Mayor  
City of Riverside  
Patricia Lock Dawson  
Councilmembers:  
City Council  
Philip Falcone  
Clarissa Cervantes  
Steven Robillard  
Chuck Conder  
Sean H. Mill  
Agenda - Revised  
Jim Perry  
Steve Hemenway  
Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024  
Publication Date: Friday, November 1, 2024  
1:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
Live Webcast at:  
www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting  
Originally Published: October 24, 2024  
MISSION STATEMENT  
The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to  
ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.  
Spanish interpreters will be available in person and via phone.  
To participate virtually, two options are available:  
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Call (951) 826-8686 and follow the prompts to access your desired language. Press  
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Use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265  
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Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
Please follow along via the telephone or Zoom options above to ensure you call in at  
the appropriate time for your item(s).  
Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the  
jurisdiction of the City Council can be submitted via the eComment feature at  
www.riversideca.gov/meeting until two hours before the meeting. Email comments  
to City_Clerk@riversideca.gov.  
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Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 24076, the  
Members of the City Council and the public are reminded that they must preserve order  
and decorum throughout the Meeting. In that regard, Members of the City Council and  
the public are advised that any delay or disruption in the proceedings or a refusal to obey  
the orders of the City Council or the presiding officer constitutes a violation of these  
rules.  
The City of Riverside is committed to fostering a workplace that provides dignity, respect,  
and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve.  
The City of Riverside wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public.  
Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to  
persons with disabilities, as required by 42 U.S.C. §12132 of the Americans with  
Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or  
accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the  
City's ADA Coordinator at (951) 826-2211 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if  
possible.  
Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available in the  
Office of the City Clerk, at www.riversideca.gov/meeting, and in the binder located near  
the entrance of the Art Pick Council Chamber while the meeting is in session.  
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  
INVOCATION - Councilmember Robillard  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
1
To 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.  
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS  
2
Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor  
and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events  
COMMUNICATIONS  
3
4
City Manager Update (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)  
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 5-17  
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.  
Airport  
5
Supplemental Agreement 3 to Contract DTFAWN-13-L-00082 with Federal Aviation  
Administration (FAA) for lease revenue of $12,382.08 from October 1, 2024,  
through September 30, 2028, and $7,309.58 for month of September 2024 to  
reoccupy Flight Standards District Office Building at Riverside Municipal Airport -  
6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Supplemental Agreement  
City Clerk  
6
Appoint Joshua A. Kopp to Park and Recreation Commission Ward 5 seat and  
Leah Stuart to Commission on Disabilities Ward 2 seat - File resignations of  
Mohammad Noor from Park and Recreation Commission Ward 5 seat and David  
Prince from Community Police Review Commission Ward 3 seat (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
7
Minutes of October 22, 2024  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
City Council  
8
9
This item has been removed from the agenda.  
Governmental Processes Committee recommends to discontinue in-person Spanish  
interpretation services for City Council and City Council Standing Committees  
unless at least 72-hour notice for Spanish translation is received and Spanish  
translation of City Council Standing Committees agendas unless a 72-hour notice of  
Spanish translated agenda is received - Direct staff return to Governmental  
Processes Committee with six-month update (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Presentation  
City Manager  
10  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, requesting the  
California Insurance Commissioner, State Legislature, and the Governor take  
emergency action to strengthen and stabilize California’s Marketplace for  
Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance - Waive further reading (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Community and Economic Development  
11  
State of California, Office of Historic Preservation 2024-2025 Certified Local  
Government grant of $40,000 to prepare a Women of Riverside Historic Context  
Statement and create a study list of associated sites - Supplemental appropriation -  
Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Award Letter  
Innovation and Technology  
12  
Third Addendum to Software License Agreement with Schneider Electric Smart Grid  
Solutions, LLC., Chicago, Illinois, for annual amount of $115,000, for total amount of  
$362,538 from General Fund IT-Applications Software Maintenance/Support  
Account for ArcFM software licensing through October 31, 2025, plus two one-year  
extension options (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Third Addendum to Agreement  
13  
Request for Proposal 2324 Agreement with SDI Presence, LLC., Chicago, Illinois,  
for $394,325 from Enterprise Application Modernization project Account for needs  
analysis of current City enterprise applications (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
Award Recommendation  
Police  
14  
Seventh Amended Aviation Program Agreement with City of Corona for $120,000  
for as-needed emergency air support services through June 30, 2025 -  
Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
City of Corona Meeting Minutes  
Public Works  
15  
Bid 7775 - Reject all bid and release bid bonds for Fairmount Park Storm Drain -  
Dexter to Bowling Green (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Location Map  
Bid Rejection Recommendation  
16  
Funding Agreement with Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation  
District for $351,388 from Storm Drain Fund, Chicago and Central Slope Repair  
Project Revenue Account for design and construction of Box Springs - Central  
Avenue Slope Protection Project No.1-0-10006 - Supplemental Appropriation - Five  
affirmative votes required (Ward 2)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Location Map  
Funding Agreement  
17  
Agreement with CAT Tracking, Inc., Riverside, for $183,000 plus 10 percent  
contingency, for total amount of $201,300 from General Fund, PRCS-Arts & Cultural  
Affairs, Festival of Lights Account for 2024 Festival of Lights traffic control services  
(Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
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.  
18  
First Amendment to Development Agreement with SiFi Networks Riverside, LLC., for  
Citywide Fiber Optic Network at no cost to City (Innovation and Technology) (All  
Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
Presentation  
19  
This item has been removed from the agenda.  
CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 20-30  
Time listed is approximate.  
The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed  
Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.  
20  
Pursuant 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):  
ADJ6630932 - ADJ6630933  
Attachments:  
Report  
21  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning People of the State of California v. Pepe's Inc.  
Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2205025  
Attachments:  
Report  
22  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Michael Bixler v. City of Riverside, et al., Riverside  
County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2300102  
Attachments:  
Report  
23  
Pursuant 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 real property, generally described as 2681 Dexter Dr., Riverside, CA.,  
92501, Assessor’s parcel number: may include portions of 207060005, 207070006,  
207070007, 207110010, and 207090011, by Topgolf International and/or assigns;  
Matt Smith, Negotiator  
Attachments:  
Report  
24  
Pursuant 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  
Attachments:  
Report  
25  
Pursuant 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  
Attachments:  
Report  
26  
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:  
Report  
27  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case  
Attachments:  
Report  
28  
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  
- two cases  
Attachments:  
Report  
29  
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:  
Report  
30  
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:  
Report  
3 P.M.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
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.  
31  
Case PR-2024-001665 - Request by Mike Sadeghian of AMCMAG, LLC.  
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Determine project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) of CEQA Guidelines, as  
project will not have a significant effect on environment - Zoning Code Map  
Amendment, Conditional Use Permit, Design Review, and Public Convenience and  
Necessity for development of vehicle fuel station with 3,048 square foot convenience  
store, with off-sale of alcohol - Waive further reading - Introduce 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  
approximately 0.85-acres of property located at 3570 and 3596 Van Buren  
Boulevard, generally situated on the southwest corner of Van Buren Boulevard and  
Primrose Drive, from the MU-V-SP - Mixed-Use - Village and Specific Plan  
(Magnolia Avenue) Overlay Zones to CR-SP - Commercial Retail and Specific Plan  
(Magnolia Avenue) Overlay Zones  
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3570 and 3596 Van Buren Boulevard  
(Community and Economic Development) (Ward 5) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Ordinance  
Attachment 2a - Planning Commission Report and Exhibits  
Attachment 2b - Planning Commission Report and Exhibits  
Attachment 3 - Planning Commission Recommended Conditions  
Attachment 4 - Planning Commission Minutes  
Attachment 5a - Applicant Prepared Technical Studies - Copy  
Attachment 5b - Applicant Prepared Technical Studies - Copy  
Attachment 5c - Applicant Prepared Technical Studies - Copy  
Attachment 5d - Applicant Prepared Technical Studies - Copy  
Attachment 5e - Applicant Prepared Technical Studies - Copy  
Attachment 5f - Applicant Prepared Technical Studies - Copy  
Presentation  
Notice  
32  
Liquid Waste Hauler Program and Septic Receiving Station update - Introduce an  
Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section 14.12.120 of the  
Riverside Municipal Code to update provisions regarding discharge of wastes into  
the public sewer and pollutants into the storm drain systems - Introduce an  
Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section 14.12.295 of the  
Riverside Municipal Code to update provisions regarding liquid waste haulers - A  
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending  
Resolution No. 19160 increasing Liquid Waste Hauler (LWH) Dump Fees; and  
repealing Resolution No. 20976 - Waive further reading (Public Works) (All Wards)  
(10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Ordinance - RMC 14.12.120  
Ordinance - RMC 14.12.295  
Resolution  
Septage and Commercial Waste Tipping Fees  
Presentation  
Notice  
COMMUNICATIONS  
33  
34  
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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The City Council meeting of November 12, 2024, is cancelled due to holiday  
The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for  
Tuesday, November 19, 2024  
City Council meetings broadcast with closed captioning available on  
AT&T Channel 99,  
Charter Spectrum Channel 3,  
and Frontier Cable Channel 21  
Rebroadcast Wednesdays at 9 p.m., Fridays at 1 p.m., and Saturdays at 9 a.m.  
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