RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, OFFERING A REWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE IDENTITY OF, AND THE APPREHENSION OF, THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDER OF ISAIAH ARVISO.
WHEREAS, the City of Riverside may offer and pay rewards as authorized by Section 53069.5 of the Government Code of the State of California; and WHEREAS, Section 53069.5 specifically authorizes the City to offer and pay a reward, the amount thereof to be determined by the City for information leading to the determination of the identify of, and the apprehension of, any person whose willful misconduct results in injury or death to any person; and WHEREAS, on March 20, 2001, the City Council of the City of Riverside adopted Resolution No. 19873, approving the Riverside Police Department’s Reward Program and authorizing its implementation; and WHEREAS, on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at approximately 5:13 p.m., Riverside Police Department officers responded to the alleyway in the 3500 block of Chicago Avenue regarding multiple calls of shots fired with two subjects hit by gunfire; and WHEREAS, upon arrival, officers located two subjects in the alleyway suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, including a male juvenile victim who suffered a single gunshot wound to his hip and 18-year-old victim Isaiah Arviso, who was critically injured with multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to at a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased; and WHEREAS, Riverside Police Department’s Robbery – Homicide Unit responded and assumed the investigation with the assistance of the Forensic Unit; and WHEREAS, Riverside Police Department detectives interviewed several people in the area, but no one could provide information; and WHEREAS, over the past several months, detectives have continued to work the case and up to this point have exhausted all leads; and WHEREAS, on April 16, 2024, the City Council approved Resolution Number 24108 effective for 60 days, authorizing a reward in the amount of $10,000 for information leading to the determination of the identity of, and the apprehension of, any person responsible for the acts stated above; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the 60-day term of Resolution Number 24108, the prior issued reward is now terminated by expiration of the time period set forth in the resolution offering the reward; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, that a new reward in the amount of $20,000 is hereby approved and authorized for information leading to the determination of the identity of, and the apprehension of, any person responsible for the acts stated above.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the offer of reward by the City shall be effective for a period of sixty (60) days or for the term of any extension thereof which may be approved by the City Council prior to the termination of the offer of reward. An offer of reward by the City shall terminate by payment, by revocation, or by withdrawal thereof by the City Council by resolution, motion, or council report adopted by a majority vote of the City Council or by expiration of the time period set forth in the resolution offering the reward or any extension thereof which was approved by the City Council while the offer was otherwise effective.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all decisions with respect to the relevance or materiality of information received, whether or not utilized in establishing the determination of the identity of and the apprehension of any one or more persons, and whether such information provides a basis for the payment of a reward, are within the sole discretion of the City Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all determinations effective, or dispositive of the offer of reward, shall be within the sole discretion of the City Council and shall be final.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 53069.5, the person or persons responsible for the person or persons responsible for the murder of Isaiah Arviso shall be liable for the amount of any reward paid pursuant to this Section and if the person is an unemancipated minor, his or her parent or guardian shall also be liable for the amount.
ADOPTED by the City Council this _____ day of _________________, 2024. _________________________________________
PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the City Council of said City at its meeting held on the ______ day of ____________, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this ________ day of ______________, 2024. _________________________________
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
CA #24-0331-.1 JCL 05/20/24
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3750 university ave., #250
Riverside, CA 92501
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