Mayor

City of Riverside

City Council

Patricia Lock Dawson

Councilmembers:

Erin Edwards

Clarissa Cervantes

Ronaldo Fierro

Chuck Conder

Gaby Plascencia

Jim Perry

Special Meeting

Agenda - Revised

Steve Hemenway

Meeting Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Publication Date: Friday, September 8, 2023

1:00 PM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or

www.WatchRiverside.com

Originally Published: August 31, 2023

MISSION STATEMENT

The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to

ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.

Face coverings are strongly recommended.

For virtual Public Comment, two options are available:

VIA TELEPHONE:

Call (669) 900-6833 and enter Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265

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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 only 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. 23976, 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 respectful workplace that requires

all employees and external stakeholders to embrace a culture of transparency and

inclusivity. This includes acceptable behavior from everyone; a workplace that

provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees, customers, and the public

they serve. City meetings should be a place where all members of our community

feel safe and comfortable to participate. While there could be a high level of emotion

associated with topics on this agenda, the City would like to set the expectation that

all members of the public use language appropriate to a collaborative, professional,

and respectful public environment.

The City is resolute in its commitment to eliminate any form of harassment,

discrimination, or retaliation in the workplace. The City maintains a zero-tolerance

policy for harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in compliance with new

harassment and discrimination laws.

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LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available for the deaf and hard of hearing. 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 requiring a modification or accommodation in order to participate in

this meeting may contact the City's ADA Coordinator at 951-826-5427 at least 72 hours

before the meeting, if possible. TTY users call 7-1-1 for telecommunications relay

services (TRS).

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

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

To comment on items listed on this agenda only, 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.

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DISCUSSION CALENDAR

Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

Performance Assessment and Financial Expenditure Review of the City Clerk’s

Office (City Manager) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Final Report

Presentation

Appropriate $503,944.82 in General Fund accounts to be established by Finance

Department for the Department of Housing and Human Services - Interfund transfer

and appropriate funds of approximately $10,120,000 from existing Office of

Homeless Solutions Division, Housing Authority Division, and associated Community

and Economic Development Department Division operating budgets to appropriate

funds and accounts as determined by Finance Department for the Department of

Housing and Human Services - Five affirmative votes required (City Manager) (All

Wards) (15-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Index of Cities

Presentation

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 4-9

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

Designate Councilwoman Plascencia as voting delegate and Mayor Lock Dawson

as alternate for 2023 League of California Cities Annual Business Meeting (All

Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Appoint Aaron Agramon to Human Relations Commission Citywide seat and Rene

Visco to Commission of the Deaf Ward 1 seat - File resignations of Kathleen S.

Barth from Human Relations Commission and Patty Binford from Commission on

Aging Citywide seats (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

City Council

Mobility and Infrastructure Committee recommends adoption of a Resolution of the

City Council of the City of Riverside, California, approving the ceremonial street

name change for Price Court in honor of the Winek Family - Waive further reading

(Ward 6)

Attachments:

Community and Economic Development

Rescind approval of Planning Cases P19-0560 Conditional Use Permit, P19-0561

Variance, and P19-0563 Certificate of Appropriateness for proposed hotel

development and adaptive reuse of former Central Fire Station - Rescind the

determination that project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small

Structures) of CEQA Guidelines, as project will not have a significant effect on

environment - 3420-3482 Mission Inn Avenue (Ward 1)

Attachments:

Report

Old Riverside Foundation -Writ of Mandate

SAFER - Writ of Manadate

City Council Memo dated November 16, 2021

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, authorizing the extension of

the service fee collected on behalf of the Riverside County abandoned vehicle

abatement service authority until May 2034 - Waive further reading (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Resolution

Human Resources

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 approve

the creation of the new classifications and salary ranges for the Housing and

Human Services Director and the Deputy Housing and Human Services Director;

salary alignment adjustment to the existing Principal Project Manager, Building

Official, City Planner, and Economic Development Manager Classifications; salary

alignment adjustment and bargaining unit change to the existing Housing Authority

Manager Classification; and amendment to Section 15, Automobile Allowance and

Reimbursement for Expenses, Table 7-Automobile allowing to include the Housing

and Human Services Director Classification - Waive further reading (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Resolution

Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan

Job Code Table

Salary Survey Data

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.

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice

from legal counsel concerning Scott Simpson, et al. v. City of Riverside, et al.,

Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC 1906168

Attachments:

Report

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2)/54956.9(e)(3) to confer with and/or

receive advice from legal counsel concerning Advanced Pumping Service Inc. v

City of Riverside, Claim No.: 23-08-01

Attachments:

Report

This item has been removed from the agenda

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

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:

Report

14a

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

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

15a

Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of City Manager

Attachments:

Report

COMMUNICATIONS

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 next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

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.

View live Webcast of the City Council Meeting at:

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missing persons, and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods.