Mayor  
City of Riverside  
City Council  
Patricia Lock Dawson  
Councilmembers:  
Philip Falcone  
Clarissa Cervantes  
Steven Robillard  
Chuck Conder  
Successor Agency  
Sean H. Mill  
Agenda - Revised  
Luis Hernandez  
Steve Hemenway  
Meeting Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026  
Publication Date: Friday, August 7, 2026  
1:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
Live Webcast at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting  
Originally Published: July 30, 2026  
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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  
INVOCATION - Councilmember Falcone  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
1
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS  
2
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, August 12, 2026, Art Pick Council  
Chamber  
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2026, Art  
Pick Council Chamber  
Economic Development Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2026, Art  
Pick Council Chamber  
Housing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2026,  
Art Pick Council Chamber  
COMMUNICATIONS  
3
4
City Manager Updates  
Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)  
PRESENTATION  
Human Resources Department overview and 2025 Employee of the Year (All  
5
Wards) (10-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Presentation  
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 6-27  
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  
Approve increase to annual legal budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for law firm of  
6
Thompson Coburn for not-to-exceed $80,000 for total budget of $977,000 (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
City Clerk  
7
Approve minutes of July 20, 21, and 28, 2026  
Attachments:  
07-20-26 CC SP Minutes  
07-21-26 CC SP Minutes  
07-28-26 CC Minutes  
City Council  
8
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA - 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  
9
Approve right-of-way contract with California Department of Transportation  
(Caltrans) for $1,700 one-time revenue for temporary construction easement for  
use of portion of City-owned land at Pierce Street Wastewater Lift Station with  
Assessor’s Parcel Number 142-170-013 - 3930 Pierce Street and SR-91 Freeway  
(Ward 7)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Revised Right of Way Contract  
Presentation  
10  
Approve First Amendment to Billboard Relocation Agreement with Lamar Central  
Outdoor, LLC, with no fiscal impact to modify location of freeway-oriented sign (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Original Agreement  
First Amendment  
11  
Adopt an Ordinance amending Title 19 of the Riverside Municipal Code by  
amending Table 19.150.020.A and Table 19.150.020.B, and adding Chapter 19.405  
regarding Tobacco Retail (Smoke Shop) - Waive further reading (Intro. 7/14/26, All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Ordinance  
Exhibits A, B, and C  
12  
Adopt 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 Prospect 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 - Waive further reading  
(Intro. 7/28/26, Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Ordinance  
Library  
13  
Accept Library Minor Gift Funds of $426,386 as designated for Library materials,  
programs, and services - Supplemental appropriation - Interfund Transfer - Five  
affirmative votes required (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Mayor  
14  
Mayor Lock Dawson requests approval of travel expenses of $1,120.18 from  
Mayor’s travel and meeting expense account for travel to Ensenada, Mexico,  
scheduled for August 20-23, 2026 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
15  
Mayor Lock Dawson requests City Council affirm its support for Proposition 1:  
California’s Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, a $11.25 billion  
statewide bond measure on November 2026 ballot (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services  
16  
Approve Design-Build Agreement from Request for Proposal 2512 with Cal-City  
Construction, Inc., Cerritos, for $2,732,362, plus 10 percent change order authority  
in the amount of $273,236.20 for total not-to-exceed $3,005,598.20 for renovation of  
Fairmount Park Armory Building for term of 450 days after notice to proceed  
issuance - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Award Recommendation  
Design-Build Agreement  
Presentation  
17  
Approve Agreement from Request for Bid 8245 with North Hills Recycling, Inc.,  
Granada Hills, for $300,000, plus 10 percent change order authority of $30,000 for  
total of $330,000 from Measure Z Capital Fund, Parks Deferred Maintenance  
Project account for replacement and replenishment of wood fiber surfacing at City  
playgrounds for term of five years (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
Award Recommendation  
Presentation  
18  
Purchase of one Mobile Off-Grid EV Charging Trailer from A-Z Bus Sales, Inc.,  
Colton, under Antelope Valley Schools Transportation Agency Request for Bid  
26-002 EV Charging Equipment, for $345,918.50 from Special Transit Fund, Zero  
Emission Infr. TIRCP 24/25 Account for Special Transportation Division (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. Proposal  
AVSTA RFP Bid #26-002 EV Charging Equipment  
Public Works  
19  
Approve Agreement for Request for Proposal 2537 with Applied Research  
Associates, Inc., Ventura, for $431,454 and 10 percent change order authority of  
$43,145 for total of $474,599 from Measure Z Capital Fund Pavement Rehabilitation  
and Improvements Project Account for pavement management program annual  
services for three-year term ending June 30, 2029, with two optional one-year term  
extensions (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Award Recommendation  
Agreement  
20  
Approve Second Amendment to Agreement for Request for Proposal 2295 with Best  
Alarm Company, Inc., Moreno Valley, for $17,820 per month, $213,840 over  
one-year extension term, and total cumulative contract amount of $643,520 for  
Regional Water Quality Control Plant mobile security camera units through May 31,  
2027 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Security Assessment Study  
Agreement  
21  
Approve Request for Bid 8259 Agreement with Estate Design and Construction,  
Inc., Culver City, for $289,700, for Third Street and Anderson Avenue  
High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) Signal for term of 45 working days after  
commencement date plus 10 percent change order authority of $28,970 to HAWK  
Signal at 3rd/Anderson Miscellaneous Agency Funding account for total  
not-to-exceed $318,670 for construction engineering, installation, and inspection of  
the High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) Signal at intersection of Third Street  
and Anderson Avenue - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required  
(Wards 1 and 2)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Project Location Map  
Bid Award Recommendation  
Reimbursement Agreement  
RTA Letter  
22  
Approve First Amendment to Agreement with Babcock Laboratories, Inc., Riverside,  
for $68,993 per fiscal year for total two-year increase of $137,986 and total revised  
contract not-to-exceed $305,456 from Public Works, Sewer, Laboratory Services,  
Professional Services account and Sewer, Environmental Compliance, Professional  
Services Regulatory Compliance account for Riverside Regional Water Quality  
Control Plant inorganic and organic chemical analyses to extend contract term for  
two years through June 30, 2028 (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Proposal  
Agreement  
23  
Approve Second Amendment to Agreement with Brightview Landscape Services,  
Inc., Riverside, for increase compensation of $197,144.10, and ratify $52,423.95 in  
additional expenditures incurred during original contract term, for revised total  
contract of $945,261.89 from General Fund, Urban Forestry and Landscape,  
Landscape Maintenance Account for landscape and general outside maintenance  
services in Downtown Area for term through June 30, 2027 (Ward 1)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Agreement  
24  
Approve four annual purchase orders for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for chemical  
purchases for total of $6,095,851 from Sewer Fund, Sewer System Treatment,  
Chemical Supplies Account including citric acid from Northstar Chemical, Santa Fe  
Springs, for $300,000; ferric chloride from Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., Fontana  
for $1,917,176; sodium bisulfite from Univar USA, Inc., Kent, Washington for  
$1,358,256; and sodium hypochlorite from Pioneer Americas, LLC, Wilmington,  
Delaware, for $2,520,419 for Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant (All  
Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Presentation  
25  
Establish new Art Crosswalk and Pavement Mural Pilot Program as local street  
secondary mitigation measure option under Neighborhood Traffic Management  
Program (All Wards)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Study  
26  
Approve Tract Map 39277 - Adopt a Resolution accepting the final map of Tract No.  
39277 located on south side of Jurupa Avenue between Tower Road and Greenfield  
Avenue - Waive further reading (Ward 3)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Map  
Resolution  
Final Approved Conditions  
Successor Agency to Redevelopment Agency  
27  
Adopt 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 Railroad Ave Storage  
LLC, for the sale of approximately 3.7 acres of Successor Agency-owned vacant  
land known as Madison at Railroad, bearing assessor’s parcel numbers  
230-245-013, -015, portion of 230-233-013, and portion of 230-253-010, for the  
development of a mixed-use project including four affordable housing 3-bedroom  
homes and a self-storage facility, in the sale amount of $650,000 - Recommend that  
the Countywide Oversight Board adopt a Board Resolution authorizing the execution  
of the Agreement with Railroad Ave Storage, LLC, for the sale of the Property in  
accordance with the California Department of Finance approved Long-Range  
Property Management Plan (State Approved LRPMP, Site #25), to be presented to  
the Countywide Oversight Board for final consideration and approval - Waive further  
reading (Ward 5)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Agreement  
Presentation  
CLOSED SESSIONS - Item #28-39  
Time listed is approximate.  
The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed  
Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.  
28  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Ken Beebe v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No.(s):  
210236/ADJ16439926  
Attachments:  
Report  
29  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Garen Roehl v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim  
No(s): 260148  
Attachments:  
Report  
30  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning Hernandez v. Brown, Riverside County Superior  
Court, Case No. CVRI2602629  
Attachments:  
Report  
31  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice  
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case  
Attachments:  
Report  
32  
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  
Attachments:  
Report  
33  
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 GCS Development, LLC; Greg Scott,  
Negotiator  
Attachments:  
Report  
34  
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 / Griffin | Swinerton; Atman  
Kadakia, Korin Crawford, Negotiators  
Attachments:  
Report  
35  
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 8605 Janet Avenue, APN(s): 151-111-026, by 10  
Acre Ranch, Inc. / Ameed Demisi, Negotiator  
Attachments:  
Report  
36  
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 to instruct City's Negotiator, Tom Hatch  
regarding price and terms of payment for the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of  
1101-1199 Orange Street, generally described as the former Riverside Golf Club,  
APN: 206-070-003, 206-070-002, 246-060-011, by Adrenaline Sports Resorts, LLC  
Attachments:  
Report  
37  
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:  
Report  
38  
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  
Attachments:  
Report  
39  
Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of Interim City  
Manager  
Attachments:  
Report  
3 P.M.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS - Item #40-42  
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.  
40  
Approve Case PC-2026-00397 Historic Designation Nyle Kanda and David  
Manning Determine designation is categorically exempt from the California  
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Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common  
Sense Exemption) and 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the  
Environment), as the 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 - Adopt a Resolution approving the application under Planning  
Case Number PC-2026-00397 designating the structure located at 2139 Archdale  
Street and known as Havens Residence, as a City structure of Merit #1007 - Waive  
further reading - Approve Zoning Code Map Amendment to apply the CR - Cultural  
Resources Overlay Zone - 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 2139 Archdale Street, situated on the northwest corner  
of Archdale Street and Fielding Avenue, from the R-1-13000 single family residential  
zone to R-1-13000-CR-single-family residential and cultural resources overlay  
zones (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 3) (5-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
CHB Conditions of Approval  
Resolution  
Recommended CR Overlay Findings  
Ordinance  
CHB Staff Report 6-17-2026  
CHB Minutes 6-17-2026  
Presentation  
41  
Approve Case PC-2026-00388 Historic Designation  
-
Jen Mermilliod of JM  
Research & Consulting on behalf of Malissa McKeith - Determine designation is  
categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant  
to Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) and 15308 (Actions by  
Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), as the 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 - Adopt a Resolution  
approving the application under Planning Case number PC-2026-00388 designating  
Lionhead, located at 2881 Rumsey Drive, as City Historic Landmark #154 - 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 2881 Rumsey Drive, situated on the east side of Rumsey Drive,  
between Caramel Way and Victoria Avenue, from the R-1-13000 single-family  
residential zone to R-1-13000-CR - single-family residential and cultural resources  
overlay zones (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 3) (5-minute  
presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Recommended CR Overlay Findings  
Ordinance  
CHB Staff Report 6-17-2026  
CHB Minutes 6-17-2026  
Presentation  
42  
Approve Case PC-2026-00544 Historic Designation  
-
Jen Mermilliod of JM  
Research & Consulting, on behalf of Anna Gaisset and Dominick Ricci - Determine  
designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) and 15308  
(Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), as the 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 -  
Adopt  
a
Resolution approving the application under Planning Case Number  
PC-2026-00544 designating Edie, located at 5958 Edith Avenue, as City Historic  
Landmark #155 - 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 applying the cultural resources overlay (“CR”) zone to City  
Landmark No. 155, Edie, located at 5958 Edith Avenue (Community and Economic  
Development) (Ward 4) (5-minute presentation)  
Attachments:  
Report  
Resolution  
Recommended CR Overlay Findings  
Ordinance  
CHB Staff Report 6-17-2026  
CHB Minutes 6-17-2026  
Presentation  
COMMUNICATIONS  
43  
44  
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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