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, April 9, 2024  
Publication Date: Friday, April 5, 2024  
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: March 28, 2024  
Revised: March 29, 2024  
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inclusivity. This includes acceptable behavior from everyone; a workplace that  
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discrimination, or retaliation in the workplace. The City maintains a zero-tolerance  
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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  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
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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  
COMMUNICATIONS  
3
Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards)  
(5-minute presentation)  
4
Homeless solutions update (Housing and Human Services) (All Wards) (5-minute  
presentation)  
5
6
7
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)  
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 8-27  
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  
Appoint Benjamin W. Stewart to Planning Commission Ward 2 seat  
8
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File  
resignation of Brian C. Smith from Budget Engagement Commission Ward 5  
Resident seat (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
9
Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section 2.04.010  
of the Riverside Municipal Code updating the regular meeting schedule of the City  
Council to regular meetings on the first four Tuesdays of each month, with no City  
Council meeting on the fifth Tuesday of month, City Council meetings only on first  
and third Tuesdays of July, August, and September and on second, third, and  
fourth Tuesdays for months of April, June, and October, with afternoon sessions  
starting at 1:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m., with evening sessions to start at approximately  
6:15 p.m. - Waive further reading (Intro. on 3-12-24, All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
10  
Minutes of March 12 and 19, 2024  
Attachments:  
Minutes 3-12-24  
Minutes 3-19-24  
City Manager  
11  
A Resolution of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the submission of an  
application for, and acceptance of, any funds from the United States Environmental  
Protection Agency’s Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants  
Program for an amount up to $20,000,000 to fund clean energy, smart growth,  
sustainability, and workforce development projects in Casa Blanca Neighborhood  
and authorizing the execution of all necessary grant documents by the City  
Manager, or his Designee - Waive further reading (Ward 5)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Community and Economic Development  
12  
License Agreement with W-H GT Owner IX, L. P., for total revenue of $270,824.51,  
for twenty-five year lease term for use of Riverside Water Company Canal area for  
parking and landscaping , Assessor's Parcel Number 1167-121-08, located at  
21801 Barton Road, Grand Terrace (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
Presentation  
13  
Case PR-2023-001625 - Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of  
Riverside, California, amending various Sections in Title 19 of the Riverside  
Municipal Code - Waive further reading (Intro. on 3-12-24, All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
Title 19 Permitted Uses Table - Exhibit A  
Title 19 - Special Use Signs - Exhibit B  
Finance  
14  
Request for Proposal 2261 - First Amended and Restated Agreements with CSG  
Advisors Incorporated for $50,000 and PFM Financial Advisors, LLC., for $100,000  
from Debt and Treasury Professional Services, RPU Electric and Water Revenue  
Bond, and Sewer Debt Changes Professional Services Accounts for municipal  
financial advisory services for five-year term with two additional two-year extension  
options (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement - CSG Advisors  
Agreement - PFM Financial Advisors  
Fire  
15  
Reimbursement of $109,232.38 from Riverside Community College District/Moreno  
Valley for Fire Department instructional training hours per Inter-Agency Instructional  
Services Agreement - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required  
(All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
General Services  
16  
Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Title 12 of the  
Riverside Municipal Code - Airport Rules and Regulations (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Ordinance  
17  
Award Bid 8069 to Fritts Ford, Riverside, for $87,558.65 from Central Garage Fund,  
Motor Pool, Automotive Equipment and Measure A, New Traffic Signals Accounts  
for purchase of one 2024 model year electric powered Ford F150 Lightning utility  
truck for Traffic Signal Maintenance Division (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Bid Award Recommendation  
18  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the  
display of the Disability Pride Month Flag at City Facilities during the month of July -  
Waive further reading (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Flag Policy  
19  
Purchase of four 2023 Ford F150 utility trucks from Fritts Ford, Riverside, for  
$141,582.52 from Public Works, Solid Waste Collection, Automotive Equipment and  
Central Garage Fund, Motor Pool, Automotive Equipment Accounts for Public  
Works Department (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Quote  
Library  
20  
Accept $40,000 from Library Minor Gift Fund for Library materials, programs, and  
services - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services  
21  
Agreement with Arrowhead Group, Inc., doing business as Basic Backflow, San  
Bernardino, for $50,000 annually from General Fund, Parks and Recreation,  
Maintenance/Repairs Account for irrigation maintenance services to complete  
backflow testing, repair, and replacement services through June 30, 2024, with  
three one-year extension options (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
22  
Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with Farmworkers Institute Of Education  
and Leadership Development, Inc., for $28,178.28 lease revenue for 953 square  
feet at Cesar Chavez Community Center at Bobby Bonds Park through December  
31, 2024 (Ward 2)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
23  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, establishing the  
fares for use of the City’s Special Transportation Program and repealing Resolution  
No. 23220 to increase Fare to Riverside Connect Program from $3.00 to $3.25 in  
Year 1 and from $3.25 to $3.50 in Year 2 and increase Medical Fares from $2.00 to  
$2.25 in Year 1 and from $2.25 to $2.50 in Year 2 Effective July 1, 2024 - Waive  
further reading (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Presentation  
Police  
24  
Obligation Document with United States Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task  
Force for overtime reimbursement of not-to-exceed $189,000 from October 1, 2023  
through September 30, 2024 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes  
required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Obligation Document  
U.S. Marshals Task Force MOU  
Public Works  
25  
Purchase of automated refuse, green waste, and recycling bins from Toter, Inc.,  
Statesville, North Carolina, for not-to-exceed $900,000 from Refuse Fund, Solid  
Waste Collection, Special Department Supplies Account through June 30, 2025 (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Toter Contract Sourcewell  
Toter Pricing  
26  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending  
Resolution No. 22451 known as the Master Parking Schedule Resolution to remove  
the segment of "Timed No Parking Zone between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00  
p.m. Monday thru Friday, except holidays” on Irving Street, just south of cul-de-sac  
bulb-out southerly to south side of Cherbourg Drive - Waive further reading (Ward  
5)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Site Map  
TB Minutes - December 6, 2023  
Presentation  
27  
Increase Purchase Order 240597 with United Rotary Brush Corporation, Dallas,  
Texas, by $25,000 for total purchase order amount of $74,500 from Public Works,  
Solid Waste, Street Sweeping, Street Sweeping Account for brooms and brushes  
used by street sweeping vehicles to collect debris along city streets - Authorize  
future procurement of street sweeper brooms and brushes from United Rotary  
Brush for amount not-to-exceed $100,000 per year beginning FY 2024-25 through  
FY 2028-29, subject to availability of budgeted funds (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Quote  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
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Mayor Pro Tem Hemenway recommends First Amendment to Employment  
Agreement with City Manager Charles M. Futrell effective April 9, 2024, extending  
term to January 9, 2029 (City Council) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
29  
Mayor Pro Tem Hemenway recommends First Amendment to Employment  
Agreement with City Attorney Phaedra Norton effective April 9, 2024 through July  
20, 2028 - 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  
adjust the salary range of the City Attorney and to reflect revisions to the City  
Attorney Employment Agreement - Waive further reading (City Council) (All Wards)  
(5-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
First Amendment  
Resolution  
Job Code Table  
Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan  
30  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, reciting the fact  
of the Municipal Election held in said City on the 5th day of March, 2024 declaring  
the results thereof and setting forth such other matters as are provided by law -  
Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, adding  
Chapter 5.78, entitled “Cannabis Business Tax,” to the Riverside Municipal Code -  
Waive further readings (City Clerk) (Intro. on 11-28-23, All Wards) (5-minute  
presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
REVISED Resolution with Canvass  
Resolution  
Ordinance  
Semi-Final Election Results Report March 2024  
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.  
31  
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  
32  
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  
33  
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:  
Report  
34  
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  
6:15 P.M.  
INVOCATION - Councilmember Fierro  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
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SWEARING IN CEREMONY  
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HONORABLE COUNCILMEMBER ELECT PHILIP FALCONE, WARD 1  
Oath of Office: Former Riverside Unified School District Trustee, Kathy Allavie  
HONORABLE COUNCILMEMBER ELECT STEVEN ROBILLARD, WARD 3  
Oath of Office: Larry Robillard  
HONORABLE COUNCILMEMBER ELECT SEAN MILL, WARD 5  
Oath of Office: Rancho Santiago Community College District  
Board of Trustees President, Sal Tinajero  
HONORABLE COUNCILMEMBER STEVE HEMENWAY, WARD 7  
Oath of Office: City Clerk, Donesia Gause  
HONORABLE MAYOR PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON  
Oath of Office: Judge David Bristow  
COMMUNICATIONS  
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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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