Mayor  
City of Riverside  
City Council  
Patricia Lock Dawson  
Councilmembers:  
Erin Edwards  
Clarissa Cervantes  
Ronaldo Fierro  
Chuck Conder  
Gaby Plascencia  
Jim Perry  
Agenda en Espanol  
Agenda  
Steve Hemenway  
Meeting Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024  
Publication Date: Friday, March 1, 2024  
1:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
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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  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
1
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COMMUNICATIONS  
2
Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards)  
(5-minute presentation)  
3
Homeless solutions update (Housing and Human Services) (All Wards) (5-minute  
presentation)  
4
5
6
Sustainability update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)  
Legal Update (City Attorney) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)  
Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
7
Establish new Nonprofit Revolving Loan Fund, the Riverside Nonprofit Resilience  
Fund under the general parameters specified in the staff report Record  
-
reallocation of funds from various American Rescue Plan Act Expenditure Plan  
Projects to General Fund revenue replacement in the amount of $1,363,766 -  
Allocate American Rescue Plan Act Expenditure Plan interest earnings in the  
amount of $1,000,000 to General Fund revenue replacement  
-
Record  
a
supplemental appropriation in the Grants and Restricted Fund, American Rescue  
Plan Act accounts in the combined amounts of $2,363,766 and record an interfund  
transfer of the same amount to the General Fund to effectuate the American Rescue  
Plan Act revenue replacement allocation - Record a supplemental appropriation in  
the General Fund the amount of $2,363,766 and record an interfund transfer of the  
same amount to the Grants and Restricted Fund, Nonprofit Revolving Loan - Fund  
Account - Record a supplemental appropriation in the Grants and Restricted Fund,  
Nonprofit Revolving Loan Fund Account in the amount of $2,363,766 to establish a  
revolving loan fund - Record a supplemental appropriation in the General Fund in  
the amount of $450,000 of previously transferred ARPA revenue replacement  
dollars and record an interfund transfer of the same amount to the Grants and  
Restricted Fund, Nonprofit Revolving Loan Fund Management Account - Record a  
supplemental appropriation in the Grants and Restricted Fund, Nonprofit Revolving  
Loan Fund Management Account in the amount of $450,000 of previously  
transferred ARPA revenue replacement dollars for start-up and ongoing  
management costs directly related to a Nonprofit Revolving Loan Fund) - Establish a  
partnership with the Inland Empire Community Foundation for a nonprofit revolving  
loan fund and prepare a subrecipient agreement and all other necessary legal  
documents related to the program, returning to City Council for review within 90-120  
days - Five affirmative votes required (City Manager) (All Wards) (10-minute  
presentation)  
Attachments:  
8
MEASURE Z - Award Bid 7994 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Anaheim, for  
$4,946,000 from Measure Z Capital Fund, Pavement Rehab & Pedestrian Facilities  
Project Account for Fiscal Year 2022-23 Arterial and Minor Streets Maintenance,  
Phase 2 at various Citywide locations (Public Works) (Wards 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7)  
(10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
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.  
9
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Christian Dinco v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):  
220028 / ADJ14961273; 150134 / ADJ10464343; 020256 / ADJ4561943  
Attachments:  
10  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Alex Gabler v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):  
240073 / ADJ18828365  
Attachments:  
11  
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:  
12  
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  
Attachments:  
13  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case  
Attachments:  
14  
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  
Attachments:  
15  
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:  
16  
Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of City Manager  
Attachments:  
17  
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:  
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.  
18  
2020-2021 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)  
Annual Action Plan amendment to cancel 2348 University Avenue Housing  
Rehabilitation Project and its allocation of $300,000 - Reallocate $300,000 within  
Development Grants Fund from 2020-2021 2348 University Avenue Housing  
Rehabilitation account to 2023-2024 Riverside Access Center Rehabilitation  
Account - 2023-2024 HUD Annual Action Plan Amendment to reprogram $300,000  
to Riverside Access Center Rehabilitation Project - Memorandum of Understanding  
with Department of Housing and Human Services Department for 2023-2024  
Riverside Access Center Rehabilitation Project and appropriate $300,000 to Grants  
and Restricted Programs Fund project accounts to be assigned by Finance  
Division, and supplemental appropriation in same amount to inter-fund account for  
reimbursement of CDBG-related expenditures  
-
Supplemental Appropriations  
-
Funds Transfer - Five affirmative votes required (Housing and Human Services)  
(Ward 2) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
19  
Case PR-2023-001625 - 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 - Zoning Code Text Amendment to Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside  
Municipal Code (RMC), including but not limited to Articles 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), X (Definitions), and other  
minor, non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to provide  
clarity, correct errors, or remove redundancy - Introduce an Ordinance of the City  
Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending various Sections in Title 19 of  
the Riverside Municipal Code (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards)  
(10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
6:15 P.M.  
INVOCATION - Councilmember Edwards  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
20  
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS  
21  
Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor  
and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events  
PRESENTATIONS  
22  
Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to Arts and Culture Affairs Manager  
Margie Haupt recognizing March as Arts and Culture month (5-minute presentation)  
23  
Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Easter Seals of Southern California  
Adult Day Services Director Edna Napier recognizing March as Developmental  
Disabilities Awareness month (5-minute presentation)  
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 24-41  
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  
24  
Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section  
2.04.010 of the Riverside Municipal Code updating the regular meeting schedule of  
the City Council to regular meetings on the first four Tuesdays of each month, with  
no City Council meeting on the fifth Tuesday of month, City Council meetings only  
on first and third Tuesdays of July, August, and September and on second, third,  
and fourth Tuesdays for months of April, June, and October, with afternoon  
sessions starting at 1:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m., with evening sessions to start at  
approximately 6:15 p.m. (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
25  
Appoint David Prince to Ward 3 seat on Community Police Review Commission and  
Jack Mosqueda to Ward 5 seat on Planning Commission - File resignation of  
James R. Rush from Planning Commission Ward 5 seat (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
26  
Minutes of February 27, 2024  
Attachments:  
City Manager  
27  
Second Amendment to Agreement with Economic and Planning Systems, Inc., for  
additional time at no cost to complete analyses related to economic and fiscal  
impact study of benefits and impacts of University of California Riverside campus in  
relation to its adopted Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Community and Economic Development  
28  
MEASURE Z - Request for Proposal 2271 - Agreement with WSP USA, Inc., for  
$4,528,446, plus 15 percent contingency of $679,266.90, for total contract amount  
of not-to-exceed $5,207,712.90 from Measure  
Z
CD-Planning, GP Update,  
Professional Services and Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, General Plan,  
Professional Services Accounts for Phase 2 Comprehensive General Plan update -  
General Plan, Specific Plans, Zoning Code, Climate Action and Adaptation Plan,  
and Environmental Impact Reports (GP/CAAP) for three-year term - Appropriate  
$880,335.68 from General Plan Surcharge Reserve Account to Grants and  
Restricted Programs Fund, General Plan Professional Services Account - Five  
affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
General Services  
29  
Award Bid 8055 to Fritts Ford, Riverside, for $113,353.82 from Grants & Restricted  
Programs Fund, Parks & Recreation-Recreation, Automotive Equipment Account for  
purchase of two Ford Expedition vehicles for Parks, Recreation, and Community  
Services Department use (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
30  
Authorize early termination of vehicle lease contract number 6139626 with  
Enterprise Fleet Management - Purchase 2023 Ford F150 vehicle for reduced book  
value  
of  
$31,198.49 from  
Grants  
&
Restricted  
Programs  
Fund,  
Library-Neighborhood Services, Federal Operating Grants expenditure account for  
Library Department use (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
31  
MEASURE Z - Request for Proposal 2288 - Agreement with Holt Architects, Inc.,  
doing business as Holt Architecture, Palm Desert, for $99,000 from Measure Z  
Capital Fund, Police Headquarters Project Expenditure Account for Phase  
I
Architectural Design Services for Downtown Police Administration Building - 4102  
Orange Street (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
32  
Declare one state funded 2019 model Keystone travel trailer as surplus property and  
donate travel trailer to Riverside City Firefighters’ Foundation to support the Honor  
Guard and the Pipes and Drums Band (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
33  
Award Bid 8043 to Roy O. Huffman Roof Company, Riverside, for $394,292 with 15  
percent change order authority for total not-to-exceed $453,435 from Airport Fund,  
FAA Building Repairs Project, Facility Rehab Account for removal and replacement  
of roof at the Federal Aviation Administration Building - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Innovation and Technology  
34  
Third Amendment to Agreement with CenturyLink Communications, LLC, doing  
business as Lumen Technologies Group, for change order authority amount of  
$18,000, for total revised amount of $244,800, plus any applicable taxes, fees, and  
surcharges - Authorize 15 percent change order authority for unforeseen expenses  
from General Fund, Innovation and Technology Department, Network Division,  
IT-Internet Service Provider account for internet services through March 31, 2025,  
with two one-year extension options (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
35  
Annual renewal and purchase of citywide Adobe product licenses from Dell  
Computer Corporation, Round Rock, Texas, for $114,056 plus 15 percent change  
order authority up to $17,109 for unforeseen subscription modifications and  
additional licenses for total amount of $131,165 from General Fund, Electric-Fund  
510, and Water Fund-520 for term through February 20, 2025 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services  
36  
Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with Inland Empire Latino Lawyers, Inc.,  
for $6,476.16 in revenue for lease of 694 square feet of office space, Room 116, at  
Cesar Chavez Community Center at Bobby Bonds Park to provide free legal  
services through August 31, 2025 - 2060 University Avenue (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
37  
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Community Development Block Grant -  
Purchase of sixty-six replacement heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units for  
twelve park facilities from Russell Siglar, Inc., under Sourcewell Cooperative  
Agreement No. 070121-CAR, for $694,920.11 from Grants & Restricted Programs  
Citywide Park Improvements HVAC and 22-23 Bordwell HVAC/Playground CDBG  
Accounts (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Police  
38  
Increase annual compensation with Epic Aviation, LLC., Salem, Oregon, for  
$50,000 for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, for total amount of $215,000 from Fiscal Year  
2023-2024 Police Department budget, Motor Fuels and Lubricants Account for  
purchase and delivery of Jet-A Aviation Fuel for helicopters with three one-year  
term renewal options (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
39  
Accept State of California Citizens’ Option for Public Safety Program 2024 grant for  
$487,707, or the actual grant amount, plus interest and a growth payment into  
Special Deposits Fund, Police State COPS Funding Program Account  
Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
-
Attachments:  
Public Works  
40  
Increase contract change order authority for Bid 7874 with Sol Construction, Inc.,  
Riverside, for $47,234 for revised contract amount of $253,055 from Measure A  
Capital Outlay Fund, BNSF/UP QZ-Panorama/Cridge Project Account for Panorama  
Road at-grade crossing improvements (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
41  
Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 10.08 of  
the Riverside Municipal Code by adding Section 10.08.050 regarding Suspension of  
Parking Restrictions, amending Section 10.52.100(b) regarding temporary “No  
Parking”, Special Events, Meetings, Elections, or Emergency Parking Signs, and  
amending Section 10.60.010(d) regarding Parking Facilities - Waive further reading  
(Intro. on 2-27-24, All Wards)  
Attachments:  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR  
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.  
42  
Award Bid 8015 to SAK Construction, LLC., O'Fallon, Missouri, for $6,885,400, plus  
10 percent change order authority for total contract amount not-to-exceed  
$7,573,940, from Sewer Magnolia Force Main Rehab Account for rehabilitation of  
Magnolia Avenue Sewer Force Main (Public Works) (Wards 6 and 7) (10-minute  
presentation)  
Attachments:  
43  
First Amendment to Agreement with Parking Concepts, Inc., for $7,847,152 for  
parking management services of downtown parking facilities - Authorize change  
order authority up to 10 percent, or $1,189,011, for additional maintenance and  
services due to unforeseen condition for total amount of $13,079,116 from Public  
Works Department Budget through December 31, 2026 - Appropriate $1,218,208  
from Public Parking available Working Capital to Parking Management Services,  
Professional Services Expenditure Account - Supplemental appropriation - Five  
affirmative votes required (Public Works) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
44  
Housing and Homelessness Committee recommends adoption of a Resolution of the  
City of Riverside, California, authorizing the creation of a Local Affordable Housing  
Trust Fund to address the most critical affordable housing needs with three different  
section numbers for federal, state, and local resources - A Resolution of the City of  
Riverside, California, authorizing the submission of an application for, and  
acceptance of any funds from, the Prohousing Incentive Program Round Two  
Program administered through the State of California Department of Housing and  
Community Development and authorizing the execution of necessary grant  
documents by the City Manager, or designee - Waive further readings - Create a  
Local Housing Trust Fund with three different section numbers for federal, state,  
and local resources - Annually record an appropriation and interfund transfer of  
future program income from the HOME Investment Partnerships Program Fund,  
Neighborhood Stabilization Program Fund and the Development Grants Fund,  
CalHome accounts to the new Local Housing Trust Fund - Record a supplemental  
appropriation and interfund transfer of $1,500,000 from the Development Grants  
Fund, Permanent Local Housing Allocation account to the new Local Housing Trust  
Fund - Record future supplemental appropriations and interfund transfers equal to  
50 percent of future land sale proceeds of City-owned properties originally  
purchased with General Fund resources to the new Local Housing Trust Fund -  
Submit an application for the Prohousing Incentive Program Round 2 grant funds to  
be used as Local Housing Trust Fund matching funds - Accept and receive such  
funds and to execute any documents necessary to secure the Prohousing Incentive  
Program Round 2 grant fund award and administer the Prohousing Incentive Pilot  
Program grant - Upon grant award and with at least five affirmative votes, authorize  
the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record an increase in revenue and  
supplemental appropriation in an amount up to $1,500,000 in the Local Housing  
Trust Fund, Pro-Housing Incentive Program 2 - Record future supplemental  
appropriations as needed in the new Local Housing Trust Fund to issue loans in  
alignment with the purposes of the loan program and within the parameters  
described in the staff report - Supplemental appropriations - Interfund Transfers -  
Five affirmative votes required (Housing and Human Services) (All Wards)  
(10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
COMMUNICATIONS  
45  
46  
City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions  
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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