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Murrieta announces new EV chargers, tennis-court lighting and staff donation to library
Summary
City officials highlighted recent capital improvements — nine Level 2 EV chargers at Los Alamos Hills Sports Park and new LED tennis-court lighting — and the city’s Happiness Committee presented a donation to the Murrieta Library Foundation following a staff silent auction.
Murrieta City officials on Dec. 2 reported several community-focused administrative updates, including newly completed amenities and a staff-led charity initiative.
City Manager Justin Clifton said the city will participate in Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s Illuminate MADD California event on Dec. 5 and that City Hall will be closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 1 for the holidays. He also introduced the Happiness Committee, a city employee group that organizes morale-boosting events and charitable efforts.
Jackie Arellano, representing the Happiness Committee, told the council the group’s second annual silent auction exceeded its $3,000 goal and presented a check at the meeting to the Murrieta Library Foundation; the amount reported in the on-screen presentation was approximately $3,096. The committee said it chose to donate proceeds to the library expansion project.
Brian Crawford, municipal services director, detailed recent capital work: nine Level 2 electric-vehicle chargers have been installed at Los Alamos Hills Sports Park on the ChargePoint network and are accessible through the ChargePoint app; the city’s posted rate for city-owned EV stations is 22¢ per kilowatt-hour. Crawford said the chargers were installed through Southern California Edison’s Charge Ready program, which funded design and much of the construction, with the city providing and installing the charging stations.
Crawford also reported that Cal Oak Sports Park tennis courts recently received LED pole-mounted lighting — the first time those courts have been lit — adding more than 13 hours of playable time daily, and that a week-of-Dec. 8 retrofit will upgrade community-center courts with new LED fixtures and remote scheduling capability.
The city connected these capital projects to broader quality-of-life goals and noted the EV installations and lighting were delivered in partnership with regional utility and grant programs.
Mayor Cindy Warren and council members thanked staff for the updates and for the community-oriented donation from city employees.
Ending: The council received the administrative updates; several items will appear in future agendas for project follow-up and scheduling details.
