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PRESENT: Councilmembers Falcone, Cervantes, Robillard, Conder, Mill, and Hemenway
ABSENT: Mayor Lock Dawson and Councilmember Perry
Mayor Pro Tem Hemenway called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m.
Pastor Tom Flores of Elevate Life Church gave the Invocation
Councilmember Hemenway led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON/TELEPHONE
Errol Koschewitz spoke regarding City Hall lobby closed to the public, election day, and city vendors. Richard Gardner spoke regarding Romeo and Friends Movie Night featuring Angry Birds at the Galaxy Theatre and disability awareness. Jason Hunter spoke regarding litigation matters involving Councilmembers and abuse of public resources. Steve Johnson spoke regarding Tony Platt litigation. Norman Coler spoke regarding the scheduled public hearing for the former Kmart building.
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
Councilmember Falcone reported on the Mayor’s Crafty Conversation at Route 30 Brewing, Cesar Chavez renovation meeting, and Ward 1 office hours at Fairmount Park.
Councilmember Cervantes reported on Cesar Chavez renovation meeting, Lincoln Park Neighborhood Group backpack giveaway, Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce Lincoln Park meeting, Sycamore Canyon community meeting, and announced she will need to leave for a short time to pick up her daughter from school. Councilmember Robillard reported on Path of Life Ministries operation, a tour of Ward 3, meetings with business owners in Magnolia and Arlington Centers, Good Morning Riverside, and Magnolia Center Task Force meeting. Councilmember Conder reported on back to school and cautioned drivers driving near schools, meeting with families affected by the Hawarden Fire and announced a community meeting, Military Appreciation Picnic and expressed a need for volunteers, and a meeting with staff at the California Citrus State Park. Councilmember Mill reported on new meeting time for Land Use Committee meetings, Magnolia Childhood Center, Memorial Service for Tom Hunt, Community Connections meeting, Riverside Community College tour, Ride along with Police
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Department swing shift on Westside, San Onofre Nuclear Park tour and decommissioning, Mayor’s Public Safety Tour and Crafty Conversations and Fall Festival at Villegas Park.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEETING
The City Council Economic Development Committee will conduct a meeting on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 3 p.m. in the Art Pick Council Chamber.
The City Council Governmental Processes Committee will conduct a meeting on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at 9 a.m., in the Art Pick Council Chamber.
The City Council Land Use Committee will conduct a meeting on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., in the Art Pick Council Chamber.
The City Council Finance Committee will conduct a meeting on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., in the Art Pick Council Chamber.
The City Council Mobility and Infrastructure Committee will conduct a meeting on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., in the Art Pick Council Chamber.
COMMUNICATIONS
CITY MANAGER UPDATE
The City Council received updates from the City Manager’s Office, Public Utilities and Community and Economic Development Departments.
COUNCILMEMBERS DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
There were no conflicts of interest declared at this time.
PRESENTATIONS
DEAFESTIVAL ANNIVERSARY
Mayor Pro Tem Hemenway presented a Proclamation to Commission of the Deaf Chair Mike Anderson recognizing September 14, 2024, as the 25th Anniversary of the DeaFestival.
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NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH
Mayor Pro Tem Hemenway presented a Proclamation to Emergency Services Administrator Mark Annas recognizing September as National Preparedness Month.
Councilmember Cervantes left the meeting at 1:55 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
It was moved by Councilmember Mill and seconded by Councilmember Conder to approve the Consent Calendar as presented affirming the actions appropriate to each item with Councilmembers Robillard, Conder, and Mill voting no on the legal services agreement to add Redwood Public Law to the panel of authorized attorneys. The motion carried with Councilmembers Falcone, Robillard, Conder, Mill, and Hemenway voting aye and Councilmembers Cervantes and Perry absent. The item on the legal services agreement failed for lack of a majority vote and it was reconsidered and discussed at the end of the meeting.
DESIGNATE ALTERNATE FOR 2024 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL BUSINESS
MEETING
The City Council designated Councilmember Mill as the voting delegate and Councilmember Robillard as alternate for the Annual Business meeting of the 2024 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo held at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, October 16-18, 2024.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 2374 - AGREEMENT - RECORDS STORAGE AND DESTRUCTION
SERVICES
The City Council (1) approved the Services Agreement with Certified Records Management, LLC, in accordance with Request for Proposal 2374, for records off-site storage, retrieval, and destruction services through June 30, 2029, for an amount not-to- exceed $60,000 annually and with a one five-year extension option for a not-to-exceed total of ten years; and (2) authorized the City Manager or his designee to execute the agreement and any future amendments relating to this award including making any non- substantive changes to the agreement with concurrence from the City Clerk.
BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATION
The Mayor and City Council (1) appointed Mary Welding to the Commission on Aging Citywide seat for a term through March 1, 2025, Thomas Forbes to the Park and
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Recreation Commission Citywide seats for a term through March 1, 2026; and (2) filed the resignation of Megan Durkee from the Human Relations Commission Ward 6 seat.
MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting of August 6, 2024, were approved as presented.
MOBILE FOOD VENDORS VEHICLE PARKING RESTRICTIONS AMENDMENT - ORDINANCE
INTRODUCED
The City Council approved the Land Use Committee recommendation to adopt the proposed Riverside Municipal Code amendment regarding mobile vending vehicle parking restrictions near commercial, industrial, and residential driveways; an Ordinance entitled “An Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, Amending Chapter 5.36 to the Riverside Municipal Code Regarding the Regulation of Mobile Food Vendors, was presented and introduced.
AGREEMENT AMENDMENT - ADDITIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES - REVISED DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM - RIVERSIDE ALIVE PROJECT
The City Council (1) approved the Third Amendment to Professional Consultant Services Agreement with HR&A Advisors, Inc., to reinstate and extend the term of the agreement until December 31, 2024, to have the Consultant provide additional advisory services to evaluate a revised development program and parking arrangement and the associated fiscal impact for the Riverside Alive Project; and to add increased compensation not-to- exceed $50,000, for a total agreement amount of $385,000; and (2) authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Third Amendment to Professional Consultant Services Agreement with HR&A Advisors, Inc., including making minor and non- substantive changes.
CASE PR-2022-001359 - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT - MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL UNITS (FORMER KMART BUILDING) - 375 ALESSANDRO - MISSION
GROVE/MISSION VILLAGE - SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING
The City Council (1) scheduled a public hearing for December 3, 2024, for consideration of the Airport Land Use Committee (ALUC) overrule for Planning Case PR-2022-001359 General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan Amendment, Rezone, Tentative Parcel Map, Design Review, and Environmental Impact Report; and (2) reviewed the draft resolution and directed staff to provide a copy of the proposed decision and findings to both ALUC and the California Division of Aeronautics, a minimum of 45 days prior to the public hearing, whether or not to overrule ALUC.
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AGREEMENT - STORMWATER TREATMENT DEVICE AND CONTROL MEASURE ACCESS - 1388 SOUTH E., SAN BERNARDINO
The City Council (1) approved the Stormwater Treatment Device and Control Measure Access and Maintenance Agreement with the City of San Bernardino for City owned property located at 1388 South E. Street, San Bernardino, California; (2) approved the Water Quality Management Plan with the City of San Bernardino for City owned property located at 1388 South E. Street, San Bernardino, California; and (3) authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Stormwater Treatment Device and Control Measure Access and Maintenance Agreement and Water Quality Management Plan, including making minor, non-substantive changes, and to sign all documents and instruments necessary to complete the transaction.
ANNEXATION - SAN BERNARDINO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2019-1 - 1388 SOUTH E., SAN BERNARDINO
The City Council (1) approved the annexation of the City of Riverside’s property located at 1388 South E. Street, San Bernardino, into the City of San Bernardino’s Community Facilities District No 2019-1; and (2) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute the annexation documentation for the City of Riverside as landlord of that property for the City of San Bernardino’s Community Facilities District No 2019-1, including making minor, non-substantive changes, and to sign all documents and instruments necessary to complete the transaction.
CASE PR-2024-001678 - TITLE 19 AMENDMENT - ORDINANCE ADOPTED The City Council adopted an Ordinance amending numerous sections of Title 19 the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Zoning; whereupon, the title having been read and further reading waived, Ordinance No. 7683 of the City of Riverside, California, Amending Numerous Sections of Title 19 the Riverside Municipal Code Regarding Zoning, was presented and adopted.
AGREEMENT AMENDMENT - INFLATION REDUCTION ACT FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES The City Council (1) approved the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Professional Consultant Services Agreement with PFM Financial Advisors, LLC, Delaware, to add $75,000 for a total contract amount of $175,000 for financial advisory services related to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA); and (2) authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Amendment to the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with PFM Advisors, LLC, including making minor and non-substantive changes.
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PROTECTIVE FIRE SAFETY CLOTHING
The City Council approved the purchase of the Fire Department protective firefighter safety clothing from All Star Equipment, Hayward, California, in the amount of $226,335, pursuant to Purchasing Resolution No. 24101, Section 602 (c).
AGREEMENT - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 2368 - ON-CALL GENERATOR MAINTENANCE
SERVICES
The City Council (1) approved a Services Agreement with Duthie Electric Service Corp., Long Beach, for generator maintenance services in the annual amount of $195,764.24 for an initial 36-month term with two one-year options to extend following Council approval; and (2) authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Services Agreement, including making minor, non-substantive changes, and to execute the two optional one-year extensions in the amount of $195,764.24 annually.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - LOCAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND - RENTAL HOUSING PROJECTS - SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATION - RESOLUTION
The City Council (1) adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit an application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for a Local Housing Trust Fund Program matching grant funds of $1,000,000 for the City’s Local Affordable Housing Trust Fund for the development affordable rental housing projects; (2) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to accept and receive such funds and to execute any documents necessary to secure the Local Housing Trust Fund grant fund award and administer the Local Housing Trust Fund grant; and (3) authorized the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record an increase in revenue and supplemental appropriation in an amount of up to $1,000,000 in the Local Affordable Housing Trust Fund; whereupon, the title having been read and further reading waived, Resolution No. 24154 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, was presented and adopted
LIBRARY MATERIALS AND SERVICES
The City Council (1) approved the purchase of library materials and services from Baker & Taylor, LLC., Charlotte, North Carolina, in accordance with Purchasing Resolution No. 24101, Section 405, for the total amount of $288,000; and (2) authorized the City
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Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to complete the purchase including making minor and non-substantive changes and extensions.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 2334 - AGREEMENT - WEB-BASED TRANSPORTATION
SCHEDULING SOFTWARE APPLICATION
The City Council (1) approved End-User Software License, Training and Implementation Support Agreement with Ecolane USA, Inc., for the web-based transportation scheduling software application to be used by the Special Transportation Division of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department; in the amount $208,589.50 for Year 1, and $170,359.50 annually for Years 2 and 3, for a total of $549,308.50; and (2) authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the End-User Software License, Training and Implementation Support Agreement with Ecolane USA, Inc., for the web-based transportation scheduling software application, including making minor and non- substantive changes and including the annual renewals as set forth in the agreement.
BID 8082 - REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF HVAC SYSTEMS - VARIOUS COMMUNITY
CENTERS
The City Council (1) awarded Bid 8082 to WCM & Associates, Inc., Yucaipa, in the amount of $799,000 for the labor, equipment and materials for the removal and replacement of HVAC systems at eleven separate community centers; (2) authorized a 10 percent change order authority in the amount up to $79,900 for project changes including, but not limited to, unforeseen conditions or necessary design changes, for a total contract amount of $878,900; and (3) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute a Construction Agreement with WCM & Associates, Inc., Yucaipa, including making minor and non-substantive changes.
AGREEMENT AMENDMENT - PROJECT BRIDGE PROGRAM
the City Council (1) approved the second amendment to agreement with Rebecca Acevedo, dba A Squared Consulting, LLC, to provide wrap around services for the Project BRIDGE Program, for the increased amount of $88,500 not-to-exceed $442,500, through December 31, 2025; and (2) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement, including making minor and non-substantive changes.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM The City Council (1) approved the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Riverside and Alvord Unified School District in the amount of $873,172.08 per year for a total of $1,746,344.16 for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026 for the School
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Resource Officer Program; and (2) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Memorandum of Understanding with the Alvord Unified School District, including making minor and non-substantive changes.
AGREEMENT - WIRELINE FACILITIES - MARTIN LUTHER KING/GAGE CANAL The City Council (1) approved the Agreement with University of California, Riverside for the attachment of wireline facilities on two City-owned wooden utility poles, at the rates set forth; and (2) authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Agreement for the attachment of wireline facilities to City-owned wood utility poles as set forth in said agreement.
WATER CONSERVATION SURCHARGE PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS
The City Council approved (1) the increase to the annual Turf Removal Programs, Residential by $175,000 for a total of $400,000, and Commercial by $400,000 for a total of $700,000, for total increase of $575,000; (2) rebate funding for High Efficiency Toilet Programs, Residential for $10,000 and Commercial for $40,000, for total of $50,000; (3) rebate funding for a High Efficiency Clothes Washer Program in the amount of $40,000; (4) the reduction for the Weather Based Irrigation Controller Program to $15,000, a decrease of $10,000; (5) the reduction for the High Efficiency Sprinkler Nozzles Program to $5,000, a decrease of $10,000; (6) the reduction to the Hose Bib Timer Program to $2,500, a decrease of $7,500; and (7) the reduction to the Residential Flow Monitoring Device Program to $2,500, a decrease of $22,500.
BID 8092 - TEQUESQUITE LANDFILL WELL HEAD REPAIRS
The City Council (1) approved the addition of the Tequesquite Landfill Blower Project to the Capital Improvement Program; (2) awarded a construction contract for Bid 8092 for the Tequesquite Landfill Well Head Repairs to Metrocell Construction, Inc., Ontario, in the amount of $236,286; and (3) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute the construction contract, including making minor and non-substantive changes.
FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 - PROJECTS LIST - RESOLUTION
The City Council adopted a resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2024/25 project list to be completed utilizing the projected revenues from the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account created by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017; whereupon, the title having been read and further reading
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waived, Resolution No. 24155 of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2024/25 Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, was presented and adopted.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 2344 - AGREEMENT - CITYWIDE LEADING PEDESTRIAN INTERVAL
SIGNAL TIMING AND ENGINEERING DESIGN PLAN - MISSION INN/REDWOOD/SCOUT The City Council (1) approved a Professional Consultant Services Agreement in accordance with Request for Proposals No. 2344 with Advantec Consulting Engineers, Inc., Irvine, to complete the citywide leading pedestrian interval signal timing implementation and engineering design plan preparation services for the citywide retroreflective signal backplates and a median & high-friction surface treatment on Mission Inn Avenue between Redwood Drive and Scout Lane for a term of two years through June 30, 2026, with an option to extend for an additional two-year period, in the amount of $884,712.31 plus a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $88,471.23, for an amount not-to-exceed $973,183.54; and (2) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Professional Services Agreement, including making minor and non- substantive changes and to extend the term, for up to two additional years, subject to the availability of budgeted funds.
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM - RETIREMENT COST-SHARING
AMENDMENT - RESOLUTION - ORDINANCE INTRODUCED
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Mill and seconded by Councilmember Conder to (1) adopt a Resolution of Intention to amend the contract between CalPERS and the 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 & 2 Police Safety members hired before June 13, 2012, in the Unrepresented Police Management Group effective as soon as administratively possible; and (2) introduce an Ordinance to amend the contract between CalPERS and the 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 & 2 Police Safety members hired before June 13, 2012, in the Unrepresented Police Management Group. The motion carried with Councilmembers Falcone, Robillard, Conder, Mill, and Hemenway voting aye, and Councilmembers Cervantes and Perry absent.
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Whereupon, the title having been read and further reading waived, Resolution of Intention No. 24156 to Approve an Amendment to Contract Between the Board of Administration California Public Employees' Retirement System and the City Council City of Riverside, was presented and adopted, and an Ordinance entitled “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,” was presented and introduced.
BID 8081 - FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 STREET PRESERVATION
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Conder and seconded by Councilmember Falcone to (1) award a construction contract for Bid 8081 for the construction of Fiscal Year 2023-24 Street Preservation with American Asphalt South, Inc., Riverside, in the amount of $2,765,667.24; and (2) authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the construction contract with American Asphalt South, Inc., including making minor and non-substantial changes. The motion carried with Councilmembers Falcone, Robillard, Conder, Mill, and Hemenway voting aye and Councilmembers Cervantes and Perry absent.
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT EXPENDITURE PLAN UPDATE - PARKS MASTERS PLANS, SENIOR
STUDY MASTER PLAN, AND REVOLVING LOAN - SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION -
INTERFUND TRANSFER
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Mill and seconded by Councilmember Robillard to (1) receive and file an update on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Expenditure Plan; (2) authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record the reallocation of funds from various ARPA Projects of the American Rescue Plan Act Expenditure Plan to the Revenue Replacement projects in the amount of $1,550,000 for Projects 2.13 PRCS-Parks Masters Plans ($400,000), 2.14 Senior Study ($150,000), and 2.17 Revolving Loan ($1,000,000); (3) authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record the reallocation of funds from various ARPA Projects of the American Rescue Plan Act Expenditure Plan to the Citywide Revenue Loss in the amount of $391,359; (4) authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to allocate American Rescue Plan Act Expenditure Plan interest earnings in the amount of $1,104,425 and record a supplemental appropriation and interfund transfer from the Grants and Restricted Programs Fund to the General Fund in the same amount to fund the previously approved Solid Waste SHARE Program; (5) authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record an allocation of ARPA interest income in the amount of $150,000 and to record a supplemental appropriation and interfund transfer from the Grants and
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Restricted Programs Fund to the General Fund in the same amount to fund a consultant to complete a Parks Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) Accreditation Strategy; (6) authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record the reallocation of $1,900,000 in previously allocated ARPA interest income from ARPA Expenditure Plan Revenue Replacement to the ARPA Program Interest Account and further exclude future interest income from the City’s ARPA Expenditure Plan, consistent with ARPA guidelines; (7) reaffirm that the City Manager, or designee, has flexibility to reallocate funds from the proposed Expenditure Plan to other similar and eligible uses should feasibility or timeliness concerns arise, and to meet the statutory requirements of the ARPA Program; and (8) authorize the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute any and all agreements, contracts and documents related to the approved reallocations in the Expenditure Plan for the American Rescue Plan Act funding, including making minor non-substantive changes. The motion carried with Councilmembers Falcone, Robillard, Conder, Mill, and Hemenway voting aye and Councilmembers Cervantes and Perry absent.
CLOSED SESSIONS
Assistant City Attorney Wilson announced that regarding anticipated litigation, the City Attorney’s Office received a written communication on August 19, 2024, from Raymon Cardozo, legal counsel for the Regents of the University of California, Riverside, threatening litigation regarding the sewer connection permit and associated fee for the North District Development Phase 2.
Mayor Pro Tem Hemenway and the City Council adjourned to closed sessions at 2:33 p.m. and returned to open session at 3:00 p.m. with all Councilmembers present except Councilmember Perry.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS
CASE PR-2021-001145 - TITLE 20 CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS - CULTURAL RESOURCES -
ORDINANCE INTRODUCED
Public Hearing was called to consider Planning Case PR-2021-001145 (Title 20 Text Amendment) for proposed Code text amendments to Title 20 (Cultural Resources) of the Riverside Municipal Code including, but not limited to revision of owner consent requirement for historic designation, addition of noticing requirements for the demolition of historic structures, codification of Cultural Resource Report requirement for demolition,
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addition of definitions for demolition and demolition by neglect, codification of the Certificate of Appropriateness application process; and revision of other non-substantive technical language and clarification, as needed. No one spoke on the matter. The public hearing was officially closed.
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Mill and seconded by Councilmember Conder to (1) determine that Planning Case PR-2021-001145 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 the proposed amendment will cause no direct or indirect change to the environment, does not meet the definition of a Project under CEQA, and it can be seen with certainty that the proposed amendment will not have an effect on the environment; (2) approve amendments 2, 3, 4, and 5 and remove amendment 1 from the recommendation in the staff report; (3) maintain the current ordinance stating no structure may be designated as a landmark or structure or resource of merit nor may any designation be modified or repealed without prior written consent of the owner; (4) introduce an Ordinance amending Title 20 (Cultural Resources) of the Riverside Municipal Code; and (5) refer amendment 1 to the Cultural Heritage Board to continue to work on the language. The motion carried with Councilmembers Falcone, Cervantes, Robillard, Conder, Mill, and Hemenway voting aye and Councilmember Perry absent.
Whereupon, an Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, Amending Numerous Sections of Title 20 the Riverside Municipal Code Regarding Cultural Resources,” was presented and introduced.
CLOSED SESSIONS
The Mayor Pro Tem and City Council adjourned to closed sessions at 3:43 p.m. pursuant to Government Code (1) §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; (2) §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; (3) §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; (4) §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,
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generally described as the former Riverside Golf Club, Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 206-070- 003, 206-070-002, and 246-060-011, by Greens Group/Over land Development/Adrenaline Sports Resorts; Atman Kadakia; Andrew Walcker; Bryant Grigsby, Negotiators; (5) §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; (6) §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation regarding two cases; (7) §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning the City Council deciding whether to initiate litigation regarding three cases; and (8) §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.
The Mayor Pro Tem and City Council returned to open session at 6:11 p.m. with Mayor Pro Tem Hemenway presiding and all Councilmembers present except Councilmember Perry.
COMMUNICATIONS
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT ON CLOSED SESSIONS
Assistant City Attorney Wilson announced there were no reportable actions taken during closed session.
RECONSIDERATION
LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
It was moved by Councilmember Conder and seconded by Councilmember Mill to reconsider the Legal Services Agreement to add Redwood Public Law to the panel of authorized attorneys. The motion carried with Councilmembers Falcone, Cervantes, Robillard, Conder, Mill, and Hemenway voting aye and Councilmember Perry absent.
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Conder and seconded by Councilmember Cervantes to (1) add Redwood Public Law to the panel of approved