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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/22/2025 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street, Riverside Live Webcast at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting
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25-1282 1To 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. Not available
25-1274 2Brief 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 Not available
25-1284 3City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation) Not available
25-1276 4Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council) Not available
25-1291 5Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to GRID Alternatives recognizing April 22, 2025, as Earth Day (5-minute presentation) Not available
25-1442 6Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to Autism Society of Inland Empire recognizing April as Autism Month (5-minute presentation) Not available
25-1292 7RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - Orange Valley Lodge No. 13 (Ward 2) (5-minute presentation) Not available
25-1328 8Outside 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) Not available
25-1420 9Appoint 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) Not available
25-1290 10Minutes of April 8, 2025 Not available
25-1490 11Mayor 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) Not available
25-1305 12Approve 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) Not available
25-1008 13California 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) Not available
25-1169 14Accept $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) Not available
25-1194 15Implementation 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) Not available
25-1195 16Traffic 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) Not available
25-1214 17A 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) Not available
25-1215 18California 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) Not available
25-1177 19Governmental 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) Not available
25-1450 20Pursuant 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 Not available
25-1436 21Pursuant 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 Not available
25-1216 22Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case Not available
25-1217 23Pursuant 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 Not available
25-1220 24Pursuant 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 Not available
25-1218 25Pursuant 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 Not available
25-1349 26Planning 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) Not available
25-1318 272018-2019 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) Not available
25-1176 28Proposed 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) Not available
25-1279 29City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions Not available
25-1280 30Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports Not available