STATEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

 

ALL MEMBERS PRESENT

 

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

TUESDAY                                                                                                                     

9:30 A.M.

 

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION BY RHONDA GOODWIN, SECRETARY I, TRANSPORTATION & LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM UPDATE: NATIONAL ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH

CLERK OF THE BOARD UPDATE

 

1          ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION

 

1.1       15483 CLERK OF THE BOARD:  Proof of Publication. [$0]

(APPROVED)

 

1.2       17500 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/PLANNING: RECEIVE AND FILE THE PLANNING DIRECTOR’S DECISION TO APPROVE TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 33729 – Exempt From CEQA  (Section 1506(b)(3) Common Sense Exemption) and 15315 (Minor Land Divisions Exemption) – Applicant: Southerland Engineer – Engineer/Representative: Southerland Engineer – First Supervisorial District – Cajalco District – Lake Mathews/Woodcrest Area Plan: Rural Community: Very Low Density Residential (RC: VLDR) (1 acre min.) – Location: North of Avenue B, south of Markham Street, east of Alder Street, and west of Oran Drive – 9.11 Acres – Zoning: Residential Agricultural –1 Acre Minimum (R-A-1) – REQUEST: Tentative Parcel Map No. 33729 is a Schedule “H” map proposal that will subdivide a 9.11 acre property into four (4) residential parcels ranging in size from 1.10 acres to 5.51 acres.  APN: 321-020-001. District 1. (Applicant Fees 100%)

(RECEIVED AND FILED)

 

2          CONSENT CALENDAR

 

2.1       14416 SUPERVISOR CHUCK WASHINGTON:  Renewal of the Revised Local Emergency Declaration for Riverside County due to the epidemic infestation of bark beetles in the Mountain Communities of Idyllwild and Pine Cove, and the positive find of the Golden Spotted Oak Borer (GSOB) in the community of Idyllwild. [$0]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2.2       17442 AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER: Renewal of Local Emergency in Riverside County Due to the Discovery of Citrus Greening Disease, or Huanglongbing, All Districts. [$0]                                   

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2.3       17443 AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER: Renewal of the Local Emergency Declaration for Riverside County Due to the Spread of Pierce's Disease in the Local Vineyards, District 3. [$0]                               

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2.4       17495 AUDITOR CONTROLLER: Internal Audit Report 2022-001: Riverside County Office of Economic Development, The Edward-Dean Museum and Gardens Audit, All Districts. [$0]                                   

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2.5       17561 CLERK OF THE BOARD:  Appointment of Supervisor Chuck Washington to the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of Directors for the Year 2021/2022. [$0]                                   

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2.6       14447 CLERK OF THE BOARD: Approval of the November 2021 Commemorative List of Presentations, All Districts. [$0]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2.7       17310 EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (FM): FM Transformation Report 90-Day Update, All Districts. [$0]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2.8       17514 REGISTRAR OF VOTERS: Approval of Election Services for the Special District Mail Ballot Election, Districts 3, 4, 5. [$170,000, Reimbursement from the San Gorgonio Memorial Health Care District to the General Fund].

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3          POLICY CALENDAR

 

3.1       17566 BOS DISTRICT 2: Second District Use of Community Improvement Designation (CID) Funds to the Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Herencia Mariachi Academy, and the Riverside Latino Network. [$5,750.00 - General Fund 100%] (4/5 Vote Required)   

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.2       17011 AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER: Cooperative Agreement No. 21-0324-002-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the Red Imported Fire Ant Program, effective August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022, All Districts.  [$94,198 Total Cost - State Funds 100%]        

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.3       17372 AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER: Cooperative Agreement No. 21-0277-008-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the Phytophthora ramorum Inspection program, effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, All Districts.  [$4,279 Total Cost - State Funds 100%]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.4       17378 AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER: Approve Amendment 1 to Grant Agreement No. 8GA19411 with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for the Invasive Shot Hole Borer (ISHB) Leading Edge and High Risk Tree Removal Project, extending the project performance period for two (2) years, All Districts. [$0]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.5       17484 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT: Adoption of Resolution 2021-200 Authorizing the Emergency Management Department to apply for the California Fire Safe Council Wildfire Evacuation Planning and Development Grant Program, All Districts. 100% State Funds [up to $380,000]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.6       17440 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT: Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Equaltox for Laboratory Services to increase amount by $2,502,150 for a total of $3,116,550 without seeking competitive bids for the period March 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, with the option to renew monthly through June 30, 2022, All Districts. [Total Cost $3,116,550; up to $623,310 in additional compensation annually, 100% Federal Funds] (4/5 Vote Required)

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.7       17501 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: Ratify the Vector Control Service Agreement between the Eastern Municipal Water District and the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health,  Districts 3 and 5. [$100,000 Total Cost - Eastern Municipal Water District 100%]   

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.8       16952 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT-REAL ESTATE (FM-RE) AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Approval of  Fifth Amendment to Lease between County of Riverside and Valley View Commerce Center, LLC, 30045 Technology Drive, Murrieta, District Attorney, 5-Year Lease Extension, CEQA Exempt, District 3. [$1,788,102, 100% District Attorney General Fund Budget ] (Clerk to File Notice of Exemption)

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.9       17327 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (FM) AND PURCHASING AND FLEET SERVICES: Indio Fleet Facility Emergency Fuel Tank Vapor Return System Replacement Project - Environmental Quality Act Exempt, Approval of In-Principle and Project Budget, District 4. [Total Cost $153,336, 100% Fleet Services Fund 45300]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.10     17130 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (FM) AND RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM: Riverside University Health System Medical Center Pneumatic Tube System Upgrade Project - Approval of Preliminary Project Budget and Construction Contract with Horizons Construction Company International, Inc., District 5. [$1,366,864, 100% RUHS Enterprise Fund 40050]  

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.11     15637 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (FM) AND RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM: Riverside University Health System Medical Center Kitchen Dishwasher Equipment and Flooring Replacement Project - California Environmental Quality Act Exempt, Approval of In-Principle, Preliminary Project Budget and Approval of Construction Contract with Horizons Construction Company International, Inc., District 5. [$397,904, 100% RUHS Enterprise Fund 40050]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.12     17292 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT-REAL ESTATE (FM-RE) AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WASTE RESOURCES:  Adopt Resolution No. 2021-187, Notice of Intention to Purchase Real Property in the unincorporated area of Beaumont, County of Riverside, State of California, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 424-190-020, 424-190-021, 424-190-022, and 424-190-024, by Grant Deed from Beaumont Lambs Canyon, LLC, a California limited liability company District 5, [$729,700, 100% Waste Resources Enterprise Funds] (Clerk to Post Notice of Intention) (4/5 Vote Required)

(SET FOR PUBLIC MEETING ON OR AFTER 12/07/2021 @ 9:30 A.M. OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER)

 

3.13     17268 FIRE DEPARTMENT: Approval of Annual Fire Department Cost Allocation Plan for FY21/22; All Districts [$29,143,600] 100% Contract Partner Revenue.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.14     17330 HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, AND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS (HHPWS): Approve the Substantial Amendments to the 2021-2022 One Year Action Plan of the 2019-2024 Five Year Consolidated Plan to Include the Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley in the City of La Quinta; City Hall ADA Accessibility Project in City of Canyon Lake; and Lakeland Village Community Center Parking Lot Improvement Project; Districts 1,4. [$194,216 - 100% Community Development Block Grant]; CEQA and NEPA Exempt.                            

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.15     17483 HUMAN RESOURCES: Human Resources recommendation to adjust the salary of the Director, Clinical Laboratory classification and establish a new Assistant Director, Clinical Laboratory classification; and amend Ordinance No. 440 Pursuant to Resolution No. 440-9228, All Districts. [$0]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.16     17381 OFFICE ON AGING:  Ratify and Approve Grantee Agreement with the National Council on Aging (NCOA) for the Benefits Enrollment Center (BEC) Grants Program for the period of October 1, 2021-September 30, 2022; All Districts. [$100,000 - 100% NFPO Grant] (4/5 Vote Required)

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.17     17371 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Adopt Resolution No. 2021-196, Intention to Approve the Temecula Valley Wine Country Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Plan,  District 3.  [$0]       

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.18     16868 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Ratify and Approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Lake Elsinore for Library Material Funding, Effective July 1, 2021, for a Period of Three Years from FY21/22 through FY23/24, District 1.  [$120,000 - City of Lake Elsinore 100%]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.19     17459 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/PLANNING: Workshop on Senate Bill (SB) 9 (Atkins 2021) and Senate Bill 10 (Wiener 2021), All Districts. [$3,000 Total Cost – General Fund / NCC 100%]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.20     17232 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/TRANSPORTATION: Notice of Completion – Emergency Road and Storm Drain Repair Work, Hostettler Road, Community of Alberhill, District 1. [$0]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.21     17210 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/TRANSPORTATION: Notice of Completion – Cajalco Road Guardrail Reconstruction Project, Communities of El Cerrito and Lake Mathews, District 1. [$0]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.22     17584  SUPERVISOR KAREN SPIEGEL: Support letter for Santa Ana River Bottom Fuels Reduction Project. [$0]   

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3.23     17485  BOS DISTRICT 2 AND RIVESIDE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT:  Approve the Second District Unincorporated Communities Initiative project and direct the Executive Office to transfer $1,000,000 from the Unincorporated Communities Fund to the Transportation and Land Management Agency to support project funding, District 2. [$1,000,000 Total Cost – 100% NCC Funds] (4/5 Vote Required)                       

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

4          Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Meeting

 

            (NO BUSINESS)

 

5          Public Financing Authority Meeting

 

            (NO BUSINESS)

 

5          COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ASSET LEASING CORPORATION MEETING

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

5          RIVERSIDE COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

5          RIVERSIDE DISTRICT COURT FINANCING CORPORATION MEETING

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

6          Industrial Development Authority Meeting

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

7          In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Meeting

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

8          Community Facilities District Legislative Body Meeting

 

            (NO BUSINESS)

 

9          Riverside County Library System Foundation Meeting

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

10        Housing Authority Meeting

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

11        Flood Control and Water Conservation District Meeting

 

11.1     17399 FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT: Approval of Cooperative Funding Agreement Between the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and the City of Riverside for Monroe Master Drainage Plan - Monroe Storm Drain, Stage 5, Project No. 1-0-00071, CEQA Exempt, District 1. [Not to Exceed $14,131,200 - District Funds 100%]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

11.2     17451 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, Nothing Further is Required Under CEQA, District 5. [$0] (4/5 Vote Required)

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

12        County Board and Waste Resources Management District Meeting

 

C. County

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

D. District

(NO BUSINESS)

 

13        County Board and Regional Park and Open Space District Meeting

 

C. County

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

D. District

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

14        Riverside Community Housing Corp. Meeting

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

15        Riverside University Health System Medical Center Governing Board Meeting

 

15.1     12877 RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM-MEDICAL CENTER: Ratify and Approve an Increase to the Previously Authorized Spend Amount under Enhancement Addendum #39 to the Pharmacy Distribution Agreement between the County of Riverside, Vizient Supply, LLC, and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (ABDC) for Pharmacy Distribution Services effective July 1, 2020 through March 31, 2023, All Districts. [Total Cost Increase $36,299,021  – Department Budgets]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

15.2     13895 RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM – MEDICAL CENTER: Ratify and Approve the Master Sales and Services Agreement with SONIFI Health, Inc. for SONIFI Interactive System for Five (5) Years, Effective October 30, 2020 through June 30, 2025, With the Option to Renew for Five Additional Two Year Periods, All Districts. [Total Cost $4,457,057, up to $445,705 annually in Additional Compensation, 86% Hospital Enterprise Fund – 40050, 14% CARES Act]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

16        Public Comment

 

16.1     John Parker spoke in opposition of mask mandates and COVID vaccine mandates for children.

 

16.2     Kris Pillow spoke in opposition of Critical Race Theory.

 

16.3     Vicki Van Leuven spoke regarding the government trying to control how parents raise their children and asked the Board to create a resolution to support parents.

 

16.4     Rudi Krause spoke regarding the COVID virus and the vaccine.

 

17        Presentations

(Supervisor Spiegel) The Retirement of Rita Nieto

(Supervisor Spiegel) Native American Heritage Month (moved to November 9, 2021)

(Supervisor Spiegel) Kristallnacht Remembrance

 

18        ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION

 

            3.6, 3.19, 3.22

 

19        Public Hearings

 

19.1     17248 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Public Hearing and Resolution No. 2021-150 Forming the Temecula Wine Country Tourism Marketing District and Levying an Assessment for Fiscal Years 21/22 - 26/27. District 3. [$0]

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

19.2     17487 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/TRANSPORTATION: Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinance No. 673.5, An Ordinance of the County of Riverside Amending Ordinance No. 673 Establishing a Coachella Valley Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee Program, to increase the fees and update the fee increase process based on the Consumer Price Index adjustment under the Coachella Valley Association of Governments Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee Program, CEQA Exempt. Districts 4 and 5. [$0] 

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

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     17194 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/PLANNING: PUBLIC HEARING ON CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 1900003, ORDINANCE NO. 348.4975, and TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 37586 - Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration for Environmental Assessment No. CEQ180070 - Applicant: Giulio Padovini – Engineer:  Ventura Engineering Inland, Inc – First Supervisorial District – Rancho California Zoning Area – Santa Rosa Plateau Policy Area – Southwest Area Plan – General Plan Designation: Rural: Rural Mountainous (R: RM) – Location:  North of Via Yerba, west of Via Tornado, east of Calle Pintoresca – 20.24 Gross Acres – Zoning: Residential Agricultural – 20 acre minimum (R-A-20) – REQUEST: Parcel Map No. 37586 is a proposal for a Schedule H subdivision that will divide 20.24 acres into 2 residential lots, with 10-acre minimum lot sizes. Change of Zone No. 1900003 is a proposal to change the Zoning Classification for the subject property from Residential Agricultural – 20 acre minimum (R-A-20) to Residential Agricultural – 10 Acre Minimum (R-A-10) - APN: 939-180-003, District 1. [Applicant Fees 100%]  

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

22        Comments

 

Board Members (5 Minutes)

 

Supervisor Hewitt:

·         RUHS partnering with LSU to do a study on early treatments for COVID

·         UCR Poverty Summit

Supervisor Perez:

·         Monarch Apartments Groundbreaking

·         BIA Housing Strategy Summit

·         Dνa de Muertos (Day of the Dead)

 

Supervisor Jeffries:

·         Directed EO to make sure County staff are present in the Board Chambers if their Items are pulled unless staff are uncomfortable with in person attendance

 

Supervisor Spiegel:

·         Thanked Supervisor Perez for his presentation at the BIA Housing Summit

·         Ontario Airport State of the Airport

 

Board Committee Report / Update

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

Executive Officer / State Budget Update

 

(NO BUSINESS)

 

County Counsel Report On Closed Sessions

 

(NO REPORTABLE ACTION)

 

23        Memorials / Adjournments

 

Supervisor Spiegel:

·         Arthur L. Littleworth

 

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.

 

With respect to every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9:

 

Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation:

(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54946.9)

 

17601 A.1       Sam Anthony Haddad vs. County of Riverside et al. (Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC2001658)

 

17602 A.2       Robert E. Jorgensen, an individual v. City of Palm Desert, a municipal corporation; Palm Desert Police Department; County of Riverside; Riverside County Sheriff's Department; et al. (USDC Riverside Case No. 5:20-cv-01043 CBM (KKx))

 

17603 A.3       Daniel George Silvas, as guardian ad litem for his minor child, D.L.S. v. County of Riverside, et al. (USDC Riverside Case No. 5:19-CV-02358 JGB (SHKx))

 

17604 A.4       County of Riverside v. Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK), et al. (San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVSB2024388)

 

Conference with Legal Counsel-Anticipated Litigation: 

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code Section 54956.9:

 

17605 B.1       One potential case

 

17606 B.2       One potential case

 

17607 B.3       One potential case

 

Conference with Legal Counsel-Anticipated Litigation:

Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(4) of Government Code Section 54956.9:

 

17608 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:

 

17609 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)

 

(NO REPORT OUT)

 

The Chair declared the meeting adjourned.

Karen Spiegel, Chair of the Board of Supervisors

ATTEST:  Kecia R. Harper, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors