Rancho Santa Margarita
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 1 | 1 | 1.1 PATRIOT DAY COMMEMORATION – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025, AT 5:30 P.M., LOCATED AT THE CIVIC CENTER PLAZA | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 1 # 1 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa1d |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 1 | 2 | 1.2 RANCHO FAMILY FEST – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025, FROM 3:00 TO 10:00 P.M., AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025, FROM 2:00 TO 10:00 P.M., LOCATED AT CENTRAL PARK | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 1 # 2 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa18 |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 1 | 3 | 1.3 ELECTRONIC WASTE DISPOSAL AND DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025, FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M., LOCATED AT APPLIED MEDICAL’S R100 BUILDING PARKING LOT | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 1 # 3 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa1a |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 2 | 1 | 2.1 COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 2 # 1 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa27 |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 2 | 2 | 2.2 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 2 # 2 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa26 |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 3 | 1 | 3.1 CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION – SANTA MARGARITA LITTLE LEAGUE 10U AND 11U ALL-STAR TEAMS – DISTRICT 68 CHAMPIONS | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 3 # 1 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa19 |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 3 | 2 | 3.2 PROCLAMATION – “HUNGER ACTION MONTH”, SEPTEMBER 2025 | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 3 # 2 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa1f |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 3 | 3 | 3.3 PROCLAMATION – “NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH”, SEPTEMBER 2025 | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 3 # 3 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa1e |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 5 | 1 | 5.1 WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA RECOMMENDATION: Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived. | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 5 # 1 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa22 |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 5 | 2 | 5.2 APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION AND PROCLAMATIONS (Diaz) RECOMMENDATION: Approve the following: 1) Certificates of Recognition to the Santa Margarita Little League, 10U and 11U All-Star teams, District 68 Champions; and 2) Proclamation declaring “Hunger Action Month” during the month of September 2025; and 3) Proclamation declaring “National Preparedness Month” during the month of September 2025. Item No. 5.2 | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 5 # 2 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa25 |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 5 | 3 | 5.3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Diaz) RECOMMENDATION: Approve the August 27, 2025 City Council Regular meeting minutes. Item No. 5.3 | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 5 # 3 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa23 |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 5 | 4 | 5.4 APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE (Diaz) RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 24-09-11-02 AND ADOPTING AN AMENDED CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE Item No. 5.4 | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 5 # 4 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa20 |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 5 | 5 | 5.5 APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 (Turner) DATED AUGUST 25, 2025 AND RECOMMENDATION: Approve the warrant registers totaling $704,781.13. Item No. 5.5 | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 5 # 5 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa1c |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 5 | 6 | 5.6 FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (Kuta) RECOMMENDATION: Authorize staff to submit the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report, including public comments, to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Item No. 5.6 | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 5 # 6 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa17 |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 5 | 7 | 5.7 APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATE AND ALTERNATES FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE (Cervantez) RECOMMENDATION: Appoint Council Member Baert as the Voting Delegate and City Manager Jennifer M. Cervantez as the Alternate Voting Delegate for the City of Rancho Santa Margarita for the League of California Cities Annual Conference. Item No. 5.7 | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 5 # 7 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa1b |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 5 | 8 | 5.8 CITY REPRESENTATIVE REPORT FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT (Cervantez) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the report submitted by the City Council’s appointed representative to the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District. Item No. 5.8 ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 5 # 8 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa2a |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 6 | 1 | 6.1 ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT (ZCA) 25-001, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE AND CLARIFY REGULATIONS RELATED TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW (Kuta) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Receive staff presentation and report. 2) Council questions of staff. 3) Open Public Hearing. 4) Receive public testimony. 5) Close Public Hearing. 6) Council discussion and deliberation. 7) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT CA 25-001 AMENDING AND RESTATING SECTION 9.04.190 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS) OF CHAPTER 9.04 (REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL USES AND STRUCTURES) IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, INCLUDING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15060(C)(2) AND (C)(3) AND PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21080.17 Item No. 6.1 | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 6 # 1 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa28 |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 6 | 2 | 6.2 ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT (ZCA) 25-002 ADDRESSING REGULATIONS FOR THRIFT STORES AND ADDING CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS AS A CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USE IN THE PUBLIC/QUASI-PUBLIC ZONING DISTRICT (Kuta) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Receive staff presentation and report. 2) Council questions of staff. 3) Open Public Hearing. 4) Receive public testimony. 5) Close Public Hearing. 6) Council discussion and deliberation. 7) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT (ZCA) 25-002 AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF CHAPTERS 9.01 (GENERAL PROVISIONS), 9.03 (ZONING DISTRICTS AND STANDARDS), AND 9.04 (REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL USES AND STRUCTURES) OF THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THE REGULATION OF CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS, AND THRIFT STORES, INCLUDING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15060(C)(2) AND (C)(3) Item No. 6.2 | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 6 # 2 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa29 |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 7 | 1 | 7.1 ORDINANCES AMENDING TITLE 10 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, 2025 EDITION, (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24) INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, RESIDENTIAL CODE, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, ELECTRICAL CODE, PLUMBING CODE, MECHANICAL CODE, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, ENERGY CODE, WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE, FIRE CODE, HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, EXISTING BUILDING CODE, AND REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS, AND ADOPTING THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE, AND THE 2024 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE (Kuta) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Receive staff presentation and report. 2) Council questions of staff. 3) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24) CONSISTING OF THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, INCLUDING APPENDIX B AND I, BASED ON THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, INCLUDING APPENDIX BF, BH AND AA, BASED ON THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE; THE 2025 GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, BASED ON THE 2024 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, BASED ON THE 2024 UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, BASED ON THE 2023 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE; AND THE 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLANDURBAN INTERFACE CODE, INCLUDING APPENDICES F AND G, BASED ON THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS; AND ADOPTING THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE AND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 4) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 10.06 AND 10.07 OF TITLE 10 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24, PART 9) INCLUDING APPENDICES B, BB, C, CC, AND H BASED ON THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS 5) Schedule a public hearing to adopt the Ordinances identified herein and direct staff to prepare the appropriate public hearing notices for October 8, 2025. Item No. 7.1 | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 7 # 1 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa24 |
| September 10, 2025 | Order of Business 7 | 2 | 7.2 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, RATIFYING CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE CITY MANAGER (Simonian) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Adopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH RATIFIES CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE CITY MANAGER MADE PURSUANT TO THE MINUTE ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 13, 2025 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed Second Amended and Restated City Manager Employment Agreement. Item No. 7.2 | September 10, 2025 Order of Business 7 # 2 | Orange County | Rancho Santa Margarita | City Council | 68bf544f748c9f247d19fa21 |