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, May 14, 2024

Publication Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

12:00 PM

Hunter Hobby Park - 1401 Iowa Avenue

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or

www.WatchRiverside.com

Originally Published: May 2, 2024

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.

Spanish translation will be available.

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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

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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 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.

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.

12:00 P.M. -- Hunter Hobby Park -- 1401 Iowa Avenue

Luncheon and tour by Riverside Live Steamers at Hunter Hobby Park

3:00 P.M. -- Art Pick Council Chamber

MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMENT

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

To comment on Closed Session 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.

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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS

Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor

and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events

Announcement of Committee meetings:

Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m., on Thursday, May 9, 2024, Art Pick

Council Chamber

Land Use Committee at 3:30 p.m.,on Monday, May 13, 2024, Art Pick Council

Chamber

COMMUNICATIONS

Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards)

(5-minute presentation)

Homeless solutions update (Housing and Human Services) (All Wards) (5-minute

presentation)

Sustainability update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)

Legal Update (City Attorney) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)

Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)

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 Riverside All Of Us Or None, et al., v. City of

Riverside, et al., U.S. District Court Case No. 5:23-cv-01536-SPG-SP

Attachments:

Report

Pursuant 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 County Superior Court Case Number

CIVDS1516027

Attachments:

Report

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

from legal counsel concerning Cindy Desrocher-Toro v. City of Riverside, et al.,

Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2301710

Attachments:

Report

Pursuant to Government Code §54957(a) for consultation with Chief of Police Larry

Gonzalez, or his respective deputy, and Chief Information Officer George Khalil

regarding threat to public services or facilities

Attachments:

Report

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

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

15a

CONTINUED FROM MAY 7, 2024 - Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for

performance evaluation of City Attorney

Attachments:

Report

15b

CONTINUED FROM MAY 7, 2024 - 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

unrepresented employee: City Attorney

Attachments:

Report

6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Councilmember Hemenway

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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

To comment on Consent Calendar 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.

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CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 17-24

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

Appoint Joyce O. Clarke to Commission on Aging Ward 3 seat and Charles Dillon

to Community Police Review Commission Ward 7 seat (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Community and Economic Development

Case SD-2024-00001 - Proposal by Steve Berzansky for Street Vacation - A

Resolution of the City Council of Riverside, California, declaring its intention to

vacate approximately 11,390 square feet of public right-of-way consisting of the

entirety of Sunrise Place, situated on west side of Knob Hill Drive, and setting the

date, hour and place of hearing, pursuant to the Public Streets, Highways, and

Service Easements Vacation Law to facilitate private driveway - Waive further

reading - Schedule public hearing for 3 p.m. on June 18, 2024 - 2485 Sunrise

Place (Ward 3)

Attachments:

Report

Resolution of Intention

PC Report 4-11-24

PC Minutes 4-11-24

General Services

First Amendment to Schedule of Licensed Property with SBA 2012 TC Assets,

LLC., for $15,479.52 annual revenue plus one-time administrative fee of $10,000 for

Site number CA-6062G - Canyon Crest RV73Xc17 for cell tower license at one

location for consent to sublicense to Dish Wireless (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

First Amendment

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Find Millsten Enterprises, Inc., in default of construction contract for walking path

improvements at La Sierra Park Project Bid 7761 - Accept funds from Contractors

Surety, Liberty Mutual Surety - Issue written notice to terminate Millsten Enterprises,

Inc., right to perform under contract for default to Contractor and its Surety, Liberty

Mutual Surety (Ward 7)

Attachments:

Report

Request for Proposal 2322 Design Build Agreement with Square Signs LLC, doing

business as Front Signs, Burbank, for $139,950 from Grants and Restricted

Programs Fund Fairmount Park Signage Improvements Project Account for

Fairmount Park Wayfinding Signage Project (Ward 1)

Attachments:

Report

Agreement

RFP Award Recommendation

Concepts

Agreement with Musco Sports Lighting, LLC., for $360,000 from General Fund

Parks and Recreation Professional Services Account for sports lighting with related

technology, equipment, and services through June 16, 2027, with three optional

one-year term extensions (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Agreement

Agreement for Conveyance of Easement to Riverside Unified School District for

sewer line on Villegas Park property to serve future Casa Blanca Elementary School

(Ward 5)

Attachments:

Public Works

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, for funding from

the Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program of the California Department of

Forestry and Fire Protection for up to $1.5 million for development of long-term

urban forestry management plan - Waive further reading (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Resolution

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.

24a

With four affirmative votes, waive Sunshine Ordinance pursuant to Riverside

Municipal Code Section 4.05.050(D)(2)(a) - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of

Riverside, California, amending Section 1.18.040 of the Riverside Municipal Code

regarding Administrative Penalties for violations of the City's Fireworks Laws from

$1,000 to

$1,500 per

administrative

citation

(Fire)

(All

Wards)

(5-minute

presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Ordinance

Riverside Transmission Reliability Project update

Direct staff to continue

implementation of City portion of Riverside Transmission Reliability Project - Direct

Public Utilities Department staff to initiate system capacity analysis and present

findings and recommendations to Board of Public Utilities to address short-term

system capacity limitations in order to maintain safe, reliable and prudent operating

standards - Direct City Manager and City Attorney to request Southern California

Edison reinitiate, without delay, complete construction and operation of their portion

of the Riverside Transmission Reliability Project (Public Utilities) (All Wards)

(10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Revised Report

Report

RTRP Timeline

Timeline of City Council Actions after March 2020

RTRP Final EIR Chapter 1, Purpose and Need

RTRP Supplemental EIR Chapter 1.0 Introduction

City Council Report - May 10, 2022

CPUC Decision Granting CPCN - March 18, 2020

CPUC Decision Denying City of Norco Petition for Modification

Joint RTRP Lower Voltage and Other Design Alternatives Report

California Public Advocates Office Report Transmission Development Timeline J

Lawerence Berkely National Lab Report – Utility Solar Project Development and

Letter from SCE CEO

Assembly Bill 3076 - Redlined

Letter from City Council to CPUC - October 31, 2023

Interconnection Facilities Agreement 3-9-09

Revised Interconnection Facilities Agreement

Second Amendment to Interconnection Facilities Agreement

Third Amendment to the Interconnection Facilities Agreement

Presentation

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, May 21, 2024

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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.