Agenda - City Council

Mayor

City of Riverside

City Council

Patricia Lock Dawson

Councilmembers:

Philip Falcone

Clarissa Cervantes

Steven Robillard

Chuck Conder

Agenda en Espanol

Sean H. Mill

Agenda

Luis Hernandez

Steve Hemenway

Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026

3:00 PM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

Publication Date: Thursday, July 16, 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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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.

3 P.M.

MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

INVOCATION - Mayor Lock Dawson

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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To comment on the Closed Sessions, Consent Calendar, and any matters within the

jurisdiction of the City Council, you are invited to participate in person or call at

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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:

Governmental Processes Committee at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, Art

Pick Council Chamber

Land Use Committee at 9 a.m on Monday,

Chamber

August 10, 2026, Art Pick Council

Mayor's Nominating and Screening Committee at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 11,

2026, Art Pick Council Chamber

COMMUNICATIONS

City Manager Updates

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

PUBLIC HEARING

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.

Approve Case PC-2026-00128 Historic Designation - Riverside County Office of

Education - Determine Case PC-2026-00128 Historic Designation for dedesignation

of the Structure of Merit designated parcels located at 4472 and 4480 Orange Street

and modification of the Prospect Place Historic District Boundary is categorically

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

15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Rule) and 21084.1 (Historical Resource), as it can be

seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity will have significant

effect on the environment - Adopt a Resolution making findings and determinations

in the matter of Planning Case PC-2026-00128 repealing the designation of 4472

and 4480 Orange Street as City Structures of Merit in accordance with Section

20.20.100, Title 20 of the Riverside Municipal Code, and modify the boundary of the

Prospect Place Historic District - Waive further reading - Introduce an Ordinance

amending the Zoning Map of the City of Riverside pursuant to Chapter 19.090 of the

Riverside Municipal Code by rezoning property located at 4472 and 4480 Orange

Street, situated on the east side of Orange Street, between Fourteenth Street and

Prosper Avenue, from the DSP-RES-SP-CR - Downtown Specific Plan Residential

District and Cultural Resources Over Zones to DSP-RES-SP - Downtown Specific

Plan Residential District (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 1)

(5-minute presentation)

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 6-23

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.

City Clerk

Approve minutes of July 7 and 14, 2026

Appoint Nancy Olsen to Human Relations Commission Ward 3 seat

File

resignations of Luis Hernandez from Board of Ethics Ward 6 seat, Matt Friedlander

from Park and Recreation Commission Ward 4 seat, and Andrew Bryce-Hudson

from Cultural Heritage Board Ward 4 seat (All Wards)

City Manager

Accept grant of $50,000, or actual award amount, from Bloomberg Philanthropies

for Youth Climate Action Fund project to mobilize young residents ages 15 to 24 to

design and deliver solutions aligned with Citywide climate priorities between

November 2026 and May 2027 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes

required (All Wards)

Community and Economic Development

Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 5.80.070B of the Riverside Municipal

Code regarding issuance of Entertainment Permit to support existing businesses

that provide entertainment activities to transition to and operate under an

Entertainment Permit (All Wards)

Approve five Request for Proposals 2504 Master Consultant Service Agreements

with Architectural Resources Group, Inc., San Francisco; Dudek, Encinitas;

Historic Resources Group, Pasadena; Page & Turnbull, Inc., San Francisco; and

SWCA, Inc., Phoenix, for total not-to-exceed $300,000 each for historic

preservation and Cultural Resources services on as-needed basis for five-year term

and three-year extension option (All Wards)

Adopt an Ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the City of Riverside pursuant to

Chapter 19.090 of the Riverside Municipal Code by rezoning approximately 7.03

acres of property located at 3093, 2993 Mission Inn Avenue, 3596 Commerce

Street, 2993 Sixth Street, 2992, and 3008 Fifth Street, situated on the east side of

Commerce Street, between Mission Inn Avenue and 5th Street, from the BMP-SP -

Business and Manufacturing Park and Specific Plan (Riverside Marketplace)

Overlay Zones and BMP-SP-CR - Business and Manufacturing Park, Specific Plan

(Riverside Marketplace), and Cultural Resources Overlay Zones to MU-U-SP - Mixed

Use-Urban and Specific Plan (Riverside Marketplace) Overlay Zones and

MU-USP-CR - Mixed Use-Urban and Specific Plan (Riverside Marketplace) and

Cultural Resources Overlay Zones (Structure of Merit) and Seventh Street East

Historic District - Waive further reading (Intro. 7/14/26, Ward 1)

Finance

Receive update on Fiscal Year 2025-26 Third Quarter Cash, Investments, and Debt

Report (All Wards)

General Services

Approve Lease Agreement with Iwatani Corporation of America for nominal rental

fee of $1.00 for lease term with tenant responsible for operational expenses

including utilities, maintenance, regulatory compliance, station operations, and

management of public hydrogen fueling station at Corporation Yard - 3044 St.

Lawrence Street (Ward 4)

Approve Design-Build Agreement with Evolution Landscape, Inc., Huntington

Beach, for $366,555 for City Corporation Yard turf replacement with water-efficient

landscaping plus 20 percent change order authority of $73,311 for unforeseen

conditions or necessary design modifications for total of $439,86 from General

Fund Infrastructure Reserves Account - City Corporation Yard - Supplemental

appropriation - Interfund transfer - Five affirmative votes required (Ward 5)

Housing and Human Services

Approve First Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement with Mercy House Living

Centers, Santa Ana, for Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program

(HHAP) Round 4 to extend agreement term through December 31, 2026, and

increase compensation by $836,089.35 for operations of Bridge Housing Program,

a 23-bed non-congregate shelter - 2881 Hulen Place (Ward 2)

Museum

Approve deaccession from Museum of Riverside’s permanent collection of forty-four

(44) objects including thirty-three (33) potsherds (A459-1) and eleven (11) baskets

(A8-94, A8-105, A8-106, A8-107, A8-108, A8-113, A8-126, A284-1, A284-3,

A284-47, and P90-1) associated with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians (All

Wards)

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Adopt a Resolution approving a grant of $75,000 in funds from the California State

Coastal Conservancy for “Rooted in Riverside,” a program providing interpretative

programming opportunities along the Santa Ana River at Fairmount Park and

authorizing the execution of necessary grant documents by the City Manager, or his

designee - Waive further reading - Authorize grant funding Agreement with State of

California Coastal Conservancy - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative

votes required (Ward 1)

Police

Approve purchase order with Dooley Enterprise, Inc., Anaheim, for $239,739.44

from Police-Support Services and Police-Special Operations Accounts for various

types of duty and training police authorized ammunition for department issued

handguns and patrol rifles (All Wards)

Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Riverside University Health System for

Riverside County Child Assessment Team to establish Child Abuse Multidisciplinary

Team (All Wards)

Public Utilities

Approve Agreement with Onterris USA, Inc., North Little Rock, Arkansas, for

$1,723,815 from Springs, RERC, and Clearwater Professional Services Accounts to

provide emissions testing and environmental consulting services at Riverside Energy

Resource Center, Clearwater, and Springs Power Plants for five-year term

commencing July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2032 (All Wards)

Public Works

Approve Request for Proposal 2483 Design-Build Agreement with Veregy Pacific,

LLC., Costa Mesa, for $5,200,000, plus 10 percent change order authority, for total

of $5,720,000 from Sewer Fund, Water Quality Control Plant-Solar Shade

Structures Project Account for design and construction of energy efficient projects

including Solar Photovoltaic System at Regional Water Quality Control Plant for one

year term with additional one-year extension option (All Wards)

Award Bid 8218 to Estate Design and Construction, Culver City, for $295,700 from

Grants & Restricted Programs Fund & Gas Tax Fund, Whittier Place Alley Fencing

Account for Whittier Place Access Improvements Project

appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Ward 1)

Supplemental

Adopt a Resolution adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2026-27 funded by

Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 - Waive further

reading (Wards 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7)

CLOSED SESSIONS - Item #24-37

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 Steven Christiansen City of Riverside, WCAB Claim

No(s): 240091/ ADJ20052744

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

from legal counsel concerning Peter Elliot v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No(s):

220298/240129

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

from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. Rubidoux Community Services

District, San Bernardino Superior Court, Case No. CIVDSl310520

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

from legal counsel concerning James & Victoria Mutuku v. City of Riverside, et al.,

Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2402618

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 to instruct City’s Negotiator, Edward

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

or lease of property located at 3700 Placentia Lane, generally described as AB

Sports Complex, APN: 246-060-001, by GSC Development, LLC; Greg Scott,

Negotiator

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 to instruct City’s Negotiator, Edward

Enriquez, 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: 213-113-001,

213-111-011,

213-111-012,

-213-111-013,

213-111-014,

213-111-015,

213-111-016, and 213-111-017 by Greens Group

Kadakia, Korin Crawford, Negotiators

Griffin|Swinerton; Atman

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2)/54956.9(e)(3) to confer with and/or

receive advice from legal counsel concerning Turn 9, LLC v City of Riverside, Claim

No.: 26-04-40

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 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

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

General by City Council

Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for recruitment of City Manager by City

Council

Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for appointment of Interim City Manager

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item #38-41

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

Councilmember Robillard recommends City Council approve and authorize Mayor

Pro Tem to execute Interim City Manager Agreement with retiree to begin on July

31, 2026, at the hourly rate of pay of $195.05 for all hours worked as Interim City

Manager - Adopt a Resolution appointing retiree as an Interim City Manager

pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h) and approving Employment

Agreement

Waive further reading (City Council) (All Wards) (10-minute

presentation)

Receive and file Pavement Management Program overview including proposed

Fiscal Year 2026-2027 paving projects (Public Works) (All Wards) (10-minute

presentation)

Receive Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Third Quarter Financial update - Approve proposed

budget adjustments - Supplemental appropriations and Interfund/Interdepartmental

transfers

Five affirmative votes required (Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute

presentation)

Adopt a Resolution of the City Council acting as the legislative body of Community

Facilities District No. 2021-3 (Bridle Ridge) of the City of Riverside, authorizing the

issuance of its Special Tax Bonds, Series 2026A in an aggregate principal amount

not-to-exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) in one or more series of bonds and

approving certain documents and taking certain other actions in connection

therewith - Waive further reading - Approve financing team consisting of Finance

Department, City Attorney's Office, Fieldman Rolapp & Associates, Inc., serving as

Municipal Advisor, Stradling, Yocca, Carlson

Disclosure Counsel, and Raymond James as Underwriter

Rauth acting as Bond and

Supplemental

appropriations - Five affirmative votes required (Finance) (Ward 4) (10-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

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The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

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