Message from the City Manager

December 2022

It happens every year, but somehow December arrives and I wonder where an entire year has gone. It has been meaningful to look back on everything we have accomplished as a City throughout 2022. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are some highlights:

-Supported the successful sale of the Calvary Bible College campus, which will once again become the Murrieta Hot Springs Resort

-Launched Murrieta Money Match to support local businesses and help residents' dollars go further (learn how to get yours below)

-Held a local municipal election

-Ranked as the fiscally healthiest full-service city (100,000+ population) in all of Southern California

-Celebrated major milestones for both Murrieta Fire & Rescue (75 years of service) and the Murrieta Police Department (30 years of service)

-Selected for a $3M grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to further the impact of the Murrieta Innovation Center

-Received more than $1.5M in grant funds to expand programming at the Murrieta Public Library

I am grateful for the community's support and every City staff member who made these things and much more a reality throughout this past year

But we are not finished yet. December is sure to be a special month filled with festivities. Get details about the following events and more in this edition of More Murrieta:

-The City kicks off the holidays with a week of Holiday Magic starting December 3

-Support your neighbors in need with the Holiday Toy and Food Drive

-Murrieta PD and Lights for Life partner to host a 5K on December 10

-Mark your calendar for other upcoming events and meetings

As we finish this year, I wish you all a very happy holiday season. May this time be filled with joy, and may we all be connected by community.

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City's Development Services Department collecting data on design standards

In the 2019-20 budget, the State of California allocated $250 million for all regions, cities, and counties to prioritize planning activities that accelerate housing production to meet identified needs of every community. With this allocation, the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) established the LEAP Grant Program with $119 million for cities and counties. LEAP provides one-time grant funding to cities and counties to update their planning documents and implement process improvements that will facilitate the acceleration of housing production and help local governments prepare for their 6^th cycle regional housing need assessment (RHNA) and implementation of the subsequent Housing Elements. 

The City was awarded a LEAP Grant, and the preparation of Multi-Family Residential Design Guidelines and process improvements are goals with part of the grant funds.

To gather more public input on the architectural styles preferred in the city, the project team has put together an online survey. We want to know what designs catch your eye, what architectural styles you prefer, and other comments or concerns you may have regarding residential design. Please take 10 to 15 minutes to read and complete the Objective Design Standards Survey here.

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