Mayor  
City of Riverside  
City Council  
Patricia Lock Dawson  
Councilmembers:  
Philip Falcone  
Clarissa Cervantes  
Steven Robillard  
Chuck Conder  
Agenda en Espanol  
Sean H. Mill  
Agenda  
Luis Hernandez (Elect)  
Steve Hemenway  
Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2026  
Publication Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026  
1:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
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PLEASE NOTE  
The numerical order of items on this agenda is for convenience of  
reference. Items may be taken out of order upon request of the Mayor or Members of  
the City Council.  
1 P.M.  
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
INVOCATION - Councilmember  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
1
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS  
2
Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor  
and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events  
Announcement of Committee meetings:  
Economic Development Committee at 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2026, Art Pick  
Council Chamber  
Housing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2026, Art  
Pick Council Chamber  
COMMUNICATIONS  
3
4
City Manager Updates  
Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)  
PRESENTATIONS - Item #5-7  
5
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department overview and employee  
recognition - Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation recognizing the month of  
July as Park and Recreation Month and "The Power of Parks and Recreation"  
campaign (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
6
7
Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Rich Casford in recognition of the  
Riverside Live Steamers (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)  
Mayor Lock Dawson to present a plaque to Councilmember Robillard for his  
dedicated service as Mayor Pro Tem from January through June 2026 - Appoint  
Councilmember Cervantes as Mayor Pro Tem for July through December 2026 (All  
Wards) (5-minute presentation)  
WORKSHOP  
2026 Updates to Brown Act pursuant to Senate Bill 707 (City Clerk/City Attorney)  
8
(All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item #9-39  
All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine by the City  
Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no  
separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to  
adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request specific items be removed from the  
Consent Calendar for separate action.  
City Clerk  
9
Approve minutes of June 16 and 23, 2026  
10  
Appoint Luke Lopez to Transportation Board Ward 1 seat - File resignation of  
Jessica Newman from Board of Ethics Citywide seat - With five affirmative votes  
required remove Jessica Rojas of Board of Library Trustees Ward 3 seat (All  
Wards)  
City Manager  
11  
Confirm appointment of Assistant City Managers, Edward Enriquez, Kris Martinez,  
and Gil Hernandez as City Manager Pro Tempore (All Wards)  
12  
Appoint Interim Finance Director as Chief Financial Officer for sole purpose of  
calling to order first meeting of Inland California Community Capital Fund, the City’s  
incorporated Community Development Entity required for submission of application  
to federal New Markets Tax Credits Program benefiting workforce housing  
developments and associated Economic Development projects in low to moderate  
income areas of the region (All Wards)  
Community and Economic Development  
13  
14  
15  
Approve revised Schedule of Performance within Agreement with Pelican  
Communities, LLC, for sale and development of City-owned vacant land, formerly  
known as Downtown Terminal Property, for development of mixed-use student  
housing project - Approve assignment of all rights and obligations under agreement  
with Pelican Communities, LLC, to Overland Pelican Riverside, LLC, consistent with  
developer’s established joint-venture structure - 3911 University Avenue and 3775  
Fairmount Boulevard (Ward 1)  
Adopt a Resolution declaring as exempt surplus a City-owned parcel approximately  
1,032 square feet, located near Victoria Avenue and Elsinore Road, pursuant to  
Assembly Bill 1486 - Authorize conveyance of fee simple property to adjacent  
owner at 5188 Victoria Avenue as street frontage area, pursuant to Assembly Bill  
1486 and in accordance with City’s Administrative Manual 08.003.00 for Disposition  
and Sale of City-owned real property near Victoria Avenue and Elsinore Road -  
Waive further reading (Ward 3)  
Case PC-2025-00427 - Adopt an Ordinance amending Title 16 of the Riverside  
Municipal Code by adding Chapter 16.15 regarding alternative building standards  
for adaptive reuse projects and amending Title 19 of the Riverside Municipal Code  
by adding Chapter 19.540 regarding adaptive reuse - Waive further reading (Intro.  
6/23/26, All Wards)  
Finance  
16  
Adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 3.30 of the Riverside Municipal Code to add  
two categories to the Master Fees and Charges, Schedule of Regulation, Products,  
and Services, adding two categories and eight additional fees - Waive further  
reading (Intro. 6/23/26, All Wards)  
17  
Riverside New Car Dealers Association Report - Adopt a Resolution declaring the  
intention to levy an annual assessment in the Auto Center Business Improvement  
District for the Fiscal Year beginning September 1, 2026, pursuant to Section  
36534 of the California Streets and Highways Code, and generally describing the  
improvements and activities to be undertaken, and fixing the time and place for a  
public hearing before the City Council of the City of Riverside on the levy of the  
proposed assessment - Waive further reading - Schedule public hearing for August  
25, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. (Wards 4 and 5)  
18  
Introduce and adopt an Ordinance levying special taxes to be collected during  
Fiscal Year 2026-27 within Community Facilities District No. 2021-3 (Bridle Ridge)  
of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of California, and declaring this  
Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce and adopt an Ordinance  
levying special taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2026-27 for payment of the  
principal of and interest on and administrative expenses with respect to the bonds of  
Community Facilities District No. 2004-1 (Galleria at Tyler) of the City of Riverside,  
California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce  
and adopt an Ordinance levying special taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year  
2026-27 for payment of the principal of and interest on and administrative expenses  
with respect to the bonds of Community Facilities District No. 2014-2 (The  
Highlands) of the City of Riverside, California, and declaring this Ordinance to be  
effective upon adoption - Introduce and adopt an Ordinance levying special taxes to  
be collected during Fiscal Year 2026-27 within Community Facilities District No.  
2013-1 (Kunny Ranch) of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of  
California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce  
and adopt an Ordinance levying special taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year  
2026-27 within Community Facilities District No. 2015-1 (Orangecrest Grove) of the  
City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of California, and declaring this  
Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce and adopt an Ordinance  
levying special taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2026-27 within Community  
Facilities District No. 2015-2 (Pomelo) of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside,  
State of California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption -  
Introduce and adopt an Ordinance levying special taxes to be collected during  
Fiscal Year 2026-27 within Improvement Area No. 1 of the Community Facilities  
District No. 2006-1 (Riverwalk Vista) of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside,  
State of California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption -  
Introduce and adopt an Ordinance levying special taxes to be collected during  
Fiscal Year 2026-27 within Improvement Area No. 2 of Community Facilities District  
No. 2006-1 (Riverwalk Vista) of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of  
California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce  
and adopt an Ordinance levying special taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year  
2026-27 within Community Facilities District No. 2021-2 (Riverpointe/Park Place) of  
the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of California, and declaring this  
Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Introduce and adopt an Ordinance  
levying special taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2026-27 within Community  
Facilities District No. 2025-2 (Sagecrest) of the City of Riverside, County of  
Riverside, State of California, and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon  
adoption - Introduce and adopt an Ordinance levying special taxes to be collected  
during Fiscal Year 2026-27 for the payment of the principal of and interest on and  
administrative expenses with respect to the bonds of Community Facilities District  
No. 92-1 (Sycamore Canyon Business Park) of the City of Riverside, California,  
and declaring this Ordinance to be effective upon adoption - Waive further readings  
(Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7)  
19  
20  
Approve Request for Proposal 2539 Agreement with Keenan  
&
Associates,  
Torrance, for property and casualty insurance broker and risk consulting services  
for $57,500 for first year and $60,000 per year for second and third years for total  
of $177,500 from Liability Insurance Trust Fund Professional Services Account for  
term of three (3) years with option to extend for two (2) additional one-year terms  
not-to-exceed five (5) years (All Wards)  
Approve Request for Proposal 2522 Agreement with Clean Harbors Environmental,  
Highland, for $3,000,000 in the amount of $1,000,000 annually plus 10 percent  
change order authority for $300,000 for total agreement amount of $3,300,000 from  
Liability Insurance Trust Fund Account and various department budgets for  
transportation and removal of hazardous materials for three-year term ending on  
June 30, 2029 (All Wards)  
Fire  
21  
Award Request for Bid 8239 Agreement with Dana Safety Supply, Inc., Rancho  
Cucamonga, for $225,592.31 from Measure Z Vehicle Replacement Account for  
supply of goods and labor associated with installation of radios, emergency  
response lighting, sirens, and emergency vehicle communications equipment on six  
Fire Department 2025 Ford Expedition command vehicles for one (1) year with  
option to extend for one (1) additional six-month term not-to-exceed 1.5 years (All  
Wards)  
22  
23  
Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Riverside County Superintendent of  
Schools for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Student Ride-Along Program  
with Fire Department for five-year term (All Wards)  
Adopt an Ordinance amending various sections of Chapter 5.66 of the Riverside  
Municipal Code regarding ambulances to modernize definitions, update franchise  
and permit requirements, and enhance operational standards for ambulance  
services - Waive further reading (Intro. 6-16-2026, All Wards)  
General Services  
24  
25  
26  
Approve annual purchase orders with PAI Holdco, Inc., doing business as Parts  
Authority, LLC., under Sourcewell Contract No. 080124-PAH and Elliott Auto Supply  
Co., Inc., doing business as Factory Motor Parts (FMP) Co., under Axia  
Cooperative Contract No. 226051-01 for combined amount not-to-exceed $500,000  
from Fiscal Year 2026-27 Central Garage Non-Stock Inventory Account for fleet  
automotive parts and related supplies through June 30, 2027 (All Wards)  
Approve annual purchase orders with Parkhouse Tire, Inc., under NASPO Contract  
No. 24157 for Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, NASPO Contract No. 24158 for  
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operation, LLC, and NASPO Contract No. 24156 for  
Michelin North America, Inc., for combined amount not-to-exceed $600,000 from  
Central Garage Fund Accounts for Goodyear tires and related services through  
June 30, 2027 (All Wards)  
Approve Seventh Amendment to Agreement with Universal Building Maintenance,  
LLC, dba Allied Universal Janitorial Services for Annual Custodial Services at  
multiple City facilities to extend term through September 30, 2026, and increase  
compensation in the amount of $235,043.08, for total contract amount of  
$6,413,591.74 from General Fund, Grants and Programs, Sewer Fund, Parking  
Fund, and Electric Fund Accounts and ratify Emergency Purchase Order with  
Universal Building Maintenance, LLC, in the amount of $39,173.85 for two-week  
service period for retroactive approval (All Wards)  
Housing and Human Services  
27  
Approve First Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement with Path of Life Ministries for  
increased compensation of $2,321,400 in Homeless Housing, Assistance and  
Prevention Round 4 grant funds for Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention  
Program Round 2, 3, and 4 extending operating costs in support of 45 single adult  
shelter beds and eight transitional-aged youth shelter beds through June 30, 2027  
(Ward 2)  
Museum  
28  
Approve use of office space by Museum Department for $276,408 from Measure Z  
Fund, Museum Expansion and Renovation Project Account for approximately 2,534  
square feet of rentable space in the Mission Square Office Building for term  
not-to-exceed three years - 3750 University Avenue, Suite 230 (Ward 1)  
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services  
29  
Approve Special Transportation Agency Safety Plan as required under Federal  
Transit Administration Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan Final Rule (49 CFR  
Part 673) (All Wards)  
30  
Adopt Special Transportation Division’s Short Range Transit Plan for Fiscal Years  
2026-27 - 2028-29 - Authorize submittal of Transportation Development Act, State of  
Good Repair and State Transit Assistance claim forms and Transportation  
Development Act Standard Assurances Form to Riverside County Transportation  
Commission for operation of Special Transportation Program  
appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
-
Supplemental  
31  
Award Bid 8216 to H L Hitchcock Construction Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, for  
$4,304,325 and authorize 10 percent change order authority, for total of  
$4,734,757.50 from various project costs and funding accounts for Gage Canal  
Multi-Purpose Recreational Trail Project (Ward 2)  
Police  
32  
Acceptance of State of California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic  
Enforcement Program grant of $412,000, Child Passenger Safety Program grant of  
$25,000, and Motorcycle Safety Program grant of $24,000 to enforce traffic laws,  
educate public about traffic safety, and provide various and efficient means of  
reducing fatalities, injuries and economic losses from collisions from October 1,  
2026 through September 30, 2027 - Supplemental appropriations - Five affirmative  
votes required (All Wards)  
Public Utilities  
33  
Approve Gage Water Transfer and Olivewood Conveyance Agreement with Gage  
Canal Company for $97,000 from Public Utilities Transmission Mains Account for  
service lateral modifications (All Wards)  
Public Works  
34  
35  
Approve purchase of automated black refuse carts with interchangeable gray,  
green, and blue lids from Toter, LLC, Statesville, North Carolina, through Sourcewell  
Cooperative Agreement No. 120324-TOT for not-to-exceed $800,000, from Refuse  
Fund, Solid Waste Collection, Special Department Supplies Account through June  
30, 2027 (All Wards)  
Approve Request for Proposal 2532 Agreement with Innovative Growth Landscape,  
San Jacinto, for $1,824,387.96, plus 25 percent change order authority for  
$456,096.99, for not-to-exceed $2,280,484.95, from General Fund Forestry  
&
Landscape, Landscape Maintenance Account for landscape and general outside  
maintenance service for north quadrant parkways and medians including vandalism,  
theft, and decay for three-year term with option to extend for two (2) additional  
one-year terms (Wards 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7)  
36  
Adopt a Resolution amending Resolution No. 22451 known as the Master Parking  
Schedule Resolution to establish a timed 2-Hour Preferential Parking Zone (PPZ)  
between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily, except for residents with permits  
on Larkin Court from Monroe Street to easterly terminus - Approve implementation  
of 12-Month Pilot Project to convert portion of Monroe Street (frontage road) from  
Ouida Drive to Monroe Street (arterial road) to one-way northbound only operations  
and install diagonal parking stalls on west side of roadway segment - Waive further  
reading (Ward 5)  
37  
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Fiscal  
Year 2025-26 Solid Waste Disposal and Co-Disposal Grant Program, Legacy  
Disposal Site Abatement Partial Grant Program Cycle 107 award of $750,000 in its  
compliance with remediation of decommissioned Tequesquite Landfill, with in-kind  
match of City funds of $750,000 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative  
votes required (All Wards)  
38  
39  
Approve Request for Proposal 2534 Agreement with Stay Green Inc., Riverside, for  
$1,100,987.58 plus 25 percent change order authority, for total not-to-exceed  
$1,376,223.23 from General Fund Forestry & Landscape, Landscape Maintenance  
Account for Landscape Maintenance Services at South-West Quadrant Parkways  
and Medians through June 30, 2029, with two additional one-year extension options  
(Wards 4, 5, and 6)  
Approve Agreement with County of Riverside for $104,935 from Gas Tax Fund,  
PW-Capital  
Improvements-Street  
Projects,  
Majors  
Streets  
Rehab  
Program  
expenditure Account for slurry seal improvements on Van Buren Boulevard from  
Barton Street to Orange Terrace Parkway (Ward 4)  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item #40-41  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
40  
Park Riverside Downtown Valet Program six-month update (Public Works) (Ward 1)  
(10-minute presentation)  
41  
Implementation update of recently adopted amendments to Chapter 9.60 of the  
Riverside Municipal Code which establishes liability for extraordinary Police and  
Fire Department responses to certain emergency incidents and dangerous  
properties (Fire and Police) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
3:00 P.M.  
PUBLIC HEARING - Item #42-48  
Audience participation is encouraged.  
Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Press  
*9 to be placed in the queue to speak when the discussion item is called.  
42  
43  
44  
Adopt a Resolution confirming the diagram and assessment for the Riverwalk  
Landscape Maintenance District and levying assessments on all assessable lots and  
parcels of land therein for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 - Waive further reading (Finance)  
(Ward 7) (5-minute presentation)  
Adopt a Resolution confirming the diagram and assessment for the Street Lighting  
Assessment District No. 1, and levying assessments on all assessable lots and  
parcels of land therein for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 - Waive further reading  
(Finance) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)  
Adopt a Resolution confirming the diagram and assessment for the Landscape  
Maintenance District No. 88-1 (Sycamore Highlands) and levying assessments on  
all assessable lots and parcels of land therein for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 -  
Waive further reading (Finance) (Ward 2) (5-minute presentation)  
45  
Approve recovery of unpaid administrative and abatement costs in amount of  
$155,261.80 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 associated with various code enforcement  
actions and nuisance abatements affecting real property - Adopt a Resolution  
approving the report on the abatement of dangerous buildings within the City of  
Riverside, assessing the costs therefore and establishing liens against the parcels of  
real property involved pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Code for the  
abatement of dangerous buildings - A Resolution approving the report, assessing  
the costs and establishing liens against parcels of real property in the City of  
Riverside relating to the abatement of garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash/debris, or  
waste matter as public nuisances pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 6.15 of the  
Riverside Municipal Code - A Resolution approving the report on the abatement of  
weeds within the City of Riverside, assessing the costs therefore and establishing  
liens against the parcels of real property involved pursuant to the provisions of  
Chapter 6.15 of the Riverside Municipal Code - A Resolution approving the report,  
assessing the costs and establishing liens against parcels of real property in the  
City of Riverside, relating to unpaid administrative costs pursuant to Chapter 1.17 of  
the Riverside Municipal Code - Waive further readings (Community and Economic  
Development) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
46  
Approve Planning Case PR-2023-001469 - Determine that the project will not have a  
significant effect on the environment based on the findings set forth in the case  
record and adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation and Monitoring  
Reporting Program (MMRP), pursuant to Sections 15074 and 21081.6 of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - Introduce an Ordinance  
amending the zoning map of the City of Riverside pursuant to chapter 19.090 of the  
Riverside Municipal Code by rezoning approximately 7.03 acres of property located  
at 3093, 2993 Mission Inn Avenue, 3596 Commerce Street, 2993 Sixth Street, 2992,  
and 3008 Fifth Street, situated on the east side of Commerce Street, between  
Mission Inn Avenue and 5th Street, from the BMP-SP  
Manufacturing Park and Specific Plan (Riverside Marketplace) Overlay Zones and  
BMP-SP-CR Business and Manufacturing Park, Specific Plan (Riverside  
Marketplace), and Cultural Resources Overlay Zones to MU-U-SP Mixed  
Business and  
Use-Urban and Specific Plan (Riverside Marketplace) overlay zones and  
MU-USP-CR – Mixed Use-Urban and Specific Plan (Riverside Marketplace) and  
cultural resources overlay zones (Structure of merit and Seventh Street East  
Historic District – Adopt a Resolution amending the land use designation of the  
Riverside General Plan 2025 as to approximately 7.03 acres of property located at  
3093, 2993 Mission Inn Avenue, 3596 Commerce Street, 2993 Sixth Street, 2992,  
and 3008 Fifth Street, from B/OP – Business/Office Park to MU-U – Mixed-Use –  
Urban – Adopt a Resolution amending the Marketplace Specific Plan to 1) remove  
the subject properties out of the Business Park, Central Marketplace and  
Neighborhood Market District and placing them into the mixed-use marketplace and  
2) revising the text of Section 4.2.10 of the Marketplace Specific Plan to simplify the  
Mixed-Use  
Urban  
development  
standards  
-
Approve  
Planning  
Case  
PR-2023-001469 (General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan Amendment, Zoning  
Code Map Amendment, Tentative Tract Map, Site Plan Review, and Certificate of  
Appropriateness) based on the findings outlined in the staff report and summarized  
in the findings and subject to the recommended conditions as described in the staff  
report - Waive further readings - 3093, 2993 Mission Inn Avenue, 3596 Commerce  
Street, 2993 Sixth Street, 2992, 3008 Fifth Street (Community and Economic  
Development) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)  
47  
Approve Planning Case PC-2025-01190 - Determine that Case PC-2025-01190  
Zoning Text Amendment is exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act  
Review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule), as it can be seen with  
certainty that approval of the project will not have a significant effect on the  
environment - Amend Title 19 of the Riverside Municipal Code including, but not  
limited to, Articles V (Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions)  
and VII (Specific Land Use Provisions) to implement the direction of the City  
Council Land Use Committee and City Planning Commission to establish new  
regulations for stand-alone tobacco retail businesses (Smoke Shops) - Introduce an  
Ordinance amending Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code by amending  
Table 19.150.020.A and Table 19.150.020.B, and adding Chapter 19.405 regarding  
tobacco retail (Smoke Shop) (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards)  
(10-minute presentation)  
48  
Approve amendment to Fiscal Year 2025-2026 United States Department of Housing  
and Urban Development Annual Action Plan to reallocate $1,265,000 in  
Unprogrammed Community Development Block Funds to Parks, Recreation, and  
Community Services Department for $175,000 for Bobby Bonds Skatepark  
Improvements, $250,000 for Janet Goeske Senior Center Flooring Replacement;  
$500,000 for Bobby Bonds Sippy Woodhead Pool Room Rehabilitation, and  
$340,000 for Tim Strack Park Lighting and Fitness Equipment Installation  
-
Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Housing and Human  
Services) (Wards 1, 3, and 6) (10-minute presentation)  
CLOSED SESSIONS - Item #49-57  
Time listed is approximate.  
The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed  
Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.  
49  
50  
51  
52  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Steven Christiansen City of Riverside, WCAB Claim  
No(s): 240091/ ADJ20052744  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Peter Elliot v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No(s):  
220298/240129  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning James & Victoria Mutuku v. City of Riverside, et al.,  
Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2402618  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2)/54956.9(e)(3) to confer with and/or  
receive advice from legal counsel concerning Akbar Rizvi v City of Riverside, Claim  
No.(s): 25-09-69, 26-04-10  
53  
54  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case  
Pursuant 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  
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Pursuant 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  
Pursuant 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 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, and all  
Executive Management employees except the City Manager, City Attorney, City  
Clerk, and Inspector General  
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Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for appointment of Interim City Manager  
COMMUNICATIONS  
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City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions  
Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of  
the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports  
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