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January 28, 2025 ·1:00 PM Revised

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street, Riverside Live Webcast at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting Originally Published: Thurs., January 16, 2025

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Agenda — 84 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/92696991265 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 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
  8. 8 INVOCATION - Councilmember Cervantes
  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/92696991265. Select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will prompt you to "unmute" and speak. 25-0214 ▶ jump to 5:38
  11. 11 MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
  12. 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, January 27, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber 25-0221 ▶ jump to 14:16
  13. 13 COMMUNICATIONS
  14. 3 City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation) 25-0222 ▶ jump to 23:52
  15. 4 Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council) 25-0216 ▶ jump to 32:17
  16. 16 PRESENTATIONS
  17. 5 Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to Michelle Rubin, daughter of Holocaust survivor Mark Rubin, recognizing January as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (5-minute presentation) 25-0255 ▶ jump to 32:36
  18. 6 Mayor Lock Dawson to call upon Councilmember Perry to recognize Kaiser Permanente Chief Administrative Officer Robert Blair on his outstanding partnership with the community and upcoming retirement (5-minute presentation) 25-0390 ▶ jump to 40:27
  19. 19 CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 7-27 ▶ jump to 45:31
  20. 20 Airport
  21. 7 Lease Agreement with Cash Grading Contractors, Inc., for $4,200 in lease revenue during first year to be deposited into Airport Fund, Storage Hangar Rental Account with future revenue of $350 plus utilities at $15 per month and increases related to Consumer Price Index for two privately owned hangars for five-year term - Riverside Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3) 25-0112
  22. 8 Increase Purchase Order 212710 with Pacific International Electric Company, Inc., Brea, dba Pacific Industrial Electric in the amount of $56,875.72 for total amount of $199,827.72 from Airport Fund, Airport Emergency Generator Project Account for Runway 16/34 Windsock Relocation and Emergency Generator Installation Project - Riverside Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3) 25-0126
  23. 9 Increase Change Order to Purchase Order 252741 with The Quality Plus Group, Corona, for amount of $51,356.25, for total amount of $180,956.25, plus 15 percent change order authority up to $27,143.44, for total contract amount not-to-exceed $208,099.69 from Airport Fund, Airport Restrooms Renovation Project Account for plumbing drain work replacement project updating two restrooms in main terminal building - Riverside Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3) 25-0299
  24. 24 City Clerk
  25. 10 Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 2.78 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Code of Ethics and Conduct - Waive further reading (Intro. on 1-14-2025, All Wards) 25-0226
  26. 11 Appoint Tony E. Platt to Airport Commission Ward 4 seat - File resignation of John B. Lightfeldt from Airport Commission Ward 3 seat (All Wards) 25-0393
  27. 12 Board and Commission reappointments to Commission on Aging, Commission on Disabilities, and Commission of the Deaf effective March 1, 2025 (All Wards) 25-0418
  28. 13 Minutes of January 7 and 14, 2025 25-0218
  29. 29 Page Break
  30. 30 City Council
  31. 14 Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, establishing the level of compensation of the Mayor and providing certain fringe benefits, and repealing Ordinance No. 7626 in its entirety - Waive further reading - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, establishing the level of compensation for Members of the City Council and providing certain fringe benefits, and repealing Ordinance No. 7627 in its entirety - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Resolution No. 21052 and the Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan to reflect the Five Percent (5%) Salary Adjustments for the Council Member, Mayor Pro Tem, and Mayor Classifications; and to amend Section 15, automobile allowance and reimbursement for expenses, Table 7 - automobile allowance, to reflect the increase to the automobile allowance for Council Members and Mayor Pro Tem from $350 to $500 - Waive further reading (Intro. on 1-14-25, All Wards) 25-0409
  32. 32 Community and Economic Development
  33. 15 Case PR-2024-001705 - Proposal by Riverside Unified School District for Street Vacation and Traffic Pattern Modification Measures - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its intention to vacate portions of Park Avenue, alleyway, and Fourteenth Street and setting the date, hour and place of hearing, pursuant to the public streets, highways, and service easements vacation law; and approve traffic pattern modification measures to convert portion of Thirteenth Street into one-lane, one-way traffic, and construct a traffic circle at intersection of Victoria Avenue and Thirteenth Street and facilitate construction of Eastside Elementary School - Waive further reading - Schedule public hearing for Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 3 p.m. (Ward 1) 25-0201
  34. 34 Page Break
  35. 16 Case SD-2024-00017 - Proposal by Public Works Department for Street Vacation - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its intention to vacate portions of Commerce Street and Third Street, situated between Mission Avenue and Third Street to a portion North of Third Street, and setting the date, hour, and place of hearing, pursuant to the public streets, highways, and service easements vacation law to facilitate construction of future Third Street Grade Separation - Waive further reading - Schedule public hearing for Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 3 p.m. (Ward 1) 25-0202
  36. 36 Finance
  37. 17 Fiscal Year 2024-25 First Quarter Cash, Investments, and Debt Report (All Wards) 25-0159 ▶ jump to 58:14
  38. 38 Fire
  39. 18 Appropriate $79,471.66 to Grants and Restricted Programs Fund Hawarden Fire Program revenue and expenditure accounts for assistance provided to City including Orange County Fire Authority for use of water dropping helicopter during the Hawarden Fire incident - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) 25-0020
  40. 19 Establish renewed Inter-Agency Instructional Services Agreement (ISA) between Riverside Community College District (RCCD) / Moreno Valley College (MVC) and City of Riverside to facilitate District-approved continuing education and specialized training provided by Riverside Fire Department generating $130,000 in estimated revenue to support City of Riverside Fire Department’s training programs - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) 25-0175
  41. 41 Page Break
  42. 42 Innovation and Technology
  43. 20 Purchase POSSE software upgrades and ePlans from Computronix (U.S.A.), Inc., Lakewood, Colorado, for $126,900 from Grants & Restricted Programs Fund, Building & Safety, Professional Services Account for City's regulatory, permitting, and inspection processes through January 31, 2026 (All Wards) 25-0160
  44. 44 Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
  45. 21 Sixth Amendment to Agreement with Inland Empire Landscape, Inc., San Bernardino, for $802,665 from General Fund, Parks & Recreation-Parks, Neighborhood Maintenance Contract Account for landscape maintenance services from February 1, through June 30, 2025, at City Neighborhood Parks (All Wards) 25-0187
  46. 46 Police
  47. 22 Obligation document for United States Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task Force overtime reimbursement of not-to-exceed $189,000 in Grants & Restricted Programs Fund, US Marshals Service 24/25 Program revenue and expenditure accounts through September 30, 2025 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) 25-0163
  48. 23 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program grant of $78,759 with City match of $19,690 from General Fund, Police Department Special Operations, Professional Services Account for overtime of two police officers, one police sergeant, one outreach worker, and one code enforcement officer to patrol railways and crossings in the City tentatively from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026 - Supplemental appropriation - Funds transfer - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) 25-0164
  49. 49 Page Break
  50. 50 Public Utilities
  51. 24 Fiscal Year 2024-25 Tree Power Program - Purchase orders and changes orders for Parkview Nursery, 4377 Chicago Avenue; Parkview Nursery, 3841 Jackson Street; and Louie’s Nursery, 18550 Van Buren Boulevard for collective amount of $462,968 - Request for Proposal 2325 Agreement with National Arbor Day Foundation dba Arbor Day Foundation for $175,000 annually and 10 percent contract contingency of $52,500 for not-to-exceed amount of $577,500 for software to administer Tree Power Program for three-year period with two one-year extension options (All Wards) 25-0198
  52. 52 Public Works
  53. 25 Request for Proposal 2067 Agreement with Proactive Engineering Consultants, Inc., dba Principal of Q3 Consulting, Corona, for $395,875 from Storm Drain Fund, MDP Monroe Channel Stage 5-SD Project Account for Monroe MDP Storm Drain Channel Stage-5 Project through December 31, 2026, with six-month extension option (Ward 5) 25-0115
  54. 26 Request for Proposal 2362 Agreement with Retail Marketing Services, Inc., dba CarTrac, Burbank, for prorated amount of $50,000 through June 30, 2025, annual amount of $120,000, for $290,000, plus 15 percent contingency each fiscal year if needed, for total contract amount not-to-exceed $333,500 from General Fund, Non-Departmental Public Works, Shopping Cart Retrieval, Professional Services Account for abandoned shopping cart retrieval services through June 30, 2027 with two one-year extension options (All Wards) 25-0116
  55. 55 Page Break
  56. 27 Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California amending Section 10.76.010 of the Riverside Municipal Code designating the Prima Facie Speed Limits for streets and portions thereof in accordance with the provisions of Sections 10.20.020 and 10.20.030 to establish a 25 MPH speed limit zone on Appian Way from Horace Street to Hawarden Drive, reduce established speed limit on Acorn Street from Jurupa Avenue to Central Avenue from 45 MPH to 40 MPH, reduce established speed limit on Mission Grove Parkway from Alessandro Boulevard to Trautwein Road from 45 MPH to 40 MPH, establish a 25 MPH speed limit zone on Airport Drive from Arlington Avenue to Flight Road, and establish a 25 MPH speed limit on Gemende Drive from Airport Drive to easterly terminus (Wards 3 and 4) 25-0212
  57. 57 DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item #28-30
  58. 28 Fiscal Year 2024-25 First Quarter Financial update - Appropriate Community Facilities District (CFD) 2013-1 Kunny Ranch Fund for $179,975, CFD 2021-3 Bridle Ridge Fund for $30,000, Special Transit Fund $6,717,815, Grants and Restricted Programs Fund for $250,000, General Fund Infrastructure Reserves for $490,000, Interdepartmental Transfer to Office of Sustainability for $88,543.81, Public Parking Fund - Public Works for $280,000, Grants and Restricted Programs Fund for $24,416.95 - Supplemental appropriations - Interfund Transfers - Five affirmative votes required (Finance) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation) 25-0200 ▶ jump to 61:47
  59. 29 Strategic Purchasing Reform update and implementation of initiative aimed at enhancing procurement efficiency, equity and strategic goal alignment (Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) 25-0147 ▶ jump to 84:20
  60. 60 Page Break
  61. 30 Award Bid 8044 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Anaheim, for $3,456,000, from Gas Tax and General Fund Minor Streets Rehab Accounts for construction of Fiscal Year 2023-24 Arterial and Minor Streets Maintenance, Phase 1 (Public Works) (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) (5-minute presentation) 25-0125 ▶ jump to 94:26
  62. 62 3 P.M.
  63. 63 PUBLIC HEARING
  64. 31 Case PR-2024-001746 - Zoning Code Text Amendments to Titles 18 (Subdivision) and 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC), including but not limited to Title 18 Article IV (Requirements for Filing and Approval Process) and Title 19 Articles III (Nonconforming Provisions), V (Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions), VI (Overlay Zones), VII (Specific Land Use Provisions), VIII (Site Planning and General Development Provisions), IX (Land Use Development and Permit Requirements/Procedures), and X (Definitions), and other minor, non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to provide clarity, correct errors, or remove redundancy - Determine project is exempt from further California Environmental Quality Review (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule), as it can be seen with certainty that approval of project will not have an effect on environment - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section 18.150.050 and numerous sections of Title 19 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Zoning (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) 25-0203 ▶ jump to 106:38
  65. 65 Page Break
  66. 66 CLOSED SESSIONS - Item #32-40 ▶ jump to 118:07
  67. 32 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 25-0408
  68. 33 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from legal counsel concerning Jorge Franco v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s): 080369/ADJ6630932, 090135/ADJ6630933, 980137/ADJ1088234, 01000089/ADJ2684455 25-0285
  69. 34 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Historic Mission Inn Corporation v. City of Riverside, a California municipal corporation, by and through its successor agency for the (former) Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside, et al., Riverside County Superior Court Case No. UDMV2301955 25-0340
  70. 35 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. CVRI2405799 25-0404
  71. 35a Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Carl Pongs v. City of Riverside; Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2301051; Carl Pongs and Richard Moslenko v. City of Riverside; and All persons interested in the matter of the validity of City of Riverside Resolution No. 23917 regarding intention to issue tax-exempt obligations, adopted October 25, 2022, and the City of Riverside Resolution No. 23924 authorizing the issuance of water revenue bonds of the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $70,000,000 and providing the terms and conditions of such bonds, adopted November 8, 2022; Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2205534; Court of Appeal No. D08773 25-0529
  72. 36 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for selection of Interim City Attorney 25-0301
  73. 37 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case 25-0117
  74. 38 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 - one case 25-0122
  75. 39 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 25-0124
  76. 40 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 25-0123
  77. 77 COMMUNICATIONS
  78. 41 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions 25-0219
  79. 42 Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports 25-0220
  80. 80 * * * * * * * * * The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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