City Council
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · January 14, 2014
Agenda
City of Riverside 3900 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92522
(951) 826-5557
City Council
Successor Agency to
Redevelopment Agency
Agenda
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 3:00 pm Art Pick Council Chamber
MISSION STATEMENT
The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services
to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community
PLEASE NOTE--The numerical order of items on this agenda is for convenience of
reference. Items may be taken out of order upon request of the Mayor or Members of the
City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency.
Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 22546, the
Members of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency and the
public are reminded that they must preserve order and decorum throughout the Meeting.
In that regard, Members of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment
Agency and the public are advised that any delay or disruption in the proceedings or a
refusal to obey the orders of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment
Agency or the presiding officer constitutes a violation of these rules.
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3 P.M.
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS
Audience participation is encouraged.
1 Cases P13-0916, P13-0917, P13-0918, and P13-0919 - Eric Brooks of iStar
Financial - Final two-year extensions for mixed-use development consisting of 315
multiple-family residential dwelling units, three live/work units and up to 71,211
square feet of commercial/retail building area on 16.7 acres - Determine
exemption from the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to
Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines as extensions will not have significant
effect on environment and Mitigated Negative Declaration was previously adopted
- 10411-10481 Magnolia Avenue - Applicant requests continuance off calendar
(Ward 6)
Attachments: Letter
2 Public Comment Period - This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to
invite your comments regarding any matters within the jurisdiction of the City
Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency - Individual audience
participation is limited to 3 minutes and you will be asked to state your name and
city of residence. Please complete and submit a speaker card to the City Clerk.
CLOSED SESSIONS
Time listed is approximate. The City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment
Agency may adjourn to the below listed Closed Sessions at their convenience during this
City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency meeting.
3 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. Mark Johnson, et al., Riverside
Superior Court Case No. RIC 513720
Attachments: Report
4 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning John T. Culhane and Chan-My Trinh v. City of
Riverside, Tort Claim No. 13-09-25; Thomas Henritze v. City of Riverside, Tort
Claim No. 13-09-26 and 13-11-49; Mike and Brenda Denholtz v. City of Riverside,
Tort Claim No. 13-09-35; and Allyn Fortier v. City of Riverside, Tort Claim No.
13-09-36
Attachments: Report
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5 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning one case of anticipated litigation
Attachments: Report
6 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning one case of anticipated litigation
Attachments: Report
7 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning one case of anticipated litigation
Attachments: Report
8 Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 to review the City Council's position and
instruct designated representatives regarding salaries, salary schedules, or
compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of all Executive Management
employees, all Management and Confidential employees as defined by PERS, Fire
Management Unit, Riverside City Firefighters Association, Riverside Police Officers
Association (Police and Police Supervisory Units), Service Employees
International Union #721, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #47, and
Riverside Police Administrators Association
Attachments: Report
6:30 P.M.
INVOCATION - Councilmember Mac Arthur
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
PRESENTATIONS
9 Mayor Bailey to call upon Riverside Arts Council Executive Director Patrick Brien to
recognize Betty Hayes as Arts Honoree of the Month for January
10 Mayor Bailey to call upon CASA of Riverside County CEO Deborah Sutton-Weiss
to discuss the Court Appointed Special Advocates program for foster children
11 Economic Success report - Jersey Mike's Subs (Ward 4)
Attachments: Report
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
This portion of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Agenda
is for all matters where staff and public participation is anticipated. Individual audience
participation is limited to 3 minutes.
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12 Seizing Our Destiny update (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
13 Public Comment Period - This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to
invite your comments regarding any matters within the jurisdiction of the City
Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency - Individual audience
participation is limited to 3 minutes and you will be asked to state your name and
city of residence. Please complete and submit a speaker card to the City Clerk.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine by the City
Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency and may be enacted by one
motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items
unless, before the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency votes on
the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency or staff request specific items be removed from the Consent
Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after
adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.
City Attorney
14 Reimbursement of $24,921 for attorney fees and costs associated with
receivership, rehabilitation, and sale of real property - 8258 Oakhurst Place -
Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
15 Reimbursement of $5,000 for attorney fees and costs associated with code
enforcement action and property rehabilitation - 6225 Rutland Avenue -
Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
City Clerk
16 Minutes of January 7, 2014
Attachments: Minutes
City Council
17 Announcement of committee meeting:
Utility Services/Land Use/Energy Development Committee at 3 p.m. on Thursday,
January 16, 2014, Mayor’s Ceremonial Room
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Community Development
18 Agreement for Conveyance of Easement with Donald Saltikov, Trustee, for
$135,300 and not-to-exceed $5,000 for title, escrow fees, and related closing costs
from Tyler Widening Project Account for easements and improvements - 4768
Tyler Street (Ward 6)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
19 Case P13-0294 - David Kazner of AT&T Mobility on behalf of 5700 Van Buren
Blvd, LLC, and 5700 River LLC - Conditional use permit to construct 75-foot-high
wireless telecommunications facility camouflaged as pine tree on approximately
8.37-acre site developed with shopping center - Determine project will not have
significant effect on environment and adopt Negative Declaration - 5700 Van Buren
Boulevard (Ward 6)
Attachments: Report
Conditions
PC report
Minutes
20 Two-year License Agreement with Riverside Construction Company, Inc., for
$24,000 for use of City-owned building as construction office for Riverside Avenue
Grade Separation Project - 6104 Riverside Avenue (Ward 3)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Finance
21 Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section
3.14.160 of the Riverside Municipal Code to increase the low income threshold for
the Utility Users Tax Refund Program and to clarify the definition of household
income (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Ordinance
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General Services
22 Award Bid 7208 to Raceway Ford, Riverside, for $639,263.39 from General
Services Department Motor Pool and Broadcasting Accounts, Public Utilities
Electric Production and Operations Account, and Public Works Sewer Collections
Account for twenty-five half-ton pick-up trucks (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Bid Recommendation
23 Award Bid 7216 to Raceway Ford, Riverside, for $451,909.93 from General
Services Department Motor Pool Account for eleven Motor Pool replacement
vehicles equipped with liquefied petroleum gas or lower emission E85/gasoline flex
fuel powered engines (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Bid Recommendation
Police
24 Department of California Highway Patrol Every 15 Minutes Mini-Grant of $10,000
for materials and supplies for high school driving awareness program -
Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
25 Donation of $15,000 from Ms. Linda Bailey in honor of Dr. Edward Jezbera of
Riverside Animal Hospital for purchase of Police Service Dog and training (All
Wards)
Attachments: Report
Public Utilities
26 Magnolia-Plaza Reliability Project Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration
and Mitigation Reporting Plan - Conversion of 4kV circuits in Magnolia
Neighborhood to 12kV infrastructure including demolition of existing Magnolia
Substation and upgrade of existing Plaza Substation - 3416 Central Avenue and
3716 Elizabeth Street (Ward 3)
Attachments: Report
Initial Study
Mitigation Plan
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Public Works
27 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending
Resolution No. 22451 known as the Master Parking Schedule Resolution to
remove segments of timed No Stopping and Two-Hour Parking Zones on the west
side of Market Street - Waive further reading (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Map
Minutes
28 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending
Resolution No. 22451 known as the Master Parking Schedule Resolution to
establish a Two-Hour Parking Zone between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Monday thru Saturday on both sides of Chestnut Street from Mission Inn Avenue
to the alley north of University Avenue - Waive further reading (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Map
Minutes
29 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending
Resolution No. 22451 known as the Master Parking Schedule Resolution to
change the duration of the existing timed No Parking Zone on both sides of San
Andreas Avenue from Tequesquite Avenue to Glenwood Drive - Waive further
reading (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Map
Minutes
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30 Award Bid 7191 to Mamco, Inc., dba Alabbasi, Riverside, for $325,516.25 from
Public Works Department Budget for construction of sidewalks, wheelchair ramps,
driveway approaches, curb, gutter, and minor storm drain improvements on Gould
Street between Jones and Crest Avenues and widen Gramercy Place between
Jones Avenue and Tyler Street including sidewalks, wheelchair ramps, driveway
approaches, curb, gutter, storm drain improvements, and slurry seal existing
asphalt pavement (Ward 7)
Attachments: Report
Map
Bid Recommendation
31 Award Bid 7215 to Century Paving, Inc., La Mirada, for $292,780 from Public
Works Department Budget and Public Parking Fund for rehabilitation of Parking
Lot 33 including existing asphalt pavement, revising circulation for major entry at
Third and Main Streets, and landscaping and irrigation system installation along
Third and Fourth Streets frontage - Supplemental appropriation (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Map
Bid Recommendation
Successor Agency to Redevelopment Agency
32 Recommend Oversight Board adopt a resolution authorizing Successor Agency to
Redevelopment Agency to enter into First Amendment to Agreement with URS
Corporation, dba URS Corporation Americas for term extension and additional
$250,000 for additional post-remediation confirmation samplings and activities
associated with site closure - 4271 and 4293 Market Street (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Agreement
Map
33 Recommend Oversight Board adopt a resolution approving Reimbursement
Agreement for $50,000 between Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency
and the City to pay for costs to maintain assets prior to disposition and legal
services from law firm of Goldfarb and Lipman, LLP and City Attorney’s Office (All
Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Resolution
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
34 Legislative reports:
a. League of California Cities - CA Cities Advocate dated January 8, 2014
b. State Budget update
c. Redevelopment update
Attachments: Report
35 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor
and City Council and announcements of upcoming events
36 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
37 Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of
the City Council - City Manager reports
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
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