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City Council Regular Meeting Action Minutes August 19, 2025
VALERIE VANDEVER, MAYOR
ALONSO LEDEZMA, MAYOR PRO TEM
CLARISA SANCHEZ, COUNCILMEMBER
PHIL AYALA, COUNCILMEMBER
CRYSTAL RUIZ, COUNCILMEMBER
ACTION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SAN JACINTO CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025
5:30 PM CLOSED SESSION
6:30 PM OPEN SESSION
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1. ORGANIZATION
Mayor Valerie Vandever called the regular meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
1.1.Public Comments on Closed Session
1.2.Closed Session
1.2.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNCIL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of Case: DNBA Properties LLC v. City of San Jacinto: Western Riverside
County Regional Conservation Authority
1.3.Closed Session Report
City Attorney Craig Hayes indicated that there was no reportable action from the Closed
Session.
1.4.Roll Call
City Clerk Julia Espinoza conducted the roll call:
Present: Mayor Valerie Vandever, Mayor Pro Tem Alonso Ledezma, Councilmember
Crystal Ruiz, Councilmember Phil Ayala, and Councilmember Clarisa Sanchez
1.5. Invocation
Councilmember Ruiz gave the invocation.
1.6. Pledge of Allegiance
Councilmember Ayala led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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1.7. Special Presentation
1.7.1. San Jacinto Community Spark Day
1.8. Mayor/Council Member Reports
Councilmembers provided their reports.
1.9. Late Items
There were no late items.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were three (3) public comments:
• Veronica Hawkes
• Eric Escolana
• Anonymous
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 Regular City Council Meeting of August 5, 2025/City Clerk/Approved
3.A.3. Warrants and Disbursements – July 2025/Finance/Approved
3.A.4. Treasurer’s Report at June 30, 2025/Finance/Approved
3.A.5. Opt into Settlement Agreement with Distributors of Opioids, Purdue Pharma, L.P.
and the Sackler Family/Finance/Approved
M/S/C (Ruiz/Ledezma) moved to approve the consent calendar. Motion carried 5/0.
Ayes: Ledezma, Ayala, Ruiz, Sanchez, Vandever
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
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4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1. Introduction of Ordinance No. 25-07 to Amend Section 10.16.210 (Commercial
Vehicles) of Chapter 16 (Parking and Traffic Control) of Title 10 (Vehicle and
Traffic) of the San Jacinto Municipal Code, Relating to the Regulation of
Commercial Vehicle Parking and the Establishment of a Limited Exemption for
Historic Commercial Vehicles
Deputy City Manager Travis Randel presented the staff report.
There were fourteen (14) public comments:
• Max Barry
• Elliott Barry
• Scott Zwart
• Anna Barry
• Paul Cayot
• Greg Herring
• Bailey Mayward
• Robert Richardson
• Anonymous
• Dean Visscheen
• Christopher Caballero (written)
• Elizabeth O’Polka (written)
• Aaron Budiman (written)
• William Thompson (written)
M/S/C (Ayala/Ledezma) made a motion to adopt the first reading of
Ordinance No. 25-07, with the exception of adjusting Ordinance language
to reflect gravel requirements, hours of operation, and how many vehicles
are allowed per property. Motion carried 3/0.
Ayes: Ledezma, Ruiz, Vandever
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: Sanchez, Ayala
5. CITY MANAGER UPDATE
There was no City Manager Update.
6. FUTURE REQUESTS FROM CITY COUNCIL TO CITY MANAGER
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7. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business before the City Council, Mayor Vandever adjourned the joint meeting at
8:54 p.m.
CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
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Valerie Vandever, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
Approved as read: September 16, 2025
Approved as amended:
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