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DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 6-8

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

Award Bid 8151 to Hardy

Harper, Inc., Lake Forest, for $1,530,000 from

Community Development Block Grant, Gas Tax and Minor Streets Rehab Accounts

for Fiscal Year 2024-25 Community Development Block Grant Street Improvements

at various locations throughout City (Public Works) (Wards 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6)

(10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Location Map

Location List

Bid Award Recommendation

Envision Riverside 2025 Strategic Plan Report - Envision Riverside Strategic Plan

Fiscal Year 2024-25 Third Quarter Financial update - Proposed budget adjustments

- Supplemental appropriation and interfund transfer - Five affirmative votes required

(Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 9-16

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 Phaedra Norton vs. City of Riverside, Superior Court

Case No. CVR12500992

Attachments:

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

from legal counsel concerning Valerie Pearce v. City of Riverside, Riverside County

Superior Court Case No.CVRI2304201

Attachments:

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, commonly known as Pellissier Ranch, APNs: 0275-051-19;

0277-011-26;

0277-011-27,

0277-022-71;

0277-022-73,

0277-022-74;

/ Lewis Land

0277-022-75; 1167-021-24, by Harridge Development Group

Developers; David Schwartzman / Bob Martin, Negotiators

Attachments:

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

from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case

Attachments:

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:

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

Attachments:

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:

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

Attorney

Attachments:

3 P.M.

PUBLIC HEARINGS - Item # 17-23

Audience participation is encouraged.

Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Press

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

diagram and assessment for the Riverwalk Landscape Maintenance District and

levying assessments on all assessable lots and parcels of land therein for Fiscal

Year

2025-2026 -

Waive

further

reading

(Finance)

(Ward

(5-minute

presentation)

Attachments:

Preliminary Engineer's Report

R-24265

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

diagram and assessment for Street Lighting District No. 1, and levying assessments

on all assessable lots and parcels of land therein for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 -

Waive further reading (Finance) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Preliminary Engineer's Report

Preliminary Assessment Roll

Preliminary Engineer's Diagrams

R-24267

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

diagram and assessment for the Landscape Maintenance District No. 88-1

(Sycamore Highlands) and levying assessments on all assessable lots and parcels

of land therein for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - Waive further reading (Finance)

(Ward 2) (5-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Preliminary Engineer's Report

R-24266

Recovery of unpaid administrative and abatement costs in amount of $300,111.41

for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 associated with various code enforcement actions and

nuisance abatements affecting real property - 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:

R - Rubbish, Refuse, Trash/Debris or Waste Matter

R - Dangerous Buildings

R - Weed and Brush Nuisance

R - Administrative Costs

Case DP-2025-00302 - Request by California Baptist University to modify

Hawthorne House City Landmark No. 123 designation and remove the Eucalyptus

tree as contributing feature

Determine that Case DP-2025-00302 (Historic

Designation) for the modification of the Hawthorne House City Landmark

Designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Rule) and 21084.1

(Historical Resource), as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that

activity will have a significant effect on environment - A Resolution of the City

Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Resolution No. 22332 to

remove the Eucalyptus Tree as a contributing feature from the Hawthorne House

City, Landmark Designation No. 123 - Waive further reading - 3697-3747 Monroe

Street (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 5) (5-minute presentation)

Attachments:

2a - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025

2b - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025

2c - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025

2d - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025

2e - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025

2f - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025

2g - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025

3 - CHB Draft Minutes 5-21-25

Case DP-2024-01558 - Request by Jo Phelan and Bruce Link to designate Boyd

Residence as a City Landmark No. 151 - Determine that Case DP-2024-01558

(Historic Designation), to designate Boyd Residence as a City Landmark, is

categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant

to Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) and 15308 (Actions by

Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), as proposal will have no

significant effect on environment, identifies structure as a cultural resource, and

preserves historic character of a cultural resource - A Resolution of the City Council

of the City of Riverside, California, approving the application under Planning Case

Number DP-2024-01558 designating the Boyd Residence located at 4649 Ninth

Street, as City Historic Landmark No. 151 - Waive further reading - Introduce 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

applying the Cultural Resources Overlay (“CR”) Zone to City Landmark No. 151, the

Boyd Residence, located at 4649 Ninth Street (Community and Economic

Development) (Ward 1) (5-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Recommended CR Overlay Findings

CHB Draft Minutes 5-21-25

CHB Staff Report 5-21-25

Case DP-2025-00469 - City of Riverside - Designate Riverside City Hall, as City

Historic Landmark, No. 152 - Determine that Case DP-2025-00469 (Historic

Designation), to designate

as Riverside City Hall as a City Landmark, is

categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to

Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) and 15308 (Actions by

Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), as proposal will have no

significant effect on environment, identifies structure as a cultural resource, and

preserves historic character of a cultural resource - A Resolution of the City Council

of the City of Riverside, California, approving the application under Planning Case

Number DP-2025-00469 designating Riverside City Hall located at 3900 Main

Street, as City Historic Landmark #152 - Waive further reading (Community and

Economic Development) (Ward 1) (5-minute presentation)

Attachments:

CHB Staff Report 06-18-25

CHB Minutes 06-18-25

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6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Councilmember Cervantes

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

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PRESENTATION

RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report

Keyes Mane Design (Ward 5)

(5-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Keyes

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 26-44

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 Clerk

Appoint Norman Ellstrand to Board of Library Trustees Citywide seat and Matthew

Segre to Community Police Review Commission Ward 2 seat (All Wards)

Attachments:

Minutes of June 24 and July 1, 2025

Attachments:

06-24-25 CC Minutes

07-01-25 CC Minutes

Community and Economic Development

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

Adopt 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 - Waive further reading (Intro. on 6-24-25, All Wards)

Attachments:

Ordinance - Redlined

Ordinance - Clean

Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,

amending Chapter 5.77 the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Cannabis Business

Activities (All Wards)

Attachments:

Purchase and Sale Agreement with County of Riverside for total purchase price of

$413,000 funded under Federal Aid Number CML 5058(081) for easements needed

for Third Street Grade Separation Project located at 2580, 2570, 2544, 2530 Third

Street and 3315 Park Avenue, for two permanent Street and Highway Easements

and two Temporary Construction Easements for a thirty-six (36) month duration

(Wards 1 and 2)

Attachments:

Purchase and Sale Agreement

Finance

Fiscal Year 2024-25 Third Quarter Cash, Investments, and Debt Reports (All

Wards)

Attachments:

Quarterly Investment Report

Quarterly Debt Report

Riverside New Car Dealers Association Annual Report - A Resolution of the City

Council of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its intention to levy an annual

assessment in the Auto Center Business Improvement District for the Fiscal Year

beginning September 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 36534 of the California Streets

and Highways Code, and 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 August 5, 2025, at 3 p.m. (All Wards)

Attachments:

Annual Report

Introduce and adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying

Special Taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 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 - Introduce and adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California,

levying Special Taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 within Community Facilities District No. 2021-2

(Riverpointe/Park Place) 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 2025-2026 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 -

Waive further readings (Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7)

Attachments:

O - Riverpointe Park Place Facilities

O - Bridle Ridge

O - Galleria at Tyler

O - Riverwalk Vista IA 1

O - Riverwalk Vista IA 2

O - Sycamore Canyon

Adopt 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 - Waive further reading (Intro. on 6-24-25, All Wards)

Attachments:

Fire

Award Bid 8170 to Allstar Fire Equipment, Arcadia, for $296,851 for purchase and

installation of NFPA 1981 SCBA Conversion Kits Appropriate $371,284 from

Measure Z fund balance to Measure Z Fund, Fire, Clothing Linen and Safety

Supplies account - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Attachments:

Bid Packet 8170

Bid Award Recommendation

General Services

Request for Proposal 2404 - Design-Build Agreement from Request with Otis

Elevator Company, Anaheim, for $1,319,470 with 20 percent change order authority

for total of $1,583,364 for modernization of elevators in City Hall - Supplemental

appropriation - Interfund transfer (Ward 1)

Attachments:

Award Recommendation

Approve revised Master Communications Site License Agreement for cellular sites

on City-owned property (All Wards)

Attachments:

Inventory

Increase change order authority up to 25 percent totaling $94,677 for Purchase

Order 252660 with Stilwell Construction, Inc., Riverside, for total revised project

amount of $473,384 for replacement of existing evaporative coolers at Fire Fleet

Maintenance Facility at Corporation Yard - Supplemental appropriation - Five

affirmative votes required - 8095 Lincoln Avenue (Ward 4)

Attachments:

Change Order

Housing and Human Services

Subrecipient Agreement with Path of Life Ministries for Homeless Housing,

Assistance and Prevention Program Round 2, 3, and 4 for $1,958,500 to cover

Emergency Shelter Program operation costs for 45 single adult shelter beds and

eight transitional aged youth shelter beds (Ward 2)

Attachments:

Sole Source Justification

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 Salary Adjustments to the Existing Administrative Analyst Management Analyst

and Financial Analyst Series; Approve an Additional Step for the Senior Mechanic

Classification; Deletion of Non-Utilized Classifications; and Approve Additional Five

Percent Special Compensation for CNG Fuel Island Assignment - Waive further

reading (All Wards)

Attachments:

Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan

Job Code Table

Salary Survey

Library

Award Bid 8165 to Horizons Construction Company, Orange, for $16,128,715, plus

10 percent contingency, for total not-to-exceed $17,741,587 from Eastside Library

Project Accounts for SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library Project - Supplemental

appropriation total of $1,479,105 - Interdepartmental/Interfund Transfers

affirmative votes required - 2060 University Avenue (Ward 1)

Five

Attachments:

Award Recommendation

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Adopt Special Transportation Division’s Short Range Transit Plan for Fiscal Years

2025/26 - 2027/28 - Authorize submittal of Transportation Development Act, State of

Good Repair, and State Transit Assistance claim forms and Transportation

Development Act Standard Assurances Form to Riverside County Transportation

Commission for Special Transportation Program - Record an increase in revenue of

$2,993,954 and appropriate equal amount to various accounts in the Special

Transportation Fund to align with Riverside County Transportation Commission

approved funding levels on Short Range Transit Plan - Supplemental appropriation -

Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Attachments:

Claim Forms

Standard Assurances Form

Short Range Transit Plan

Public Utilities

First Amendment to Agreement with Electrify America for construction of eight

electric vehicle charging stations at Mission Square Parking Garage - 3750

University Avenue (All Wards)

Attachments:

Public Works

Amended and Restated Cooperative Funding Agreement with Riverside County

Flood Control and Water Conservation District to increase funding by $5,114,056

for construction of Box Springs Master Drainage Plan Line D, Stage 1, Project No.

1-0-00089 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Ward 1)

Attachments:

Map

PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 45-46

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

Motion to reconsider amendments to Chapter 5.77 (Cannabis Business Activities) of

Title 5 and Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC) related to the

Commercial Cannabis Business Program (City Council) (All Wards) (10-minute

presentation)

Attachments:

Case PR-2025-001795 - City of Riverside

Amend Chapter 5.77 Cannabis

Business Activities of Title 5 and Title 19 Zoning of the Riverside Municipal Code

(RMC) related to Commercial Cannabis Business (CCB) Program - Determine

project is exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review

pursuant to Section 15601(b)(3) of CEQA Guidelines as it can be seen with

certainty approval of project will not have an effect on environment - Introduce an

Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section

5.77.320 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding location and design of

Cannabis Businesses and Table 19.150.020.A regarding Permitted Uses - Direct

staff to provide an exemption for non-retail commercial cannabis uses from the

location requirements in Chapter 5.77 of the Riverside Municipal Code (Community

and Economic Development) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)

Attachments:

05-08-2025 CPC Report

05-08-2025 CPC Minutes

Downtown Neighborhood

Midtown Area