Agenda - City Council

Mayor

City of Riverside

Patricia Lock Dawson

Councilmembers:

City Council

Philip Falcone

Clarissa Cervantes

Steven Robillard

Chuck Conder

Successor Agency - Agenda en

Espanol

Agenda

Sean H. Mill

Luis Hernandez

Steve Hemenway

Meeting Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Publication Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026

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.

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PARKING AVAILABLE IN GARAGE 6 LOCATED AT 3901 ORANGE STREET.

Validation stamp (only for Garage 6) is near the entrance of the

Art Pick Council Chamber.

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 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 - Councilmember Cervantes

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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

To comment on Consent Calendar, Closed Session 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.

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.

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 meeting:

Housing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, August 31, 2026,

Art Pick Council Chamber

COMMUNICATIONS

City Manager Updates

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

PRESENTATIONS - Item #5-8

Mayor Lock Dawson to recognize Adrian Dell Roberts on his 90th birthday on

August 23rd (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)

Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation recognizing National Non-Profit Day

on August 17th and the Lighthouse of Hope Foundation, Inc. (All Wards) (5-minute

presentation)

Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation recognizing September as National

Preparedness Month (All Wards) (5-minute presentation)

Innovation and Technology Department overview and employee recognition (All

Wards) (10-minute presentation)

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 9-37

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 August 11, 2026

Appoint Roger Yoho to Board of Ethics Citywide seat (All Wards)

City Council

Mayor's Nominating and Screening Committee recommends appointments to City

Council Standing Committees and regional organization assignments (All Wards)

Governmental Processes Committee recommends approval of membership selection

process and timeline for the Charter Review Committee (All Wards)

Economic Development Committee recommends approval of Memorandum of

Understanding with Institute for Veterans and Emerging Technology Skills (iVETS)

and StemWorx, Inc., for workforce training programs and establishment of applied

technology labs prioritizing veterans and under served populations (All Wards)

Community and Economic Development

Adopt a Resolution declaring as exempt surplus a vacant City-owned parcel with

approximately 1,756 square feet located on Vine Street and bearing Assessor’s

Parcel Number 213-211-008, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1486 - Waive further

reading - Approve Purchase and Sale Agreement with Charles Avila and Naomi

Avila, trustees of The Charles Avila and Naomi Avila Living Trust of 1999 dated May

14, 1999 for sale of exempt land and Marketplace Outdoor Advertising display for

$5,268 less escrow and miscellaneous related closing costs for total not-to-exceed

$3,000 with estimated net proceeds from sale of $2,268 (Ward 1)

Approve Agreement with First Community Capital, Inc., Riverside, to administer and

manage City of Riverside Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) for five-year term, including

$40,000 in administrative payments from Catalyst Grant Award funds and authorize

First Community Capital, Inc., to manage administration of City’s $135,000

contribution to loan fund (All Wards)

Fire

Accept grant from California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)

of $9,330 for 2026 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods

Training for California Task Force 6 (CA-TF6) logistics personnel, ensuring

operational readiness and compliance with FEMA Urban Search and Rescue

requirements - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All

Wards)

Ratify administrative increase to Purchase Order 260106 with Life-Assist, Inc.,

Rancho Cordova, for revised amount of $151,831.87 from EMS Operations Account

for EMS medical supplies and nitrile examination gloves (All Wards)

Human Resources

Adopt revisions to Human Resources Policy and Procedure Manual including Policy

I-10 - Pre-Employment Physical Examinations Policy (I-10) and Policy III-04 -

Violence in the Workplace/Critical Incident Response Policy (All Wards)

Adopt a Resolution amending Resolution No. 21052 to amend Parts I, II, III, IV of

the Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan (FBSP), to approve the salary adjustments

and/or title changes to the Deputy City Clerk, City Clerk, Utilities Field Services

Representative, Administrative Intern, Technical Intern, Associate Curator of

Collections and Utilities Senior Field Services Representative classifications;

deletion of Utilities Meter Reader classification; and miscellaneous language

clean-up items of Section 15 of FBSP to update auto allowance amount for City

Attorney classification as reflected in employment agreement - Waive further

reading (All Wards)

Revisions to Background Check Policy, I-14 to reflect broader alignment with

federal and state laws, pre-employment compliance, individualized assessment

requirements and ensuring public safety (All Wards)

Library

Accept donation of one accessible privacy booth, three family workstations, two light

tables, and four sewing machines from the California State Library for the

EmPOWERing Access Grant Program (All Wards)

Receive Literacy Spaces Project update and approve receipt of mobile facility

equipment, furniture, and instructional supplies from Demco for Literacy Office and

Arlington Library study spaces valued at $11,394.53 (All Wards)

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Reject bid submitted by Yellow Jacket Drilling Services, Rancho Cucamonga, as

non-responsive - Approve Construction Agreement for Request for Bids 8261 with

Southwest Pump & Drilling, Inc., Coachella, for $556,520 from Fiscal Year 2025-26

Measure Z Fund, Parks Deferred Maintenance Project Account for replacement of

Fairmount Golf Course well (Ward 1)

Approve Memorandum of Understanding with California Inland Empire Council,

Scouting America, to establish cooperative framework in which City will make

available to Scouts a parcel of land for development of new Council Headquarters at

Fairmount Park, offering numerous opportunities for youth, scout store, and both

indoor and outdoor meeting facilities (Ward 1)

Approve Construction Agreement for Request for Bid 8247 with Skilled Fence

Builder, Inc., San Bernardino, for $189,500 from Riverwalk LMD Maintenance &

Repair Account for Riverwalk Trail Fence Rehabilitation (Ward 7)

Police

Approve State and Local Task Force Agreement with United States Department of

Justice Drug Enforcement Administration for $22,155.25 for reimbursement of

overtime salary costs associated with participation in Riverside Task Force Group 2

from June 30, 2026, through September 30, 2026 - Supplemental appropriation -

Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Approve Memorandum of Understanding with State of California Department of

Justice Bureau of Investigations for reimbursement of overtime salary costs

associated with participation in Inland Crackdown Allied Task Force from July 1,

2025, through June 30, 2030 (All Wards)

Approve cost reimbursement agreement with United States Department of Justice

Drug Enforcement Administration for reimbursement of overtime salary costs

associated with participation in Homeland Security Task Force until terminated for

reimbursement of $22,155.25 for Federal Fiscal Year October 1, 2025, through

September 30, 2026 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required

(All Wards)

Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Alvord Unified School District for

$905,324.46 per year for total of $1,810,648.92 with City and AUSD to each

contribute 50 percent of cost or $452,662.23 per fiscal year from General Fund,

Police Department Personnel budget from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, for

School Resource Officer Program (Wards 5, 6, and 7)

Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Riverside Unified School District for

$1,508,874.10 per year for total of $3,017,748.20 with City and RUSD to each

contribute 50 percent of cost or $754,437.05 per fiscal year from General Fund,

Police Department Personnel budget from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, for

School Resource Officer Program (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)

Approve Agreement with Department of California Highway Patrol for 2026-2027

Cannabis Tax Grant Program award for $591,186.07 for education, prevention, and

enforcement of laws related to driving under the influence from July 1, 2026,

through June 30, 2027 - Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City of Riverside to

receive the Department of California Highway Patrol’s 2026/2027 Cannabis Tax

Fund Grant Program Award in the amount of $591,186.07; and authorizing the

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

Waive further reading - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required

(All Wards)

Approve modification document to increase funding for United States Marshals

Service Regional Fugitive Task Force overtime reimbursement from October 1,

2025, through September 30, 2026, for $10,395 for total of $199,395 -

Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Public Utilities

Approve implementation of new energy storage rebate program for residential

demand side management incentives - Appropriate $5,000,000 from Electric Public

Benefits Fund, Public Benefits Cash Reserves to Electric Public Benefits Fund,

Energy Storage Rebate Program Account - Supplemental appropriation - Five

affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Introduce an Ordinance amending Chapter 14.22 regarding Water Conservation

including Section 14.22.010 through 14.22.080 of the Riverside Municipal Code to

incorporate requirements of Assembly Bill 1572 and ensure compliance with

California Water Code §10608.14 (All Wards)

Public Works

Approve Landscape Maintenance Services Agreement from Request for Proposal

2535 with West Coast Arborists, Inc., Anaheim, for $9,174,765, from General and

Measure Public Works-Forestry Landscape, Tree Maintenance Contract

Accounts for Citywide tree maintenance and management services from July 1,

2026, through June 30, 2029, with two one-year term extension options (All Wards)

Third Street Grade Separation at Burlington Northern and Santa Fe BNSF Railroad -

Approve Agreement from Request for Proposal 2518 with DCCM Infrastructure,

Inc., Riverside, for $4,516,980.16 for construction engineering and administrative

services and 10 percent change order authority of $451,698.02 to be used for

unforeseen circumstances for three-year term - Third Amendment to Agreement

with HDR Engineering, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, to increase contract by $473,625

for total of $3,282,267.56 for construction support services and to extend term

through December 31, 2030 - Approve Amendment 4 to Transportation Uniform

Mitigation Fee Program Agreement with Western Riverside Council of Governments

to increase funding by $4,285,561 for total amount of $18,035,561 from Measure A

and Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) Accounts

appropriations - Five affirmative votes required (Wards 1 and 2)

Supplemental

Successor Agency to Redevelopment Agency

Adopt 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,

amending Resolution No. 59 to amend and approve the Submission of the

Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027 -

Recommend Countywide Oversight Board adopt separate Resolution approving

Amended ROPS 26-27 - Authorize staff submit Amended ROPS 26-27 to California

Department of Finance in accordance with Health and Safety Code Sections

34177(o) and 34186 (All Wards)

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.

Award Bid 8221 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Yorba Linda, for $7,677,000 from

Gas Tax RMRA Rehabilitation and Traffic Improvements and Measure A Main Street

Bollards

Accounts

for

construction

2025-26 SB-1 Street

Maintenance

Improvements and 2025-26 Downtown Bollards Installation - Appropriate $755,050

in Measure A Fund into Main Street Bollards project expenditure accounts - Five

affirmative votes required (Public Works) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 39-47

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)(2)/54956.9(e)(3) to confer with and/or

receive advice from legal counsel concerning Joseph Raymond Parker v. City of

Riverside, Claim No.: 26-02-48

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

from legal counsel concerning Olivia Villalobos v. City of Riverside, et al., Federal

District Court, Case No. 526-cv-02891-SSS-SP

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

from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. Laxmi Hotels, Riverside County

Superior Court Case No. CVRI2502642

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, 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 for performance evaluation of Interim City

Manager

Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for recruitment/appointment of City Manager

by City Council

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, September 1, 2026

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