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, August 15, 2023  
1:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
Live Webcast at:  
Publication Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023  
www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or  
www.WatchRiverside.com  
Originally Published: August 3, 2023  
MISSION STATEMENT  
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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  
INVOCATION - Mayor Lock Dawson  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
1
To comment on Consent Calendar, 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  
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS  
2
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:  
Economic Development, Placemaking, and Branding/Marketing Committee at 3  
p.m., on Thursday, August 17, 2023, Art Pick Council Chamber  
Housing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m., on Monday, August 28, 2023,  
Art Pick Council Chamber  
COMMUNICATIONS  
3
Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards)  
(5-minute presentation)  
4
5
6
7
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)  
PRESENTATIONS  
8
Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department overview and employee  
recognition "Where Community Grows" campaign presentation (Parks,  
Recreation, and Community Services) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)  
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Attachments:  
Report  
Video Presentation  
9
CaliforniansForAll Youth Job Corps Program annual update (City Manager) (All  
Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Presentation  
WORKSHOP  
10  
Mayor Lock Dawson to call upon Bloomberg Harvard Summer Fellow Naman  
Sharma with Bloomberg Center for Cities with Harvard University to present findings  
related to the Homeless Action Plan and Envision 2025 Strategic Plan (Mayor) (All  
Wards) (15-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Case Studies and Best Practices  
Proposed Amendments to Riverside Homelessness Action Plan  
Proposed Amendments to Envision Riverside 2025 Strategic Plan  
Job Description for Chief Data Officer  
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 11-27  
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  
11  
Appoint Willie Holley to Budget Engagement Commission Ward 7 Resident seat and  
Briggs Gamblin to the Airport Commission Citywide seat - File resignation of John  
Goolsby from Airport Commission Citywide seat (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
12  
Special and regular City Council meeting minutes of August 1, 2023  
Attachments:  
City Council Special Meeting Minutes  
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes  
City Manager  
13  
Transformative Climate Communities Grant (TCC) Subrecipient  
Agreement with  
Riverside Community Health Foundation for $70,387.75 to implement Grant  
Indicator Tracking Plan for TCC projects (Ward 2)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Subrecipient Agreement  
14  
Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Subrecipient Agreement with  
Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation for grant of $1,953,826 for  
Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure and Transit-Related Amenities related to  
Entrada affordable housing development  
affirmative votes required (Ward 2)  
-
Supplemental appropriation  
-
Five  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
15  
MEASURE Z - Fifth Amendment to Agreement with City Net for $660,767.48 for  
homeless street outreach services alongside Public Safety and Engagement Team  
to individuals and families with children for extended term to January 22, 2024 (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
Community and Economic Development  
16  
First Amendment to Agreement with Plantation Productions, Inc., for $92,500,  
increasing total contract amount to not-to-exceed $277,500, extending term to June  
30, 2024, for logistical and technical support for The Box at the Fox Entertainment  
Plaza - Appropriate $50,000 to Entertainment Fund, Box Theater Professional  
Services Account - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
17  
Declare as exempt surplus approximately 11,743 square feet of vacant City-owned  
land located on Doolittle Avenue between Morris Street and Central Avenue bearing  
Assessor Parcel Number 155-060-010 - Approve Grant Deed to SEAN, LLC., for  
conveyance of approximately 11,743 square feet of vacant City-owned land (Ward  
7)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Grant Deed  
Executed Exchange DDA  
Presentation  
Fire  
18  
MEASURE Z - Purchase of Lifepak-15 cardiac monitor/defibrillator from Stryker  
Sales, LLC, Kalamazoo, Michigan, for $66,649.69 from Measure Fund,  
Z
Fire-Operations, Vehicle Replacement-Fire Account for Type 1 Medium Duty  
Squad/Ambulance (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Quote  
General Services  
19  
Award Bid 7986 to ABCO Development Corporation, Los Angeles, for $149,174.55  
from Central Garage Fund, Fuel Island Improvements Project account for two  
additional compressed natural gas storage spheres for Acorn Street compressed  
natural gas fueling station - Appropriate $99,174.55 to Central Garage Fund, Fuel  
Island Improvements Project - 5961 Acorn Street - Five affirmative votes required  
(Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Bid Award Recommendation  
Human Resources  
20  
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 creation of the new classification and salary range for the Urban Forestry and  
Landscape Supervisor, deletion of the Utilities Fiscal Manager, Annexation Program  
Coordinator, and Human Resources Administrative Technician Classifications, and  
approve the miscellaneous language clean-up modifications to the Fringe Benefits  
and Salary Plan - Waive further reading (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Job Code Table  
FBSP  
Innovation and Technology  
21  
MEASURE Z - Second Amendment to Agreement with TeamDynamix Solutions,  
LLC., for $48,280 for total contract amount of $242,719 and 15 percent change  
order authority from Measure Z funds and Finance and Innovation and Technology  
Department Budgets for additional licenses and integration platform services  
through June 30, 2025 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Second Amendment to Agreement  
First Amendment to Agreement  
Agreement  
Library  
22  
Purchase of library materials and services from Baker & Taylor, LLC., for $122,732  
from Library Departmental Budget (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Pricing Proposal  
23  
Accept $158,086 from Library Trust Fund and $233,797 from Library Minor Gift  
Fund for materials, programs, and services - Supplemental appropriation - Five  
affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services  
24  
Adopt Fiscal Year 2022-23 and Fiscal Year 2023-24 Special Transportation Division  
Short Range Transit Plans - Appropriation decrease of $969,044 in Fiscal Year  
2022-23 and decrease of $670,624 in Fiscal Year 2023-24 to align Special  
Transportation Operations adopted budget with Riverside County Transportation  
Commission approved funding levels and Short-Range Transit Plans - Approve  
increase of $24,900 for Fiscal Year 2022-23 and increase of $101,125 for Fiscal  
Year 2023-24 in estimated revenues to align with Riverside County Transportation  
Commission approved estimates in Short-Range Transit Plans - Submit Fiscal Year  
2023-24 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 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
2023/24 LTF Claim Forms  
2023/24 SGR Claim Form  
2022/23 - FY 2023/24 Short Range Transit Plan  
2023/24 - FY 2025/26 Short Range Transit Plan  
25  
Approve 2024-2026 Special Transportation Title VI Program as required under the  
Federal Transit Administration Circular 4702.B1 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Title VI Program FFY 2023-2026  
Police  
26  
Purchase and installation of 80 Flock Falcon Camera Systems from Flock Group,  
Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, for $213,500 for first year and $200,000 each additional year  
for total contract amount of $1,013,500 from Police Department Special Operations  
Division Professional Services Account (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Order Form 2023  
Executed Flock Safety Government Agency Agreement  
Public Works  
27  
Ratify Emergency Change Order to Purchase Order 231405 with Toter, Inc.,  
Statesville, North Carolina, for $73,504.70 for total revised compensation of  
$1,048,049.06 from Public Works Department Budget for automated refuse, green  
waste, and recycling carts purchased to maintain services (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Toter Cooperative Agreement Extended through July 31, 2023  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
28  
MEASURE Z - Waive formal procurement process for purchase of new and used  
vehicles and motorcycles from various vendors for the Police Department and the  
Public Safety Engagement Team for estimated amount of $65,000 per vehicle for  
total amount not-to-exceed $3,100,000 from Measure  
Z
Fund, Police Field  
Operations and Public Safety Engagement Team Vehicle Replacement Accounts for  
six-month term ending January 31, 2024 - Five affirmative votes required (General  
Services) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Presentation  
29  
MEASURE Z - Phase 1 Preliminary Design Studies for new SPC Jesus S. Duran  
Eastside Library at Bobby Bonds Park - First Amendment to Agreement with  
Cannon/Parkin,  
Inc.,  
doing  
business  
as  
CannonDesign,  
for  
increased  
compensation of $1,600,000 for total revised contract of $1,694,500 and 10 percent  
contingency for unforeseen design changes from Measure Z Capital Fund Eastside  
Library Project account to extend term for five years to July 1, 2028, for Phase II  
Schematic Design Services at SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library - 2060  
University Avenue (Library) (Ward 2) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
Concept 3  
Presentation  
30  
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, 2023, 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 - Agreement with Riverside New Car Dealers Association for  
$100,000 annually, for total contract amount of $500,000, for Business Improvement  
District Funding through June 30, 2028 - Supplemental appropriation  
-
Five  
affirmative votes required - Schedule public hearing for September 5, 2023, at 3:00  
p.m. (Wards 4 and 5)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Annual Report  
Resolution  
Map  
Agreement  
Presentation  
3 P.M.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS  
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.  
31  
Military Equipment Policy annual review - Approve Military Equipment Policy for  
acquisition and deployment of law enforcement equipment and forward a copy of  
the policy to the Governor’s Office in accordance with Assembly Bill 481 (Police)  
(All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Lexipol 705 - Military Equipment Policy  
Military Equipment Inventory 2024  
Military Equipment Fiscal Impact  
Notice  
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.  
32  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Melissa Cunningham v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim  
No.(s): 180216 / ADJ11337391, 190045 / ADJ11442076  
Attachments:  
Report  
33  
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  
34  
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  
35  
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  
36  
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  
COMMUNICATIONS  
37  
38  
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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