Riverside — 2025-05-20

City Council

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1 To comment on Closed Sessions and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City\nCouncil, you are invited to participate in person or call at (951) 826-8686 and follow\nthe prompts to access your language of preference. Press *9 to be placed in the\nqueue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6\nwhen you are ready to speak.\nTo participate via ZOOM, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265.\nSelect the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will\nprompt you to "unmute" and speak.
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10 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from\nlegal counsel concerning William Zackowski v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.:\nADJ16670285\nAttachments: Report
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11 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning City of Riverside, a charter city and municipal\ncorporation, the City Council of the City of Riverside, acting by and through its duly\nelected councilmembers, Erin Edwards, Clarissa Cervantes, Ronaldo Fierro,\nGabriela Plascencia, James Perry, and Steven Hemenway, in their official capacity\nv. Councilmember Charles Conder and former Councilmember Steven R. Adams, in\ntheir official capacity, and does 1 through 50, inclusive, Riverside Superior Court\nCase No. CVRI2300725\nAttachments: Report
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12 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning Tony Platt v. City of Riverside, Riverside County\nSuperior Court Case No. RIC1822011\nAttachments: Report
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13 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning Jason Hunter v. Gage Canal Co. and City of\nRiverside, Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2502247\nAttachments: Report
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14 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2)/54956.9(e)(3) to confer with and/or\nreceive advice from legal counsel concerning Shelia Jackson v. City of Riverside,\nClaim No.: 25-02-05\nAttachments: Report
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15 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 to instruct City’s Negotiator, Charles M.
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16 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
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17 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
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18 Pursuant to Government Code §54957(a), for consultation with Larry Gonzalez,\nRiverside Chief of Police, or his respective deputy, and George Khalil, Chief\nInnovation Officer regarding threat to public services or facilities\nAttachments: Report
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19 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
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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 meetings:\nSafety, Wellness and Youth Committee at 1 p.m., on Wednesday, May 21, 2025,\nArt Pick Council Chamber\nEconomic Development Committee at 3 p.m., on Thursday, May 22, 2025, Art Pick\nCouncil Chamber\nCOMMUNICATIONS
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20 To comment on Consent Calendar and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City\nCouncil, you are invited to participate in person or call at (951) 826-8686 and follow\nthe prompts to access your language of preference. Press *9 to be placed in the\nqueue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6
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21 Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation recognizing 100th Anniversary of the\nAmerican Legion at Fairmount Park (5-minute presentation)
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22 RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - Antone's Italian Eatery (Ward 3)\n(5-minute presentation)
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23 Increase legal budget for law firm of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth for\nnot-to-exceed $40,000 from Water Fund Outside Legal Services Account for\nspecialized legal assistance in appeal of case Pongs v. City of Riverside, a reverse\nvalidation lawsuit challenging validity of City-issued municipal bonds - Supplemental\nAppropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nCity Clerk
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24 Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Title 1 of the\nRiverside Municipal Code by adding new Chapter 1.16 entitled electronic and\npaperless filing of Fair Political Practice Commission Campaign Disclosure\nStatements (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nOrdinance
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25 Appoint Aram Ayra to Budget Engagement Commission Resident Ward 2 seat - File\nresignations of Benjamin Stewart from Planning Commission Ward 2 seat and\nDonald Flores from Airport Commission Ward 7 seat (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report
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26 Minutes of May 6, 2025\nAttachments: Minutes\nCommunity and Economic Development
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27 Fourth Amendment to Commercial Lease Agreement with Rodney Danielson,\nStanding Chapter 13 Trustee, for estimated revenue of $548,801 to extend lease of\noffice space at Garage 3 for additional three-year term through August 31, 2027 -\n3750 Market Street (Ward 1)
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28 Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,\namending Chapter 5.77 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Cannabis\nBusiness Activities - Waive further reading (Intro. on 5-6-25, All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nOrdinance\nFinance
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29 Receive and file the listing of donations accepted by City departments for calendar\nyear 2024 for total of $53,767.93 in monetary and in-kind donations (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nDonation List
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3 City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation)
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30 Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Appropriations Limit of $465,304,960 for consideration\non June 24, 2025 (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nGANN Limit Calculations
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31 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its\nintention to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 within the\nRiverwalk Landscape Maintenance District, pursuant to the Landscaping and\nLighting Act of 1972, approving report, and giving notice of the time and place of a\npublic hearing on the proposed assessments - Waive further reading - Schedule\npublic hearing for July 15, 2025, at 3 p.m. (Ward 7)\nAttachments: Report\nResolution\nPreliminary Engineer's Report
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32 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its\nintention to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 within\nLandscape Maintenance District No. 88-1 (Sycamore Highlands), pursuant to the\nLandscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, approving report, and giving notice of the\ntime and place of a public hearing on the proposed assessments - Waive further\nreading - Schedule public hearing for July 15, 2025, at 3 p.m. (Ward 2)\nAttachments: Report\nResolution\nPreliminary Engineer's Report
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33 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its\nintention to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 within Street\nLighting District No. 1, approving report, and giving notice of the time and place of a\npublic hearing on the proposed assessments - Waive further reading - Schedule\npublic hearing for July 15, 2025 at 3 p.m. (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nResolution\nPreliminary Engineer's Report\nPreliminary Assessment Roll\nPreliminary Engineer's Diagrams\nFire
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34 Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending the Riverside\nMunicipal Code by amending Chapter 16.32.365 regarding the designation of Fire\nHazard Severity Zones to include the new Moderate, High, and Very High Fire
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35 Change order increase to Purchase Order 253664 with Cinbad Industry, Inc.,\nChatsworth, of $10,000 for total of $121,985 from Grants & Restricted Programs\nFund 19/20 General Services ADA Improvements Project Account for American\nDisability Act site improvements at Bordwell Park (Ward 1)\nAttachments: Report\nMuseum
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36 Request for Proposal 2419 Agreement with K+R Design, Inc., Pasadena, for\n$533,217.50, plus 15 percent change order authority, for total not-to-exceed\n$613,200.13 from Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, Harada House Project\nAccount for architectural design services for rehabilitation of Harada House and\nconstruction of its Interpretive Center (Ward 1)\nAttachments: Report\nAgreement\nBid Award Recommendation\nPolice
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37 Standard Industrial/Commercial Single-Tenant Lease Agreement with Eagle\nLogistics & Warehousing, Inc., for $1,002,708 from General Fund Police\nDepartment, Administrative Services, Professional Services Account and Measure Z\nfunds for 15,950 square-foot industrial building for office space and storage of\nvehicles and equipment for five-year term - 4100 Garner Road (Ward 1)\nAttachments: Report\nLease Agreement\nPresentation\nPublic Utilities
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38 Energy Savings Assistance Program Master Inter-Utility Agreement with Southern\nCalifornia Gas Company for energy efficiency, resource savings, and related\nactivities for annual amount of $750,000 for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27, for
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39 First Amendment to Inter-Utility Service Agreement with Southern California Gas\nCompany to increase program funding for additional $500,000 per Fiscal Years\n2024-25 and 2025-26, for total contract amount of $2,000,000 from Electric Public\nUtilities Fund, Multi-Family Direct Install Program Accounts for Mobile-Home and\nMulti-Family Energy Efficiency Program (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nAgreement\nPresentation
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4 Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)\nPRESENTATION
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40 Request for Proposal 2415 Agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc., Irvine, for\nnot-to-exceed $3,670,451 from PFAS Treatment Plant Account for engineering\ndesign and construction management services for site modifications at Palmyrita\nWater Treatment Plant for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) removal\nthrough December 31, 2029 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes\nrequired (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nProject Location Map\nBid Award Recommendation\nAgreement\nPresentation\nPublic Works
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41 Implementation of speed humps along Kilmarnock Way between Kelty Drive and\nBarton Street for estimated $21,480 for installation of speed humps, signage and\npavement markings from Measure A Fund, Speed Hump Traffic Calming Project\nAccount (Ward 4)
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42 Fiscal Year 2025 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant application to United\nStates Department of Transportation for total project cost of $12.5 million with $2.98\nmillion in City match funds to construct various Citywide traffic safety infrastructure\nimprovements, supplemental planning safety action studies, and demonstration\nactivities (All Wards)\nAttachments: Report\nTraffic Safety Project List of Improvements\nHighway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 12 Award Notification (50% Local Match for traffic signal controllers)\nPresentation
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43 Fifth Amendment to Agreement with Inland Empire Landscape, Inc., San\nBernardino, for annual increase of 165,000 for unanticipated vandalism repairs, for\nannual amount of $875,000, with 25 percent change order authority for Fiscal Years\n2025-26 for annual amount of $887,500, from General Fund, Urban Forestry &\nLandscape, Landscape Maintenance account for total contract of $5,152,149.40 for\nlandscape and general outside maintenance services for North Quadrant Parkways\nand Medians (Wards 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7)\nAttachments: Report\nAgreement
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44 California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) grant\naward for $79,021 to Fiscal Year 2024-25 Beverage Container Recycling\nCity/County Payment Program for beverage container recycling and litter clean-up\nactivities - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
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45 Final Parcel Map 38481 - Thinh Phu Nguyen - Subdivide one parcel into 2 parcels\non 1.286 acres - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside,\nCalifornia, accepting the Final Map of Parcel Map No. 38481 - Waive further\nreading - 5211 Golden Avenue between Green Arbor Drive and La Verne Drive\n(Ward 7)\nAttachments: Report\nResolution\nMap\nDevelopment Review Committee Report - Conditions of Approval
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46 Award Bid 8137 to Act 1 Construction, Inc., Norco, for amount of $8,133,933, plus\n10 percent change order authority for total contract of $8,947,326.30 from Grants &\nRestricted Programs and Measure Z Patterson Park Redevelopment Accounts for\nPatterson Park Redevelopment Project improvements (Parks, Recreation, and\nCommunity Services) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation)\nAttachments: Report\nBid Award Recommendation\nDesign Development Plan\nPresentation
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47 Land Use Committee recommends industrial development regulations update on\nrecent legislative activity affecting warehousing and distribution facilities - Direct\nstaff with policy changes for future consideration (Community and Economic\nDevelopment) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)
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48 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
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49 Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of\nthe City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports\n*********
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5 Community and Economic Development department overview and employee\nrecognition (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)\nAttachments: Presentation
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6 Fiscal Year 2025-26 Master Fees and Charges Schedule update - Schedule public\nhearing for June 17, 2025, at 3 p.m. (Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)\nAttachments: Report\nFY 2025-26 Master Fees Charges\nPresentation
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7 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the\nsubmission of a joint application to the Department of Housing and Community\nDevelopment for Homekey Plus funding of $35,000,000 for the Riverside Housing\nDevelopment Motel Conversion into affordable housing project of 114 rooms into\nstudio units and authorizing the execution of all required documents by the City\nManager or his Designee and related participation - Waive further reading -\nMemorandum of Understanding with Riverside Housing Development Corporation for\nsoft funding commitments of $6,750,000 of HHAP Round 3 and 4 for Homeless\nHousing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round 3 and 4 grant funds,
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8 Adoption of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Five-Year\nConsolidated Plan 2025-2030, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice\n2025-2030, Citizen Participation Plan 2025-2030, and Fiscal Year 2025-2026\nAnnual Action Plan including recommendation for expenditure of Community\nDevelopment Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, Housing Opportunities for\nPersons with AIDS, and HOME Investment Partnerships Program grant funds -\nAuthorize Housing and Human Services staff to finalize Plans and submit to U.S.\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development prior to deadline - Authorize\nappropriation of funds for City Departments receiving funding to appropriate\naccounts established by Finance Department - Five affirmative votes required\n(Housing and Human Services) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)\nAttachments: Report\nCDBG Project Funding Recommendations 2025-2026\nHousing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Funding Recommendations\nFive-Year Consolidated Plan 2025-2030\nAnalysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice 2025-2030\nCitizen Participation Plan 2025-2030\nHUD Annual Action Plan Fiscal Year 2025-2026\nPresentation\nNotice
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9 Case PR-2024-001701 - Request by Maria Iwanicki of HKS, Inc., on behalf of\nRiverside Community Hospital to consider General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan\nAmendment, Zoning Code Map Amendment, and Design Review to facilitate\nconstruction of a parking structure containing 593 parking spaces to serve the