Mayor

City of Riverside

Patricia Lock Dawson

Councilmembers:

City Council

Philip Falcone

Clarissa Cervantes

Steven Robillard

Chuck Conder

Sean H. Mill

Agenda

Jim Perry

Steve Hemenway

Meeting Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Publication Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026

12:00 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

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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.

12:00 P.M. -- Hunter Hobby Park -- 1401 Iowa Avenue

Luncheon and tour by Riverside Live Steamers at Hunter Hobby Park

3 P.M. -- ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER

MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMENT

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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:

Safety, Wellness and Youth Committee at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, Art

Pick Council

Chamber

Economic Development Committee at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2026, Art Pick

Council Chamber

Governmental Processes Committee at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Art

Pick Council Chamber

Land Use Committee at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 8, 2026, Art Pick Council

Chamber

COMMUNICATIONS

City Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)

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

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 6-9

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

Performance Assessment and Financial Expenditure Review of the City Attorney's

Office by Altmayer Consulting, Inc. (City Council) (All Wards) (10-minute

presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Final Audit Report

Presentation

Adopt an Urgency Ordinance establishing

45-day Moratorium on the

establishment or expansion of wooden pallet storage yards within City limits during

the pendency of the City’s review and adoption of permanent zoning regulations for

such uses effective immediately - Waive further reading - Five affirmative votes

required

(Community

and

Economic

Development)

(All

Wards)

(5-minute

presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Ordinance

Presentation

Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-28 Master Fees and Charges Schedule and revision to

Riverside Municipal Code to apply annual Consumer Price Index inflator - Schedule

public hearing for June 23, 2026, at 3 p.m. (Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute

presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Proposed FY 2026-27 Master Fees and Charges Schedule

Comparison FY 2026-27 Proposed and FY 2025-26 Adopted Fees and Charges

Presentation

Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2028 Biennial Budget - Schedule public hearing for

Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 6:15 p.m. (Finance) (All Wards) (30-minute

presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Proposed 2026-28 Budget Schedules

Deficit Solving Measures

Augmentations 2026_2028 Budget

Measure Z Spending Plan

Community Budget Forum Feedback

Online Budget Survey Report

GF and MZ Workshop Slides

Presentation

CLOSED SESSIONS Item # 10-17

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 from

legal counsel concerning Anthony Siracusa v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim

No(s): 210226/ADJ15843931

Attachments:

Report

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

from legal counsel concerning Harb, et al. v. City of Riverside, et al., Riverside

Superior Court, Case No. CVRI2203266

Attachments:

Report

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

from legal counsel concerning Krystie Malinowki v. City of Riverside, Riverside

Superior Court, Case No. CVRI2501498

Attachments:

Report

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 to instruct City’s Negotiator, Charles M.

Futrell, regarding price and terms of payment for the purchase, sale, exchange, or

lease of property with no site address located on the corner of Fifth and Orange

Streets, commonly known as Lot 33/Convention Center, APNs: 213-111-011,

213-111-012,

-213-111-013,

213-111-014,

213-111-015,

213-111-016,

213-111-017 and 213-113-001, by Greens Group

Kadakia, Korin Crawford, Negotiators

Griffin|Swinerton; Atman

Attachments:

Report

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice

from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case

Attachments:

Report

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

Attachments:

Report

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, Riverside Police Administrators Association and all

Executive Management employees except the City Manager, City Attorney, City

Clerk, and Inspector General

Attachments:

Report

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

Attachments:

Report

6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Councilmember Robillard

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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Council, you are invited to participate in person or call at (951) 826-8686 and follow

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PRESENTATIONS Item # 19-21

Mayor Lock Dawson to present 2025 City Spirit Award to Lorna Jenkins for her

extraordinary deeds, community spirit, citizenship, and dedication to enhancing the

quality of life in the City of Riverside (5-minute presentation)

Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Joshua Carbajal, Head

Boxing Coach at Villegas Park, recognizing May as National Physical Fitness and

Sports Month in the City of Riverside (5-minute presentation)

RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - Casa Blanca Home of Neighborly

Service (Ward 5) (5-minute presentation)

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 22-38

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

Adopt an Ordinance amending Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 2.78 regarding

the Code of Ethics and Conduct related to digital communications misconduct -

Waive further reading (Intro. on 5-5-26, All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Ordinance

Remove Nancy Hernandez from the Human Relations Commission Ward 6 seat (All

Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Approve minutes of May 5, 2026

Attachments:

Minutes

Community and economic Development

Approve Eighth Amendment to Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Greens

Development, Inc., extending the term six months through December 22, 2026, with

optional six-month extension for Riverside Alive Project, bearing portions of

Assessor Parcel Numbers 213-113-001, 213-111-011, -012, -013, -015, -016, -017,

generally located along Orange Street between 3rd and 5th Streets (Ward 1)

Attachments:

Report

Agreement Amendment

Finance

Adopt a Resolution declaring its intention to Levy and Collect Assessments for Fiscal

Year 2026-2027 within the Riverwalk Landscape Maintenance District, pursuant to

the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, approving report, and giving notice of the

time and place of a public hearing on the proposed assessments - Waive further

reading - Schedule public hearing for July 14, 2026, at 3 p.m. (Ward 7)

Attachments:

Report

Resolution

Engineer's Report

Adopt a Resolution declaring its intention to Levy and Collect Assessments for Fiscal

Year 2026-2027 within Landscape Maintenance District No. 88-1 (Sycamore

Highlands), pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, approving report,

and giving notice of the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed

assessments - Waive further reading - Schedule public hearing for July 14, 2026,

at 3 p.m. (Ward 2)

Attachments:

Report

Resolution

Engineer's Report

Adopt a Resolution declaring the City's intention to levy and collect assessments for

Fiscal Year 2026-2027 within Street Lighting District No. 1, approving the

Preliminary Engineer’s Report and giving notice of the time and place of a public

hearing on the special assessments - Waive further reading - Schedule public

hearing for July 14, 2026 at 3 p.m. (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Preliminary Engineer's Report

Preliminary Assessment Roll

Preliminary Diagrams

Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Appropriations Limit of $490,785,658 for consideration

on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Appropriations Limit Calculation

Housing and Human Services

Award Bid 8205 to Precision Works, Inc., Ventura, for $73,000 and authorize 20

percent change order authority for total not-to-exceed $87,600 from 2348 University

Avenue Account for abatement and demolition of residential duplex structure located

at 2348/2350 University Avenue (Ward 1)

Attachments:

Report

Bid Award

Introduce an Ordinance amending Title 9 of the Riverside Municipal Code by adding

Chapter 9.56 - Reporting of Transport of Persons Who Lack a Fixed, Regular, and

Adequate Nighttime Residence (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Ordinance REDLINE

Human Resources

Adopt revisions to Human Resources Policy and Procedure Manual including Policy

V-6 General Leave of Absence Without Pay Policy, V-17 - Work Uniforms and City

Branded Apparel for Employees (Non-Public Safety), and I-15 - Veterans’

Preference Policy (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Policy (V-6) General Leave of Absence without Pay

Policy (V-17) Work Uniforms and City Branded Apparel for Employees (Non-Pub

Policy (I-15) Veterans' Preference Policy

Public Works

Authorize purchase of software and technical support services from E&M Electric

and Machinery, Inc., doing business as Aveva Select California, Healdsburg, for

$493,660 from Public Works and Public Utilities Departmental Budgets for plant

control systems at Riverside Water Quality Control Plant, Riverside Energy

Resource Center, and Springs Generating Station through August 28, 2029 (All

Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Proposal

Executed EULA Oct 2021

Accept Federal Railroad Administration Rail Crossing Elimination Program grant of

$15 million, State Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) grant of $22

million and Federal Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending

(CPFCDS) CA999 Earmark grant of $3 million for total of $40 million for Third Street

Grade Separation project - Adopt a Resolution authorizing the execution of a Master

Agreement and Program Supplements for State-Funded Transit Projects - Waive