City Council
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · January 7, 2020
Agenda
City of Riverside 3900 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92522
(951) 826-5557
City Council
Successor Agency
Agenda - Revised
Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 2:00 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
Publication Date: Friday, January 3, 2020 Originally Published: December 26, 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/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency.
Pursuant to the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Meeting
Rules adopted by Resolution No. 23437, 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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Clerk, at www.engageriverside.com, and in the binder located at the Concierge desk in
the City Hall lobby while the meeting is in session.
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/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.
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 Community and Economic Development Department overview and employee
recognition (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Presentation
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.
5 Mayor's Nominating and Screening Committee recommends City Council Standing
Committee and regional organization assignments (City Clerk) (All Wards)
(5-minute presentation)
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Attachments: Report
Standing Committees
Regional Organizations
Preferences
6 Transportation Committee recommends Fiscal Year 2019-20 Citywide paving
projects and preliminary Engineer's estimate update - Transfer $700,000 from
Canyon Crest Drive Widening Project Account to Larchwood Place Rehab Account
(Public Works) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Paving List
Presentation
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.
7 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
8 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Friends of Riverside Airport, LLC v. Department of
the Army, et al., USDC Case No. 5:19-cv-01103-MWF-KK
Attachments: Report
9 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Celeste Causey-Neiman v. City of Riverside, WCAB
Claim No: ADJ 11252627; ADJ 11252626
Attachments: Report
10 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Karen Haverkamp v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim
No: ADJ 10371646
Attachments: Report
11 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Vincent Rodgers v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim
No: ADJ 12561770
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Attachments: Report
12 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
13 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning two cases of anticipated litigation
Attachments: Report
14 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 - Riverside Center for Spiritual Living Reverend Jeffrey Ryan
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG - Girl Scout Troop 1508
BOARD/COMMISSION REPORT
15 Board of Library Trustees report by President Jose Alcala (All Wards) (5-minute
presentation)
Attachments: Report
Presentation
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
16 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor
and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events
MAYOR PRO TEM APPOINTMENT
17 Mayor Bailey to present a plaque to Councilmember Melendrez for his dedicated
service as Mayor Pro Tem from July through December 2019
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18 City Council to appoint Mayor Pro Tem for January through June 2020
PRESENTATIONS
19 Mayor Bailey to call upon Arts and Cultural Affairs Manager Margie Haupt to
recognize Charles Bibbs as Arts Honoree of the Month (5-minute presentation)
Attachments: Presentation
20 Mayor Bailey to call upon Code Enforcement Manager Gary Merk to recognize
Officer Mark ILagan for life saving actions at Festival of Lights (5-minute
presentation)
21 RIVERSIDE PRIDE Success Report - Francisca Beltran (Ward 7) (5-minute
presentation)
Attachments: Report
Presentation
7 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT
22 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/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 following the
Discussion Calendar.
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City Clerk
23 Appoint Luz Negron to Museum of Riverside Board Ward 2 seat, Gary Montgomery
to Budget Engagement Commission Citywide Business seat, and Aram Ayra to
Human Relations Commission Citywide seat - Resignations of (a) Rose M. Mayes,
Ronaldo Fierro, and Gaby Plascencia from Budget Engagement Commission
Citywide Business, Ward 1 Business, and Citywide Resident seats, respectively; (b)
Jennifer O’Farrell from Board of Public Utilities Ward 1 seat; (c) Karen J. Brown
from Human Resources Board Ward 6 seat; and (d) Dawn C. McNulty from Human
Relations Commission Ward 7 seat - Redesignate Jose R. Arballo from Budget
Engagement Commission Ward 2 Resident seat to Citywide Resident seat (All
Wards)
Attachments: Report
Revised Report
24 Minutes of December 17, 2019
Attachments: Minutes
City Council
25 Announcement of committee meeting:
Community Services and Youth Committee at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8,
2020, Art Pick Council Chamber
Community and Economic Development
26 Case P18-0612 - Oscar Etemadian of Magnolia Crossings, 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
modifying the boundary of the NC-Neighborhood Commercial Overlay Zone for the
property located at 3483 and 3505 Van Buren Boulevard, from CR-NC-SP
Commercial Retail, Neighborhood Commercial and Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue)
Overlay Zone to CR-SP Commercial Retail and Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue)
Overlay Zone - Waive further reading (Intro. on 12-17-19, Ward 5)
Attachments: Ordinance
Legal Description
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27 Agreement for Conveyance of Easement Without Escrow with Riverside County
Flood Control and Water Conservation District for $2,450 for access across
approximately 1,625.8 square feet of Gage Canal for underground storm drainage
facilities for Monroe Master Drainage Plan Line E, Stages 2 and 3, Line E-2 and
Line E-5 storm drain project - Near intersection of Gratton Street/Hermosa Drive
(Ward 5)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Minutes
28 First Amendment to Property Management Agreement with G&E Real Estate
Management Services, Inc., doing business as Newmark Knight Frank, for project
management fee compensation not-to-exceed five percent of total project costs and
negotiation of fees for not-to-exceed three percent of total project costs exceeding
$1 million for Mission Square Office Building - 3750 University Avenue (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Minutes
29 Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement with Melrose, LLC, for $370,000 and
not-to-exceed $10,000 for title, escrow, and miscellaneous related closing costs for
1.413 acres of City-owned vacant land - Northwesterly corner of Sycamore Canyon
Boulevard and State Route 60, north of Central Avenue (Ward 2)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
30 2017-18 and 2018-19 Housing and Urban Development Annual Action Plan
Amendments and Memorandum of Understanding with Public Works Department
canceling Ward 6 sidewalk improvements on Harrision Street and Ward 5 street
improvements on Susan and Lila Streets to add Ward 5 street improvements on
Hayes from Myers to Roosevelt Streets and Myers and Taft Streets from Hayes
Street to Magnolia Avenue with reallocated Community Development Block Grant
Funds of $265,064 and additional Unprogrammed Community Development Block
Grant Funds of $59,886 (Wards 5 and 6)
Attachments: Report
Map
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31 Annual subscription software renewals with STR.Grants, LLC, for not-to-exceed
$15,750 for total contract amount of $65,250 with annual escalations not-to-exceed
five percent from Real Property Services Professional Services Account for
e-PropertyPlus software to manage property data (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Finance
32 Addendum 1 to Master Software Subscription Agreement with Origami Risk, LLC,
increasing compensation by $43,010 for total amount of $343,170 from Liability
Insurance Trust Fund to add Certificate of Insurance Module with OCR technology
for claims management (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Fire
33 Agreement with California Association of Environmental Health Administrators for
not-to-exceed $100,000 with optional increase of $100,000 for total amount of
$200,000 from CUPA Fund Account for Certified Unified Program Agency
hazardous material inspections through November 5, 2020 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Human Resources
34 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, paying and
reporting the value of employer paid member retirement contributions, effective
January 10, 2020 - Waive further reading (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Museum
35 Riverside Museum Associates donation of $29,189 for support of Heritage House to
include professional conservation and care of collection objects, one-time site
maintenance tasks and programs, and field trip transportation for Riverside and
Alvord Unified School Districts - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
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Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
36 Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department 2018 Performance
Assessment and Financial Review action plan update (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Strategic Plan
Police
37 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, offering a
reward in the amount of $10,000 from Riverside Reward Program Account for
information leading to the determination of the identity of, and the apprehension of,
the person or persons responsible for the murder of Susan Wagner - Waive further
reading - Funds transfer (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
38 Memorandum of Understanding with Riverside County Probation Department and
Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team for Public Safety Realignment
and Riverside County Probation Department reimbursement funds of $230,000 for
related City personnel costs through June 30, 2020 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
MOU
39 State of California, Office of Traffic Safety Grant application for $600,000 for Fiscal
Year 2020-21 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program for personnel overtime for
strategic operations including bicycle and pedestrian enforcements, distracted
driving operations, traffic enforcement operations, motorcycle safety, and DUI
saturation patrols and checkpoints from October 1, 2020, through September 30,
2021 - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Public Utilities
40 Agreement with City of Norco to transition retail water service to Crestlawn Memorial
Park and Color Green Wholesale Nursery within Riverside water service area -
11550 and 11551 Arlington Avenue (Ward 7)
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Attachments: Report
Minutes
Agreement
Site Map
Presentation
Public Works
41 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, updating the
City of Riverside, Sewer System Management Plan - Waive further reading (All
Wards)
Attachments: Report
Plan
Resolution
42 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 Timed No Stopping Zone Between the Hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. daily on the
west side of Minnier Avenue from Whitford Avenue to 350 feet southerly - Waive
further reading (Ward 6)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Site Map
Minutes
43 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 Timed No Stopping Zone between hours of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily on Amber Street
from southerly terminus south of Haskell Street to 40 feet northerly - Waive further
reading (Ward 5)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Site Map
Minutes
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44 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 establishing 25 MPH speed limit zone on Alhambra
between La Sierra and Cypress Avenues and revising 40 MPH speed limit zone
boundaries on Box Springs Boulevard from “Sycamore Canyon Boulevard to
Fischer Road” to “Sycamore Canyon Boulevard to River Crest Drive" (Wards 2 and
7)
Attachments: Report
Ordinance
Map - Alhambra Avenue
Map - Box Springs Boulevard
Minutes
45 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
a segment of timed 2-hour parking zone on both sides of Park Avenue from
Eleventh to Twelfth Streets and to correct the remaining northerly zone boundary on
Park Avenue from its former name of Seventh Street to the current street name of
Mission Inn Avenue - Waive further reading (Ward 2)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Map
Minutes
46 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending
Resolution No. 23494 and authorizing submittal of a CalRecycle Organics Grant
Program, Cycle 4 regional application for $3 million for which the City of Riverside
is eligible on behalf of itself as Lead Agency - Waive further reading (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
CalRecycle - Exhibit A
Presentation
Successor Agency to Redevelopment Agency
47 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as Successor
Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside approving the
submission of the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for July 1, 2020
through June 30, 2021 - Waive further reading - Recommend Countywide Oversight
Board adopt resolution approving Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for
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expenditures from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, for Department of Finance
consideration and approval (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Payment Schedule
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.
48 Utility Services/Land Use/Energy Development Committee recommends residential
short-term rentals update including overview of issues and potential regulations and
policies (Community and Economic Development/Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute
presentation)
Attachments: Report
LUC Report
Minutes
Map
Presentation
COMMUNICATIONS
49 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
50 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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