City Council
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · October 8, 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, October 8, 2024 1:00 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
Publication Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024 3900 Main Street, Riverside
Live Webcast at:
www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting
MISSION STATEMENT
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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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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 Falcone
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
PUBLIC COMMENT
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
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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
Announcement of Committee meeting:
Safety, Wellness and Youth Committee at 1 p.m., on Wednesday, October 16,
2024, Art Pick Council Chamber
COMMUNICATIONS
3 City Manager Update (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)
4 Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)
PRESENTATION
5 Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamations to the Riverside Community Health
Foundation, Coalition for Clean Air, Air Quality Community Advisory Board,
Riverside Arts Council, and Riverside Public Works Solid Waste Division
recognizing October 2 as Clean Air Day (5-minute presentation)
6 Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Chief Innovation Officer George
Khalil recognizing October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month (5-minute
presentation)
7 Finance Department overview and employee recognition (All Wards) (10-minute
presentation)
Attachments: Presentation
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 8-32
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
8 Approve increase to budget for law firm of Greines, Martin, Stein and Richland,
LLP., for amount not-to-exceed $4,000 and for total budget of $184,000 from
Liability Trust Fund-Outside Legal Fees Account for specialized appellate legal
services for the appeal in Riversiders Against Increased Taxes v. City of Riverside -
Approve increase to budget with law firm of Greines, Martin, Stein and Richland,
LLP., for not-to-exceed amount of $85,000, for total budget not-to-exceed $265,000,
if Supreme Court takes review of petition filed by Riversiders Against Increased
Taxes (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
9 Approve increase to legal budget with law firm of Colantuono, Highsmith and
Whatley for not-to-exceed $99,400, for revised total budget of $393,400 from
General Fund, City Attorney Legal Fees Account for lawsuit entitled Simpson v. City
of Riverside - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All
Wards)
Attachments: Report
City Clerk
10 Minutes of September 10, 17 and 24, 2024
Attachments: Minutes 9.10.24
Minutes 9.17.24
Minutes 9.24.24
City Council
11 Councilmember Robillard recommends a Resolution of the City Council of the City
of Riverside, California, in support of a Riverside Community College District Bond
Measure CC - Riverside Community College District Career Preparation, Affordable
Higher Education Measure - in the coming November 5, 2024, election - Waive
further reading (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
City Resolution
RCCD Board Resolution
RCCD Presentation
City Manager
Community and Economic Development
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12 Grant of Easement and Agreement with Jurupa Community Services District
granting permanent easement for portion of City-owned land, identified as
Assessor’s Parcel Number 155-070-031, or more particularly known as Riverside
Regional Water Quality Control Plant for additional air vent easement without
consideration - 5950 Acorn Street (Ward 3)
Attachments: Report
Grant of Easement and Agreement
Presentation
13 Case DP-2022-00036 - Jamie Chapman of Riverside Property Owners, LLC. -
Mixed-use development consisting of 388 residential units and 25,320 square feet of
commercial retail on 17.37-acres - Rezone - Adopt an Ordinance of the City
Council 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
approximately 17.37 acres of property located at 5261 Arlington Avenue, generally
situated Northeast of the intersection of Arlington and Streeter Avenues, from the
CG- Commercial General Zone to the MU-V - Mixed Use - Village Zone - Situated at
Northeast Corner of Arlington Avenue and Streeter Avenue (Former Sears Building)
- Waive further reading (Intro. on 9-17-24, Ward 3)
Attachments: Report
Ordinance
Finance
14 Allocate $100,000 from General Fund available fund balance to General Fund,
Non-Departmental Arlington Business vitality expenditure Account for Arlington
Business Area vitality - Five affirmative votes required (Wards 5 and 6)
Attachments: Report
Fire
15 Accept Department of Homeland Security grant award under existing 2024 National
Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Response System Readiness Cooperative
Agreement of $1,518,384 for funding salaries and benefits of 1.0 FTE Fire Captain,
1.0 FTE Battalion Chief, 1.0 FTE Inventory Control Specialist and 1.0 FTE
Management Analyst for Fiscal Year 2024-25 - Supplemental appropriation - Five
affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
16 California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee reimbursement of $50,000
for Fire training support - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes
required (All Wards)
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Attachments: Report
General Services
17 Award Bid 8113 to Cinbad Industry Inc., Reseda, for $101,805 plus 10 percent
contingency in the amount of $10,180, for not-to-exceed $111,985 from Grants &
Restricted Programs Fund, General Services ADA Improvements Project Account
for Americans with Disabilities Act site improvements including parking stalls,
sidewalks and access ramps at Bordwell Park - 2008 Martin Luther King Boulevard
(Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Bid Award Recommendation
18 Reject all proposals for Request For Bids 8112 for rehabilitation and modification of
multi-residential housing facility located at 2800 Hulen Place - Authorize staff to
release revised request for bids (Ward 2)
Attachments: Report
Bid Rejection Recommendation
Human Resources
19 Second Amendment to Agreement with Nevins Professional Investigations for
$100,000 annually for investigative services through June 30, 2025 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Second Amendment to Agreement
County of Riverside Contract
20 Agreement with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore for $200,000 annually, for total contract
amount not-to-exceed $600,000 for Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
Attorney Services through October 31, 2026, with one-year extension option (All
Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Library
21 Approve Subscription Services Agreement with Overdrive Inc., for $176,766 from
General Fund, Grants and Restricted Programs Accounts to access library digital
collection for twelve-month term with automatic renewals (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
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Museum
22 Reject all bids for Bid 8103 for new wrought iron fencing at Heritage House due to
lack of qualified responses - Authorize staff to release revised Request for Bids
(Ward 5)
Attachments: Report
Bid Rejection Recommendation
23 Accession into Museum of Riverside's permanent collection of six lots of historic
artifacts and archival items from six donors consisting of a large lot containing 257
herbarium specimens and one Joshua tree specimen, and two cultural objects from
regional tribal artists (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Minutes 4-24-24
Minutes 6-26-24
Police
24 Purchase 31 Panasonic CF-33 Toughbooks from Lehr, Anaheim, for $233,561.04
from Measure Z Police Vehicle Replacement, Homeless Outreach-Wildlands and
Urban Accounts for five-year warranty and accessories for 26 new police vehicles
(All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Quote
25 Purchase 11 Motorola Enhanced APX 6500 7/800 MHZ Mobile in-car radios, radio
accessories, and three-year service warranty for $85,109.84 and 11 WatchGuard
in-car video systems to include miscellaneous accessories, software, licensing, and
warranty for $110,147.64 from Motorola Solutions Inc., Chicago, Illinois, from
Measure Z Homeless Outreach PSET-Wildlands and PSET-Urban Accounts for new
police vehicles (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Quote - In-Car Radios
Quote - In-Car Video Systems
26 Purchase 300 Axon Taser 10 with accessories, five-year warranty, and training
from Axon Enterprise, Inc., Scottsdale, for $1,469,030.16 from Grants and
Restricted Programs Fund, Police Department Administrative Services State COPS
23-24 Grant Account for Police Department (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Quote
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Public Utilities
27 Authorize application to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s State and Tribal
Assistance Grants Program for Riverside Public Utilities Department’s PFAS
Treatment Project - Authorize acceptance of Congressional earmark for $959,752 -
Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Presentation
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28 Lease of vacant property with Rohr, Inc., a part of Collins Aerospace, a Delaware
corporation, for $500,000 from Public Utilities Electric Fund, Riverside Transmission
Reliability Project Account for approximately nine acres of vacant property for
construction materials yard for Riverside Transmission Reliability Project 69kV
sub-transmission system for five-year term - 8200 Arlington Avenue (Ward 6)
Attachments: Report
2024 Land Lease Agreement
RPU Minutes 7.8.24
Presentation
Public Works
29 Fourth Amendment to Agreement with County of Riverside Department of Animal
Services for $3,204,183.99 from General Fund, Non-Departmental-Public Works
Special Projects Riverside County Animal Control Account for animal control field
and licensing services through June 30, 2025 - Increase Purchase Order 240839 in
amount of $188,744.16, for revised amount of 5,310,034.16 for services provided in
Fiscal Year 2023-24 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Board of Supervisors Policy
Agreement
Presentation
30 Purchase and installation of security cameras for Parking Garages 1, 2 and 3 with
Convergint Technologies, LLC, Orange, under Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing
Agreement 030421-CTL, for $232,104 with 15 percent change order authority of
original quote, for total of $266,920 from Public Parking Fund, Public Works-Public
Parking, Maintenance/Repair of Buildings and Improvements Account (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Quotes
Agreement
31 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 portion of the existing Timed Parking Zone on Sixth Street and establish Carshare
Parking Zones - Waive further reading - Approve removal of a portion of existing
90-Minute Parking Zone on south side of Sixth Street from Market Street to 72’
westerly thereof - Establish a “Tow-Away No Parking Anytime Except Riverside
Clean Air Carshare Vehicles” zone at various locations (All Wards)
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Attachments: Report
Resolution
Program Station Map
Site Maps
TB Minutes 8-7-24
Presentation
32 Approve temporary southbound one-way traffic circulation pilot project for
approximately 24 months on Orange Street between Mission Inn Avenue and
University Avenue for Riverside Museum construction project (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Site Map
Ariel Map
Pilot Project Exhibit
Presentation
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
33 Award Bid 8047 to All American Asphalt, Corona, for $6,706,022.50 for
construction contract of Fiscal Year 2023-24 Road Repair and Accountability Act of
2017 Street Maintenance Improvements - Appropriate $1,592,481.96 in Gas Tax
Fund to Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) Rehabilitation and
Traffic Improvement Project accounts for RMRA Rehabilitation and Traffic
Improvement Projects - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required
- (Public Works) (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7) (10-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Location Map
Street Rehabilitation List
Bid Award Recommendation
Presentation
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34 Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Title 9 of the
Riverside Municipal Code by deleting Section 9.12.065 regarding demonstration
equipment prohibitions and adding chapter 9.53 regarding prohibition on carrying
or possessing specified items while attending or participating in any public
demonstration, gathering, rally, protest, pick line or public assembly (City
Attorney/Police) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Ordinance
Chapter 9.53_Redlined
Flyer
Presentation
3 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING
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.
35 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, confirming the
annual report of the Arlington Business Partnership, acting in its capacity as the
Advisory Board to the Arlington Business Improvement District, levying assessments
for Fiscal Year 2024/25 - Waive further reading (Finance) (Wards 5 and 6) (5
-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Annual Report
PIP Grant Application
Boundary Map
Presentation
Notice
CLOSED SESSIONS - Item #36-51
Time listed is approximate. The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed
Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.
36 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from
legal counsel concerning Luis Flores v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):
240023/ADJ18463269
Attachments: Report
37 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from
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legal counsel concerning Gregory Leone v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):
230141/ADJ17212948; 230142/ADJ17212949
Attachments: Report
38 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Jay H. Grodin, et al. v City of Riverside, Riverside
County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2201327
Attachments: Report
39 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. The IG Group, LLC, Riverside
County Superior Court Case No. UDMV2401029
Attachments: Report
40 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Service Employees International Union, Local 721 v.
City of Riverside, Case No. LA-CE-1640-M
Attachments: Report
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41 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning People of the State of California, by and through the
City of Riverside v. Pepe’s Inc., Riverside County Superior Court Case No.
CVRI2205025
Attachments: Report
42 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. San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVDS 1310520
Attachments: Report
43 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside, a charter city and municipal
corporation, the City Council of the City of Riverside, acting by and through its duly
elected councilmembers, Erin Edwards, Clarissa Cervantes, Ronaldo Fierro,
Gabriela Plascencia, James Perry, and Steven Hemenway, in their official capacity
v. Councilmember Charles Conder and former Councilmember Steven R. Adams, in
their official capacity, and does 1 through 50, inclusive, Riverside Superior Court
Case No. CVRI2300725
Attachments: Report
44 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Tony Platt v. City of Riverside, Riverside County
Superior Court Case No. RIC1822011
Attachments: Report
45 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2)/54956.9(e)(3) to confer with and/or
receive advice from legal counsel concerning Phaedra Norton v City of Riverside,
Claim No.: 24-09-28
Attachments: Report
46 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case
Attachments: Report
47 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
- four cases
Attachments: Report
48 Pursuant to Government Code §54957(a), for consultation with Larry Gonzalez,
Riverside Chief of Police, or his respective deputy, and George Khalil, Chief
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Information Officer regarding threat to public services or facilities
Attachments: Report
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49 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
Attachments: Report
50 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of City Manager
Attachments: Report
51 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 unrepresented employee: City
Manager
Attachments: Report
COMMUNICATIONS
52 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
53 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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