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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/28/2025 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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25-0439 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/93149443969. Select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will prompt you to "unmute" and speak. Not available
25-0221 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, January 27, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber Not available
25-0222 3City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation) Not available
25-0216 4Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council) Not available
25-0255 5Mayor 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) Not available
25-0390 6Mayor 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) Not available
25-0112 7Lease 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) Not available
25-0126 8Increase 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) Not available
25-0299 9Increase 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) Not available
25-0226 10Adopt 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) Not available
25-0393 11Appoint Tony E. Platt to Airport Commission Ward 4 seat - File resignation of John B. Lightfeldt from Airport Commission Ward 3 seat (All Wards) Not available
25-0418 12Board and Commission reappointments to Commission on Aging, Commission on Disabilities, and Commission of the Deaf effective March 1, 2025 (All Wards) Not available
25-0218 13Minutes of January 7 and 14, 2025 Not available
25-0409 14Adopt 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) Not available
25-0201 15Case 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) Not available
25-0202 16Case 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) Not available
25-0159 17Fiscal Year 2024-25 First Quarter Cash, Investments, and Debt Report (All Wards) Not available
25-0020 18Appropriate $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) Not available
25-0175 19Establish 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) Not available
25-0160 20Purchase 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) Not available
25-0187 21Sixth 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) Not available
25-0163 22Obligation 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) Not available
25-0164 23U.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) Not available
25-0198 24Fiscal 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) Not available
25-0115 25Request 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) Not available
25-0116 26Request 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) Not available
25-0212 27Introduce 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) Not available
25-0200 28Fiscal 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) Not available
25-0147 29Strategic Purchasing Reform update and implementation of initiative aimed at enhancing procurement efficiency, equity and strategic goal alignment (Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) Not available
25-0125 30Award 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) Not available
25-0203 31Case 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 Eco Not available
25-0408 32Pursuant 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 Not available
25-0285 33Pursuant 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 Not available
25-0340 34Pursuant 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 Not available
25-0404 35Pursuant 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 Not available
25-0301 36Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for selection of Interim City Attorney Not available
25-0117 37Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case Not available
25-0122 38Pursuant 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
25-0124 39Pursuant 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
25-0123 40Pursuant 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
25-0219 41City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions Not available
25-0220 42Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports Not available