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May 7, 2024 ·1:00 PM Revised

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street, Riverside Live Webcast at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or www.WatchRiverside.com Originally Published: April 25, 2024

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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. Face coverings are strongly recommended. Spanish translation will be available. To participate virtually, two options are available: VIA TELEPHONE: Call (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 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 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 respectful workplace that requires all employees and external stakeholders to embrace a culture of transparency and inclusivity. This includes acceptable behavior from everyone; a workplace that provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve. City meetings should be a place where all members of our community feel safe and comfortable to participate. While there could be a high level of emotion associated with topics on this agenda, the City would like to set the expectation that all members of the public use language appropriate to a collaborative, professional, and respectful public environment. The City is resolute in its commitment to eliminate any form of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation in the workplace. The City maintains a zero-tolerance policy for harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in compliance with new harassment and discrimination laws.
  4. 4 Page Break
  5. 5 1 P.M.
  6. 6 MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
  7. 7 PUBLIC COMMENT
  8. 1 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 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. 24-1225 ▶ jump to 3:28
  9. 9 MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
  10. 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 meetings: Finance Committee Special Meeting at 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, Art Pick Council Chamber Mayor's Nominating and Screening Committee at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Art Pick Council Chamber 24-1235 ▶ jump to 10:25
  11. 11 COMMUNICATIONS
  12. 3 Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) 24-1226 ▶ jump to 28:46
  13. 4 Homeless solutions update (Housing and Human Services) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) 24-1227 ▶ jump to 28:55
  14. 5 Sustainability update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) 24-1228 ▶ jump to 35:13
  15. 6 Legal Update (City Attorney) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) 24-1229 ▶ jump to 39:29
  16. 7 Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council) 24-1230
  17. 17 Page Break
  18. 18 PRESENTATION
  19. 8 City Clerk Department overview and employee recognition (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) 24-1233 ▶ jump to 41:54
  20. 20 CLOSED SESSIONS ▶ jump to 89:59
  21. 9 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning (1) Lionel Cabrera and David Riley v. City of Riverside, et al., Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2301971; and (2) City of Riverside v. Lionel Cabrera, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2301971 24-1409
  22. 10 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning (1) Tony Platt v City of Riverside, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. RIC1822011; and (2) City of Riverside v. Tony Platt, et al., Riverside County Superior Court Case No. COC1900185 24-1420
  23. 11 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 24-1421
  24. 12 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 to instruct City’s Negotiator, Charles M. Futrell, regarding price and terms of payment for the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of property located at 3750 University Avenue, Suite 125, APN: 215-371-005, by The IG Group, LLC operating as River Ranch Grill and Bar; Ivan Garcia/ Ruben Barragan, Negotiators 24-1341
  25. 25 Page Break
  26. 13 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 24-1142
  27. 14 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - two cases 24-1139
  28. 15 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 24-1140
  29. 16 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 24-1141
  30. 17 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of City Attorney 24-1422
  31. 18 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 Attorney 24-1423
  32. 19 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of City Manager 24-1424
  33. 33 Page Break
  34. 20 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 24-1425
  35. 35 4:45 P.M.
  36. 36 PRESENTATION
  37. 21 Twenty-Five Most Remarkable Teens in Riverside presented by Riverside Youth Council (Mayor) (All Wards) (90-minute presentation) 24-1231
  38. 38 6:15 P.M.
  39. 39 INVOCATION - Councilmember Perry
  40. 40 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
  41. 41 PUBLIC COMMENT
  42. 22 To comment on the Consent Calendar and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council, you are invited to participate in person or call (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. 24-1244
  43. 43 CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 23-38 ▶ jump to 94:54
  44. 44 Page Break
  45. 45 City Clerk
  46. 23 Appoint Kevin Dawson to Park and Recreation Commission Ward 2 seat, Barry Johnson to Park and Recreation Commission Ward 7 seat, Bobby M. Garcia to Community Police Review Commission Ward 5 seat - File resignations of Mark DeBus from Commission on Aging Ward 3 seat and Rakel Y. Engles from Park and Recreation Commission Ward 7 seat (All Wards) 24-1343
  47. 24 Minutes of April 16 and 23, 2024 24-1237
  48. 48 City Council
  49. 25 Finance Committee recommends Business Tax Discovery Program status and financial update - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending various sections in Chapter 5.04 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding taxes, licenses and regulations (All Wards) 24-1166
  50. 50 City Manager
  51. 26 Agreement with Raincross, Inc., for annual amount of $66,960 for total contract amount not-to-exceed $334,800 from General Fund, Non-Departmental City Manager, Sundry Account for domain management, on-going website design and development, and search engine optimization for VisitRiverside.com, for five-year term, with five one-year extension options exercised by mutual agreement (All Wards) 24-1342
  52. 52 Community and Economic Development
  53. 27 This item has been removed from the agenda. 24-1389
  54. 28 A Resolution of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the acceptance of grant funds up to $100,000 from the State of California Energy Commission for the California Automated Permit Processing Program to comply with Senate Bill 379 and authorizing the execution of necessary grant documents by the City Manager, or his designee - Waive further reading - Standard Agreement with State of California Energy Commission for implementation of California Automated Permit Processing Program (CalAPP) - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) 24-1011
  55. 55 Finance
  56. 29 Second Amendment to Agreement with Wash Master, LLC, to increase annual contract amount by $80,564.28 for total revised annual contract amount of $172,664.28, with 15 percent change order authority of $25,899.64, for total annual contract amount not-to-exceed $198,563.92 from Park and Recreation and Public Utilities Electric and Water Departmental budgets for citywide cash wash services (All Wards) 24-1205
  57. 57 General Services
  58. 30 Ratify emergency Purchase Order 243884 with Commerce Truck Equipment Sales, LLC, Norco, for $148,436.31 from Measure A Fund, New Traffic Signals Project Account for one heavy duty aerial personnel-lift vehicle (All Wards) 24-1137
  59. 31 Bid 8060 - Reject all bids for Taxiway A Rehabilitation Project at Riverside Municipal Airport and authorize staff to release a revised Request for Bids (Ward 3) 24-1179
  60. 60 Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
  61. 32 MEASURE Z - Award Bid 8053 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Anaheim, for $121,969.00 with 10 percent change order authority for project changes including, but not limited to, unforeseen conditions or necessary design changes, for total contract amount not-to-exceed $134,165.90 from Measure Z Capital Fund and Park and Recreation Grants & Restricted Programs Department Accounts for Bordwell Park Parking Lot Repairs and Slurry Seal Project (All Wards) 24-1187
  62. 62 Public Utilities
  63. 33 Fiscal Year 2022-23 electric and water utility annual rate plan results update (All Wards) 24-1196
  64. 64 Public Works
  65. 34 MEASURE Z - Award Bid 8038 to Voltaire Engineering, Inc., Redlands, for $232,037 from Measure Z - Public Works-Capital Improvement-Traffic Signal Project-SART Fire Access Account for Santa Ana River Trail improvements near Martha McLean-Anza Narrows Park (Ward 1) 24-1171
  66. 35 Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section 10.56.020 of the Riverside Municipal Code designating the restriction of commercial vehicles for certain streets and portions thereof to establish 5-ton weight limit restrictions on Fillmore Street from Indiana Avenue to the southerly City limits (Ward 6) 24-1172
  67. 67 Page Break
  68. 36 Third Amendment to Agreement with Greentech Landscape, Inc., Whittier, for $165,385.99 including 10 percent contingency for total amount of $916,742.36 from Public Works Department, General Fund, Urban Forestry and Landscape, Landscape Maintenance Account for landscape and general outside maintenance services for Sycamore Highlands Landscape Maintenance District and Canyon Springs/Canyon Crossings Business District through June 30, 2025 (Ward 2) 24-1173
  69. 37 Second Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding with Alvord Unified School District for full reimbursement of Crossing Guard Services at guard locations for duration of summer program (Wards 5, 6 and 7) 24-1362
  70. 38 Riverside Clean Air Carshare - Acceptance of $500,000 additional grant funds under Clean Mobility Options Voucher Program for Riverside Clean Air Carshare Program - Terminate Agreement with StratosShare, Inc. - Approve Agreement with Mobility Development Operations, Inc., in amount of $1,033,188.93 - Disbursements to be made by granting agency directly to vendors with no fiscal impact to the City for management of Riverside Clean Air Carshare Program (All Wards) 24-1381
  71. 71 WORKSHOP
  72. 39 2023 Fireworks enforcement activities update (Fire) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) 24-0889 ▶ jump to 96:50
  73. 73 Page Break
  74. 74 DISCUSSION CALENDAR
  75. 40 Award Bid 8049 to L C Paving and Sealing, Inc., Escondido, for $1,412,036 from Community Development Block Grant, Gas Tax, and Public Utilities Electric project funds for Fiscal Year 2023-24 CDBG Street improvements at various locations throughout City (Public Works) (Wards 2 and 5) (10-minute presentation) 24-1170 ▶ jump to 118:25
  76. 41 Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) proposed revisions to reinstate use of speed humps as local street secondary mitigation measure option with modifications to “Traffic Conditions” qualifying criteria - Authorize transfer of $100,000 of Measure A Funds from Arterial Interconnections Project to Speed Hump Traffic Calming Project Account (Public Works) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) 24-1174 ▶ jump to 125:33
  77. 42 MEASURE Z - Fifth Amendment to Agreement with West Coast Arborists, Inc., Anaheim, for $4,306,389 for total contract $21,692,407 from Public Works Department Budget for municipal tree maintenance services through June 30, 2025 (Public Works) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) 24-1169 ▶ jump to 166:19
  78. 78 COMMUNICATIONS
  79. 43 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions 24-1238
  80. 44 Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports 24-1239
  81. 81 * * * * * * * * * The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14, 2024
  82. 82 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.
  83. 83 View live Webcast of the City Council Meeting at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or www.WatchRiverside.com
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