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City Council Regular Meeting Action Minutes April 18, 2023
ALONSO LEDEZMA, MAYOR
CRYSTAL RUIZ, MAYOR PRO TEM
PHIL AYALA, COUNCILMEMBER
BRIAN HAWKINS, COUNCILMEMBER
VALERIE VANDEVER, COUNCILMEMBER
ACTION MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2023
6:30 PM OPEN SESSION
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1. ORGANIZATION
Mayor Pro Tem Ruiz called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
1.1. Roll Call
City Clerk Julia Espinoza conducted the roll call:
Present: Mayor Pro Tem Crystal Ruiz, Councilmember Phil Ayala, Councilmember Brian
Hawkins, Councilmember Valerie Vandever
Absent: Mayor Alonso Ledezma
M/S/C (Hawkins/Ayala) moved to approve the absence of Mayor Ledezma. Motion
carried 4/0.
Ayes: Ayala, Hawkins, Vandever, Ruiz
Nays: None
Absent: Ledezma
Abstain: None
1.2. Invocation
Councilmember Hawkins gave the invocation.
1.3. Pledge of Allegiance
Councilmember Vandever led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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1.4. Special Presentation(s)/Recognition(s)
1.4.1. SBA Disaster Assistance Available for Riverside County and Surrounding Counties
Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego presented by Barbara Nitis, Public
Information Officer for the U.S. Small Business Administration.
1.5. Mayor/Council Member Reports
Councilmembers provided their reports.
1.6. Late Items
City Manager Rob Johnson introduced one late item:
Resolution in Support of Prioritizing TV2CV (SR79 Realignment) as a
Riverside County Project.
City Clerk Espinoza called for a vote to add these items to the agenda.
M/S/C (Ruiz/Hawkins) moved to approve adding the resolution to the agenda as item
3.A.5. Motion carried 4/0.
Ayes: Vandever, Ayala, Hawkins, Ruiz
Nays: None
Absent: Ledezma
Abstain: None
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were two (2) public comments:
Gary Oakley
Shaul Rosen-Rager
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
3.A. Consent Calendar - City Council
3.A.1. Waiver of Full Reading of Ordinance(s), and Reading by Title Only
3.A.2. Treasurer’s Report at February 28, 2023/Finance/Approved
3.A.3. Warrants and Disbursements – March 2023/Finance/Approved
3.A.4. San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station Emergency Equipment/Police/Approved
3.A.5. Resolution in Support of Prioritizing TV2CV (SR79 Realignment) as a Riverside
County Project/City Manager/Approved
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M/S/C (Ruiz/Hawkins) to approve the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 4/0.
Ayes: Vandever, Ayala, Hawkins, Ruiz
Nays: None
Absent: Ledezma
Abstain: None
4. PUBLIC HEARING
4.1. Public Hearing for Adoption of Ordinance No. 23-02 to Amend Section 17.405.060
(Accessory Dwelling Units) of the Development Code to Implement Senate Bill 897
Principal Planner Robert Flores presented the staff report.
Public Hearing Opened at 7:22 pm.
There were no public comments.
Public Hearing Closed at 7:23 pm.
M/S/C (Hawkins/Ayala) made a motion to determine that the California Environmental
Quality Act (“CEQA”) does not apply to the approval or adoption of an Ordinance
by a city or county implementing the provisions of section 65852.2 of the
Government Code, which is California’s ADU law, pursuant to California Public
Resources Code section 21080.17; and therefore, Ordinance No. 23-02 is statutorily
exempt from the CEQA; and introduce Ordinance No. 23-02, entitled: AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 17.405.060 OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. Motion carried 4/0.
Ayes: Hawkins, Vandever, Ruiz, Ayala
Nays: None
Absent: Ledezma
Abstain: None
5. CITY MANAGER UPDATE
City Manager Rob Johnson presented the City Manager Update for the month of March.
6. FUTURE REQUESTS FROM CITY COUNCIL TO STAFF
7. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business before the City Council, Mayor Pro Tem adjourned the meeting at 7:42
p.m. in honor of Hemet’s former Mayor Karlee Meyer, who died from cancer Monday night, April
17, 2023.
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CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
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Alonso Ledezma, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
Approved as read: May 2, 2023
Approved as amended:
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