Temecula council approves consent calendar, district levies and code cleanup; adopts TCSD rates

The Temecula City Council and associated boards approved a series of routine and policy items July 22, voting unanimously in favor of the consent calendar, Temecula Community Services District (TCSD) rates and charges for fiscal year 2025–26, public-financing special tax levies and a municipal code cleanup ordinance.

At the start of the meeting the council approved the consent calendar (motion and second; vote 5–0). The consent items included approval of minutes, a third amendment to a development agreement with Lennar Homes and Winchester’s Hills LLC (ordinance 2025-11; second reading), adoption of the Measure C special tax levy for 2025–26, and a series of sponsorship agreements and construction actions (items 2–12). The council’s motion passed 5–0.

The Temecula Community Services District held a noticed public hearing on proposed TCSD rates and charges for fiscal year 2025–26. Fiscal Services Manager Paula Majors presented the staff report, describing the district’s service levels (residential street lighting, perimeter landscaping and slope maintenance, recycling/refuse collection and unpaved road maintenance) and the levy calculation process prepared by Webb Municipal Finance. Notices were mailed to affected property owners in accordance with Proposition 218. Staff said the combined levies across the service levels are estimated to generate roughly $13.1 million in total revenue.

Key TCSD details presented by staff: - Residential street-lighting rates proposed to remain at $25.68 per single-family residence per year. - Perimeter landscaping zones (service level C) include 29 zones; two zones have annual inflators tied to CPI and the rest remain unchanged; staff will apply a 2.61% CPI increase where applicable. - Residential recycling/refuse rate proposed to increase by $5.84 to $363.68 per household per year per the franchise adjustment tied to CPI. - Unpaved-street maintenance rates remain at $115.26 per single-family residence per year and $57.62 per vacant residential property.

The board adopted the rates and charges after the hearing (motion and second; vote 5–0).

The Temecula Public Financing Authority approved the fiscal year 2025–26 special tax levies for community facilities districts (item 16) by unanimous vote.

The council then considered a municipal code cleanup ordinance that would amend Titles 5, 8, 16 and 17 to implement technical corrections and updates, including: - Allowing city business-license issuance prior to state or federal permits where a federal permit requires a local permit (Title 5); - Reducing the timeline for nuisance cost recovery options from six to two months (Title 8, optional); - Correcting minimum/maximum width references for flag lots (Title 16); - Adding bicycle parking requirements for new multi-family development, clarifying accessory structure standards, adding parking-analysis requirements for sports/recreation facilities, updating definitions for personal services and energy-storage enclosure standards, and prohibiting exposed raceways on signage (Title 17).

Staff told the council the ordinance is a routine annual code maintenance item and recommended introduction and reading by title only. The council introduced the ordinance and moved it forward by unanimous vote (5–0).

Several items that appeared on the consent calendar and board agendas were part of the unanimous votes; council members did not pull items for separate debate during the public meeting. Where the agenda listed only an item number and title but detailed supporting material was not discussed on the record, the meeting transcript noted the item and the council’s approval without additional specifics.

Vote tallies (roll call): Councilmember Alexander — yes; Mayor Kaufis — yes; Councilmember Ron — yes; Councilmember Schwank — yes; Councilmember Stewart — yes. All measures listed in this roundup passed 5–0.

What to expect next: staff will implement approved contracts and sponsorships, process the adopted TUPs and levies into parcel tax bills as applicable, and carry forward the code amendments for subsequent ordinance readings and implementation steps where required.