City OfCalimesa March 4, 2024  City Council Minutes of Regular Meeting  CALL TO ORDER 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Davis.  ROLL CALL: ABSENT: STAFF:  MAYOR DAVIS, MAYOR PRO TEM HEWITT, COUNCIL MEMBER CERVANTEZ COUNCIL MEMBER MANLY AND COUNCIL  MEMBER MOLINA. None  CITY MANAGER KOLBOW, CITY ATTORNEY BARROW, CITY CLERK GERDES, FINANCE DIRECTOR REID, PLANNING DIRECTOR LUCIA, CITY ENGINEER THORNTON, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MONSON AND FIRE CHIEF O'CONNELL.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Pro Tem Hewitt.  PRESENTATIONS Proclamation- Riverside County Arts & Culture Month March 2024"- Mayor Davis to present Mayor Davis presented a proclamation to Pachia Chongtua oft the Riverside County Office of Economic Development proclaiming the month of March 2024 as Riverside County Arts & Culture Month. Ms. Chongtua thanked the Council for the proclamation and the city's participation. She provided marketing items celebrating the event to the City. Pursuant to the Brown Act, this is the opportunity for members of the, public to directly address the Council on any item within the Council's subject matter jurisdiction. Please note that this is also the time inv which members oft the public may address the Council on any item on the Consent Calendar. This is not the time for City Council discussion of non-agenda items After receiving public comments, Council Members, or staff, after being recognizedk by the Mayor, may briefly respond to statements made by the public or questions posed by the public In addition, Council Members may ask questions for clarification or make a referral tos staff for factual  COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  information to be reported back tot the Council ata al later meeting.  None.  APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, CONSENT CALENDAR AND WAIVER OF FULL READING OF ORDINANCES Thisi is the time for the City Council to notify the public ofa any changes tot the agenda; such as removal of ana agenda item, rearrangement oft the agenda, postponement ofa an agenda item or continuance ofa ani item to at future meeting. This isa also the time for the City Council tor remove items from the Consent Calendar fori individual consideration. Waiver oft full reading of ordinances does not take policy action or approve or disapprove any ordinances ont the agenda, it. simply means that the entire text Mayor Davis asked if there were any necessary changes to the agenda or any items to be removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion. There were no changes made to the agenda and no items were removed from the Consent Calendar. The agenda and the MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOLINA, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM HEWITT, CARRIEDS-DTO. APPROVE THE. AGENDA AND CONSENT CALENDAR. AS  oft the ordinance will not ber read.  consent Calendar were approved by the following action:  PRESENTED AND WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCES.  City Council Action Minutes of the Regular Meeting of  March 4, 2024 Page1of5    CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1-5)  The following items on the Consent Calendar are routine and customary items and are enacted by a single motion, with the exception of items previously removed during "Approval of the Agenda" for individual consideration Any items removed shall be individually considered immediately after taking action on the  Consent Calendar.  1. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES.  a) City Council action minutes ofa regular meeting of February 20, 2024. RECEIVE AND FILE CITY COMMISSION & BOARD MINUTES. a) There were no minutes ready for approval at this time. APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS.  2. 3. 4.  a) Check Register Report with a total of $885,492.79 (Check Nos. 41592 to 41653) CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WEX STATE OF CALIFORNIA FUEL RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve staff to proceed with application and agreement to participate in the WEX State of California Fuel Card REJECT BIDS FOR RIGHT OF WAY WEED CONTROL SERVICES, PROJECT  CARD PROGRAM.  Program and allow staff to sign all necessary agreements.  5.  NO. 2023-08.  RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council:  a) Reject the two bids received for RIGHT OF WAY WEED CONTROL SERVICES, PROJECTNO. 2023-08 and direct staff to release the 10% bidders'bond; and b) Direct staff to proceed with informal bidding procedures in accordance with Calimesa Municipal Code Chapter 3.15 (Supplies, Services and Equipment  Purchase Procedure).  SHERIFF CAPTAIN REPORT FIRE CHIEF REPORT  Lt. Olsen was unable to attend the meeting. No report was provided.  Fire Chief O'Connell reported 307 calls for service year to date with 202 being medical aide calls, 19 misc. calls and 10 fire responses, 22 mutual aid calls outside oft the city and 1 outside assist into the city. He reported a current response time of 6.7 minutes, stating his goal to be under a 6 minute response time. He stated that calls have been received at the department questioning solicitations for donations, adding that those solicitation calls are not coming from the department. He further reported that Fire Prevention will  commence with the annual weed abatement program very soon.  City Council Action Minutes of the Regular Meeting of  March 4, 2024 Page2of5    BUSINESS ITEMS  6.  MOUNTAINVIEW PARK -1 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND NOTICE OF  EXEMPTION (NOE).  RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council:  1. Find the project categorically exemptina accordance with State CEQA Guidelines 2. Approve the Plans and Specifications for Mountainview Park; and 3. Direct staff to release the Plans and Specifications for formal bidding. Public Works Associate Engineer Shakir presented the agenda report and provided  Section 15332; and  a power point presentation.  After Council discussion the following action was taken:  MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MANLY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOLINA, CARRIED 5-0 TO FIND THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15332, APPROVE THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR MOUNTAINVIEW PARK AND DIRECT STAFF TO RELASE THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR FORMAL BIDDING. 7. FEE AND COST ALLOCATION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS.  RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council:  1. Review staff's recommended fee and administrative cost recovery levels and 2. Setap public hearing date of April 15, 2024, for adoption of the Report on Cost of Services (User Fee) Study, updated Master Fee Schedule and Cost Allocation  strategy. Plan.  City Manager Kolbow presented the agenda report.  After discussion there was Council consensus to set a public hearing date of April 15, 2024 for the adoption of the Report on Cost of Services (User Fee) Study, MAYOR & COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTING OF COUNTY & REGIONAL This ist the time for general comments, announcements, reports on meetings attended at public expense as required by AB 1234, requests ofs staff, and otheri issues of concern to Council Members may be presented briefly att thist time. The Council may not legally take action on any item presenteda at this time othert thant to directs staff toi investigate a complaint or place ani item ona at future agenda unless (1) bya ar majority vote, the Council determines that ane emergency: situation exists, as defined by Govemment Code S 54956.5 or (2) byaf four-fifths vote, the Council determines that there is ar needi fori immediate action and the needi for action arose subsequent Council Member Molina reported that she attended an RTA Board meeting and Executive Committee meeting on February 22, 2024, and an RCTC Budget and Finance  updated Master Fee Schedule and Cost Allocation Plan.  MEETINGS/CONFERENCES  tot the agenda being posted as required by Government Code $5 54954.2(b).  City Council Action Minutes oft the Regular Meeting of  March 4, 2024 Page 3of5    Committee meeting on February 26, 2024. She announced that the Lions Club would be holding their annual "Eyes Across America" collection event at the Auto Zone on April 16, 2024, an RCTC Projects and Funding Strategies Ad Hoc Committee meeting on March 25, 2024 and the League of California Cities Leaders Summit in Sacramento on April 17th - 19th 2024, expressing her desire to represent the City by attending the Mayor Pro Tem Hewitt reported that she attended a WRCOG meeting earlier in the day where they discussed the annual budget, reporting an increase in TUMF revenues and three Million in REAP grants. She stated that they discussed the Priority Climate Action Plan and the PACE program for commercial projects, adding that the program is in thirty- eight states. She further reported that they received a presentation of the California Council Member Cervantez report that he attended an RCA meeting earlier in the day where they discussed the status oft the state budget, adding that there could possibly be cuts to conservation. He reported that a 750-acre canyon near Corona is now a part of Mayor Davis announced the Community Easter Egg Hunt that would be held on March  summit.  Contract Cities Association.  the RCA land conservancy.  30,2024.  CITY MANAGER COMMENTS & REPORTS  City Manager Kolbow announced that the Community Easter Egg Hunt would be held on March 30, 2024 at Summerwind Park. He reported that a successful Spay/Neuter Clinic in partnership with Riverside County Animal Control was held on Saturday March 2, 2024 at Calimesa City Hall parking lot with sixteen dogs and twelve cats being spayed or neutered. He stated that another clinic willl be held later in the year and that the clinics are funded through grant monies received. He announced that the City had finally received the appropriate permits from Cal Trans to complete the street repairs on Sandalwood Drive. He stated that the work would be completed at night sO that the  school traffic would not be impacted. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION the meeting to Closed Session at 6:40 p.m. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS  City Attorney Barrow announced the Closed Session Item and Mayor Davis recessed  A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8  Property: APN 410-030-049, 410-030-050, 410-030-051 and 410-030-052, South Side of County Line Road, 79.78 feet west of 3rd Street Calimesa, CA City Negotiators: Will Kolbow. Negotiating Parties: Billy W. Simmons and Monte Vista Medical Center. Under  Negotiations: Price and Terms for acquisition of property by City  City Council Action Minutes of the Regular Meeting of  March 4, 2024 Page 4of5    CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCMENT  A. Direction was given to the negotiators with no further reportable action.  ADJOURNMENT  Meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m. to the regular meeting of the City Council on Monday  March 18, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Ala Darlene Gerdes, City Clerk  MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CERVANTEZ, SECONDEDI BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOLINA, CARRIED 3-0-2-0(MAYOR DAVIS AND COUNCIL MEMBER MANLY WERE ABSENT) TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MARCH 4, 2024, REGULAR MEETING AS  PRESENTED. APPROVED: March 18, 2024  CALIN ATED  Decemberl, 1990 STATECET ALIFORN  City Council Action Minutes oft thel Regular Meeting of  March 4, 2024 Page 50f5