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, March 7, 2023  
Publication Date: Friday, March 3, 2023  
1:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
Live Webcast at:  
Originally Published: February 23, 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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harassment and discrimination laws.  
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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  
INVOCATION - Councilmember Perry  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
1
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jurisdiction of the City Council, you are invited to participate in person or call at  
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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 meetings:  
Financial Performance and Budget Committee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8,  
2023, Art Pick Council Chamber  
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2023, Art  
Pick Council Chamber  
Land Use, Sustainability and Resilience Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March  
13, 2023, Art Pick Council Chamber  
COMMUNICATIONS  
3
Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards)  
(5-minute presentation)  
4
5
6
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)  
7
Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)  
PRESENTATIONS  
8
9
Presentation by Art Alliance at Riverside Art Museum Co-Chair Kathy Christmas on  
the Riverside Arts Market at White Park on April 1, 2023 (5-minute presentation)  
Mayor Lock Dawson to call upon Councilmember Cervantes to present Certificates  
of Appreciation to Panana Events President Eric Luan for participation of the 2023  
Riverside Lunar Festival and Adrian Dell and Carmen Roberts Foundation Black  
History Month Planning Committee for participation of the 43rd Annual Riverside  
Black History Month Parade and Expo (5-minute presentation)  
10  
11  
Mayor Lock Dawson to call upon Deputy Chief Steve McKinster to recognize  
Captain Paul Seawright for life saving actions at the Upland Sport Arena (5-minute  
presentation)  
City Manager's Office overview and employee recognition (15-minute presentation)  
(All Wards)  
Attachments:  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
12  
Resolution of Intention to approve an amendment to Contract between the Board of  
Administration California Public Employees' Retirement System and the City Council  
City of Riverside for implementation of retirement cost-sharing provision of 5.5  
percent of pensionable income for all classic, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Unrepresented  
Police Management employees, members of Riverside Police Administrators’  
Association (RPAA) and retirement cost-sharing provision of 4.5 percent of  
pensionable income for all classic Tier 1 and Tier 2 members of the Riverside Police  
Officer’s  
Association  
(RPOA)  
and  
Riverside  
Police  
Officer’s  
Association  
Supervisory (RPOA Supv.) units - Waive further reading - Introduce an Ordinance  
of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing an amendment to the Contract  
between the City of Riverside and the Board of Administration of the California  
Public Employees’ Retirement System for implementation of retirement cost-sharing  
provision of 5.5 percent of pensionable income for all classic, Tier 1 and Tier 2  
Unrepresented Police Management employees, members of Riverside Police  
Administrators’ Association (RPAA) and retirement cost-sharing provision of 4.5  
percent of pensionable income for all classic Tier 1 and Tier 2 members of the  
Riverside Police Officer’s Association (RPOA) and Riverside Police Officer’s  
Association Supervisory (RPOA Supv.) units (Human Resources) (All Wards)  
(15-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
13  
MEASURE Z - Award Bid 7977 to Onyx Paving Company, Anaheim, for $1,470,470  
from Measure Z Capital, Mount Rubidoux Asphalt Repairs project Account for Mount  
Rubidoux Trail Improvements - Supplemental appropriation - Funds transfer - Five  
affirmative votes required (Parks, Recreation and Community Services and Public  
Works) (Ward 1) (15-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
14  
City Council staffing review (City Manager) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 15-28  
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 Attorney  
15  
Outside counsel expenditures for October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
City Clerk  
16  
Minutes of February 21, 2023  
Attachments:  
17  
Appoint Darlene Wadler to Commission of the Deaf Ward 4 seat - File resignations  
of Carmen S. Payne from Community Police Review Commission and Jeffrey P.  
Wright from Human Relations Commission Citywide seats (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
City Council  
18  
Housing and Homelessness Committee recommends adoption of a Resolution of the  
City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing application to and  
participation in the Prohousing Designation Program for support, incentives, and  
accountability measures for California's housing goals - A Resolution of the City  
Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing application for, and receipt  
of, Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program funds intended for purposes of creating and  
conserving affordable housing  
-
Waive further readings  
-
Supplemental  
appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
City Manager  
19  
City of Riverside Biennial Legislative Platform for 2023-2024 and direction on City's  
legislative advocacy teams for legislative and funding priorities (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
20  
Confirm appointment of Assistant City Managers Kris Martinez and Rafael Guzman,  
and Interim Assistant City Manager Edward Enriquez, to serve as City Manager Pro  
Tempore during temporary absences or disabilities of City Manager (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Community and Economic Development  
21  
Agreement with Computronix (USA), Inc., for $330,000 from Senate Bill 2 and Local  
Early Action Planning Account for Planning Module within POSSE LMS permit  
tracking system (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Fire  
22  
Agreement for First-In Alerting Maintenance and Services with Westnet, Inc., for  
$316,694 from  
Fire  
Operations  
Professional  
Services  
Account  
for  
onsite  
maintenance, repair and technical support for fire station alerting system through  
December 13, 2027 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
23  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending  
Resolution No. 23844, authorizing the submission of application and acceptance of  
grant award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the California  
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the Fiscal Year 2021 Emergency  
Management Performance Grant Program for additional amount of $5,192, for total  
of $68,680, and authorizing the execution of all required documents by the City  
Manager, or his Designee; and amending the Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022  
accordingly to partially fund department’s Community Preparedness Coordinator  
position, for emergency planning and for local community preparedness activities -  
Waive further reading - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required  
(All Wards)  
Attachments:  
General Services  
24  
This item has been removed from the agenda.  
Attachments:  
Museum  
25  
Donation of two dinosaur skeleton casts to the University of California, Riverside,  
Earth and Planetary Sciences Museum (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services  
26  
A Resolution of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the submission of an  
application to the Wildfire Prevention Program grant program of up to $5 million  
administered through the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protections  
and authorizing the execution of all required documents by the City Manager or  
Designee for wildfire prevention projects in designated fire hazardous severity  
zones - Waive further reading (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Public Works  
27  
Request for Proposal 2175 - Agreement with Rhome Construction Corporation,  
Bellflower, for $561,863 plus 15 percent contingency for total not-to-exceed  
$646,142.45 from NPDES Storm Drain Fund, Storm Drain Field Office Project  
revenue Accounts for design and build of permanent 24’ x 60’ modular structure at  
Riverside’s Regional Water Quality Control Plant through December 31, 2023 -  
5950 Acorn Avenue (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
28  
California Department of Transportation grant application of up to $700,000 for  
Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program for Riverside Safe Routes to  
School Plan Project for each individual Citywide elementary and middle schools (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
29  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the  
City Manager to annually execute on behalf of the City of Riverside all necessary  
applications, contracts, payment requests, agreements and amendments in the  
process of applying for and securing funds under the California Department of  
Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) for the Illegal Disposal Site  
Abatement Grant Program for $402,000 - Waive further reading - Supplemental  
appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
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.  
30  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Terry A. Meyer v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):  
070177-ltm RIV 0077889 and 040286-ltm RIV 069758  
Attachments:  
31  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Rene Ramirez v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):  
ADJ2204887, ADJ14170184 and ADJ14170190  
Attachments:  
32  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Imelda Smith v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):  
220004  
Attachments:  
33  
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 with no site address located on the corner of Fifth and Orange  
Streets, commonly known as Lot 33/Convention Center, APNs: 213-111-011,  
213-111-012,  
-213-111-013,  
213-111-014,  
213-111-015,  
213-111-016,  
213-111-017 and 213-113-001, by Greens Group/Griffin|Swinerton; Atman Kadakia,  
Korin Crawford, Negotiators  
Attachments:  
34  
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 Garage 1 and Garage 2 located on Orange Street between Mission Inn  
Avenue and 9th Street in Riverside, California, bearing Assessor’s Parcel Numbers  
213-271-012, 213-301-006 and -015, by Orange Street Living, LLC; Richard Hamm,  
Negotiator  
Attachments:  
35  
Pursuant to Government Code §54957(a) for consultation with Chief of Police Larry  
Gonzalez and Chief Information Officer George Khalil regarding threat to public  
services or facilities  
Attachments:  
36  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case  
Attachments:  
37  
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:  
38  
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:  
COMMUNICATIONS  
39  
40  
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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