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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/25/2025 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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25-0580 1To 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. Not available
25-0581 2Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events Not available
25-0582 3City Manager Updates (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) Not available
25-0583 4Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council) Not available
25-0506 5Riverside Community Services Foundation 2025 Gala presentation (Parks, Recreation and Community Services) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) Not available
25-0775 6Purchase of building with Assessor Parcel Number 234-112-003, for $1,895,000 and $300,000 from General Fund Infrastructure reserves to General Fund, Police Department, Land and Building & Improvements accounts for purchase of the building and associated costs for establishment of a substation for Riverside Police Department in Arlington Village - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required - 9518 Magnolia Avenue (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 5) (10-minute presentation) Not available
25-0602 7Pursuant 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 Not available
25-0603 8Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Tony Platt v. City of Riverside, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. RIC1822011 Not available
25-0728 9Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Miguel Lopez. v. City of Riverside, Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2407283/ Claim No. 24-05-24 Not available
25-0780 10Pursuant 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 3700 Placentia Lane, generally described as AB Sports Complex, APN: 246-060-001, Bryant Grisby; Andrew Walcker, Negotiators Not available
25-0729 11Pursuant 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 1101-1199 Orange Street, generally described as the former Riverside Golf Club, APN: 206-070-003, 206-070-002, 246-060-011, by Adrenaline Sports Resorts; Overland Development; Greens Group; LCD California; Bryant Grigsby; Andrew Walcker; Atman Kadakia, Negotiators Not available
25-0598 12Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case Not available
25-0599 13Pursuant 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 Not available
25-0601 14Pursuant 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
25-0600 15Pursuant 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
25-0380 16Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside approving the issuance by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority of exempt Facility Bonds for a Qualified Residential Rental Project in an aggregate principal amount not-to-exceed $40,000,000 for the benefit of Brandon Place, LP, and certain other matters relating thereto for 197-unit multi-family housing residential rental project - Waive further reading - 3941 Polk Street (Finance) (Ward 6) (10-minute presentation) Not available
25-0532 17Case PR-2024-001705 - Proposal by Riverside Unified School District for Street Vacation and Traffic Pattern Modification Measures to convert a portion of Park Avenue, Fourteenth Street, and an Alley, convert Thirteenth Street into one-lane, one-way traffic, and construct a traffic circle at intersection of Victoria Avenue and Thirteenth Street to facilitate future construction of Eastside Elementary School - Determine proposal is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense) of CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility project will have a significant effect on environment - A Resolution of the City Council of Riverside, California, making its findings and determinations in the matter of Resolution of Intention No. 24211; and making its order vacating portions of Park Avenue, Alleyway, and Fourteenth Street and approving Traffic Pattern Modification Measures - Waive further reading (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation) Not available
25-0533 18Case SD-2024-0017 - Proposal by Public Works Department - Street Vacation to vacate approximately 62,709 square feet of Commerce Street and Third Street, between Mission Inn Avenue and portion of unimproved right-of-way to north of Third Street to facilitate construction of future Third Street Grade Separation project - Determine proposal is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense) of CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility project will have a significant effect on environment - A Resolution of the City Council of Riverside, California, making its findings and determinations in the matter of Resolution of Intention No. 24212; and making its order vacating portions of Commerce Street and Third Street, situated between Mission Inn Avenue and Third Street to a portion north of Third Street - Waive further reading (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation) Not available
25-0535 19Resolutions of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, establishing the Public Use and Necessity for which certain legally described Real Property is to be acquired by Eminent Domain, stating the statutory authority for such acquisition, and authorizing proceedings in Eminent Domain for the purpose of the Third Street Grade Separation Project, Federal Project No. STPL-5058 (081) - Waive further readings - Make findings as hereinafter described: (a) the public interest and necessity require proposed public project as described staff report; (b) proposed public project is planned and located in a manner to be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury; (c) real property interests being sought to be acquired as described in Resolutions are necessary for proposed public project; and (d) offers required by Government Code 7267.2 have been made to the owners of record - Authorize City Attorney prepare and file complaints in eminent domain and take actions necessary to acquire subject real property interests - Except on matters involving policy Not available
25-0584 20To comment on Consent Calendar 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
25-0594 21RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - Mamma Mia Restaurant (Mayor) (5-minute presentation) Not available
25-0438 22Access Agreement with California Baptist University for estimated revenue of $90,139.80 for hangar space for five-year term through September 30, 2029 - Riverside Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3) Not available
25-0465 23Award Bid 8098 to Maxwell Asphalt, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, for $775,559.50 and authorize 10 percent change order authority for total not-to-exceed amount of $853,115.45 funded by combination of Federal, State and Airport Taxiway A-Rehab Project Account for Taxiway ‘A’ Rehabilitation Project - Riverside Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3) Not available
25-0441 24Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Title 7 of the Riverside Municipal Code by amending Section 7.15.010 regarding Fines and Penalties and Section 7.35.010 regarding General Noise regulations to include “plainly audible” standard for enforcement and allow for increased fine amounts to account for inflation (All Wards) Not available
25-0463 25Approve legal budget for amount not-to-exceed $100,000 from General Fund, City Attorney’s Office Community Livability Advocacy Legal Fees Account for investigative services, witness and asset location services, and personal subpoena services to assist City Attorney’s Office in defense and prosecution of matters not captured by the Liability Insurance Trust Fund - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Not available
25-0636 26Purchase order with Totalplan Business Interiors, Inc., Riverside, under OMNIA cooperative Purchasing Agreement No. R191801 for $308,989.26 from Capital Outlay Fund, City Attorney Renovations Project Account for purchase and installation of furniture and related services in connection with City Attorney’s Office modernization project (All Wards) Not available
25-0649 27Appoint Jamal Myrick to Human Relations Commission Citywide seat, Steven Delpino to Airport Commission Ward 3 seat, Jessica Rojas to Board of Library Trustees Ward 3 seat, Natasha S. Ferguson to Community Police Review Commission Ward 6 seat, Donald Flores to Airport Commission Ward 7 seat, Antonius B. Van Vegten to Human Resources Board Ward 7 seat, Mikael Becker to Board of Public Utilities Ward 7 seat - File resignations of Bedan Kamau from Human Resources Board Ward 3 seat, Melinda Moore-Reins from Commission of Deaf Ward 7 seat, and Alycia Benson from Board of Ethics Ward 4 seat (All Wards) Not available
25-0585 28Minutes of January 28, February 4 and 11, 2025 Not available
25-0412 29Land Use Committee recommends introduction of an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, adding Section 16.04.461 to the Riverside Municipal Code regarding continued use of unpermitted and/or noncomplying conditions - Establish Safety First Amnesty Program and grant Building Official authority to execute the program in accordance with Senate Bill 1226, California Building Code, and the California Existing Building Code (All Wards) Not available
25-0531 30National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Integrated Heat Health Information Systems (NIHHIS) grant award of $20,000 to support extreme heat planning for Heat Tabletop Exercise Challenge - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Not available
25-0411 31A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, declaring as exempt surplus a City-Owned Parcel with approximately 8,948 square feet, bearing Assessor’s Parcel Number 251-040-035, formerly known as the Sugarloaf Booster Station, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1486 - Waive further reading - Authorize the marketing and sale of Property at fair market value pursuant to Assembly Bill 1486 and in accordance with City’s Administrative Manual 08.003.00 for disposition and sale of City-owned Real Property (Ward 2) Not available
25-0534 32Case PR-2024-001747 - Proposal by Rob Ingram of ADU Design Group for Summary Street Vacation of 1,438 square-foot portion of dedicated road easement on east side of Victoria Avenue to use for future construction of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) - Determine proposal is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense) of CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility project will have a significant effect on environment - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, providing for the Summary Vacation (Case No. PR-2024-001747) of an approximately 1,438-square-foot excess right-of-way located at 5276 Victoria Avenue situated on the West Side of Victoria Avenue, North of Central Avenue, Riverside, California - Waive further reading - 5276 Victoria Avenue (Ward 2) Not available
25-0609 33Case 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 - Adopt 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 - Waive further reading (Intro. on 1-28-25, All Wards) Not available
25-0491 34Agreement with Partners for Public Good, Los Angeles, for $330,000 from General Fund, Finance-Purchasing, Professional Services Account for consulting services and procurement initiatives through March 1, 2026 (All Wards) Not available
25-0386 35Annual Financial Review of City's Self-Insurance Trust Funds for Fiscal Year 2023-24 (All Wards) Not available
25-0493 36Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 1.18 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Administrative penalties for violations of the City’s Fireworks Laws (All Wards) Not available
25-0352 37Amendment to Agreement with GHI Energy, LLC., for retail sale and purchase of natural gas and the transaction confirmation to make non-substantive changes per Environmental Protection Agency’s Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule (All Wards) Not available
25-0440 38Resolution of Intention to approve an Amendment to Contract between the Board of Administration California Public Employees' Retirement System and the City Council City of Riverside to implement a retirement cost-sharing provision of one-half percent (0.5 percent) of pensionable income for all Classic, CalPERS Level 1 and 2 Police Safety members hired before June 13, 2012, in the Unrepresented Police Management Group effective as soon as administratively possible - Waive further reading - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing an Amendment to the Contract between the City of Riverside and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System to implement a retirement cost-sharing provision of one-half percent (0.5 percent) of pensionable income for all Classic, CalPERS Level 1 and 2 Police Safety members hired before June 13, 2012, in the Unrepresented Police Management Group (All Wards) Not available
25-0501 39Memorandum of Understanding with Riverside Police Administrators' Association through December 31, 2027 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Resolution No. 21052 to amend Parts I and II of the Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan, to reflect various updates and changes in connection with the Memorandum of Understanding effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, with the Riverside Police Administrators’ Association (RPAA) - Waive further reading - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Not available
25-0416 40Donation and Naming Rights Agreements at Main Library with Best Best & Krieger LLP for naming rights of the Children’s Stack of $5,000, Alan L. Crafts for naming rights of Study Room B of $50,000, Riverside East Rotary for naming rights of Children’s Stack of $5,000, and S. Sue Johnson for Adult Stack of $10,000 (All Wards) Not available
25-0471 41Award Bid 8140 to Harris Steel Fence Company, Inc., Los Angeles, for $120,429 plus 15 percent change order authority for total amount of $138,493 from Capital Outlay Fund, Heritage House Major Maintenance Project Account for new wrought iron fencing at Heritage House - 8193 Magnolia Avenue (Ward 5) Not available
25-0595 42Increase in annual compensation with County of Riverside for $50,400, for total annual amount of $121,200 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 from General Fund, Police-Central Investigations, Professional Services Account for adult/adolescent forensic services (All Wards) Not available
25-0527 43Resource Adequacy Purchase and Financial Energy Settlement Agreement with Baldy Mesa C, LLC., for estimated initial annual net capacity cost of $4,800,000 from Electric Fund, Public Utilities Power Purchasing, Capacity Charge Account for 50 megawatts of battery energy storage capacity from Baldy Mesa C facility for fifteen year term (All Wards) Not available
25-0530 44A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, reaffirming the policy for the construction, replacement, development, extension, and/or relocation of Electric and Water Utility Infrastructure and excepting certain types of utility projects from Section 1109 of the Riverside City Charter, and repealing Resolution No. 15507 - Waive further reading - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Not available
25-0502 45Consent to Assignment Agreement with Wastech Corp., for Master Software Services Agreement by and between Rubicon Global LLC pursuant to Sourcewell Contract #020221-RUB executed on February 29, 2024 (All Wards) Not available
25-0503 46A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Resolution 20295 to revise Table 1 to remove chloride, sodium, sulfate and their corresponding limits; reduce the maximum silver concentration limit of the silver limits to 0.8 mg/L and to remove the 5.0 mg/L and remove Footnote 1, as listed on the 12/12/02 local limit pollutant discharge limitations effective September 2024 - Waive further reading (All Wards) Not available
25-0505 47Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 16.68 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee in its entirety - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending the applicable Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) applicable to all development in the City of Riverside - Waive further reading - Direct staff to amend the City of Riverside Schedule of Fees and Charges prior to the requested April 1, 2025 effective date (All Wards) Not available
25-0504 48Award Bid 8045 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Anaheim, for $2,882,000 from Measure Z and Public Works Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Arterial and Minor Streets Maintenance, Phase 2 (Wards 1, 3, 4, and 5) Not available
25-0731 49Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Adrenaline Sports Collaborative for acquisition and development of 126 acres of City-owned property, Assessor Parcel Numbers 246-060-011, 206-070-002 and 206-070-003 for development of Riverside Adventure Center and Mixed-Use Town Center Development within Northside Specific Plan (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation) Not available
25-0586 50City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions Not available
25-0587 51Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports Not available