City Council
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · October 28, 2014
Agenda
City of Riverside 3900 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92522
(951) 826-5557
City Council
Agenda
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 2:00 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.
Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 22676, the
Members of the City Council and the public are reminded that they must preserve order
and decorum throughout the Meeting. In that regard, Members of the City Council and the
public are advised that any delay or disruption in the proceedings or a refusal to obey the
orders of the City Council or the presiding officer constitutes a violation of these rules.
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2 P.M.
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
PRESENTATION
1 Presentation by March Joint Powers Authority Executive Director Lori Stone - Oral
update (All Wards)
3 P.M.
WORKSHOPS
2 Fiscal Year 2014-15 Economic Development Action Plan (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Action Plan
3 Fiscal Year 2013-14 General Fund year-end financial results (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
4 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 - 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 may adjourn to the below listed Closed
Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.
5 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Louis J. Jean-Louis v. Al Zelinka, et al., USDC Case
No.: 5:14-CV-01391-JGB-SP
Attachments: Report
6 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Boyd Phillips v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.:
ADJ7403092
Attachments: Report
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7 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
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of Interim City
Attorney
Attachments: Report
12 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for appointment and employment of City
Attorney and City Manager by City Council
Attachments: Report
6:15 P.M.
13 Transportation Board Report by Chair Art Angel (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
6:30 P.M.
INVOCATION - Councilmember Melendrez
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
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PRESENTATIONS
14 Mayor Bailey to call upon Police Chief Diaz to introduce Public Safety Officer of the
Month Officer Eric Hibbard
15 Mayor Bailey to call upon Arlanza Garden Council representative Maria Quiroz for
update on their activities and accomplishments
16 RIVERSIDE PRIDE Success Report - Riverside Neighborhood Partnership - Cars,
Kids, and Community (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
This portion of the City Council Agenda is for all matters where staff and public
participation is anticipated. Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes.
17 Community Livability Task Force Action Plan Six Month update - Appropriate
$792,186 from General Fund Reserves including $570,240 to Police Department
for continued funding of Action Plan implementation, $145,831 to City Attorney's
Office to prosecute municipal code violations, $37,864 for Mental Health Worker,
$13,251 to increase Homeless Outreach Team by .5 full-time employee position,
and $25,000 to Substance Treatment Fund for remainder of Fiscal Year 2014-15
(All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Action Plan
18 Mayor Bailey and Mayor Pro Tem Perry recommend Strategic Planning Workshop
within ninety days - Agreement with The Organizational Network, affiliate of
Counseling Team International, for not-to-exceed $15,000 from Mayor and CIty
Council Budgets to facilitate workshop and prepare three to five-year work plan (All
Wards)
Attachments: Report
Client List
Article
Email
Scope of Work
19 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 - 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.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine by the City
Council 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 votes on the motion to
adopt, Members of the City Council 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
20 Reimbursement of $1,300 for attorney fees and costs associated with code
enforcement action and property rehabilitation - 14125 Avenida Munoz -
Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
21 Reimbursement of $200 for attorney fees and costs associated with code
enforcement action and property rehabilitation - 1188 Massachusetts Avenue -
Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
City Clerk
22 Minutes of October 21, 2014
Attachments: Minutes
City Council
23 Utility Services/Land Use/Energy Development Committee recommends Policy
Principles for Water Portfolio Management (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Policy Principles
24 Announcement of committee meeting:
Mayor’s Nominating and Screening Committee at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28,
2014, Mayor’s Office
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City Manager
25 Referral to Governmental Affairs Committee of City Council Rules of Procedure
and Order of Business for consideration of amendment for placement of items on
agenda, Public Comment period, and speaker cards (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
26 Thirteenth Amendment to Agreement with March Joint Powers Authority to provide
land use authority for remnant parcel currently under County of Riverside land use
authority (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Community Development
27 Declare as surplus and dispose of .27-acre vacant City-owned land wly. of Main
Street adjacent to Russell Street (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Map
28 Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, extending a moratorium on
permits or variances for the addition of bedrooms in existing Single Family Zoned
(R-1) properties within the University of California, Riverside Neighborhoods,
Riverside, California for an additional twelve months - Waive further reading (Intro.
on 10-21-14, Wards 1 and 2)
Attachments: Ordinance
Map
Fire
29 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, establishing the
City Manager or his designee as the authorized agent for signature authority under
the Emergency Management Performance Grant of $70,964 for the Homeland
Security Grant Program for the Fiscal Year 2014 - Waive further reading -
Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Assurances
Resolution
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30 Purchase order with South Coast Fire Equipment, Ontario, for $157,386.65 from
Fire Department Budget for one Fire Pumper Type 6 - Ford F450 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
General Services
31 Agreement with Merchants Building Maintenance, LLC, for $405,584.88 from
various department budgets for custodial services at various City facilities through
October 20, 2016 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Innovation and Technology
32 Free Wi-Fi Network removal update - Agreement with Vector USA for $95,434.34
from Innovation and Technology Department Budget for Wi-Fi Hotspot Pilot
Project implementation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Library
33 Transfer $122,000 from Library Trust Fund Account and appropriate to Library
Expenditure Account - Appropriate gifts of $140,617.79 including $52,074.79 from
Friends of the Library revenue, $4,166 from Maxine Tate Library Fund, $80,000
from Library System, and $4,377 from Vanderzyl Fund for library programs,
materials, and services (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Gift Schedule
34 California State Library Services and Technology Act grants totaling $85,000 for
Neighborhood Strategies: Our Riverside, Our Neighborhoods and Library as
Cornerstone project - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Award Letter
Application
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Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
35 Riverside Citizen Science Program update - Memorandum of Understanding with
University of California Riverside, Riverside Corona Resource Conservation
District, and United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Pacific
Southwest Research documenting partnership to create, nurture, and sustain
Riverside Citizen Science program (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
MOU
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
36 Legislative reports - League of California Cities CA Cities Advocate dated October
17, 2014
Attachments: Report
37 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor
and City Council and announcements of upcoming events
38 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
39 Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of
the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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