City Council
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · December 15, 2020
Agenda
City of Riverside 3900 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92522
(951) 826-5557
City Council
Housing Authority
Agenda - Revised
Meeting Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 1:00 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
Publication Date: Friday, December 11, 2020 3900 Main Street, Riverside
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Originally Published: December 3, 2020
MISSION STATEMENT
The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to
ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community
The City Council/Housing Authority will conduct a virtual meeting.
View live webcast at www.engageriverside.com.
The Art Pick Council Chamber will be open for public comment with no public
seating available. The public is required to wear masks and practice social
distancing.
For telephone public comment, call (951) 826-8600. Dial when the agenda item is
called to be placed in the queue. Please follow along with the meeting via
www.engageriverside.com, RiversideTV cable channels, or City social media live
feeds to ensure you call in at the appropriate time for your item or items. Time is
limited to 3 minutes.
Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the
jurisdiction of the City Council/Housing Authority can be submitted by eComment at
www.engageriverside.com until two hours before the meeting.
Email comments to City_Clerk@riversideca.gov.
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/Housing Authority Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No.
23618, 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/Housing Authority and the public are advised that any delay
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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.
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.
City Council/Housing Authority meetings should be a place where all members of our
community feel safe and comfortable participating. While there could be a high level of
emotion associated with topics on this agenda, the city would like to set the expectations
that all members of the public use language appropriate to a professional, respectful
public environment.
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 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if
possible. TTY users call 7-1-1 for telecommunications relay services (TRS).
Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council/Housing Authority are
available at www.engageriverside.com.
1 P.M.
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
PUBLIC COMMENT
1 You are invited to participate by phone at 951-826-8600 to comment on Closed
Sessions and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Housing
Authority - Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes.
COMMUNICATIONS
2 California Public Employees Retirement System challenge/financial solvency update
(Finance) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
3 Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards)
(5-minute presentation)
4 Homeless solutions update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
5 Pertinent health, safety, and security updates (City Manager) (All Wards)
(15-minute presentation)
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6 Rules and regulations created or suspended (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute
presentation)
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS
Audience participation is encouraged. Individual audience participation is limited to 3
minutes.
7 MEASURE Z - Joint item with Housing Authority - Disposition and Development
Agreement with Path of Life Ministries, Inc., for $1 for acquisition of Housing
Authority property for single-family cottage home and accessory dwelling unit for
very low income renters - Agreement with Path of Life Ministries for $60,000 from
Measure Z Fund CD-Homeless Services Professional Services Account for
payment of development and regional impact fees for permanent supportive housing
- 2550 Fourteenth Street (City Manager) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Minutes
Site Map
Site Desgin
Disposition and Development Agreement
Fees Agreement
Presentation
Notice
8 Joint item with Housing Authority - Disposition and Development Agreement with
The Aspire, LP, for $1 for Housing Authority-owned property for 33-unit permanent
supportive housing project for termed-out foster and homeless youths - A Resolution
of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, supporting The Aspire
Project, located at 3855-3893 Third Street, and supporting The Aspire, LP’s funding
applications to the California Department of Housing and Community Development,
to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, and to the City of Riverside for up
to $459,981 in Home Investment Partnerships Act Funds - Waive further reading -
Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program Loan Agreement with The Aspire, LP,
for $541,019 from Development Grants Fund Account for predevelopment and
development costs - 3861-3893 Third Street (City Manager) (Ward 1) (10-minute
presentation)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Disposition and Development Agreement
Loan Agreement
Presentation
Notice
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9 Joint item with Housing Authority - Disposition and Development Agreement with
Sunrise at Bogart, LP, for $1 for Housing Authority-owned property for 23-unit
permanent supportive housing community development - A Resolution of the City
Council of the City of Riverside, California, supporting the Sunrise at Bogart
Project, located at 11049 Bogart Avenue, and supporting Sunrise at Bogart, LP.’s
funding applications to the California Department of Housing and Community
Development, to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, and to the City of
Riverside for up to $500,000 in Home Investment Partnerships Act Funds - Waive
further reading - 11049 Bogart Avenue (City Manager) (Ward 7) (10-minute
presentation)
Attachments: Report
Design and Site Plan
Agreement
Resolution
Presentation
Notice
10 Housing Authority - Disposition and Development Agreement with Riverside Housing
Development Corporation for $1 for acquisition of Housing Authority-owned
property to facilitate renovation of building to create affordable housing units - 3943
Tenth Street (City Manager) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Presentation
Notice
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.
11 Review Proclamation of Local Emergency regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
proclaimed on March 13, 2020, and ratified by City Council on March 17, 2020 -
Continue Local Emergency - Return to City Council in thirty days with further review
of Local Emergency (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Proclamation
Resolution
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WORKSHOP
12 University of California, Riverside Director of Center for Environmental Research
and Technology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Director Scott Haase and
Local Government Commission Executive Director Kate Meis presentation on
Riverside Clean Energy Future of renewable and greenhouse-gas emissions free
electricity generation (Public Utilities) (All Wards) (40-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Executive Order
Presentation - City
Presentation - UCR
Presentation - NREL
Presentation - LGC
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/Housing Authority
meeting.
13 This item has been removed from the agenda
Attachments: Report
13a Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v Shell Oil Company, et al., San
Francisco County Superior Court, Case No.: (Pending)
Attachments: Report
14 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
15 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
16 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
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Supervisory Units), Service Employees International Union #721, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #47, and Riverside Police Administrators
Association
Attachments: Report
17 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for appointment of City Attorney by City
Council
Attachments: Report
18 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for appointment of City Clerk by City Council
Attachments: Report
19 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(b)(3)(c) to confer with and/or receive
advice from legal counsel concerning Gary G. Geuss v. City of Riverside, Claim No.
(s): 20-09-06; 20-11-08
Attachments: Report
6:15 P.M.
INVOCATION - Councilmember Melendrez
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
PUBLIC COMMENT
20 You are invited to participate by phone at 951-826-8600 to comment on Consent
Calendar items and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Housing
Authority - Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes.
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
21 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor
and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events
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.
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City Clerk
22 Minutes of November 30 and December 1, 2020
Attachments: 11-30-20 Minutes
12-01-20 Minutes
City Council
23 Announcement of committee meetings:
Land Use, Sustainability and Resilience Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Monday,
December 14, 2020, Virtual Meeting
Mayor's Nominating and Screening Committee at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December
15, 2020, Virtual Meeting
Economic Development, Placemaking, and Branding/Marketing Committee at 3 p.m.
on Thursday, December 17, 2020, Virtual Meeting
City Manager
24 Grant Agreement with Kaiser Permanente National Benefit Fund at East Bay
Community Foundation for $100,000 for COVID Response Street Nurse Outreach
Program - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Grant Agreement
25 Amendment to Agreements with Matrix Consulting Group and Fitch and Associates,
LLC., for total combined amount of $227,999 for performance assessment and
financial review of Community and Economic Development, Innovation and
Technology, and Fire Departments through March 31, 2021 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement - CEDD
Agreement - IT
Agreement - Fire
26 First Amendment to Agreement with Nancy K. Bohl, Inc., doing business as The
Counseling Team International, for $8,550 and total contract not-to-exceed $58,050
from Fiscal Management Account for facilitation of Strategic Planning Workshops
and development of Strategic Plan (All Wards)
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Attachments: Report
Agreement
Community and Economic Development
27 This item has been removed from the agenda
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Fire
28 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California acknowledging
receipt of a report made by the Fire Chief of the Fire Department of the City of
Riverside regarding the annual inspection of certain occupancies required pursuant
to Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code including
public or private schools, apartment houses, hotels, motels, lodging houses, and jails
- Waive further reading (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
General Services
29 Award Bid 7789 to Fritts Ford, Riverside, for $135,361.55 from General Services
Department Motor Pool Account for four replacement medium-duty utility vehicles
for Public Works Sewer Division (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Bid Award Recommendation
30 First Amendment to Lease Agreement with Commemorative Air Force for 1.5
percent annual rent increase with six-month rent deferment for $46,633 total in lease
revenue through December 31, 2025, for approximately 18,995 square feet on
Parcel 13-A including 7,225-square-foot aircraft hangar/office building at Riverside
Municipal Airport - 6936 Flight Road (Ward 3)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
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Human Resources
31 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, paying and
reporting the value of Employer Paid Member Contributions, effective January 8,
2021, for Tier 1 employees in the unrepresented units - A Resolution of the City
Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Resolution No. 21052 and the
Master Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan to eliminate the Partnership Compensation
Model Salary Adjustment for all unrepresented employees in the Executive (includes
Safety), Senior Management, Management, Professional, Para-Professional,
Supervisory and Confidential units - Waive further readings (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution - CalPers
Resolution - Fringe Benefits
FBSP
Innovation and Technology
32 Second Amendment to Maintenance and Support Agreement SA 276 with Motorola
Solutions, Inc., for $1,851,680 with cumulative amount of $3,094,324 from
Innovation and Technology Department Budget for Computer-Aided Dispatch and
PremierOne Mobile Service through December 31, 2028 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Library
33 Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Title 9 of the
Riverside Municipal Code by adding Chapter 9.75 establishing the Rules of Library
Conduct - Waive further reading (Intro. on 12-1-20, All Wards)
Attachments: Ordinance
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
34 Fiscal Years 2020/21-2022/23 Special Transportation Division Short Range Transit
Plan - Appropriate $698,736 to align Special Transportation Operations adopted
budget with Riverside County Transportation Commission approved funding levels
and Short Range Transit Plan - Submit Fiscal Year 2020-21 Claim Forms to
Riverside County Transportation Commission for Transportation Development Act,
State of Good Repair, and State Transit Assistance funds for Special Transportation
Program (All Wards)
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Attachments: Report
Claim Forms
Short Range Transit Plan
35 Accept $640,000 of Federal Transit Administration funds, $96,000 of Local
Transportation Funds, and $64,000 of Transportation Development Credits for Fiscal
Years 2019-20 and 2020-21 Special Transportation Division Capital Program
preventative maintenance - Supplemental appropriations (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
FTA Award Letter
2019 FTIP Project Sheets
Police
36 2020 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program grant of $5,849.07 from
Bureau of Justice Assistance for fifty percent of total cost of $11,698.14 with
$5,849.07 from Police Department Budget for bulletproof vests through August 31,
2022 - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
37 Adopt an Urgency Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section
5.15.080(B) of the Riverside Municipal Code to add an option to extend the Official
Police Towing Service Contracts for up to one year necessary as an emergency
measure to preserve the public peace, health, and safety - Waive further reading
(All Wards)
Attachments: Ordinance
Report
Public Utilities
38 Southern California Public Power Authority bi-annual expenditure report for Fiscal
Year 2019-20 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Minutes 10-26-20
SCPPA Procurement Requests
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Public Works
39 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 for total of $500,000 under the
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
Beverage Container Recycling Grant Program RBC 32 (Fiscal Year 2020/21) and
RBC 33 (Fiscal Year 2021/22) - Waive further reading - Supplemental appropriation
(All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Guidelines
40 Award Bid 7788 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Anaheim, for $909,000 from
Community Development Block Grant and Gas Tax Accounts for Fiscal Year
2019-20 Community Development Block Grant Americans With Disabilities Act
Footpath and Street Improvements including repaving streets and reconstruction of
damaged concrete curbs, gutters, pedestrian ramps, and sidewalks at various City
locations (Wards 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7)
Attachments: Report
Location Maps
Bid Award Recommendation
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS
Audience participation is encouraged. Individual audience participation is limited to 3
minutes.
41 Inclusiveness, Community Engagement, and Governmental Processes Committee
recommends annual Code of Ethics and Conduct review (All Wards) (5-minute
presentation)
Attachments: Report
Code of Ethics and Conduct
Board of Ethics
BEC Comments
COA Minutes
CHB Comments
PC Minutes
Notice
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COMMUNICATIONS
42 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
43 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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