Mayor  
City of Riverside  
Patricia Lock Dawson  
Councilmembers:  
City Council  
Philip Falcone  
Clarissa Cervantes  
Steven Robillard  
Chuck Conder  
Sean H. Mill  
Agenda - Revised  
Jim Perry  
Steve Hemenway  
Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025  
Publication Date: Friday, January 24, 2025  
1:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
Live Webcast at:  
www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting  
Originally Published: Thurs., January 16, 2025  
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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  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
INVOCATION - Councilmember Cervantes  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
1
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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:  
Housing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m., on Monday, January 27, 2025,  
Art Pick Council Chamber  
COMMUNICATIONS  
3
4
City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation)  
Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)  
PRESENTATIONS  
5
Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to Michelle Rubin, daughter of  
Holocaust survivor Mark Rubin, recognizing January as International Holocaust  
Remembrance Day (5-minute presentation)  
6
Mayor Lock Dawson to call upon Councilmember Perry to recognize Kaiser  
Permanente Chief Administrative Officer Robert Blair on his outstanding partnership  
with the community and upcoming retirement (5-minute presentation)  
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 7-27  
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.  
Airport  
7
Lease Agreement with Cash Grading Contractors, Inc., for $4,200 in lease revenue  
during first year to be deposited into Airport Fund, Storage Hangar Rental Account  
with future revenue of $350 plus utilities at $15 per month and increases related to  
Consumer Price Index for two privately owned hangars for five-year term -  
Riverside Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
8
Increase Purchase Order 212710 with Pacific International Electric Company, Inc.,  
Brea, dba Pacific Industrial Electric in the amount of $56,875.72 for total amount of  
$199,827.72 from Airport Fund, Airport Emergency Generator Project Account for  
Runway 16/34 Windsock Relocation and Emergency Generator Installation Project -  
Riverside Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Change Order  
9
Increase Change Order to Purchase Order 252741 with The Quality Plus Group,  
Corona, for amount of $51,356.25, for total amount of $180,956.25, plus 15 percent  
change order authority up to $27,143.44, for total contract amount not-to-exceed  
$208,099.69 from Airport Fund, Airport Restrooms Renovation Project Account for  
plumbing drain work replacement project updating two restrooms in main terminal  
building - Riverside Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Change Order  
City Clerk  
10  
Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 2.78 of  
the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Code of Ethics and Conduct - Waive  
further reading (Intro. on 1-14-2025, All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Ordinance  
11  
Appoint Tony E. Platt to Airport Commission Ward 4 seat - File resignation of John  
B. Lightfeldt from Airport Commission Ward 3 seat (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
12  
Board and Commission reappointments to Commission on Aging, Commission on  
Disabilities, and Commission of the Deaf effective March 1, 2025 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
13  
Minutes of January 7 and 14, 2025  
Attachments:  
Minutes 01-07-2025  
Minutes 1-14-2025  
City Council  
14  
Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, establishing the level of  
compensation of the Mayor and providing certain fringe benefits, and repealing  
Ordinance No. 7626 in its entirety - Waive further reading - Introduce an Ordinance  
of the City of Riverside, California, establishing the level of compensation for  
Members of the City Council and providing certain fringe benefits, and repealing  
Ordinance No. 7627 in its entirety - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of  
Riverside, California, amending Resolution No. 21052 and the Fringe Benefits and  
Salary Plan to reflect the Five Percent (5%) Salary Adjustments for the Council  
Member, Mayor Pro Tem, and Mayor Classifications; and to amend Section 15,  
automobile allowance and reimbursement for expenses, Table 7 - automobile  
allowance, to reflect the increase to the automobile allowance for Council Members  
and Mayor Pro Tem from $350 to $500 - Waive further reading (Intro. on 1-14-25,  
All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
O - City Council  
O - Mayor  
Resolution  
Community and Economic Development  
15  
Case PR-2024-001705 - Proposal by Riverside Unified School District for Street  
Vacation and Traffic Pattern Modification Measures - A Resolution of the City  
Council of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its intention to vacate portions  
of Park Avenue, alleyway, and Fourteenth Street and setting the date, hour and  
place of hearing, pursuant to the public streets, highways, and service easements  
vacation law; and approve traffic pattern modification measures to convert portion of  
Thirteenth Street into one-lane, one-way traffic, and construct a traffic circle at  
intersection of Victoria Avenue and Thirteenth Street and facilitate construction of  
Eastside Elementary School - Waive further reading - Schedule public hearing for  
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 3 p.m. (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Legal Description  
PC Report - December 19, 2024  
Revised Recommended Conditions  
Draft PC Minutes- December 19, 2024  
16  
Case SD-2024-00017 - Proposal by Public Works Department for Street Vacation -  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its  
intention to vacate portions of Commerce Street and Third Street, situated between  
Mission Avenue and Third Street to a portion North of Third Street, and setting the  
date, hour, and place of hearing, pursuant to the public streets, highways, and  
service easements vacation law to facilitate construction of future Third Street Grade  
Separation  
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Waive further reading  
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Schedule public hearing for Tuesday,  
February 25, 2025, at 3 p.m. (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Legal Description  
PC Report - December 19, 2024  
PC Draft Minutes- December 19, 2024  
Finance  
17  
Fiscal Year 2024-25 First Quarter Cash, Investments, and Debt Report (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Cash and Investment Report - Q1  
2025 Quarterly Debt Report Q1  
Fire  
18  
Appropriate $79,471.66 to Grants and Restricted Programs Fund Hawarden Fire  
Program revenue and expenditure accounts for assistance provided to City  
including Orange County Fire Authority for use of water dropping helicopter during  
the Hawarden Fire incident - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
19  
Establish renewed Inter-Agency Instructional Services Agreement (ISA) between  
Riverside Community College District (RCCD) / Moreno Valley College (MVC) and  
City of Riverside to facilitate District-approved continuing education and specialized  
training provided by Riverside Fire Department generating $130,000 in estimated  
revenue to support City of Riverside Fire Department’s training programs  
Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
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Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
Innovation and Technology  
20  
Purchase POSSE software upgrades and ePlans from Computronix (U.S.A.), Inc.,  
Lakewood, Colorado, for $126,900 from Grants Restricted Programs Fund,  
&
Building & Safety, Professional Services Account for City's regulatory, permitting,  
and inspection processes through January 31, 2026 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services  
21  
Sixth Amendment to Agreement with Inland Empire Landscape, Inc., San  
Bernardino, for $802,665 from General Fund, Parks Recreation-Parks,  
&
Neighborhood Maintenance Contract Account for landscape maintenance services  
from February 1, through June 30, 2025, at City Neighborhood Parks (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Sixth Amendment to Agreement  
Police  
22  
Obligation document for United States Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task  
Force overtime reimbursement of not-to-exceed $189,000 in Grants & Restricted  
Programs Fund, US Marshals Service 24/25 Program revenue and expenditure  
accounts through September 30, 2025 - Supplemental appropriation  
affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
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Five  
Attachments:  
Report  
Obligation Document  
US Marshals Service MOU  
23  
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Consolidated  
Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program grant of $78,759 with City  
match of $19,690 from General Fund, Police Department Special Operations,  
Professional Services Account for overtime of two police officers, one police  
sergeant, one outreach worker, and one code enforcement officer to patrol railways  
and crossings in the City tentatively from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026 -  
Supplemental appropriation - Funds transfer - Five affirmative votes required (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Federal Railroad Administration  
Public Utilities  
24  
Fiscal Year 2024-25 Tree Power Program - Purchase orders and changes orders  
for Parkview Nursery, 4377 Chicago Avenue; Parkview Nursery, 3841 Jackson  
Street; and Louie’s Nursery, 18550 Van Buren Boulevard for collective amount of  
$462,968 - Request for Proposal 2325 Agreement with National Arbor Day  
Foundation dba Arbor Day Foundation for $175,000 annually and 10 percent  
contract contingency of $52,500 for not-to-exceed amount of $577,500 for software  
to administer Tree Power Program for three-year period with two one-year  
extension options (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
RFP Award Recommendation  
Agreement  
Presentation  
Public Works  
25  
Request for Proposal 2067 Agreement with Proactive Engineering Consultants, Inc.,  
dba Principal of Q3 Consulting, Corona, for $395,875 from Storm Drain Fund, MDP  
Monroe Channel Stage 5-SD Project Account for Monroe MDP Storm Drain  
Channel Stage-5 Project through December 31, 2026, with six-month extension  
option (Ward 5)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Project Location Map  
RFP Award Recommendation  
Agreement  
26  
Request for Proposal 2362 Agreement with Retail Marketing Services, Inc., dba  
CarTrac, Burbank, for prorated amount of $50,000 through June 30, 2025, annual  
amount of $120,000, for $290,000, plus 15 percent contingency each fiscal year if  
needed, for total contract amount not-to-exceed $333,500 from General Fund,  
Non-Departmental Public Works, Shopping Cart Retrieval, Professional Services  
Account for abandoned shopping cart retrieval services through June 30, 2027 with  
two one-year extension options (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
Award Recommendation  
Shopping Cart Retrieval Data  
Presentation  
27  
Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California amending Section  
10.76.010 of the Riverside Municipal Code designating the Prima Facie Speed  
Limits for streets and portions thereof in accordance with the provisions of Sections  
10.20.020 and 10.20.030 to establish a 25 MPH speed limit zone on Appian Way  
from Horace Street to Hawarden Drive, reduce established speed limit on Acorn  
Street from Jurupa Avenue to Central Avenue from 45 MPH to 40 MPH, reduce  
established speed limit on Mission Grove Parkway from Alessandro Boulevard to  
Trautwein Road from 45 MPH to 40 MPH, establish a 25 MPH speed limit zone on  
Airport Drive from Arlington Avenue to Flight Road, and establish a 25 MPH speed  
limit on Gemende Drive from Airport Drive to easterly terminus (Wards 3 and 4)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Appian Way Site Map  
Acorn Street Site Map  
Mission Grove Pkwy. Site Map  
Airport and Gemende Drives Site Map  
Transportation Board Meeting Minutes - August 7, 2024  
Ordinance  
Presentation  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item #28-30  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
28  
Fiscal Year 2024-25 First Quarter Financial update  
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Appropriate Community  
Facilities District (CFD) 2013-1 Kunny Ranch Fund for $179,975, CFD 2021-3  
Bridle Ridge Fund for $30,000, Special Transit Fund $6,717,815, Grants and  
Restricted Programs Fund for $250,000, General Fund Infrastructure Reserves for  
$490,000, Interdepartmental Transfer to Office of Sustainability for $88,543.81,  
Public Parking Fund - Public Works for $280,000, Grants and Restricted Programs  
Fund for $24,416.95 - Supplemental appropriations - Interfund Transfers - Five  
affirmative votes required (Finance) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
MZ Spending Plan  
Presentation  
29  
Strategic Purchasing Reform update and implementation of initiative aimed at  
enhancing procurement efficiency, equity and strategic goal alignment (Finance)  
(All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Department Contract and Solicitation Forecast  
30  
Award Bid 8044 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Anaheim, for $3,456,000, from Gas  
Tax and General Fund Minor Streets Rehab Accounts for construction of Fiscal  
Year 2023-24 Arterial and Minor Streets Maintenance, Phase 1 (Public Works)  
(Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) (5-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Project Location Maps  
Project Location List  
Bid Award Recommendation  
Presentation  
3 P.M.  
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.  
31  
Case PR-2024-001746 - Zoning Code Text Amendments to Titles 18 (Subdivision)  
and 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC), including but not limited to  
Title 18 Article IV (Requirements for Filing and Approval Process) and Title 19  
Articles III (Nonconforming Provisions), V (Base Zones and Related Use and  
Development Provisions), VI (Overlay Zones), VII (Specific Land Use Provisions),  
VIII (Site Planning and General Development Provisions), IX (Land Use  
Development and Permit Requirements/Procedures), and X (Definitions), and other  
minor, non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to provide  
clarity, correct errors, or remove redundancy - Determine project is exempt from  
further California Environmental Quality Review (CEQA) pursuant to Section  
15061(b)(3) (General Rule), as it can be seen with certainty that approval of project  
will not have an effect on environment - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of  
Riverside, California, amending Section 18.150.050 and numerous sections of Title  
19 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Zoning (Community and Economic  
Development) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
ALUC Director’s Determination of Consistency  
PC Report 12.5.24  
PC Minutes 12.5.24  
Ordinance  
Presentation  
Notice  
CLOSED SESSIONS - Item #32-40  
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)(2)/54956.9(e)(3) to confer with and/or  
receive advice from legal counsel concerning Phaedra Norton v. City of Riverside,  
Claim No.: 24-09-28  
Attachments:  
Report  
33  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Jorge Franco v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):  
080369/ADJ6630932,  
01000089/ADJ2684455  
090135/ADJ6630933,  
980137/ADJ1088234 ,  
Attachments:  
Report  
34  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Historic Mission Inn Corporation v. City of Riverside,  
a California municipal corporation, by and through its successor agency for the  
(former) Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside, et al., Riverside County  
Superior Court Case No. UDMV2301955  
Attachments:  
Report  
35  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. The IG Group, LLC, Riverside  
County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2405799  
Attachments:  
Report  
35a  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Carl Pongs v. City of Riverside; Riverside County  
Superior Court Case No. CVRI2301051; Carl Pongs and Richard Moslenko v. City  
of Riverside; and All persons interested in the matter of the validity of City of  
Riverside Resolution No. 23917 regarding intention to issue tax-exempt obligations,  
adopted October 25, 2022, and the City of Riverside Resolution No. 23924  
authorizing the issuance of water revenue bonds of the City in an aggregate  
principal amount not to exceed $70,000,000 and providing the terms and conditions  
of such bonds, adopted November 8, 2022; Riverside County Superior Court Case  
No. CVRI2205534; Court of Appeal No. D08773  
Attachments:  
Report  
36  
Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for selection of Interim City Attorney  
Attachments:  
Report  
37  
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  
38  
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  
39  
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:  
Report  
40  
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  
41  
42  
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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