Mayor

City of Riverside

Patricia Lock Dawson

Councilmembers:

City Council

Philip Falcone

Clarissa Cervantes

Steven Robillard

Chuck Conder

Sean H. Mill

Public Financing Authority -

Agenda en Espanol

Agenda

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:

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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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. 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

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

Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or

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City's ADA Coordinator at (951) 826-2211 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if

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

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 (951) 826-8686 and follow

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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.

Pursuant to Government Code §54957 to consider candidates for appointment of

Interim City Attorney

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,

Greens

Group/Overland

Development/Adrenaline Sports Resorts; Atman Kadakia; Andrew Walcker; Bryant

Grigsby, Negotiators

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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)

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

Waive further reading

11049 Bogart Avenue (Finance) (Ward 7)

(10-minute presentation)

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

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)

6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Councilmember Conder

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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

To comment on Consent Calendar and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City

Council, you are invited to participate in person or call at (951) 826-8686 and follow

the prompts to access your language of preference. Press *9 to be placed in the

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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:

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

City Manager Updates (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)

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

PRESENTATION

RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - La Sierra Florist (Ward 6) (5-minute

presentation)

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

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)

City Attorney

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)

Outside counsel expenditures for April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024 (All Wards)

City Clerk

Minutes of November 5, 2024

City Council

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)

City Manager

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)

Community and Economic Development

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Housing and Human Services

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)

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 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)

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

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)

Police

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)

Public Utilities

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)

Mutual Aid Agreement with San Manuel Utility Authority - Designate Public Utilities

Assistant

General

Manager/Energy

Delivery,

the

primary

Agreement

Administrators for the Mutual Aid Agreement with San Manuel Utility Authority (All

Wards)

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)

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)

Public Works

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)

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)

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

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)

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 44-46

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.

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)

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)

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, December 3, 2024

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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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