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April 22, 2025 ·1:00 PM Revised ·Agenda en Espanol

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street, Riverside Live Webcast at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting Originally Published: April 10, 2025

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Agenda — 64 items

  1. 1 MISSION STATEMENT
  2. 2 The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community. Spanish interpreters will be available in person and via phone. To participate virtually, two options are available: VIA TELEPHONE: Call (951) 826-8686 and follow the prompts to access your desired language. Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 to speak. VIA ZOOM: Use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/93149443969 Select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on screen message will prompt you to "unmute" and speak. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Please follow along via the telephone or Zoom options above to ensure you call in at the appropriate time for your item(s). Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council can be submitted via the eComment feature at www.riversideca.gov/meeting until two hours before the meeting. Email comments to City_Clerk@riversideca.gov. * * * * *
  3. 3 Page Break
  4. 4 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. The City of Riverside is committed to fostering a workplace that provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve. 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) 826-2211 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if 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.
  5. 5 1 P.M.
  6. 6 MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
  7. 7 INVOCATION - Councilmember Cervantes ▶ jump to 2:09
  8. 8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
  9. 9 PUBLIC COMMENT
  10. 1 To comment on Consent Calendar, 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 when you are ready to speak. To participate via ZOOM, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/93149443969. Select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will prompt you to "unmute" and speak. 25-1482 ▶ jump to 5:03
  11. 11 WAIVER OF SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
  12. 1a Waive Sunshine Ordinance to add Item No. 7a pursuant to Section 4.05.050(D)(1)(c) for ceremonial presentation and Item No. 19a pursuant to Section 4.05.050(D)(1)(a) for completion of Fairmount Park Lake Dredging Project--With full quorum, five affirmative votes required; with less than full quorum, four affirmative votes required 25-1592 ▶ jump to 37:15
  13. 13 MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
  14. 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: Housing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m., on Monday, April 28, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber 25-1274 ▶ jump to 40:02
  15. 15 COMMUNICATIONS
  16. 3 City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation) 25-1284
  17. 4 Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council) 25-1276
  18. 18 PRESENTATIONS - Item # 5-7a
  19. 5 Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to GRID Alternatives recognizing April 22, 2025, as Earth Day (5-minute presentation) 25-1291 ▶ jump to 56:14
  20. 6 Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to Autism Society of Inland Empire recognizing April as Autism Month (5-minute presentation) 25-1442 ▶ jump to 62:08
  21. 7 RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - Orange Valley Lodge No. 13 (Ward 2) (5-minute presentation) 25-1292 ▶ jump to 66:46
  22. 7a Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to the Armenian Apostolic Church of Riverside recognizing April 24, 2025, as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (5-minute presentation) 25-1590 ▶ jump to 67:04
  23. 23 CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 8-17 ▶ jump to 71:42
  24. 24 City Attorney
  25. 8 Outside counsel expenditures for October 1, through December 31, 2024, as provided by outside counsel policy approved by City Council on June 16, 2015 (All Wards) 25-1328
  26. 26 City Clerk
  27. 9 Appoint Louise Borda to Human Resources Board Ward 3 seat and Joshua Fleming to Human Resources Board Citywide seat - File resignation of Kittie Aleman from Commission on Aging Ward 6 seat - Remove Sandra Polichetti from Board of Public Utilities Ward 1 seat (All Wards) 25-1420
  28. 10 Minutes of April 8, 2025 25-1290
  29. 29 City Council
  30. 11 Mayor Pro Tem Mill recommends to receive and file a report from the City Attorney’s Office regarding recently introduced Senate Bill 634, an act to add Sections 11145.1 and 53069.44 to the Government Code, relating to homelessness - Direct and authorize the City Manager to file an opposition letter on behalf of the City (All Wards) 25-1490 ▶ jump to 72:27
  31. 31 General Services
  32. 12 Approve change order to Purchase Order 251566 with Otis Elevator Company, Anaheim, for $100,100, under Omnia Cooperative Purchasing Agreement 2019001563 for total Purchase Order amount of $150,000 from Public Parking Maint/Repair of Bldgs & Improvements and General Fund Building Services Maintenance, Professional Services Accounts for as-needed repairs of City of Riverside elevators at various locations (All Wards) 25-1305
  33. 33 Library
  34. 13 California State Library grant application for $43,366, or actual grant award for Lunch at the Library Program - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) 25-1008
  35. 14 Accept $10,000 donation from Riverside Public Library Foundation for Tool Lending Library a community resource where people can borrow tools, equipment, and instructional materials allowing access to tools without the need for purchase or storage - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) 25-1169
  36. 36 Public Works
  37. 15 Implementation of speed humps along Green Orchard Place between Kingdom Drive and Lone Peak Court and Ramona Drive between Brockton and Magnolia Avenues (Wards 1 and 4) 25-1194
  38. 16 Traffic circulation pilot project to prohibit thru and left-turn movements at eastbound and westbound approaches at intersection of Market and Sixth Streets for 12-month period (Ward 1) 25-1195
  39. 17 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, supporting the development of a Vision Zero Policy and establishing an initial goal of reducing traffic deaths and serious injuries by 50 percent by 2040 - Waive further reading - Develop City of Riverside Vision Zero Action Plan (VZAP) in alignment with existing national, state, and regional programs and grant funding requirements (All Wards) 25-1214
  40. 40 DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 18-19a
  41. 18 California Department of Transportation grant acceptance of $6,209,870 with City-match of $1,400,030, from Signal Controllers Upgrade Project, Pedestrian Fencings & Crosswalk Upgrades Project, and Class II Buffered Bike Lanes project accounts for total project funding of approximately $7,609,900 for 2024 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 12 Program for construction of 160 new traffic signal controllers, installation of pedestrian median fencing, audible pedestrian push button systems, high visibility crosswalks, multi-way stop sign compliance improvements, and Class II buffered bike lane enhancements along Van Buren Boulevard from Arlington Avenue to Magnolia Avenue - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Public Works) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) 25-1215 ▶ jump to 76:28
  42. 19 Governmental Processes Committee recommends introduction of an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 4.05 of the Riverside Municipal Code, the Sunshine Ordinance providing twelve-day noticing requirement for regular meetings for City Council, City Council Standing Committees, Planning Commission, Board of Public Utilities, and Community Police Review Commission (City Attorney and City Clerk) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) 25-1177 ▶ jump to 87:53
  43. 19a Change Order to Bid 8083 with MidCal Dredging, Inc., Riverdale, for $500,000 from Regional Parks Special Capital Improvement Fund, Fairmount Lake Dredging project Account for completion of Fairmount Park Lake Dredging Project - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Park, Recreation and Community Services) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation) 25-1593 ▶ jump to 115:12
  44. 44 CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 19b-25
  45. 19b Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel 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. A15-04-013 and CPUC Decision 20-03-001 related thereto 25-1571
  46. 20 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Jon Basil Markarounas v. City of Riverside, et al., Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2301636 25-1450
  47. 21 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Huihsien Chiang v. Parking Concepts, et al., Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2305474; Claim No: 23-03-36 25-1436
  48. 22 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - two cases 25-1216
  49. 23 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 - seven cases 25-1217
  50. 24 Pursuant to Government Code §54957(a), for consultation with Larry Gonzalez, Riverside Chief of Police, or his respective deputy, and George Khalil, Chief Information Officer regarding threat to public services or facilities 25-1220
  51. 25 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 25-1218
  52. 52 3 P.M.
  53. 53 PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 26-28
  54. 26 Planning Case PR-2024-001656 (TM) - Appeal - Uphold appeal by Matthew Esquivel, Warmington Residential, of Planning Commission denial and approve the Tentative Tract Map (TM-36713) to subdivide a 9.91-acre parcel into 49 single family lots (for 46 market rate dwellings and 3 affordable dwellings) situated on the southeast corner of La Sierra Avenue and Victoria Avenue, in the R-1-1/2 Acre - Single Family Residential Zone, in Ward 5. Determine the proposed project is exempt from additional environmental review pursuant to Section 15183 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as the project is consistent with the 2025 General Plan Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse Number: 2004021108) and its addendums (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 5) (15-minute presentation) 25-1349 ▶ jump to 118:25
  55. 27 2018-2019 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Annual Action Plan Amendment to cancel Community Development Block Grant funded City of Riverside Museum Robinson House Restoration House project and reimburse $155,684.45 of Community Development Block Grant funds to United States Department of Housing and Urban Development - Authorize reimbursement of 155,684.45 of Community Development Block Grant funds from 220 Fund to United States Department of Housing and Urban Development through HUD’s Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS) (Housing and Human Services) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation) 25-1318 ▶ jump to 150:53
  56. 28 Proposed Fiscal Year 2024-25 Master Fees and Charges Schedule - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 3.30 of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC) Section 3.30.030 - Schedule of Regulation, Product and Services, to add one subsection and five additional categories and delete one category to the schedule of regulation, products, and services - Adopt a resolution amending the City’s Master Fees and Charges Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024-25 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending the City’s Master Fees and Charges Schedule as set forth in Resolution No. 21960, as amended, providing for adjustments for various Development Services Departments and other User Fees and Charges and Parking Bail Schedule, and authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to amend the Master Fees and Charges Schedule - Waive further reading (Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) 25-1176
  57. 57 COMMUNICATIONS
  58. 29 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions 25-1279
  59. 30 Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports 25-1280
  60. 60 * * * * * * * * * The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, 2025
  61. 61 City Council meetings broadcast with closed captioning available on AT&T Channel 99, Charter Spectrum Channel 3, and Frontier Cable Channel 21 Rebroadcast Wednesdays at 9 p.m., Fridays at 1 p.m., and Saturdays at 9 a.m.
  62. 62 View live Webcast of the City Council Meeting at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or www.WatchRiverside.com
  63. 63 Follow on Twitter: City of Riverside (@riversidecagov) Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (@rivcaparkandrec) Riverside Fire Department (@RivCAFire) Riverside Police Department (@RiversidePolice) Riverside Public Utilities (@RPUNews) * * * * * * * * *
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