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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

City of Canyon Lake, California

Monday, December 1, 2025
Notice and Call
Special City Council Meeting at 5:00 P.M.

To participate in the Council Meeting, please use one of the options below:
In Person: 31516 Railroad Canyon Road, Canyon Lake, CA 92587
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Members of the public may speak during public comment using any of the methods above.

City Hall Council Chambers
31516 Railroad Canyon Road
Canyon Lake, CA 92587

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:

Mayor Mark Terry
Mayor Pro Tem Kasey Castillo
Council Member Jeremy Smith
Council Member Joshua Steeber
Council Member Dale Welty

Public Comment: Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter within the jurisdiction of the City, whether or not it appears on this agenda, is asked to complete a speaker card and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the start of public comment. The City Council has adopted a time limit of three (3) minutes per person. Comments on specific agenda items will be heard when the item is called. Please note that if you are addressing the City Council on items NOT on the agenda, the Brown Act does not allow discussion of such items. Therefore, the City Council may only do the following: refer the matter to staff, ask for additional information or request a report back, or give a very limited factual response. Electronic comments may be submitted to cityclerk@canyonlakeca.gov. Comments submitted electronically will be provided to the City Council and included in the official record but will not be read aloud during the meeting.
CEQA Notice: Unless stated otherwise on the agenda, every item on the agenda is exempt from CEQA Guidelines sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15378, 15301, 15323 and/or Public Resources Code section 21065.
Council Agendas: The designated office for inspection of records is the Office of the City Clerk, Canyon Lake City Hall, 31516 Railroad Canyon Road, Canyon Lake, CA 92587. Complete agenda packets are available for public review at City Hall during normal business hours and on the City’s website at www.canyonkaleca.gov.
ADA Notice: In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting or if you need agenda documents provided in an alternate format, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (951) 244-2955 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made.

SPECIAL SESSION

CALL TO ORDER:

FLAG SALUTE:

ROLL CALL:
Castillo, Smith, Steeber, Welty, Terry

PUBLIC COMMENT (3 MINUTES):

Members of the public wishing to address the City Council on any matter within the City’s jurisdiction are asked to complete a speaker card and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the start of public comment. Comments on specific agenda items will be heard when the item is called. Comments on Consent Calendar items will be heard prior to the City Council’s consideration of that item. Each speaker is allowed (3) minutes to speak.

BUSINESS ITEMS:

Authorization to Negotiate and Execute Purchase and Sale Agreement for Approximately 34.99 Acres of Vacant Land (APN 354-030-013) – Northwest Side of Railroad Canyon Road at Canyon Hills Road

Recommendation:

That the City Council: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-49 authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the acquisition of approximately 34.99 acres of vacant land located on the northwest side of Railroad Canyon Road at Canyon Hills Road (APN 354-030-013), in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000; (2) authorize the City Manager to take all further actions and execute such documents as are necessary to effectuate the purchase, including related escrow, title, due diligence, and closing documents, provided that all documents are approved as to form by the City Attorney; and (3) authorize up to an additional five percent (5%) of the purchase price for costs associated with the transaction.

Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 269 - An Ordinance of the City of Cayon Lake, California, Amending Chapter 4.20 (Commercial Cannabis Businesses) of the Canyon Lake Municipal Code to a Vacancy-Based Best Value Permitting Process and Adoption of a Resolution Reducing the Maximum Number of Authorized Commercial Cannabis Retail Permits from Two to One

Recommendation:

(1) Waive full reading and introduce by title only Ordinance No. 269 - An Ordinance of the City of Cayon Lake, California, Amending Chapter 4.20 (Commercial Cannabis Businesses) of the Canyon Lake Municipal Code to a Vacancy-Based Best Value Permitting Process; and (2) adopt Resolution No. 2025-50 reducing the maximum number of authorized commercial cannabis retail permits from two (2) to one (1).

ADJOURNMENT:

AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING: I, Sheryl L. Garcia, City Clerk of the City of Canyon Lake, California, do hereby declare that the foregoing agenda was posted as of the date noted below, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2, and as required by Resolution 2019-42.

Sheryl L. Garcia, MMC, CPM
City Clerk
Dated: 11/25/2025