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Closed Session- Council Board Room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

 

 

Closed Session Council Board Room 4:30 PM

Open Session Council Chambers 6:30 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This meeting will be conducted in person. You can participate remotely: https://coronaca-gov.zoom.us/j/82130384787

 


Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representative: Jacob Ellis, City Manager
Employee Organizations: Corona Executive Group Employees, Corona Firefighters Association IAFF Local #3757 (CFA), Corona Management/Confidential Group Employees, Corona Police Employees Association (CPEA), Corona Police Supervisors Associate (CPSA), Corona Public Service Employees Association (CPSEA), and Corona Supervisors Association (CSA)

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Significant Exposure to Litigation: (Tiedra Vaouli and Christopher Lewis)

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Agency Negotiator: Jacob Ellis, City Manager
Property: 113-340-014 (Chase and Main)
Negotiating Party: Balbas Construction Inc.
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: City of Corona v. DD&E, LLC,  et al.
Case Number(s): Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2000548 and San Diego County Superior Court Case No. 37-2021-00016700-CU-EI-CTL

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property:   487 Corona Mall
Agency Negotiator: Jacob Ellis, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Marilou Barrett
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Payment

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 500 Corona Mall   
Agency Negotiator: Jacob Ellis, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Daisy Vazquez & Frank Martinez
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Payment

The invocation may be offered by a person of any religion, faith, belief or non-belief, as well as Council Members.  A list of volunteers is maintained by the City Clerk and interested persons should contact the Clerk for further information.

Individuals wishing to address the City Council are requested to complete a speaker card available at the rear of the Council Chambers.  Please deliver the card to the City Clerk prior to the item being heard by the City Council or, for items not listed on the agenda, before the "Communications" section of the agenda is called.  Please observe a three-minute limit for communications and please note that the Communications section of the agenda is limited to items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council that are not listed on the agenda.  Once called upon to speak, you are requested to state your name and city of residence for the record.

Approval of Minutes for the City Council, Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Corona, Corona Public Financing Authority, Corona Utility Authority, Corona Housing Authority City Council Meeting of October 16, 2024

Approval of Minutes for the City Council, Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Corona, Corona Public Financing Authority, Corona Utility Authority, Corona Housing Authority Special Meeting of October 29, 2024

All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine matters, status reports or documents covering previous City Council action.  The items listed on the Consent Calendar may be enacted in one motion.  With the concurrence of the City Council, a Council member or any person in attendance may request that an item be removed for further consideration.

  • That the City Council:

    1. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-096, accepting and appropriating $39,900 from the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control ABC-OTS Grant Program.

       

    2. Appropriate $39,900 of one-time money from the unappropriated General Fund Balance to the Police Department’s operating budget and increase the General Fund estimated revenue by the same amount to be reimbursed from the State of California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control ABC-OTS Grant Program.

       

    3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the grant documents and any other related documents, amendments, and agreements consistent with or in furtherance of the City Council’s actions hereunder.
  • That the City Council authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a Public Improvement Agreement between the City of Corona and Sandeepa Bevli and Sangeeta Bevli.

  • That the City Council:

    1. Award Notice Inviting Bids 23-005RH to Tropical Plaza Nursery, Inc. for on-call emergency landscape services, for an amount not to exceed $175,000 through June 30, 2025, and waive all minor irregularities in the bidding documents as submitted by said bidder.

    2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the contract with Tropical Plaza Nursery, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $175,000 per fiscal year, including any non-substantive extensions, purchase orders, change orders, and amendments up to ten percent of the contract amount of $17,500 as authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.050(H).

  • That the City Council:

    1. Approve a contract extension in the amount of $567,470 to Rockey Murata Landscape Maintenance Services. for parks landscape maintenance services in LMD Area 3 through June 30, 2025.

    2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an extension to the Maintenance and General Services Agreement with Rockey Murata Landscape Maintenance Services in the amount of $567,470 through June 30, 2025, including any non-substantive change orders, purchase orders, and amendments up to the amount authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.060(J), which is equivalent to 10% or $56,747.

  • That the City Council:

    1. Appropriate $2,916,312, increase estimated revenues by $5,000 and authorize budgetary transfers across multiple funds as noted in Exhibit 1 - Appropriations, Estimated Revenues, and Transfers.

       

    2. Appropriate $5,042,972 in the Measure X Fund 120, reduce appropriations in the amount of $6,727,049 in the American Rescue Plan Act Fund 413, and authorize budgetary and cash transfers relating to American Rescue Plan Act Projects as noted in Exhibit 2 – American Rescue Plan Act Appropriations and Transfers.

       

    3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Third Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Kalmikov Enterprises, Inc., dba Fire Apparatus Solutions, increase total compensation to $250,000 and extend the contract to June 30, 2027 to provide repairs and as needed services for equipment for all first responder fire apparatus equipment.
      1. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Change Order to the Fire Apparatus Solutions Blanket Purchase Order (B250348) for a total Purchase Order amount of $250,000.

         

    4. Approve a first Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC for $1,278,291 for a total contract amount of $16,320,934.
      1. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $1,278,291, and to negotiate and execute non-substantive extensions, change orders, purchase orders, and amendments up to 10% or $1,632,093.

         

    5. Change Order to Increase JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc Purchase Order to $100,000.
      1. Authorize an increase of $56,000 to B250237 for a total purchase order amount of $100,000.
      2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve change orders necessary for the execution of the work, including any rate and/or total compensation increases negotiated by the Parties. These changes shall be made in accordance with, and shall not exceed, the percentage of change in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumer for Riverside, California, Area (CPI-U), for the most recent twelve (12) months for which statistics are available.
      3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve and execute any documents necessary to implement change orders up to 10% of the revised purchase order amount, or $10,000, as authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section, 3.08.080(I) for each of the remaining one-year renewal periods.

         

    6. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Project Purchase Order to Proforce in the amount of $139,084.
      1. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute any amendments to the agreement that are non-substantive and change orders up to 10% as authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.070(I).
      2. Authorize an exception to competitive bidding pursuant to Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140 (E) that competitive bidding has been satisfied upon the reason provided in the Analysis section.

         

    7. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the First Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Orozco Landscape and Tree Company to extend the agreement through September 30, 2024 and to increase the compensation to $186,843.52 for Landscape Maintenance Services for Parks and Special Facility Areas 2 and 3.
      1. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Change Order to the Orozco Landscape and Tree Company Blanket Purchase Order (B241124) for a total Purchase Order amount of $186,843.52.

         

    8. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the First Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Mariposa Landscape, Inc. to increase the compensation to $174,000 for Landscape Maintenance Services for Parks and Special Facility Areas 1 and 5.
      1. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Change Order to the Mariposa Landscape, Inc. Blanket Purchase Order (B250508) for a total Purchase Order amount of $174,000.

         

    9. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-101, approving the City of Corona Position Library and Compensation Plan and repealing all prior Plans, including Resolution No. 2024-081, effective November 7, 2024.

       

    That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct that the City Council take the above actions.

  • That the City Council:

    1. Award NIB 25-009SB for on-call plumbing maintenance services to Muscle Plumbing Inc. in the amount of $250,000 through June 30, 2025, with two additional two-year optional renewal periods, and waive all minor irregularities in the proposal.

       

    2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designees, to execute the Maintenance and General Services Agreement with Muscle Plumbing, Inc., in the amount of $250,000 per fiscal year, including any non-substantive extensions, change orders, purchase orders, and amendments up to the amount authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.060(j), which is equivalent to 10% or $25,000.
  • That the City Council:

    1. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue an annual purchase order for $300,000 to Endress & Hauser for As-needed Meter Replacements through Fiscal Year 2029.

       

    2. Determine, under Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140 (j), that competitive bidding is not required based on the reasons provided in the "Basis for Exception to Competitive Bidding" section of this report.

       

    3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve amendments/change orders necessary for the execution of the work, including any rate and/or total compensation increases negotiated by the Parties made in accordance with and shall not exceed the percentage of change in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumer for Riverside, California, Area (CPI-U), for the most recent twelve (12) months for which statistics are available.

       

    4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve and execute any documents necessary to implement change orders, up to the amount authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.080(I)with respect to the total compensation provided for in the attached Agreement.

       

    That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct the City Council to take the above actions.

  • That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2024-102, authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to designate a representative and alternate to the Riverside County Solid Waste Advisory Council/Local Task Force.

  • That the City Council:

    1. Award Request for Proposal 25-008SB to Duke’s Control, Inc. to perform Root Control Services. Approve the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Duke’s Control Inc., of Elgin, IL, in the amount of $150,000 to perform Root Control Services.
    2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Duke’s Control Inc. for a total contract of $150,000 for the initial contract term ending on June 30, 2026, with two (2) optional two (2) two-year extensions.
    3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute non-substantive extensions, change orders and amendments up to $15,000 or 10% of the original contract amount.

    4. Authorize City Manager, or his Designee, to issue a purchase order with Duke’s Control Inc., in the amount of $150,000 for Root Control Services.

    That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct that the City Council take the above actions.

  • That the City Council:

    1. Authorize the acceptance of the State of California Office of the Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Federal Award Grant number PT25157 of $166,000 for Local Law Enforcement Agencies.

       

    2. Appropriate $166,000 of one-time money from the unappropriated General Fund Balance to the Police Department’s operating budget to be reimbursed from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety and increase the General Fund estimated revenue by the same amount for the program award.

       

    3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any required grant documents that are in compliance with the City Council’s actions hereunder.

       

  • That the City Council:

    1. Award Request for Proposals No. 25-007AS to Jacob Green and Associates, Inc., for professional consulting services in the creation of a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and Hazardous Materials (Haz Mat) Team Incident Response Integration Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) with Fiscal Year 2022 United States Department of Homeland Security Grant Program funds.
    2. Approve the Professional Services Agreement with Jacob Green and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $148,450.
    3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Purchase Order to Jacob Green and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $148,450.
    4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Professional Services Agreement with Jacob Green and Associates, Inc., in the amount of $148,450, including any purchase orders, non-substantive extensions, change orders, and amendments up to the amount authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.070 (I), which is equivalent to 10% or $14,845.

       

  • That the City Council:

    1. Approve the use of the contract through the National Procurement Partners Agreement Number PS21115 for the purchase of splash pad equipment for the Community Facilities & Infrastructure Phase I - Victoria Park Splashpad, Capital Improvement Project No. FC-2023-12.
    2. Make a determination under Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140(c) that competitive bidding is not required for this purchase based upon the reasons provided in the "Basis for Determination of Competitive Bidding" section of this report.
    3. Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney, or his designee, to negotiate and execute non-substantive extensions, change orders and amendments up to $32,384 or 10% of the original purchase order amount as authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.080(I)
    4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Purchase Order to Vortex International in the amount of $323,843.09 for the purchase of splash pad equipment for the Community Facilities & Infrastructure Phase I – Victoria Park Splashpad, Capital Improvement Project No. FC-2023-12.
  • That the City Council:

    1. Award Request for Proposal RFP 24-018SB to Cognizant Technology Solutions, and Workday for implementation services and ERP software;
    2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve and execute s the agreements with Workday, Cognizant Technology Solutions, CanAm Technologies and BerryDunn, in the amounts not to exceed the following over a 10-year period:

      1. Workday in the amount of $6,356,744
      2. Cognizant Technology Solutions in the amount of $3,714,345
      3. Can/Am Technologies (CanAm) in the amount of $1,038,632
      4. BerryDunn in the amount of $1,114,960

    3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue Purchase Orders to Cognizant Technology Solutions for $3,714,345, BerryDunn for $1,114,960, Workday for $541,813, and Can/Am Technologies for $99,216.

    4. Authorize the City Manager to execute any non-substantive extensions, change orders, purchase orders, and amendments necessary with Workday, Cognizant Technology Solutions, CanAm and BerryDunn within a contingency of 20% of the original contract amount.

    5. Approve an appropriation of $6,492,746 from the General Fund 110 to the ERP project 77880.

  • That the City Council:

    1. Accept the channel improvements associated with Tract Map 36294.

    2. Retain twenty-five percent (25%) of the Faithful Performance Security for one year beyond the acceptance of the improvements as security for repair and replacement of any improvements that fail to meet City standards at the end of the one-year period. (Bond No. PB02497500548)

    3. Retain the Labor and Material Security for six months beyond the acceptance of the improvements and automatically release the security unless claims are filed. (Bond No. PB02497500548)

ON THE UNDERGROUNDING OF EXISTING OVERHEAD UTILITY WIRES LOCATED ADJACENT TO 225 EAST HARRISION STREET (APPLICANT: CITY OF CORONA)

  • That the City Council:

    1. Accept the landscape improvements associated with Tract Maps 36294, 37030, and 37644.

    2. Retain twenty-five percent (25%) of the Faithful Performance Security for one year beyond the acceptance of the improvements as security for repair and replacement of any improvements that fail to meet City standards at the end of the one-year period. (Bond No. PB02497500470, PB02497500526, PB02497500527, PB02497500531, PB02497500626, PB02497501102, PB02497501104, PB02497501106, PB02497501107, PB02497501110, PB02497501111, PB02497501112, PB02497501136, PB02497501142, PB02497501143)

    3. Retain the Labor and Material Security for six months beyond the acceptance of the improvements and automatically release the security unless claims are filed. (Bond No. PB02497500470, PB02497500526, PB02497500527, PB02497500531, PB02497500626, PB02497501102, PB02497501104, PB02497501106, PB02497501107, PB02497501110, PB02497501111, PB02497501112, PB02497501136, PB02497501142, PB02497501143)
  • That the City Council:

    1. Award Request for Proposal 24-026SB to Konsus, Inc. to perform Creative Services, Media Production, and Marketing Services.
    2. Approve the Master Service Agreement with Konsus, Inc. in the amount of $140,004 to perform Creative Services, Media Production, and Marketing Services.
    3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Master Services Agreement with Konsus, Inc. for a total contact amount of $140,004 for the contract term beginning December 1, 2024.

    4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute non-substantive extensions, change orders and amendments up to $14,000 or 10% of the original contract amount.

    5. Authorize to issue a purchase order with Konsus, Inc. in the amount of $140,004 for Creative Services, Media Production, and Marketing Services.

Persons wishing to address the City Council are requested to state their name and city of residence for the record.  This portion of the agenda is intended for general public comment only, which means it is limited to items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council that are not listed on the agenda.  Please note that state law prohibits the City Council from discussing or taking action on items not listed on the agenda.  The City Council will appreciate your cooperation in keeping your comments brief.  Please observe a three-minute limit for communications.

This portion of the agenda is for advertised public hearing items where formal public testimony on each individual item is accepted prior to City Council action.

The portion of the agenda is for Council discussion and action on staff reports and new topics that may not be routine status reports, or documents covering previous City Council action.

  • That the City Council approve the advance travel request for Planning Commissioner Sarah Longwell to attend the League of Cities 2025 Planning Commissioners Academy in Santa Rosa, California on behalf of the City of Corona.

The portion of the agenda is for proposed ordinances presented for the City Council's consideration.

This portion of the agenda is for items requested by the Mayor, Council Members or Staff for consideration at a future meeting.  No immediate action is taken on Future Agenda Items; this section serves to highlight topics that will be considered at upcoming meetings.  Council action on items that have appeared in this section takes place under Administrative Reports, when accompanied by a staff report.

  1. Arterial Streets Median Enhancement (J. Steiner) November 20, 2024
  2. Ordinance preventing unsolicited advertising circulars, newspapers and other like-printed material being place on private property, except porches (W. Speake) November 20, 2024
  3. E-Bike Safety PSA Campaign (W. Speake) November 20, 2024
  4. McKinley Grade Separation Project Update (Staff) November 20, 2024
  5. Historic Civic Center Operations Plan (Staff) January 2025
  6. Street Moratorium (Staff) March 2025
  7. Update to the Historic Resources Inventory (W. Speake) TBD
  8. Sierra Bella Park - Gate Installation (J. Steiner) TBD
  9. Policy allowing request of the placement of No Parking signs in red zones around school (W. Speake) TBD

The next regular meeting of the City Council is scheduled for November 20, 2024 or thereafter as noted on the posted agenda for closed session items in the City Council Board Room followed by the regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. or thereafter as noted on the posted agenda in the City Council Chambers.

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