Mayor  
City of Riverside  
Patricia Lock Dawson  
Councilmembers:  
City Council  
Philip Falcone  
Clarissa Cervantes  
Steven Robillard  
Chuck Conder  
Sean H. Mill  
Successor Agency - Agenda en  
Espanol  
Agenda  
Jim Perry  
Steve Hemenway  
Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026  
Publication Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2025  
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  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS  
Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor  
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and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events  
Announcement of Committee meetings:  
Governmental Processes Committee at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, Art  
Pick Council Chamber  
Land Use Committee at 9 a.m. on Monday, January 12, 2026, Art Pick Council  
Chamber  
COMMUNICATIONS  
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4
City Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)  
Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)  
PRESENTATION - Item # 5  
City Attorney Department overview and employee recognition (All Wards)  
5
(10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 6-7  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
6
Award Bid 8168 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Yorba Linda, for $5,555,000 from  
Measure Z Capital Pavement Rehab and Pedestrian Facility Improvements Account  
for construction of Fiscal Year 2024-25 Arterial and Minor Streets Maintenance  
(Public Works) (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
7
Mayor Lock Dawson and Councilmember Falcone recommend ceremonial street  
renaming of Lime Street, between 3rd and 14th Streets to “Captain Tim Strack  
Parkway” in honor of late Riverside Fire Captain Timothy Strack - Direct staff draft  
an ordinance and identify funding sources for fabrication and installation of signage  
(Mayor/City Council) (Ward 1) (5-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 8-13  
Time listed is approximate.  
The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed  
Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.  
8
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Riverside All of us or None, et al. v. City of Riverside,  
et al., United States District Court Case No. 5:23-cv-01536 SPG (SP); Claim No:  
23-09-15  
Attachments:  
9
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Peggy Lee Kennedy v. City of Riverside, Riverside  
County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2404744  
Attachments:  
10  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case  
Attachments:  
11  
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  
- two cases  
Attachments:  
12  
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:  
13  
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  
Attachments:  
3 P.M.  
PUBLIC HEARING Item # 14  
Audience participation is encouraged.  
Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Press  
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A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Declaring that  
the Public Interest and Necessity Require the Acquisition of a Permanent Street and  
Highway Easement and Temporary Construction Easement over a Portion of  
Certain Real Property for the Construction of the Brockton Avenue to Palm Avenue  
Railroad Quiet Zone Project, and authorizing the Filing of Eminent Domain  
Proceedings - Waive further reading - Find and determine, based on substantial  
evidence in the report and administrative record: (a) the public interest and  
necessity require the Project; (b) the Project is planned/located for greatest public  
good and least private injury; (c) the described property interests are necessary for  
the Project; and (d) the statutory offer under Government Code §7267.2 has been  
made and refused - Authorize City Attorney to prepare, file, and prosecute the  
eminent domain complaint in Riverside Superior Court and seek prejudgment  
possession under CCP §1255.410 et seq - Five affirmative votes required - 6281  
Brockton Avenue (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 3) (10-minute  
presentation)  
Attachments:  
6:15 P.M.  
INVOCATION - Councilmember Conder  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
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PRESENTATIONS - Item # 16-17  
16  
Mayor Lock Dawson to present a plaque to Councilmember Conder for his  
dedicated service as Mayor Pro Tem from July through December 2025 - Appoint  
Councilmember Robillard as Mayor Pro Tem for January through July 2026 (All  
Wards)  
17  
RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - Friends of the Mission Inn (Ward 1)  
(5-minute presentation)  
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 18-39  
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 Attorney  
18  
Authorize increase to continue to retain Holland and Hart LLP, by $300,000 from  
Electric Fund, PU Electric Supply Power Operations, Outside Legal Services and  
Power Supply Operation Accounts for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to  
represent City in negotiations of power purchase and resource adequacy purchase  
agreements - Authorize City Attorney to execute Engagement Letters to retain  
Holland and Hart LLP (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
19  
Outside counsel expenditures for April 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025, as provided  
by outside counsel policy approved by City Council on June 16, 2015 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
City Clerk  
20  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Calling,  
Providing for and Giving Notice of a General Municipal Election to be held June 2,  
2026 in the City of Riverside, for the Purpose of Electing a Member of the City  
Council from the Second, Fourth and Sixth Wards of said City of Riverside; and  
Requesting the County of Riverside to Consolidate the Contest for City Council with  
the Statewide Primary Election and all other Elections being held in the same  
territory on the same date - Waive further reading (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
21  
Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,  
Amending Chapter 2.78 Regarding Code of Ethics and Conduct (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
22  
Annual Board and Commission appointments and reappointments (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
23  
File resignations of Dr. Danielle Kilchenstein from Board of Ethics and Brock Cavett  
from Human Relations Commission Citywide seats - Remove Matthew Segre from  
Community Police Review Commission Ward 2 and Marion Cronin from Human  
Resources Board Ward 5 seats (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
24  
Minutes of December 2 and 9, 2025  
Attachments:  
Finance  
25  
Development impact fee activity status report for Overlook Parkway Crossing at  
Alessandro Arroyo, local parks, and regional and reserve parks and trails (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
General Services  
26  
Award Bid 8197 to Fritts Ford, Inc., Riverside, for $396,564.90 from Measure Z  
Fund, Vehicle Replacement Account for six 2025 model year Ford Expedition SUVs  
for Fire Department (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Human Resources  
27  
Increase full-time equivalents in Human Resources Department’s budget to include  
one additional full-time grant funded Human Resources Analyst to support Youth  
Service Corps Fellows program in partnership with State of California / California  
Volunteer (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
28  
Memorandums of Understanding with Riverside Firefighters' Association and  
Riverside Fire Management Group effective January 1, 2026, through December  
31, 2026 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,  
Amending Resolution No. 21052 to Amend Parts I and II of the Fringe Benefits and  
Salary Plan, to Reflect Various Updates and Changes in Connection with the  
Memorandum of Understanding with the Riverside Firefighters’ Association (RCFA),  
and the Memorandum of Understanding with the Riverside Fire Management Group  
(RFMG) - Waive further reading - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative  
votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Library  
29  
Second Amendment to Agreement with OverDrive Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, for revised  
contract amount of $278,075 from General Fund, Library Neighborhood Services  
Account for subscription services to access Library’s digital collection through June  
30, 2026, for twelve-month term with automatic renewals (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Museum  
30  
Accession into Museum of Riverside permanent collection of five lots of historic and  
archival items of one set of eight sterling silver knives, one item of sheet music, six  
commemorative flags, 24 black-and-white photographs and one pencil sketch by  
artist Robert Herlitz, 37 color photographs, two Riverside Junior College year  
booklets, two Koala yearbooks, and one Riverside Polytechnic High School reunion  
souvenir booklet (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
31  
Donation of salvaged items and marble panels to Old Riverside Foundation and  
Riverside Arts Council from Main Museum facility (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services  
32  
Joint Use Agreement with Riverside Community College District for not-to-exceed  
$100,000 annually plus prorated utility costs, for total of $500,000 from General  
Fund, Parks, RCC Aquatics Complex Account for use of Riverside Aquatic Complex  
at Riverside City College for five-year term with two additional five-year extension  
options (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
Police  
33  
Obligation document for United States Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task  
Force overtime reimbursement for not-to-exceed $189,000 from Grants and  
Restricted Programs Fund, US Marshals Service 2025-26 Program revenue and  
expenditure accounts through September 30, 2026 - Supplemental appropriation -  
Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
34  
Memorandums of Understanding with United States Department of Justice Bureau  
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for National Integrated Ballistic  
Information Network and performance of correlation reviews of ballistic evidence (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
Public Utilities  
35  
Authorize Evergreen Power of Attorney with Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, to  
execute and maintain insurance policy with Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited  
(NEIL) for insurance policy covering San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station  
(SONGS) (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Public Works  
36  
Ratify Purchase Order 262421 with West Coast Arborists, Inc., Anaheim, for  
$600,500 to include emergency municipal tree management services, for $700,000  
- First Amendment to Agreement with West Coast Arborists, Inc., for increased  
compensation of $4,383,296 for revised total contract of $4,482,796 from General  
Fund, Public Works and Measure  
Z
Fund Forestry and Landscape-Tree  
Maintenance Contract Accounts for interim tree and landscape maintenance  
services through June 20, 2026 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
37  
State of California Department of Transportation Program Supplement No. F050  
Rev. 1 for $5 million grant from Section 190 Grade Separation Program for Third  
Street Grade Separation Program Project - Supplemental appropriation - Five  
affirmative votes required (Wards 1 and 2)  
Attachments:  
38  
Award Bid 8190 to Bear Electrical Solutions, Alviso, for $894,984 from Capital  
Outlay-Grant and Gas Tax Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Intersection Accounts  
for construction of Fiscal Year 2023-24 Transportation Development Act Article 3,  
Senate Bill 821 Citywide Pedestrian and Bicycle Intersection Improvements (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
39  
Request for Proposal 2421 Agreement with Kimley-Horn  
&
Associates, Inc.,  
Orange, for $272,891.91 from Capital Outlay-Grants and Measure A Speed Limit  
Reduction Project Accounts for planning of Vision Zero Action Plan (VZAP) Project  
for services through January 13, 2029 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Successor Agency to Redevelopment Agency  
40  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as the  
Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside  
approving the submission of the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for July  
1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 - Waive further reading - Recommend Countywide  
Oversight Board adopt resolution approving Recognized Obligation Payment  
Schedule for expenditures from 2026-27 for Department of Finance's final  
consideration and approval (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
41  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as Successor  
Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside Approving a  
Purchase, Sale and Development Agreement with Grapevine Development, LLC., for  
the Sale of Approximately 1.86 Acres of Successor Agency-Owned Vacant Land  
located at 2731-2871 University Avenue, Riverside, California, for $1,050,000 for  
development of mixed-use project including 15 percent affordable housing units -  
Waive further reading - Recommend Countywide Oversight Board adopt a Board  
resolution authorizing execution of Agreement with Grapevine for sale of Property in  
accordance with the California Department of Finance approved Long-Range  
Property Management Plan, contingent upon approval and execution of  
a
Disposition and Development Agreement between Housing Authority of the City of  
Riverside and Grapevine for adjacent property located at 2882 Mission Inn Avenue,  
identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number 211-131-001 (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
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.  
42  
Lease Agreement with Thompson Brewing Co., LLC., for Armory at Fairmount Park  
for base rent of $12,000 per month with payments to commence in year three  
following two-year rent credit for tenant improvements, for five-year term with four  
optional five-year extensions, pursuant to Request for Proposal 2438 (Parks,  
Recreation and Community Services) (Ward 1) (15-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
PUBLIC HEARING  
Audience participation is encouraged.  
*9 to be placed in the queue to speak when the discussion item is called.  
43  
Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Press  
Case PR-2024-001675 Environmental Impact Report - Consider appeal by Channel  
Law Group, LLP., and Lozeau Drury, LLP., of Planning Commission  
recommendation - Certify an Environmental Impact Report pursuant to the California  
Environmental Quality Act for the Riverside Alive Project, consisting of an expansion  
of the Riverside Convention Center, hotel, residential, retail and office uses, and  
associated subterranean parking and site improvements - A Resolution of the City  
Council of the City of Riverside, California, Certifying the Final Environmental  
Impact Report for the Riverside Alive Project, Making Certain Findings of Fact  
Related Thereto Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act - Waive further  
reading - Find that no feasible alternatives to Project have been proposed that will  
avoid or substantially lessen significant environmental effects and meet most project  
objects, as set forth in the Final Environmental Impact Report - Site Bound by  
Market, Third, Orange and Fifth Streets (Community and Economic Development)  
(Ward 1) (30-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
COMMUNICATIONS  
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45  
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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