Mayor

City of Riverside

City Council

Patricia Lock Dawson

Councilmembers:

Erin Edwards

Clarissa Cervantes

Ronaldo Fierro

Chuck Conder

Gaby Plascencia

Jim Perry

Successor Agency

Agenda - Revised

Steve Hemenway

Meeting Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Publication Date: Friday, October 20, 2023

1:00 PM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or

www.WatchRiverside.com

Originally Published: October 12, 2023

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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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS WILL BE PROVIDED

FOR 6:15 P.M. SESSION

Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the

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Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 23976, the

Members of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency (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 respectful workplace that requires

all employees and external stakeholders to embrace a culture of transparency and

inclusivity. This includes acceptable behavior from everyone; a workplace that

provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees, customers, and the public

they serve. City meetings should be a place where all members of our community

feel safe and comfortable to participate. While there could be a high level of emotion

associated with topics on this agenda, the City would like to set the expectation that

all members of the public use language appropriate to a collaborative, professional,

and respectful public environment.

The City is resolute in its commitment to eliminate any form of harassment,

discrimination, or retaliation in the workplace. The City maintains a zero-tolerance

policy for harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in compliance with new

harassment and discrimination laws.

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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 persons

with disabilities, as required by 42 U.S.C. §12132 of the Americans with Disabilities Act

of 1990. Any person requiring a modification or accommodation in order to participate in

this meeting may contact the City's ADA Coordinator at 951-826-5427 at least 72 hours

before the meeting, if possible. TTY users call 7-1-1 for telecommunications relay

services (TRS).

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

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

To comment on 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 queue to speak.

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COMMUNICATIONS

Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards)

(5-minute presentation)

Homeless solutions update (Housing and Human Services) (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)

WORKSHOP

This item has been removed from the agenda.

DISCUSSION CALENDAR

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

Sixth Amendment to Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Greens Development,

Inc., for Riverside Alive project, bearing portions of Assessor Parcel Numbers

213-113-001, 213-111-011, 012, 013, 015, 016, and 017 to extend contract term

from December 22, 2023, through June 22, 2025 - Orange Street between Third

and Fifth Streets (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 1) (10-minute

presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Agreement

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.

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

from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. 3M Company, et al., U.S. District

Court for the District of South Carolina, MDL No. 2873 Master Docket No.

2:18-mn-2873

Attachments:

Report

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

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

from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - two cases

Attachments:

Revised Report

Report

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:

Revised Report

Report

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

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.

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 2024 - Waive further reading (Finance)

(Ward 1) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Existing RDP Board Policies

RDP 2023 - 2024 Budget

RDP Strategic Plan

Presentation - Riverside Downtown Partnership

Presentation - City

Notice

Case PR-2023-001525 - City of Riverside - Zoning Code text amendments to Title

19, including, but not limited to, Articles V (Base Zones and Related Use and

Development Provisions), VII (Specific Land Use Provisions), VIII (Site Planning

and General Development Provisions), and X (Definitions) and rezone of former

Riverside

Water

Company’s

Upper

Canal

right-of-way

from

R-1-7000 -

Single-Family Residential to CR-Commercial Retail - Determine case is exempt from

further California Environmental Quality Review 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 numerous sections of Title 19 of the Riverside Municipal Code

regarding Zoning - 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 rezoning approximately 0.24-acres of remnant

property from the Former Riverside Water Company’s upper canal right-of-way,

located at the southwest corner of Arlington and Indiana Avenues, from the

R-1-7000 - Single Family Residential Zone to CR -

Commercial Retail Zone

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

Attachments:

Report

Ordinance - Title 19

Ordinance - Zoning Code Amendment

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

City’s Master Fees and Charges Schedule in Resolution No. 21960, as amended,

establishing the Commerical Cannabis Sales Permit Fee - Waive further reading -

Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 3.30

of the Riverside Municipal Code, to add an additional category to the Schedule of

Regulation, Products, and Services (All Wards)

Attachments:

6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Councilmember Perry

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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

To comment on the Consent Calendar 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 queue to speak.

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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 meetings:

Inclusiveness, Community Engagement, and Governmental Processes Committee at

3:30 p.m., on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, Art Pick Council Chamber

Economic Development, Placemaking, and Branding/Marketing Committee special

meeting at 3 p.m., on Thursday, November 2, 2023, Art Pick Council Chamber

PRESENTATIONS

Mayor Lock Dawson to present Certificate of Recognition to the Model Deaf

Community members (5-minute presentation)

Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to Rusty Bailey recognizing

November

National

Alzheimer’s

Disease

Awareness

Month

(5-minute

presentation)

Attachments:

Presentation

RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - Zacatecas Café (Ward 2) (5-minute

presentation)

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 22-32

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

Minutes of October 10, 2023

Attachments:

Minutes

City Manager

State of California Air Resources Board Advanced Technology Demonstration and

Pilot Projects Program multi-departmental application for up to $10 million for

purchase of heavy duty zero emissions truck and haul vehicle for the Public Works

Department to support lease of an autonomous shuttle manufactured by Ohmio, and

charging and infrastructure improvements at the Corporation Yard to support

integration of these vehicles into the City fleet (All Wards)

Attachments:

Revised Report

Report

Community and Economic Development

Services Agreement with Ice Cold Entertainment, Inc., for amount not-to-exceed,

$401,295 with ten percent change order authority for total amount of $441,424.50

from Festival of Lights Account to design, install, and manage an ice rink for 2023

Festival of Lights through January 31, 2024 (Ward 1)

Attachments:

Report

Agreement

Third Amendment to Management Agreements with Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. for

operation and management of the Fox Performing Arts Center and Riverside

Municipal Auditorium extending term through December 31, 2023 (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Third Amendment - Fox Perfoming Arts Center

Third Amendment - Riverside Municipal Auditorium

Finance

Agreement with Hinderliter, de Llamas and Associates (HdL) for not-to-exceed

amount of $340,000 from General Fund Finance Department Professional Services

Account for Business License, Transient Occupancy Tax, Short-Term Rental, and

Utility User Tax Services for one-year term with one year extension option (All

Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Agreement

Presentation

Fire

Department of Homeland Security 2022 Assistance to Firefighters grant of

$181,818.18 with City-match funds of $18,181.82 for Source Capture Exhaust

Systems - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Acceptance Award

Reimbursement of $118,898.12 from Riverside Community College District/Moreno

Valley for Fire Department instructional hours per Inter-Agency Instructional

Services Agreement - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required

(All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

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 creation of the new classification and salary range for the Records Manager;

salary adjustment to the existing Recreation Supervisor, Utilities Electric

Superintendent, Utilities Dispatch Superintendent, Utilities Electric Field Manager,

Utilities Electric Operations Manager, Utilities Generation Plant Manager, and

Wastewater Operations Manager classifications; title changes to the existing Chief

Financial Officer/City Treasurer, Assistant Chief Financial Officer classifications;

reinstatement of the Assistant City Manager/CFO classification and salary range;

Bargaining Unit Reassignment for the Organizational Development and Training

Manager

classification;

and

deletion

Non-Utilized

Utilities

Dispatch

Superintendent job classification - Waive further reading (All Wards)

Attachments:

Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan

Library

Bid 8022 - Reject all Bids for electrical and data improvements for remote lockers at

various City locations and authorize staff to release a revised Request for Bids (All

Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Bid Rejection Recommendation

Bid Tabulations

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

MEASURE Z - Award Bid 7953 to Camp Constructors, Inc., Temecula, for $184,500

with ten percent change order authority for total contract amount of $202,950 from

Grants and Restricted Programs and Measure Z Capital Account for Janet Goeske

Senior Center Restroom Renovation Project (Ward 3)

Attachments:

Report

Bid Award Recommendation

Public Works

Award Bid 8032 to Cat Tracking, Inc., Riverside, for $183,000 with ten percent

change order authority for total amount not-to-exceed $201,300 from Festival of

Lights Account for Festival of Lights Traffic Control Services (Ward 1)

Attachments:

Report

Agreement

Bid Award Recommendation

Successor Agency to Redevelopment Agency

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as Successor

Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside, authorizing the

execution of a Lease Agreement with Linkusystems, Inc. for the California Tower

Building located at 3737 Main Street, Suite 107, Riverside, California, through

September 30, 2024 - Waive further reading

Oversight Board adopt resolution authorizing the execution of the Lease

Agreement with Linkusystems, Inc. for lease of Suite 107 at Cal Tower (Ward 1)

Recommend that Countywide

Attachments:

DISCUSSION CALENDAR

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.

Councilmembers Conder and Hemenway recommend Riverside Transmission

Reliability Project (RTRP) Working group update - Allow RTRP Working Group

continue process of securing funding to defray any increased cost due to full

undergrounding of the RTRP - Draft a resolution supporting efforts by the City of

Norco and their Petition for Modification submitted to the California Public Utilities

Commission (CPUC) for full undergrounding of the RTRP (10-minute presentation)

(All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Letters received

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, November 7, 2023

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and Frontier Cable Channel 21

Rebroadcast Wednesdays at 9 p.m., Fridays at 1 p.m., and Saturdays at 9 a.m.

View live Webcast of the City Council Meeting at:

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missing persons, and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods.