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Riverside, CA · December 1, 2015

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City of Riverside 3900 Main St. Riverside, CA 92522 (951) 826-5557 City Council Housing Authority Agenda - Revised Meeting Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 1:00 PM Art Pick Council Chamber Publication Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 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/Housing Authority. Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 22796, the Members of the City Council/Housing Authority 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/Housing Authority or the presiding officer constitutes a violation of these rules. SPEAKER CARDS--If you wish to address the City Council/Housing Authority, 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 42 U.S.C. §12132 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 City Council Agenda - Revised December 1, 2015 1 P.M. MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER PRESENTATION 1 City Manager's Office employee recognition (All Wards) Attachments: Report DISCUSSION CALENDAR This portion of the City Council/Housing Authority Agenda is for all matters where staff and public participation is anticipated. Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes. 2 Agreements with Matrix Consulting Group for not-to-exceed $135,000 and $105,000 for financial and performance audits of Finance and Human Resources Departments, respectively - Agreement with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP, for not-to-exceed $135,000 for financial and performance audits of Public Utilities Department - Appropriate $240,000 to General Fund and $135,000 to Electric Fund into Finance, Human Resources, and Public Utilities Department Budgets, respectively (City Manager) (All Wards) Attachments: Report Agreement - Baker Tilly Agreement - Matrix (Finance) Agreement - Matrix (Human Resources) Presentation 3 Fiscal Year 2014-15 General Fund year-end financial results - Appropriate $4,340,399 to various General Fund accounts for final year-end variances fully offset by revenues (Finance) (All Wards) Attachments: Report Fund Balances and Cash Balances Presentation PUBLIC COMMENT 4 This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding Closed Session items and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Housing Authority - 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. City of Riverside Page 2 City Council Agenda - Revised December 1, 2015 COMMUNICATIONS 5 Legislative report CLOSED SESSIONS Time listed is approximate. The City Council/Housing Authority may adjourn to the below listed Closed Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting. 5a Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. Rubidoux Community Services District, et al.; SBSC Case No. CIV DS 1310520 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)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning one case of anticipated litigation Attachments: Report 8 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of City Attorney Attachments: Report 3 P.M. PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS Audience participation is encouraged. 9 Case P15-0326 - City of Riverside - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California amending the Downtown Specific Plan, Chapter 9, Paragraph 9.5 Development Standards for the Prospect Place Office District, subparagraph 9.5.2 Maximum Height to allow maximum building height of 80 feet for portion of Prospect Place Office District - Waive further reading - Determine proposed project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3) as proposed development standard is height limit that currently exists in the Prospect Place Office District, and is only being expanded to be consistent over entire District, and no specific physical development is included in this request, therefore, the General Rule of CEQA applies since it can be seen with certainty there is no possibility that amendment would have potential to significantly effect environment - Bounded by Fourteenth Street, Olivewood Avenue, Prospect Avenue, and State Highway 91 (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 1) City of Riverside Page 3 City Council Agenda - Revised December 1, 2015 Attachments: Report Recommended Conditions PC Report Minutes Resolution Presentation Notice 10 Cases P13-0263, P13-0264, P14-0769, P15-0269, and P15-0158 - Mike Sadeghian - Amend General Plan land use designation of approximately 7.7 acres from VLDR-Very Low Density Residential to C-Commercial - Rezone approximately 7.7 acres from R-1-1/2 Acre-SP (Single Family Residential and Orangecrest Specific Plan Overlay Zones) to CR-SP (Commercial Retail and Orangecrest Specific Plan Overlay Zones), conditional use permit to establish approximately 10,000-square-foot day care center for up to 175 children, conditional use permit to establish approximately 2,540-square-foot drive-thru restaurant, and design review of plot plan and building elevations including two shell buildings for future occupancy by commercial/retail uses, approximately 10,000-sqare-foot day care center, 2,540-square-foot drive-thru restaurant, 10,000-square-foot two-story office building, 8,000-square-foot medical office building, and associated surface parking - Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending the Land Use and Urban Design Element of the General Plan 2025 as to approximately 7.7 acres of land located at 18171 Van Buren Boulevard, situated at the southwesterly corner of Van Buren Boulevard and Little Court - Waive further reading - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending the Zoning Map of the City of Riverside pursuant to Chapter 19.090 of the Riverside Municipal Code by rezoning land from Zone R-1-1/2-SP to Zone CR-SP - 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 (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 4) Attachments: Report Recommended Conditions PC Report Minutes Resolution Ordinance Presentation Notice City of Riverside Page 4 City Council Agenda - Revised December 1, 2015 11 A Resolution of the City Council of Riverside, California, confirming the Annual Report of the Riverside Downtown Partnership acting in its capacity as the Advisory Board to the Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area and levying assessments for Calendar Year 2016 - Waive further reading (Finance) (Wards 1 and 2) Attachments: Report Annual Report Resolution Presentation Notice 12 Public Safety Committee recommends granting ambulance franchise to Premier Medical Transportation, Inc. - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its intention to grant an ambulance medical transport franchise to Premier Medical Transportation, Inc., for non-emergency basic life support and critical care transport service and fixing the time and place for a public hearing before the City Council of the City of Riverside - Waive further reading - Schedule public hearing for 3 p.m. on January 12, 2016 (Fire) (All Wards) Attachments: Report Complaints Incidents Application Resolution Presentation Notice 6:00 P.M. PRESENTATION 13 Park and Recreation Commission report by Chair Becky A. Whatley (All Wards) Attachments: Report Presentation 6:15 P.M. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS 14 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events City of Riverside Page 5 City Council Agenda - Revised December 1, 2015 6:30 P.M. INVOCATION - Councilmember Burnard PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG-Colors presented by Boy Scout Troop 156 PRESENTATIONS 15 Mayor Bailey to call upon Riverside Poly JROTC Program Cadet Captains Anicia Leyva and Gannon Hill and Cadet Command Sergeant Major Juan Rodriguez to discuss the 100th Anniversary Military Ball Attachments: Presentation 16 Mayor Bailey to call upon Riverside City SEIU Local 721 Chapter President Enrique Barboza to give an update on the success of the first Walk in Our Shoes Day 17 RIVERSIDE PRIDE Success Report - Exceed - A Working Solution (Ward 4) Attachments: Report 7 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENT 18 This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding Consent Calendar items and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Housing Authority - 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/Housing Authority 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/Housing Authority votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council/Housing Authority or staff request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed following the Discussion Calendar. City of Riverside Page 6 City Council Agenda - Revised December 1, 2015 City Clerk 19 Minutes of November 10 and 17, 2015 Attachments: 11-10-15 Minutes 11-17-15 Minutes City Council 20 Councilmember Soubirous requests substitution for Councilmember Gardner on Governmental Affairs Committee for discussion on policy for conducting City Council agenda setting meetings (All Wards) Attachments: Report Community and Economic Development 21 2015-16 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Annual Action Plan Amendment - Memorandum of Understanding with Public Works Department to allocate $83,000 of Community Development Block Grant Un-programmed Funds for installation of pedestrian signal at Magnolia Avenue and Farnham Place - Funds transfer (Ward 5) Attachments: Report 22 Housing Authority - Rapid Re-Housing and Supportive Housing Programs Agreement with Path of Life Ministries for not-to-exceed $110,000 from Housing Authority Fund for case management, housing counseling, and utility payments for rapid re-housing and supportive housing services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards) Attachments: Report Agreement 23 Cases P14-0588, P15-0483, P15-0753, P15-0755, P15-0756, and P15-0757 - Atman Kadakia of Greens Group - Conditional use permits to reopen existing motor vehicle fuel station with alcoholic beverage sales and drive-thru restaurant in conjunction with convenience store - Variances for proximity to existing gas station with concurrent sale of motor vehicle fuel with alcoholic beverages, proximity from any other business with off-sale general license with less than 15,000 square feet of gross floor area, and proximity from any other business with off-sale general license that sells alcoholic beverages as its principal business - Determine Public Convenience or Necessity due to over-concentration of alcoholic beverages within project site census tract - Determine proposed project is an in-fill development that is categorically exempt from provisions of California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to Section 15332 of CEQA Guidelines - 383 E. Alessandro Boulevard (Ward 4) City of Riverside Page 7 City Council Agenda - Revised December 1, 2015 Attachments: Report Recommended Conditions PC Report Minutes 24 Case P15-0023 - Mario Calvillo - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, providing for the Summary Vacation (Case No. P15-0023) of approximately 5,287-square-foot portion of La Cadena Drive, lying between the west end of E. La Cadena Drive, west of Kansas Avenue in the City of Riverside, California - Waive further reading (Ward 1) Attachments: Report Map Resolution Legal Description Recommended Conditions Finance 25 Carryover of previously appropriated and unspent funds for ongoing special programs totaling $6,623,569, grants, other restricted balances, and outstanding purchase orders to Fiscal Year 2015-16 (All Wards) Attachments: Report Special Programs General Fund Requests Non-General Fund Requests Fire 26 Change order to purchase order with Allstar Fire Equipment, Inc., for $69,580.55 from 2014 Assistance to Firefighters Project Account for 115 self-contained breathing apparatus air cylinders (All Wards) Attachments: Report Museum 27 Donations of artifacts to Museum Natural History Collection from 2006 through 2014 (All Wards) Attachments: Report 2006-14 Accessions City of Riverside Page 8 City Council Agenda - Revised December 1, 2015 Parks, Recreation, and Community Services 28 Appropriate $7,318.60 of vending machine revenue to Recreation and Community Services Accounts to benefit community center programs (All Wards) Attachments: Report Police 29 U.S. Department of Homeland Security/California Office of Emergency Services Fiscal Year 2015 grant of $100,000 for State Homeland Security Program to enhance regional information sharing between public safety agencies - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards) Attachments: Report 30 Award Bid 7359 to P&P Uniforms, Riverside, for $76,923 from Police Department Budget for police ballistic helmets and face shields (All Wards) Attachments: Report Bid Recommendation 31 Donation from Elks Lodge of Riverside of $500 to Canine Trust Account - Allocate $15,118 from Canine Trust Account to General Fund for police service dog and training - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards) Attachments: Report 32 Purchase order with Riverside County Information Technology for $323,632 from Police Department Budget for hardware and engineering services for Public Safety Enterprise Communication System (All Wards) Attachments: Report Agreement Public Utilities 33 Case P15-0824 - City of Riverside - Zoning text amendment - Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, replacing Title 19 Chapter 19.570, Water Efficient Landscaping and Irrigation, in its entirety in compliance with Governor Brown’s Executive Order of April 1, 2015, (EO B-29-15) by being at least as effective in conserving water as Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance approved by California Water Commission on July 15, 2015 - Waive further reading (Intro. on 11-17-15, All Wards) Attachments: Ordinance City of Riverside Page 9 City Council Agenda - Revised December 1, 2015 Public Works 34 Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California amending Section 10.76.010 of the Riverside Municipal Code designating the prima facie speed limits for streets and portions thereof in accordance with the provisions of Sections 10.20.020 and 10.20.030 increasing established speed limit from 25 mph to 35 mph on Tyler Street from Shoshone to Victoria Avenues (Ward 5) Attachments: Report Ordinance Map Minutes 35 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Resolution No. 22451 known as the Master Parking Schedule Resolution to revise the boundaries of the existing 20-Minute Parking Zone on the south side of Ninth Street east of Main Street - Waive further reading (Ward 1) Attachments: Report Resolution Map Minutes DISCUSSION CALENDAR This portion of the City Council/Housing Authority Agenda is for all matters where staff and public participation is anticipated. Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes. 36 Donation of $6,500 from Arlington, Magnolia Center, Riverside, Riverside East, and Riverside Sunrise Rotary Clubs for 3D printer for Library Makerspace - Supplemental appropriation (Library) (All Wards) Attachments: Report 37 Purchase order with Motorola Solutions, Inc., for $4,102,383.36 from Police Department Budget for public safety radio hardware, software, and services for migration to Riverside County Public Safety Enterprise Communication System (Police) (All Wards) Attachments: Report Agreement COMMUNICATIONS 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 City of Riverside Page 10 City Council Agenda - Revised December 1, 2015 ********* The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 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 9 p.m., Fridays at 1 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 11

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