Riverside — 2025-01-28

1 To comment on Consent Calendar, Closed Sessions and any matters within the\njurisdiction of the City Council, you are invited to participate in person or call at\n(951) 826-8686 and follow the prompts to access your language of preference.\nPress *9 to be placed in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be\nprompted to unmute by pressing *6 when you are ready to speak.

10 Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 2.78 of\nthe Riverside Municipal Code regarding Code of Ethics and Conduct - Waive\nfurther reading (Intro. on 1-14-2025, All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nOrdinance

11 Appoint Tony E. Platt to Airport Commission Ward 4 seat - File resignation of John\nB. Lightfeldt from Airport Commission Ward 3 seat (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report

12 Board and Commission reappointments to Commission on Aging, Commission on\nDisabilities, and Commission of the Deaf effective March 1, 2025 (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report

13 Minutes of January 7 and 14, 2025\nAttachments: Minutes 01-07-2025\nMinutes 1-14-2025

14 Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, establishing the level of\ncompensation of the Mayor and providing certain fringe benefits, and repealing\nOrdinance No. 7626 in its entirety - Waive further reading - Introduce an Ordinance\nof the City of Riverside, California, establishing the level of compensation for\nMembers of the City Council and providing certain fringe benefits, and repealing\nOrdinance No. 7627 in its entirety - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nRiverside, California, amending Resolution No. 21052 and the Fringe Benefits and\nSalary Plan to reflect the Five Percent (5%) Salary Adjustments for the Council\nMember, Mayor Pro Tem, and Mayor Classifications; and to amend Section 15,\nautomobile allowance and reimbursement for expenses, Table 7 - automobile\nallowance, to reflect the increase to the automobile allowance for Council Members\nand Mayor Pro Tem from $350 to $500 - Waive further reading (Intro. on 1-14-25,\nAll Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nO - City Council\nO - Mayor\nResolution\nCommunity and Economic Development

15 Case PR-2024-001705 - Proposal by Riverside Unified School District for Street\nVacation and Traffic Pattern Modification Measures - A Resolution of the City\nCouncil of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its intention to vacate portions\nof Park Avenue, alleyway, and Fourteenth Street and setting the date, hour and\nplace of hearing, pursuant to the public streets, highways, and service easements\nvacation law; and approve traffic pattern modification measures to convert portion of\nThirteenth Street into one-lane, one-way traffic, and construct a traffic circle at\nintersection of Victoria Avenue and Thirteenth Street and facilitate construction of\nEastside Elementary School - Waive further reading - Schedule public hearing for\nTuesday, February 25, 2025, at 3 p.m. (Ward 1)\nAttachments: Report\nResolution\nLegal Description\nPC Report - December 19, 2024\nRevised Recommended Conditions\nDraft PC Minutes- December 19, 2024

16 Case SD-2024-00017 - Proposal by Public Works Department for Street Vacation -\nA Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its\nintention to vacate portions of Commerce Street and Third Street, situated between\nMission Avenue and Third Street to a portion North of Third Street, and setting the\ndate, hour, and place of hearing, pursuant to the public streets, highways, and\nservice easements vacation law to facilitate construction of future Third Street Grade\nSeparation - Waive further reading - Schedule public hearing for Tuesday,\nFebruary 25, 2025, at 3 p.m. (Ward 1)\nAttachments: Report\nResolution\nLegal Description\nPC Report - December 19, 2024\nPC Draft Minutes- December 19, 2024\nFinance

17 Fiscal Year 2024-25 First Quarter Cash, Investments, and Debt Report (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nCash and Investment Report - Q1\n2025 Quarterly Debt Report Q1\nFire

18 Appropriate $79,471.66 to Grants and Restricted Programs Fund Hawarden Fire\nProgram revenue and expenditure accounts for assistance provided to City\nincluding Orange County Fire Authority for use of water dropping helicopter during\nthe Hawarden Fire incident - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report

19 Establish renewed Inter-Agency Instructional Services Agreement (ISA) between\nRiverside Community College District (RCCD) / Moreno Valley College (MVC) and\nCity of Riverside to facilitate District-approved continuing education and specialized\ntraining provided by Riverside Fire Department generating $130,000 in estimated\nrevenue to support City of Riverside Fire Department’s training programs -\nSupplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nAgreement\nInnovation and Technology

2 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor\nand City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events\nAnnouncement of Committee meeting:\nHousing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m., on Monday, January 27, 2025,\nArt Pick Council Chamber\nCOMMUNICATIONS

20 Purchase POSSE software upgrades and ePlans from Computronix (U.S.A.), Inc.,\nLakewood, Colorado, for $126,900 from Grants & Restricted Programs Fund,\nBuilding & Safety, Professional Services Account for City's regulatory, permitting,\nand inspection processes through January 31, 2026 (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nAgreement\nParks, Recreation, and Community Services

21 Sixth Amendment to Agreement with Inland Empire Landscape, Inc., San\nBernardino, for $802,665 from General Fund, Parks & Recreation-Parks,\nNeighborhood Maintenance Contract Account for landscape maintenance services\nfrom February 1, through June 30, 2025, at City Neighborhood Parks (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nSixth Amendment to Agreement\nPolice

22 Obligation document for United States Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task\nForce overtime reimbursement of not-to-exceed $189,000 in Grants & Restricted\nPrograms Fund, US Marshals Service 24/25 Program revenue and expenditure\naccounts through September 30, 2025 - Supplemental appropriation - Five\naffirmative votes required (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nObligation Document\nUS Marshals Service MOU

23 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Consolidated\nRail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program grant of $78,759 with City\nmatch of $19,690 from General Fund, Police Department Special Operations,\nProfessional Services Account for overtime of two police officers, one police\nsergeant, one outreach worker, and one code enforcement officer to patrol railways\nand crossings in the City tentatively from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026 -\nSupplemental appropriation - Funds transfer - Five affirmative votes required (All\nWards)\nAttachments: Report\nFederal Railroad Administration\nPublic Utilities

24 Fiscal Year 2024-25 Tree Power Program - Purchase orders and changes orders\nfor Parkview Nursery, 4377 Chicago Avenue; Parkview Nursery, 3841 Jackson\nStreet; and Louie’s Nursery, 18550 Van Buren Boulevard for collective amount of\n$462,968 - Request for Proposal 2325 Agreement with National Arbor Day\nFoundation dba Arbor Day Foundation for $175,000 annually and 10 percent\ncontract contingency of $52,500 for not-to-exceed amount of $577,500 for software\nto administer Tree Power Program for three-year period with two one-year\nextension options (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nRFP Award Recommendation\nAgreement\nPresentation\nPublic Works

25 Request for Proposal 2067 Agreement with Proactive Engineering Consultants, Inc.,\ndba Principal of Q3 Consulting, Corona, for $395,875 from Storm Drain Fund, MDP\nMonroe Channel Stage 5-SD Project Account for Monroe MDP Storm Drain\nChannel Stage-5 Project through December 31, 2026, with six-month extension\noption (Ward 5)\nAttachments: Report\nProject Location Map\nRFP Award Recommendation\nAgreement

26 Request for Proposal 2362 Agreement with Retail Marketing Services, Inc., dba\nCarTrac, Burbank, for prorated amount of $50,000 through June 30, 2025, annual\namount of $120,000, for $290,000, plus 15 percent contingency each fiscal year if\nneeded, for total contract amount not-to-exceed $333,500 from General Fund,\nNon-Departmental Public Works, Shopping Cart Retrieval, Professional Services\nAccount for abandoned shopping cart retrieval services through June 30, 2027 with\ntwo one-year extension options (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nAgreement\nAward Recommendation\nShopping Cart Retrieval Data\nPresentation

27 Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California amending Section\n10.76.010 of the Riverside Municipal Code designating the Prima Facie Speed\nLimits for streets and portions thereof in accordance with the provisions of Sections\n10.20.020 and 10.20.030 to establish a 25 MPH speed limit zone on Appian Way\nfrom Horace Street to Hawarden Drive, reduce established speed limit on Acorn\nStreet from Jurupa Avenue to Central Avenue from 45 MPH to 40 MPH, reduce\nestablished speed limit on Mission Grove Parkway from Alessandro Boulevard to\nTrautwein Road from 45 MPH to 40 MPH, establish a 25 MPH speed limit zone on\nAirport Drive from Arlington Avenue to Flight Road, and establish a 25 MPH speed\nlimit on Gemende Drive from Airport Drive to easterly terminus (Wards 3 and 4)\nAttachments: Report\nAppian Way Site Map\nAcorn Street Site Map\nMission Grove Pkwy. Site Map\nAirport and Gemende Drives Site Map\nTransportation Board Meeting Minutes - August 7, 2024\nOrdinance\nPresentation

28 Fiscal Year 2024-25 First Quarter Financial update - Appropriate Community\nFacilities District (CFD) 2013-1 Kunny Ranch Fund for $179,975, CFD 2021-3\nBridle Ridge Fund for $30,000, Special Transit Fund $6,717,815, Grants and\nRestricted Programs Fund for $250,000, General Fund Infrastructure Reserves for\n$490,000, Interdepartmental Transfer to Office of Sustainability for $88,543.81,\nPublic Parking Fund - Public Works for $280,000, Grants and Restricted Programs\nFund for $24,416.95 - Supplemental appropriations - Interfund Transfers - Five\naffirmative votes required (Finance) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)\nAttachments: Report\nMZ Spending Plan\nPresentation

29 Strategic Purchasing Reform update and implementation of initiative aimed at\nenhancing procurement efficiency, equity and strategic goal alignment (Finance)\n(All Wards) (10-minute presentation)\nAttachments: Report\nDepartment Contract and Solicitation Forecast

3 City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation)

30 Award Bid 8044 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Anaheim, for $3,456,000, from Gas\nTax and General Fund Minor Streets Rehab Accounts for construction of Fiscal\nYear 2023-24 Arterial and Minor Streets Maintenance, Phase 1 (Public Works)\n(Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) (5-minute presentation)\nAttachments: Report\nProject Location Maps\nProject Location List\nBid Award Recommendation\nPresentation

31 Case PR-2024-001746 - Zoning Code Text Amendments to Titles 18 (Subdivision)\nand 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC), including but not limited to\nTitle 18 Article IV (Requirements for Filing and Approval Process) and Title 19\nArticles III (Nonconforming Provisions), V (Base Zones and Related Use and\nDevelopment Provisions), VI (Overlay Zones), VII (Specific Land Use Provisions),\nVIII (Site Planning and General Development Provisions), IX (Land Use\nDevelopment and Permit Requirements/Procedures), and X (Definitions), and other\nminor, non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to provide\nclarity, correct errors, or remove redundancy - Determine project is exempt from\nfurther California Environmental Quality Review (CEQA) pursuant to Section\n15061(b)(3) (General Rule), as it can be seen with certainty that approval of project\nwill not have an effect on environment - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of\nRiverside, California, amending Section 18.150.050 and numerous sections of Title\n19 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Zoning (Community and Economic\nDevelopment) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)\nAttachments: Report\nALUC Director’s Determination of Consistency\nPC Report 12.5.24\nPC Minutes 12.5.24\nOrdinance\nPresentation\nNotice

32 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2)/54956.9(e)(3) to confer with and/or\nreceive advice from legal counsel concerning Phaedra Norton v. City of Riverside,\nClaim No.: 24-09-28\nAttachments: Report

33 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from\nlegal counsel concerning Jorge Franco v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):\n080369/ADJ6630932, 090135/ADJ6630933, 980137/ADJ1088234 ,\n01000089/ADJ2684455\nAttachments: Report

34 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning Historic Mission Inn Corporation v. City of Riverside,\na California municipal corporation, by and through its successor agency for the\n(former) Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside, et al., Riverside County\nSuperior Court Case No. UDMV2301955\nAttachments: Report

35 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. The IG Group, LLC, Riverside\nCounty Superior Court Case No. CVRI2405799\nAttachments: Report

36 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for selection of Interim City Attorney\nAttachments: Report

37 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case\nAttachments: Report

38 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning the City Council deciding whether to initiate litigation\n- one case\nAttachments: Report

39 Pursuant to Government Code §54957(a), for consultation with Larry Gonzalez,\nRiverside Chief of Police, or his respective deputy, and George Khalil, Chief\nInformation Officer regarding threat to public services or facilities\nAttachments: Report

4 Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (City Council)\nPRESENTATIONS

40 Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 to review the City Council's position and\ninstruct designated representatives regarding salaries, salary schedules, or\ncompensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of all Executive Management\nemployees except the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk, all Management\nand Confidential employees as defined by PERS, Fire Management Unit, Riverside\nCity Firefighters Association, Riverside Police Officers Association (Police and\nPolice Supervisory Units), Service Employees International Union #721,\nInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #47, and Riverside Police\nAdministrators Association\nAttachments: Report\nCOMMUNICATIONS

41 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions

42 Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of\nthe City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports\n*********

5 Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to Michelle Rubin, daughter of\nHolocaust survivor Mark Rubin, recognizing January as International Holocaust\nRemembrance Day (5-minute presentation)

6 Mayor Lock Dawson to call upon Councilmember Perry to recognize Kaiser\nPermanente Chief Administrative Officer Robert Blair on his outstanding partnership\nwith the community and upcoming retirement (5-minute presentation)

7 Lease Agreement with Cash Grading Contractors, Inc., for $4,200 in lease revenue\nduring first year to be deposited into Airport Fund, Storage Hangar Rental Account\nwith future revenue of $350 plus utilities at $15 per month and increases related to\nConsumer Price Index for two privately owned hangars for five-year term -\nRiverside Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)\nAttachments: Report\nAgreement

8 Increase Purchase Order 212710 with Pacific International Electric Company, Inc.,\nBrea, dba Pacific Industrial Electric in the amount of $56,875.72 for total amount of\n$199,827.72 from Airport Fund, Airport Emergency Generator Project Account for\nRunway 16/34 Windsock Relocation and Emergency Generator Installation Project -\nRiverside Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)\nAttachments: Report\nChange Order

9 Increase Change Order to Purchase Order 252741 with The Quality Plus Group,\nCorona, for amount of $51,356.25, for total amount of $180,956.25, plus 15 percent\nchange order authority up to $27,143.44, for total contract amount not-to-exceed\n$208,099.69 from Airport Fund, Airport Restrooms Renovation Project Account for\nplumbing drain work replacement project updating two restrooms in main terminal\nbuilding - Riverside Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)\nAttachments: Report\nChange Order\nCity Clerk