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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/4/2025 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street, Riverside Live Webcast at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting
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25-3600 1To comment on Closed Sessions, Consent Calendar and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council, you are invited to participate in person or call at (951) 826-8686 and follow the prompts to access your language of preference. Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 when you are ready to speak. To participate via ZOOM, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/93149443969. Select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will prompt you to "unmute" and speak. Video Video
25-3408 2Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events Announcement of Committee meetings: Governmental Processes Committee at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber Land Use Committee at 9 a.m. on Monday, November 10, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber Finance Committee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber Video Video
25-3409 3City Manager Updates (5-minute presentation) Video Video
25-3410 4Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council) Video Video
25-3237 5Innovation and Technology Department overview and employee recognition (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) Video Video
25-3401 6Finance Department overview and employee recognition (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) Video Video
25-3424 7Mayor Pro Tem Conder to present a Proclamation recognizing Native American Cultural Heritage Month (5-minute presentation) Not available
25-3601 8Appoint Kathleen Fanning to Board of Ethics Ward 4 seat and Marion H. Cronin to Human Resources Board Ward 5 seat (All Wards) Not available
25-3421 9Minutes of October 21, 2025 Not available
25-3596 10Case PR-2025-001793 - City of Riverside - Zoning Code Text Amendment as part of Zoning Code Clean-up - Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending numerous Sections of Title 19, including but not limited to Articles II (Zoning Code Administration, Interpretation, and Enforcement), V (Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions), VII (Specific Land Use Provisions), VIII (Site Planning and General Development Provisions), and IX (Land Use Development Permit Requirements/Procedures); and other minor, non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to provide clarity, correct errors, or remove redundancy - Waive further reading (Intro. on 10-21-25, All Wards) Not available
25-3595 11Case PR-2025-001800 - City of Riverside - Zoning Code text amendment as part of Senate Bills 9 and 450 Zoning Code clean up - Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending various Sections of Titles 18, 19, and 20 including but not limited to Title 18 Article III (Maps and Permits), Title 19 Article VII (Specific Land Use Provisions), and Title 20; and other minor, non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to achieve consistency with California Government Code - Waive further reading (Intro. on 10-21-25, All Wards) Not available
25-3399 12Accept Department of Homeland Security - Federal Emergency Management Agency grant award of $1,517,811 for 2025 National Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement for salaries and benefits of one each FTE Fire Captain, Battalion Chief, Inventory Control Specialist and Management Analyst for Fiscal Year 2025-26 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Not available
25-3598 13Mayor Lock Dawson requests approval of travel expenses of $1,912.00 from City Council’s Travel and Meeting account for travel to South Korea for November 10-12, 2025 (All Wards) Not available
25-3379 14Deaccession from the Museum of Riverside’s Heritage House permanent collection, where applicable, of four (4) objects: a table (O271), two chairs (A500-83; unknown accession number), and a lamp (RMA 8) (All Wards) Not available
25-3380 15Deaccession from the Museum of Riverside’s permanent collection of the Lisa L. Andersen and William M. A. Swafford collection (A1814) comprised of sixteen (16) baskets, eight (8) woven plaques, four (4) gourds, thirteen (13) kachina figures, fifteen (15) masks, one (1) shield, three (3) wooden plaques, and one (1) totem pole (All Wards) Not available
25-3396 16Grant Agreement with LA84 Foundation for $20,000 for Fiscal Year 2025 for Aquatic Programs - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Not available
25-3574 17Request for Proposal 2207 - Agreement with Contemporary Services Corporation, Northridge, for $608,623.46 with 10 percent change order authority from Festival of Lights Account for security services for Festival of Lights event through January 31, 2027, with one additional one-year extension option (Ward 1) Not available
25-3599 18Request for Proposal 2474 - Services Agreement with Southern California Lighting Inc, doing business as The Christmas Kings, Lake Elsinore, for $360,000 plus 10 percent change order authority from Festival of Lights Account for holiday decor services for Festival of Lights through January 31, 2027, with one additional two-year term extension option (Ward 1) Not available
25-3425 19Memorandum of Agreement with United States Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for reimbursement of overtime salary costs of $21,740.50 associated with participation in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Task Force with term ending September 30, 2030 for one assigned detective - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Not available
25-3592 20Agreement with U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services accepting 2025/2026 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Implementation Projects grant award of $200,000 for period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Not available
25-3397 21First Amendment to Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee Program Agreement with Western Riverside Council of Governments for $4,475,000, for increased total amount to $4,635,000, for Van Buren Boulevard Widening Project from Jurupa Avenue to the Santa Ana River Bridge for planning, engineering, and construction phases (Wards 3 and 7) Not available
25-3435 22A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside Approving a Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement with R. C. Hobbs Company, Inc. for the Sale of 0.945 Acres of Successor Agency-Owned Vacant Land, Identified as Assessor Parcel Numbers 146-231-016, -017, -027, -031, -032, -033, -034, and -036, located on the Southeast Corner of Hole and Bushnell Avenues, Riverside, California, for the Development of a 33-unit, with 15 percent Affordable Multi-Family Residential Project for Sale Amount of $560,000 - Waive further reading - Recommend Countywide Oversight Board adopt a Board resolution authorizing the execution of Agreement with R. C. Hobbs for sale of property in accordance with California Department of Finance approved Long-Range Property Management Plan (State Approved LRPMP), to be presented to Countywide Oversight Board for final consideration and approval (Ward 7) Not available
25-3532 23Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Marvin Braun v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No(s): 230045; ADJ18242600 Not available
25-3413 24Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case Not available
25-3414 25Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning the City Council deciding whether to initiate litigation - one case Not available
25-3420 26Pursuant to Government Code §54957(a) for consultation with Larry Gonzalez, Riverside Chief of Police, or his respective deputy, and George Khalil, Chief Innovation Officer regarding threat to public services or facilities Not available
25-3419 27Pursuant 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 except the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk, 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 Not available
25-3398 28Mobility and Infrastructure Committee recommends Request for Proposal 2452 Agreement with ACE PARKING III, LLC., for $334,597 with 10 percent change order authority from Public Works, Public Parking Fund, Public Parking Professional Services Account for six-month pilot program for Park Riverside Downtown Valet program through June 30, 2026, with two one-year extension options, not-to-exceed two years and six months - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, Amending Chapter 3.30 of the Riverside Municipal Code, to Add One Subsection to the Schedule of Regulation, Products, and Services, Subsection XI - Public Parking - Public Works, to Add One Additional Category Titled Valet Parking - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Amending the City’s Master Fees and Charges Schedule as Set Forth in Resolution No. 21960, as Amended, Establishing the Valet Parking Fee, and Authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to Amend the Master Fees and Charges Schedule - Waive further reading - Direct staff to return to City Council with status update o Video Video
25-3411 29City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions Video Video
25-3412 30Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports Video Video