Capital Improvement Projects Completed Since 2018

Sewer Financial Model Scenarios

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 8-10

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

Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with GCS Development for acquisition and

development of 56-acre City-owned parcel with Assessor's Parcel Number

246-060-001, for Riverside Sports Complex and Entertainment District within

Northside Specific Plan (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 1)

(20-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Exclusive Negotiating Agreement

Riverside Sports Complex and Entertainment District Proposal

Submission of California Department of Housing and Development Homeless

Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 6 Funding for City’s direct grant

allocation of $10,354,725.71 - Amendment No. 1 to Memorandum of Understanding

with Riverside County Department of Housing and Workforce Solutions for

participation in Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan - Five affirmative

votes required (Housing and Human Services) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

County of Riverside - Housing and Workforce Solutions and Continuum of Care’

HHAP 6 Eligible Use Categories

Amendment No. 1 to MOU

HHAP 6 System Performance Measures

Fiscal Year 2024-25 and 2025-26 Financial and Economic update and Budget

adjustments - Appropriate $2,159,389 in Fiscal Year 2024-25 and $90,979 in Fiscal

Year 2025-26, Interdepartmental Transfers of $164,525 in Fiscal Year 2025-26 -

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

Attachments:

CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 11-18

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 Ronald Rondero v. City of Riverside, Claim No(s):

ADJ230228; ADJ240208

Attachments:

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

from legal counsel concerning Erica Velasco v. City of Riverside, Riverside

Superior Court Case No. CVRI2405218; Claim Nos: 24-05-26 and 24-09-27

Attachments:

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

from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. The Regents of The University of

California, et al., Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2404782

Attachments:

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice

from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case

Attachments:

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:

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:

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

Attachments:

Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of Interim City

Attorney

Attachments:

PUBLIC HEARINGS - Item # 19-21

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 PR-2021-00119 - Jim Guthrie - Referral by Councilmember Cervantes of an

approval by Community and Economic Development Department Director for a

Grading Exception to allow grading for a 26,220 square foot building pad, portions

of which would encroach into the mapped Alessandro Arroyo and 50-foot Arroyo

setback, for future construction of single-family residence, generally located

northerly of the intersection of Wyndham Hill and Chartwell Drives - Uphold the

decision of the Community & Economic Development Department Director and

determine that the proposed project is categorically exempt from further California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15303 (New

Construction or Conversion of Small Structures)

Approve Planning Case

PR-2021-00119 Grading Exception based on the findings outlined in the staff report

and subject to the conditions of approval - 6500 Hawarden and 6869 Wyndham Hill

Drives (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 4) (10-minute presentation)

Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 3.30

of the Riverside Municipal Code, to amend an existing Category Title to the

Schedule of Regulation, Products, and Services titled Commercial Cannabis Sales

Permit Fee to Commercial Cannabis Permit Fees - A Resolution of the City Council

of the City of Riverside, California, amending the City’s Master Fees and Charges

Schedule in Resolution No. 21960, as amended, establishing Seven Additional

Commercial Cannabis Business User Fees to include Annual Renewal Fee, Change

in Location Fee, Transfer of Permit Fee, Modification of Site/Premises Fee, Less

than Majority Ownership Change Fee, Employee Background Check Fee, and

Out-of-town Cannabis Delivery Fee

Waive further reading (Community and

Economic Development) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Proposed Testing Laboratory Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Procedure

Guidelines and amendments to City’s Fees and Charges Schedule providing for a

Cannabis Testing Laboratory Application Fee - A Resolution of the City Council of

the City of Riverside, California, adopting the Testing Laboratories Commercial

Cannabis Business Permit Procedure Guidelines - A Resolution of the City Council

of the City of Riverside, California, amending the City’s Master Fees and Charges

Schedule in Resolution No. 21960, as amended, establishing the Testing

Laboratories Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Application Fee of $7,511 -

Waive further readings (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards)

(15-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Resolution - Cannabis Testing Laboratory Guidelines

Resolution - Testing Laboratory Cannabis Business Permit Fees

Testing Laboratory Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Fee Study

To participate via ZOOM, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/93149443969.

Notice

6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Councilmember Conder

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.

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

prompt you to "unmute" and speak.

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 23-61

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.

Airport

First Amendment to Lease Agreement with L3Harris Technologies, Inc., for

estimated revenue of $187.50 for 625 square feet of airport land for one-year term,

with option to extend on an annual basis through September 30, 2045 - Riverside

Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)

Attachments:

Agreement Amendment

City Attorney

Add Law Firm of Cipriani & Werner PC to panel of authorized attorneys for City -

Legal services agreement with Law Firm of Cipriani & Werner PC for estimated cost

of up to $8,000 from Outside Legal Services Account to investigate a cyber incident

(All Wards)

Attachments:

Engagement Letter

City Clerk

Designate Councilmember Mill as voting delegate and Councilmember Robillard as

alternate for 2025 League of California Cities Annual Business Meeting on October

8-10, 2025 (All Wards)

Attachments:

Appoint William C. Hundley II to Community Police Review Commission Ward 5

seat, David R. Lofthouse to Airport Commission Ward 7 seat, Georgina Ramirez to

Cultural Heritage Board Ward 7 seat - File resignation of Ron Shirley from Human

Relations Commission Ward 7 seat (All Wards)

Attachments:

Minutes of July 29 and August 5, 2025

Attachments:

SP Minutes 7.29.25

Minutes 8.5.25

City Council

Mayor Lock Dawson and Councilmember Robillard request approval of travel

expenses of $4,669.90 from Mayor's Sister Cities and City Council's Travel and

Meeting Expense Accounts for travel to Japan and South Korea for September

10-20, 2025 (All Wards)

Attachments:

Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee recommends City Council introduce an

Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Title 9 of the Riverside

Municipal Code by amending Section 9.08.165 regarding the Parking of

Recreational Vehicles in City Parks (All Wards)

Attachments:

Ordinance

Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee recommends City Council introduce an

Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 5.15 of the

Riverside Municipal Code - Regulation of Riverside Police Official Police Tow Truck

to clarify definitions, eliminate unnecessary verbiage, create consistency between

Chapter 5.15 and Official Police Tow Truck Service Agreement and implement

procedural changes to improve operational efficiency (All Wards)

Attachments:

Proposed Revisions to Tow Truck Service Agreement Template

Ordinance - Redlined

Community and Economic Development

Lease Agreement with 20/20 Plumbing and Heating, Inc., Riverside, for lease

revenue of $120,545.16 for portion of 5961 Acorn Street and adjacent to City’s

existing Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station with Assessor’s Parcel

Number 155-070-030, for employee parking for three-year term (Ward 3)

Attachments:

Lease Agreement

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending

Resolution No. 24048 by modifying the Storefront Retail Commercial Cannabis

Business Permit Procedure Guidelines and Application Review Criteria for the City

of Riverside’s Cannabis Program - Waive further reading - Direct City Manager to

establish a rule and publish on the City’s website resetting authorized preferred

location list and require the top seven ranked applicants to submit new preferred site

locations (All Wards)

Attachments:

Resolution

Finance

Arlington Business Partnership Annual Report - A Resolution of the City Council of

the City of Riverside, California, declaring its intention to amend the Boundaries and

Assessment Amounts of, and to levy an Annual Assessment in, the Arlington

Business Improvement District for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026, generally describing

the improvements and activities to be undertaken, and fixing the time and place for a

public hearing before the City Council of the City of Riverside on the Levy of the

Proposed Assessment pursuant to Section 36534 of the California Street and

Highways Code - Waive further reading - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of

Riverside, California, amending Sections 3.48.050 and 3.48.070 of the Riverside

Municipal Code regarding the Arlington Business Improvement District revising

boundaries and assessment methodology - Schedule public hearing for September

16, 2025, at 3 p.m. (Wards 5 and 6)

Attachments:

Presentation - Arlington Advisory Board

Resolution of Intention

Ordinance

Legal Description

Current Map

Proposed Boundary Map

Annual Report

Presentation - City

Fiscal Year 2024-25 annual report of contracts approved by the City Manager (All

Wards)

Attachments:

List - Contracts and Purchase Orders

Fire

Agreement with Fire Recovery USA, LLC., for approximately $143,600 annually for

cost recovery billing services for fire prevention inspections for five-year term

Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Attachments:

Hawarden Fire reimbursement for assistance by Riverside County Fire Department

during fire - Appropriate $28,843.41 from General Fund, Hawarden Fire Program,

expenditure account - Increase in revenue and appropriate expenditures in amount

of $86,531.40 in Grants and Restricted Programs Fund Hawarden Fire Program

revenue and expenditure accounts - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Attachments:

Purchase of Integrated Ballistic Identification System (IBIS) from LeadsOnline

formerly Forensic Technology, Inc., for $411,456.72 funded through Urban Area

Security Initiative (UASI) Fiscal Year 2023 grant, for use by Riverside Police

Department to process ballistic evidence in-house (All Wards)

Attachments:

Noncompetitive Procurement Authorization Letter

City Sole Source

Purchase of three Type 1 KME Severe Service Pumpers from Fire Apparatus

Solutions, Rialto, for $4,082,248.80 through Sourcewell Contract 113021-RVG, from

Measure Z Fire Operations Vehicle Replacement Account for replacement of fire

vehicles (All Wards)

Attachments:

Fire Apparatus Solutions Proposal Letter

Sourcewell Contract 113021-RVG

Riverside City Pumper Drawing

Riverside City Pumper Specs

Riverside City Type 1 Engine Scope

General Services

Request for Proposal 2475 Agreement with Geotek, Inc., Corona, for $174,208, plus

20 percent change order authority, for total of $209,050 from the Measure Z Capital

Projects, Museum Expansion and Rehab, Building and Improvements Account for

deputy inspection, materials testing services, and reporting for Museum of Riverside

Rehabilitation and Expansion project through August 19, 2027 - 3580 Mission Inn

Avenue (Ward 1)

Attachments:

Award Recommendation

Request for Proposal 2462 Agreement with GeoTek, Inc., Corona, for $102,079,

plus 20 percent change order authority, for total of $122,495 from Capital Outlay,

Eastside Library, City Funds Account for deputy inspection, materials testing

services, and reporting for SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library Project through

August 19, 2027 - 2060 University Avenue (Ward 1)

Attachments:

Award Recommendation

Single Source purchase of 20 Voltu3 Electric Trucks from Voltu Motor Inc.,

Riverside, for $3,145,500 and $843,434 for design, construction, and installation of

charging stations to support green fleet for revised program total of $3,988,934 from

Central Garage Fund - Supplemental appropriations - Five affirmative votes required

(All Wards)

Attachments:

Sole Source Justification Form

Quote

Recommended Vehicles for Replacement

Housing and Human Services

Subrecipient Agreements with Mercy House Living Center for Permanent Local

Housing Allocation Grant for not-to-exceed $1,664,757.60 and Homeless Housing,

Assistance, and Prevention Grant for not-to-exceed $280,243.86 for operations of

Bridge Housing Program, 23 bed non-congregate shelter - 2881 Hulen Place (Ward

Attachments:

Subrecipient Agreement for PLHA Grant

Subrecipient Agreement for HHAP Round 4 Grant

Grant Support Email

HOME Investment Partnerships Program Loan Agreement with Mulberry Gardens

Family, L.P., for $1,550,442.63 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds

for development of 11 affordable housing units as part of Mulberry Gardens Family

Project, a 150-unit affordable housing project - 2560 Mulberry Street (Ward 1)

Attachments:

HOME Investment Partnerships Program Loan Agreement

Human Resources

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending

Resolution No. 21052 and the Master Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan to approve

the creation of the classification and salary range for the Supervising Land

Surveyor Classification; salary adjustment and title change to the Surveyor; salary

adjustment to the Wastewater Operations Manager; and deletion of Non-Utilized

Classifications - Waive further reading (All Wards)

Attachments:

Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan

Innovation and Technology

Agreement with FuelServ, Inc., Montclair, for $133,627 from Central Garage Fund,

General Services Central Garage, Professional Services Account for purchase and

installation of eight FM Live Upgrades to existing fuel management units to upgrade

credit card terminals at City-owned fuel pumps - Supplemental appropriation - Five

affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Attachments:

Quote

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Request for Proposal 2426 - Design-Build Agreement with Spohn Ranch, Inc., Los

Angeles, for $500,000 from Measure Z Capital Bobby Bonds Skate Park Account

for Bobby Bonds Skatepark Replacement Project - Bryant Park - 2060 University

Avenue (Ward 1)

Attachments:

First Amendment to Agreement with RHA Landscape Architects-Planners, Inc., to

increase in change order authority from 10 percent to 15 percent increasing

contract amount by $54,086.97 for total not-to-exceed $414,966.77 from Measure

Z-Capital, Patterson Park Development and El Dorado Park Development Accounts

for architectural services for Patterson Park and Tim Strack Park Developments

(Wards 1 and 6)

Attachments:

First Amendment to Agreement

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Riverside Arts Council for administration

and management of Festival of Lights for $300,000 through March 1, 2028 -

Authorize City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute detailed Operational

Plans pursuant to MOU with Riverside Arts Council for $300,000 for Fiscal Year

2025-26 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Attachments:

MOU - Riverside Arts Council

Police

Declare Police Service Dog “Freek” as retired and surplus property - Donate Police

Service Dog to his current handler Officer Jeffrey Barney, at no cost to City (All

Wards)

Attachments:

Agreement with Department of California Highway Patrol for 2025-26 Cannabis Tax

Grant Program award of $257,965.47 for education, prevention, and enforcement of

laws related to driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs for period of

July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of

Riverside, California, authorizing the City of Riverside to receive the Department of

California Highway Patrol’s 2025/2026 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Award in

the amount of $257,965.47; 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)

Attachments:

Resolution

Purchase order with Dooley Enterprise, Inc., Anaheim, for $242,871.74 from

General Fund Police Support Services and Special Operations Accounts for

purchase of various types of Police Department authorized ammunition for

Department issued handguns and patrol rifles for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (All Wards)

Attachments:

Sole Source Justification

Public Utilities

Community Energy Reliability and Resilience Investment grant application to

California Energy Commission for up to $5.25 million and grant match funds of $2.0

million for deployment of Wildfire Mitigation Plan prevention strategies and reduce

ignition risks from electrical infrastructure in High Fire Threat Districts

Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Attachments:

Public Works

Change order to Purchase Order 213444 with Southern California Gas Company,

Los Angeles, for $1,200,000 from Sewer Fund, Renewable Gas Interconnection

Facility Project Account increasing total to $1,965,000, for procurement of long lead

material for interconnection system between Regional Water Quality Control Plant

and Southern California Gas Company to deliver Renewable Biomethane Gas to

Southern California Gas Company (All Wards)

Attachments:

Agreement dated 9.18.20

Letter of Change Order 3

Fourth Amendment to Agreement with ECOTEC Solutions, Inc., Colton, for

$94,870.22, for total of $717,806.70 from Refuse Fund, Refuse Disposal,

Professional Services Regulatory Compliance Account for monitoring, reporting,

and associated operation services for closed Tequesquite Landfill gas collection

system, and flare through June 30, 2026 (All Wards)

Attachments:

Fourth Amendment to Agreement with T.Y. LIN International, Ontario, for State

Route 91/Adams Street Interchange Reconfiguration’s Project Approval and

Environmental Documents Project through August 22, 2028 (Ward 5)

Attachments:

Fourth Amendment to Agreement

Accept 2025 Local Transportation Climate Adaptation Program (LTCAP) Cycle 2

grant for $1,215,000, for environmental and engineering design phases of 14th

Street Underpass Storm Water Pump Station Replacement (Ward 2)

Attachments:

Project Location Map

Public Highway At-Grade Crossing Agreements with Union Pacific Railroad for total

of $2,726,305 from Gas Tax and Measure A Funds UP Quiet Zone-Brockton and

Palm Project Accounts for rail crossings improvements related for establishment of

railroad quiet zones at Brockton and Palm Avenues (Ward 3)

Attachments:

At-Grade Crossing Agreement - Brockton Avenue

At-Grade Crossing Agreement - Palm Avenue

Award Bid 8177 to Estate Design and Construction, Los Angeles, for $508,900 from

Measure Z Capital Public Parking Funds for construction of City-owned parking lot

and alley maintenance for Downtown Parking Lots 3, 18, and 19 (Ward 1)

Attachments:

Location Map

Bid Award Recommendation

Request for Proposal 2459 Agreement with Mariposa Landscapes, Inc., Riverside,

for $592,155 from General Fund Forestry Landscape Maintenance and Riverwalk

Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) Accounts for landscape and general outside

maintenance services for Riverwalk LMD through June 20, 2028, with three

additional one-year extension options (Ward 7)

Attachments:

RFP Award Recommendation

Award Bid 8150 to Hardy

Harper, Inc., Lake Forest, for $8,550,000 for

construction of Fiscal Year 2024-25 Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017

Street Maintenance Improvements - Appropriate $820,000 from Gas Tax Fund to

Road Maintenance Rehabilitation and Traffic Improvement Project Accounts - Five

affirmative votes required (Wards 4, 5, 6, and 7)

Attachments:

Street Rehabilitation List

Location Map

Bid Award Recommendation

Final Tract Map 38431 - Proposal by Andrew Woodard, of the Woodard Group, to

subdivide one lot on 3.52 acres into six-lot development, consisting of new culdesac

street - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,

accepting the Final Map of Tract Map 38431 - Waive further reading - Accept

agreement and sureties for installation and faithful performance of improvements

and labor and material bonds - Northwest corner of Dauchy Avenue and Victor

Hugo Drive (Ward 4)

Attachments:

Staff Report and Recommended Conditions

Map

Resolution

Bonds

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 62

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.

Industrial development regulations update including overview of recent legislative

activity affecting warehousing and distribution facilities - Direct staff on policy

changes for future consideration (Community and Economic Development) (All

Wards) (30-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - Staff Report dated 5.20.25

Attachment 2 - Updated AB 735

Attachment 3 - Updated SB 415

Attachment 4 - Regulations Comparison

Attachment 5- Exhibit A - Redline Table 19.130.030(A)

Attachment 5- Exhibit B - Table 19.130.030

Attachment 5- Exhibit C - Redline Table 19.150.020.A Permitted Uses Table

Attachment 5- Revised Proposed Ordinance - Title 19