STATEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
TUESDAY
9:00 A.M.
CONCURRENT EXECUTIVE SESSION-COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, GOVERNING BOARD OF THE RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM MEDICAL CENTER, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT, FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, WASTE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, HOUSING AUTHORITY, RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOUSING CORP., IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS.
Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation:
(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54946.9)
(NO BUSINESS)
Conference with Legal Counsel-Anticipated Litigation:
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code Section 54956.9:
B.1 One potential case
Conference with Legal Counsel-Anticipated Litigation:
Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(4) of Government Code Section 54956.9:
C.1 One potential case
With respect to every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6:
D.1 Conference with labor negotiator:
Agency Negotiator – Brenda Diederichs, Asst. County Executive Officer
Employee organizations – Management/Confidential, Unrepresented, RCDDAA,
RSA, SEIU, LIUNA, UDW and LEMU
With respect to every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1):
(NO BUSINESS)
1.1 13253 CLERK OF THE BOARD: Proof of Publication. [$0]
2.1 13077 SUPERVISOR CHUCK WASHINGTON: Appointment of Erika London as the Third District Representative to the Children and Families Advisory Committee within Riverside County. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2.2 11465 CLERK OF THE BOARD: Approval of the November 2020 Commemorative List of Presentations. All Districts [$0]
2.3 13331 COUNTY COUNSEL: Approval of the Amended Conflict of Interest Code of the Mt. San Jacinto Community College District, District 3 [$0]
2.4 13389 COUNTY COUNSEL: Approval of the Amended Conflict of Interest Code of the Eastern Municipal Water District, District 5 [$0]
2.5 13497 COUNTY COUNSEL: Approval of the Amended Conflict of Interest Code of the Rubidoux Community Services District, District 2 [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2.6 13862 SUPERVISOR JEFF HEWITT: Appointment of Myrna Eberhardt to the Board of Trustees Summit Cemetery District, Fifth District. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3.1 13823 SUPERVISOR KEVIN JEFFRIES AND SUPERVISOR CHUCK WASHINGTON; Introduction of Ordinance No. 963 Regarding Campaign Contribution Limits For County Elective Offices and Introduction of Ordinance No. 913.3 Amending Ordinance No. 913 Requiring Electronic Campaign Finance Disclosure
(CONT’D. TO 11/10/2020 @ 9:30 A.M. OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER)
3.2 13841 BOS DISTRICT 2: Second District Use of Community Improvement Designation (CID) Funds to SAFE Family Justice Centers, FitOne Foundation, and Temple Beth Shalom. [$7,000.00 - General Fund 100%] (4/5 vote required)
3.3 13540 BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES: Community Facilities District No. 20-1M (Springbrook) of the County of Riverside; ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 962, an Ordinance of the County of Riverside Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax Within Community Facilities District No. 20-1M (Springbrook); Exempt from CEQA, District 2 [$737,380 On-going Cost] CFD No. 20-1M (Springbrook)– 100% (Clerk to file Notice of Exemption; Clerk to Publish and Post)
3.4 13723 COUNTY COUNSEL: Adoption of Resolution No. 2020-231 Approving the Pinyon Pines County Water District’s Request to Replace the Annual Audit Pursuant to Government Code Section 26909 With a Biennial Audit Requirement. Requires Unanimous Approval. District 3 [$0]
3.5 13698 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT: Approve the California Mutual Aid Region I and Region VI Inter-Region Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Medical and Health Disaster Services, Personnel, Equipment and Supplies, and Authorize the Chairman to Sign, All Districts. [Total Cost $0]
3.6 12145 FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT (FM) AND RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM (RUHS): Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Coronavirus Disease - 2019 Emergency Preparation Project - California
Environmental Quality Act Exempt, District 5. [$1,804,541 - RUHS Enterprise
Fund 40050 - 100%]
3.7 13371 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (FM) AND RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM: Riverside University Health System Heat Exchangers Replacement Project - Approval of Change Order No. 1 and the Notice of Completion for GKK Works, Inc., District 5. [$137,571 - RUHS Enterprise Fund 40050 - 100%] (Clerk to Record Notice of Completion)
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3.8 13368 HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS (HHPWS): Ratify and Approve Amendment No. 1 to Standard Agreement No. 18-CESH-12452 with the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the 2018 California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH) Program, and Subrecipient Agreements with Coachella Valley Association of Governments and Social Work Action Group, through August 6, 2024, for the Riverside County Service Area Continuum of Care (CoC). All Districts. [Total Cost $1,344,336, up to $2,688,672, with additional funding - 100% State]
3.9 13584 PROBATION DEPARTMENT: Approve the Service Agreement with Justice Benefits, Inc. (JBI) for Title IV-E Administrative Claiming and Training services without seeking competitive bids, for five years, All Districts. [$1,104,974 Total - Federal Funds 100%]
3.10 13523 RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM-PUBLIC HEALTH: Ratify and Approve Grant Agreement Number DI21004 with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for College Communities Against Drunk, Drugged and Distracted Driving (CADDD) for a Performance Period of October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021; All Districts. [$107,500 - 100% State Funds]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3.11 13567 RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM-PUBLIC HEALTH: Ratify and Approve the Active Transportation Project (ATP) for the City of Corona (Project Number ATPSB1NI-5956(276)) with the State of California Department of Transportation for a Performance Period of June 25, 2020 through June 30, 2022; District 2. [$580,000 – 56% State Funds, 44% Department of Public Health Funds]
3.12 13569 RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM-PUBLIC HEALTH: Ratify and Approve the Active Transportation Project (ATP) for the City of Desert Hot Springs (Project Number ATPSB1NI-5956(277)) with the State of California Department of Transportation for a Performance Period of June 25, 2020 through June 30, 2022; District 4. [$610,000 – 56% State Funds, 44% Department of Public Health Funds]
3.13 13672 TRANSPORTATION & LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/PLANNING: CONSIDER ADDENDUM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 532 AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2020-235 for Palo Verde Mesa Solar Project (CUP03684, PUP00916, DA00086). Applicant: Renewable Resources Group – Representative: Power Engineers – Fourth Supervisorial District – Chuckwalla Zoning District – Palo Verde Area Plan – Agriculture (AG), Open Space: Rural (OS:RUR) – Location: northerly of Interstate-10, west of Neighbors Boulevard – Zoning: Controlled Development Areas – 10 Acre Minimum (W-2-10), Light Agriculture – 10 Acre Minimum (A-1-10) – The Addendum addresses the peremptory writ of mandate issued by the court regarding the lawsuit on the EIR for the project. The EIR was originally certified by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors on August 29, 2017. District 4. [Applicant Fees 100%]
(CONT’D. TO 12/8/2020 @ 9:30 A.M. OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER)
3.14 13461 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/TRANSPORTATION: Notice of Completion – Desert Edge Resurfacing Projects, in the Community of Desert Edge. District 4. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3.15 13516 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (FM) AND BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES: Indio Fairgrounds Coronavirus 19 Federal Medical Station and Testing Site Emergency Repairs Project - California Environmental Quality Act Exempt, Approval of In-Principle and Project Budget, District 4. [$2,579,860 - CARES Act Fund - 100%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
4 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Meeting
5 Public Financing Authority Meeting
5 COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ASSET LEASING CORPORATION MEETING
5 RIVERSIDE COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING
5 RIVERSIDE DISTRICT COURT FINANCING CORPORATION MEETING
6 Industrial Development Authority Meeting
7 In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Meeting
8 Community Facilities District Legislative Body Meeting
9 Riverside County Library System Foundation Meeting
10 Housing Authority Meeting
10.1 13030 HOUSING AUTHORITY: Ratify and Approve the Continuum of Care Subrecipient Agreements between the Housing Authority of the County of Riverside and the Riverside County Department of Housing, Homelessness Prevention and Workforce Solutions/Continuum of Care; All Districts. [$1,139,564 - US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Grants 100%]
11 Flood Control and Water Conservation District Meeting
11.1 13243 FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT: Adopt Resolution No. F2020-20, Notice of Intent to Summarily Vacate and Relinquish an Easement Within in the City of Lake Elsinore, County of Riverside, State of California, RCFC Parcel No. 3071-500A, Assessor's Parcel Numbers 381-320-020 and 381-320-023, Project No. 3-0-00070, District 1. [$0]
11.2 13575 FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT: Approval of the Cooperative Agreement Between the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, the City of Jurupa Valley and Lennar Homes of California, Inc. for Santa Ana River Riverbend Slope Revetment, Stage 1, Jurupa Valley Riverbend Storm Drain and Laterals, Stage 1 (Tract Map No. 36391), Project No. 1-0-00014, CEQA Exempt, District 2. [$0]
11.3 13625 FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT: Consideration of a CEQA Addendum to the Homeland/Romoland MDP’s Final Environmental Impact Report, Approval of the Cooperative Agreement Between the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and the City of Menifee for Romoland Master Drainage Plan Line A-3, Stage 2, Romoland Master Drainage Plan Line A-3, Stage 3, Project No. 4-0-00431, District 5. [$0]
11.4 13697 FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT: Review and Determine That Emergency Conditions Continue and There is a Need to Continue the Apple Fire and El Dorado Fire Emergency Actions; Receive and File the Report of the Apple Fire and El Dorado Fire Emergency Actions in the Areas of Cherry Valley, Highland Springs, Banning Canyon, Mias Canyon and Banning Bench in Unincorporated Riverside County and the Cities of Beaumont and Banning; Receive and File the Emergency Protection Agreement Between the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and Weaver Grading, Inc. for Emergency Contract Work on the Emergency Protection Project, Nothing Further is Required Under CEQA, District 5. [$300,000 – 100% District Funds] (4/5 vote required)
12 County Board and Waste Resources Management District Meeting
D. District
13 County Board and Regional Park and Open Space District Meeting
13.1 13704 REGIONAL PARK & OPEN-SPACE DISTRICT: Notice of Completion and Release of Retention for the Construction Improvements for PKARC-252 Santa Rosa Plateau Tenaja Fire Fence Restoration Project, Wildomar, California; District 1 [$0]
14 Riverside Community Housing Corp. Meeting
15 Riverside University Health System Medical Center Governing Board Meeting
15.1 13313 RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM – MEDICAL CENTER: Ratify and Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Services Agreement with Forward Health Group, Inc. for Analytics Software Population Manager for Quality Incentive Program (QIP) and Public Hospital Redesign and Incentives in Medi-Cal (PRIME) Programs effective January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 with a one-year renewal option through June 30, 2022 without seeking competitive bids; All Districts. [Total Cost Increase $1,063,504; up to $106,350 in additional compensation - 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund – 40050]
16 Public Comment
16.1 Brad Anderson spoke regarding the COVID report and the last Board meeting when a restraining order was mentioned in relation to a member of the public.
16.2 John Denilofs spoke regarding discrimination at the Southwest Justice Center.
16.3 Eric Green spoke regarding recalling the Governor.
16.4 Roy Bleckert spoke regarding recalling the Governor.
16.5 Vicki Van Leuven spoke regarding COVID testing.
16.6 Mercedes DeLeon spoke regarding unconstitutional orders being upheld.
16.7 Charese Mongiello spoke regarding COVID.
17 Presentations
(Supervisor Perez) National Caregiver Month
18 ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
19 Public Hearings
(NO BUSINESS)
20 10:00 A.M. County General Plan Amendment Initiation Proceedings Meeting
(NO BUSINESS)
21 10:00 A.M. County Land Use Public Hearings Meeting
21.1 13260 TRANSPORTATION & LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/PLANNING: Public hearing on ORDINANCE NO. 348.4931, associated with CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 1900015, - CEQA Exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). Ordinance No. 348.4931 establishes land use regulations for the cultivation and manufacturing of Industrial Hemp in the unincorporated areas of Riverside County. Ordinance No. 348.4931 adds a new article to Ordinance No. 348 that establishes permitting requirements, development standards, approval and operational requirements for Industrial Hemp cultivation and manufacturing. All Districts. [$30,000 Total Cost, $10,000 FY 20/21 Cost - General Fund 100%] (Continue to November 10, 2020)
(CONT’D. TO 11/10/2020 @ 10:00 A.M. OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER)
22 Comments
Supervisor Hewitt:
· Project Room key – 836 people through the program.
· Abby Hoffman quote – “You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.”
Supervisor Jeffries:
· Requested a Residential rent assistance update – Heidi Marshall of Housing and Homelessness Solutions spoke regarding the end of the program which is December 2020 and the other available housing programs. In addition, the Rental/Eviction Moratorium ends January 31, 2021 and tenants must be paying 25%. She will give an update on November 10, 2020.
Supervisor Spiegel:
· County needs to find a work around for gyms to open and to help businesses.
Supervisor Perez:
· Shared Election Day information regarding the historic turnout, 130 voting centers open until 8 p.m. More information can be found at www.voteinfo.net.
Board Committee Report / Update
(NO BUSINESS)
Executive Officer / State Budget Update
(NO BUSINESS)
Supervisor Washington:
· Beth Gutierrez
Supervisor Spiegel:
· Joseph Kenneth Audette
· Mike R. Vasquez
Supervisor Perez:
· Richard “Dick” James Heckman
The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned.
V. Manuel Perez, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
ATTEST: Kecia R. Harper, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors