Committee Members:

City of Riverside

Steven Robillard

Chair

Economic Development

Committee

Agenda en Espanol

Clarissa Cervantes

Vice Chair

Steve Hemenway

Member

Agenda

Meeting Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Publication Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

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.

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

*9 to be placed in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to

unmute by pressing *6 to speak.

VIA ZOOM:

Use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/93149443969

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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 can be sent by mail to City_Clerk@RiversideCA.gov.

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Pursuant to the City Council Rules of Procedure and Order of Business Resolution, the

Members of the City Council Standing Committee and the public are reminded that they

must preserve order and decorum throughout the meeting. In that regard, Members of

the City Council Standing Committee and the public are advised that any delay or

disruption in the proceedings or a refusal to obey the orders of the City Council Standing

Committee 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 Standing Committees

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.

3:00 P.M.

CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMENT

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

To comment on any matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee, you are invited

to participate in person or call (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.

PRESENTATIONS

Riverside Rewards Program Announcement - Small Business Saturday (10-minute

presentation)

Simone Saunders, Community and Economic Development Project Manager

Workforce Development

presentation)

Strategic Initiatives and Next Steps (15-minute

Randy Solis, Workforce Development Officer

Michelle Davis, Housing and Homelessness Director

Tenant Improvement Innovation Program (TIIP) update (20-minute presentation)

Maribeth Tinio, City Planner

Oscar Mancillas, Building Official

Steve Kim, Assistant Building Official

Edward Filadelfia, Deputy Public Works Director

Foreign Direct Investment update: Italy Ecomondo (15-minute presentation)

Jennifer Lilley, Community and Economic Development Director

DISCUSSION CALENDAR

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

Fiscal Year 2025-26 City Sponsorship Program for January 1 - June 30, 2026 -

Recommend City Council approval of monetary funding and/or in-kind contributions

of $170,476.20 for charitable and community events, which are produced by local

non-profit organizations - Table Sponsorship report for January 1 - June 30, 2025

(10-minute presentation)

Margie Haupt, Parks, Recreation and Community Service Deputy Director

COMMUNICATIONS

Business Excellence Series: Workforce Development (15-minute presentation)

Randy Solis, Workforce Development Officer

Industrial Real Estate Forum: Save the Date (5-minute presentation)

Miranda Evans, Deputy Community and Economic and Development Director

Legislative update

Items for future Economic Development Committee consideration as requested by

Members of the Committee

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The next Economic Development Committee meeting is scheduled for

December 18, 2025, at 3:00 p.m.

Committee meetings broadcast with closed captioning available on

AT&T Channel 99,

Charter Spectrum Channel 3,

and Frontier Cable Channel 21

View live Webcast of the Committee meetings at:

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting.com

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