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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3 P.M.

MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS --Audience participation is encouraged.

1. Redevelopment Agency - Development Committee recommends 2010-2015 Redevelopment Five-Year Implementation Plan for all Redevelopment Project Areas (All Wards)

2. Case P09-0618 - City of Riverside - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Sections 19.100.030, 19.110.020, 19.120.020, 19.130.020, 19.140.020, 19.145.020, 19.147.020, 19.148.020, 19.150.020, 19.910.060, 19.910.200, and 19.910.210 of the Riverside Municipal Code to prohibit land use which is prohibited by State and/or Federal Law, and amend definitions defining emergency shelter, supportive housing and transitional housing (All Wards)

3. Joint item with Redevelopment Agency and Housing Authority - Development Committee recommends agreements with Housing Authority for implementation of Neighborhood Stabilization and Targets of Opportunity programs and expenditure of $2,500,000 from Targets of Opportunity Program Accounts for the administration, implementation, acquisition, rehabilitation, and disposition of properties - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the Housing Authority of the City of Riverside to Implement the Neighborhood Stabilization Program - A Resolution of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the Housing Authority of the City of Riverside to implement the Targets of Opportunity Program; donating real property pursuant to Health & Safety Code Section 33334.2(e)(3) to the Housing Authority of the City of Riverside and Housing Cooperation Law Delegation - A Resolution of the Housing Authority of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the Executive Director or his designee to: (1) accept conveyances to the Housing Authority of interests in real property owned by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside; (2) accept conveyances to the Housing Authority of interests in real property owned by the City of Riverside; (3) consent to the recordation of such instruments; (4) subsequent disposition; (5) execute all documents required for the implementation of the Targets of Opportunity and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs; (6) execute the Housing Cooperation Law Agreement with the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside; and (7) execute the agreement with the City of Riverside - Waive further readings (All Wards)

4. Cases P06-0416, P06-0418, P06-0419, P06-0421, P07-0102, and P07-1028 - Appeal - Gary Edwards on behalf of Western Realco - Final Environmental Impact Report, General and Specific Plan amendments, rezoning, design review of plot plan and building elevations, Parcel Map, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for six-parcel subdivision for development of 36.91-acre business center for light industrial, warehouse distribution, and office uses consisting of four buildings totaling approximately 662,018 square feet on 80.07 vacant acre with 36.23-acre dedication for incorporation into Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Alessandro Business Center located at the northwest corner of Alessandro Boulevard and San Gorgonio Drive, in the City of Riverside, California, making certain Findings of Fact related thereto, adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, all pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending the Land Use Element of the Riverside General Plan as to approximately 10.28 acres of land located on the northwesterly corner of Alessandro Boulevard and San Gorgonio Drive - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending the Sycamore Canyon Business Park Specific Plan to facilitate the development of a 36.91 acre business center - Waive further readings - Introduce 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 PF to Zone BMP and from Zone BMP to Zone PF - Nely. corner of Alessandro Boulevard and San Gorgonio Drive (Ward 2)

5. 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.

6. City Council - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(a) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Sandra Rodrigues v. City of Riverside, et al., Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC 498872

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. Edward L. Rosenberry, et al., Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC 452579

8. City Council - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(c) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning three cases of anticipated litigation

9. City Council - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(a) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. AAR Properties, LLC, et al., Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC 512328

10. City Council - Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(a) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Jerry Whitton v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No. ADJ4346834

11. 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.

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

12. Mayor Loveridge to present a certificate to the Riverside Chiefs Football Team and Cheerleading Squad winners of the Mount Baldy Pop Warner Conference

13. Mayor Loveridge to call upon Riverside Youth Council to present a certificate to Inspiring Youth of the Month honoree the Ramona High School AVID program

14. Mayor Pro Tempore Gardner to call upon Riverside County Director of Animal Services Robert Miller to present a Home for the Holidays pet adoption update

DISCUSSION CALENDAR--This portion of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency 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.

14a. Riverside Renaissance - Joint item with Redevelopment Agency - Award Bid 6796 to Cyrcon Builders LP, Valencia, for $3,288,860 for demolition and construction from 2007 Un-Programmed Taxable Bonds and Arlington 2007 Un-Programmed Tax-Exempt Bond funds for Hunt Park Renck Community Center and Gymnasium - Funds transfer - 4015 Jackson Street (Ward 5)

15. “Seizing our Destiny: The Agenda for Riverside’s Innovative Future” economic development strategic vision (All Wards)

16. Riverside Renaissance - Joint item with Redevelopment Agency - Award Bid 6765 to Sialic Contractors Corporation, dba Shawnan, Downey, for $4,234,230.50 from Hunter Park/Northside Redevelopment Project Area, Federal EDA grant, SB 1346 Rubberized Asphalt, and Public Works and Public Utilities budget accounts for roadway improvements on Columbia Avenue from 700 feet wly. of Iowa to Northgate Avenues and Iowa Avenue from Marlborough to Palmyrita Avenues - Funds transfer (Ward 1)

17. Recommendation to designate Dave McNiel Sailboat House at Fairmount Park - 2710 Dexter Drive (Ward 1)

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 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 Attorney

23. Reimbursement of $5,000 for attorney fees for State of California (LADWP) et al., ex rel. Nora Armenta, vs. James Jones Company et al., LASC Case Nos. BC173487 and BC218857, and City of Riverside, et al. v. James Jones Company, et al., LASC Case No. BC321513 - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)

City Clerk

24. Joint item with Redevelopment Agency - Minutes of December 8, 2009

CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

City Council

25. Joint item with Redevelopment Agency - Development Committee recommends Corporation Yard renovations and street improvements to facilitate future economic development and review of vehicular speeding in surrounding residential streets - 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 publicly owned projects within or without the Casa Blanca Redevelopment Project Area that consists of Corporation Yard improvements and street improvements on Lincoln Avenue, Adams Street and St. Lawrence Street - 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 publicly owned projects within or without the Casa Blanca Redevelopment Project Area that consists of Corporation Yard improvements and street improvements on Lincoln Avenue, Adams Street and St. Lawrence Street - Waive further readings (Ward 4)

26. Announcement of committee meetings

a. Finance Committee at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 14, 2009, Public Utilities Orange Square, Mission Conference Room

b. Community Services and Youth Committee at 4 p.m. on Monday, December 14, 2009, Seventh Floor Conference Room

c. Public Safety Committee at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 21, 2009, Mayor’s Ceremonial Room

City Manager

27. Monthly investment summary and financial reports - October 31, 2009

Community Development

28. Case P09-0612 - Edna Napier on behalf of Easter Seals of Southern California - Conditional use permit to establish adult work skills learning facility for up to 39 developmentally disabled adults within approximately 3,900-square-foot lease space of existing approximately 41,000-square-foot multiple tenant office/industrial building within 25-acre business park - 1737 Atlanta Avenue (Ward 1)

29. Case P09-0729 - Rosie Bonds - Designate residence of baseball player Bobby Bonds as City Landmark - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, approving the application under Planning Case Number P09-0729 designating the structure at 2112 Vasquez Place, as a City Historic Landmark, APN: 221-132-009 - Waive further reading (Ward 2)

Development

30. Joint item with Redevelopment Agency - Substitute $151,540 previously expended HOME Investment Partnership Program funds with La Sierra/Arlanza Low/Mod Available Funds for Citywide Down Payment Assistance Level I Program - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

31. Third amendment to agreement with Excel Landscape, Inc., for $1,227,816 from Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department budget for annual landscape maintenance, irrigation costs, and repairs through December 31, 2010 (All Wards)

32. This item has been moved to Discussion Calendar

Police

33. County of Riverside Department of Public Health Community Health Agency grant of $5,000 for DUI Youth Safety Program from December 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010 - Supplemental appropriation (All Wards)

Public Works

34. Riverside Renaissance - Redevelopment Agency - Transfer $400,000 each from Casa Blanca, Arlington, and La Sierra/Arlanza 2007 Tax-Exempt Bond Accounts to BNSF Quiet Zone Project Accounts for project design costs for Quiet Zones along Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad corridor between Buchanan and Jane Streets and along Union Pacific Railroad corridor from Panorama Road to BNSF/UP junction mainlines at Cridge Street (Wards 4, 5, and 6)

35. Agreements with Emergency Response Network of the Inland Empire, Counties of Los Angeles and Orange Public Works Mutual Aid, and California Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network to provide mutual aid in the event of catastrophic disaster (All Wards)

36. Riverside Renaissance - Joint item with Redevelopment Agency - Award Bid 6769 to Cooley Construction, Inc., Hesperia, for $425,046.45 from Arlington 2007 Un-programmed Tax-Exempt Bond, Arlington 2004 Un-Programmed Tax-Exempt Bond, and Arlington 2004 Un-Programmed Taxable Bond Funds for construction of street improvements on Colorado Avenue from Van Buren Boulevard to Jackson Street - 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 publicly owned projects within the Arlington Redevelopment Project Area that consists of public improvements on Colorado Avenue - 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 publicly owned projects within the Arlington Redevelopment Project Area that consists of public improvements on Colorado Avenue - Waive further readings - Funds transfer (Ward 5)

37. Riverside Renaissance - Joint item with Redevelopment Agency - Award Bid 6759 to Elite Bobcat Service, Inc., Corona, for $1,288,887.95 from various Public Works project accounts for construction of North Main Street improvements from Columbia to Placentia Avenues and Riverside Avenue from Sunnyside Drive to Elizabeth Street - 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 publicly owned projects within the Merged Downtown/Airport Industrial and Hunter Park/Northside Redevelopment Project Area which consists of the North Main Street Improvement Project - 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 publicly owned projects within the Merged Downtown/Airport Industrial and Hunter Park/Northside Redevelopment Project Area which consists of the North Main Street Improvement Project - Waive further readings - Funds transfer (Wards 1, 2, and 3)

38. Amended professional consultant services agreement with T.Y. Lin International for not-to-exceed $199,640 from Public Works Department budget for on-call engineering support services for SR-91/Van Buren Boulevard Interchange Improvement Project (Ward 5)

39. Riverside Renaissance - Increased change order authority of $271,235 of Bid 6654 with MCM Construction, Inc., for additions to scope of work and $200,000 for agreement with Southstar Engineering and Consulting, Inc., for construction management services for Columbia Avenue Grade Separation Project (Ward 1)

40. Agreement with Accurate Air Engineering, Inc., for $71,690.22 from Public Works Department budget for repair of high pressure gas compressor for Co-Generation Facility at Riverside Water Quality Control Plant - 5950 Acorn Street (All Wards)

MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS

41. Legislative reports

a. League of California Cities - City Advocate Weekly dated December 4, 2009

b. State Budget update

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

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