Riverside — 2025-07-15

10\nPursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning Valerie Pearce v. City of Riverside, Riverside County\nSuperior Court Case No.CVRI2304201\nAttachments:

11\nReport\nReport\nPursuant to Government Code §54956.8 to instruct City’s Negotiator, Charles M.\nFutrell, regarding price and terms of payment for the purchase, sale, exchange, or\nlease of property, commonly known as Pellissier Ranch, APNs: 0275-051-19;\n0277-011-26;\n0277-011-27,\n0277-022-71;\n0277-022-73,\n0277-022-74 ;\n0277-022-75; 1167-021-24, by Harridge Development Group / Lewis Land\nDevelopers; David Schwartzman / Bob Martin, Negotiators\nAttachments:\nReport

12\nReport\nPursuant to Government Code §54957 for appointment of City Attorney by City\nCouncil\nAttachments:

13\nPursuant 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

14\nPursuant 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

15\nPursuant 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:\n15a\nReport\nPursuant 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:

16\nReport\nPursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of Interim City\nAttorney\nAttachments:\nReport

17\nA Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, confirming the\ndiagram and assessment for the Riverwalk Landscape Maintenance District and\nlevying assessments on all assessable lots and parcels of land therein for Fiscal\nYear 2025-2026 presentation)\nAttachments:\nWaive\nfurther\nreading\nJuly 15, 2025\n(Finance)\n(Ward\n7)\n(5-minute Report\nResolution Preliminary Engineer's Report\nR-24265\nPresentation

18\nA Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, confirming the\ndiagram and assessment for Street Lighting District No. 1, and levying assessments\non all assessable lots and parcels of land therein for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Waive further reading (Finance) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)\nAttachments:\nReport\nResolution\nPreliminary Engineer's Report\nPreliminary Assessment Roll\nPreliminary Engineer's Diagrams\nR-24267\nPresentation

19\nA Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, confirming the\ndiagram and assessment for the Landscape Maintenance District No. 88-1\n(Sycamore Highlands) and levying assessments on all assessable lots and parcels\nof land therein for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - Waive further reading (Finance)\n(Ward 2) (5-minute presentation)\nAttachments:\nReport\nResolution\nPreliminary Engineer's Report\nR-24266\nPresentation

2\nBrief 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, July 16, 2025, Art\nPick Council Chamber\nEconomic Development Committee at 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2025, Art Pick\nCouncil Chamber\nInspector General Committee at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Art Pick Council\nChamber\nHousing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 28, 2025, Art\nPick Council Chamber\nCOMMUNICATIONS

20\nRecovery of unpaid administrative and abatement costs in amount of $300,111.41\nfor Fiscal Year 2024-2025 associated with various code enforcement actions and\nnuisance abatements affecting real property - A Resolution of the City Council of\nthe City of Riverside, California, approving the report on the abatement of\ndangerous buildings within the City of Riverside, assessing the costs therefore and\nestablishing liens against the parcels of real property involved pursuant to the\nprovisions of the Uniform Code for the abatement of dangerous buildings - A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, approving the\nreport, assessing the costs and establishing liens against parcels of real property in\nthe City of Riverside relating to the abatement of garbage, rubbish, refuse,\ntrash/debris, or waste matter as Public Nuisances pursuant to the provisions of\nChapters 6.15 of the Riverside Municipal Code - A Resolution of the City Council of\nthe City of Riverside, California, approving the report on the abatement of weeds\nwithin the City of Riverside, assessing the costs therefore and establishing liens\nagainst the parcels of real property involved pursuant to the provisions of Chapter\n6.15 of the Riverside Municipal Code - A Resolution of the City Council of the City\nof Riverside, California, approving the report, assessing the costs and establishing\nliens against parcels of real property in the City of Riverside relating to unpaid\nadministrative costs pursuant to Chapter 1.17 of the Riverside Municipal Code Waive further readings (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards)\n(10-minute presentation)\nAttachments:\nReport\nR - Dangerous Buildings\nR - Rubbish, Refuse, Trash/Debris or Waste Matter\nR - Weed and Brush Nuisance\nR - Administrative Costs\nNotice\nPresentation

21\nCase DP-2025-00302 - Request by California Baptist University to modify\nHawthorne House City Landmark No. 123 designation and remove the Eucalyptus\ntree as contributing feature - Determine that Case DP-2025-00302 (Historic\nDesignation) for the modification of the Hawthorne House City Landmark\nDesignation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Rule) and 21084.1\n(Historical Resource), as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that\nactivity will have a significant effect on environment - A Resolution of the City\nCouncil of the City of Riverside, California, amending Resolution No. 22332 to\nremove the Eucalyptus Tree as a contributing feature from the Hawthorne House\nCity, Landmark Designation No. 123 - Waive further reading - 3697-3747 Monroe\nStreet (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 5) (5-minute presentation)\nAttachments:\nJuly 15, 2025\nReport\nResolution\n2a - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025\n2b - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025\n2c - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025\n2d - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025\n2e - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025\n2f - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025\n2g - CHB Staff Report 5-21-2025\n3 - CHB Draft Minutes 5-21-25\nPresentation\nNotice

22\nCase DP-2024-01558 - Request by Jo Phelan and Bruce Link to designate Boyd\nResidence as a City Landmark No. 151 - Determine that Case DP-2024-01558\n(Historic Designation), to designate Boyd Residence as a City Landmark, is\ncategorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant\nto Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) and 15308 (Actions by\nRegulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), as proposal will have no\nsignificant effect on environment, identifies structure as a cultural resource, and\npreserves historic character of a cultural resource - A Resolution of the City Council\nof the City of Riverside, California, approving the application under Planning Case\nNumber DP-2024-01558 designating the Boyd Residence located at 4649 Ninth\nStreet, as City Historic Landmark No. 151 - Waive further reading - Introduce an\nOrdinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending the Zoning Map of the City\nof Riverside pursuant to Chapter 19.090 of the Riverside Municipal Code by\napplying the Cultural Resources Overlay (“CR”) Zone to City Landmark No. 151, the\nBoyd Residence, located at 4649 Ninth Street (Community and Economic\nDevelopment) (Ward 1) (5-minute presentation)\nAttachments:\nReport\nResolution\nRecommended CR Overlay Findings\nOrdinance\nCHB Staff Report 5-21-25\nCHB Draft Minutes 5-21-25\nNotice\nPresentation

23\nCase DP-2025-00469 - City of Riverside - Designate Riverside City Hall, as City\nHistoric Landmark, No. 152 - Determine that Case DP-2025-00469 (Historic\nDesignation), to designate\nas Riverside City Hall as a City Landmark, is\ncategorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nSections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) and 15308 (Actions by\nRegulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), as proposal will have no\nsignificant effect on environment, identifies structure as a cultural resource, and\npreserves historic character of a cultural resource - A Resolution of the City Council\nof the City of Riverside, California, approving the application under Planning Case\nNumber DP-2025-00469 designating Riverside City Hall located at 3900 Main\nStreet, as City Historic Landmark #152 - Waive further reading (Community and\nEconomic Development) (Ward 1) (5-minute presentation)\nAttachments:\nReport

25\nRIVERSIDE PROSPERS\n(5-minute presentation)\nAttachments:\nSuccess\nReport\nPresentation\n-\nKeyes\nMane\nDesign\n(Ward\n5)

26\nAppoint Norman Ellstrand to Board of Library Trustees Citywide seat and Matthew\nSegre to Community Police Review Commission Ward 2 seat (All Wards)\nAttachments:

27\nReport\nMinutes of June 24 and July 1, 2025\nAttachments:\n06-24-25 CC Minutes\n07-01-25 CC Minutes\nCommunity and Economic Development

28\nCase PR-2025-001768 - Sign Code Update - Zoning Code Text Amendments Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,\namending Chapters 19.590 - Performance Standards, 19.620 - General Sign\nProvisions, and 19.650 - Waive further reading (Intro. on 6-24-25, All Wards)\nAttachments:\nReport\nOrdinance - Redlined\nOrdinance - Clean

29\nIntroduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,\namending Chapter 5.77 the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Cannabis Business\nActivities (All Wards)\nAttachments:\nReport\nOrdinance\nPresentation

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

30\nPurchase and Sale Agreement with County of Riverside for total purchase price of\n$413,000 funded under Federal Aid Number CML 5058(081) for easements needed\nfor Third Street Grade Separation Project located at 2580, 2570, 2544, 2530 Third\nStreet and 3315 Park Avenue, for two permanent Street and Highway Easements\nand two Temporary Construction Easements for a thirty-six (36) month duration\n(Wards 1 and 2)\nAttachments:\nJuly 15, 2025\nReport\nPurchase and Sale Agreement\nPresentation\nFinance

31\nFiscal Year Wards)\nAttachments:\n2024-25 Third Quarter Cash, Investments, and Debt Reports\n(All Report Quarterly Investment Report\nQuarterly Debt Report

32\nRiverside New Car Dealers Association Annual Report - A Resolution of the City\nCouncil of the City of Riverside, California, declaring its intention to levy an annual\nassessment in the Auto Center Business Improvement District for the Fiscal Year\nbeginning September 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 36534 of the California Streets\nand Highways Code, and generally describing the improvements and activities to be\nundertaken, and fixing the time and place for a public hearing before the City\nCouncil of the City of Riverside on the levy of the proposed assessment - Waive\nfurther reading - Schedule public hearing for August 5, 2025, at 3 p.m. (All Wards)\nAttachments:\nReport\nResolution\nAnnual Report

33\nIntroduce and adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying\nSpecial Taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 within Community\nFacilities District No. 2021-3 (Bridle Ridge) of the City of Riverside, County of\nRiverside, State of California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon\nadoption - Introduce and adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California,\nlevying Special Taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for the payment\nof the principal of and interest on and administrative expenses with respect to the\nBonds of Community Facilities District No. 2004-1 (Galleria at Tyler) of the City of\nRiverside, California, and declaring this ordinance to be effective upon adoption \nIntroduce and adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying\nSpecial Taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for the payment of the\nprincipal of and interest on and administrative expenses with respect to the Bonds of\nCommunity Facilities District No. 2014-2 (The Highlands) of the City of Riverside,\nCalifornia, and declaring this ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce\nand adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying Special Taxes to\nbe collected during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 within Community Facilities District No.\n2013-1 (Kunny Ranch) of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of\nCalifornia, and declaring this ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce\nand adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying Special Taxes to\nbe collected during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 within Community Facilities District No.\n2015-1 (Orangecrest Grove) of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of\nCalifornia, and declaring this ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce\nand adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying Special Taxes to\nbe collected during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 within Community Facilities District No.\n2015-2 (Pomelo) of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of California,\nand declaring this ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce and adopt an\nOrdinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying Special Taxes to be collected\nduring Fiscal Year 2025-2026 within Improvement Area No. 1 of Community\nFacilities District No. 2006-1 (Riverwalk Vista) of the City of Riverside, California,\nand declaring this ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce and adopt an\nOrdinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying Special Taxes to be collected\nduring Fiscal Year 2025-2026 within Improvement Area No. 2 of Community\nFacilities District No. 2006-1 (Riverwalk Vista) of the City of Riverside, California,\nand declaring this ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce and adopt an\nOrdinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying Special Taxes to be collected\nduring Fiscal Year 2025-2026 within Community Facilities District No. 2021-2\n(Riverpointe/Park Place) of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of\nCalifornia, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce\nand adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, levying Special Taxes to\nbe collected during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for the payment of the principal of and\ninterest on and administrative expenses with respect to the Bonds of Community\nFacilities District No. 92-1 (Sycamore Canyon Business Park) of the City of\nRiverside, California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption Waive further readings (Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7)\nAttachments:\nReport\nO - Bridle Ridge

34\nAdopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 3.30 of\nthe Riverside Municipal Code, to revise one category to the Schedule of Regulation,\nProducts, and Services - Waive further reading (Intro. on 6-24-25, All Wards)\nAttachments:\nJuly 15, 2025\nReport\nOrdinance\nFire

35\nAward Bid 8170 to Allstar Fire Equipment, Arcadia, for $296,851 for purchase and\ninstallation of NFPA 1981 SCBA Conversion Kits - Appropriate $371,284 from\nMeasure Z fund balance to Measure Z Fund, Fire, Clothing Linen and Safety\nSupplies account - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)\nAttachments:\nReport\nBid Packet 8170\nBid Award Recommendation\nGeneral Services

36\nRequest for Proposal 2404 - Design-Build Agreement from Request with Otis\nElevator Company, Anaheim, for $1,319,470 with 20 percent change order authority\nfor total of $1,583,364 for modernization of elevators in City Hall - Supplemental\nappropriation - Interfund transfer (Ward 1)\nAttachments:\nReport\nAgreement\nAward Recommendation

37\nApprove revised Master Communications Site License Agreement for cellular sites\non City-owned property (All Wards)\nAttachments:\nReport\nAgreement\nInventory

38\nIncrease change order authority up to 25 percent totaling $94,677 for Purchase\nOrder 252660 with Stilwell Construction, Inc., Riverside, for total revised project\namount of $473,384 for replacement of existing evaporative coolers at Fire Fleet\nMaintenance Facility at Corporation Yard - Supplemental appropriation - Five\naffirmative votes required - 8095 Lincoln Avenue (Ward 4)\nAttachments:\nReport\nChange Order\nHousing and Human Services

39\nSubrecipient Agreement with Path of Life Ministries for Homeless Housing,\nAssistance and Prevention Program Round 2, 3, and 4 for $1,958,500 to cover\nEmergency Shelter Program operation costs for 45 single adult shelter beds and\neight transitional aged youth shelter beds (Ward 2)\nAttachments:\nReport\nAgreement\nSole Source Justification\nHuman Resources

4\nDeclaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)\nPRESENTATION - Item #5

40\nA Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending\nResolution No. 21052 and the Master Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan to approve an\nadditional step for the Senior Mechanic Classification; deletion of non-utilized\nclassifications; and approve additional five percent special compensation for CNG\nFuel Island assignment - Waive further reading (All Wards)\nAttachments:\nReport\nResolution\nJob Code Table\nFringe Benefits and Salary Plan\nLibrary

41\nAward Bid 8165 to Horizons Construction Company, Orange, for $16,128,715, plus\n10 percent contingency, for total not-to-exceed $17,741,587 from Eastside Library\nProject Accounts for SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library Project - Supplemental\nappropriation total of $1,479,105 - Interdepartmental/Interfund Transfers - Five\naffirmative votes required - 2060 University Avenue (Ward 1)\nAttachments:\nReport\nAward Recommendation\nPresentation\nParks, Recreation, and Community Services

42\nAdopt Special Transportation Division’s Short Range Transit Plan for Fiscal Years\n2025/26 - 2027/28 - Authorize submittal of Transportation Development Act, State of\nGood Repair, and State Transit Assistance claim forms and Transportation\nDevelopment Act Standard Assurances Form to Riverside County Transportation\nCommission for Special Transportation Program - Record an increase in revenue of\n$2,993,954 and appropriate equal amount to various accounts in the Special\nTransportation Fund to align with Riverside County Transportation Commission\napproved funding levels on Short Range Transit Plan - Supplemental appropriation Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)\nAttachments:\nReport\nClaim Forms\nStandard Assurances Form\nShort Range Transit Plan\nPublic Utilities

43\nFirst Amendment to Agreement with Electrify America for construction of eight\nelectric vehicle charging stations at Mission Square Parking Garage - 3750\nUniversity Avenue (All Wards)\nAttachments:\nReport\nAgreement\nSite Map\nPresentation\nPublic Works

44\nAmended and Restated Cooperative Funding Agreement with Riverside County\nFlood Control and Water Conservation District to increase funding by $5,114,056\nfor construction of Box Springs Master Drainage Plan Line D, Stage 1, Project No.\n1-0-00089 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Ward 1)\nAttachments:\nReport\nMap\nAgreement\n

45\nMotion to reconsider amendments to Chapter 5.77 (Cannabis Business Activities) of\nTitle 5 and Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC) related to the\nCommercial Cannabis\npresentation)\nAttachments:

46\nBusiness\nProgram\n(City\nJuly 15, 2025\nCouncil)\n(All\nWards)\n(10-minute\nReport\nCase PR-2025-001795 - City of Riverside - Amend Chapter 5.77 Cannabis\nBusiness Activities of Title 5 and Title 19 Zoning of the Riverside Municipal Code\n(RMC) related to Commercial Cannabis Business (CCB) Program - Determine\nproject is exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review\npursuant to Section 15601(b)(3) of CEQA Guidelines as it can be seen with\ncertainty approval of project will not have an effect on environment - Introduce an\nOrdinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section\n5.77.320 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding location and design of\nCannabis Businesses and Table 19.150.020.A regarding Permitted Uses - Direct\nstaff to provide an exemption for non-retail commercial cannabis uses from the\nlocation requirements in Chapter 5.77 of the Riverside Municipal Code (Community\nand Economic Development) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)\nAttachments:\nReport\nOrdinance\n05-08-2025 CPC Report\n05-08-2025 CPC Minutes\nDowntown Neighborhood\nMidtown Area\nPresentation\nNotice\nComment Letter submitted to PC 5-5-25\nDana Cisneros Law Firm received on 6-17-25 1102 am\nDana Cisneros Law Firm received on 6-17-25\nDana Cisneros Re Case PR-2025-001795 Letter Received 6-17-25\nLetter Received 5-16-25 - Miller Starr Regalia Re Case PR-2025-001795\nCOMMUNICATIONS

47\nCity Attorney report on Closed Session discussions

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

5\nParks, Recreation and Community Services Department overview and employee\nrecognition - Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation recognizing the month of\nJuly as Park and Recreation month: "Build Together, Play Together" campaign (All\nWards) (10-minute presentation)\nAttachments:\nReport\nVideo

6\nAward Bid 8151 to Hardy & Harper, Inc., Lake Forest, for $1,530,000 from\nCommunity Development Block Grant, Gas Tax and Minor Streets Rehab Accounts\nfor Fiscal Year 2024-25 Community Development Block Grant Street Improvements\nat various locations throughout City (Public Works) (Wards 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6)\n(10-minute presentation)\nAttachments:\nJuly 15, 2025\nReport\nLocation Map\nLocation List\nBid Award Recommendation\nPresentation

7\nEnvision Riverside 2025 Strategic Plan Report - Envision Riverside Strategic Plan\nclose out and transition to goals to be established under General Plan 2050 (City\nManager) (All Wards) (20-minute presentation)\nAttachments:\nReport\nEnvision Riverside 2025 Strategic Plan\nFinal Strategic Plan Report Summary\nPresentation

8\nFiscal Year 2024-25 Third Quarter Financial update - Proposed budget adjustments\n- Supplemental appropriation and interfund transfer - Five affirmative votes required\n(Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)\nAttachments:\nReport\nPresentation

9\nPursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning Phaedra Norton vs. City of Riverside, Superior Court\nCase No. CVR12500992\nAttachments: