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Director of Public Services Sabrina Chavez presented the proclamation and described local arts initiatives including the utility-box art program (wrapping 20 utility boxes with artwork downtown and at the Civic Center), tile-art park projects at Enchanted Hills Park and Copper Creek Park, a rock mural, and a public art mural at Copper Creek. Chavez also said the city’s public art program was established in 2019 and is funded in part by a public-art development impact fee and private sponsorships.

Chavez highlighted the city’s Grow Perris program (launched 2016) that supports 26 gardens, school garden partnerships and an upcoming health fair (April 5) where arts and culture will be prominently featured. Miguel Vasquez, representing the Arts and Health Collective and Riverside County partners, spoke in support and described the county’s Arts and Health Collective as an initiative of Riverside University Health System public health and the Healthy Cities Network.

Mayor Michael Vargas presented the proclamation, thanked staff and county partners and invited the community to upcoming events including an artists’ mixer and the mayor’s art contest planned for April. The council took a photo with county representatives and staff after the proclamation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting - March 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council unanimously proclaimed April 2025 as Arts, Culture and Health Month, citing local public-art programs, utility-box art, park murals, school partnerships and the Grow Perris community-garden initiative.","taxTitle","Perris, Riverside County, California","taxId",4294,"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},6623510,"Council approves minutes, consent calendar, multiple annexations and bond marketing documents in unanimous votes",3075,2340000,5415000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2769740-a38e587f2adcac75e154a57be4ed3be1&start=2340&end=5415","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2769740-a38e587f2adcac75e154a57be4ed3be1/thumbnail_2340000.jpg","/articles/6623510/Perris/Riverside-County/California/Council-approves-minutes-consent-calendar-multiple-annexations-and-bond-marketing-documents-in-unanimous-votes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6623510-3232d5f3b12088121e22b7874fda6bdc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770987330&Signature=EuEIfyHspb4vC6oCyVg4vKlPml6eh2XIF3ARDJ7-GkdTBZ3u7mEuCHdMhwg6q82HX90GWpra7S5bjic6awb9N-OamsMsNTDC9TdWqhBytCgTKNuKmnMabKgFRhtYWyLrAsgpwoWzZvCmFKf-4Xmr83pY5dpDojjOxdtLvyAsXrdpkZL5L4VkKZSn0eXr2X~bVw77ZSI4NvzZcsA1lYKxSfz6-cwxz2UGYTTiWX2GuwrspyuSPBYPlq6yArhFod7sisU7yLiky4fkKBG2hnM6sizFxtfJb7hfwvQnFYSH1WRUXFHHaKIOc5D0vepxPe0at6ch87MSSshdGpvbgX3q-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its March 25 joint meeting the City Council approved routine minutes and consent items and confirmed a series of annexations into landscape, flood control and community facilities districts that will allow development projects to be served by maintenance and CFD financing. The council also approved preliminary financing documents to permit the Paris Joint Powers Authority to market bonds for two community facilities districts.

Minutes and consent actions
- Council approved the minutes of the Feb. 25, 2025 regular joint meeting (motion by Councilwoman Nava, second by Councilman Corona). Vote recorded 5-0.
- Council approved minutes of the March 6, 2025 special joint meeting (motion by Mayor Pro Tem Grama, second by Councilman Corona); the clerk recorded a roll call showing Aye: Corona, Rab, Vargas; Nava abstained.
- The consent calendar (items 10a–10l) was approved in a single motion (motion by Mayor Pro Tem Rab, second by Councilman Corona). Vote recorded 5-0.

Annexations and ballots (public hearings waived or held with no speakers)
Staff presented 11 separate public-hearing items (11a–11i) that together annexed multiple development parcels into the city’s Landscape Maintenance Districts, Flood Control Maintenance Districts and Community Facilities Districts (CFDs 2001‑3 North Paris Public Safety; CFD 2018‑02 Public Services; CFD 1‑S South Paris Public Services). For each annexation the clerk opened ballots or the record indicated ballots marked “yes,” and council adopted the associated resolutions. Representative items approved during the hearing include:
- Annexation of DPR 22‑00011 to Landscape Maintenance District Zone 193 and Flood Control Maintenance District Zone 157 — ballots marked yes; resolutions adopted 5-0.
- Annexation of DPR 22‑00008 to multiple maintenance districts and to CFD 2001‑3 (North Paris Public Safety) and CFD 2018‑02 (Public Services) — ballots marked yes; resolutions adopted 5-0.
- Annexation of CUP 19‑05295 to maintenance districts and to CFD 1‑S (South Paris Public Services) — ballots marked yes; resolutions adopted 5-0.
- Annexation of DPR 20‑00020 (Redlands West) to maintenance districts and to CFD 2001‑3 and CFD 2018‑02 — ballots marked yes; resolutions adopted 5-0.
(clerk read ballots and council adopted resolutions for each item; recorded votes were unanimous where shown.)

Bond financing documents
- Council approved a set of preliminary marketing documents and a continuing disclosure agreement related to a proposed bond sale by the Paris Joint Powers Authority to finance public facilities for CFD 2021‑1 and CFD 2022‑1 (presentation by Jim Fabian, Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates). Staff said the preliminary official statement and continuing disclosure agreement were necessary to market up to roughly $16 million of bonds; council approved the related resolutions and documents in a single motion 5-0.

Votes at a glance (selected formal actions recorded in minutes)
- Approval of minutes (02/25/2025): motion passed 5-0.
- Approval of minutes (03/06/2025 special): motion passed with roll call; Nava abstained.
- Consent calendar (10a–10l): motion passed 5-0.
- Annexations 11a–11i: multiple resolutions adopted; all recorded votes on the dais were unanimous (5-0) and ballots read by city clerk were marked yes.
- Preliminary official statement and continuing disclosure agreement for bonds (CFD bonds): approved 5-0.

The annexations and CFD ballots are administrative steps required before development projects can proceed and before the special taxes or assessments associated with those districts are collected. Where required by law staff opened ballots and confirmed the ballots were marked in favor of the annexations; the council then adopted the resolutions. The council did not hold extended debate on most of the individual annexation items; staff waived detailed presentations and no members of the public addressed those items during the hearings.","The council approved meeting minutes, the consent calendar, a series of annexations into maintenance and community facilities districts, and preliminary bond marketing documents for two CFDs; most motions passed unanimously or by clear roll call.",{"_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},6623514,"Council keeps city cannabis retail tax at 10% after debate over revenue and competitiveness",1127,7264000,8391000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2769740-a38e587f2adcac75e154a57be4ed3be1&start=7264&end=8391","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2769740-a38e587f2adcac75e154a57be4ed3be1/thumbnail_7264000.jpg","/articles/6623514/Perris/Riverside-County/California/Council-keeps-city-cannabis-retail-tax-at-10-after-debate-over-revenue-and-competitiveness","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6623514-a4c8a4351578a7eebaa0a910ee87b789/orig.mp4?Expires=1770987330&Signature=E3jK1cOH9k8vpjmDdHcd08fGV54GDbEHThMDatBe5QDE9pcMXZrcaQtCmdsY-16fuhI6Mw~1qXycXakZACCLsh8yIgrh6zLyFO9SHpbdzFX0zV1KjbjAx2i-8QhQ6o5hkJSKpdffBROlB6yleQcNS4U4CNyYQbdMBZ~Kbho1~Y8pJyyR8UZfh22Knv1DkTZN3gX4uQOGZwBxSaDyBBenaMV5qzpN7llIRA~tK7hlKHGdox-11n8OLqiTN-iVQcp1d2wN0dZmC1xMPj1L~IHJcdPzzXvWxTF4mJ1N3~kUWaH5B4VL2cUbqOgczXUHLH~k5wLkRr3IHgA6HiZDSHEcYA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council voted to retain the city’s 10% cannabis retail excise tax at its March 25 meeting after brief public comment and extended council discussion.

Staff reminded the council that recent state legislation (Senate Bill 1059, effective Jan. 1, 2025) removed sales and use taxes from the definition of gross receipts for local cannabis taxes; city staff said Paris had already been applying a methodology consistent with the new requirement. Staff provided a survey of nearby jurisdictions and a historical revenue summary showing cannabis retail revenues grew from $781,383 in 2019 to a peak of about $5.66 million in 2021, then declined to about $3.22 million in 2024.

Principal planner Rafael Garcia and staff provided a projection table showing the fiscal impact of rate changes; staff said reducing the city retail tax from 10% to 9% would lower projected receipts by roughly $243,549 (staff projection). Several councilmembers voiced concern about slipping revenue and the risk that an aggressive local rate cut would trigger a regional “race to the bottom” in tax rates among neighboring cities.

Representatives of the local cannabis community spoke in favor of tax relief and thanked the city for earlier policy choices that eased double taxation on premises. Joshua Nagar, who has been active in the local industry, praised the city’s earlier regulatory approach and asked council to consider relief for operators.

Council deliberations split. Councilman Corona and one other member supported rate relief to help retain and attract retailers; Mayor Pro Tem Rab and Councilwoman Vallejo expressed concern about lost revenue and the budgetary impact. Councilman Corona moved to keep the rate at 10%; Councilwoman Nava seconded. On a roll call the motion passed, recorded as three votes in favor and two opposed (Vallejo, Nava and Rab recorded as yes; Corona and Mayor Vargas recorded as no in the roll call language noted in the minutes). The clerk’s roll-call statement recorded the final tally as three yes, two no and the motion carried.

Staff will continue to monitor local and regional market conditions and present revenue projections to council in upcoming budget deliberations.","After hearing from operators and reviewing revenue trends and a recent state law change on gross‑receipts tax definitions, the council voted 3-2 to retain the existing 10% cannabis retail excise rate.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6623519,"Council reviews AB 98 truck-route revisions; asks staff to research litigation and Caltrans signage options",1456,5406000,6862000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2769740-a38e587f2adcac75e154a57be4ed3be1&start=5406&end=6862","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2769740-a38e587f2adcac75e154a57be4ed3be1/thumbnail_5406000.jpg","/articles/6623519/Perris/Riverside-County/California/Council-reviews-AB-98-truck-route-revisions-asks-staff-to-research-litigation-and-Caltrans-signage-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6623519-600f0fbacbeb40792e685f6665c3531f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770987330&Signature=QQQZIuzDDZ35sw2PkMZC6BMGUlL9iO55CloNew61v-eA6S6e1bdk4xSzZIQwj-97JEELQtHikpNhWNUsXkMFMPQYcfpiuCrtEC6sbY29fdCitL19zu6afT-30liyQSuiv-8HmtcUXkg96~xYl9Wu88uN8dmpji9nMgstc~e0ODMnVJiCvKOOqkPqKHvoxs9QZJH17OTA5u8r7ptHRJtt~7cSyYGx3i6Ai2YnHXQGjkzwvgCsZ4xVJBF-FAcieSYvyIEwCRws2LYyaABi4PBOJFY8WDO1-d-pjqAz-J62CBVQOURatYAjZsb18aME1VFEGZCQzV895RyMGJwi4WaRvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff presented proposed changes to the circulation element on March 25 to comply with Assembly Bill 98, the state law that requires jurisdictions with large warehouse concentrations to designate truck routes that limit industrial truck travel to streets suited for heavy vehicles.

Principal planner Rafael Garcia presented staff’s recommendations to add and remove several segments, including adding Ethanack Road between Getz and Barnett, adding Case Road (Bonnie Drive to Watson), and removing sections of Ellis Avenue and a portion of San Jacinto Avenue between I-215 and Dunlap Drive. Staff also sought direction on Ramona Expressway between I-215 and Indian Avenue; that segment had been undesignated in 2022 and stakeholders said inconsistent freeway signage is leading drivers onto Ramona.

Developers and property owners asked the council to retain a truck-route designation on the San Jacinto Avenue segment that serves proposed and in-progress industrial projects. Joseph Edwards, representing the Perris Valley Town Center project, requested that the council “maintain San Jacinto Avenue between Interstate 215 and Dunlap Avenue” as an interim truck route until the Ellis Avenue overpass is built; he noted the city’s project team expects overpass construction to begin in 2029 with an opening around 2032, subject to funding. Jonathan Langford of Perris Property LLC urged preserving truck access on the San Jacinto frontage of his property until the Ellis Avenue/Evans Road overpass is constructed, citing the alignment the council previously endorsed.

Garcia explained staff will perform the technical traffic and environmental analyses required under AB 98 and incorporate council direction. Councilmembers debated public-safety and neighborhood impacts, noting the proximity of residential areas to some candidate truck-route segments and the mixed industrial/commercial character of other corridors.

Council asked for additional research before any final designation: staff should investigate whether a court decision following a prior jurisdictional truck-route dispute (litigation involving a neighboring city) changes the city’s ability to unilaterally remove a truck-route designation; staff should also consult with the city engineer and the state about Caltrans signage options at freeway ramps, because some signage on freeway ramps is controlled by the state and would require Caltrans approval. City staff said an earlier inquiry to Caltrans indicated that signs on state freeway ramps require state action and that the city had not pursued a formal statewide request after receiving that response.

No final vote was taken on the truck-route map. The council directed staff to return with legal research about the pending litigation and AB 98 implications, a traffic analysis, and options for Caltrans signage or other mitigation measures that would reduce truck traffic impacts on residential streets.","City staff presented proposed additions and removals to truck routes under AB 98. Developers asked the council to preserve San Jacinto Avenue as an interim truck route; council directed staff to research legal implications, Caltrans signage and return with options.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6623523,"Council approves first reading for Chevron fueling-station expansion including CNG and hydrogen dispensers",1320,3718000,5038000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2769740-a38e587f2adcac75e154a57be4ed3be1&start=3718&end=5038","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2769740-a38e587f2adcac75e154a57be4ed3be1/thumbnail_3718000.jpg","/articles/6623523/Perris/Riverside-County/California/Council-approves-first-reading-for-Chevron-fueling-station-expansion-including-CNG-and-hydrogen-dispensers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6623523-986537f9ca6ce7dbdfaaab1d9613ef0b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770987330&Signature=TJNlERMoc8w2161KKbQAgN-5QRGe4t-cLhoAJ~tj1~Im4Ax0bS569gEopv16ZKhUPZ~YDS0LhUByyy-HHrv8P~mpqWdyXm7UGH68EMBQplerdnsu9Ttq4nsWEFrnoVeQBHStCl1gMurCVl1ZnxARQd-~PxldVqYglLsvGmaA~jugG7Vm4tcFnsRu7JsJucRcM-dOVG6jWM0XR6eOW40iQRmLyoh1VjY54ONJKi4rNL8KCk744rnuYZGVSXmRmzbG5rULDZNWjmMPglr69G5OV80AkT4z5hYXjxu3trBnZoKPhUsWN3hsJRbtMy9Vez1dNtN6oZCwuC7K1EwR2IQrEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council on March 25 voted 5-0 to introduce the first reading of an ordinance and approve a major modification allowing a 0.98-acre expansion of the Chevron fueling station at 796 Ramona Expressway in the Perris Valley Commerce Center specific plan.

The expansion application would reclassify 0.94 acres from residential to commercial for the fueling expansion and apply a residential overlay to a separate parcel at 855 West Markham Street to “offset the loss of a single-family residence,” senior planner Nathan Perez said during the hearing. Perez said the Planning Commission recommended adoption of a mitigated negative declaration and approval of the requested entitlements, subject to conditions.

The project applicant, Morwan Alabasi, told the council the site will include a compressed natural gas and diesel canopy with six dispensers on three islands and a separate hydrogen fueling canopy with four dispensers on two islands. Perez and the applicant said mechanical equipment for CNG and hydrogen would be enclosed, and an 8-to-12-foot decorative masonry wall with heavy landscaping would be placed along the northerly property line to provide screening and noise abatement for adjacent residences.

Environmental consultant Sarah Spann of Stantec Consulting Services said the project’s air-quality appendix demonstrates the project’s emissions fall below South Coast Air Quality Management District thresholds. “The appendix to the report did clearly show that the emissions were below the stated thresholds,” Spann said, and that an apparent misreading of the initial study led to a question from AQMD that was addressed in the technical appendix.

Council members pressed staff and the applicant on neighborhood impacts. Councilwoman Vallejo asked whether anyone currently lived in the single-family home proposed for demolition; Perez relayed the applicant’s statement that no one was living there. Councilman Corona asked about notification; Perez said public notices and the CEQA document were circulated and no adjacent neighbor had submitted correspondence or appeared at the hearing.

Applicant Alabasi said his company has owned and operated the existing Chevron since 2008 and described roughly $20 million in planned investment in the upgraded, alternative-fuel facility. He also said the owner and project team met with nearby neighbors and that three adjoining neighbors had visited his office and voiced no objections.

After a public hearing with no outside speakers, Mayor Pro Tem Rab moved and Councilman Corona seconded introduction of the ordinance and approval of the modification. The motion passed 5-0. The vote constituted introduction of the ordinance and approval on first reading; the item will return for a second reading and final action at a later meeting.

Council and staff said they will work with the applicant on final canopy materials, color and other design conditions the Planning Commission recommended. The project record also includes a mitigated negative declaration (MND) and a mitigation monitoring and reporting program, both referenced by staff during the review.

The council recorded no changes to the project’s mitigation measures on the dais; the applicant confirmed he had reviewed and agreed to the conditions of approval before the motion was made and seconded.

Clarifying details from staff and the applicant in the hearing record:
- Expansion site: 4063 Webster Avenue (behind the existing convenience store and fueling island).
- Residential overlay (to offset the demolished home): portion of 855 West Markham Street; staff said that overlay area is outside the March Air Reserve Base APZ‑1 zone.
- Fueling equipment: one canopy (CNG and diesel) with six dispensers on three islands; one canopy (hydrogen) with four dispensers on two islands; mechanical equipment enclosed within a walled enclosure; decorative masonry wall 8–12 feet tall with heavy landscaping for screening and noise abatement.
- Environmental review: Planning Commission recommended adoption of the mitigated negative declaration (listed in the project record) and accompanying mitigation monitoring and reporting program.
- Project financing/scale: applicant stated an approximate $20,000,000 investment in alternative-fuel infrastructure for the site.

The project record will return to the council for the second reading of the ordinance and final action. If adopted on second reading, the project will move forward subject to the conditions the council affirmed at introduction.","The City Council introduced an ordinance and approved a major modification to allow a 0.98-acre expansion of the Chevron station at 796 Ramona Expressway, adding compressed natural gas (CNG), hydrogen and diesel dispensers and applying a residential overlay to offset a demolished home.","actionData","errors"]

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