Moreno Valley council adopts 2025 building-code updates, approves $75,000 in food-access grant applications and a District 2 library contract

The Moreno Valley City Council unanimously approved an ordinance amending Moreno Valley Municipal Code Title 8 to adopt the 2025 California Title 24 building standards and voted to approve consent calendar items that include grant applications and a contract for a District 2 satellite library.

Angelica Fraustalupo, the city’s Community Development Director, told the council the ordinance updates local building and construction rules to reflect the 2025 Title 24 changes and to emphasize energy efficiency, electrification and wildfire-hardening measures. "Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the public hearing and introduce and subsequently adopt ordinance amending Title 8," Fraustalupo said during the staff presentation.

The ordinance carries a state-mandated timetable: the 2025 Title 24 updates take effect Jan. 1, 2026, and staff noted they are removing a duplicative Section 11 that had been adopted previously alongside the local REACH code. Mayor Pro Tem Baca Santa Cruz made the motion to approve the ordinance as recommended; Council member Bernard seconded. The clerk recorded a unanimous 5-0 vote in favor (Council member Bernard — yes; Council member Gonzales — yes; Council member Delgado — yes; Mayor Pro Tem Baca Santa Cruz — yes; Mayor Cabrera — yes).

Also on the consent calendar, the council approved staff applications for two food-access grants: a $50,000 Grocery Access Program grant and a $25,000 No Kid Hungry grant, for a combined request of $75,000. City staff described those applications as part of ongoing efforts to expand meal and grocery-access supports for residents should federal programs be reduced. A city staff member summarized the funding proposal: "These two grants will total a total of $75,000 — $50,000 for the grocery access program, and $25,000 for the No Kid Hungry program," noting potential regional partnerships and vendors tied to implementation.

Council members also approved the remainder of the consent calendar, which includes awarding a contract to move forward on a new satellite library in District 2. Council member Bernard, addressing the item, said she hoped the contract would pass because "we need that library in District 2." Details about the contractor and contract number were not specified in the public record at the meeting; staff indicated earlier contracting issues had been resolved and that the award will allow work to proceed.

All consent-calendar items were approved as part of a single vote. The motion to approve the consent calendar carried 5-0.

What happened next: staff will proceed with implementing the ordinance updates and, if awarded, will accept and spend grant funds under the city’s procurement and contracting rules. The city did not state an exact implementation schedule beyond the Title 24 effective date and noted that grant awards remain contingent on state/funder approvals.

Votes at a glance

- Ordinance adopting amendments to Moreno Valley Municipal Code Title 8 (2025 Title 24 adoption): Motion to approve as recommended by Community Development Director Angelica Fraustalupo. Mover: Mayor Pro Tem Baca Santa Cruz. Second: Council member Bernard. Vote: 5-0 (approved). Effective/implementation note: 2025 Title 24 updates effective 2026-01-01; staff recommended deleting duplicative Section 11 (previously adopted with REACH code).

- Consent Calendar (includes multiple items consolidated into one vote): Motion to approve consent calendar. Mover/second: not specified on the audio record; vote: 5-0 (approved). Notable items recorded in discussion: grant applications for Grocery Access Program ($50,000) and No Kid Hungry ($25,000) totaling $75,000; award of a contract to proceed with a District 2 satellite library (contractor and contract number not specified).