Mayor  
City of Riverside  
Patricia Lock Dawson  
Councilmembers:  
City Council  
Erin Edwards  
Clarissa Cervantes  
Ronaldo Fierro  
Chuck Conder  
Gaby Plascencia  
Jim Perry  
Agenda - Revised  
Steve Hemenway  
Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023  
Publication Date: Friday, July 14, 2023  
3:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
Live Webcast at:  
Originally Published: July 6, 2023  
MISSION STATEMENT  
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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.  
3 P.M.  
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER  
INVOCATION - Councilmember Perry  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
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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  
Announcement of Committee meetings:  
Safety, Wellness and Youth Committee at 1 p.m., on Wednesday, July 19, 2023,  
Art Pick Council Chamber  
Economic Development, Placemaking, and Branding/Marketing Committee at 3  
p.m., on Thursday, July 20, 2023, Art Pick Council Chamber  
Housing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m., on Monday, July 24, 2023, Art  
Pick Council Chamber  
PRESENTATION  
March Joint Powers Authority Executive Director Dr. Grace Martin to present funds  
3
to the City of Riverside in accordance with the Tax and Revenue Sharing Agreement  
(5-minute presentation)  
COMMUNICATIONS  
4
Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards)  
(5-minute presentation)  
5
6
7
8
Homeless solutions update (City Manager) (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)  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS  
Audience participation is encouraged.  
Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Press  
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9
Recovery of Fiscal Year 2022-2023 unpaid administrative and abatement costs  
totaling $104,429.71 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside,  
California, approving the report on the abatement of dangerous buildings within the  
City of Riverside, assessing the costs therefore and establishing liens against the  
parcels of real property involved pursuant to the provisions of the uniform code for  
the abatement of Dangerous Buildings - A Resolution of the City Council of the City  
of Riverside, California, approving the report, assessing the costs and establishing  
liens against parcels of real property in the City of Riverside relating to the  
abatement of garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash/debris, or waste matter as public  
nuisances pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 6.15 of the Riverside Municipal  
Code - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,  
approving the report on the abatement of weeds within the City of Riverside,  
assessing the costs therefore and establishing liens against the parcels of real  
property involved pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 6.15 of the Riverside  
Municipal Code - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside,  
California, approving the report, assessing the costs and establishing liens against  
parcels of real property in the City of Riverside relating to unpaid administrative  
costs pursuant to Chapter 1.17 of the Riverside Municipal Code - Waive further  
readings (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards) (10-minute  
presentation)  
Attachments:  
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 10-36  
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  
10  
Minutes of June 27, 2023  
Attachments:  
11  
Appoint Justin Scott-Coe to Budget Engagement Commission Citywide Resident  
seat, Brenda Valiente to Budget Engagement Commission Ward 6 Resident seat,  
John B. Lightfeldt to Airport Commission Ward 3 seat, Blake S. Faris to Park and  
Recreation Commission Ward 3 seat, and Tedra A. Trimm to Commission on  
Disabilities Ward 1 seat (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
City Manager  
12  
Confirm appointment of Assistant City Managers Kris Martinez, Rafael Guzman, and  
Edward Enriquez to serve as City Manager Pro Tempore during temporary  
absences or disabilities of City Manager (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Community and Economic Development  
13  
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 approximately .93 acres of property located at 4100 Central Avenue  
from  
CR-SP - Commercial Retail and Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue) Overlay  
Zones, CG-SP - Commercial General and Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue) Overlay  
Zones, and O-SP - Office 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 6-27-23, Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
14  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, pursuant to  
Assembly Bill 1486, declaring as surplus approximately 56,999 square-feet of  
vacant City-Owned land, located between Van Buren Boulevard and Gibson Street,  
Riverside, California, Assessor Parcel Numbers 233-160-022, 233-150-017, and  
233-190-004, acquired through eminent domain - Waive further reading (Ward 5)  
Attachments:  
15  
Memorandum  
of  
Understanding  
with  
Southern  
California  
Association  
of  
Governments (SCAG) for Eastside Transformative Climate Communities (TCC)  
Riverside Technical Assistance Project for review and approval of housing  
development applications (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
16  
Declare as exempt surplus approximately 852.8 square feet of vacant City-owned  
land, located southwesterly corner of Misty Ridge Drive and Mitchell Avenue,  
formerly known as Mitchell Booster Station - Purchase and Sale Agreement with  
Salvador Garcia and Nancy Garcia Mendez for $4,213 - A Resolution of the City  
Council of the City of Riverside, California, dedicating and accepting certain  
city-owned land located at Mitchell Avenue for public street purposes to become and  
be known as a portion of Mitchell Avenue - Waive further reading (Ward 7)  
Attachments:  
Finance  
17  
Introduce and adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying  
special taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for the payment of the  
principal of and interest on and Administrative Expenses with respect to the Bonds  
of Community Facilities District No. 92-1 (Sycamore Canyon Business Park) of the  
City of Riverside, California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon  
adoption - Introduce and adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California,  
levying special taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for the payment  
of the principal of and interest on and administrative expenses with respect to the  
bonds of Community Facilities District No. 2004-1 (Galleria at Tyler) of the City of  
Riverside, California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption -  
Introduce and adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying  
special taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 within Improvement Area  
No. 1 of Community Facilities District No. 2006-1 (Riverwalk Vista) of the City of  
Riverside, California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption -  
Introduce and adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying  
Special Taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 within Improvement  
Area No. 2 of Community Facilities District No. 2006-1 (Riverwalk Vista) of the City  
of Riverside, California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption  
- Introduce and adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying  
Special Taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for the payment of the  
principal of and interest on and administrative expenses with respect to the bonds of  
Community Facilities District No. 2014-2 (The Highlands) of the City of Riverside,  
California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce  
and adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying Special Taxes to  
be collected during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 within Community Facilities District No.  
2015-1 (Orangecrest Grove) of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of  
California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce  
and adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying Special Taxes to  
be collected during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 within Community Facilities District No.  
2015-2 (Pomelo) of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of California,  
and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce and adopt an  
Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying Special Taxes to be collected  
during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 within Community Facilities District No. 2013-1  
(Kunny Ranch) of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of California,  
and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce and adopt an  
Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying Special Taxes to be collected  
during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 within Community Facilities District No. 2021-3  
(Bridle Ridge) of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of California, and  
declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Waive further readings  
(Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7)  
Attachments:  
18  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, ascertaining  
and fixing the amount of revenue from property taxes necessary to support the Debt  
Service requirements of the City of Riverside for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for the City  
of Riverside Election of 2003 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004 - A Resolution  
of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, fixing the rate of property  
taxes to be levied for Debt Service requirements of the City of Riverside for Fiscal  
Year 2023-2024 for the City of Riverside Election of 2003 General Obligation  
Bonds, Series 2004 - Waive further readings (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
19  
Fiscal Year 2022-23 Third Quarter cash, investments, and debt reports (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Fire  
20  
Purchase  
Fire  
Department  
ProCare  
LIFEPAK  
15 and  
1000 preventative  
maintenance service plans for repairs including parts, labor, and battery coverage  
annually from Stryker Sales, LLC., Kalamazoo, Michigan, for $56,822 from Fire  
Operations Paramedic Program Account (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
21  
Purchase and delivery of fuel products for City Fire Stations from SC Commercial,  
LLC., Orange, for $461,840 from Fiscal Year 2023-24 Fire Department Budget  
Motor Fuels and Lubricants Account through June 30, 2024 - Three additional  
one-year renewal periods with SC Commercial, LLC., for amounts of $484,932 for  
Fiscal Year 2024-25, $509,179 for Fiscal Year 2025-26, and $534,638 for Fiscal  
Year 2026-27 including 5 percent increases for future fuel market volatility (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
22  
Purchase protective firefighter safety clothing from All Star Equipment for $196,686  
from Fire Operations Account (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
General Services  
23  
Purchase one Hyundai electric-powered forklift from Select Equipment Sales, Inc.,  
for $64,403.06 for General Services Fleet Maintenance Division (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
24  
Bid 7991 - Reject all bids for Riverside Municipal Airport Taxiway “A” Rehabilitation  
Project at Riverside Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Human Resources  
25  
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 classification and salary range for the Licensed Clinical  
Social Worker, salary adjustment to the Principal Accountant Classification, and the  
title change for the Real Property Services Officer Classifications - Waive further  
reading (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Library  
26  
Agreement with Unique Management Services, Inc., for not-to-exceed $10,000  
annually from Library Department Professional Services Account for Library  
overdue fines collection services through June 30, 2028 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services  
27  
First Amendment to Lease Agreement with Riverside County Superintendent of  
Schools for $384.09 monthly revenue through June 30, 2024, for approximately 693  
square feet of space for Come Back Kids Charter School at Cesar Chavez  
Community Center at Bobby Bonds Park - 2060 University Avenue (Ward 2)  
Attachments:  
28  
Request for Proposal 2255 - Agreement with Mariposa Landscapes, Inc., for  
$435,552.24 from various departmental budgets for landscape maintenance and  
irrigation services at various City Facilities through June 30, 2025, with three  
one-year extension options (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Police  
29  
Purchase order with Dooley Enterprise, Inc., for $229,213 from General Fund,  
Police Department, Special Department Supplies Account for various types of duty  
and training of Police Department authorized ammunition (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
30  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, approving the  
City of Riverside to receive the Department of California Highway Patrol’s  
2023/2024 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Award in the amount of $124,799.74  
for education, prevention, and enforcement of laws related to driving under the  
influence for period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and authorizing the  
execution of necessary grant documents by the City Manager or his Designee -  
Waive further reading - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required  
(All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Public Utilities  
31  
Riverside Public Utilities 2023 Wildfire Mitigation Plan for submittal to Wildfire  
Safety Advisory Board in accordance with California Public Utilities Code Section  
8387 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
32  
Commercial Account Right of Entry Agreement with Charter Communications  
Operating, LLC., operating as Charter, for installation, maintenance, and removal of  
any equipment, facilities, and other communications accessories for Charter’s  
services to any customers at Mission Square Office with five-year term - 3750  
University Avenue (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
Public Works  
33  
CALSTART grant application under the “Clean Mobility Voucher Pilot Program” for  
additional funding up to $500,000 for Riverside Clean Air Carshare (RCAC) Pilot  
Program, a network of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles with free usage for qualifying  
low-income residents, in partnership with StratosShare and the University of  
California Riverside’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
34  
Agreement with R.F. MacDonald Co. for total not-to-exceed $160,680 from Fiscal  
Year 2023-24 Budget, Public Works, Sewer, Plant Maintenance, All Other  
Equipment Maintenance/Repair Account for repair, maintenance, and services for  
two flex boilers at Riverside Water Quality Control Plant through July 1, 2026, with  
one-year extension option (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
35  
Purchase of renewal software and technical support services from E&M Electric &  
Machinery, Inc., doing business as Aveva Select California, Healdsburg, California,  
for $341,025 from Public Works and Public Utilities Departmental Fiscal Year  
2023-24 Budgets for plant control systems at Riverside Water Quality Control Plant,  
Riverside Energy Resource Center and Springs Generating Station through August  
31, 2026 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
36  
Cost Sharing Agreement with San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District for  
total not-to-exceed $2,261,500 with 50 percent City's share for planning,  
environmental, and design costs for Riverside Habitat, Parks, and Water Project -  
West Branch (Public Utilities) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
37  
MEASURE Z - Fiscal Year 2022-23 Third Quarter Financial update - Allocate $10  
million of projected General Fund savings with $7 million to General Fund  
Infrastructure Reserve and $3 million to establish Technology Reserve - Appropriate  
$500,000 in the General Fund for demolition costs at 3460 Orange Street and  
$178,155 of Measure Z funds for Riverside Access Center Rehabilitation project -  
Five affirmative votes required (Finance) (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.  
38  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. Service Employees International  
Union, Local 721, et.al., Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2302880  
Attachments:  
39  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Service Employees International Union, Local 721 v.  
City of Riverside, Case No. LA-CE-1577-M  
Attachments:  
40  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Francisco Hoyos v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.  
(s): 120195 / ADJ1247318; 170108 / ADJ11099691; 210231 / ADJ14910241;  
220127 / ADJ15447612  
Attachments:  
41  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Francisco J. Ojeda v. City of Riverside, Riverside  
Superior Court Case No. RIC2003184  
Attachments:  
41a  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Iacob Lacatus, et al. v. City of Riverside, et al.,  
Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC2003858  
Attachments:  
41b  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Angel McNeil v. City of Riverside, et al., Riverside  
Superior Court Case No. CVRI2103762  
Attachments:  
41c  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Representative Matt Gaetz; Representative Marjorie  
Taylor-Greene; Put America First Joint Fundraising Committee; Friends of Matt  
Gaetz; Greene for Congress, Inc.; On behalf of themselves and the prospective  
attendees at their July 17, 2021 scheduled political rally v. City Of Riverside, et. al.,  
United States District Court Case No. 5:23-cv-1368  
Attachments:  
42  
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:  
43  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. Shell Oil Company, et. al., San  
Francisco County Superior Court Case No. CGC-20-588295  
Attachments:  
44  
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:  
45  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - three cases  
Attachments:  
46  
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  
- three cases  
Attachments:  
47  
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:  
COMMUNICATIONS  
48  
49  
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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