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MISSION STATEMENT
The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality
municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable
community
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 and
Redevelopment Agency.
Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by
Resolution No. 21553, the Members of the City Council and the
public are reminded that they must preserve order and decorum
throughout the Meeting. In that regard, Members of the City
Council and the public are advised that any delay or disruption
in the proceedings or a refusal to obey the orders of the City
Council or the presiding officer constitutes a violation of
these rules.
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2 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL--Seventh Floor Conference Room
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
DISCUSSION CALENDAR--This portion of the City
Council/Redevelopment Agency's Agenda is for all matters where
staff and public participation is anticipated. Audience
participation is encouraged.
1. Community Police Review Commission interviews and appointment
(Ward 3)--With full quorum, five Affirmative votes required.
With less than full quorum, four affirmative votes required.
3 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL - Art Pick Council Chambers, City Hall
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS --Audience
participation is encouraged.
2. Finance Committee recommends issuance of electric and water
refunding bonds, and water revenue bonds not-to-exceed $80
million for water capital improvement projects - A Resolution of
the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,
authorizing the issuance of electric revenue refunding bonds of
the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$50,000,000 and providing the terms and conditions of such bonds
(Fourteenth Supplemental Resolution) - A Resolution of the City
Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the
issuance of water revenue/refunding bonds of the City in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $105,000,000 and
providing the terms and conditions of such bonds (Seventh
Supplemental Resolution) - A Resolution of the City Council of
Riverside, California, declaring its intent to reimburse certain
capitol expenditures relating to the City’s water system from
proceeds of debt pursuant to Section 1.150-2 of Title 26 of the
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations - Waive further readings (All
Wards)
3. Purchase property, furniture, fixtures, and equipment from 15
property owners at La Sierra and Hole Avenues, Pierce Street,
and Bushnell Avenue for $5,060,800 and $300,000 respectively
from Five Points Street Improvements Account for realignment and
widening of existing public right-of-way - A Resolution of the
City Council of the City of Riverside, California, establishing
the public use and necessity for which certain legally described
real property is to be acquired by eminent domain, stating the
statutory authority for such acquisition, and authorizing
proceedings in eminent domain for the purpose of realignment of
La Sierra Avenue, Hole Avenue, and Pierce Street at Five Points
(Five Points Street Improvement Project) - Waive further reading
(Ward 7)
4. Public Comment Period - This is the portion of the meeting
specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding any
items on closed sessions - Individual audience participation is
limited to 3 minutes, and you will be asked to state your name
and city of residence.
CLOSED SESSIONS - Time listed is approximate. The City
Council/Redevelopment Agency may adjourn to the below listed
Closed Sessions at their convenience during this City
Council/Redevelopment Agency meeting.
5. City Council - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(a) to
confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning
City of Riverside v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Orange County
Superior Court Case No. 30-2009-00123216-CU-WM-CXC
6. City Council - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(a) to
confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning
City of Riverside v. City of Long Beach, et al., Orange County
Superior Court Case No. 30-2009-00308958-CU-WM-CXC
7. City Council - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(a) to
confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning
City of Riverside v. PBS&J, et al., Riverside Superior Court
Case No. RIC 518360
8. City Council - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(a) to
confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning
City v. Home Network Services, Inc., et al., Riverside Superior
Court Case No. RIC 536687
9. City Council - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(a) to
confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning
Pacific Bell Telephone Company v. City of Riverside, et al.,
Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC 512516
10. City Council - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(c) to
confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning
one case of anticipated litigation
11. Redevelopment Agency - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8
to instruct Agency’s Negotiator, Bradley J. Hudson, regarding
price and terms of payment for the purchase, sale, exchange or
lease of property generally described as the southeast corner of
Fifth and Market Streets and southeast corner of Sixth and
Market Streets, APNs 213-182-003, 004, 005, 006, and 010,
213-222-001, 002, and 003, respectively; by Hyatt Place
Hotel/Fox Plaza; Siavash Barmand, MetroRiverside, LLC,
Negotiator
12. City Council - 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, 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
6:15 P.M.
13. Report from Airport Commission Chair Gary Brown (All Wards)
6:30 P.M.
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
14. Mayor Loveridge to call upon Councilmember Melendrez to
present a certificate to E.M. Abdulmumin and his Karate Team
15. Mayor Loveridge to call upon Eva Yakutis to introduce
this year’s Neighborhood Leadership Academy graduates
DISCUSSION CALENDAR--This portion of the City
Council/Redevelopment Agency's Agenda is for all matters where
staff and public participation is anticipated. Audience
participation is encouraged.
PLEASE NOTE--Individual audience participation is limited to
3 minutes.
16. Agreements with Riverside Housing Development Corporation
for $397,900 from Fiscal Year 2009-10 Public Benefits
Unprogrammed Funds Account for Phase II installation of 70.8
kilowatt photovoltaic system on Autumn Ridge Apartments - 9097,
9089, 9057, 9035, 8981, and 8969 Indiana Avenue (Ward 5)
17. Agreement with The Roddan Company for not-to-exceed $200,000
from Development Department budget for destination marketing
campaign and media placement (All Wards)
18. Public Comment Period - This is the portion of the
meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding
any items on City Council/Redevelopment Agency Consent Calendar
or matters within the jurisdiction of the City
Council/Redevelopment Agency - Individual audience participation
is limited to 3 minutes, and you will be asked to state your
name and city of residence.
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
19. Economic Success Report - Wards 5, 6, and 7
20. Status reports for regional organizations
21. Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and meetings
attended by Mayor and City Council
22. City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
CONSENT CALENDAR--All matters listed under the CONSENT
CALENDAR are considered routine by the City
Council/Redevelopment Agency 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/Redevelopment Agency
votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City
Council/Redevelopment Agency or staff request specific items be
removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after
adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.
City Clerk
23. Joint item with Redevelopment Agency and Parking Authority -
Minutes of November 10, 2009
City Council
24. Development Committee recommends one-year extension to
Letter Agreement with The Shopoff Group for the development of
the La Entrada Project at the Mission-Lime Development Site
(Ward 1)
25. Announcement of committee meetings
a. Development Committee at 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 19,
2009, Mayor’s Ceremonial Room
b. Mayor's Nominating and Screening Committee at 1 p.m. on
Monday, November 23, 2009, Mayor's Office
Community Development
26. Case P09-0309 - City of Riverside - Adopt an Ordinance of
the City of Riverside, California, amending Section 19.040.110
and Chapter 19.570 of the Riverside Municipal Code to define,
modify, and implement water efficient landscape standards for
the City - Waive further reading (Intro. on 11-10-09, All Wards)
27. Cases P09-0266, P09-0437, P09-0434, and P09-0442 - Mills Act
contracts with Suzanne Singer, Rodney Pilman and Katelyn Butler,
Matthew Daugherty and Erin Conlisk, and Daniel and Melissa
Eichelberger to provide owners of historic properties local tax
relief - 3534 Castle Reagh Place, 3620 Mt. Rubidoux Drive, 4450
Fourth Street, and 3921 Rosewood Place, respectively (Ward 1)
Development
28. Joint item with Redevelopment Agency - Fiscal Year 2008-09
Redevelopment Agency Annual Financial Reports (All Wards)
29. Event pass and ticket distribution policy in compliance with
California Fair Political Practices Commission’s Regulation
18944.1 (All Wards)
General Services
30. Agreement with Jenny Craig Operations, Inc., for lease of
2,400-square-foot space at Magnolia Place Shopping Center
through June 30, 2013 - 10560 Magnolia Avenue, Suite F (Ward 6)
31. Riverside Renaissance - Bid 6733 - Reject all bids for
Corporation Yard Renovation Project - 8095 Lincoln Avenue (Ward
4)
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
32. Riverside County Economic Development Agency Community
Development Block Grant application for $15,000 for operation of
Arlanza Community Learning Center for 2009-10 program year -
7950 Philbin - Supplemental appropriation (Ward 6)
Police
33. Accept 2009 State Homeland Security Grant funds of $125,461
for Police Department's Implosive and Explosive Ordinance Device
Program, Fire Department's Handy Talkie/Portable Radio and
Emergency Management Programs, and continued funding of one
non-benefitted CERT Instructor position in Fire Department -
Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)
Public Utilities
34. Voting representatives and alternates for mutual water
companies 2010 Annual Shareholders meetings (All Wards)
Public Works
35. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside,
California, dedicating and accepting a portion of City-owned
land located at La Sierra Park and Arlington Heights Sports Park
for public street and highway purposes and to become and be
known as a portion of Gramercy Place and Van Buren Boulevard,
respectively - Gramercy Place between La Sierra and Mitchell
Avenues and Van Buren Boulevard between Victoria and Cleveland
Avenues - Waive further reading (Wards 5 and 7)
36. Agreement with Riverside County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District, Operating Engineers Fund, Inc., and
Columbia Business Center, LLC, to accept maintenance
responsibility for downstream 250 feet of Line 7-A storm drain
wly. of Columbia Avenue to outlet structure in Springbrook
Arroyo (Ward 1)
37. Award Bid 6786 to Brudvik, Inc., Palm Springs, for
$238,550.50 from Public Works Department budget to modify
traffic signals at seven intersections to enhance coordination,
signal operations, and improve progression (Wards 1, 3, 4, 5,
and 7)
38. Joint item with Redevelopment Agency - Construct curb,
gutter, sidewalk, and street on Mission Inn Avenue between
Market Street and Fairmount Boulevard to maintain adequate
levels of drainage and pedestrian and traffic safety for $56,716
plus ten percent contingency from 2003 Unprogrammed Tax-Exempt
Bond Funds account - A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Riverside, California, adopting findings pursuant to
Health & Safety Code Section 33445 and authorizing payment of
costs for construction of curb, gutter, sidewalk and street
paving on a portion of Mission Inn Avenue within the Merged
Downtown/Airport Industrial - Hunter Park/Northside
Redevelopment Project Area - A Resolution of the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Riverside, California, adopting findings
pursuant to Health & Safety Code Section 33445 and authorizing
payment of costs for construction of curb, gutter sidewalk and
street paving on a portion of Mission Inn Avenue within the
Merged Downtown/Airport Industrial - Hunter Park/Northside
Redevelopment Project Area - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Riverside, California declaring that based upon
estimates approved by the City Manager, the curb, gutter and
sidewalk improvements and street paving on Mission Inn Avenue in
the Merged Downtown/Airport Industrial - Hunter Park/Northside
Redevelopment Project Area may be performed better or more
economically by City forces and authorizing the work to be
performed by City forces without competitive bidding - Waiver
further readings - Funds transfer (Ward 1)
39. Award Bid 6788 to Allen Construction, Whittier, for $117,160
from Old Bridge Road Drainage Improvements and Hacienda Drive
Storm Drain accounts to construct storm drain lines in Hacienda
Drive from Pearblossom Drive to Westmont Street and Old Bridge
Road from Via Vista to Sunbeam Drives including 290 feet along
Sunbeam Drive (Wards 2 and 4)
40. Riverside Renaissance - Increase cumulative change order
authority for Bid 6682 with Elite Bobcat Service, Inc., from
$66,966.90 to $365,876.78 from Public Works Department budget
for additional work for Magnolia, Central, and Brockton Avenues
intersection improvements - Funds transfer (Ward 3)
41. Agreement with Falcon Engineering Services for $2,415,084.49
from Public Works Department budget for construction management
services for SR-91/Van Buren Boulevard Interchange project (Ward
5)
42. Award Bid 6789 to Republic Intelligent Transportation
Services, Inc., Novato, for $84,805 from Public Works Department
budget to install radios at 83 signalized intersections along
ten arterial corridors to allow communication between signals
and with traffic management center (All Wards)
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
43. Legislative reports
a. League of California Cities - City Advocate Weekly dated
November 6, 2009
b. State Budget update
44. Items for future City Council consideration as requested
by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager Reports
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