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, May 16, 2023  
Publication Date: Friday, May 12, 2023  
12:00 PM  
Hunter Hobby Park -1401 Iowa Avenue  
Art Pick Council Chamber - 3900 Main Street  
Live Webcast at:  
Originally Published: May 4, 2023  
MISSION STATEMENT  
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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  
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inclusivity. This includes acceptable behavior from everyone; a workplace that  
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and respectful public environment.  
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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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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.  
12 P.M. -- Hunter Hobby Park -- 1401 Iowa Avenue  
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER  
1
Luncheon and tour by Riverside Live Steamers at Hunter Hobby Park  
3 P.M. -- Art Pick Council Chamber  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
2
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  
3
Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards)  
(5-minute presentation)  
4
5
6
7
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)  
Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
8
Financial Performance and Budget Committee recommends proposed amendment  
to Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Biennial Budget - Schedule public hearing for June 27,  
2023, at 6:15 p.m. - Appropriate $175,000 to Fiscal Year 2022-23 General Fund,  
Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Account for additional golf  
carts for Fairmount Park Golf Course - Five affirmative votes required (Finance) (All  
Wards) (20-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
9
Proposed adjustments to City’s user fees and charges for Fiscal Year 2023-24 -  
Schedule public hearing for June 27, 2023, at 3 p.m. (Finance) (All Wards)  
(15-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
10  
Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Title 10 of the  
Riverside Municipal Code to add Section 10.52.260 regarding parking of car share  
vehicles to establish car share parking program (Public Works) (All Wards)  
(10-minute presentation)  
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.  
11  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Dennis Dodson v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):  
050294; 150059; 150180; 190196 / ADJ12628629; 200073 / ADJ12628637  
Attachments:  
12  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from  
legal counsel concerning Paul Miranda v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):  
090338-LTM; 140071-LTM; 210163 / ADJ14086436  
Attachments:  
13  
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:  
14  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case  
Attachments:  
15  
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:  
16  
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:  
17  
Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of City Clerk  
Attachments:  
18  
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 unrepresented employee: City  
Clerk  
Attachments:  
6:15 P.M.  
INVOCATION - Mayor Lock Dawson  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS  
19  
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 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, Art  
Pick Council Chamber  
Economic Development, Placemaking, and Branding/Marketing Committee at 3 p.m.  
on Thursday, May 18, 2023, Art Pick Council Chamber  
Housing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 22, 2023, Art  
Pick Council Chamber  
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS  
20  
Mayor Lock Dawson to call upon Councilmember Cervantes to present Certificate of  
Recognition to Riverside Peacemakers for their community services helping  
Riverside residents (5-minute presentation)  
21  
RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - Uribe Printing (Ward 5) (5-minute  
presentation)  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
22  
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  
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CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 23-34  
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  
23  
Minutes of May 2, 2023  
Attachments:  
City Manager  
24  
Seventh Amendment to Agreement with LiveU, Inc., for $18,162 annually with 15  
percent change order authority of $2,724.30 each year for total not-to-exceed  
amount  
of  
$62,658.90 from  
Grants  
&
Restricted  
Programs  
Fund,  
CM-Communications, PEG expenditure account for live video transmission systems  
through June 30, 2026 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
25  
Reject all responses to Request for Proposal 2247 for Design-Build of Emergency  
Alternative Housing site - Authorize release of revised Request for Proposals - 670  
Iowa Avenue (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
Finance  
26  
Financial Health Indicators to manage overall financial health and maintain fiscal  
responsibility (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
General Services  
27  
Fund additional full-time Airport Operations Specialist position for Riverside  
Municipal Airport and appropriate $77,373 from Riverside Municipal Airport Fund  
for salaries and benefits for Fiscal Year 2023-24 - Supplemental appropriation -  
Five affirmative votes required (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Human Resources  
28  
Blue Shield of California Wellness Fund Allowance of $50,000 for various employee  
wellness programs and initiatives for calendar year 2023 - Supplemental  
appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
29  
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 Lead Park Maintenance Worker, Senior Park  
Maintenance Worker, Park Supervisor, Deputy Chief Innovation Officer, Assistant  
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Accountant, Environmental Compliance Supervisor,  
Police Program Supervisor, Utilities Customer Service Supervisor, Public Safety  
Dispatcher-Hourly, Police Cadet, Lifeguard/Instructor, Pool Manager, and Assistant  
Aquatics Coordinator Classifications; Title Change for the existing Utilities Customer  
Service Representative III Classification; Creation of Administrative Analyst to the  
Mayor Non-Classified and the Debt and Treasury Manager Non-Classified  
Classifications and Salary Ranges; and the deletion of the offset duplicating  
Machine Operator I Classification - Waive further reading (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services  
30  
First Amendment to Lease Agreement with The Toro Company for Golden Star Park  
site at undeveloped park property for five-year term through June 30, 2028 - 1739  
Bradley Street (Ward 4)  
Attachments:  
31  
Clean California Local Grant Program grant application for $3,062,500 with City  
match of $437,500 from Regional Park Development Fund to Grants and Restricted  
Programs Fund, Parks and Recreation Administration, St. Francis Falls/Carlson  
Park Renovation Project Accounts for St. Francis Falls/Carlson Park Renovation  
Project - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required - 4700 Buena  
Vista Avenue (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
Public Works  
32  
2023 Western  
$12,000,000 and  
Riverside  
Regional  
Arterials  
Grant  
Commission  
Program  
Port  
application  
for  
California  
Transportation  
and Freight  
Infrastructure Program (PFIP) grant application for $22,000,000 offered by  
Riverside County Transportation Commission and California State Transportation  
Agency (CalSTA) for construction of Third Street Grade Separation Project (Wards  
1 and 2)  
Attachments:  
33  
Agreement with Feeding America Riverside and San Bernardino Counties for  
volunteer services along Victoria Avenue between Mary Street and Washington  
Street to harvest fruit from City-maintained Washington Navel Orange trees to stock  
local food pantries in communities in need of food resources for five-year term -  
Second Amendment to Agreement with Gless Ranch, Inc., to not harvest section of  
orange trees on north side of Victoria Avenue between Mary Street and Washington  
Street (Ward 4)  
Attachments:  
34  
Ratify Emergency Change Order of $10,000 - Authorize change order authority to  
Purchase Order 230597 for $30,000, for total of $89,500 from Refuse Fund, Public  
Works-Solid Waste-Street Sweeping Account for brooms and brushes used by  
street sweeping vehicles along City streets (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
WORKSHOP  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
35  
Citywide Community Engagement Policy and Toolkit Workshop (Community and  
Economic Development) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
COMMUNICATIONS  
36  
37  
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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