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, October 10, 2023

Publication Date: Friday, October 6, 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: September 28, 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.

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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.

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.

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

PUBLIC COMMENT

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

To comment on Closed Sessions and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City

Council, 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.

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COMMUNICATIONS

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

(5-minute presentation)

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)

WORKSHOP

Private and public ownership of trees and sidewalks related to claims and/or lawsuits

(City Attorney) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Presentation

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.

A Resolution of Intention to approve an Amendment to Contract between the Board

of Administration California Public Employees' Retirement System and the City

Council City of Riverside - Waive further reading - Introduce an Ordinance of the

City of Riverside, California, authorizing an Amendment to the Contract between the

City of Riverside and the Board of Administration of the California Public

Employees’ Retirement System

implementing a retirement cost-sharing provision

of: one percent of pensionable income for all Classic, CalPERS Level 3 Fire Safety

members hired between June 11, 2011 and December 31, 2012, in the Riverside

Firefighters’ Association; one percent of pensionable income for all Classic,

CalPERS Level 3 Fire Safety members hired between June 11, 2011, and

December 31, 2012, in the Riverside Fire Management Group; and additional one

percent for a total of six and a half percent of pensionable income for all Classic,

CalPERS Level 1 and 2 Police Safety members hired before June 13, 2012, in the

Unrepresented Police Management Group (Human Resources) (All Wards)

(10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Resolution

Ordinance

Certificate of Compliance

Presentation

Security Resource Pilot Program proposal - First Amendment to Agreement with

Universal Protection Service, LP, doing business as Allied Universal Security

Services, for $269.755.22 and 20 percent change order authority for total amount of

$876,124.79 from General Fund City Hall Occupancy Account for unarmed security

services at various City facilities for increase in security services in Downtown and

other designated areas of the City through June 30, 2024 (Housing and Human

Services, General Services, and Police) (All Wards) (15 minute presentation)

Attachments:

Report

First Amendment to Agreement

Presentation

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 In the matter of application of Southern California Edison

Company (U338E) for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the

RTRP Transmission Project; CPUC Proceeding No.15-04-013

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

6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Councilmember Conder

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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

To comment on the Consent Calendar and any matters within the jurisdiction of the

City Council, 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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Select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will

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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:

Financial Performance and Budget Committee at 3:00 p.m., on Wednesday,

October 11, 2023, Art Pick Council Chamber

Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m., on Thursday, October 12, 2023, Art

Pick Council Chamber

PRESENTATIONS

Mayor Lock Dawson to call upon Domestic Violence and Abuse Protection

Executive Director Jeffery Lee to present "Protection When Restraining Orders

Aren’t Enough." (10-minute presentation)

Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Certificate of Recognition to La Union Estudiantil

de la Raza (UER) for their volunteer efforts on the Cesar Chavez statue (5-minute

presentation)

RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - Yoli's Mexican Grill (Ward 1) (5-minute

presentation)

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 19

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.

Finance

Annual Report of Riverside Downtown Partnership acting in its capacity as Advisory

Board to Riverside Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area -

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

intention to levy an Annual Assessment in the Downtown Parking and Business

Improvement Area for Calendar Year 2024 pursuant to Section 36534 of the

California Streets and Highways Code, generally describing the improvements and

activities to be undertaken and fixing the time and place for a public hearing before

the City Council of the City of Riverside on the levy of the proposed assessment -

Waive further reading - Schedule public hearing for Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at

3 p.m. (Wards 1 and 2)

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.

Second Amendment to Agreement with County of Riverside, Department of Animal

Services for $3,600,000 from General Fund, Non-Departmental-Public Works,

Riverside County Animal Control Account for animal control field and licensing

services for retroactive term from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023

(Public Works) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Board Policy B4

Proposed 2nd Amendment

Executed Agreement

Executed 1st Amendment

Fee Breakdown

Presentation

American Rescue Plan Act Expenditure Plan update and reallocation of funds - Five

affirmative votes required (Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Report

ARPA Expenditure Plan

Proposed Park Projects List

Presentation

Purchase Order to Landscape Structures, Inc., for $2,534,063.54 from American

Rescue Plan Act Citywide Park Improvement Plan Account for playground

equipment at nine park sites (Parks, Recreation and Community Services) (Wards

2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Presentation

MEASURE Z - Purchase variety of heavy-duty equipment from multiple vendors for

$2,157,234.81 with 10 percent change order authority up to $215,723.48 for total

amount $2,372,958.29 from Fiscal Year 2023-24 Measure Z Fund, Public Works

Street Maintenance Automotive Equipment Account for Public Works Department

Street Maintenance Division (Public Works) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Report

PB Loader Quotes

Sourcewell Contract #080521-PBL

Quinn Quote

Sourcewell Contract CAT #032119

Sonsray Quote

Sourcewell Contract #092922-FTS

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, October 17, 2023

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