Mayor  
City of Riverside  
City Council  
Patricia Lock Dawson  
Councilmembers:  
Philip Falcone  
Clarissa Cervantes  
Steven Robillard  
Chuck Conder  
Sean H. Mill  
Agenda en Espanol  
Agenda  
Jim Perry  
Steve Hemenway  
Meeting Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025  
1:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
Live Webcast at:  
Publication Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025  
www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting  
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The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to  
ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.  
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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.  
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and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve.  
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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.  
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS  
Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor  
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and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events  
Announcement of Committee meetings:  
Governmental Processes Committee at 9 a.m., on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, Art  
Pick Council Chamber  
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m., on Thursday, May 8, 2025, Art Pick  
Council Chamber  
Land Use Committee at 1 p.m., on Monday, May 12, 2025, Art Pick Council  
Chamber  
COMMUNICATIONS  
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4
City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation)  
Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)  
PRESENTATION  
City Clerk Department overview and employee recognition - Mayor Lock Dawson to  
5
present proclamation to City Clerk Donesia Gause recognizing May 5 through May  
9, 2025, as Municipal Clerk's Week (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 6-15  
Time listed is approximate.  
The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed  
Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.  
6
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Stephen Manley v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.:  
ADJ12878113  
Attachments:  
Report  
7
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Richard McDonald v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim Nos:  
ADJ19375400; ADJ19375405  
Attachments:  
Report  
8
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Daniel Leal and Rosaura Santoyo v. City of  
Riverside, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2404424, Claim No.s:  
24-02-111 / 24-02-112  
Attachments:  
Report  
9
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 at 6951 Flight Road; APN: 234-112-003, by Riverside Airport  
Cafe; Leimamo Bishaw, Negotiator  
Attachments:  
Report  
10  
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  
11  
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:  
Report  
12  
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  
13  
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  
14  
Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for appointment/employment of Inspector  
General by City Council  
Attachments:  
Report  
15  
Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for appointment of City Attorney by City  
Council  
Attachments:  
Report  
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.  
16  
Amend and extend existing revolving credit agreement with Water Utility for $25  
million and Electric Utility for $35 million, for additional three years and three months  
for estimated cost of $413,500 from Public Utilities - Water Fund and Electric Fund  
Debt Related Fiscal Charges Account - A Resolution of the City Council of the City  
of Riverside, California, authorizing certain actions related to the extension of a  
subordinate Line of Credit for the Water System and Electric System with U.S.  
Bank National Association - Waive further reading - Approve City’s Financing Team  
as follows: City Representatives as Riverside Public Utilities Management, Finance  
Staff, City Attorney, and Finance Department, and External Parties as Stradling,  
Yocca, Carlson and Rauth as Bond Counsel, PFM Financial Advisors, LLC., as  
Municipal Advisor and U.S. Bank National Association, as Underwriting Bank  
(Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement  
Presentation  
Notice  
4:45 P.M.  
PRESENTATION  
17  
Twenty-Five Most Remarkable Teens in Riverside presented by Riverside Youth  
Council (Mayor) (All Wards) (90-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
6:15 P.M.  
INVOCATION - Councilmember Robillard  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
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CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 19-36  
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  
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Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 4.05 of  
the Riverside Municipal Code, the Sunshine Ordinance providing twelve-day  
noticing requirement for regular meetings for City Council, City Council Standing  
Committees, Planning Commission, Board of Public Utilities, and Community Police  
Review Commission (Intro. on 4-22-25, All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Ordinance_Redlined  
Ordinance_Final  
20  
Minutes of meetings of April 15 and 22, 2025  
Attachments:  
Minutes 4-15-25  
Minutes 4-22-25 - Special Meeting  
Minutes 4-22-25 - Regular  
City Council  
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A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, establishing  
Rules of Procedure and Order of Business for the City Council of the City of  
Riverside and related functions and activities and rescinding all prior actions taken  
thereto, and repealing Resolution No. 24076 - Waive further reading (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Community and Economic Development  
22  
Case PR-2024-001758 - Proposal by Andrew Verdugo of Monte Vista Homes, LLC.,  
to consider summary vacation of 6,578 square-foot portion of existing unimproved  
alley, located at terminus of Arch Way, north of Cover Street - Determine project is  
exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section  
15061(b)(3) (Common Sense) of CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty  
there is no possibility project will have a significant effect on environment - A  
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, providing for the  
Summary  
Vacation  
(Case  
No.  
PR-2024-001758)  
of  
an  
approximately  
6,578-square-foot excess right-of-way which consists of a portion of an existing  
unimproved alley located at the terminus of Arch Way, north of Cover Street,  
Riverside, California - Waive further reading (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Attachment 2 - Recommended Conditions  
Attachment 3 - Aerial Map  
Attachment 4 - Legal and Plat Map  
Attachment 5 - PR-2021-001092 (DR) - Staff Report  
23  
Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,  
amending Chapter 5.77 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Cannabis  
Business Activities - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside,  
California, amending Resolution No. 24048 by modifying the Storefront Retail  
Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Procedure Guidelines and Application  
review criteria for the City of Riverside’s Cannabis Program - Waive further reading  
(All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Ordinance  
Resolution  
Presentation  
Finance  
24  
Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 3.30 of  
the Riverside Municipal Code, to add five additional categories and remove one  
category to the schedule of regulation, products, and services - Waive further  
reading (Intro. on 4-22-25, All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Ordinance  
Fire  
25  
Proposed amendments to Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 5.66 - Ambulance  
services, to modernize definitions, update franchise and permit requirements, and  
enhance operational standards for ambulance services within the City of Riverside -  
Direct City Attorney Office prepare a resolution to adopt recommended changes to  
Chapter 5.66 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
RMC Chapter 5.66_Redlined  
Presentation  
26  
Purchase two Type 1 KME Severe Service Pumpers for $2,732,374.20 from  
Measure Z Vehicle Replacement Account from Fire Apparatus Solutions, Rialto,  
through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchase Program Contract 113021-RVG with Rev  
Group, Inc., for Fire Department (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Proposal Letter  
KME Sole Source Justification Form  
Sourcewell Contract 113021-RVG  
Riverside City Pumper Drawing  
Riverside City Pumper Specs  
Riverside City Type 1 Engine Scope  
Human Resources  
27  
Administrative language revisions to Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with  
Riverside Police Officer’s Association Unit, Riverside Police Officer’s Association  
Supervisory Unit, and Riverside Police Administrators’ Association related to various  
special compensation provisions throughout MOUs and specific language required  
by California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and ensure  
provisions are compliant with California Code of Regulations Section 571-Special  
Compensation (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
RPOA MOU_Redlined  
RPOA Supervisory MOU_Redlined  
RPAA MOU_Redlined  
Library  
28  
Amendment to Agreement with OverDrive Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, to increase contract  
by $8,500 from General Fund, Library Neighborhood Services, Special Department  
Supplies Account, for total contract amount of $185,266 for subscription services to  
access library digital collection for 12-month term with automatic renewals (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
Amendment to Agreement  
Museum  
29  
Deaccession from Museum of Riverside’s permanent collection of one Serrano shell  
necklace (A134-229) associated with San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Minutes  
Police  
30  
Purchase of 18 Motorola Enhanced APX 6500 7/800 MHZ Mobile in-car radios,  
radio accessories, and three-year service warranty from Motorola Solutions Inc.,  
Chicago, Illinois, for $141,184.88 and 18 WatchGuard in-car video systems  
including miscellaneous accessories, software, licensing, and warranty for  
$154,478.07 - Purchase of 15 Panasonic CF-33 Toughbooks, five-year warranty,  
and accessories from LEHR, Reno, Nevada, for $113,848.46, from Measure Z  
Fund, PD Vehicle Replacement account (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Motorola Quote - APX 6500 7/800 MHZ Mobile In-Car Radios  
Motorola Quote - Watchguard Video Systems  
LEHR Quote  
Public Utilities  
31  
Southern California Public Power Authority semi-annual expenditure report update  
for period of July 2024 through December 2024 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Presentation  
Public Works  
32  
Award Bid 8024 to Prestige Paving Company, Inc., La Mirada, for $54,431.40, with  
10 percent contingency, for total amount of $59,874.40 from Sewer Fund, Priority  
Pipeline Assessment & Repair Project Account for construction of 20898 Indigo  
Point Sewer Access Road Project (Ward 4)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Project Location Map  
Bid Award Recommendation  
33  
Parcel Map 38838 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside,  
California, accepting the Final Map of Senate Bill-9 Urban Lot Parcel Map 38838 -  
Waive further reading - Northwest corner of Arlington and Stover Avenues (Ward 7)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Map  
Application Checklist and Pre-Clearance Form  
34  
Award Bid 8123 to GHC Pipeline, LLC., Riverside, for $195,525.92, and authorize a  
10 percent change order authority, for total amount of $215,078.51 from Gas Tax  
Fund, Capital Improvement, Street Projects, Misc Street Construction Project  
Account for construction of Citywide storm drain repairs (Wards 1, 4, 6, and 7)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Project Location Map  
Bid Award Recommendation  
35  
Approve revised Sewer System Management Plan - A Resolution of the City Council  
of the City of Riverside, California, updating the City of Riverside, Sewer System  
Management Plan for Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant  
further reading (All Wards)  
- Waive  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Sewer System Management Plan  
36  
Second Amendment to Agreement with Rhome Construction Corporation, Bellflower,  
for Design-Build of permanent 24’ x 60’ modular structure at Riverside’s Regional  
Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) through June 30, 2026 - Authorize Change  
Order for $164,532, for total amount not-to-exceed $726,395 for addition of building  
fire sprinkler system and supporting infrastructure (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Second Amendment to Agreement  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 37-39  
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.  
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Award Bid 8046 to Onyx Paving Company, Anaheim, for $6,593,000 from Measure  
Z Capital, City Funds, and Public Parking Fund Account for Fiscal Year 2023-2024  
Arterial and Minor Streets Maintenance, Phase 3 - Appropriate $280,000 from  
Infrastructure Reserve to Capital Outlay Fund, Monticello Landscape Maintenance  
Project Account - Five affirmative votes required (Public Works) (Wards 1, 3, 4, 5,  
6 and 7) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Project Location Map  
Project Location List  
Bid Award Recommendation  
Presentation  
38  
Revision to City's Historic District Sign Program - Appropriate $135,292 in Grants  
and Restricted Programs Fund, Historical District Sign Program expenditure  
account, offset by funds to be transferred from the Interest Bearing Special  
Deposits Fund, Historical Preservation Trust, for purposes of Historic District and  
Spanish Town Road sign programs, Landmark Plaques program, and complete a  
historic district survey - Prepare Title 20 code text amendment and ordinance to  
remove from Riverside Municipal Code Section 20.30.030 (Historic Preservation  
Fund) - Five affirmative votes required (Community and Economic Development)  
(All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Attachment 1 - CC Staff Report - 03-18-1997  
Attachment 2 - CC Minutes - 03-18-1997  
Attachment 3 - CC Staff Report - 07-16-2019  
Attachment 4 - CC Minutes - 07-16-2019  
Attachment 5 - FPBC Staff Report - 05-10-2023  
Attachment 6 - FPBC Minutes - 05-10-2023  
Attachment 7 - Current-Proposed HD Signs  
Attachment 8 - CHB Staff Report – 01-15-2025  
Attachment 9 - CHB Minutes – 01-15-2025  
Attachment 10 - Sign Cost Estimate  
Presentation  
39  
Fourth Amendment to Agreement with All-City Management Services (ACMS), Inc.,  
Santa Fe Springs, for Crossing Guard Program Management Services adding three  
guard locations for total of 87 guard locations through June 30, 2026, for amount  
not to exceed $66,192, for total contract value of $1,919,568 for Fiscal Year (FY)  
2025-26 - Fourth Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for  
reimbursement of Crossing Guard Services with Alvord Unified School District  
(AUSD) to fully reimburse City for all guard locations for duration of Summer  
Program, subject to availability of budgeted funds, to extend for one-year term  
through June 30, 2026, and to revise the reimbursement schedule - Second  
Amendment to MOU for reimbursement of Crossing Guard Services with Riverside  
Unified School District (RUSD) to extend for one-year term through June 30, 2026,  
adding three (3) additional guard locations for total of 58 guard locations for total  
contract price of $1,279,712 for FY 2025-26, and to revise the reimbursement  
schedule - Record increase in FY 2025-26 revenue of $136,796 and appropriate  
$50,526, to reflect updated cost sharing arrangements and contract costs as  
compared to existing budget projections (Public Works) (All Wards) (10-minute  
presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement - All-City Management Services  
Fourth Amendment to MOU - AUSD  
Fourth Amendment to MOU - RUSD  
Presentation  
COMMUNICATIONS  
40  
41  
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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