Mayor

City of Riverside

City Council

Patricia Lock Dawson

Councilmembers:

Philip Falcone

Clarissa Cervantes

Steven Robillard

Chuck Conder

Sean H. Mill

Public Financing Authority

Agenda - Revised

Jim Perry

Steve Hemenway

Meeting Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Publication Date: Friday, February 20, 2026

1:00 PM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting

Originally Published: February 12, 2026

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 City Council/Public Financing Authority (City Council) and the public are reminded

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possible.

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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

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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

COMMUNICATIONS

City Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)

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

WORKSHOP - Item # 5

Receive and file update on Riverside Fire Department 2026 Defensible Space

Inspection Program and community engagement efforts through Firewise USA

program to strengthen wildfire preparedness and resilience Citywide (Fire) (All

Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Presentation

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 6

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.

Receive Fiscal Year 2025-26 First Quarter Financial Report - Appropriate $10,000

to General Fund, Finance-Debt and Treasure Admin-Professional Services

expenditure account and $265,051 to Riverwalk LMD Fund, Maintenance and

Repair Account - All other accounting and financial transactions on as-needed

basis, from available deposits in

ASR and GCS Special Deposit Funds, for

one-time City costs to be paid by developers of Adrenaline Sports Resorts and

Sports and Entertainment District development projects - Interdepartmental Transfer

of 2.5 FTEs and transfer of related personnel budget to General Fund, Housing and

Human Services, Salary Accounts for $117,533.39 - Appropriate $1,554,623.04

from General Fund, to reimburse developer of Community Facilities District CFD

No. 38 an amount equivalent to eligible City fees paid and $500,000 to Capital

Outlay Fund to support costs associated with City Hall basement flood damages -

Supplemental appropriations - Interfund Transfers - Five affirmative votes required

(Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Measure Z Spending Plan

Presentation

CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 7-13

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 Timothy Popplewell, et al. v. City of Riverside,

Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2503970

Attachments:

Report

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

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

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

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

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:

Report

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

Attachments:

Report

3 P.M.

PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 14

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.

Citywide workforce report pursuant to Assembly Bill 2561 on status of vacancies,

recruitment, and retention efforts (Human Resources) (All Wards) (10-minute

presentation)

Attachments:

Report

Notice

Presentation

6:15 P.M.

INVOCATION - Councilmember Falcone

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

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PRESENTATIONS - Item # 16-18

Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Adrian Dell and Carmen Roberts

Foundation Committee member Michael James recognizing February 2026 as Black

History Month (5-minute presentation)

Mayor Lock Dawson to recognize Raincross Day in honor of the city’s longstanding

emblem (5-minute presentation)

Riverside Prospers Success Report - Path of Life (Ward 2) (5-minute presentation)

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 19-40

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

Introduce an Ordinance amending numerous sections of Titles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10

of the Riverside Municipal Code to make various clarifying, conforming, technical,

and other amendments in order to ensure Riverside Municipal Code remains

current, relevant, and consistent with existing statutory and decisional law (All

Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Ordinance

Authorize City Attorney to execute reciprocal conflict of interest waivers with law

firm Holland and Hart, to allow firm to represent the City in Power Purchase

Agreements with NextEra Energy Resources Development or its subsidiaries (All

Wards)

Attachments:

Report

City Clerk

Appoint Christen Montero to Planning Commission Ward 2 seat and Abigail

Thranow to Board of Ethics Ward 3 seat - File resignations of Yundra Thomas from

Budget Engagement Commission Ward 5 Business seat, Jordan Sisson from

Cultural Heritage Board Ward 1 seat, and Rafael Elizalde from Planning

Commission Ward 3 seat (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section 2.04.010

of the Riverside Municipal Code updating the regular meeting schedule of the City

Council to regular meetings on the first four Tuesdays of each month, with no City

Council meeting on the fifth Tuesday of month, City Council meetings only on

second and fourth Tuesdays of July and August with afternoon sessions starting at

1:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m., with evening sessions to start at approximately 6:15 p.m. -

Waive further reading (Intro. on 11-18-25, All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Ordinance

Approval of January 27, February 3 and 10, 2026, minutes

Attachments:

Minutes 1-27-2026

Minutes 2-3-2026

Minutes 2-10-2026

Community and Economic Development

Case PR-2023-001523 - Zoning Code Text Amendment - Adopt an ordinance

amending Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code including but not limited

to Articles V (Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions), VII

(Specific Land Use Provisions), and X (Definitions) - Waive further reading (Intro.

on 1-27-26, All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Ordinance - Revised Redlined

Ordinance - Final

Finance

Receive Fiscal Year 2025-26 First Quarter Cash, Investments, and Debt Report (All

Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Q1 Cash and Investment Report

Q1 Debt Report

Adopt a Resolution initiating proceedings to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal

Year 2026-27 within the Riverwalk Landscape Maintenance District, pursuant to the

Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, appointing Webb Municipal Finance, LLC as

the Engineer of Record and ordering preparation of an Engineer’s Report - Waive

further reading (Ward 7)

Attachments:

Report

Resolution

Adopt a Resolution initiating proceedings to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal

Year 2026-27 in the Street Lighting District No. 1, pursuant to the Landscaping and

Lighting Act of 1972, appointing Webb Municipal Finance, LLC as the Engineer of

Record, and ordering preparation of an Engineer’s Report - Waive further reading

(All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Resolution

Adopt a Resolution initiating proceedings to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal

Year 2026-27 in Landscape Maintenance District No. 88-1 Sycamore Highlands,

pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, appointing Webb Municipal

Finance, LLC as the Engineer of Record and ordering preparation of an Engineer’s

Report - Waive further reading (Ward 2)

Attachments:

Report

Resolution

Joint item with Public Financing Authority - Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of

the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the extension of the term of a Letter of

Credit Supporting the Variable Rate Refunding Certificates of Participation

(Riverside Renaissance Projects) Series 2008 and related documents and

authorizing other matters relating thereto - Adopt a Resolution of the Board of

Directors of the Riverside Public Financing Authority authorizing the extension of

the term of a Letter of Credit Supporting the Variable Rate Refunding Certificates of

Participation (Riverside Renaissance Projects) Series 2008 and related documents

and authorizing other matters relating thereto - Waive further readings - Approve

form of Seventh Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement and related Fee Letter

and authorize supplement to Official Statement reflecting extended Letter of Credit

Term - Approve financing team engagement and authorize associated expenditures

for CSG Advisors Inc., as Municipal Advisor, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, as

Bond Counsel, US Bank, as Bond Trustee and Nixon Peabody, Bank of America’s

counsel for legal costs associated with transaction - Appropriate $23,000 to pay

transaction costs associated with extension - Fund Transfer - Five affirmative votes

required (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Resolution - City Council

Resolution - Public Financing Authority

Seventh Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement

Fee Letter

Supplement to Official Statement

Mayor

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA - Mayor Lock Dawson

requests approval of travel expenses of $2,047.83 from General Fund, Economic

Development, Training Account for travel to Rimini, Italy for KEY Energy Transition

Expo scheduled for March 2-6, 2026 (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

General Services

Donation of surplus Ford Ranger pickup truck to Arlington Business Partnership (All

Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Human Resources

Accept $70,000 from Blue Shield of California as Wellness Fund Allowance to

provide various employee wellness programs and initiatives

appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Supplemental

Attachments:

Report

Allowance Assumptions

Police

Appropriate $446,451.98 to Grants and Restricted Programs Fund Various

Programs Accounts for overtime reimbursement of Riverside Police Department's

participation in various local, state, and federal task forces - Five affirmative votes

required (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Public Utilities

Authorize submittal of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) application to

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through California Governor’s

Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) for amount of $2,829,300, with 25 percent

cost share local match of $943,100 and accept any funding awarded under HMGP

for design and construction of five backup generators and automatic transfer

switches at five critical water infrastructure sites - Upon receipt of funding award,

record increase in revenues and corresponding supplemental appropriation in

amount of actual award into appropriate accounts to be established by Finance

Department, including but not limited to Water Fund Federal Capital Grants Revenue

Account - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Presentation

Fiscal Year 2025-26 Tree Power Program Free Shade Tree Coupon Campaign -

Issue purchase orders and changes orders to Parkview Nursery, 4377 Chicago

Avenue; Parkview Nursery, 3841 Jackson Street; and Louie’s Nursery, 18550 Van

Buren Boulevard for Tree Power Program’s Free Shade Tree Coupon campaign for

collective amount of $478,584 from Electric Public Benefits Program Fund,

Residential Tree Power Program Account (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Presentation

Public Works

Award Bid 8019 to Pavement Rehab Company, Yorba Linda, for $638,498, plus 10

percent contingency for total of $702,347.80 from Gas Tax Funds for construction

of Citywide curb, gutter, sidewalk, American with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramps

repair, and sidewalk improvements on Century Avenue (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Map

Bid Award Recommendation

Adopt an Ordinance amending Section 10.76.010 of the Riverside Municipal Code

Designating the Prima Facie Speed Limits for streets and portions thereof in

accordance with the Provisions of Sections 10.20.020 and 10.20.030 to establish 25

MPH speed limit zone on First Street from Orange Street to Main Street and on

Victoria Avenue Frontage Road from Laramie Road to Arlington Avenue Frontage

Road - Waive further reading (Intro. on 2-3-26, Wards 1 and 3)

Attachments:

Report

Ordinance

Approve purchase of one Green Machine 500ze electric sweeper under Sourcewell

Cooperative Agreement No. 032824-NAF from National Auto Fleet Group,

Watsonville, for $244,696.68 from Refuse Fund, Solid Waste Street Sweeping,

Automotive Equipment Account for Solid Waste Division (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Quote 3334HD

Contract #032824-NAF

Award Bid 8184 to Hardy & Harper, Inc., Lake Forest, for $1,540,000 from Capital

Outlay-Grant Measure A Account for construction of Highway Safety Improvement

Program (HSIP) Mission Inn Avenue Median Project between Scout Lane and

Redwood Drive (Ward 1)

Attachments:

Report

Bid Award Recommendation

Project Location Map

Presentation

Award Bid 8183 to Servitek Electrical Inc., Norwalk, for $3,126,989 plus 10 percent

contingency, for total of $3,439,688 from Capital Outlay-Grant Measue A Account

for construction of Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 11 Citywide

Retroreflective backplates and right-turn overlap for Citywide traffic safety

improvement project (All Wards)

Attachments:

Report

Bid Award Recommendation

Project Location Map

Presentation

PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 41

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-2021-001026 - Gustav Kuhn - Appeal of Planning Commission approval of

proposal by Steve Richardson of Richardson’s RV for minor conditional use permit

and design review to permit establishment of outdoor storage yard for storage of

recreational vehicles and convert existing vacant residence into office - Determine

project is categorically exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), Section 15303 (New

Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), and Section 15332 (In-Fill

Development Projects) - 10030 Indiana Avenue between Harrison and Tyler Streets

(Community and Economic Development) (Ward 5) (10-minute presentation)

Attachments:

Report

PC Staff Report and Exhibits

PC Exhibits 6-7

PC Exhibits 7 con't - 9

PC Exhibit 9 con't

PC Exhibit 10

PC Revised Conditions of Approval

PC Minutes

4- Appeal Letter 11-17-2025

5- Preliminary Water Quality Management Plan

Public Comment Letter

Notice

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, March 3, 2026

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