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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Revised
Meeting date/time: 7/1/2025 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street, Riverside Live Webcast at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting Originally Published: June 18, 2025
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25-2144 1To comment on Consent Calendar, Closed Sessions 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/92696991265. Select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will prompt you to "unmute" and speak. Not available
25-2145 2Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events Not available
25-2150 3City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation) Not available
25-2151 4Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council) Not available
25-2142 5Mayor Lock Dawson to present a plaque to Councilmember Mill for his dedicated service as Mayor Pro Tem from January through June 2025 - Appoint Councilmember Conder as Mayor Pro Tem for July through December 2025 (All Wards) Not available
25-2200 6Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District, Rivers and Lands Conservancy, and Riverside resident and gardener Sue Struthers recognizing Mayor’s Monarch Pledge Not available
25-2245 7Overview for implementation and community outreach of Illegal Fireworks Program Enhancements for Fourth of July 2025 (Police) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation) Not available
25-2305 8File resignation of Debora Mickelson from Commission on Disabilities Citywide seat (All Wards) Not available
25-2154 9Minutes of June 17, 2025 Not available
25-2306 10THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA - Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 5.77 the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Cannabis Business Activities (All Wards) Not available
25-1608 11Fourth Amendment to Agreement with Universal Protection Service, LP, doing business as Allied Universal Security Services, Santa Ana, for annual amount of $100,045.16 from various Department budgets for unarmed security services at various City facilities - Approve two-year extension of $5,007,146.81 through June 30, 2027 - Authorize 20 percent change order amount of $1,001,429.36 for unforeseen changes in service to include, but not limited to, requests to increase service frequency, add facilities, and for special or emergency services - Interdepartmental transfer - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Not available
25-2130 12Reimbursement of $21,740.50 from United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force overtime - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Not available
25-2113 13Accept two grant awards for combined amount of $1,283,142 under the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Transportation Development Act Article 3 (Senate Bill 821) Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program Grant as administered by Riverside County Transportation Commission for construction of buffered bike lanes on both sides of Van Buren Boulevard from Wood Road to Orange Terrace Parkway, a northbound bike lane on Chicago Avenue from Le Conte Drive to Martin Luther King Boulevard, and new concrete sidewalks on Bandini, Pennsylvania, and Challen Avenues - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) Not available
25-2119 14Fifth Amendment to Agreement with Enfotech & Consulting, Inc., Brunswick, New Jersey, for increased compensation amount of $46,746.30 for total amount not-to-exceed $610,306.30 from Public Works, Sewer, Environmental Compliance, Software Purchase/Licensing Account for Environmental Compliance Tracking Database Software for Riverside Water Quality Control Plant through June 30, 2026 (All Wards) Not available
25-2120 15Request for Qualifications No. 2401 - Master Professional Consultant Services Agreements with fourteen consulting firms for an amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000 per consultant for various capital improvement projects at Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant and Tequesquite Landfill through December 31, 2029, and two one-year extension options per consultant (All Wards) Not available
25-2293 16Streamline Riverside Refresh effort and Implementation Plan update (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) Not available
25-2346 16aWaive Sunshine Ordinance to add Item No. 16b pursuant to Section 4.05.050(D)(1)(a) to add a First Amendment to Agreement with Holt Architects, Inc., doing business as Holt Architecture, Palm Desert, for $3,331,916 for revised contract amount of $3,430,916, for Phase II Architectural Design Services of Downtown Police Headquarters Building, plus contingency of $333,192 for unforeseen project changes including but not limited to, owner requested changes and design improvements, for total not-to-exceed contract amount of $3,764,108 from Measure Z Fund, New Police Headquarters Building and Improvements Account--With full quorum, five affirmative votes required; with less than full quorum, four affirmative votes required (Police) (Ward 1) (5-minute presentation) Not available
25-2327 16bFirst Amendment to Agreement with Holt Architects, Inc., doing business as Holt Architecture, Palm Desert, for $3,331,916 for revised contract amount of $3,430,916, for Phase II Architectural Design Services of Downtown Police Headquarters Building, plus contingency of $333,192 for unforeseen project changes including but not limited to, owner requested changes and design improvements, for total not-to-exceed contract amount of $3,764,108 from Measure Z Fund, New Police Headquarters Building and Improvements Account (Police) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation) Not available
25-2309 17THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA - Motion to reconsider amendments to Chapter 5.77 (Cannabis Business Activities) of Title 5 and Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC) related to the Commercial Cannabis Business Program (City Council) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) Not available
25-2307 18Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Gall Martinez v. City of Riverside, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2404903 Not available
25-2149 19Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case Not available
25-2148 20Pursuant 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
25-2146 21Pursuant 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
25-2147 22Pursuant 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
25-2268 23A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, establishing the Public Use and Necessity for which certain legally described real property is to be acquired by Eminent Domain, stating the statutory authority for such acquisition, and authorizing proceedings in Eminent Domain from Helix Street, LLC., for the purpose of the Third Street Grade Separation Project, Federal Project No. STPL-5058(081) - Waive further reading - Authorize City Attorney to prepare and file the complaint in eminent domain and take all other actions necessary to acquire the subject real property interests - Except on matters involving policy determinations to be made by City Council, authorize City Manager, or his designee, to prepare and execute appropriate documents and take all other actions as required under City’s eminent domain authority - Five affirmative votes required (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation) Not available
25-2308 24THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA - Case PR-2025-001795 - City of Riverside - Amend Chapter 5.77 Cannabis Business Activities of Title 5 and Title 19 Zoning of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC) related to Commercial Cannabis Business (CCB) Program - Determine project is exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15601(b)(3) of CEQA Guidelines as it can be seen with certainty approval of project will not have an effect on environment - Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section 5.77.320 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding location and design of Cannabis Businesses and Table 19.150.020.A regarding Permitted Uses - Direct staff to provide an exemption for non-retail commercial cannabis uses from the location requirements in Chapter 5.77 of the Riverside Municipal Code (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation) Not available
25-2152 25City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions Not available
25-2153 26Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports Not available