and

 

  1. Authorize the City Manager to execute Construction Agreements for Street Improvements and Monumentation.

 


15)

Landscape Maintenance Agreement Between California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the City of Lake Elsinore for I-15 Main Street Interchange

 

Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a Landscape Maintenance Agreement with the California Department of Transportation for the maintenance of landscape and irrigation in final form as approved by the City Attorney.

 

16)

Professional Services Agreement with Albert A. Webb Associates for On-Call Traffic Engineering Services

 

Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Services Agreement with Albert A. Webb Associates for on-call traffic engineering services in the amount of $150,598 per year for a three-year term, in such final form as approved by the City Attorney.

 

17)

Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement for Proactive Engineering Consultants (Formerly Adams Streeter Civil Engineers) for Main Street Pedestrian Safety Improvements and Information Technology Infrastructure CIP Project No. Z10075

 

Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 with Proactive Engineering Consultants (Formerly Adams Streeter Civil Engineers) for additional construction support services for the Main Street Pedestrian Safety Improvements and Information Technology Infrastructure Project in an amount not to exceed $43,287.49 in such final form as approved by the City Attorney and authorize the City Manager to execute change orders not exceeding a 10% contingency.

 

18)

Agreement for Contractor Services with Reep Fire Protection, Inc. for Maintenance Services for Fire Protection and Backflow Services for Citywide Parks, Facilities, and LLMD’s

 

Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement with Reep Fire Protection, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00 for Maintenance Services for Fire Protection and Backflow Services for Citywide Parks, Facilities, and LLMDs in such final form as approved by the City Attorney and authorize the City Manager to execute change orders not exceeding a 10% contingency of $4,000.00 for unanticipated costs.

 

19)

Agreement with Commercial Door Company, Inc. for Door Repairs, Maintenance, and Emergency Services

 

Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement with Commercial Door Company, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 for door repairs, maintenance, and emergency services in such final form as approved by the City Attorney and authorize the City Manager to execute change orders not exceeding a 10% contingency of $3,000.00 for unanticipated costs.

 


SUCCESSOR AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR

 

20)

Minutes of the Regular Successor Agency Meeting of September 24, 2024

 

Approve the Minutes.

 

21)

SA Warrant Report Dated September 16, 2024 to September 22, 2024

 

Receive and file.

 

22)

Agreement with KPA Services, LLC for Environmental Health & Safety Monitoring at Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium

 

Approve and authorize the Executive Director to execute an Agreement with KPA Services, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 for Environmental Health and Safety Monitoring at Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium in such final form as approved by the Agency Attorney and authorize the Executive Director to execute change orders not to exceed a 10% contingency amount of $5,000.00 for uncertainties and adjustments.

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS - 3 MINUTES

 

(Please read & complete a Request to Address the City Council/Successor Agency form prior to the start of the meeting and turn it in to the City Clerk/Clerk.  The Mayor/Chair or City Clerk/Clerk will call on you to speak.)

 

CITY MANAGER COMMENTS

 

CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS

 

CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS/REPORTS ON MEETINGS ATTENDED

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

The Lake Elsinore City Council will adjourn to the next Regular meeting of Tuesday, October 22, 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.

 

AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING

 

I, Candice Alvarez, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, do hereby affirm that a copy of the forgoing agenda was posted at City Hall at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

 

 

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Candice Alvarez, MMC

City Clerk