Mayor  
City of Riverside  
City Council  
Patricia Lock Dawson  
Councilmembers:  
Philip Falcone  
Clarissa Cervantes  
Steven Robillard  
Chuck Conder  
Sean H. Mill  
Agenda en Espanol  
Agenda  
Jim Perry  
Steve Hemenway  
Meeting Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024  
Publication Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024  
1:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
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ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.  
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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  
City Manager Updates (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)  
2
3
Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)  
WORKSHOP  
PRESENTATION  
4
Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful Fiscal Year 2023-24 annual report (Public  
Works) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
5
Presentation by Athens Services recognizing local businesses their outstanding  
participation in recycling programs (Public Works) (All Wards) (10-minute  
presentation)  
Attachments:  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
6
Fiscal Year 2023-24 Fourth Quarter Financial update - Carryover of unexpended  
funds of approximately $4.66 million in General Fund and $39.09 million in other  
City funds to Fiscal Year 2024-25 - Five affirmative votes required (Finance) (All  
Wards) (15-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
7
Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee recommends 2024 Fireworks enforcement  
activities update Consider use of sUAS Technology for illegal fireworks  
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enforcement - Funding sources for training and drone purchase - Proposed  
amendments to Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 1.18 to include Social Host  
Liability and recommendations for collection of outstanding citations - Provide  
direction for 2025 Fourth of July enforcement efforts (Fire) (All Wards) (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.  
8
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Matthew Lackey v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.:  
ADJ15551858  
Attachments:  
9
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Lawayne Hearn v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.:  
ADJ17814899  
Attachments:  
10  
Pursuant 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  
Attachments:  
11  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case  
Attachments:  
12  
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:  
13  
Pursuant 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  
Attachments:  
14  
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:  
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.  
15  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, approving the  
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation Bank Program and establishing a Mitigation  
Fee for purchase of VMT Mitigation Bank Program VMT Units pursuant to provisions  
of Section 16.80.040 of the Riverside Municipal Code - Waive further reading -  
Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,  
amending Title 16 of the Riverside Municipal Code by adding Chapter 16.80  
regarding the Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Bank Program - A Resolution of the  
City Council of the City of Riverside, California amending Resolution No. 23589 to  
revise the “Vehicle Miles Traveled” thresholds of significance for purposes of  
analyzing Transportation Impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) - Waive further reading - Direct staff to conduct a workshop to educate the  
development community in application of new Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation  
program (Public Works) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
6:15 P.M.  
INVOCATION - Councilmember  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
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16  
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS  
17  
Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor  
and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events  
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # xx-xx  
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  
19  
Minutes of December 3, 2024  
Attachments:  
City Manager  
20  
Request for Proposal 2394 Agreement with Cherry Bekaert, Inc., Raleigh, North  
Carolina, for $535,000 plus a one percent commission on awarded funds from City  
Manager Professional Services expenditure account to complete economic  
development and tax services related to New Markets Tax Credits to benefit  
low-to-moderate income areas of City  
affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
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Supplemental appropriation  
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Five  
Attachments:  
21  
City of Riverside Biennial Legislative Platform for 2025-2026 and direction on City's  
legislative advocacy teams for legislative and funding priorities (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Community and Economic Development  
22  
Case PR-2022-001359 - Proposal by Michelle Rubin of Regional Properties, Inc. -  
Zoning Code Amendment to facilitate construction of a multi-family residential  
development consisting of 347 units on 9.92 acres - Adopt an Ordinance of the City  
Council 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  
approximately 9.92 acres of property located at 375 Alessandro Boulevard, from  
CR-SP - Commercial Retail and Specific Plan (Mission Grove) Overlay Zones to  
MU-U-SP - Mixed-Use - Urban and Specific Plan (Mission Grove) Overlay Zones -  
375 Alessandro Boulevard (former K-Mart retail store) (Intro. on 12-3-24, Ward 4)  
Attachments:  
Finance  
23  
Fiscal Year 2023-24 Fourth Quarter cash, investments, and debt reports (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
24  
Development impact fees update for Overlook Parkway Crossing at Alessandro  
Arroyo, local parks, regional and reserve parks, and trails (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Human Resources  
25  
Revisions to Human Resources Policy and Procedure Manual including Veterans  
Preference Policy (I-15), Municipal Volunteer Program (I-9), Miscellaneous Leave  
Compensation (II-8), Subpoena for Employment Records (III-3) (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
26  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending  
Resolution No. 21052 and the Master Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan to reflect the  
2024 State mandated increase to the minimum wage and salary adjustments to  
additional temporary job classifications to maintain minimum wage increase  
differentials - Waive further reading (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services  
27  
Agreement with iTennis Inc., for estimated revenue of $60,000 annually to manage  
and operate Andulka Park Tennis Center for five years with three additional  
five-year extension options not-to-exceed twenty years - 5201 Chicago Avenue  
(Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Police  
28  
Approve Letter of Consent with Epic Aviations, LLC., to re-assign Purchase Order  
250024 to Ascent Aviation Group, Inc., for purchase and delivery of Jet-A Aviation  
Fuel for City helicopters for $122,475 from October 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025  
- Approve two one-year renewal periods with Ascent Aviation Group, Inc., for  
purchase and delivery of Jet-A Aviation Fuel products in the amounts of $260,150  
for Fiscal Year 2025-26, and $286,165 for Fiscal Year 2026-27 including 10  
percent annual increases from General Fund, Police-Aviation Unit, Motor Fuels and  
Lubricants Account for future fuel market volatility through June 30, 2027 (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
29  
Agreement with State of California, Department of Justice for Tobacco Grant  
Program grant award of $320,994 for increase enforcement efforts to reduce illegal  
sale of tobacco products to minors from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028 - A  
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, accepting the  
State of California, Department of Justice’s 2024-25 Tobacco Grant Program award  
to increase enforcement activity aimed at reducing illegal sales and marketing of  
cigarettes and tobacco related products, including e-cigarettes, to minors; and  
authorizing the City Manager, or his Designee, to enter into and execute all of the  
necessary grant documents - Waive further reading - Supplemental appropriation -  
Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Public Utilities  
30  
Fiscal Year 2023-24 Southern California Public Power Authority semi-annual  
expenditure report update (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Public Works  
31  
Request for Proposal 2363 Agreement with TKE Engineering, Inc., Riverside, for  
$185,525 plus five percent contingency for total not-to-exceed amount of  
$194,801.25 from Public Works-Capital Outlay-Grants Fund, Riverside Civil Rights  
Walk Project Account for engineering design plan preparation services for  
Riverside Civil Rights Walk Project for two-year term (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
32  
Award Bid 8105 to Q&E Pipeline Company, Pomona, for $214,725 from Victoria  
Avenue and Pleasant Street Project Account for construction of Victoria Avenue  
and Pleasant Street Storm Drain - Fund transfer - Five affirmative votes required  
(Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
33  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending  
Resolution No. 22451 known as the Master Parking Schedule Resolution to remove  
the existing Preferential Parking Zones, “No Parking Any Time, except for residents  
with permits” on south side Tenth Street, westerly terminus to Pine Street and “No  
Parking between the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., except for residents with  
permits” on Tenth Street, on north side from Redwood Drive to westerly terminus -  
Waive further reading (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
34  
Purchase and installation of security cameras for Parking Garages 6 and 7 with  
Convergint Technologies, LLC, Orange, under Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing  
Agreement 030421-CTL for $175,336, with additional 15 percent change order  
authority of original quote, for total amount of $201,636 from Public Parking Fund,  
Parking Garage Guidance Light Camera Project Account (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
35  
Final Parcel Map 38174 - Jerardo Reyes and Ryan Williams - Subdivide one parcel  
into three developable parcels and Lettered (Open Space) Lot, with existing  
single-family residence in R-1-1/2 Acre Single Family Residential Zone  
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, accepting the  
Final Map of Parcel Map No. 38174 - Waive further reading - Agreement and  
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A
sureties for installation and faithful performance of improvements and labor and  
material bonds - South side of Alpine Meadows Lane East of Harbart and West of  
Kingdom Drives - 841 Alpine Meadows Lane (Ward 4)  
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.  
36  
Implementation of temporary two-way traffic circulation twelve-month pilot project on  
Redwood Drive between University Avenue and 9th Street - Temporary conversion  
of University Avenue (S) to one-way westbound between Redwood Drive and Mount  
Rubidoux Drive if deemed appropriate during Redwood Drive two-way circulation  
pilot (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
COMMUNICATIONS  
37  
38  
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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