City Council
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · January 16, 2024
Agenda
City of Riverside Mayor
Patricia Lock Dawson
City Council Councilmembers:
Erin Edwards
Successor Agency Clarissa Cervantes
Ronaldo Fierro
Agenda en Español Chuck Conder
Agenda - Revised Gaby Plascencia
Jim Perry
Steve Hemenway
Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 1:00 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
Publication Date: Friday, January 12, 2024 3900 Main Street, Riverside
Live Webcast at:
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Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 23976, the
Members of the City Council /Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency (City
Council) and the public are reminded that they must preserve order and decorum
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the entrance of the Art Pick Council Chamber while the meeting is in session.
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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1 P.M.
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
PUBLIC COMMENT
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1 To comment on Closed Sessions and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City
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COMMUNICATIONS
2 Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards)
(5-minute presentation)
3 Homeless solutions update (Housing and Human Services) (All Wards) (5-minute
presentation)
4 Sustainability update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
5 Legal Update (City Attorney) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
6 Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
7 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the
submission of an application and acceptance of the Grant Award from the California
State Library Budget Act of 2022 (AB 178) or the State of California Budget Act of
2023 (SB 101) Building Forward Library Infrastructure Grant Program - Round 2,
for the new SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library in the amount of $10,000,000
with City-match of $2,500,000; and authorizing the execution of necessary grant
documents by the City Manager or his Designee - A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the submission of an application and
acceptance of the grant award from the California State Library Budget Act of 2023
(AB 102) for the State Targeted Grant for the new SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside
Library in the amount of $4,500,000; and authorizing the execution of necessary
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grant documents by the City Manager or his Designee - Waive further readings -
Appropriate $3,500,000 from General Fund Infrastructure Reserves Capital Outlay
Fund, SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library Project Account - Five affirmative
votes required (Library) (Ward 2) (10-minute presentation)
8 Fiscal Year 2023-24 First Quarter Financial update - Mid-Cycle Budget adjustments
- Appropriate $1,000,000 from Infrastructure Reserve for interfund transfer to
Airport Capital Projects expenditure account for Airport building remedial repairs -
Appropriate $3,000 in General Fund, Mayor's College Council of Riverside
expenditure account, fully offset with funds from Special Deposit Fund, College
Council of Riverside deposit account - Appropriate $250,000 to employee Education
Reimbursement Program - Appropriate $100,000 for payment processing upgrades
and related compliance requirements - Appropriate $100,000 in General Fund,
Non-Departmental General Services, expenditure account for additional security
patrol in Wards 5 and 6 - Five affirmative votes required (Finance) (All Wards)
(10-minute presentation)
9 Sidewalk Vending and Food Truck Ordinance education and enforcement efforts
update (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards) (10-minute
presentation)
3 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS
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10 Case PR-2022-001293 - Jerardo Reyes and Ryan Williams - Councilmember
Cervantes referred the matter on Community and Economic Development
Department Director approval of Tentative Parcel Map 38174 and Grading Exception
to subdivide 5.74-acre parcel into four parcels for residential purposes and allow
grading with the Prenda Arroyo and 5-foot arroyo setback, on 5.74-acre parcel
partially development with an existing single family residence, detached garage, and
freestanding barn - Staff recommends City Council uphold decision of Community
and Economic Development Director approval, determine project will not have a
significant effect on the environment based on the findings set forth in the case
record and adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program, pursuant to Sections 15074 and 21081.6 of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - 841 Alpine Meadows Lane
(Community and Economic Development) (Ward 4) (15-minute presentation)
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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.
11 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. CGC-20-588295
12 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, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two, Court of Appeal Case No. E077716
13 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Xavier Lopez v. City of Riverside, et al., United
States Central District Court Case No. 5:21-cv-02140- PSG (JCx)
14 Pursuant to Government Code §54957(a) for consultation with Chief of Police Larry
Gonzalez, or his respective deputy, and Chief Information Officer George Khalil
regarding threat to public services or facilities
15 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case
16 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning the City Council deciding whether to initiate litigation
- three cases
17 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 except the City Manager, 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
6:15 P.M.
INVOCATION - Councilmember Conder
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
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PUBLIC COMMENT
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
18 To comment on Closed Sessions and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City
Council, you are invited to participate in person or call at (951) 826-8686 and follow
the prompts to access your language of preference. Press *9 to be placed in the
queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
19 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor
and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events
Announcement of Committee meetings:
Safety, Wellness and Youth Committee at 1 p.m., on Wednesday, January 17,
2024, Art Pick Council Chamber
Economic Development, Placemaking, and Branding/Marketing Committee at 3
p.m., on Thursday, January 18, 2024, Art Pick Council Chamber
Housing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m., on Monday, January 22, 2024,
Art Pick Council Chamber
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION
20 RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - George’s Drive-in (Ward 5) (5-minute
presentation)
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 21-46
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.
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City Attorney
21 Approve legal budget for Law Firm of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth for
not-to-exceed $60,000 and an increase of $17,002.03 for new total of $126,052.03
to existing budget for specialized legal assistance in appeal of case entitled Pongs v.
City of Riverside, a reverse validation lawsuit challenging validity of City-issued
municipal bonds (All Wards)
City Clerk
22 Minutes of December 12 and 19, 2023
City Manager
23 Addition of one new Full-Time Equivalent Administrative Analyst position for Office
of the City Manager - Appropriate $54,000 from General Fund for Fiscal Year
2023-24 for salaries and benefits - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
24 CaliforniansForAll Round 2 grant application and acceptance for $1,740,075 offered
by State of California/California Volunteers for continued operation of Youth
Workforce Program - Authorize execution of a no-cost amendment of the Round 1
Program Standard Agreement with the State of California/California Volunteers
extending the City's current Program funding with State from May 1, 2024 to
September 30, 2024 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required
(All Wards)
Finance
25 Fiscal Year 2023-24 First Quarter cash, investments, and debt reports (All Wards)
Fire
26 MEASURE Z - First Amendment to Agreement with Tait North America, Inc., for
$1,547,912 from Measure Z - Analog Simulcast Communication System Project
Account for Fire Analog Simulcast Communication System upgrade and
maintenance, repair, and technical support services through October 31, 2031 (All
Wards)
27 Second Amendment to Agreement with Gall, LLC., Lexington, Kentucky, for
increase annual contract to $93,280 for revised total amount not-to-exceed
$447,840 from Fire Department Operations Clothing/Linen Supplies Account for
station uniforms and accessories (All Wards)
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General Services
28 Supplemental Agreement to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Contract No. 2
DTFAWN-13-L-00082 to reduce monthly rent from $10,869.89 to $1,512.19 for
relocation to Terminal Building due to repairs of the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) Flight Standards District Office at Riverside Municipal Airport from October 1,
2023 through February 28, 2024 - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)
29 Reject all proposals for Request for Proposals 2265 for design and installation of
automated entrance and exit gate at City of Riverside Corporation Yard due to lack
of qualified responses - Authorize release of a revised Request for Proposals (Ward
3)
30 Commemorative flags scheduled for display for upcoming year including Holocaust
Remembrance Day, Black History Month, Women’s Suffrage Victory Flag, LGBTQ
Pride Month, and Juneteenth - Direct staff to return to a subsequent City Council
meeting with a resolution for adoption supporting the City’s display of the flag(s)
chosen (All Wards)
31 Lease Agreement with Harvest Christian Fellowship for $47,110.44 in lease revenue
for use of a parking lot at Gemende Drive at Riverside Municipal Airport for ten-year
term with additional five-year extension options (Ward 3)
32 Lease Agreement with Kevin Booth, doing business as Maintenance One, for lease
of approximately 5,861 square feet of one hangar (building T-33) with first-year
lease amount of $15,642.84, plus rental fee annual adjustment in August of each
year to reflect any increase in Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U) through September 30, 2028 (Ward 3)
Human Resources
33 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 approve
the salary adjustments to the existing Utilities Power Scheduler/Trader, Utilities
Power Scheduler/Trader Trainee, Emergency Services Administrator, Emergency
Services Coordinator, Emergency Medical Services Coordinator, Deputy General
Services Director, Deputy Human Resources Director, Deputy Chief Innovation
Officer, and Assistant Library Director Classifications; and creation of the new
classification and salary range for the Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Technician Classification - Waive further reading (All Wards)
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Library
34 Lease agreement with Canon Solutions for $45,600 annually, for total of $228,000
over lease term from Library Equipment Maintenance/Repair Account for
installation, per page usage and maintenance of ten Canon copiers/printers at
various library locations for a 60-month term (All Wards)
35 Increase Purchase Order 231811 with Columbia Telecommunications Corporation
doing business as CTC Technology and Energy, Kensington, Maryland, for
$43,484.81, for total of $105,834 for Fiscal Year 2022-23 for provision, installation
and maintenance of advanced network (Data) services as part of Corporation for
Education Network Initiatives in California’s (CENIC) project - Authorize a new
Purchase Order for Fiscal Year 2023-24 for $146,016 for future costs (All Wards)
36 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the
submission of an application and acceptance of the grant award from the California
State Library Budget Act of 2022 (AB 178) or the State of California Budget Act of
2023 (SB 101) Building Forward Library Infrastructure Grant Program - Round 2,
for new and replacement security cameras at the Marcy Library in an amount not to
exceed $13,200 with City-match of $3,300; and authorizing the execution of
necessary grant documents by the City Manager or his Designee - Waive further
reading - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Ward 3)
Museum
37 Agreement with ARG Conservation Services, Inc., for $129,824.23 with ten percent
change order authority for total contract amount not-to-exceed $142,806 from
Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, Harada House Project Account for treatment
and removal of the inscription wall at Harada House for one-year term (Ward 1)
38 Accession into Museum of Riverside’s permanent collection of four lots of historic
artifacts and archival items from four donors and two lots acquired by purchase (All
Wards)
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
39 Acceptance of Fiscal Year 2018-19 State of Good Repair funds of $96,794, Fiscal
Year 2019-20 State of Good Repair funds of $101,539 and Fiscal Year 2023-24
State Transit Assistance funds of $400,000, for total of $598,333 for new scheduling
software and video surveillance system for Special Transportation Division -
Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
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40 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the
submission of an application, and acceptance of, grant funds not-to-exceed $3
million from the California Climate Investments Wildfire Prevention Grants Program
administered through the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection -
Waive further reading - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required
(Ward 1)
Police
41 Declare three BMW Motorcycles as surplus property - Donate motorcycles to
Banning Police Department for development of motor officer program (All Wards)
42 Interlocal Agreement with Banning, Beaumont, Cathedral City, Coachella, Corona,
Desert Hot Springs, Hemet, Indio, Jurupa Valley, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Moreno
Valley, Palm Springs, Perris, Temecula and County of Riverside for distribution of
2023 Justice Assistance Grant Program award of $120,495 grant funding through
County of Riverside, acting as fiscal agent - Authorize Police Department to apply
for $120,495 grant funding for one Senior Forensic Specialist position salary and
benefits for approximately eleven months - Approve Riverside County Sheriff's
Department Certified Standard Assurances - Supplemental appropriation - Five
affirmative votes required (All Wards)
43 Memorandum of Understanding with Riverside County Probation Department and
Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team for additional funding of
$127,000 for total reimbursement of $397,000 for Fiscal Year 2023-24 for
personnel, vehicle, and operation and maintenance costs related to Public Safety
Realignment through June 30, 2024 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative
votes required (All Wards)
Public Works
44 California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
Supplemental Jurisdiction Application to join City of Corona beverage container
recycling pilot program and allow Recycle From Home service area expansion (All
Wards)
45 Replace existing temporary materials with semi-permanent materials to maintain
cul-de-sac operations at intersection of Abernathy Drive and Perthshire Place until
permanent design has been completed - Authorize Public Works and Parks,
Recreation, and Community Services Departments to evaluate feasibility of
constructing a new parking lot facility for Sycamore Highlands Park and
permanently cul-de-sac northerly terminus of Perthshire Place at its intersection
with Abernathy Drive (Ward 2)
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Successor Agency to Redevelopment Agency
46 Third Amendment to Standard Commercial Multi-Tenant Lease - Modified Net with
Wadie M. Andrawis and Teresa A. Andrawis, doing business as Antonious Pizza
Café, to amortize unpaid rent of $7,876.03 and amend lease expiration to
September 30, 2024, for ground floor of California Tower building - 3737 Main
Street, Suite 105 (Ward 1)
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Press
*9 to be placed in the queue to speak when the Discussion item is called.
47 First Amendment to Agreement with Sharp Electronics Corporation, for $2,250,000
from various department budgets for print services through December 31, 2028
(Innovation and Technology) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
48 Memoranda of Understanding with Riverside County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District for not-to-exceed compensation of $225,000 to the City to
remove illegally dumped materials from District property (Housing and Human
Services) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
49 Inclusiveness, Community Engagement, and Governmental Processes Committee
recommends review of proposed revisions to Resolution No. 23976, City Council
Rules of Procedure and Order of Business, related to parliamentary procedure,
abstention, and referral of items to boards and commissions - Adopt a Resolution of
the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Establishing Rules of Procedure
and Order of Business for the City Council of the City of Riverside and Related
Functions and Activities and Rescinding all Prior Actions Taken Thereto, and
Repealing Resolution No. 23976 - Waive further reading (City Manager) (All
Wards) (10-minute presentation)
COMMUNICATIONS
50 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
51 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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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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