City Council
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · March 3, 2020
Agenda
City of Riverside 3900 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92522
(951) 826-5557
City Council
Housing Authority
Successor Agency
Agenda - Revised
Meeting Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 1:00 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
Publication Date: Friday, February 28, 2020 Originally Published: February 20, 2020
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/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency.
Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 23437, the
Members of the City Council/Housing Authority/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/Housing
Authority/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/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency or the
presiding officer constitutes a violation of these rules. The City of Riverside is committed
to a workplace that requires acceptable behavior from everyone - a workplace that
provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees, customers, and the public.
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before the meeting, if possible.
Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council/Housing
Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency are available for public
inspection in the Office of the City 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.
1 P.M.
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
INVOCATION - Councilmember Perry
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
1 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor
and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events
OATHS OF OFFICE
2 City Clerk to administer Oath of Office to newly appointed members of City boards
and commissions
COMMUNICATIONS
3 Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (All Wards) (5-minute
presentation)
4 California Public Employees Retirement System challenge/financial solvency update
(All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
5 Homeless Solutions Update (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
5a Pertinent health, safety, and security updates (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
PUBLIC COMMENT
6 This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments
regarding Consent Calendar, Closed Session items, and any matters within the
jurisdiction of the City Council/Housing Authority/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.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine by the City
Council/Housing Authority/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/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City
Council/Housing Authority/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.
City Clerk
7 Minutes of February 4, 11, and 14, 2020
Attachments: Minutes 2-4-20
Minutes 2-11-20
Minutes 2-14-20
8 Appoint Shakisha L. Mounsey to Ward 1 Business seat and Cassandra
Gonzalez-Kester to Ward 5 Business seat on Budget Engagement Commission -
Resignations of Jennifer Humphreys from Park and Recreation Commission Ward
5 seat and Andrew C. Walcker from Budget Engagement Commission Ward 5
Business seat (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Revised Report
City Council
9 Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section
4.05.050 of the Riverside Municipal Code-Public Meetings and Public Records
increasing threshold from two to three of Mayor and Members of City Council to add
urgent items to agenda after twelve-day publication and requiring explanation and
documentation of urgency (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Ordinance
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10 Announcement of committee meetings:
Public Safety Committee at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, Art Pick
Council Chamber
Governmental Affairs Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, Art
Pick Council Chamber
City Manager
11 Housing Authority - First Amendment to Loan Agreement with Riverside Cedar Glen
Partners II LP for 50-unit configuration and affordability requirements pursuant to
No Place Like Home funding and Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits - 9830
County Farm Road (Ward 6)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Community and Economic Development
12 Joint item with Housing Authority - Grant Deed to transfer approximately .22 acre of
City-owned vacant land to Housing Authority for $1 to facilitate future affordable
housing development - 2656 and 2666 Fourteenth Street (Ward 2)
Attachments: Report
Grant Deed
13 Joint item with Housing Authority and Successor Agency to the Redevelopment
Agency - Agreements with Lyle Castillo, dba Twin Builders, for property
maintenance services for City-owned properties for $800,000 and Housing
Authority-owned properties for $500,000 for three years with two one-year
extension options - Recommend Countywide Oversight Board adopt resolution
authorizing Successor Agency execution of Services Agreement with Lyle Castillo
dba Twin Builders for $800,000 for property maintenance services for three years
with two one-year extension options - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Riverside, California, as Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the
City of Riverside authorizing a Services Agreement with Lyle Castillo dba Twin
Builders for Property Maintenance Services for Successor Agency-Owned
Properties - Waive further reading (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Agreement - SA
Agreement - City
Agreement - HA
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14 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, making its
express findings as required by Sections 17958.7 and 18941.5 of the Health and
Safety Code of the State of California relating to the adoption of the 2019 Edition of
the California Building Code and the 2019 Editions of the California Residential,
Green Building Standards, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire, and Electrical Codes with
local amendments thereto - Waive further reading - Introduce an Ordinance of the
City of Riverside, California, amending Title 16 of the Riverside Municipal Code,
Chapters 16.04, 16.06, 16.07, 16.08, 16.11, 16.12, 16.16 and 16.34 making local
amendments to 2019 Edition of California Code of Regulations Title 24 and
California Building Standards Code (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Ordinance
15 Declare as surplus Public Parking Lot 39 consisting of approximately 18,026 square
feet of City-owned land acquired for permanent parking and Marketplace sign and
authorize marketing and sale of property at fair market value - 3575 Vine Street
(Ward 2)
Attachments: Report
Map
Fire
16 MEASURE Z - Award Bid 7730 to Fritts Ford, Riverside, for $107,991.76 from
Measure Z Vehicle Replacement Account for two 2020 Ford Super Duty F-350 crew
cab trucks to replace 2013 and 2014 front line units for Battalions 1 and 2 (All
Wards)
Attachments: Report
Bid Award Recommendation
Vehicle Replacement Plan
Measure Z Spending Plan
Photo
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General Services
17 Amendment to Master Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Mead &
Hunt, Inc., increasing total compensation from $250,000 to $500,000 from Airport
Fund for on-call design and construction management services to comply with
Federal Aviation Administration design standards at Riverside Municipal Airport -
6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
18 MEASURE Z - Orangecrest Fire Station dormitory space improvements for
$100,000 from unallocated Measure Z Fund balance to accommodate all genders -
Supplemental appropriation - 19595 Orange Terrace Parkway (Ward 4)
Attachments: Report
Modifications
BEC Minutes 1-16-2020
Measure Z Spending Plan
Photo
Human Resources
19 Revisions to Human Resources Policy and Procedure Manual including Hours of
Work, Health/Vision and Dental Insurance, Probation and Probationary Periods,
Telecommuting Program, and Bilingual or Sign Language Designation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Hours of Work
Health-Vision and Dental
Probation and Probationary Periods
Telecommuting Program
Bilingual or Sign Language Designation
Minutes 9-9-19
Minutes 10-7-19
Minutes 12-2-19
Minutes 1-6-20
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Police
20 2020 State of California Citizens’ Option for Public Safety grant for $497,248
through County of Riverside Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund for
civilian support staff, equipment, and/or vehicles through June 30, 2021 -
Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Allocation
Public Utilities
21 Agreement with City of Norco for approximately $821,000 annually for sale and
delivery of surplus and emergency potable water (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Site Map
BPU Minutes
Presentation
22 North American Energy Standards Board Base Contract with Tenaska Marketing
Ventures for sale and purchase of natural gas for operation of Riverside Energy
Resource Center, Springs, and Clearwater natural gas generation facilities to
expand pool of potential buyers and sellers and allow additional competitive pricing
(All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
PU minutes
Presentation
23 North American Energy Standards Board Base Contract with Sempra Gas and
Power Marketing, LLC, for sale and purchase of natural gas for operation of
Riverside Energy Resource Center, Springs, and Clearwater natural gas generation
facilities to expand pool of potential buyers and sellers and allow additional
competitive pricing (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
PU minutes
Presentation
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Public Works
24 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, renewing the
rate for County Service Area (CSA) 152 to fund activities to comply with the City’s
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Municipal
Storm Sewer System (MS4) Discharges for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 at annual rate of
$10.00 per benefit assessment unit (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
25 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 revise boundaries of 45 MPH speed limit zone on
Central Avenue from “Canyon Bluff to Chicago Avenue” to “Canyon Creek Drive to
Chicago Avenue" and 40 MPH speed limit zone on southbound Day Street from
“Box Springs Road to Eucalyptus Avenue” to “northerly City limits to Eucalyptus
Avenue" (Ward 2)
Attachments: Report
Ordinance
Central Avenue Map
Day Street Map
Minutes
26 Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program for Van Buren Boulevard Sewer Installation Project for construction of
sewer pipeline, sewage lift station, and force main - Van Buren Boulevard from King
Avenue to Wood Road and Washington Street from Van Buren Boulevard to
Krameria Avenue (Ward 4)
Attachments: Report
Location Map
Initial Study - Mitigated Declaration
MMRP
Letter
27 Increase purchase order with Agua Mansa MRF, LLC, of $700,000 for total amount
of $1,857,000 from Collection Refuse/Disposal Fees Account for residential green
waste processing (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
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DISCUSSION CALENDAR
This portion of the City Council/Housing Authority/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.
28 Case PSP20-0003 - General Plan 2025 annual progress report and submittal to
Governor's Office of Planning and Research and Department of Housing and
Community Development (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards)
(15-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
General Plan Report
Presentation
29 MEASURE Z - Fiscal Year 2019-20 Second Quarter performance report on vital
indicators, Department accomplishments, strategic goals, performance measures,
and Measure Z funding (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Quarterly Report
Presentation
30 Mayor's Nominating and Screening Committee recommends City Council Standing
Committees repurpose and renaming (Mayor) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Committee Names
Topic Areas
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3 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS
Audience participation is encouraged.
31 Cases P19-0388 and P19-0389 - Steve Berzansky of BP Riverside Partners, LLC -
General Plan Amendment to change land use designation for multi-family residential
development from MDR-Medium Density Residential to HDR-High Density
Residential - Rezone from R-1-7000-Single Family Residential Zone to
R-3-1500-Multi-Family Residential Zone - A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Riverside, California, amending the land use designation of the Riverside
General Plan 2025 as to the properties located at 9174 and 9258 Indiana Avenue,
on the south side of Indiana Avenue between Gibson Street and Jackson Street,
from Medium Density Residential to High Density Residential - 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 9174 and 9258 Indiana Avenue, located on the south
side of Indiana Avenue between Gibson Street and Jackson Street, from the
R-1-7000 - Single Family Residential Zone to R-3-1500 - Multi-Family Residential
Zone - Determine project will not have significant effect on environment based on
findings set forth in case record and adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration and
Mitigation and Monitoring Reporting Program - 9174 and 9258 Indiana Avenue
(Community and Economic Development) (Ward 5) (10-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Legal Description
Ordinance
Legal Description
PC Minutes
PC Report
PC Exhibits
Letter
Presentation
Notice
32 Case P19-0461 - California Baptist University - Vacate approximately 2.83 acres of
public streets consisting of segment of Diana Avenue and Emily Court between
Wilma Court and Adams Street - A Resolution of the City Council of Riverside,
California, making its findings and determinations in the matter of Resolution of
Intention No. 23539 and making its order vacating an approximately 2,250-foot
segment of Diana Avenue and the entirety of Emily Court - Waive further reading -
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Determine project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to
Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Rule) as project will not have significant effect
on environment (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 5) (15-minute
presentation)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Legal Description
CC Report 2-4-20
PC Recommended Conditions
PC Report
Location Maps
PC Minutes
Appeal Letter
Letters
Traffic Impact Analysis
Scope of Work
Presentation 2-4-20
R-23539
Presentation
Notice
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.
32a Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning In the Matter of Application of Southern California
Edison Company (U338E) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
for the RTRP Transmission Project; CPUC Proceeding No.15-04-013
Attachments: Report
33 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Friends of Riverside Hills v. City of Riverside, et al.,
RCSC Case No. RIC 1906242
Attachments: Report
34 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
35 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice
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from legal counsel concerning one case of anticipated litigation
Attachments: Report
36 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
COMMUNICATIONS
37 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
38 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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