Rancho Santa Margarita — 2025-07-09

City Council

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1.1 JULY 23, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING CANCELED
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1.2 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, LOCATED AT CENTRAL PARK FROM 6:00 TO\n8:00 P.M.: SUNDAY, JULY 13 – FLOCK OF 80’s SUNDAY, JULY 20 – THE\nANSWER SUNDAY, JULY 27 – REDNECK RODEO SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 –\nWAYWARD SONS SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 – SPINTOWN (School of Rock band\nat 4:00 p.m., Spintown band at 6:00 p.m. – Dreamers Market from 4:008:00 p.m.)
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2.1 COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
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2.2 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive an Oral Report on the following City Council\nCommittee Assignment:\n1)
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3.1 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION – BUSINESS RECOGNITION TO ELISSIMO\nCOFFEE & ROASTING
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5.1 WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda\nand declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be\ndetermined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
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5.2 APPROVAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION (Diaz)\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve a Certificate of Recognition for a Business\nRecognition to Elissimo Coffee & Roasting.\nItem No. 5.2
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5.3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Diaz)\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the June 25, 2025 City Council Regular\nmeeting minutes.\nItem No. 5.3
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5.4 ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY\nZONE MAP FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA LOCAL\nRESPONSIBILITY AREA (Diaz)\nRECOMMENDATION: Adopt Ordinance No. 25-02 entitled: AN ORDINANCE\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA,\nCALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES WITHIN THE\nCITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREA (LRA)\nAS DETERMINED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND\nFIRE PROTECTION, OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL, PURSUANT TO\nGOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 51175 ET SEQ\nItem No. 5.4
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5.5 APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS DATED JUNE 23, 2025 and JUNE 30,\n2025 (Turner)\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the warrant registers totaling $824,951.17.\nItem No. 5.5
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5.6 AWARD OF SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS) AGREEMENT WITH TYLER\nTECHNOLOGIES, INC., FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN\nRESOURCES SYSTEM SOFTWARE (Turner)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1)\nApprove Software as a Service Agreement (SaaS) with Tyler\nTechnologies Inc., to provide and assist the City with the\nimplementation of new Financial and Human Resources Management\nSoftware for a total cost of $73,110 for the first year; and\n2)\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute the proposed (SaaS) with Tyler\nTechnologies Inc.\nItem No. 5.6
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5.7 NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 ANNUAL\nRESIDENTIAL OVERLAY PROJECT (Parco)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1)\nAccept the improvements for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual\nResidential Overlay Project; and\n2)\nAuthorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the County\nof Orange Recorder’s Office within fifteen (15) calendar days, as\nrequired by Section 9204 of the California Civil Code; and\n3)\nAuthorize the retention monies to be released thirty-five (35) days\nafter the Date of Recordation of the Notice of Completion, if all Stop\nNotices have been resolved and all potential claims are settled.\nItem No. 5.7
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5.8 CITY REPRESENTATIVE REPORT FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY MOSQUITO\nAND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT (Cervantez)\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the report submitted by the City\nCouncil's appointed representative to the Orange County Mosquito and\nVector Control District.\nItem No. 5.8\nITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
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6.1 CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN\nADOPTION AND SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE (Kuta)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1)\nReceive the staff presentation and report.\n2)\nCouncil questions of staff.\n3)\nOpen the Public Hearing.\n4)\nReceive public testimony.\n5)\nClose the Public Hearing.\n6)\nCouncil discussion and deliberation.\n7)\nAdopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA,\nADOPTING THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA LOCAL HAZARD\nMITIGATION PLAN\n8)\nAdopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA,\nADOPTING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GPA 25-002, SAFETY\nELEMENT UPDATE\nItem No. 6.1
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6.2 ADOPTION OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 25-001 TO UPDATE THE\nCIRCULATION ELEMENT, AND ADOPTION OF THE THIRD ADDENDUM TO\nTHE 2020 GENERAL PLAN FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (Kuta)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1)\nReceive the staff presentation and report.\n2)\nCouncil questions of staff.\n3)\nOpen the Public Hearing.\n4)\nReceive public testimony.\n5)\nClose the Public Hearing.\n6)\nCouncil discussion and deliberation.\n7)\nAdopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARTIA, CALIFORNIA,\nADOPTING THE THIRD ADDENDUM TO THE 2020 GENERAL PLAN\nFINAL\nENVIRONMENTAL\nIMPACT\nREPORT,\nAS\nPREVIOUSLY\nADDENDED, FOR THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE PROJECT,\nPURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMETAL QUALITY ACT\n8)\nAdopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA,\nADOPTING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GPA 25-001, AN UPDATE TO\nTHE GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT\nItem No. 6.2
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6.3 PROPOSED UPDATE TO THE CITY’S FALSE ALARM FEE (Chapple)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1)\nReceive the staff presentation and report.\n2)\nCouncil questions of staff.\n3)\nOpen the Public Hearing.\n4)\nReceive public testimony.\n5)\nClose the Public Hearing.\n6)\nCouncil discussion and deliberation.\n7)\nAdopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA,\nAUTHORIZING THE CITY’S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE\nORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FALSE ALARM FEE\nPROGRAM, UPDATING THE CITY’S FALSE ALARM FEE, REPEALING\nRESOLUTION 21-03-24-03, AND FINDING THAT THE ACTION IS\nSTATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL\nQUALITY ACT (CEQA) PER SECTION 15273 OF THE CEQA\nGUIDELINES AND PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21080(B)(8)\nItem No. 6.3