Agenda - City Council

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, June 23, 2026

1:00 PM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

Publication Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026

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

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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

PUBLIC COMMENT

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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:

Finance Committee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Art Pick Council

Chamber

Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2026, Art Pick

Council Chamber

Land Use Committee at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 13, 2026, Art Pick Council

Chamber

COMMUNICATIONS

City Manager Updates (10-minute presentation)

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

PRESENTATION

Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to Certified Green Businesses for

Fiscal Year 2025-2026 recognizing Green Business Program (All Wards) (5-minute

presentation)

PUBLIC HEARINGS - Item 6-8

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.

Adopt 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan for use of Community Development Block

Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS,

and HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds with estimated amounts totaling

$9,050,905.55 and authorize staff to make changes to funding recommendations -

Funds Transfer - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required

(Housing and Human Services) (All Wards)

Approve Fiscal Year 2026-27 Master Fees and Charges Schedule - Introduce an

Ordinance amending Chapter 3.30 of the Riverside Municipal Code to add two

categories to the Schedule of Regulation, Products, and Services for Public

Records Duplication Fee and Notary Services under City Clerk’s Office - Adopt a

Resolution amending the City’s Master Fees and Charges Schedule as set forth in

Resolution No. 21960, as amended, providing for adjustments for City Clerk fees

and authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to amend the Master Fees and Charges

Schedule - Waive further reading (Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Case PC-2025-00427 - City of Riverside - Determine Case PC-2025-00427 (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 project will not have significant effect on environment -

Approve amendments to Title 16 Buildings and Construction) and Title 19 (Zoning)

of the Riverside Municipal Code, including but not limited to, Article VII (Specific

Land Use Provisions) to implement an Adaptive Reuse Ordinance establishing

regulations and incentives to facilitate conversion of existing non-residential

buildings to residential uses within designated areas - Introduce 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 (Community and Economic Development)(All Wards)

CLOSED SESSIONS - Items 9-14

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 Jay H. Grodin, et al/ v. City of Riverside, Riverside

Superior Court, Case No. CVRI2201327

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

legal counsel concerning Richard Bell v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No(s):

240044/ ADJ19233043

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 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

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

6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Councilmember Perry

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 16-48

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 Attorney

Approve an increase in legal budget for law of firm Thompson Coburn for

not-to-exceed $105,000 for a total legal budget of $897,000 from Electric Fund,

Power Supply Operations, Outside Legal account

for Fiscal Year 2025-26 -

Approve legal budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for law firm Thompson Coburn for

not-to-exceed $895,000 (All Wards)

Approve an increase to legal budget with law firm of Colantuono, Highsmith &

Whatley budget for not-to-exceed $60,600 for a revised total budget of $560,000 for

the Simpson v. City of Riverside trial - Approve budget for Greines, Martin, Stein &

Richland LLP for not to exceed amount of $500,000 for specialized appellate legal

services in the Simpson v. City of Riverside appeal(All Wards)

City Clerk

Approve minutes of June 9, 2026

Adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 2.100 regarding Commission of the Deaf

name change to "Deaf Commission" - Waive further reading (Intro. on 6-9-2026, All

Wards)

City Council

Economic Development Committee recommends City Sponsorship Program support

of $158,214 in the form of monetary funding and/or in-kind contributions for

charitable and community events, which are produced by local non-profit

organizations for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 from July 1 - December 31, 2026 (All

Wards)

City Manager

Reject bids under Request for Proposals 2515 submitted by Padcor, Simi Valley,

and Absolute Sign Inc., Los Alamitos, as nonresponsive - Approve Request for

Proposals 2515 Design-Build Agreement with Square Signs LLC., doing business

as Front Signs, Burbank, for $66,982.75 and authorize 15 percent change order

authority up to $10,047.41 for total not-to-exceed $77,030.16 from Airport

Maintenance/Repair

Buildings

and

Improvement

account

for

design,

manufacture, and installation of new marquee digital sign at Riverside Municipal

Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)

Approve Agreement with Hauptmann & Associates for $290,976 from July 1, 2026,

through June 30, 2029, with two optional one-year extensions for $96,992 per year,

for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $484,960 from CM – Community Police

Review Commission’s Professional Services budget account for Community Police

Review Commission consultant services (All Wards)

Community and Economic Development

Approve Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement with Greens Gibson LLC for

sale price of $50,772 and closing costs not-to-exceed $5,000 for a portion of fee

simple interest of City-owned vacant canal land, identified as Assessor’s Parcel

Number 233-160-022, located between Van Buren Boulevard and Gibson Street

(Ward 5)

Receive and file update on preparation of a Transit Oriented Development Action

Plan for the Downtown Metrolink Station - Adopt a Resolution approving the Transit

Oriented Development Action Plan for the area surrounding the Downtown Metrolink

Station located at 4066 Vine Street consistent with Regional Early Action Planning

Grant Program of 2021 (REAP 2.0) guidelines - Waive further reading (Ward 1)

Finance

Adopt a Resolution establishing the Appropriations Limit of $490,785,658 for Fiscal

Year 2026-27 for the City of Riverside in accordance with the provisions of Division

9 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California - Waive further

reading (All Wards)

Approve annual renewal of City' s various insurance policies negotiated through the

City's Insurance Broker, Keenan & Associates, for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for an

amount

not

exceed

$10,722,029.26 -

Authorize

15%

contingency

$1,608,304.39 for potential changes and coverage enhancements for a total amount

not to exceed $12,330,333.65 (All Wards)

Approve Request for Proposals 2520 Services Agreement with ATI Restoration,

LLC, Anaheim, for $2,250,000, for emergency and non-emergency, general

contracting, mitigation, remediation, repair and restoration services for term of three

years with option to extend for two one-year terms, for $750,000 annually plus 10%

change order authority in the amount of $375,000 for total agreement amount of

$4,125,000 from Liability Insurance Trust Fund, Property Damage Claims account

(All Wards)

Approve Request for Proposals 2519 Services Agreement with 24 Hour Express

Services, Murrieta, California, for $2,250,000 for emergency and non-emergency

on-call plumbing services for three-year term with option to extend for two one-year

terms for $750,000 annually plus 10% change order authority in the amount of

$375,000 for total agreement amount of $4,125,000 from Liability Insurance Trust

Fund, Property Damage Claims account (All Wards)

Approve Request for Proposals 2524 Services Agreements with One Silver Serve,

LLC, dba SERVPRO Global DRT, Encino, California, and T.E. Roberts Inc., Irvine,

each for $2,250,000 for emergency and non-emergency general contractor

services for three-year term with the option to extend for two one-year terms in the

amount of $750,000 annually plus 10% change order authority in the amount of

$225,000 for a total agreement amount of $2,475,000 from Liability Insurance Trust

Fund, Property Damage Claims account (All Wards)

Approve Central Stores Annual Purchase Orders for Fiscal Year 2026/27 for

estimated amount of $23,020,488 - Approve not-to-exceed 20% allowance for

Producer Price Index (PPI) increases applicable to FY 2026/27 Central Stores

Purchase Orders supporting Electric and Water operations (All Wards)

Human Resources

Adopt a Resolution amending Resolution No. 21052 to amend Parts III and IV of the

Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan, to approve the salary schedule effective July 3,

2026, reflecting previously approved and negotiated cost of living adjustments

(COLAs) for employees in the Unrepresented Group, Service Employees

International Union (SEIU), Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - Refuse,

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) - Wastewater, International

Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Field and Supervisory Groups; and to

create the classifications and salary ranges for Museum Event and Volunteer

Coordinator and Parking Services Supervisor - Waive further reading (All Wards)

Innovation and Technology

Approve CrowdStrike renewal agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corporation,

Reston, Virginia, for $332,253.42 from Measure Z Fund, IT-Admin, Technology

Replacement Account under OMNIA Contract Number R240303 for a four-year term

through July 17, 2030, (All Wards)

Approve annual renewal of services for 80 existing annual software and hardware

maintenance and support or subscription agreements for Fiscal Year 2026-27, with

aggregate expenditures over $100,000 over the life of the agreement, or will be

surpassing $100,000, for an estimated total amount of $7,490,347 from various

Innovation & Technology accounts - Approve a 15 percent change order authority

for renewals for Fiscal Year 2026-27, to be used if quotes are higher than expected,

and/or for use of minor supplemental purchases (All Wards)

Museum

Approve accession into permanent collection of archival items including one Ruby’s

Drive-In matchbook cover, two double-sided Black Lives Matter protest signs, and

ten items relating to Riverside County Superior Court Judge William Ellis (All

Wards)

Approve accession into permanent collection of four Revere Ware pots with lids,

manufactured in Riverside (All Wards)

Approve Deaccession from Museum of Riverside’s permanent collection one lot of

Indian Wells archaeological materials including ancestral remains (A744) one Palm

Springs olla (A5-234), one Desert Hot Springs mano (A513-1), and one collection of

Palm

Desert

archaeological

materials

(A688-21(2),

A688-25,

A688-25(1),

A688-27(1-3), A688-28(1-7), A688-31) associated with

Cahuilla Indians (All wards)

Agua Caliente Band of

Approve five-year strategic plan for Museum operations for Fiscal Years 2026-2027

through 2030-2031 (All Wards)

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Approve Request for Proposal 2527 Agreement with Flexlynqs LLC, Newark,

California, for $198,426 from Special Transit Fund (560) Comp Ops Analysis

Account for comprehensive operational analysis of City’s Special Transportation

Services for term of one year, with one-year term extension option (All Wards)

Approve First Amendment to License Agreement with Family Service Association,

for $1,239.90 per month for 2,743 square feet of space at Eric M. Solander Youth

and Family Resource Center (Arlanza Center), for term of July 1, 2026, to June 30,

2027, for $1,239.90 per month, with option to extend for two additional one-year

terms (Ward 6)

Police

Award Request for Bid No. 8243 to Galls, LLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for $185,000

annually for total contract amount of $925,000 from General Fund, Police

Department, Support Services Clothing, Linen, and Safety Supplies Account for

Police Department uniforms and accessories for term of one year ending June 30,

2027, with option to extend for four one-year terms (All Wards)

Declare Police Service Dog “Maverick” as retired and surplus property - Donate

Police Service Dog “Maverick” to his current handler, Officer Mitchell Gonzales, at

no cost to the City (All Wards)

Authorize interfund transfer of $60,000 from Canine Trust Account for purchase of

three Police Service Dogs, training, and equipment to Police Capital Projects

Account - Supplemental Appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Public Utilities

Approve Request for Proposal 2542 Agreement with Babcock Laboratories, Inc.,

Riverside, for $3,319,632, from Public Utilities account with the option to extend for

two one-year terms, in the amount of $2,213,088 plus 10% change order in the

amount of $553,272 for a total agreement amount of $6,085,992 (All Wards)

Adopt a resolution adopting the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan prepared by

the City of Riverside’s Public Utilities Department - Waive further reading (All

Wards)

Adopt a resolution adopting the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan prepared

by the City of Riverside’s Public Utilities Department - Waive further reading (All

Wards)

Approve the expenditure with Underground Service Alert of Southern California, for

$345,000, from Public Utilities Electric Field and Accounts for the period July 1,

2026, to June 30, 2031 (All Wards)

Public Works

Approve Sixth Amendment to Agreement with Enfotech

Consulting, Inc.,

Brunswick, New Jersey, to modify the scope of work, and increase compensation in

the amount of $84,000, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $694,306.30, from Public

Works, Sewer, Environmental Compliance, Software Purchase/Licensing account

for the Riverside Water Quality Control Plant, extending the agreement through June

30, 2028 (All Wards)

Authorize submittal of Active Transportation Program Cycle VIII grant application to

California Department of Transportation for $9,900,000 for improvements at

Jackson Elementary School, Pachappa Elementary School, Myra Lynn Elementary

School, Patricia Beatty Elementary School, and University Heights Middle School to

construct high-visibility crosswalks, audible pedestrian push buttons, speed

feedback signs, AI-based state-of-the-art video detection systems, battery back-up

systems, and improve sidewalk connectivity in surrounding neighborhoods

Authorize Public Works Department to submit Active Transportation Program Cycle

VIII grant application to California Department of Transportation in an amount up to

$500,000 for Islander Park/County Trail Plan,

development of new trail (All Wards)

comprehensive plan for

PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 49

Proposed Fiscal Years 2026-2028 Biennial Budget and proposed Fiscal Years

2026-2028 Capital Improvement Plan - Adopt a Resolution amending the Two-Year

Budget of the City of Riverside for the Fiscal Years beginning July 1, 2026, and

ending June 30, 2027, totaling $1,573,871,838 and beginning July 1, 2027, and

ending June 30, 2028, totaling $1,591,086,507 - Waive further reading - Delegate

investment authority to Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer from July 1, 2026, through

June 30, 2027 - Five affirmative votes required (Finance) (All Wards) (20-minute

presentation)

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item 50

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.

Adopt a resolution establishing rules of procedure and order of business for the City

Council and related functions and activities and rescinding all prior actions taken

thereto, and repealing resolution no. 24365 to comply with SB707’s requirements for

disruption of telephonic or internet service during a meeting - Waive further reading

(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 next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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