Mayor

City of Riverside

City Council

Patricia Lock Dawson

Councilmembers:

Philip Falcone

Clarissa Cervantes

Steven Robillard

Chuck Conder

Sean H. Mill

Agenda en Espanol

Agenda

Jim Perry

Steve Hemenway

Meeting Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Publication Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026

3:00 PM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting

MISSION STATEMENT

The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to

ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.

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Members of the City Council and the public are reminded that they must preserve order

and decorum throughout the meeting. In that regard, Members of the City Council and

the public are advised that any delay or disruption in the proceedings or a refusal to obey

the orders of the City Council or the presiding officer constitutes a violation of these

rules.

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and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve.

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Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to

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Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or

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possible.

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Office of the City Clerk, at www.riversideca.gov/meeting, and in the binder located near

the entrance of the meeting room while the meeting is in session.

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.

3 P.M.

MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMENT

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To comment on 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

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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS

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, April 23, 2026, Art Pick

Council Chamber

Housing and Homelessness Meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2026, Art

Pick Council Chamber

COMMUNICATIONS

City Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)

Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)

PRESENTATION - Item # 5

City Clerk's Office Department overview and employee recognition - Mayor Lock

Dawson to present Proclamation declaring May 3-9, 2026, as Professional

Municipal Clerks Week (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

PUBLIC HEARING - Item 6

Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 3, 2026 - Case PR-2021-001114 - Approve

proposal by Hugo Lepe of Century Heritage Builders, Inc., to consider General Plan

Amendment, Zoning Code Amendment, and Design Review to facilitate 117-unit

multi-family residential development on 4.54 acres - Determine 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 Monitoring and

Reporting program (MMRP) pursuant to CEQA Sections 15074 and 21081.6 - Adopt

a Resolution amending the Land Use Designation of the Riverside General Plan

2025 as to 2.72 acres of the project site identified Assessor's Parcel Numbers

143-040-010 and 143-040-011, from MDR – Medium Density Residential to HDR –

High Density Residential

Waive further reading

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 2.72 acres of property

identified as Assessor's Parcel Numbers 143-040-010 and 143-040-011, from the

R-1-7000 Single Family Residential Zone to R-3-1500 - Multiple Family Residential

Zone - 4663 and 4705 Hedrick Avenue and 4618 Jones Avenue (Community and

Economic Development) (Ward 6) (10-minute presentation)

DISCUSSION CALENDAR

Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

Land Use Committee recommends approval of University Avenue Density Transfer

Pilot Program for development of vacant City-owned surplus parcels and Housing

Element sites along University Avenue in University Avenue Specific Plan area -

Determine that the University Avenue Density Transfer Pilot Program is exempt from

further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Review pursuant to Section

15060 (c)(2)(No Physical Change) and 15060(c)(3)(Not a Project) of the CEQA

Guidelines as the program does not meet the definition of a Project under CEQA -

Adopt a Resolution establishing the University Avenue Residential Density Transfer

Pilot Program - Waive further reading (Community and Economic Development)

(Wards 1 and 2) (15-minute presentation)

CLOSED SESSIONS

Time listed is approximate.

Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.

The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice

from legal counsel concerning Beverly Demar-Brown v. City of Riverside, WCAB

Claim No(s): 220050/ADJ15072004

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

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 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

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 for recruitment/appointment of Inspector

General by City Council

6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Mayor Lock Dawson

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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To comment on the 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

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*6 when you are ready to speak.

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PRESENTATIONS - Item # 15-16

Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Certificate of Recognition recognizing the

success of the Neighbors-to-Neighbors grant (5-minute presentation)

Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to John W. North educator Lillian

McCandless and Gable Farms founder Erick Unger recognizing April 22, 2026, as

Earth Day (5-minute presentation)

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 17-31

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

Approve minutes of April 7, 2026

City Council

Land Use Committee recommends introduction of an Ordinance amending Title 1 of

the Riverside Municipal Code by amending Section 1.17.230(A) regarding

Administrative citation fines; assessment and amounts by increasing administrative

citation fine amounts to $100 for first occurrence, $500 for second occurrence, and

$1,000 for third occurrence and each subsequent occurrence for same type of

violation (All Wards)

City Manager

Adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 12.04 of the City of Riverside Municipal

Code regarding Airport Regulations and amending Section 12.04.025 regarding

Incursions into aircraft movement areas to address animals within Air Operations

Area (AOA), incursions into Aircraft Movement Areas, tenant special events, and

regulation of off-airport commercial vendors - Waive further reading (Intro. on

4-7-26, Ward 3)

Community and Economic Development

Approve City’s Foreign Direct Investment Strategy as part of its broader economic

development efforts - Authorize international travel for elected officials through June

30, 2027, in support of business attraction and investment initiatives - Receive

quarterly updates to Economic Development Committee and annual updates to City

Council to ensure transparency and accountability (All Wards)

Finance

Receive annual audit reports from external independent auditor, CliftonLarsonAllen

LLP., on City of Riverside 2024-25 financial results, as required by Riverside City

Charter (All Wards)

Adopt an Ordinance amending Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 2.90, to reduce

the membership of the Budget Engagement Commission to 10 members - Waive

further reading (Intro. on 4-7-26, All Wards)

Housing and Human Services

Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program Round 3 Loan Agreement

with Mulberry Gardens Senior, L.P. in the amount of $2,025,365 for the

development of the Mulberry Gardens Senior Housing Project with 25 restricted

units for seniors at risk of homelessness located at 2524 Mulberry Street -

Permanent Local Housing Allocation Loan Agreement with Mulberry Gardens

Family, L.P. in the amount of $971,108.60 for the development of the Mulberry

Family Housing Project with 9 restricted affordable housing units located at 2560

Mulberry Street (Ward 1)

Adopt a resolution authorizing the City of Riverside to support an application

submitted by Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, Inc., for up to

$3,000,000 over three-year period through the California Strategic Growth

Council’s Factory-Built Housing Regional Pilot Program Round 3 for Riverside city

and county small lot infill housing feasibility, pre-approved prototype, and regional

acceleration initiative - Waive further reading (All Wards)

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Approve 2026-2029 Special Transportation Title VI Program under the Federal

Transit Administration Circular 4702.1B (All Wards)

Adopt California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Mitigated Negative Declaration

and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, with condition that Western

Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan requirements are

completed and approved by the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation

Authority prior to starting design development - Adopt Martha McLean Anza Narrows

and Jurupa Avenue Trailhead Master Plans (Ward 3)

Police

Approve Service Agreement with Dana Safety Supply, Inc., Greensboro, NC, for

not-to-exceed $350,000 in Fiscal Year 25/26 and $500,000 in Fiscal Years 26/27

and 28/29 for total agreement amount of $1,850,000 from Measure

Fund,

Homeless Outreach Professional Services Account and Measure Z Fund, Police

Field Operations, Vehicle Replacement account for specialty vehicle equipment,

removal, and installation services through September 30, 2029 (All Wards)

Adopt Ordinance amending Title 6 and Title 9 of the Riverside Municipal Code by

amending Section 6.24.080 regarding other requirements and prohibitions and

adding Section 9.04.235 regarding prohibiting the sale and distribution of kratom

products - Waive further reading (Intro. on 4-7-26, All Wards)

Adopt an Ordinance amending Title 6 and Title 9 of the Riverside Municipal Code by

amending Section 6.24.080 regarding other requirements and prohibitions and

adding Section 9.04.225 regarding the prohibition on sale or distribution of nitrous

oxide - Waive further reading (Intro. on 4-7-26, All Wards)

Public Works

Authorize acceptance of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Beverage Container Recycling

City/County Payment Program award of $79,098 from California Department of

Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to continue enhancing recycling

access,

education,

and

litter-reduction

efforts

citywide

Supplemental

appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Award Bid 8223 to Asad Holdings, LLC, Laguna Hills, for $338,895 from Public

Parking Fund, Parking Lighting Project Expenditure Account for construction of

Downtown Parking Lighting on Main Street from 5th Street to 6th Street, on 5th

Street from Main to Orange Street, and at City Parking Lot 1 located at 3581

Mission Inn Avenue (Ward 1)

DISCUSSION CALENDAR

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.

Approve Agreement with Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC, to relocate and replace ten

billboards throughout City (All Wards)

COMMUNICATIONS

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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The meeting is scheduled for April 28, 2026 has been cancelled.

The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

City Council meetings broadcast with closed captioning available on

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Charter Spectrum Channel 3,

and Frontier Cable Channel 21

Rebroadcast Wednesdays at 9 p.m., Fridays at 1 p.m., and Saturdays at 9 a.m.

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