City Council
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · July 2, 2024
Agenda
City of Riverside Mayor
Patricia Lock Dawson
City Council Councilmembers:
Philip Falcone
Agenda en Espanol Clarissa Cervantes
Steven Robillard
Chuck Conder
Agenda Sean H. Mill
Jim Perry
Steve Hemenway
Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 1:00 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
Publication Date: Friday, June 21, 2024 3900 Main Street, Riverside
www.Riversideca.gov/Meeting
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ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.
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Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 24076, the
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
the public are advised that any delay or disruption in the proceedings or a refusal to obey
the orders of the City Council or the presiding officer constitutes a violation of these
rules.
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and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve.
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Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to
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possible.
Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available in the
Office of the City Clerk, at www.riversideca.gov/meeting, and in the binder located near
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.
1 P.M.
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
INVOCATION - Councilmember Conder
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
PUBLIC COMMENT
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
1 To comment on Closed Sessions, Consent Calendar and any matters within the
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
2 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor
and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events
COMMUNICATIONS
3 City Manager update (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
4 Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)
PRESENTATIONS
5 Mayor Lock Dawson to present a plaque to Councilmember Hemenway for his
dedicated service as Mayor Pro Tem from January through June 2024 - Appoint
Councilmember Perry as Mayor Pro Tem for July through December 2024 (All
Wards)
6 Parks, Recreation Department Community Services Department overview and
employee recognition (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 7-20
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.
City Clerk
7 Minutes of June 18, 2024
City Council
8 Finance Committee recommends Financial Health Indicators to manage overall
financial health and maintain fiscal responsibility (All Wards)
9 Councilmember Perry requests substitution for Councilmember Falcone on Land
Use Committee for discussion on regulations and efforts regarding food trucks and
sidewalk vendors (All Wards)
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Community and Economic Development
10 Adopt An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,
Repealing Chapter 16.26 of the Riverside Municipal Code Regarding Electrification
of New Buildings - Waive further reading (Intro. on 6-18-24) (All Wards)
Fire
11 Design-Build Agreement with Air Exchange, Inc., Ontario, for $93,847.23 plus 10
percent contingency for total amount of $103,231.96 from Grants and Restricted
Programs and General Fund, Assistance to Firefighters - Grant and City Funds for
Fire Vehicle Exhaust Extraction System for Fire Station 6 - Five affirmative votes
required (Ward 1)
General Services
12 Fifth Amendment to Agreement with Universal Building Maintenance, LLC., doing
business as Allied Universal Janitorial Services, Pasadena, for $880,587.32, plus 15
percent change order authority of $132,088.10 for unforeseen changes in service
for total in Fiscal Year 2024-25 in the amount of $1,012,675.42 and revised total
contract amount of $5,077,203.90 from various departmental budgets for janitorial
services at various City facilities through June 30, 2025 (All Wards)
Human Resources
13 Request for Proposal 2277 - Agreements with Abacus Service Corporation,
AppleOne Inc., and G&M Hire Solutions, doing business as AtWork Personnel
Services for temporary employee staffing services through June 30, 2027, with two
additional two-year extension options not-to-exceed seven years (All Wards)
Library
14 American Rescue Plan Act Subrecipient Agreement with Bibliotheca LLC.,
Norcross, Georgia, for total not-to-exceed $199,029.87 from Grants and Restricted
Programs Fund, Library-Neighborhood Services, Federal Operating Grants Account
for seven remote lockers for books at various libraries and Community Center
locations (Wards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
15 Award Bid 8034 to Ultimate Pool Remodeling, Inc., Riverside, for $1,537,288, with
15 percent change order authority for project changes including, but not limited to,
unforeseen conditions or necessary design changes, for total not-to-exceed
$1,767,881.20 from Measure Z and Shamel Parks Pool Renovation Project
Accounts for Shamel, Hunt, Reid, Villegas Parks pool improvement projects - Funds
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transfer (Wards 1, 3, and 5)
Police
16 Purchase order with Dooley Enterprise, Inc., Anaheim, for $292,916.76 from
General Fund, Police Department, Support and Special Operations and Grants &
Restricted Programs State COPS 23-24 Grant Accounts for various types of duty
and training Police Department authorized ammunition for Police Department issued
handguns and patrol rifles (All Wards)
Public Works
17 First Amendment to Agreement with Flo-Services, Inc., Burbank, for $275,000 for
total contract amount of $425,000 from Fiscal Year 2024-26 Proposed Biennial
Budget, Sewer Fund, Sewer Collection Systems Maintenance, Professional
Services Account for on-call repair, maintenance, and service for various sewer lift
station pumps through June 30, 2025 (All Wards)
18 Third Street Grade Separation - Agreement with Sprint Communications Company
L.P. for $143,928 from TUMF Fund, Third St/BNSF (BNSF) Grade Separation
Project Account for engineering services required to relocate their fiber optic cable
and facilities within BNSF Right-of-Way and impacted by project - Second
Amendment to Agreement with BNSF Railway Company for $50,000 for total amount
up to $160,000 from TUMF Fund, Third Street/BNSF Grade Separation project
Account to compensate BNSF for additional engineering and plan check services
required for project (Wards 1 and 2)
19 Purchase of one Decanter Centrifuge unit, Model CS26 - 4EV 2PH with Automatic
Hydraulic Backdrive and one Decanter Centrifuge Panel Upgrade for existing
Centrifuge Model CS21 - 4HC from Centrisys-CNP, Kenosha, Wisconsin, for
$949,100 from Public Works Sewer Fund, Sewer System-Sewer Projects, Rehab of
the Biosolids Equipment Account for solid waste treatment at Riverside Water
Quality Control Plant (All Wards)
20 Request for Proposal 2289 - Agreement with Hardy & Harper, Inc., Lake Forest, for
not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000 each fiscal year up to $4,500,000 for
three-year term from Riverside Public Utilities Water accounts for on-call asphalt
and concrete repair services for water system maintenance through June 30, 2027,
with one additional two-year extension option - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Riverside, California, waiving the formal bidding provisions of Section
1109 of the Charter of the City of Riverside under the Utilities Project Exception
therein for the selection of Hardy & Harper, Inc., for the Asphalt and Concrete
repair services for the Water System Maintenance - Waive further reading - Five
affirmative votes required (All Wards)
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DISCUSSION CALENDAR
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
21 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Relating to
CalPERS Retirement Cost-Sharing Under Government Code Section 20516 by
Unrepresented Police Management Employees in the Police Safety Group to pay 7
percent of the employer contribution of pensionable income pursuant to Government
Code Section 20516, effective as soon as administratively possible and as soon as
administratively possible after December 2024 shall pay an additional portion of
required employer contribution equal to one half percent of pensionable income
pursuant to cost-sharing provisions, for total of seven and one half (7.5%) percent -
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 Reflect the
CalPERS Cost-Sharing Provisions for Unrepresented Police Management - Waive
further readings (Human Resources (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
22 Purchase 550 Motorola APX Next Single Band model 4.5 portable radios,
accessories, software, and warranty from Motorola Solutions, Inc., San Diego, for
$4,930,632.19 from Measure Z and Police Department Budget for police officers
and civilian field personnel (Police) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
23 Design-Build Agreement with Anaergia Services, LLC., doing business as Riverside
Bioenergy Facility, LLC, for $9,508,000, with 10 percent change order authority for
total contract amount not-to-exceed $10,458,800 from Sewer Working Capital to
Digester 5 Rehabilitation expenditure account for rehabilitation of Digester No. 5 -
Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Public Works) (All
Wards) (10-minute presentation)
24 Resource Adequacy Purchase and Sale Agreement with Vesi 15 LLC., for
estimated annual cost of $7,600,000 from Electric Fund, PU-Electric Power &
Energy Purchases, Capacity Charge Account for 80 megawatts of battery energy
storage capacity from Shirk Energy Storage Facility for fifteen-year term (Public
Utilities) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
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.
25 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning 1) Griffith Company v. City of Riverside, Riverside
County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2303544; and 2) City of Riverside v. Griffith
Company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, et al., Riverside County Superior
Court Case No. CVRI2303544
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26 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
27 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case
28 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
- two cases
29 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
COMMUNICATIONS
30 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
31 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, July 16, 2024
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