Mayor

City of Riverside

City Council

Patricia Lock Dawson

Councilmembers:

Philip Falcone

Clarissa Cervantes

Steven Robillard

Chuck Conder

Sean H. Mill

Agenda en Espanol

Agenda

Jim Perry

Steve Hemenway

Meeting Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

1:00 PM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

Publication Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting

MISSION STATEMENT

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

ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.

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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

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and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve.

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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.

1 P.M.

MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMENT

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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

COMMUNICATIONS

City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation)

Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 5-6

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

Modify Supplemental Senior Rental Assistance Program to remove Section 8 waitlist

participants requirement, assist mobile homeowners with space rental assistance

and assist seniors in shelters with rental assistance - Appropriate $100,000 from

Measure Z Fund, Homeless Outreach Account to Measure Z Capital Fund, 2023-24

Riverside Access Center Rehabilitation project account - Interfund Transfer - Five

affirmative votes required (Housing and Human Services) (All Wards) (10-minute

presentation)

CONTINUED FROM JUNE 10, 2025 - Approve Central Stores Annual Purchase

Orders for estimated total of $23,768,660 - Approve not-to-exceed 20 percent

allowance for Producer Price Index (PPI) increases for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual

Purchase Orders for Central Stores (Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 7-12

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 §54956.8 to instruct City’s Negotiator, Charles M.

Futrell, regarding price and terms of payment for the purchase, sale, exchange, or

lease of property located at 2501 Dexter Dr., commonly known as the Armory, APN:

207-110-010, by Thompson Brewing Co. LLC / iPickle; Brian, Martha & Corbin

Thompson, John Letts, Negotiators

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice

from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case

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

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

Pursuant to Government Code §54957(a), for consultation with Larry Gonzalez,

Riverside Chief of Police, or his respective deputy, and George Khalil, Chief

Innovation Officer regarding threat to public services or facilities

Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for appointment of City Attorney by City

Council

3 P.M.

PRESENTATION

Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation recognizing local businesses as

certified green businesses in the City of Riverside (5-minute presentation)

PUBLIC HEARINGS - Item # 14-15

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.

Approve Fiscal Year 2025-26 Master Fees and Charges Schedule - Introduction of

an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 3.30 of the

Riverside Municipal Code, to revise one category to the Schedule of Regulation,

Products, and Services, adding one fee - A Resolution of the City Council of the

City of Riverside, California, amending the City’s Master Fees and Charges

Schedule as set forth in Resolution No. 21960, as amended, providing for

adjustments for Public Works and Parking Bail Schedule, and authorizing the Chief

Financial Officer to amend the Master Fees and Charges Schedule - Waive further

reading - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Finance) (All

Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Case PR-2025-001768 - Sign Code Update - Zoning Code Text Amendments to Title

19 of the Riverside Municipal Code, including but not limited to Articles VIII (Site

Planning and General Development Provisions), IX (Land Use Development Permit

Requirements/Procedures), and X (Definitions) - Determine project is exempt from

further California Environmental Quality Review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)

(General Rule), as it can be seen with certainty the project will not have an effect on

environment - Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside,

California, amending Chapters 19.590 - Performance Standards, 19.620 - General

Sign Provisions, and 19.650 - approving and Appeal Authority (Community and

Economic Development) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Mayor Lock Dawson

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION

Mayor Lock Dawson to present 2024 City Spirit Award to Richard Roth for his

extraordinary deeds, community spirit, citizenship, and dedication to enhancing the

quality of life in the City of Riverside (5-minute presentation)

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 18-44

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 Attorney

Increase legal budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25 with law firm of Thompson Coburn for

not-to-exceed $72,000, for total revised budget of $792,000 from various Public

Utilities accounts for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) proceedings

for City’s electric utility costs (All Wards)

Increase legal budget for law firm of Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP., for

not-to-exceed $183,750, for revised total budget of $208,750 from TUMF Fund,

Third Street Grade Separation Project account, for outside counsel to consult on

litigated Eminent Domain cases related to Third Street Grade Separation Project (All

Wards)

Approve legal budget with law firm of Jarvis Fay, for not-to-exceed $70,000 from

Sewer Fund, Outside Legal Services Account for specialized legal assistance in

appellate case entitled Regents of the University of California v. City of Riverside, an

appeal to a writ of mandate action challenging City’s sewer capacity fees (All

Wards)

City Clerk

Minutes of June 10, 2024

Community and Economic Development

Agreement with Albert A. Webb Associates for $299,492 and authorize 40 percent

contingency for total contract amount not-to-exceed $414,321 for preparation of

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental review for proposed

Riverside Adventure Center and Mixed-Use Town Center Development project for

two-year term with two additional six-month extension options (Ward 1)

Agreement for Conveyance of Property with City of Colton for sale of a partial fee

simple interest and a sixty-month temporary construction easement on a portion of

City-owned vacant land, identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number 0276-122-06, for

$25,800 in revenue - Mount Vernon Bridge Project - East side of South Mount

Vernon Avenue, on South side of Union Pacific Rail Line in City of Colton (All

Wards)

Finance

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, establishing the

Appropriations Limit of $465,304,960 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for the City of

Riverside in accordance with the provisions of Division 9 of Title 1 of the

Government Code of the State of California - Waive further reading (All Wards)

Annual insurance renewal of City's various insurance policies negotiated through

Keenan & Associates beginning July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, for

not-to-exceed $9,825,218 and authorize 15 percent contingency of $1,473,783 for

potential changes and coverage enhancements for total not-to-exceed $11,299,011

(All Wards)

Purchase of one Rizon Electric COE Chassis with Stake Bed truck - CLI 13 18L

Chassis 18L from Los Angeles Truck Center, LLC., for $157,705.50 from California

State Contract Bid 1-23-23-22A, for Central Stores Division (All Wards)

General Services

Award Bid 8163 to Fritts Ford, Riverside, for $566,617.30 from Central Garage

Fund for eleven 2025 Ford F150 XL 2-Wheel-Drive SuperCabs for Water

Operations Division - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required

(All Wards)

Services agreement with Fuel Equipment Services Inc., doing business as Fuel

Serv, Montclair, for $450,000, plus 20 percent change order authority, for total

amount of $540,000 from General Services Central Garage -Auto Stores Fund, All

Other Equipment Maintenance/Repair Account, for repair and service of various

City fuel systems through June 30, 2030, with one optional two-year extension -

8095 Lincoln Avenue and 5961 Acorn Street (All Wards)

Approve change order for $93,247.28 to Purchase Order 253783 for two additional

2025 Ford F-150 XL 2WD SuperCab vehicles from Fritts Ford, Riverside, from

General Fund Urban Forestry Automotive Equipment and Streets Construction

Maintenance Accounts for Public Works Department, Urban Forestry and

Landscape Division (All Wards)

Human Resources

Memoranda of Understanding with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,

Local 47, Wastewater Unit effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028 which

incorporate negotiated salaries, benefits and other working conditions

Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending

Resolution No. 21052 to amend Parts I, II, III, and IV of the fringe benefits and

salary plan, to reflect various updates and changes in connection with the

Memorandum of Understanding with the International Brotherhood of Electrical

Workers (IBEW) Local 47 - Wastewater Unit

Waive further reading

Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Innovation and Technology

Annual renewal of services for 58 existing software and hardware maintenance and

support or subscription agreements, with aggregate expenditures over $100,000

each over life of each agreement or will be surpassing $100,000, for estimated total

amount of $6,222,014 - Approve 15 percent change order authority for Fiscal Year

2025-26 renewals, to be used if quotes are higher than expected, and/or for use of

minor supplemental purchases (All Wards)

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Accept $121,486.35 from Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency for

equipment for trail repair and land management purposes within Sycamore Canyon

Park Reserve, including invasive species removal which will directly improve habitat

for Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat and other native species within reserve - Supplemental

appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Ward 2)

Bid 8142 - Reject bid submitted by Julian Tree Care, Inc., as non-responsive -

Award Bid 8142 to Bay Area Tree Specialists, San Jose, for $395,613.50 with 10

percent change order authority for project changes including, but not limited to,

unforeseen conditions or necessary changes and additional amount of $19,780.67

for permit fees, for total contract amount not-to-exceed $454,955.52 from Grants

and Restricted Programs Account for Fairmount Park Tree Removals for Wildlife

Fuel Reduction Project (Ward 1)

Fifth Amendment to Agreement with Concilio Child Development Centers for

$2,726.11 total monthly rent for 14,635 square-foot Nati Fuentes Centro de Niños

Childcare Center at Bordwell Park through June 30, 2026 - 2008 Martin Luther King

Boulevard (Ward 1)

Request for Proposal 2397 - Agreement with Inland Empire Landscape, Inc., San

Bernardino for $2,247,600 from PRCSD’s Neighborhood Maintenance Contract

Account for Landscape Maintenance Services for neighborhood parks throughout

City through June 30, 2027 - Approve an additional $200,000 per year for irrigation,

vandalism and graffiti removal costs and authorize 10 percent change order

authority on base contract price of $224,760 for initial contract term, for total

contract amount of $2,872,360 (All Wards)

Public Utilities

Riverside Public Utilities 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan for submittal to Wildfire

Safety Advisory Board in accordance with California Public Utilities Code Section

8387 (All Wards)

Public Works

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending

Resolution No. 22451 known as the Master Parking Schedule Resolution to remove

a segment of the existing timed 2-Hour Parking Zone on Market Street and establish

timed 20-minute parking zones within the same segment on Market Street and on a

segment of Second Street - Waive further reading (Ward 1)

Final Parcel Map 38052 - Sam Zhou of Zigas, Inc., for Steven Hung Ming Shih -

Subdivide one parcel into 2 parcels on .38 acres - A Resolution of the City Council

of the City of Riverside, California, accepting the Final Map of Parcel Map No.

38052 - Waive further reading - Southwest corner of 10th Street and Victoria

Avenue (Ward 1)

Request for Proposal 2441 with SNF Polydyne Inc., Riceboro, Georgia, for

$1,300,000 annually, for total compensation amount of $3,900,000 for dewatering

polymeric flocculant for treatment of wastewater at Riverside Water Quality Control

Plant (RWQCP) through June 30, 2028, two additional one-year extension options -

Approve increase in cost of optional terms based on Consumer Price Index or 3

percent, whichever is greater, to account for rising material costs in years four and

five of optional period - 5950 Acorn Street (All Wards)

Purchase one heavy equipment, John Deere 310P Backhoe and Wainroy 24-inch

Quick Coupler Bucket from RDO Equipment Co., Riverside, for $147,329.47 under

Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement 011723-JDC from Wastewater Collections

Divisions Equipment Outlay - Automotive Equipment account for Riverside Water

Quality Control Plant, Sewer Division (All Wards)

Award Bid 8131 to Hardy & Harper, Inc., Lake Forest, for $1,845,000, with 10

percent change order authority for total amount of $2,029,500 from Development

Grants Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities Mission Heritage Account

for construction of Mission Heritage Affordable Housing and Sustainable

Communities Street and Alley Improvements (Wards 1 and 2)

California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) grant

acceptance of $275,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 - A Resolution of the City Council

of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the City Manager to execute on

behalf of the City of Riverside all necessary applications, contracts, payment

requests, agreements and amendments in the process of applying for and securing

funds under the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery

(CalRecycle) Beverage Container Recycling Grant Program RBC 36 (Fiscal Year

2024-25) and RBC 37 (Fiscal Year 2025-26) through June 30, 2030 - Waive further

reading (All Wards)

Approve four annual purchase orders for Riverside Water Quality Control Plant

chemical purchases for total of $6,002,857 from Public Works Sewer Fund

Accounts - Citric acid from Northstar Chemical, Santa Fe Springs, for $300,000;

ferric chloride with Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., Fontana, for $1,328,888; sodium

bisulfite from Univar USA, Inc., Kent, Washington, for $1,122,682; and sodium

hypochlorite from Pioneer Americas, LLC., Wilmington, Delaware, for $3,251,287 -

Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Cooperative Agreement with Riverside County Flood Control and Water

Conservation District and FB 215 LLC., for Project 4-0-00788-01 for construction

and construction inspection costs funded by Developer of West End Moreno MDP

Line GG, Stage 2 storm drain facilities (Ward 2)

PUBLIC HEARING

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.

CONTINUED FROM APRIL 22, 2025 - Planning Case PR-2024-001656 (TM) -

Appeal - Uphold appeal by Matthew Esquivel, Warmington Residential, of Planning

Commission denial and approve the Tentative Tract Map (TM-38921) to subdivide a

9.91-acre parcel into 49 single family lots (for 46 market rate dwellings and 3

affordable dwellings) situated on the southeast corner of La Sierra Avenue and

Victoria Avenue - Determine project is exempt from additional environmental review

pursuant to Section 15183 of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as

project is consistent with General Plan 2025 Programmatic Environmental Impact

Report, approved in November 2007, and its addendums, based on checklist

prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168, project is within scope of

General Plan 2025 Programmatic Environmental Impact Report and its addendums

adequately describe project for purposes of CEQA (Community and Economic

Development) (Ward 5) (15-minute 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,

, 2025

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