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, July 1, 2025

1:00 PM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

Publication Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025

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.

Spanish interpreters will be available in person and via phone.

To participate virtually, two options are available:

VIA TELEPHONE:

Call (951) 826-8686 and follow the prompts to access your desired language. Press

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Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

Please follow along via the telephone or Zoom options above to ensure you call in at

the appropriate time for your item(s).

Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the

jurisdiction of the City Council may be submitted by email to

City_Clerk@riversideca.gov.

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Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 24255, the

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.

The City of Riverside is committed to fostering a workplace that provides dignity, respect,

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

The City of Riverside wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public.

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

persons with disabilities, as required by 42 U.S.C. §12132 of the Americans with

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

accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the

City's ADA Coordinator at (951) 826-2211 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if

possible.

Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available in the

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

the entrance of the Art Pick Council Chamber 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.

1 P.M.

MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

INVOCATION - Councilmember

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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

To 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/93149443969.

Select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will

prompt you to "unmute" and speak.

MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS

Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor

and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events

COMMUNICATIONS

City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation)

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

PRESENTATION - Item # 5-6

Mayor 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)

Mayor 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

WORKSHOP

Overview for implementation and community outreach of Illegal Fireworks Program

Enhancements

presentation)

for

Fourth

July

2025 (Police)

(All

Wards)

(15-minute

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 8-15

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

File resignation of Debora Mickelson from Commission on Disabilities Citywide seat

(All Wards)

Minutes of June 17, 2024

Community and Economic Development

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)

General Services

Fourth 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)

Police

Reimbursement 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)

Public Works

Accept 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

Fifth 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)

Request 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)

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 16-17

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

Streamline Riverside Refresh effort and Implementation Plan update (Community

and Economic Development) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

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)

CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 18-22

Time listed is approximate.

The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed

Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.

Pursuant 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

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(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 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

3 P.M.

PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 23-24

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.

A 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)

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)

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 next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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