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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Revised
Meeting date/time: 8/2/2022 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street, Riverside View Virtual Meeting at www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or www.WatchRiverside.com Originally Published: July 21, 2022
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22-2313 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 (669) 900-6833 and enter Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265. Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 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. Video Video
22-2382 2Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation) Video Video
22-2383 3Homeless solutions update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) Video Video
22-2384 4Sustainability update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) Not available
22-2385 5Strategic plan update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) Not available
22-2386 6Pertinent health, safety, and security updates (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) Not available
22-2387 7Legal update (City Attorney) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) Not available
22-2391 8Mayor's Big Tent Tour overview (Mayor) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) Video Video
22-1754 9Mayor's Nominating and Screening Committee recommends selection of community member(s) as 2021 City Spirit Award recipient to honor extraordinary deeds and community spirit, good citizenship, and dedication to enhancing quality of life in City (Mayor) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) Video Video
22-2364 10Development Entitlement Process workshop series overview - Workshop 1: Land Subdivision Process (Finance, General Services, Community and Economic Development, Fire, Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Public Utilities, and Public Works) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation) Video Video
22-2413 11CALL TOLL-FREE AT (866) 967-5773 FOR PUBLIC COMMENT - Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act - Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside approving the issuance by the California Public Finance Authority, on behalf of Aspire, L.P., or another entity created by Kingdom Development, Inc., of exempt facility bonds for a qualified residential rental project in an aggregate principal amount not-to-exceed $16,000,000 for the purpose of financing or refinancing the acquisition and construction of an 33-unit affordable housing project know as the Aspire, and certain other matters relating thereto - Waive further reading - 3861-3893 3rd Street (Finance) (Ward 2) (5-minute presentation) Video Video
22-2504 11aPursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Summer Parada, et al. v City of Riverside, Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC 1818642 Not available
22-2492 11bPursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Symons Emergency Specialties, Inc. v. City of Riverside, et al., San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVDS1516027 Not available
22-2477 12Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Walter Linke, et al. v. Angel Ramirez, et al., Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2100730 Not available
22-2415 13Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - two cases Not available
22-2306 14Pursuant 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
22-2308 15Pursuant to Government Code §54957(a) for consultation with Chief of Police Larry Gonzalez and Chief Information Officer George Khalil regarding threat to public services or facilities Not available
22-2307 16Pursuant 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
22-2309 17Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for recruitment/appointment of City Manager by City Council Not available
22-2310 18Pursuant 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 Not available
22-2475 19Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of City Attorney Not available
22-2476 20Pursuant 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 Not available
22-2472 21Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of City Clerk Not available
22-2473 22Pursuant 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 Clerk Not available
22-2381 23Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events Announcement of committee meeting: Inclusiveness, Community Engagement, and Governmental Processes Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, Art Pick Council Chamber/Virtual Meeting Video Video
22-2136 24Mayor Lock Dawson to recognize the Charter Review Committee for their work and dedication (10-minute presentation) Video Video
22-1944 25Charter Review Committee and Councilmember Hemenway recommend Charter amendment to add Inspector General position and ballot question for consideration on the November 8, 2022, ballot - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, proposing amendments to the City Charter - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, ordering, calling, providing for and giving notice of a Municipal Election to be held in said City on the 8th day of November 2022, for the purpose of submitting to the Qualified Electors of the City of Riverside certain amendments to the Charter of the City of Riverside, and giving notice and ordering that said Municipal Election is consolidated with the Statewide General Election and all other elections being held in the same territory on the same date - Waive further readings (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) Video Video
22-2374 26Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee recommends introduction of an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California amending Section 9.04.600 and adding Sections 9.040.610 through 9.04.630 to Chapter 9.04, of the Riverside Municipal Code entitled “Offenses,” to regulate encampments in high fire areas to make it unlawful and a public nuisance to sit, lie, sleep, or store, use, maintain or place any bulky item or personal property which would include, but not limited to, encampments in the wildlife urban interface - (Fire/Office of Homeless Solutions/City Attorney) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation) Video Video
22-2411 27Reshape Riverside - Redistricting process overview (City Clerk) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation) Video Video
22-2409 28To comment on the Consent Calendar and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council, you are invited to participate in person or call at (669) 900-6833 and enter Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265. 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. Video Video
22-2438 29Approve outside counsel budget of $341,100 for retention of William Price to serve as lead counsel in case of Walter Linke et. al., v. Angel Ramirez et. al., Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2100730 (All Wards) Not available
22-2412 30Reconsider circumstances of the state of emergency and make a finding that state and/or local officials continue to recommend social distancing measures (All Wards) Not available
22-2479 31Designate Councilwoman Plascencia as voting delegate and Councilmember Edwards as alternate for 2022 League of California Cities Annual Business Meeting (All Wards) Not available
22-2421 32Accept resignations of Jose R. Arballo from Budget Engagement Commission Resident Citywide seat and Antonia M. Quezada from Commission on Disabilities Ward 5 seat - Appoint Ana S. Miramontes to Budget Engagement Commission Resident Citywide seat, Austin C. Attaway to Human Resources Board Citywide seat, Patty Binford to Commission on Aging Citywide seat, and Orion S. Goe to Human Relations Commission Citywide seat (All Wards) Not available
22-2410 33Minutes of July 19, 2022 Not available
22-2312 34Case PR-2021-001151 - Jimmy Lee of T.J. Build - Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending the Zoning Map of the City of Riverside pursuant to Chapter 19.090 of the Riverside Municipal Code by rezoning a 0.40-acre site located at 3845 La Sierra Avenue, from the CR-SP – Commercial Retail and Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue) Overlay Zones to MU-V-SP – Mixed Use Village and Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue) Overlay Zones - Waive further reading (Intro. on 7-19-22, Ward 6) Not available
22-2371 35Declaration as surplus of City-owned land - Purchase and Sale Agreement with Suneet Sidhu for $30,000 including title, escrow, and miscellaneous related closing costs for not-to-exceed $4,000 for 4,436 square feet of City-owned vacant land, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 233-061-005 (Ward 5) Not available
22-2369 36A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its intention to Levy an Annual Assessment in the Auto Center Business Improvement District for the Fiscal Year beginning September 1, 2022, pursuant to Section 36534 of the California Streets and Highways Code, and generally describing the improvements and activities to be undertaken, and fixing the time and place for a public hearing before the City Council of the City of Riverside on the levy of the proposed assessment - Waive further reading - Schedule public hearing for August 16, 2022, at 3 p.m. (Wards 4 and 5) Not available
22-2331 37Agreement with the County of Riverside, Environmental Health Department, Hazardous Materials Division establishing responsibilities of each party in Certified Unified Program Agency through June 30, 2027 (All Wards) Not available
22-2378 38Reimbursement of $124,461.75 from Riverside Community College District/Moreno Valley for Fire Department instructional hours per Inter-Agency Instructional Services Agreement - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Not available
22-2233 39First Amendment to Agreement with Universal Building Maintenance, LLC, Pasadena, California, dba Allied Universal Janitorial Services, for $822,622.25 with 15 percent change order authority for total revised amount of $3,133,694.80 from various Departmental budgets for custodial services at various City facilities through June 30, 2023 (All Wards) Not available
22-2367 40Accession of historical objects into Museum of Riverside permanent collection (All Wards) Not available
22-2368 41Deaccession of six pieces from Meier collection including cherry-wood rolltop desk, library table and side table, American Empire Revival mahogany bed head- and footboards, and dresser with mirror from Museum of Riverside permanent collection (All Wards) Not available
22-2379 42Agreement with Rebecca Acevedo, dba A Squared Consulting, LLC., for $354,000 from Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, Park & Recreation, Recreational Services account for Project B.R.I.D.G.E. Program wrap around services through December 31, 2024 (Ward 2) Not available
22-2380 43A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, approving application(s) for per Capita Grant Funds for reallocation of $50,699 from Bobby Bonds Turf Restoration Project to La Sierra American with Disabilities Act Improvement Project at La Sierra Park - Funds transfer - Five affirmative votes required - 5215 La Sierra Avenue (Ward 7) Not available
22-2366 44Cooperative Agreement with Riverside County Transportation Commission for Mobile Source Air Pollution Review Committee Funding of $220,000 for Riverside Hunter Park/UCR Metrolink Station Improvements - Rustin Avenue between Marlborough Avenue and Spruce Street - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Ward 1) Not available
22-2376 45Removal of existing stop signs and associated pavement markings to install High-Intensity Activated CrossWalk (HAWK) signal on Madison Street at Emerald Street - Installation of temporary signage for notifying public of stop sign removals for minimum of 45 days (Ward 4) Not available
22-2365 46Final Parcel Map 37623 - Miguel Estevez, predecessor to Fred James - Subdivide one parcel into four parcels ranging in size from 15,173 square feet to 16,440 square feet in R-1-10500 - Single Family Residential Zone - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, accepting the Final Map of Parcel Map No. 37623 - Waive further reading - Acceptance of agreement for construction of improvements - Gilchrist Drive between Raley Drive and Macfar Lane (Ward 7) Not available
22-2388 47City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions Video Video
22-2389 48Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports Video Video