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City of Lake Elsinore City Council Meeting Agenda – Final Brian Tisdale, Mayor Robert E. Magee, Mayor Pro Tem Steve Manos, Council Member Timothy J. Sheridan, Council Member Natasha Johnson, Council Member Jason Simpson, City Manager	Meeting Date: February 11, 2025 Closed Session: 5:00 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 2^nd and 4^th 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) 674‑3124 Ext. 269, at least 48 hours before the meeting to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.

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.


*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 - 5:00 P.M. The regular meeting of the City Council will be called to order.

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

CLOSED SESSION

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of case: DS & RS Investment LLC, et al. v. City of Lake Elsinore, et al.; Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVME2402627

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS

(Gov’t Code Section 54956.8)
Property: APN: 374-261-027
Agency negotiator: City Manager Simpson
Negotiating parties: City of Lake Elsinore and Morrow Plumbing
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

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

Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of January 28, 2025

Approve the Minutes.

CC Warrant Report Dated December 02, 2024 to December 08, 2024

Receive and File.

CC Warrant Report Dated December 09, 2024 to December 15, 2024

Receive and File.

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

Receive and file.

CC Warrant Report Dated December 23, 2024 to December 29, 2024

Receive and File.

CC Warrant Report Dated December 30, 2024 to January 05, 2024

Receive and File.

Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Mid-year Operating Budget Status Report

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FY 2024-2025 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS; and

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FY2024-2025 SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZED POSITIONS FOR MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS.

Resolution Regarding County Service Area 152 and Setting the Benefit Assessment Unit Rate for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for the City of Lake Elsinore to Fund the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Compliance Activities

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, MAINTAINING COUNTY SERVICE AREA 152 AND AUTHORIZING THE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT UNIT RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FOR THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE TO FUND THE CITY’S NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT PROGRAM.

Professional Services Agreement to Provide Grant Writing, Research, and Management

Approve and Authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) to provide grant research, writing, and management services, in an amount not to exceed seventy-two thousand dollars ($72,000) per year, with optional extensions for two additional years, in such final form as approved by the City Attorney.

10)

Public Works Construction Agreement with Edmondson Construction Co., for the Site Grading of the New City Library CIP Project #Z20003.

Award and authorize the City Manager to execute a Public Works Construction Agreement with Edmondson Construction Co. in an amount not to exceed $198,900.00 for the site grading of the new City Library (CIP Project #Z20006); 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 $19,890.00 for uncertainties and adjustments.

11)

Notice of Decision – Planning Commission Approval of Planning Application No. 2023-13 for a Commercial Design Review, Conditional Use Permit, and Sign Design Review to develop a 7,200 sq. ft. Retail Center with a drive-through restaurant on a 1.4-acre site located near the Collier Avenue and Nichols Road intersection

Receive and File the Notice of Decision for Planning Application No. 2023-13 approved by the Planning Commission on January 21, 2025.

12)

Vacation of Certain Streets and Easements Located Within Stockdale Area

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, VACATING CERTAIN STREETS AND EASEMENTS LOCATED WITHIN THE AREA BOUNDED BY NICHOLS ROAD TO THE NORTH, PIERCE ROAD TO THE EAST, KINGS HIGHWAY TO THE SOUTH, AND TERRA COTTA ROAD TO THE WEST (WITHIN AN AREA COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS “STOCKDALE”).

13)

Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA) for Main Street Gateways Design Development

Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with David Evans and Associates, Inc. in an additional amount not to exceed $18,600 for Main Street Gateways Design Development in such final form as approved by the City Attorney and authorize the City Manager to execute change orders not exceeding 10% contingency of the total contract amount of $519,933, or $51,993, for unanticipated costs.

14)

Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Engineering Resources of Southern California, Inc. for Civil Engineering Services for the City Park Parking Lot (CIP Project Z40037)

Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Engineering Resources of Southern California, Inc. in the amount of $27,500 for Civil Engineering Services for the City Park Parking Lot (CIP Project No. Z20037) in such final form as approved by the City Attorney.

SUCCESSOR AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR

15)

Minutes of the Regular Successor Agency Meeting of January 28, 2025

Approve the Minutes.

16)

SA Warrant Report Dated December 09, 2024 to December 15, 2024

Receive and File.

17)

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

Receive and file.

18)

SA Warrant Report Dated December 23, 2024 to December 29, 2024

Receive and File.

19)

SA Warrant Report Dated December 30, 2024 to January 05, 2024

Receive and File.

20)

Public Works Construction Agreement Award to United Carports, LLC for the Stadium Maintenance/Storage Facility Project CIP Project No. RDA Z20003

Approve and authorize the Executive Director to execute a Public Works Construction Agreement with United Carports, LLC in an amount not to exceed $346,000.00 for the Stadium Maintenance/Storage Facility Project in such final form as approved by the Agency Attorney; authorize the Executive Director to execute change orders not to exceed the 10% contingency amount of $34,600.00; and authorize the Agency Secretary to record the Notice of Completion once work is completed.

PUBLIC HEARING

21)

Participation in the Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) Program; and Adopting a TUMF Schedule

Introduce by title only and waive further reading of AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 16.83 TO UPDATE THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM MITIGATION FEE (TUMF) PROGRAM; and,

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE APPLICABLE TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM MITIGATION FEE (TUMF) APPLICABLE TO ALL DEVELOPMENTS IN CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE

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, February 25, 2025 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, February 6, 2025. _________________________ Candice Alvarez, MMC City Clerk

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