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, March 25, 2025

1:00 PM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

Publication Date: Thursday, March 13, 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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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 workplace that provides dignity, respect,

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

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

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possible.

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

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CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 2-7

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 from

legal counsel concerning James Brandt v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):

110137-LTM, 220306/ADJ16017434, 230126

Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for appointment/employment of Inspector

General by City Council

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(a), for consultation with Larry Gonzalez,

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

Information Officer regarding threat to public services or facilities

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

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item #8-9

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

Adopt 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 to implement

retirement

cost-sharing provision of one-half percent (0.5 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 - Waive further reading

(Human Resources) (Intro. on 2-25-25, All Wards)

Award Bid 8144 to BNBuilders, Irvine, for $28,552,072 with 15 percent change

order authority of $4,282,811 for total amount of $32,834,883 funded by bonds

proceeds for Museum of Riverside rehabilitation and expansion - 3580 Mission Inn

Avenue (Museum) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation)

3 P.M.

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 meeting:

Governmental Processes Committee at 9 a.m., on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Art

Pick Council Chamber

COMMUNICATIONS

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

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

PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 13-15

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.

Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act - A Resolution of the City Council of the

City of Riverside, California, approving the issuance of Tax-Exempt and/or Taxable

Revenue Bonds pursuant to a plan of finance in a maximum aggregate principal

amount not-to-exceed $100,000,000 by the California Municipal Finance Authority

for the purpose of financing, refinancing and/or reimbursing one or more projects

of California Baptist University, and certain other matters relating thereto for Cal

Baptist University (CBU) Softball and Baseball Clubhouse located on CBU campus -

Waive further reading - 8432 Magnolia Avenue (Finance) (Ward 5) (10-minute

presentation)

Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act - A Resolution of the City Council of the

City of Riverside approving a plan of finance of the California Municipal Finance

Authority to issue and reissue revenue bonds for a qualified residential rental project

for the benefit of Mulberry Gardens Family, L.P., and certain other matters relating

thereto for amount not-to-exceed $65,000,000, for acquisition, construction,

development and equipping of 150-unit qualified residential project - Waive further

reading - 2560 Mulberry Street (Finance) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation)

Resolutions of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, establishing the

public use and necessity for which certain legally described real property is to be

acquired by eminent domain, stating the statutory authority for such acquisition, and

authorizing proceedings in Eminent Domain for the purpose of the Third Street

Grade Separation Project, Federal Project No. STPL-5058 (081) - Waive further

readings - Make findings as described in the staff report including: (a) the public

interest and necessity required proposed public project (b) the proposed public

project is planned and located in a manner to be most compatible with greatest

public good and the least private injury; (c) the real property interests being sought

be acquired as described in the Resolutions are necessary for proposed public

project, and (d) that the offers required by Government Code 7267.2 have been

made to the owners of record - Authorize City Attorney to prepare and file

complaints in eminent domain and take all other actions necessary to acquire the

subject real property interests - Five affirmative votes required (Community and

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

6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Councilmember Hemenway

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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PRESENTATIONS - Item # 17-20

Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to Riverside County Director of

Victims’ Services Melissa Donaldson recognizing National Crime Victims' Rights

Week, April 6-10, 2025 (5-minute presentation)

Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to City of Riverside Public Works

Solid Waste Division, Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful, and Repeat Reuse

recognizing March 30, 2025, as Zero Waste Day (5-minute presentation)

Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to Latino Network recognizing March

31, 2025, as Cesar Chavez Day (5-minute presentation)

RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - Dapper Dine and Lounge (Ward 1)

(5-minute presentation)

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 21-38

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

Add law firm of Wanger Jones & Helsley PC to panel of authorized attorneys for

City - Approve Legal Services Agreement with law firm of Wanger Jones & Helsley

PC for specialized legal services for water rights issues for three-year term (All

Wards)

City Clerk

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

Records Retention Schedule: Citywide standards for all City Departments and

authorizing the destruction of certain City records and repealing Resolution No.

23548 - Waive further reading (All Wards)

Appointment of Steven Herrera to Cultural Heritage Board Ward 2 seat, Judy

Teunissen to Planning Commission Ward 4 seat - File resignation of Jamal Myrick

from Human Relations Commission Citywide seat (All Wards)

Minutes of February 25, March 4 and 11, 2025

City Council

Finance Committee recommends annual audit report from external independent

auditor, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP., on City of Riverside 2023-24 financial results, as

required by Riverside City Charter (All Wards)

City Manager

Human Relations Commission recommends City Council approval to award two

one-thousand-dollar grants to Adrian Dell and Carmen Roberts Foundation and

Laundry of Love Riverside as part of the 2025 Community Support Grant Program

(All Wards)

Fire

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

City of Riverside Local Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023 Annex from the Riverside

County Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan as

required by the Federal Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act of 2000 - Waive

further reading (All Wards)

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

City of Riverside Emergency Operations Plan 2025; and repealing Resolution No.

22151 - Waive further reading - Amend Emergency Operations Plan to make

changes which may become necessary in the future to keep plan current, and

functional

Approve new and updated Emergency Support Function (ESF)

Annexes, Hazard Annexes to Emergency Operations Plan, and subsidiary plans as

needed to keep plans current, functional, and in accordance with State and Federal

Guidelines (All Wards)

Housing and Human Services

Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program Subrecipient Agreements with

Kingdom Causes, Inc. doing business as City Net for $1,384,133.83 and Sunrise at

Bogart, L.P. for $380,562 for case management services for at-risk individuals

experiencing homelessness and development of 22 affordable housing units and a

manager’s unit located at 11049 Bogart Street - Second Amendment to Permanent

Local Housing Allocation Loan Agreement Amendment with The Aspire, L.P. for

$1,053,906.75 for development of 32 affordable housing units and a manager’s unit

located at 3861 Third Street

Total fiscal impact is $4,723,092.58 including

$2,266,583.58 from 2020 Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program

Grant Accounts - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside,

California, authorizing the application for, and receipt, of Permanent Local Housing

Allocation Funds under the SB 2 Permanent Entitlement Jurisdiction Component

from the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund - Waive further reading

Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Subrecipient Agreement for Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program

Round 3 with Riverside Housing Development Corporation for grant funds of

$250,000 for predevelopment costs for acquisition and conversion of 114 motel

rooms into studio units - 1590 University Avenue (Ward 2)

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

submission of a joint application to the Department of Housing and Community

Development for $3,651,356 of Homekey+ Program funds for the development of

the Sunrise at Bogart Limited Partnership Affordable Housing Project and

authorizing the execution of all required documents by the City Manager or his

Designee and related participation - Waive further reading - Five affirmative votes

required (Ward 7)

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Purchase of 12, 16-passenger paratransit vehicles for $2,485,114.41 fully funded

via Federal and State grants through California Association for Coordinated

Transportation/Morongo Basin Transit Authority, Colton, Purchasing Cooperative,

Contract No. 20-01 and fulfilled by A-Z Bus Sales, Inc., Colton (All Wards)

Rescind Bid Award 8110 to Zeco, Inc., Santa Ana, for $234,850 - Award Bid 8110

to Pacific Tide Construction, Northridge, for $222,867.20 and authorize 10 percent

change order authority of up to $22,286.72 for project changes for total contract

amount not-to-exceed $245,153.92, for total amount of $256,297.28 from Capital

Outlay Fund, Nichols Park Playground Project Accounts and unappropriated

General Fund revenue generated from savings due to ARPA coverage of qualifying

public safety expenditures for Nichols Park Playground, Shade Structure, and

Resilient Surfacing Installation Project - Supplemental appropriation - Interfund

Transfer - Five affirmative votes required (Ward 3)

Police

Appropriation not-to-exceed $86,106.93 to Measure Z, Police Field Operations,

Special Department Supplies account for purchase of drones and advanced training

course for small unmanned aircraft systems pilots to enhance illegal fireworks

enforcement - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapters 1.17,

5.28, 5.40, 5.52, 5.80, 5.90, 5.95, 6.24, 9.40, 9.42, and 9.60 of the Riverside

Municipal Code to include a more Uniform Appeal Procedure for various types of

businesses and their permits, as well as the extraordinary Police Response Bill

process pursuant to Chapter 9.60 with amendments thereto - Waive further reading

(Intro. on 3-4-25, All Wards)

Public Utilities

Increase residential heat pump rebate program annual budget from $375,000 to

$2,000,000 - Maintain current rebate amount of $750/ton for future years (All

Wards)

Fourth Amendment to Agreement with Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc., Gilbert,

Arizona, for $180,000, for total amount of $630,000 from Springs Professional

Services and RERC Professional Services Accounts for power plant control system

engineering and consulting services at Riverside Energy Resource Center and

Springs Power Plant through June 30, 2028 (All Wards)

Public Works

Purchase of mobile barriers, trailers, beam gate system, related equipment, and

certified deployment training from Meridian Rapid Defense Group for $750,000 from

General Fund, Public Works-Traffic Engineering-Machine and Equipment Account

for special event traffic safety measures (All Wards)

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 39-40

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.

By motion, waive attorney-client privilege regarding the second legal opinion

provided by outside counsel firm Redwood Public Law LLP, regarding the adoption

of a resolution reaffirming the policy excepting certain types of projects from

Section 1109 of the Riverside City Charter as authorized by Resolution No. 24224

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

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, pursuant to

Riverside Municipal Code Section 5.77.120, to further postpone the City’s evaluation

and review of applications for Storefront Retail Commercial Cannabis Business

Permits up to 30 additional days for a total postponement of 120 days - Waive

further reading - Direct staff to draft an Ordinance to amend Section 5.77 to include

amendments to maximum number of Retail Commercial Cannabis Business (CCB)

Permits allowed in City, maximum number of CCB Permits per ward, restricting the

sale and transfer of permits, maintaining a minimum distance of 1,000 feet between

CCB Permits, conformance with Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) licensed

business requirements to ensure compatibility, designating parks as a sensitive use

with corresponding minimum separation distances, and minor clean up items in the

Riverside Municipal Code related to renewal exceptions - Direct staff to draft a

Resolution to amend the Storefront Retail Commercial Cannabis Business Permit

Procedure Guidelines and Application Review Criteria to amend Step 2.2 to clarify

failure to meet Zoning Verification Requirements require full resubmittal and Step

2.3 to clarify an applicant fails the submittal deadline for any of processes detailed

in Step 2.3, applicant shall be deemed to have forfeited the Storefront Retail CCB

application and any right to a Storefront Retail CCB permit - Provide direction on

transfer of sales to equity qualified businesses, prohibit transfers of CCB Permits,

amend the final authority to approve or deny the transfer process to City Council,

amendment to the Zoning Code to prohibit CCB Permits in Placemaking or

Specialty Zone/Areas, and review Residential Zoned Properties as a sensitive use

with corresponding minimum separation distance (Community and Economic

Development) (All Wards) (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, April 8, 2025

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