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, January 13, 2026

Publication Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

1:00 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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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).

Email public comments regarding any items on this agenda 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 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

PUBLIC COMMENT

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

To comment on 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.

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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, January 14, 2026, Art Pick Council

Chamber

Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2026, Art

Pick Council Chamber

COMMUNICATIONS

City Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)

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

PRESENTATION - Item # 5

Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Rebirth Homes Founder and Chief

Executive Office Debbie Martis to recognize January as Human Trafficking

Prevention Month (5-minute presentation)

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 6-8

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

Fiscal Year 2024-25 Fourth Quarter Financial update - Carryover of unexpended

funds of approximately $4.78 million in General Fund and $40.11 million in other

City funds to Fiscal Year 2025-26 - Appropriate CUPA revenues of $167,424 in

Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, CUPA, personnel expenditure accounts and

increase 1.0 FTE for

Deputy Fire Marshal in Fire Department for Fiscal Year

2025-26 - Appropriate to Fiscal Year 2025-26 $400,000 from General Fund

Infrastructure Reserve and reallocate $400,000 from Goeske Center bathroom

renovations to fund $500,000 in Orange Terrace Community Park playground

renovations and $300,000 for the Hole Lake Master Plan - Appropriate to Fiscal

Year 2025-26 $500,000 and interfund transfer from General Fund to Capital

Projects Fund to establish Orange Terrace Community Park playground project

funding - Supplemental appropriation - Interfund transfer - Five affirmative votes

required (Finance) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)

Amendment No. 1 to Service Agreement with County of Riverside and City of

Jurupa Valley for $3,975,276, for total amount to $5,208,186, from Measure A

Mission Boulevard Bridge Replacement Account for Mission Boulevard Bridge

Improvements at Santa Ana River (Public Works) (Ward 1) (10-minute

presentation)

Fire Department AP Triton Master Plan Study and Standard of Cover update (Fire)

(All Wards) (20-minute presentation)

CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 9-15

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 City of Riverside, a charter city and municipal

corporation, the City Council of the City of Riverside, acting by and through its duly

elected councilmembers, Erin Edwards, Clarissa Cervantes, Ronaldo Fierro,

Gabriela Plascencia, James Perry, and Steven Hemenway, in their official capacity

v. Councilmember Charles Conder and former Councilmember Steven R. Adams, in

their official capacity, and does 1 through 50, inclusive, Riverside Superior Court

Case No. CVRI2300725

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

from legal counsel concerning Jasmin Palma v. City of Riverside, Riverside

Superior Court Case No. CVRI2503781

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

Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for recruitment/appointment of Inspector

General by City Council

3 P.M.

PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 16

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.

Case DP-2023-01895 - Request by Geoffrey Starns to designate Hays-Pattee

Residence as City Landmark Determine Case DP-2023-01895 (Historic

Designation), to designate Hays-Pattee Residence as City Landmark, is

categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to

Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) and 15308 (Actions by

Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Environment), as proposal will have no

significant effect on the environment, identifies the structure as a cultural resource,

and preserves the historic character of a cultural resource - A Resolution of the City

Council of the City of Riverside, California, Approving the Application under

Planning Case Number DP-2023-01895 Designating the Hays-Pattee Residence

located at 3611 Mount Rubidoux Drive, as City Historic Landmark #153 - Waive

further reading (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 1) (10-minute

presentation)

6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Councilmember Mill

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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

To comment on Consent Calendar 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.

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

prompt you to "unmute" and speak.

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 18-23

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.

Community and Economic Development

Terminate Agreement with ECS Imaging Inc., Riverside, pursuant to termination for

convenience clause for terms originally proposed under Request for Proposal 2274

due to material change in ownership and business conditions (All Wards)

Case PC-2025-00539 (VC-S) - City of Riverside - Determine project is exempt from

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)

(Common Sense) of CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is

no possibility project will have a significant effect on environment - A Resolution of

the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Providing for the Summary

Street/Alley

Vacation

(Case

No.

PR-2025-00539)

Approximately

10,329-Square-Foot excess Right-of-Way Street, Located on the Southerly Portion

of 11th Street, Between Orange and Lemon Streets - Waive further reading (Ward

Finance

Fiscal Year 2024-25 Fourth Quarter Cash, Investments, and Debt Report (All

Wards)

Human Resources

Request for Proposal 2480 Agreement with MissionSquare Retirement Services as

City's Deferred Compensation provider for 457(b) and 401(a) Plans, through

January 13, 2029, with two additional one-year extension options (All Wards)

Public Utilities

Fiscal Year 2024-25 Electric and Water Utility Rate Plan update (All Wards)

Public Works

Reciprocal Access, Easement and Improvement Agreement with Reimbursement

Agreement with Riverside Community College District and adjoining University

Avenue property owner for maintenance and construction costs of electronic gate

system, miscellaneous pedestrian and fencing improvements along Whittier Place

between vacated portion of Chestnut and Market Streets - Direct staff return to

Council to award bid for construction improvements associated with alleyway

vacation, alongside formal adoption of proposed vacation (Ward 1)

PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 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.

Fiscal Year 2024-2025 United States Department of Housing and Urban

Development Annual Action Plan Amendment to allocate $965,617.75 in Community

Development Block Grant unprogrammed funds for acquisition and rehabilitation of

Quality Inn Motel located at 1590 University Avenue coveting 30 affordable housing

units - Homekey+ Program Notice of Funding Availability Acceptance of Terms and

Conditions of Conditional Award with California Department of Housing and

Community Development and Riverside Housing Development Corporation for up to

$20,137,410 of Homekey+ grant funds - Loan Agreements with Riverside Housing

Development Corporation with $965,617.75 from Community Development Block

Grant,

$1,000,000 from

HOME

Investment

Partnerships

Program,

and

$7,569,272.25 from Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 3 and 4

for University Terrace Homes project - 1590 University Avenue (Housing and

Human Services) (Ward 2) (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, January 27, 2026

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