Special City Council Meeting - May 08, 2025

Special City Council Meeting - May 08, 2025. Location: Hemet Public Library, Second Floor. Time: 05:30 PM. Agenda: Special City Council Meeting - May 08, 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 NOTICE AND CALL OF A SPECIAL MEETING Thursday, May 8, 2025 Hemet Public Library, Second Floor 300 E. Latham Ave., Hemet, California 92543 SPECIAL MEETING AT 5:30 P.M. SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION AT 6:30 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/87438599974 Webinar ID: 874 3859 9974 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. SPECIAL MEETING - 5:30 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 Special Meeting 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 . 4.A. Public Comment for Items Listed on the Agenda: Discussion Item 5. DISCUSSION - ACTION ITEM 5.A. Discussion and Action on City Council District One Vacancy, Including Potential Appointment of a Qualified Individual to Fill the Vacancy or Calling a Special Election to Fill the Vacancy Staff Report #25-134 - Pdf Recommendation: It is respectfully recommended that the City Council discuss and take one of the following actions: (1) Appoint a qualified candidate to finish the remainder of the unexpired term of the District One City Council seat to December 12, 2028 (Applications Attached); or (2) Call a Special Election to elect a qualified candidate to finish the remainder of the unexpired term of the District One City Council Seat (Draft Resolutions Attached); or (3) Discuss and take other such action as the City Council deems appropriate, consistent with state and local law. 5 - 52 6. ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL MEETING 7. SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION – 6:30 P.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER 8. CALL TO ORDER 9. ROLL CALL 10. 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 . 11. DISCUSSION ITEM 11.A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 Number of Cases (1) 12. ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION ‌ 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: May 6, 2025, at 6:00 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. Closed and Special Sessions will be duly noticed as needed. Council Agendas: Agendas for Regular Meetings are available for public review on the City’s website at hemetca.gov and in the City Clerk’s Office, 445 E. Florida Ave., typically by 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the meeting, but no later than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Agendas for Closed and Special Sessions are made available at least 72 hours prior to the meeting when possible, but no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting. Livestream: Regular City Council Meetings are available for viewing during the meeting at hemetca.gov . Use of Equipment: Please contact the City Clerk’s Office if requesting to use the chamber equipment as part of a scheduled presentation 24 hours prior to the meeting at (951) 765-2307. 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.