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Lede: The council voted 5–0 to approve the meeting agenda, approve minutes from prior meetings and adopt the consent calendar, and it nominated and confirmed Mayor Brian Bergson as the city’s primary delegate for the 2025 Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) annual regional conference and general assembly.

Votes at a glance
- Approve meeting agenda (motion): Motion carried 5–0 (Council members Guillermo Silva, Veronica Sanchez, Armando Carmona, Chris Barajas and Brian Bergson recorded as present; vote recorded as unanimous). No further action required.

- Approve minutes (02/27/2025 special meeting and 03/06/2025 regular meeting): Motion carried 5–0.

- Approve consent calendar (including items pulled during the meeting as noted on the record): Motion carried 5–0. Staff explained that some consent items authorized purchases and appropriations to support enforcement and public‑works operations; the council asked questions about timing and fleet replacement plans and staff agreed to provide a fleet inventory and replacement schedule as part of the next budget materials.

- Appoint city delegate to SCAG 2025 regional conference: Council nominated and confirmed Mayor Brian Bergson as the primary delegate. The council noted the SCAG conference overlaps the May 1 council calendar and members can participate remotely as required.

Context and next steps
Council members made several requests tied to consent items and future agendas: staff agreed to return with a one‑page fleet inventory and replacement justification so council can monitor vehicle purchases and replacements; staff confirmed the food‑truck enforcement and code‑enforcement staffing plans will be implemented as a phased program and that code and zoning ordinance language addressing vendor regulation will be brought back for council consideration.

The council also took a nonbinding direction from Council Member Armando Carmona and others to prepare a future agenda item strengthening the city’s shopping‑cart ordinance (shortening the time a cart may remain in the public right of way and exploring owner‑responsibility fees for large retailers); staff said research and a proposed amendment will be prepared for a future meeting.

All formal recorded motions and votes described above appear in the meeting record; no appeals or judicial challenges were recorded at the time the meeting adjourned.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Jurupa Valley City - City Council - Mar 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 20 regular meeting the council voted unanimously to approve the agenda, minutes and the consent calendar items discussed in the workshop and appointed Mayor Brian Bergson as the city’s delegate to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) annual meeting.","taxTitle","Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California","taxId",3854,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6628039,"Jurupa Valley narrows city logo options; council asks staff to return with refined wheel and a branding‑iron concept",1119,3306000,4425000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2722742-272c630bd4d96b3c098e69d173c72ea9&start=3306&end=4425","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2722742-272c630bd4d96b3c098e69d173c72ea9/thumbnail_3306000.jpg","/articles/6628039/Jurupa-Valley/Riverside-County/California/Jurupa-Valley-narrows-city-logo-options-council-asks-staff-to-return-with-refined-wheel-and-a-brandingiron-concept","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6628039-a19c42d55a94074aec133e249bbffe28/orig.mp4?Expires=1771181301&Signature=GFLmCmIqkUIoVQvelhiPhGtsHIxmVEe1Kcq~d6QA7eRxXIK6JqA-UXnftL9-fsXuT2dY3NSl6H-cGPLT-ep4c5kWT1~GbOhZm2~CdT1Qa-DGgKeGw~9fDUow9eMWUZbSQKDhpgNDT7DJMf3tk~FRCeGH3VHa1moNDYSzTw4AYH2Ejppht-442LVoHCSAREQmW9QQ5l5~k9M2FoE1ksqdhKSDetSc4IOwGohdOT0~1CUkn4tVk-jZCmSpANLqsQvlWfxH-EjvgLUWj6utdKmW6tzlXOu23F81m6Yadt6Ju9BaN2GA7RXblpliu9POOvpaWbe4fCXfO-DC66sxHd4M3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assistant City Manager Michael Flabb presented the city’s latest branding proposal Thursday and told the council the design process had progressed through stakeholder meetings, focus groups, community surveys and earlier council study sessions.

Flabb said the recommended design merges elements council and survey respondents favored: a spoke/wedge motif symbolizing the city’s “community of communities” and a simplified sun/mountain suggestion. He told the council the proposal is meant to be a logo (for marketing and communications) while the city seal would remain for official documents.

Why it matters: Jurupa Valley’s current seal is detailed and difficult to reproduce at small sizes; a simpler, distinct logo would be used for the city’s website, signage, shirts and other branded materials. Flabb said community polling showed two options were clearly preferred and that the recommended mark blends those elements.

Council responses and direction
Council members generally supported moving forward but offered varied feedback. Council Member Veronica Sanchez said she saw the spokes as a “tire” and suggested the wheel should read more clearly as a historic wagon wheel; Mayor Pro Tem Chris Barajas, Council Member Guillermo Silva and others said they liked the concept and the brighter color palette. One council member suggested adding the founding date (“Established 2011”) as an optional lockup for certain applications; others cautioned that the incorporated communities within Jurupa Valley predate that municipal incorporation.

After discussion the council gave staff direction (not a final adoption) to return with two refined, final options: (1) a beefed‑up, clearer wagon‑wheel version of the current concept that improves the spoke treatment and legibility in small sizes; and (2) an alternate “branding‑iron” concept (a circular mark with a JV monogram and a more rustic treatment) for side‑by‑side comparison. Flabb said the city would bring those two options back as a council business item for a final selection vote.

What was not decided
The council did not adopt a final logo or change the city seal; Flabb reiterated the seal would remain for formal legal documents. No formal vote was taken; council members agreed on the two options to be prepared for formal consideration.

Speakers quoted or referenced in this article are drawn from the meeting record: Michael Flabb (assistant city manager), and council members Veronica Sanchez, Chris Barajas, Guillermo Silva, Willie (Council member referenced by first name in remarks).","After a multi‑year, community‑driven branding process, staff presented a proposed logo that merges a wagon‑wheel motif and sun/rays; council members gave mixed reactions and directed staff to return with two polished options — a refined wheel and an alternate ‘branding iron’ design — for a final vote.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6628043,"Jurupa Valley holds study session on Granite Hill proposal for 130 single‑family homes; council flags RHNA and SB 330 upzoning obligations",1274,33000,1307000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2722742-272c630bd4d96b3c098e69d173c72ea9&start=33&end=1307","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2722742-272c630bd4d96b3c098e69d173c72ea9/thumbnail_33000.jpg","/articles/6628043/Jurupa-Valley/Riverside-County/California/Jurupa-Valley-holds-study-session-on-Granite-Hill-proposal-for-130-singlefamily-homes-council-flags-RHNA-and-SB-330-upzoning-obligations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6628043-e657cd9340ca8584faef2fe6279d34fc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771181301&Signature=NIokLhids-~rHwulFUHy9UewF5YFc7In9qHnNtyC43csrvbHWNTpfsdbKaQtWRyPRmkVLjLMvHY-VVMpYQjKvZR3p03d6q3lucR7dXKVXhqeKWb4trcx-s582Pxhjr3ycx044K4ngrrH73itznBJ8Fr58z7-anLkVniW8s5MFnzz-U5a87W~bB92JgKaIatR5Pxw4pBZcFD6RgxxyY9p1KhRlsr4TulosXKHF5y-7BqBtk8Cr6Te1KOsl2PthS2Zd8b7XjY8zdJCP0OP60tcqutzTAwvnwvHjEOl7RVWvJsrUZdLdfyyb~sblSa0eSa1diuZs-t4z51~eTio5424HA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Jurupa Valley staff and the project applicant presented a study‑session overview Thursday of a proposed residential subdivision on 21.87 acres north of Granite Hill Drive that would create 130 single‑family detached homes.

The project team described the current application as Master Application 24033 (GPA 24001; Tentative Tract Map 38972; Change of Zone 24001; Site Development Plan 24018) for a site north of State Route 60 between Quartz Canyon Road and Pyrite Street. City planner Rob Gonzales told the council the project as presented is a study session only and staff is asking for comment to guide the developer’s next steps; no formal council action was requested or taken.

Why it matters: the site’s adopted general‑plan designation was set to “Highest Density Residential” (HHDR) during the 2024 housing element update, which requires 20–25 dwelling units per acre. The applicant proposes a redesign that would lower the site’s density to about 5.94 dwellings per acre, prompting the city and applicant to address state requirements intended to prevent “no net loss” of housing capacity and RHNA accounting as well as SB 330 (the Housing Crisis Act of 2019) upzoning timelines.

Project details and entitlements
Rob Gonzales said the parcel is composed of six assessor parcels and the applicant, identified in the presentation materials as Riverside Legacy 4 LLC with project representation by EPD Solutions, proposes 130 two‑story, three‑bedroom, 2.5‑bath homes with two‑car garages and floor plans described in the staff presentation as roughly 1,300–1,500 square feet (planner gave a range of floor plans). The application package would require a general‑plan amendment (GPA) to change the site’s designation from HHDR to Medium High Density Residential (MHDR), a change of zone from R‑3 (General Residential) to Planned Unit Development (PUD), a tentative tract map and a site‑development permit to approve conceptual site, landscape and architectural plans.

Gonzales and the applicant displayed the project’s third iteration site plan, which now proposes all single‑family detached homes (earlier submittals had mixed multifamily/townhome product). The current plan also shows about 39,000 square feet of common open space and a central recreational area with seating, a turf play area, bike parking, a dog run and smaller neighborhood pocket parks and trails along the site frontage.

RHNA, SB 330 and no‑net‑loss concerns
Staff and the applicant emphasized two state‑level constraints that shape the project path. First, RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) accounting requires the city to demonstrate capacity by income category; Gonzales said the proposal would shift credits among income categories and that staff is analyzing how the 130 market‑rate units proposed would be credited for RHNA purposes.

Second, SB 330 contains no‑net‑loss provisions that require jurisdictions to accommodate replacement capacity when a local action reduces zoning capacity. Gonzales told the council the city would likely need to identify concurrent upzoning elsewhere to replace the lost capacity; the applicant provided three candidate sites (labeled A, B and C in the presentation) the applicant suggests could be upzoned to make up the capacity the project would remove. The planner emphasized SB 330 imposes timelines for concurrent upzoning and that, if the city approves a lower density without replacing capacity, the city could face compliance problems under state law.

Applicant and conservation context
The presenter for the applicant said the property owner is Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP), a company that combines restoration and mitigation‑banking work with development on different parcels it owns. The applicant representative said EIP has dedicated roughly 25.6 acres elsewhere to the Riverside County agency referenced in the presentation (identified in the slide materials as RCA) for conservation to satisfy MSHCP‑related goals and retained the roughly 21 acres nearest the roadway for potential development. The applicant representative said the dedication of the other acreage is already complete and that the 21.87 acres under consideration have topographic constraints (about 100 feet of elevation change), rock outcroppings and existing debris basins that reduce net developable area.

Council concerns and direction
Multiple council members expressed concern about the project’s effect on Jurupa Valley’s RHNA inventory and the difficulty of finding and securing upzoning options to offset the loss of capacity. Council members asked staff to confirm that the three off‑site parcels suggested by the applicant are not owned by the applicant (staff confirmed the city had not been told that the applicant owns those sites) and cautioned that upzoning private parcels without owner consent would be a difficult and potentially contentious path.

Fire hazard and insurance issues were raised repeatedly. The applicant’s representative said the site is in a high fire hazard area and that builders had declined to proceed with the earlier higher‑density townhome approach because insurance and underwriting concerns made multifamily development unworkable; several council members noted the state is about to reissue final fire‑hazard maps that could expand high‑fire areas and further affect insurability for higher‑density products.

The council’s guidance to staff (nonbinding direction, not a final decision) included requests for additional analysis of: the SB 330 concurrent‑upzoning timeline; detailed RHNA accounting by income band for the proposed change; the environmental review approach (staff said the project will require an Environmental Impact Report and the council will see a contract for that work on the April 3 consent calendar); and alternatives to preserve housing capacity while responding to site constraints and fire safety requirements.

Planning process next steps
Planner Rob Gonzales told the council the applicant is preparing to begin environmental work and that a contract authorization to start the EIR consultant work was scheduled as a consent‑calendar item for the April 3 council meeting. Gonzales also said the proposal will be heard first by the Planning Commission, then come back to city council for any required approvals.

What was not decided
This meeting was a study session; the council did not vote on the project, the GPA or any zoning changes. Council members emphasized they were not inclined to grant a down‑zoning that reduced Jurupa Valley’s RHNA capacity without a clear, concurrent solution for replacing the lost units.

Speakers quoted or referenced in this article are drawn from the meeting record: Rob Gonzales (city planner), the applicant representative (EPD Solutions), and council members Brian Bergson (mayor), Chris Barajas (mayor pro tem), Guillermo Silva, Veronica Sanchez and Armando Carmona.

Ending note
The applicant and staff will return with additional materials: the proposed EIR authorization scheduled for the April 3 consent calendar, revised RHNA accounting and analysis of candidate upzoning sites for SB 330 compliance.","City staff and the developer presented a study‑session overview of the Granite Hill project, a proposed 130‑lot subdivision on 21.87 acres. Council members raised concerns about state no‑net‑loss rules (SB 330), RHNA accounting, fire‑hazard insurance limits for higher‑density housing and the developer’s suggested upzoning sites.","actionData","errors"]

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