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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2:30 P.M.--CITY COUNCIL--City Council Board Room

MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

1. Board of Public Utilities interviews and appointments--With full quorum, five affirmative votes required. With less than full quorum, four affirmative votes required.

3 P.M.--CITY COUNCIL

DISCUSSION CALENDAR--This portion of the City Council’s Agenda is for all matters where staff and public participation is anticipated. Audience participation is encouraged.

2. Case P06-1237 - Doug Jacobs - Appeal by Dr. Scott Fedick on behalf of University of California, Riverside, Department of Anthropology; Edith Quevedo, PhD, and Leon Liu, members of Riverside Chinese Cultural Preservation Committee; Jean Wong on behalf of Save Our Chinatown Committee; and Kenneth Chan on behalf of Chinese Historical Society of Southern California - Land Use Committee recommends approval of Archeological Treatment Plan to facilitate development of three-story, 65,281-square-foot medical office building with related parking on approximately 4.2 acres known as Riverside Second Chinatown - 4577 and 4489 Brockton Avenue (Ward 1)

MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS

3. Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and meetings attended by Mayor and City Council

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 may adjourn to the below listed Closed Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.

5. 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

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. Ricky L. Scoggins, et al., Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC 433300

7. City Council - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(a) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Stronghold Engineering v. City of Riverside, Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC 514039

8. 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

6:30 P.M.--CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

9. Mayor Loveridge to call upon Riverside Arts Council Director Patrick Brien who will recognize Paul Jacques as Arts Honoree of the Month

10. Mayor Loveridge to welcome Riverside City College President Dr. Jan Muto

DISCUSSION CALENDAR--This portion of the City Council'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.

11. Community Services and Youth Committee recommends hosting 2009 Association of Volleyball Professionals Pro Beach Volleyball Tour (All Wards)

12. Review and response to Riverside Red Team recommendations on housing crisis (All Wards)

13. Public Comment Period - This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding any items on City Council Consent Calendar, joint Consent items with the Redevelopment Agency, or matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council - Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes, and you will be asked to state your name and city of residence.

CONSENT CALENDAR--All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine by the City Council 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 votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the
City Council 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

14. Joint item with Redevelopment Agency - Minutes of February 3, 2009

City Council

15. Announcement of committee meeting

a. Utility Services/Land Use/Energy Development Committee at 3 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2009, Seventh Floor Conference Room

Community Development

16. Case P07-0721 - City of Riverside - Rezone approximately five acres developed with flood control water channel from R-3-1500-Multiple-Family Residential to PF-WC-AP-Public Facilities-Water Course-Airport Protection Overlay Zones and approximately six acres developed with residences, commercial buildings, and vacant land from CR-Commercial Retail and R-3-1500-Multiple-Family Residential Zones to CR-AP-Commercial Retail and Airport Protection Overlay Zone - 7437-7911 Arlington Avenue - Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending the zoning map of the City of Riverside pursuant to Chapter 19.090 of the Riverside Municipal Code by rezoning land from Zone R-3-1500 to Zone PF-WC-AP; and by rezoning land from Zones CR and R-3-1500 to Zone CR-AP - Waive further reading (Intro. on 12-16-08, Ward 7)

17. Cases P08-0663 and P08-0664 - City of Riverside - Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Title 19 Zoning of the Riverside Municipal Code to include Chapter 19.195 Cultural Resources Overlay Zone (CR) - Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Title 20 Cultural Resources of the Riverside Municipal Code to include Chapter 20.27 Cultural Resources Overlay Zone (CR) - Waive further readings (Intro. on 11-25-08, All Wards)

Mayor

18. Mayor Loveridge recommends reaffirming commitment to treat private funds raised by non-profit Riverside Public Library Foundation and Friends of the Riverside Public Library as supplements to the Library budget - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, pledging that any and all private funds contributed to the Riverside Public Library be used to supplement and not supplant regular funding of the Library by the City and repealing Resolution No. 19321 - Waive further reading (All Wards)

Public Utilities

19. Mitigated Negative Declaration to construct pump station on sely. intersection of 91/60/215 Freeway interchange and install approximately 12,405 lineal feet of 18-inch diameter transmission main on Kansas Avenue, Spruce Street, and East La Cadena and Watkins Drives for Expanded Gage Exchange Project (Wards 1 and 2)

Public Works

20. Award Bid 6663 to Haitbrink Asphalt Paving, Inc., Corona, for $146,832.93 from Public Works Department budget for construction of approximately 370 feet of sidewalk on Nelson Street and Thomas Avenue and 230 feet on southerly side of Colorado Avenue between Monroe Street and Toyon Road (Wards 3 and 5)

21. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Resolution No. 20807 known as the Parking Schedule Resolution to revise the existing preferential permit parking zone from “No parking between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday with preferential permit parking for residents” to “No parking any time with preferential permit parking for residents” on Valencia Hill Drive from Watkins Drive to Big Springs Road and Goins Court from Valencia Drive easterly to the cul-de-sac terminus - Waive further reading (Ward 2)

22. Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section 10.56.020 of the Riverside Municipal Code designating the restriction of certain commercial vehicles for streets and portions thereof to establish a five ton weight limit on Ninth Street between Market Street and Orange Street - Waive further reading (Intro. on 2-3-09, Ward 1)

23. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Resolution No. 20807 known as the Parking Schedule Resolution to (a) establish a no parking zone between the hours of 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, with preferential permit parking for residents, on both sides of Ramona Drive from north of Castle Reagh Place northerly to south of the cul-de-sac terminus; and (b) remove the existing no parking at all times zone on the east side of Ramona Drive from the end of the cul-de-sac to 160 feet south of Larchwood Place - Waive further reading (Ward 1)

MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS

24. Legislative reports

a. League of California Cities Priority Focus dated January 30, 2009

b. State Budget update

25. Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager Reports