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City Council Regular Meeting Action Minutes May 6, 2025
VALERIE VANDEVER, MAYOR
ALONSO LEDEZMA, MAYOR PRO TEM
CLARISA SANCHEZ, COUNCILMEMBER
PHIL AYALA, COUNCILMEMBER
CRYSTAL RUIZ, COUNCILMEMBER
ACTION MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL – REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025
6:30 PM OPEN SESSION
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1. ORGANIZATION
Mayor Valerie Vandever called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
1.1.Roll Call
City Clerk Julia Espinoza conducted the roll call:
Present: Mayor Valerie Vandever, Councilmember Phil Ayala, and Councilmember Clarisa
Sanchez
Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Alonso Ledezma and Councilmember Crystal Ruiz
M/S/C (Ledezma/Sanchez) to approve the absence of Mayor Pro Tem Ledezma and
Councilmember Ruiz. Motion carried 3/0.
Ayes: Ayala, Sanchez, Vandever
Nays: None
Absent: Ledezma, Ruiz
Abstain: None
1.2. Invocation
Councilmember Ayala gave the invocation.
1.3. Pledge of Allegiance
Councilmember Sanchez led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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1.4. Special Presentations
1.4.1. Darnae Wynn – National Fitness Court (NFC) Health Hero Award
1.5. Mayor/Council Member Reports
Councilmembers provided their reports.
1.6. Late Items
There were no late items.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were four (4) public comments:
Reuben Rosas
Ashraf Tawdrous
Marianne
Melissa Schouta
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. Minutes of the Joint Regular City Council and the San Jacinto Public Financing
Authority Meeting of April 15, 2025/City Clerk/Approved
3.A.3. Treasurer’s Report at February 28, 2025/Finance/Approved
3.A.4. Report - Use of ARPA Funds/Finance/Approved
3.A.5. 3-Week Road Closure at the Intersection of Marilyn Drive and Estrella
Street/Engineering/Approved
3.A.6. Sponsorship Request for Cops 4 Kids - SoCal Battle of the Badges/City
Manager/Approved
3.A.7. Request for Sponsorship: Cinco (5) De Mayo/City Manager/Approved
M/S/C (Ayala/Sanchez) moved to approve the consent calendar. Motion carried 3/0.
Ayes: Ayala, Sanchez, Vandever
Nays: None
Absent: Ledezma, Ruiz
Abstain: None
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4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1. Historic Commercial Vehicle Parking Policy Discussion and Direction
Deputy City Manager Travis Randel presented the staff report.
There were three (3) public comments:
Chris Caballero
Max Barry
Marianne
City Council directed staff to prepare an Ordinance creating a narrowly tailored
exemption for historically registered commercial vehicles, including explicit
Council direction on minimum lot sizes, setbacks, vehicle limitations, screening,
and operational restrictions as outlined in staff report.
4.2. Establish Speed Zones Citywide
City Engineer Stuart McKibbin presented the staff report, along with David
DiPerro from STC Traffic.
M/S/C (Sanchez/Ayala) made a motion to determine that Ordinance No. 25-
03 is statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) and Section15060(c)(3) of the State
CEQA Guidelines, because the Ordinance will not result in a direct or
reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and is
not a “project,” as that term is defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA
Guidelines; and introduce Ordinance No. 25-03 into the San Jacinto
Municipal Code, declaring speed limits on certain City streets: AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO, CALIFORNIA ADDING CHAPTER 10.32 TO TITLE 10 OF
THE SAN JACINTO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MAXIMUM
SPEED LIMITS ON SPECIFIED STREETS. Motion carried 3/0.
Ayes: Sanchez, Ayala, Vandever
Nays: None
Absent: Ledezma, Ruiz
Abstain: None
5. FUTURE REQUESTS FROM CITY COUNCIL TO CITY MANAGER
6. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business before the City Council, Mayor Vandever adjourned the joint meeting at
8:16 p.m.
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CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
____________________________
Valerie Vandever, Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
Approved as read: June 3, 2025
Approved as amended:
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