City Council
City of Riverside Mayor
Patricia Lock Dawson
Councilmembers:
Philip Falcone
Clarissa Cervantes
Steven Robillard
Chuck Conder
Sean H. Mill
Jim Perry
Steve Hemenway
Agenda - Revised
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
3900 Main Street, Riverside
Live Webcast at:
www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting
Originally Published: August 8, 2024
1:00 PM
Publication Date: Friday, August 16, 2024
Meeting Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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August 20, 2024City Council Agenda - Revised
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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.
1 P.M.
MAYOR PRO TEM HEMENWAY CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
INVOCATION - Councilmember Hemenway
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
PUBLIC COMMENT
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August 20, 2024City Council Agenda - Revised
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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:
Economic Development Committee at 3 p.m., on Thursday, August 22, 2024, Art Pick Council Chamber
Governmental Processes Committee at 9 a.m., on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, Art Pick Council Chamber
Land Use Committee at 3:30 p.m., on Monday, September 9, 2024, Art Pick Council Chamber
Finance Committee at 3 p.m., on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Art Pick Council Chamber
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m., on Thursday, September 12, 2024, Art Pick Council Chamber
COMMUNICATIONS
3 City Manager Update (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) 4 Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)
PRESENTATIONS
5 Mayor Pro Tem Hemenway to present Proclamation to Commission of the Deaf Chair Mike Anderson recognizing September 14, 2024, as 25th anniversary of the DeaFestival (5-minute presentation)
6 Mayor Pro Tem Hemenway to present Proclamation to Emergency Services Administrator Mark Annas recognizing September as National Preparedness Month (5-minute presentation)
PresentationAttachments:
August 20, 2024City Council Agenda - Revised
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 7-31
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
7 Add Redwood Public Law to panel of authorized attorneys - Approve Legal Services Agreement and engagement letter with law firm of Redwood Public Law for specialized legal services - Establish budget of $ 250,000 for Redwood Public Law's work on public /private partnership projects - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Report
Agreement
Attachments:
City Clerk
8 Designate Councilmember Mill as voting delegate and Councilmember Robillard as alternate for 2024 League of California Cities Annual Business Meeting (All Wards) ReportAttachments:
9 Request for Proposal 2374 Agreement with Certified Records Management, LLC ., for amount not -to-exceed $ 60,000 annually through June 30, 2029, for total contract amount not -to-exceed $ 300,000 from City Clerk's Office Budget with one five -year extension option for not -to-exceed total of ten years for records storage and destruction services (All Wards)
Report
Agreement
RFP Award Recommendation
Attachments:
10 Appoint Mary Welding to Commission on Aging and Thomas Forbes to Park and Recreation Commission Citywide seats - File resignation of Megan Durkee from Human Relations Commission Ward 6 seat (All Wards)
ReportAttachments:
11 Minutes of August 6, 2024
MinutesAttachments:
August 20, 2024City Council Agenda - Revised
City Council
12 Land Use Committee recommends introduction of an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 5.36 to the Riverside Municipal Code regarding the regulation of Mobile Food Vendors on vehicle parking restrictions fifty feet from any commercial, industrial, and residential driveways (All Wards) Report
Ordinance
Attachments:
City Manager
13 Third Amendment to Agreement with HR&A Advisors, Inc ., for increased compensation not -to-exceed $ 50,000 for total agreement amount of $ 385,000 from Fiscal Year 2024-25 Economic Development Account for additional advisory services to evaluate a revised development program, parking arrangement and associated fiscal impact for Riverside Alive Project through December 31, 2024 (All Wards)
Report
Third Amendment
Attachments:
Community and Economic Development
14 Review and send the draft findings to overrule the Riverside Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) Determination to the California Division of Aeronautics and to the ALUC - Schedule a Public Hearing for December 3, 2024, at 6:15 p.m., to consider the overrule of Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) determination of inconsistency, project appeals and entitlements including a General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Tentative Parcel Map, and Design Review related to Planning Case PR -2022-001359 to facilitate construction of a multifamily development consisting of 347 residential units on 9.92 acres, located at 375 Alessandro Boulevard (former Kmart building) and situated on the northwest corner of Mission Grove Parkway and Mission Village Drive (Ward 4)
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Report
Resolution
Attachment 1 - Applicant ALUC Appeal Request - Sept 25, 2023 Attachment 3 - PC Report
Attachment 3a - Existing Site Photos
Attachment 3b - Location Map
Attachment 3c - Existing and Proposed General Plan Map
Attachment 3d - Existing and Proposed Specific Plan Map Attachment 3e - Existing and Proposed Zoning Map
Attachment 3f - Airport Land Use Compatibility Zones
Attachment 3g - Specific Plan Amendment - Redline
Attachment 3h - Specific Plan Amendment - Clean
Attachment 3i - Project Plans - Reduced
Attachment 3j - Riverside County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) Report Attachment 3k - Western Municipal Water District Conditions of Approval Attachment 3l - Public Comment Letters
Attachment 3m - Draft EIR
Attachment 4 - Planning Commission Minutes - July 18, 2024 Attachments:
15 Stormwater Treatment Device and Control Measure Access and Maintenance Agreement and Water Quality Management Plan with City of San Bernardino for City-owned property - 1388 South E. Street, San Bernardino (All Wards) Report
Water Quality Management Plan
Agreement
Presentation
Attachments:
16 Annexation of City property located at 1388 South E. Street, San Bernardino, into City of San Bernardino's Community Facilities District No. 2019-1 (All Wards) Report
Application
Presentation
Attachments:
17 Case PR -2024-001678 - Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending numerous sections of Title 19 the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Zoning - Waive further reading (Intro. on 8-6-24, All Wards) Report
Ordinance
Attachments:
August 20, 2024City Council Agenda - Revised
Finance
18 First Amendment to Agreement with PFM Financial Advisors, LLC ., for additional compensation of $ 75,000 for total contract amount of $ 175,000 from Sewer Fund, Digester V Rehab Project account for Financial Advisory Services related to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) (All Wards)
Report
First Amendment to Agreement
Attachments:
Fire
19 Purchase of protective fire safety clothing for Fire Department from All Star Equipment, Hayward, for $226,335 from Fire Operations Account (All Wards) Report
Distributor Approved Letter
Attachments:
General Services
20 Request for Proposal 2368 - Services Agreement with Duthie Electric Service Corp., Long Beach, for $ 195,764.24 annually, for total amount of $ 587,292.72, from Fleet Fund Sublet Repairs Account for on -call generator maintenance services as needed for General Services Department Fleet Management Division through June 30, 2027, with two one-year extension options (All Wards) Report
Award Recommendation
Services Agreement
Attachments:
Housing and Human Services
21 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing an application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for Local Housing Trust Fund Program matching grant funds of $ 1,000,000 for the City’s Local Affordable Housing Trust Fund for the development of affordable rental housing projects - Supplemental appropriation - Waive further reading - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Report
Resolution
LHTF Proposed Budget
Attachments:
Library
22 Purchase of library materials and services from Baker and Taylor, LLC ., for
August 20, 2024City Council Agenda - Revised
$288,000 from General Fund and Grants and Restricted Program Accounts (All Wards)
Report
Pricing Proposal
Attachments:
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
23 Request for Proposals 2334 - Agreement with Ecolane USA, Inc ., Wayne, Pennsylvania, for $ 208,589.50 for Year 1, and $ 170,359.50 for Years 2 and 3, for total of $ 549,308.50 from State grants for license, training and support of web-based transportation scheduling software application for Special Transportation Division (All Wards)
Report
Agreement
Bid Award Recommendation
Attachments:
24 Award Bid 8082 to WCM & Associates, Inc ., Yucaipa, for $ 799,000 and 10 percent change order authority for total contract amount of $ 878,900 from Parks, Recreation and Community Services ARPA Citywide Improvements Account for labor, equipment and materials for removal and replacement of HVAC systems at eleven separate community centers (All Wards)
Report
Agreement
Bid Award
Attachments:
25 Second Amendment to Agreement with Rebecca Acevedo doing business as A Squared Consulting, for increased amount of $ 88,500 not-to-exceed $ 442,500 from Project Bridge ARPA Account for wrap around services for Project BRIDGE Program through December 31, 2025 (Ward 1)
Report
Agreement
Attachments:
Police
26 Memorandum of Understanding with Alvord Unified School District for $ 873,172.08 annually, for total of $ 1,746,344.16, from General Fund, Police Department Personnel Budget for School Resource Officer Program through June 30, 2026 (Wards 5, 6, and 7)
Report
MOU
Attachments:
August 20, 2024City Council Agenda - Revised
Public Utilities
27 Agreement with the University of California, Riverside for attachment of wireline facilities on two city -owned wooden poles for underground fiber optic expansion at vicinity of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Gage Canal (Ward 2) Report
Agreement
Map
BPU Minutes
Presentation
Attachments:
28 Water Conservation Surcharge Program enhancements for additional amount of $615,000 for total of $ 1,215,000 from Public Utilities Water Conservation Unprogrammed Funds Account for conservation, education, and water use efficiency programs (All Wards)
Report
Presentation
Attachments:
Public Works
29 Addition of Tequesquite Landfill Blower Project to Capital Improvement Program - Award Bid 8092 to Metrocell Construction, Inc ., Ontario, for $ 236,286 from Public Works Department Budget for Tequesquite Landfill Well Head Repairs (Ward 1) Report
Bid Award Recommendation
Map
Attachments:
30 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2024-25 funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 - Waive further reading (Wards 4, 5, 6, and 7) Report
Resolution
Projected FY 2024-25 RMRA Revenues
Attachments:
31 Request for Proposal 2344 - Agreement with Advantec Consulting Engineers, Inc ., Irvine, for $ 884,712.31 plus ten percent contingency, for amount not -to-exceed $973,183.54 from Public Works HSIP Cycle XI Grant and Measure A Local funds to implement Citywide leading pedestrian interval signal timing and engineering design plan preparation services for Citywide retroreflective signal backplates, median, and high-friction surface treatment through June 30, 2026, with additional two -year extension options - Mission Inn Avenue between Redwood Drive and Scout Lane
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(Ward 1)
Report
Agreement
Award Recommendation
Presentation
Attachments:
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. 32 A 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 to implement a retirement cost -sharing provision of one-half percent (0.5) of pensionable income for all Classic, CalPERS Level 1 and 2 Police Safety members hired before June 13, 2012, in the Unrepresented Police Management Group for a total of seven percent (7) effective as soon as administratively possible - 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 to implement a retirement cost -sharing provision of one-half percent (0.5) of pensionable income for all Classic, CalPERS Level 1 and 2 Police Safety members hired before June 13, 2012, in the Unrepresented Police Management Group (Human Resources) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) Report
Resolution of Intention
Ordinance
Certification of PA Compliance with 7507
Certification of Compliance with 20516
Amendment to Contract
Certification of Employee Election - Cost Share
Presentation
Attachments:
33 Award Bid 8081 to American Asphalt South, Inc ., Riverside, for $ 2,765,667.24 from Measure Z Pavement Rehabilitation and Pedestrian Facilities Account for Fiscal Year 2023-24 Street Preservation (Public Works) (All Wards) ( 10-minute presentation)
Report
Location Map
Street Preservation List
Bid Award Recommendation
Presentation
Attachments:
August 20, 2024City Council Agenda - Revised
34 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Expenditure Plan update - Reallocation of ARPA funds from various ARPA Projects to Revenue Replacement projects in amount of $1,550,000 for Parks Masters Plans, Senior Study Master Plan, and Revolving Loan - Supplemental appropriation - Interfund transfer - Five affirmative votes required (City Manager/Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) Report
ARPA Expenditure Plan
Presentation
Attachments:
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. 35 Case PR -2021-001145 - City of Riverside - Title 20 Code Text Amendments (Cultural Resources) - Determine project is exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Sections 15308 (Actions to Protect Environment ), 15060(c)(2) (No Physical Change ), 15060(c)(3) (Not A Project), and 15061(b)(3) (General Rule ), as proposed amendment will cause no direct or indirect change to environment, does not meet definition of a Project under CEQA, and it can be seen with certainty that proposed amendment will not have an effect on environment - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending numerous Sections of Title 20 the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Cultural Resources (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards ) (10-minute presentation)
Report
Ordinance
CC Report 4-23-24
CC Minutes 4-23-24
Presentation
Notice
Attachments:
CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 36-42
Time listed is approximate. The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting. 36 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and /or receive from legal counsel concerning Jorge Franco v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No .(s):
080369 / ADJ6630932, 090135 / ADJ6630933, 980137-LTM / ADJ1088234, 01000089-LTM / ADJ2684455
August 20, 2024City Council Agenda - Revised
ReportAttachments:
37 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and /or receive from legal counsel concerning Jesus Hibarra v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No .(s):
200006 / ADJ14628393
ReportAttachments:
37a Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2)/54956.9(e)(3) to confer with and /or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Rene Joseph Medina Jr. v City of Riverside, Claim No.: 24-08-18
ReportAttachments:
38 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 located at 1101-1199 Orange Street, generally described as the former Riverside Golf Club, Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 206-070-003, 2 0 6 - 0 7 0 - 0 0 2 , a n d 2 4 6 - 0 6 0 - 0 1 1 , b y G r e e n s G r o u p / O v e r l a n d Development/Adrenaline Sports Resorts; Atman Kadakia; Andrew Walcker; Bryant Grigsby, Negotiators
ReportAttachments:
39 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
ReportAttachments:
40 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and /or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - two cases ReportAttachments:
41 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 - three cases
ReportAttachments:
42 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
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Administrators Association
ReportAttachments:
COMMUNICATIONS
43 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
44 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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