City Council
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · October 1, 2019
Agenda
City of Riverside 3900 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92522
(951) 826-5557
City Council
Agenda - Revised
Meeting Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 2:00 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
Publication Date: Friday, September 27, 2019 Originally Published: September 19, 2019
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.
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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
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2 P.M.
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
PUBLIC COMMENT
1 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 - 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.
COMMUNICATIONS
2 Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (All Wards) (5-minute
presentation)
3 California Public Employees Retirement System challenge/financial solvency update
(All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
PRESENTATION
4 Southern California Association of Government Executive Director Kome Ajise to
present update on current operations and future plans (Mayor) (All Wards)
(10-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Presentation
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.
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5 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the
City Manager to execute on behalf of the City of Riverside all necessary
applications, contracts, payment requests, agreements and amendments in the
process of applying for and securing funds under the California Department of
Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Fiscal Year 2019-20 for the
Organics Grant Program, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program - Waive further
reading - Supplemental appropriation (Public Works) (All Wards) (5-minute
presentation)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Presentation
3 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS
Audience participation is encouraged.
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6 Cases P18-0970, P18-0971, P18-0972, P18-0973, P18-0974, and P18-0975 -
Appeal - Oscar Graham of Passco Pacifica LLC - Intent to overrule Riverside
County Airport Land Use Commission finding of inconsistency for General Plan
Amendment to change land use designation from C - Commercial to MDR - Medium
Density Residential, rezoning from CR - Commercial Retail Zone to R-1-7000 -
Single-Family Residential Zone and portion of site to R-1-7000-S - Single-Family
Residential and Building Stories (maximum three stories) Overlay Zones, Tentative
Tract Map 37626, Planned Residential Development Permit for detached
single-family dwellings, private streets and common open space, design review of
project plans, and variance to allow reduced perimeter landscape setback to
facilitate a residential subdivision consisting of 56 single-family residential lots,
common open space, and private streets on 7.07 vacant gross acres - Schedule
public hearing for 3 p.m. on November 19, 2019 - Southeast corner of Tyler Street
and Jurupa Avenue (Community and Economic Development Department) (Ward 7)
(30-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Appeal letter
Resolution
Findings
PC Report
Map
General Plan Map
Zoning Map
ALUC Map
Project Plans
Project Plans
Project Plans
Design Criteria
Variance Findings
ALUC Staff Report
ALUC Denial Letter
Initial Study
Site Photos
Minutes
Letters
Airport Memorandum
Presentation
Notice
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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.
6a Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Richard Gervais v. City of Riverside RCSC Case No.
RIC 1822171
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 §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning one case of anticipated litigation
Attachments: Report
9 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 including the City Attorney and City Clerk, 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
6:15 P.M.
INVOCATION - Councilmember Gardner
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG - Girl Scout Troop 97
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
10 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor
and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events
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BOARD/COMMISSION REPORT
11 Report from Board of Ethics Chair Gloria Huerta (All Wards) (5-minute
presentation)
Attachments: Report
Presentation
PRESENTATIONS
12 Mayor Bailey to present a Proclamation to California Air Resources Board Member
Barbara Riordan recognizing October 2, 2019, as Clean Air Day (5-minute
presentation)
13 Mayor Bailey to present a Proclamation to Riverside County Director of Victim
Services Melissa Donaldson recognizing October 2019 as Domestic Violence
Awareness Month (5-minute presentation)
14 Mayor Bailey to call upon Chair Jennifer Vaughn-Blakely to introduce the 2019
Eleanor Jean Grier Leadership Academy Class 16 (5-minute presentation)
15 RIVERSIDE PRIDE Success Report - Riverside Patio N' Pool - Ward 3 (5-minute
presentation)
Attachments: Report
Presentation
7 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT
16 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 - 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 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
following the Discussion Calendar.
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City Clerk
17 Minutes of September 17, 2019
Attachments: Minutes
18 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 in
the City of Riverside on the 3rd day of March, 2020, for the purpose of electing the
Mayor of said City of Riverside, and giving notice and ordering that said General
Municipal Election is consolidated with all other elections being held in the same
territory on the same date - Waive further reading - Supplemental appropriation (All
Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
City Council
19 Finance Committee recommends Financial Health Indicators to manage overall
financial health as part of long-term fiscal management of California Public
Employee Retirement System liability (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Guide
Financial Health Indicators
Presentation
20 Finance Committee recommends economic incentives for Mills Act Plus+ framework
to facilitate reinvestment and economic business development for The Mission Inn
Hotel & Spa and historic Annex properties - Two property tax sharing agreements
for $200,000 annually each for twenty years upon Mills Act award and Mission Inn
Hotel & Spa $5 million investment into historic Annex (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Conceptual Framework
Presentation
21 Announcement of committee meeting:
Governmental Affairs Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, Art
Pick Council Chamber
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Community and Economic Development
22 First Amendment to Agreement with Groovelabs, LLC., Apple Valley, for
not-to-exceed $30,644 and total contract amount not-to-exceed $66,327 from
Festival of Lights Account for 2019 Festival of Lights Entertainment Stage extending
term through January 31, 2020 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
23 Lease Agreement with David D.L. Horton, Esq. and Associates, for approximately
1,521 square feet of rentable office space at Mission Square Office Building for
$149,500 for three-year term and one three-year extension option - 3750 University
Avenue, Suite 560 (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
BPU Minutes
24 Case P17-0846 - Michael Scarbrough of 3K1 Consulting Services, LLC - Adopt 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 2.36 acres of property situated on the northwest corner of Van Buren
Boulevard and Jurupa Avenue from the RE - Residential Estate Zone to CR -
Commercial Retail Zone - Waive further reading (Intro. on 9-17-19, Ward 7)
Attachments: Ordinance
Legal description
Finance
25 Joint Community Facilities Agreement with Riverside Unified School District and
Coastal Commercial Properties to finance street storm drain improvements to
facilitate construction of school facilities - Wood Road and Lurin Avenue (Ward 4)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
General Services
26 Appropriate $261,000 from Airport Enterprise Fund to Airport Administration
Professional Services Account for emergency and facility maintenance needs -
6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)
Attachments: Report
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27 License Agreement with StratosShare, Inc., for use of ten Terminal Building parking
spaces for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles at Riverside Municipal Airport for $2,880
annually with option to extend for two additional two-year terms - 6951 Flight Road
(Ward 3)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
28 Access Agreement with California Baptist University for estimated revenue of
$71,400 for hangar space at Riverside Municipal Airport for five-year term through
September 30, 2024 - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Human Resources
29 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, for paying and
reporting the value of employer paid member contributions, effective November 1,
2019, for members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Utility and
Supervisory Units for additional two percent employee contribution - Waive further
reading (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
30 Revision to Labor Market and Utility Labor Market Agencies to ensure fair and
accurate sampling of comparable agencies for compensation and classification
studies (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Labor Market Comparison
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
31 Appropriate recreation vending machine revenue of $2,514.87 to Recreation
Professional Services Account and $536.54 to Recreation Supplies Account for
community center goods, services, and programming (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
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32 Purchase and installation of twenty-four LED light fixtures and control link at Villegas
Park soccer field from Musco Sports Lighting, LLC, for $170,520 with change order
authority up to $17,052 for total contract amount of $187,572 from Casa Blanca
Project Area Un-programmed 2007 Taxable Bond Funds-Villegas Park
Improvements Account - 3091 Esperanza Street (Ward 4)
Attachments: Report
Quote
Contract Overview
Costs
Membership Agreement
33 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, approving the
application for grant funds of $3,708,509 for California Climate Investments Urban
Greening Program for Gage Canal Trail-Phase I Project consisting of two-mile
decomposed granite multi-purpose recreational trail parallel to paved Class I trail to
support active transportation modes - Waive further reading - Palmyrita Avenue
near northern City limits to Blaine Street - Supplemental appropriation (Wards 1 and
2)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Map
Cross Section
Police
34 Riverside County Sheriff's Department grant of $163,180.89 for Fiscal Year
2019-20 Riverside Auto Theft Interdiction Detail Task Force - Addendum to
Memorandum of Understanding for seventy percent reimbursement of one full-time
Police Detective position salary and benefits and 150 hours of annual overtime -
Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
MOU
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35 Interlocal Agreement with Banning, Beaumont, Coachella, Corona, Desert Hot
Springs, Hemet, Indio, Jurupa Valley, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Palm Springs,
Perris, and County of Riverside for 2019 Justice Assistance Grant Program award
of $101,904 through County of Riverside for one Senior Forensic Specialist position
funding salary and benefits for approximately nine months - Supplemental
appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
36 Donation of certified bloodhound service dog from Officer Jeremy Miller - Allocate
$15,000 from Canine Trust Account to Grants and Restricted Programs Revenue
Account for police service dog and officer training - Supplemental appropriation (All
Wards)
Attachments: Report
Public Works
37 Terminate two Covenant and Agreements placed on property mapped by Parcel
Map 23026 for future right-of-way dedications and off-site improvements including
utilities and plan preparation for portion of Sycamore Business Park and Sycamore
Canyon Park (Ward 2)
Attachments: Report
Location Map
Covenant and Agreements
Approved Conditions
Parcel Map
Termination Agreement
38 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 to establish a 35 mph speed limit zone on Gratton Street
from Victoria Avenue to Hermosa Drive (Ward 5)
Attachments: Report
Ordinance
Site Map
Minutes
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39 Office of Traffic Safety grant of $117,800 for school crossing upgrades, educational
materials, and bicycle and pedestrian safety equipment - Supplemental
appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Locations
Location Map
40 Award Bid 7713 to JTB Supply Co., Inc., Orange, for $78,157.54 from Public
Works Department Budget for Iowa Avenue Widening Project traffic signal
equipment (Ward 2)
Attachments: Report
Bid Award Recommendation
Map
Cost Estimate
41 Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Title 13 of the
Riverside Municipal Code to prohibit the operation of shared mobility device
businesses within the public right of way - Waive further reading (Intro. on 9-17-19,
All Wards)
Attachments: Ordinance
42 Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section
13.12.070 of the Riverside Municipal Code to add an additional six-month street
opening permit option - Waive further reading (Intro. on 9-17-19, All Wards)
Attachments: Ordinance
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS
Audience participation is encouraged.
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43 Governmental Affairs Committee recommends Code of Ethics and Conduct annual
review (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Code of Ethics and Conduct
Board of Ethics
Minutes BOE
Minutes PC
Minutes BEC 5-20-19
Minutes BEC 6-13-19
Minutes CHB
Minutes HRB
Minutes HRC
Minutes BLT
Minutes CPRC
Minutes BPU
Minutes TB
Minutes PRC
Notice
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.
44 Connecting Five Points Mobility Planning Event update - Active Transportation
Program Cycle V grant application for active transportation connectivity within La
Sierra, La Sierra Hills, La Sierra Acres, and Arlanza neighborhoods (Public Works)
(Wards 6 and 7) (5-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Survey Chart
Event Photos
Presentation
COMMUNICATIONS
45 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
46 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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