Mayor  
City of Riverside  
City Council  
Patricia Lock Dawson  
Councilmembers:  
Philip Falcone  
Clarissa Cervantes  
Steven Robillard  
Chuck Conder  
Sean H. Mill  
Public Financing Authority  
Agenda - Revised  
Jim Perry  
Steve Hemenway  
Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024  
Publication Date: Friday, November 15, 2024  
1:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
Live Webcast at:  
Originally published:  
Thursday, November 7, 2024  
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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.  
1 P.M.  
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
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1
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CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 2-12  
Time listed is approximate. The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed  
Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.  
2
Pursuant to Government Code §54957 to consider candidates for appointment of  
Interim City Attorney  
Attachments:  
3
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 1101-1199 Orange Street, generally described as the  
former  
206-070-002,  
Riverside  
Golf  
and  
Club,  
246-060-011,  
Assessor's  
Parcel  
Numbers:  
206-070-003,  
by  
Greens  
Group/Overland  
Development/Adrenaline Sports Resorts; Atman Kadakia; Andrew Walcker; Bryant  
Grigsby, Negotiators  
Attachments:  
4
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Jay H. Grodin, et al. v. City of Riverside, Riverside  
County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2201327  
Attachments:  
5
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning People of the State of California, by and through the  
City of Riverside v. Pepe’s Inc. Riverside County Superior Court Case No.  
CVRI2205025  
Attachments:  
5a  
Joint item with the Riverside Public Financing Authority - Pursuant to Government  
Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel  
concerning City of Riverside, et al. v. Bank of America Corporation, et al., USDC  
Case No. EDCV13-0062-VAP(SPx)  
Attachments:  
6
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Tony Platt v. City of Riverside, Riverside County  
Superior Court Case No. RIC1822011  
Attachments:  
7
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:  
8
9
This item has been removed from the agenda  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - two cases  
Attachments:  
10  
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  
- two cases  
Attachments:  
11  
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  
Attachments:  
12  
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:  
3 P.M.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS - Item # 13-15  
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13  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, confirming the  
Annual Report of the Riverside Downtown Partnership acting in its capacity as the  
Advisory Board to the Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area and  
levying assessments for Calendar Year 2025 - Waive further reading (Finance)  
(Ward 1) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
14  
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act - Resolution of the City Council of the City  
of Riverside approving a plan of finance including the issuance of revenue bonds  
for not-to-exceed $15 million by the California Municipal Finance Authority to  
finance and refinance a qualified residential rental project for the benefit of Sunrise  
at Bogart, LP, a 23-unit qualified rental project, and certain other matters relating  
thereto  
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Waive further reading  
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11049 Bogart Avenue (Finance) (Ward 7)  
(10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
15  
Case PR-2023-001569 - Braden Bernards of CVP - Riverside DB, LLC. - Rezoning,  
Conditional Use Permit, Design Review for construction of 950-square foot  
drive-thru coffee shop (Dutch Bros Coffee) with surface parking stalls and  
landscape improvements  
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Determine project is exempt from California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15061 (Common Sense)  
and 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of CEQA  
Guidelines, as project will not have a significant effect on environment - Introduce  
an Ordinance of the City Council 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 0.75 acres of property located at 4970  
and 4990 Van Buren Boulevard, from R-1-7000 - Single Family Residential to CR -  
Commercial Retail Zone (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 6)  
(10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
6:15 P.M.  
INVOCATION - Councilmember Conder  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
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16  
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS  
17  
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 1:00 p.m., on Wednesday, November 20,  
2024, Art Pick Council Chamber  
Economic Development Committee at 3:00 p.m., on Thursday, November 21, 2024,  
Art Pick Council Chamber  
COMMUNICATIONS  
18  
19  
City Manager Updates (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)  
Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)  
PRESENTATION  
20  
RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - La Sierra Florist (Ward 6) (5-minute  
presentation)  
Attachments:  
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 21-43  
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.  
Airport  
21  
U.S. Department of Transportation Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI)  
Discretionary grant application for $4,007,227 with required 20 percent local match  
of approximately $1,001,807 from Electric Fund Low Carbon Fuel Reserve Account  
for development of 24-station Electric Vehicle (EV) light, medium, and heavy duty  
vehicle charging hub at Riverside Municipal Airport - Supplemental appropriations -  
Five affirmative votes required - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
City Attorney  
22  
Agreement with Assembly Software LLC., for $719,714 from General Fund City  
Attorney’s Office Software Purchase/Licensing Account for legal case management  
system over ten fiscal years with annual subscription renewals, not-to-exceed 2  
percent increases - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
23  
Outside counsel expenditures for April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
City Clerk  
24  
Minutes of November 5, 2024  
Attachments:  
City Council  
25  
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee recommends approval of top three proposed  
Grade Separation Priority Ranking as Spruce Street, Jackson Street, and Mary  
Street at existing Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad crossings - Direct  
Public Works Department to explore funding opportunities to begin project approval  
and environmental documents phase of the Spruce Street grade separation (Wards  
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)  
Attachments:  
City Manager  
26  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the  
City Manager or Designee to sign certain Post Award Grant related documents to  
ensure proper Fiscal Management and Administrative oversight of external funding  
across Municipal Departments - Waive further reading (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Community and Economic Development  
27  
License Agreement with Stafford, LLC., for estimated revenue of $213,490.78 for  
use of portion of City-owned land known as Riverside Water Company Canal, for  
twenty-year term with three five-year extension options (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
28  
Terminate Purchase, Sale and Development Agreement with Circle City Investment  
Group for sale of City-owned property located on southeast corner of Essex Street  
and Mountain View Avenue, bearing a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Number  
190-062-001 - Authorize escrow cancellation with Lawyers Title Company, Escrow  
No. SBL25560-LT143-DS - Revenue deposit of $4,200 to Measure A Fund, Sale of  
Land and Building Account (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
29  
Terminate Purchase, Sale and Development Agreement with Circle City Investment  
Group for sale of City-owned property located on southeast corner of Essex Street  
and Mountain View Avenue, bearing a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Number  
190-067-037 - Authorize escrow cancellation with Lawyers Title Company, Escrow  
No. SBL25562-LT143-DS - Revenue deposit of $2,850 to Measure A Fund, Sale of  
Land and Building Account (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
30  
Purchase, Sale and Development Agreement with WJK Development Co., for  
$81,850 for 5,832 square feet of vacant City-owned property located on Mountain  
View Avenue, bearing the Assessor’s Parcel Number 190-021-033 (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
31  
Case PR-2024-001665 - Request by Mike Sadeghian of AMCMAG, LLC. - Adopt an  
Ordinance of the City Council 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 0.85-acres of property located at 3570  
and 3596 Van Buren Boulevard, generally situated on the southwest corner of Van  
Buren Boulevard and Primrose Drive, from the MU-V-SP - Mixed-Use - Village and  
Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue) Overlay Zones to CR-SP - Commercial Retail and  
Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue) Overlay Zones  
-
3570 and 3596 Van Buren  
Boulevard - Waive further reading (Intro. on 11-5-24, Ward 5)  
Attachments:  
Housing and Human Services  
32  
Homekey Program Subrecipient Agreement with Walden Project HomeKey, LLC.,  
and Walden Environmental doing business as Walden Family Service for  
$5,250,000 of Homekey Round 3 funds from State of California Department of  
Housing and Community Development for acquisition and rehabilitation of scattered  
sites for transitional housing serving foster youth (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Human Resources  
33  
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 Utilities Water Superintendent, Utilities Assistant Water  
Superintendent, Utilities Senior Water Engineer, Utilities Senior Electrical Engineer,  
Senior Traffic Engineer, and Senior Engineer Classifications; salary adjustment to  
the minimum salary for the Principal Engineer Classification - Waive further reading  
(All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services  
34  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the  
execution of the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Certifications and Assurances and  
authorized agent form for the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, in the  
amount of $40,000 for the Free Fare Program by the City Manager, or his  
Designee; and repealing Resolution No. 24120 - Waive further reading - Five  
affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Police  
35  
Acceptance of State of California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic  
Enforcement Program grant of $490,000, Child Passenger Safety Program grant of  
$25,000, and Motorcycle Safety Program grant of $20,000 for overtime operations  
including bicycle and pedestrian enforcements, distracted driving operations, traffic  
enforcement operations, motorcycle safety training, child safety seat education,  
distributing child safety seats to families in need, and DUI saturation patrols and  
checkpoints from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 - Supplemental  
appropriations - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Public Utilities  
36  
Acceptance of Department of Energy block grant award of $325,070 for  
development and design of a comprehensive energy plan under the Energy  
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program - Supplemental appropriation -  
Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
37  
Mutual Aid Agreement with San Manuel Utility Authority - Designate Public Utilities  
Assistant General Manager/Energy Delivery, as the primary Agreement  
Administrators for the Mutual Aid Agreement with San Manuel Utility Authority (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
38  
Agreement with Richard Heath and Associates, Fresno, for additional $1,250,000,  
for contract amount of $2,500,000 with 10 percent change order authority, for total  
contract amount not-to-exceed $2,625,000 from Public Benefit Outdoor Lighting  
Account for Outdoor Lighting Direct Installation Program (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
39  
Request for Proposal 2379 Agreement with Valley Soil, Inc., for $750,000 from  
Water Conservation Fund, Water Conservation, Smart Irrigation Direct Install  
Program Account to administer Smart Irrigation Program for up to two additional  
one-year terms not to exceed total of five years (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Public Works  
40  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending  
Resolution No. 22451 known as the Master Parking Resolution to remove a section  
of the existing Preferential Parking Zone on Abilene Road within segment from  
Cimarron Road to the north side of Shenandoah Road - Waive further reading  
(Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
41  
Purchase of two Serpentix Model-H Conveyors from Serpentix Conveyor  
Corporation, Westminster, Colorado, for $2,769,350 from Sewer Fund Reserves to  
Rehab of Biosolids Equipment Project Expenditure Account to replace existing  
sludge pumps at Riverside Water Quality Control Plant - Supplemental appropriation  
- Five affirmative votes required - 5950 Acorn Street (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
42  
Award Bid 8066 to Marina Landscape, Inc., Orange, for $1,638,676 from General  
Fund Public Works-Forestry Landscape Median Improvements-Landscape  
&
Maintenance Project Account for Fiscal Year  
Improvements (Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)  
2023-24 Median Landscape  
Attachments:  
43  
Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,  
amending Section 14.12.120 of the Riverside Municipal Code to update provisions  
regarding discharge of wastes into the public sewer and pollutants into the storm  
drain systems - Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside,  
California, amending Section 14.12.295 of the Riverside Municipal Code to update  
provisions regarding liquid waste haulers - Waive further reading (Intro. on 11-5-24,  
All Wards)  
Attachments:  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 44-46  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
44  
45  
This item has been removed from the agenda  
Award Bid 8122 to Marina Landscape, Inc., for $1,543,887.44 from Northside  
Agriculture Innovation Center Project Account and General Fund infrastructure  
reserves for construction of Northside Agriculture Innovation Center - Appropriate  
$2,300,000 from General Fund available infrastructure reserves to Capital Outlay  
Fund, Northside Agriculture Innovation Center Project Account to complete  
infrastructure expansion for Phase 1 for project - Supplemental appropriation -  
Interfund transfer - Five affirmative votes required (General Services, Community  
and Economic Development, Office of Sustainability) (Ward 1) (15-minute  
presentation)  
Attachments:  
46  
Preorder and purchase of 20 Voltu Electrified F350 XL Crew Cab 4WD Trucks from  
Voltu Motor Inc., for $2,392,500 including $150,000 from Air Quality Management  
District Fund and balance of $2,217,500 to be initially funded from General Fund  
Infrastructure Reserves with repayment to be identified based on departments and  
funds purchasing vehicles for City operations - Supplemental appropriation - Five  
affirmative votes required (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards)  
(10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
COMMUNICATIONS  
47  
48  
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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