City Council Meeting - Mar 11, 2025

City Council Meeting - Mar 11, 2025. Location: Hemet Public Library - Temporary Council Chamber. Time: 06:00 PM. Agenda: City Council Meeting - Mar 11, 2025 - Agenda - Html MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL: Jaculin "Jackie" Peterson Mayor (District 2) Carole Kendrick Mayor Pro Tem (District 1) Tom Lodge Council Member (District 3) Joe Males Council Member (District 4) Linda Krupa Council Member (District 5) Mark Prestwich City Manager Steven Graham City Attorney John P. Maier City Clerk CITY COUNCIL AGENDA CITY OF HEMET, CALIFORNIA Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Hemet Public Library, Second Floor 300 E. Latham Ave., Hemet, California 92543 WORK STUDY SESSION AT 4:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 P.M. Council Chamber: In-person participation is limited in the Council Chamber in order to maintain social distancing room capacity. Live Stream: This meeting will be live-streamed on the City's website at hemetca.gov/agenda . Public Comments: Members of the Public who wish to comment on matters before the Council, in lieu of attending in person, may submit comments on or before 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting by using the following link: Online Comment Form . Comments will be recorded in the official meeting record. Teleconference: POTENTIAL USE OF AB 2449’S JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES PROVISIONS - In the event a City Councilmember joins the meeting virtually under AB 2449, then members of the public can utilize the number below to participate via teleconference. If all participating Councilmembers are physically present, then the call-in feature will be unavailable, but the meeting can still be viewed at the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87157187870 Webinar ID: 871 5718 7870 Passcode: 745765 Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 Notice Regarding Americans with Disability Act In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting or if you need agenda documents provided in an alternate format, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (951) 765-2307 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made (28CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II) Page 1. WORK STUDY SESSION – 4:00 P.M. 2. CALL TO ORDER 3. ROLL CALL 4. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - RULES OF DECORUM, RESOLUTION NO. 4545  At this time, members of the public may only comment on an item appearing on the Closed Session agenda. Please adhere to the following when addressing the Council: Comments will be limited to 3 minutes or less. Comments should be directed to the Council as a whole and not directed to individual Council Members. Please follow the adopted rules of decorum: Resolution No. 4545 . 5. DISCUSSION ITEMS 5.A. Discussion and Appointment of Measure U Citizen Oversight Committee Members Staff Report #25-060 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Review, discuss, and appoint applicants received for the Measure U Citizen Oversight Committee. 11 - 136 6. ADJOURNMENT OF WORK STUDY SESSION 7. REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 P.M. 8. CALL TO ORDER 9. ROLL CALL 10. INVOCATION 11. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Welcome to a meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Hemet • Anyone who wishes to speak during public comment or on a particular item will be required to fill out a speaker slip and turn it in to the City Clerk. Each request will cover one speaker. • There is a 3-minute-per-person time limit for all general public comments on non-public hearing items . • All who wish to speak, including Council members and staff, need to be recognized by the Mayor before speaking.  Members of the public shall comply with the adopted Rules of Decorum, Resolution No. 4545 . A copy of which can be requested through the City Clerk’s Office.  You may also fill out a form and submit your comments online at www.hemetca.gov . Submittal must be done before 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. • Please state your name and item you are commenting on before speaking. 12.A. Public Comment for Items Listed on the Agenda: Consent and Discussion Items 12.B. Public Comment for Items Not Listed on the Agenda, but within Jurisdictional Matter 13. RECEIVE AND FILE 13.A. City of Hemet Budget Adjustments Dated November 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024 Staff Report #25-026 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Receive and file the City of Hemet Budget Adjustments Dated November 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024. 137 - 143 13.B. The City of Hemet Warrant Registers Dated January 23, 2025, in the amount of $2,183,519.82, and February 6, 2025, in the amount of $2,984,079.83. The Payroll Periods of January 6, 2025 – January 19, 2025, in the amount of $1,175,324.97, and January 20, 2025 – February 2, 2025 in the amount of $1,137,293.28 Staff Report #25-033 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Receive and file the City of Hemet Warrant Registers. 145 - 309 14. CONSENT CALENDAR All Consent Calendar items will be acted upon by a single action of the City Council unless otherwise requested by an individual Council Member for separate consideration. 14.A. Approval of the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of February 25, 2025 Staff Report #25-058 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Approve the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of February 25, 2025. 311 - 317 14.B. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Supporting the Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre's Request for Resources Bond Funding for Parking Lot and Water System Repairs Staff Report #25-064 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Supporting the Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre's Request for Resources Bond Funding for Parking Lot and Water System Repairs. 319 - 324 14.C. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Awarding All American Asphalt the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Slurry Seal Project, CIP 5763, in the Amount of $1,176,722; Waiving any Minor Bid Irregularities; Authorizing the City Manager to Execute all Contract Documents; Approving Additional Construction Expenditures Not to Exceed 10% of the Contract Amount or Approximately $117,672; Approving Materials Testing in the Amount of $20,000; Authorizing the Administrative Services Director to Appropriate an Additional $468,654 of Fund Balance from Fund 221 Highway User Tax Account (HUTA) to Fund the Total Project Cost; and Authorizing the City Clerk to Record the Notice of Completion upon Acceptance of the Work by the City Engineer Staff Report #25-027 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Awarding All American Asphalt the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Slurry Seal Project, CIP 5763, in the Amount of $1,176,722, Waiving any Minor Bid Irregularities, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute all Contract Documents; Approving Additional Construction Expenditures Not to Exceed 10% of the Contract Amount or Approximately $117,672; Approving Materials Testing in the Amount of $20,000; Authorizing the Administrative Services Director to Appropriate an Additional $468,654 of Fund Balance from Fund 221 Highway User Tax Account (HUTA) to Fund the Total Project Cost; and Authorizing the City Clerk to Record the Notice of Completion upon Acceptance of the Work by the City Engineer. 325 - 539 14.D. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Awarding the Purchase of One New 2025 Ford F550 with 3-4 Cubic Yard Dump Body in the Amount of $98,064.24, from National Auto Fleet Group Utilizing Sourcewell Contract #091521-NAF and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute all Necessary Documents in Support of the Award Staff Report #25-037 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Awarding the Purchase of One New 2025 Ford F550 with 3-4 Cubic Yard Dump Body in the Amount of $98,064.24, from National Auto Fleet Group Utilizing Sourcewell Contract #091521-NAF and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute all Necessary Documents in Support of the Award. 541 - 559 14.E. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Awarding the Purchase of One New 2026 Ford F550 AT40G Model Aerial Truck in the Amount of $221,657.50, from Altec, Inc. Utilizing Sourcewell Contract #110421-Alt, and Authorizing the Administrative Services Director to Record a Supplemental Appropriation from the Streets Equipment Replacement Fund 380-4200 in the Amount of $51,647.50 and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute all Documents Related to the Purchase and Declaring Equipment #4571 Surplus to be Sold at Auction Staff Report #25-035 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Awarding the Purchase of One New 2026 Ford F550 AT40G Model Aerial Truck in the Amount of $221,647.50, from Altec, Inc. Utilizing Sourcewell Contract #110421-Alt, and Authorizing the Administrative Services Director to Record a Supplemental Appropriation from the Streets Equipment Replacement Fund 380-4200 in the Amount of $51,647.50 and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute all Documents Related to the Purchase and Declaring Equipment #4571 Surplus to be Sold at Auction. 561 - 569 14.F. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Awarding the Purchase of One New/Unused Ford Super Duty F-550 ODRA MT4H Mechanical Road Sweeper in the Amount of $285,902.40, from National Auto Fleet Group Utilizing Sourcewell Contract #032824-Naf, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute all Documents Related to the Purchase Staff Report #25-040 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Awarding the Purchase of One New/Unused Ford Super Duty F-550 ODRA MT4H Mechanical Road Sweeper in the Amount of $285,902.40, from National Auto Fleet Group Utilizing Sourcewell Contract #032824-Naf, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute all Documents Related to the Purchase. 571 - 578 15. DISCUSSION - ACTION ITEMS 15.A. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Approving an Agreement between the City of Hemet and North Star Place Branding + Marketing for Professional Citywide Branding Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $92,000, and an Additional $5,000 Project Contingency Allowance for Project-Related Needs and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Documents Related to the Agreement Staff Report #25-046 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Approving an Agreement with North Star Place Branding + Marketing for Professional Citywide Branding Services in the Amount of $92,000, an Additional $5,000 Project Contingency Allowance For Project-Related Needs, and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Documents Related to the Agreement. 579 - 693 15.B. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Approving the Agreement between the City of Hemet and Townsend Public Affairs for State and Federal Lobbying and Advocacy Services in the Amount of $7,500 per Month for an Amount Not to Exceed $90,000, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute All Documents Related to the Agreement Staff Report #25-029 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hemet, California, Approving the Agreement between the City of Hemet and Townsend Public Affairs for State and Federal Lobbying and Advocacy Services in the Amount of $7,500 per Month for an Amount Not to Exceed $90,000, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute All Documents Related to the Agreement. 695 - 725 15.C. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Workshop Staff Report #25-050 - Pdf Recommendation: Receive presentation and discuss the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Workshop. 727 15.D. An Ordinance of the City Council Of the City of Hemet, California, Adding Article XIV to Chapter 18 of the Hemet Municipal Code to Establish a Sales Tax Sharing and Economic Development Program for Automobile Dealerships Staff Report #25-066 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Introduce and Conduct First Reading of An Ordinance of the City Council Of the City of Hemet, California, Adding Article XIV to Chapter 18 of the Hemet Municipal Code to Establish a Sales Tax Sharing and Economic Development Program for Automobile Dealerships; and Waive Further Reading of the Ordinance; and direct the City Clerk to schedule the second reading and adoption of the Ordinance at the next regularly scheduled City Council Meeting. 729 - 742 15.E. Presentation on City Emergency Preparedness Roles and Responsibilities Staff Report #25-061 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council: Receive Presentation on City Emergency Preparedness Roles and Responsibilities 743 16. CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS MAYOR PETERSON Investment Oversight Committee Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency Ramona Bowl Board of Directors League of California Cities Homeless Outreach Ad-Hoc Committee Business Outreach Ad-Hoc Committee Cal Trans Liaison Ad-Hoc Committee Veterans Memorial Ad-Hoc Committee MAYOR PRO TEM KENDRICK Investment Oversight Committee Planning Commission Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency (RCHCA)** Western Riverside County Conservation Authority (RCA)* League of California Cities Community Action Partnership Hemet San Jacinto Water Master Board * CDBG Ad-Hoc Committee Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG)* Youth Council Ad-Hoc Committee COUNCIL MEMBER KRUPA Hemet Housing Authority Hemet Public Library Board of Trustees Cal Trans Liaison Ad-Hoc Committee Riverside County Airport Land Use Commission* League of California Cities Riverside County Transportation Commission Riverside Transit Agency* Western Riverside County Conservation Authority (RCA)* Hemet San Jacinto Water Master Board* WRCOG Regional Committees: Riverside County Waste Management Task Force RCTC Committee: Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee Art and Culture Ad-Hoc COUNCIL MEMBER LODGE Hemet Housing Authority Clean Up/Graffiti Ad-Hoc Committee League of California Cities Youth Council Ad-Hoc Committee COUNCIL MEMBER MALES League of California Cities Planning Commission Riverside County Transportation Commission Riverside County Transit Agency * Western Riverside Council of Governments * Business Outreach Ad-Hoc Committee CDBG Ad-Hoc Committee Clean Up/Graffiti Ad-Hoc Committee Homeless Outreach Ad-Hoc Committee Veterans Memorial Ad-Hoc Committee AD-HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS Clean up/Graffiti Ad-Hoc Committee (Lodge/Males) Homeless Outreach Ad-Hoc Committee (Males/Peterson) Business Outreach Ad-Hoc Committee (Males/Peterson) CDBG Ad-Hoc Committee (Kendrick/Males) Cal Trans Liaison Ad-Hoc Committee (Peterson/Krupa) Veterans Memorial Ad-Hoc Committee (Peterson/Males) Arts & Culture Ad-Hoc Committee (Krupa) CITY MANAGER MARK PRESTWICH 17. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS The following items are tentatively scheduled and are subject to change. The City Council may ask the City Manager to add specific items to a future agenda by a majority vote. March 14, 2025: Special Meeting: Strategic Planning Workshop March 25, 2025: General Plan and Housing Element Report Planning Commission Appointments Emergency Protocol Ordinance Update Media Policy (Continued from February 25, 2025 Meeting) Report on Proposed Annexation 18. ADJOURNMENT ‌ AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING I, John Paul Maier, MMC, City Clerk for the City of Hemet, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall located at 445 E. Florida Ave., the Hemet Public Library located at 300 E. Latham Ave., Hemet, CA, and the City Website. Date & Time: March 5, 2025 at 6:15 p.m. Meeting Schedule: The City Council of the City of Hemet regularly meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted. 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Disclosure of Campaign Contributions (Levine Act – Government Code Section 84308): Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Hemet City Council are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid contracts, labor contracts, or personal employment contracts with City of Hemet employees), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the Councilmember received more than $500 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the City’s decision on the agenda item in the previous 12 months. Members of the Hemet City Council who have received, and applicants, contractors, or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $500 to a Councilmember in the previous 12 months are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject agenda item and shall not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use their official position to influence the subject agenda item. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the City Clerk prior to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.