Rancho Santa Margarita — 2026-04-22

1.1 PIZZA WITH PATROL – THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026, FROM 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.,\nLOCATED AT SGT. PEPPERONI’S PIZZA

1.2 NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION TAKE BACK DAY – SATURDAY, APRIL\n25, 2026, FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M., LOCATED AT THE CITY HALL\nPARKING LOT

1.3 SPLASH PAD OPENS – SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026, AT 10:00 A.M., LOCATED AT\nCENTRAL PARK

1.4 BIKE-X AND HELMETS – SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026, FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 1:00\nP.M., LOCATED AT SADDLEBACK CHURCH IN LAKE FOREST

1.5 BUDGET WORKSHOP – WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026, AT 2:00 P.M., LOCATED\nAT CITY HALL IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS

2.1 COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS

2.2 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive an Oral Report on the following City Council\nCommittee Assignment:\n1) FOOTHILL/EASTERN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (Mayor Beall) – April\n9, 2026 Meeting

3.1 CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION – STUDENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM\n1) MELINDA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – ELIZA HARDIE AND BRADLEY\nJOHNSON\n2) RANCHO VIEJO MONTESSORI SCHOOL – PRESTON ABAD AND ELLIS\nARMSTRONG\n3) SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL – KATHERINE RACKOHN\nAND KATHY YU

3.2 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION – BUSINESS RECOGNITION TO RSM AUTO\nBODY EXPRESS

5.1 WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda and\ndeclare that said titles that appear on the public agenda shall be determined\nto have been read by title and further reading waived.

5.2 APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITIONS (Diaz)\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the following Certificates of Recognition:\n1) Student Recognition Program:\na) Melinda Heights Elementary School – Eliza Hardie and Bradley\nJohnson;\nb) Rancho Viejo Montessori School – Preston Abad and Ellis Armstrong;\nc)\nSanta Margarita Catholic High School – Katherine Rackohn and Kathy\nYu;\n2) Business Recognition to RSM Auto Body Express.\nItem No. 5.2

5.3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Diaz)\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the April 8, 2026 City Council Regular meeting\nminutes.\nItem No. 5.3

5.4 APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS DATED APRIL 6, 2026 AND APRIL 13,\n2026 (Turner)\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the warrant registers totaling $2,114,133.89.\nItem No. 5.4

5.5 AMENDED AND RESTATED NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION\nSYSTEM (NPDES) STORMWATER PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT\n(Parco)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1) Approve and adopt a Resolution that authorizes the Mayor to execute and\nsign the Amended and Restated National Pollutant Discharge Elimination\nSystem (NPDES) Stormwater Permit Implementation Agreement; and\n2) Approve the Amended and\nRestated NPDES Stormwater Permit\nImplementation Agreement.\nItem No. 5.5

5.6 APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE PROFESSIONAL\nSERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CHARLES ABBOTT ASSOCIATES, INC., TO\nPROVIDE\nCONTINUED\nON-CALL\nPROFESSIONAL\nCIVIL\nENGINEERING,\nBUILDING AND SAFETY, PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION CONSULTING\nSERVICES (Kuta)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1) Approve proposed Amendment No. 4 to the current Professional Services\nAgreement with Charles Abbott Associates, Inc., for continued On-Call\nProfessional Civil Engineering, Building & Safety, Plan Review and\nInspection Consulting Services, which amendment increases the total\nmaximum not-to-exceed compensation amount by\n$32,000, from\n$2,565,000 to $2,597,000 through the end of the current contract term;\nand\n2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed Amendment No. 4 to the\nProfessional Services Agreement with Charles Abbott Associates, Inc.\nItem No. 5.6

5.7 APPOINTMENT OF LABOR NEGOTIATOR, CITY MANAGER ANNUAL\nPERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Simonian)\nRECOMMENDATION: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6, select\nand appoint Mayor Pro Tem Anne Figueroa to serve as the City Council's\ndesignated representative for purposes of (a) facilitating the annual\nperformance evaluation of the City Manager and (b) conducting labor\nnegotiations with the City Manager, an unrepresented employee.\nItem No. 5.7\nITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR

7.1 PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK\nGRANT EXPENDITURE PLAN (Kuta)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1) Review the proposed use of Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Community\nDevelopment Block Grant Funds; and\n2) Provide input to staff regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027\nCommunity Development Block Grant Expenditure Plan.\nItem No. 7.1

7.2 SENATE BILL 707 BROWN ACT\nMODERNIZATION COMPLIANCE AND\nIMPLEMENTATION (Cervantez)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1) Direct staff to procure necessary equipment and technology to implement\ncompliance with Senate Bill 707 (SB 707), in accordance with the\nprocedures set forth in the City’s Procurement Code (RSMMC Section\n3.07.070); and\n2) Direct staff to revise City Council Policy No. 4.4 to incorporate public\nremote access service disruptions, as required by SB 707, and other\nrelated modifications.\nItem No. 7.2

7.3 APPROVAL OF A PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE\nVETERANS MONUMENT AT CENTRAL PARK PROJECT TO BOLT ACTION GC,\nINC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,015 AND A PURCHASE ORDER FOR\nFABRICATION FOR THE VETERANS MONUMENT PLAQUE MATERIALS IN THE\nAMOUNT OF $38,418 TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BRONZE COMPANY (Parco)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1) Approve the plans and specifications for the Veterans Monument at Central\nPark Project; and\n2) Find that the Project is categorically exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA), as a Class 1 and Class 3 New\nConstruction or Conversion of Small Structures Existing Facilities, pursuant\nto CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301; and\n3) Adopt a Resolution entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA\nMARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 CAPITAL\nIMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL\nEXPENDITURES FOR THE VETERANS MONUMENT AT CENTRAL PARK\nPROJECT\n4) Award a Public Works Construction Contract to Bolt Action GC, Inc. of\nNewport Beach, California, in the amount of $72,015; and\n5) Authorize the Mayor to execute the proposed Public Works Construction\nContract; and\n6) Approve a Purchase Order to Southern California Bronze Company for the\nfabrication of plaque materials for the Veterans Monument Project in the\namount of $38,418; and\n7) Authorize the City Manager to sign the City’s standard Purchase Order with\nSouthern California Bronze Company.\nItem No. 7.3