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City of Riverside 3900 Main St. Riverside, CA 92522 (951) 826-5557 City Council Successor Agency to Redevelopment Agency Agenda Tuesday, January 13, 2015 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/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 22676, 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. SPEAKER CARDS--If you wish to address the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, please complete and submit a speaker card to the City Clerk. Speaker cards can be found at the east entrance to the Art Pick Council Chamber and City Hall lobby. Speaker cards will be accepted until conclusion of public comment on the agenda item. In accordance with the Public Records Act, any information you provide on this form is available to the public. LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available for the hearing impaired--please see City Clerk. The City of Riverside wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City's ADA Coordinator at (951) 826-5427 or TDD at (951) 826-5439 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, at www.riversideca.gov, and in the binder located at the Concierge desk in the City Hall lobby while the meeting is in session. City of Riverside Page 1 Printed on 1/9/2015 City Council Agenda January 13, 2015 2 P.M. MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER WORKSHOP 1 Riverside City Charter training - Oral report 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 Joint item with Successor Agency to Redevelopment Agency - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning MetroRiverside, LLC. v. City of Riverside, et al., RCSC Case No. RIC 1303305; City of Riverside as Successor Agency v. MetroRiverside, LLC, et al., RCSC Case No. RIC 1404945; and In re Bankruptcy of MetroRiverside, U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of California (San Francisco) Bankruptcy Petition #14-30901 Attachments: Report 4 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning City v. Rebecca Spencer, et al., RCSC Case No. 1405588 Attachments: Report 5 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Jon Nelson v. City of Riverside, et al., USDC Case No.: ED CV 13-01665 PSG (DTBX) Attachments: Report 6 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(b)(3)(c) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning James F. Crabtree v. City of Riverside, Tort Claim No. 14-09-51 Attachments: Report City of Riverside Page 2 Printed on 1/9/2015 City Council Agenda January 13, 2015 7 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Frederick Maier v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s): ADJ 9703091 Attachments: Report 8 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Michael Andrews v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s): (1) ADJ 8972917; (2) ADJ 8972913; (3) ADJ 7246864; (4) Unassigned Attachments: Report 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of Interim City Attorney Attachments: Report 6:15 P.M. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS 13 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events 6:30 P.M. INVOCATION - Councilmember Melendrez City of Riverside Page 3 Printed on 1/9/2015 City Council Agenda January 13, 2015 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG PRESENTATIONS 14 Mayor Bailey to call upon Riverside Arts Council Executive Director Patrick Brien to recognize Riverside Art Museum Riverside Art Make Program as Arts Honoree of the Month for January 15 Mayor Bailey to call upon Riverside Concert Band Board Member Paige Tune to give an update on their activities and accomplishments 16 RIVERSIDE PRIDE Success Report - Eastside Reconciliation Coalition (Ward 2) Attachments: Report 7 P.M. 17 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. 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. 18 International Student Friendly City Task Force report (All Wards) Attachments: Report Task Force Report City of Riverside Page 4 Printed on 1/9/2015 City Council Agenda January 13, 2015 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 19 Reimbursement of $4,200 for attorney fees and costs associated with administrative code enforcement action and property rehabilitation - 8695 Colorado Avenue - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards) Attachments: Report 20 Reimbursement of $8,862.50 for attorney fees and costs associated with nuisance abatement action in matter of City of Riverside v. G6, et al., RCSC Case No. RIC 1210108 - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards) Attachments: Report City Clerk 21 Minutes of January 6, 2015 Attachments: Minutes 22 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, ordering, calling, providing for and giving notice of a General Municipal Election to be held June 2, 2015, to be conducted wholly by mail-in ballot in the City of Riverside for the purpose of electing a member of the City Council from the First, Third, Fifth, and Seventh Wards of said City of Riverside - Waive further reading (All Wards) Attachments: Report Resolution 23 Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section 2.10.010E of the Riverside Municipal Code to reduce the number of members on the Planning Commission from ten to nine - Waive further reading (Intro. on 1-6-15, All Wards) Attachments: Ordinance City of Riverside Page 5 Printed on 1/9/2015 City Council Agenda January 13, 2015 City Council 24 Announcement of committee meetings: Mayor’s Nominating and Screening Committee at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, Mayor’s Office Finance Committee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, Mayor’s Ceremonial Room Public Safety Committee at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2015, Mayor's Ceremonial Room Community Services and Youth Committee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2015, Mayor's Ceremonial Room Development Committee at 3 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2015, Mayor's Ceremonial Room Community Development 25 Case P14-0449 - City of Riverside - Zoning Code Amendment - Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Title 19, Table 19.120.020(B) - Incidental Uses Table of the Riverside Municipal Code with regard to permit requirements for drive-thrus associated with banks and financial institutions/services and pharmacies - Waive further reading (Intro. on 1-6-15, All Wards) Attachments: Ordinance Table City of Riverside Page 6 Printed on 1/9/2015 City Council Agenda January 13, 2015 26 Cases P14-0501, P14-0529, and P14-0530 - Comsite - Conditional use permits for 2,400-square-foot drive-thru restaurant business and 17,340-square-foot pharmacy - Design review of plot plan and building elevations for development of commercial retail center on approximately 5.14-acre vacant site - Determine proposed project will not have significant effect on environment based upon findings and mitigation measures set forth in case record - Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration - Adopt Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program pursuant to Section 21081.6 of California Environmental Quality Act - Wly. of La Sierra Avenue between Pierce Street and Mountain Avenue (Ward 7) Attachments: Report Conditions PC Report PC Exhibits Minutes 27 Case P14-0175 - Smartlink, LLC (Verizon Wireless) - Conditional use permit to construct 60-foot-high wireless telecommunications facility disguised as pine tree within parking lot of existing commercial center - Determine proposed project will not have significant effect on environment based upon findings set forth in case record - Adopt Negative Declaration - 8765 Trautwein Road (Ward 4) Attachments: Report Conditions PC Report PC Exhibits Minutes Fire 28 Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, granting franchisee a franchise to Mission Ambulance, Inc., to operate authorized ambulance vehicles for a period approximately of five years along and upon the streets of the City of Riverside - Waive further reading (Intro. on 1-6-15, All Wards) Attachments: Ordinance 29 Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, granting franchisee a franchise to Professional Healthcare Associates, Inc., dba Cavalry Ambulance, to operate authorized ambulance vehicles for a period approximately of five years along and upon the streets of the City of Riverside - Waive further reading (Intro. on 1-6-15, All Wards) Attachments: Ordinance City of Riverside Page 7 Printed on 1/9/2015 City Council Agenda January 13, 2015 Parks, Recreation, and Community Services 30 Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement and Service Enhancement Program grant application for $621,963 for five 2016 Glaval mini-buses and administration building equipment for Special Transit Capital Program - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards) Attachments: Report Police 31 State Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program/AVOID the 30 Lead Agency grant application for $665,500 for enforcement operations overtime reimbursement, grant management, media/public information dissemination, motorcycle, radars, LIDAR device, educational materials, checkpoint supplies, travel/training, and office supplies - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards) Attachments: Report Public Works 32 Award Bid 7281 to CJ Concrete Construction, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, for $682,840 from Senate Bill 821 grant and Gas Tax funds for 221 wheelchair ramps at various locations - Supplemental appropriation (Wards 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7) Attachments: Report Map Bid Recommendation MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS 33 Legislative reports - League of California Cities CA Cities Advocate dated January 5, 2015 Attachments: Report 34 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions 35 Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports City of Riverside Page 8 Printed on 1/9/2015 City Council Agenda January 13, 2015 ********* A City Council Special meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Friday, January 23, 2015, in the Art Pick Council Chamber The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, 2015 City Council meetings broadcast with closed captioning available on AT&T Channel 99, Charter Communications Channel 3, and Verizon FIOS Channel 21 Rebroadcast Wednesdays at 4 p.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m. For live Webcast of the City Council Meeting: http://riversideca.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx or visit our website at www.riversideca.gov Follow on Twitter: City of Riverside (@riversidecagov) City Clerk (@RivCityClerk) Office of Economic Development (@riversideoed) Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (@rivcaparkandrec) Riverside Fire Department (@RivCAFire) Riverside Police Department (@RiversidePolice) Riverside Public Utilities (@RPUNews) Seizing Our Destiny (@RivSide_Destiny) SmartRiverside (@SmartRiverside) Fox Foundation (@FoxFoundation) ********* City of Riverside Page 9 Printed on 1/9/2015