Hemet’s City Council takes up Measure U money to unfreeze nine police positions Tuesday night, and holds a public hearing on the city’s rewritten warehouse rules.
That is the main agenda left in the valley this week. Hemet Unified’s school board meets the same afternoon. Lake Hemet’s water board fills a vacant seat Thursday. Hemet’s Youth Council met Monday evening; that item is off this list. Below is what each body had posted as of Monday morning, Oct. 12. Where a packet is not up, we say so.
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Hemet City Council, 5 p.m. closed session, 6 p.m. open session
Council Chamber, 450 E. Latham Ave. Regular meeting with one public hearing.
- Public hearing, Item 16.A / Ordinance 2084 / Zoning Ordinance Amendment 26-005. Introduction and first reading of an ordinance that repeals and restates the manufacturing-zone rules in Chapter 90 and adds a new division for logistics, e-commerce and warehouse uses in the B-P, M-1 and M-2 zones. It sets truck, siting and operating standards and a tiered approval process. A staff banner on the report says the council held a special meeting Oct. 8, heard public comment and gave direction for revisions; staff said revised text would be prepared over the weekend. As of Monday morning, the revised ordinance and the Measure Q committee resolution text still were not on CivicWeb. Request copies by email at [email protected]. The city’s warehouse moratorium expires Dec. 10, 2026, and the staff report says it cannot be extended again. Recommendation language in the packet still refers to scheduling a second reading on Oct. 13; Tuesday is the first reading.
- Consent, Resolution 2026-168. Authorize a supplemental appropriation not to exceed $759,000 from Police Measure U fund balance to restore funding for nine frozen Police Department positions for the rest of fiscal year 2026-27: six full-time police officers, one full-time community services officer, one full-time outreach and engagement specialist, and one temporary part-time civilian investigator. Full-year cost if all nine are filled is estimated at about $1.301 million; ongoing funding would be set in the FY 2027-28 budget. The Measure U Citizens’ Oversight Committee recommended the use unanimously Sept. 22 on a motion by Vice Chair Clark, seconded by Member Kelly. As of July 1, the preliminary Police Measure U fund balance was about $13.0 million.
- Consent. A resolution establishing a seven-member Measure Q Citizens’ Advisory and Oversight Committee, contingent on voter approval of Measure Q on Nov. 3. Staff says the council directed the committee Oct. 8 and that a separate Measure Q accounting resolution was adopted that day. Staff puts Measure Q at about $16 million a year if it passes, operative about April 1, 2027.
- Business, Resolution 2026-169. Increase the Pacific Hydrotech Corporation agreement for CIP 5717, Wells 15 and 16 treatment plant, by $1,798,643.60; authorize additional construction spending not to exceed $675,300; and appropriate $450,000 from Water Utility Fund 571 fund balance. The staff report puts the estimated total project cost at $7,478,477.40. No General Fund impact is listed.
Written comments are due by 2 p.m. the day of the meeting through the city’s online comment form. A Zoom webinar link is on the agenda (ID 165 587 4595, passcode 745765). Packet: Hemet CivicWeb.
Hemet Unified school board, study session 3 p.m., closed session 4 p.m., open session 5:30 p.m.
Professional Development Service Center boardroom, 1791 W. Acacia Ave. Regular board meeting.
- Action, Resolution 4193. Authorize layoff of classified vacant positions. The attached resolution lists 26 vacant positions at 15 sites and departments, effective Oct. 14. No named employees. Most are instructional assistants and supervision aides; the list also includes one clerk and other classified vacancies.
- Action. Resolutions 4191, 4194 and 4195 reject claims. A stipulated expulsion item is on the agenda; the Chronicle does not name students in such items.
- Consent highlights. Purchases and encumbrances totaling $12,062,804.08; delegation to approve a site-work agreement with Reed Family Enterprise Inc. for relocatable classrooms at Hamilton High School, not to exceed $1,179,322 (Measure X, developer fees, capital facilities and CFD; two lower bids were non-responsive for lack of prequalification); Alder GSE teacher-residency extension with a 2027-28 CTC Teacher Residency line of $1,600,000 plus HUSD $445,000 and San Jacinto Unified $178,335; California Adult Education Program MOU award of $945,682; TERI Inc. nonpublic school services $327,500.70; 21st Century ASSETs grant $628,589.55; Imagine Learning $118,875; and authority to apply for a Proposition 2 CTE facilities grant. Staff will also give a math adoption presentation.
Speakers get three minutes per Board Bylaw 9323; total public input on each item is limited to 20 minutes. Packet: Hemet Unified meeting portal.
Thursday, Oct. 15
Lake Hemet Municipal Water District board, 3 p.m.
District board room, 26385 Fairview Ave., Hemet. Regular meeting.
- Appointment. Acknowledge the resignation of Director Frank D. “Doug” Marshall III and appoint Donald W. Simpson to the Division 1 seat for the remainder of the unexpired term. The general manager’s report says Simpson was the only applicant after the vacancy notice and the only candidate who filed for the November election.
- Consent. Ratify August and September 2026 expenditures; approve Aug. 20 minutes; Resolution 831 commending Marshall.
- Closed session. Existing litigation, Burgos v. Borden Excavating Inc. (Riverside Superior Court CVME2606834), and a continued general manager performance evaluation.
Public comment is limited to five minutes on agenda items and three minutes on non-agenda items. The board adjourns to Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. Agenda: LHMWD Board page.
Hemet Public Library Board of Trustees, 2 p.m.
Council Chambers, 450 E. Latham Ave. The city’s calendar lists the meeting. No agenda packet had been published as of Monday morning. Calendar: Hemet CivicWeb.
Also Thursday: The city lists a Measure Q open house from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hemet Public Library, 300 E. Latham Ave. (city Measure Q page). Fire Chief Ryon Dierck’s swearing-in is listed for 9:30 a.m. in the Council Chamber.
Not meeting this week
San Jacinto’s next City Council regular meeting on the AgendaLink calendar is Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m.; the Planning Commission is listed for Oct. 27. Both still show draft status with no posted packet for this week.
Eastern Municipal Water District’s next regular board meeting on its events calendar is Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 9 a.m., Board Room, 2270 Trumble Road, Perris. The board.emwd.org detail page for that date (meeting ID 2376) said the agenda was not available Monday morning. emwd.org itself loads; the board portal sometimes hits a Cloudflare check.
Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s next regular board meeting is listed for Monday, Oct. 19, at 5:30 p.m.; the meeting object is not marked published.
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors’ next regular meeting on IQM2 is Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 9:30 a.m.; the detail page says the meeting is not available yet. County Planning Commission is listed for Oct. 21; no valley hearing for Oct. 12–18 was confirmed from posted materials.
Mt. San Jacinto College’s board calendar shows its October regular meeting already held Oct. 8; the next listed date is Nov. 12. San Jacinto Unified had no board meeting posted for this week after its Oct. 8 meeting.
Next week
Hemet Planning Commission is on the calendar for Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m.; the meeting is not marked published yet. Hemet City Council’s next regular after Tuesday is Oct. 27. A Tres Cerritos West Resolution of Intention hearing is listed for Oct. 27 on the Oct. 13 agenda.
The Chronicle builds this calendar from agendas and notices each body posts. Meeting times and items can change after publication.
