3900 Main Street  
Riverside, CA 92522  
(951) 826-5273  
City of Riverside  
Museum of Riverside Board  
Agenda  
Meeting Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026  
Publication Date: Friday, April 17, 2026  
3:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
Live Webcast at:  
MISSION STATEMENT  
The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to  
ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.  
For virtual Public Comment, two options are available:  
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Call (951) 826-8688  
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Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
Please follow along via the telephone or Zoom options above to ensure you call in at  
the appropriate time for your item(s).  
Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the  
jurisdiction of the Board can be submitted by eComment at  
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all Boards and Commissions and the public are reminded that they must preserve order  
and decorum throughout the meeting.  
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Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to  
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possible.  
Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Board are available for public  
the meeting room.  
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 Board Members.  
3 P.M.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Land Acknowledgment - The Museum of Riverside is grateful to stand on the  
traditional and ancestral lands of the Cahuilla, Gabrielino-Tongva, Luiseño, and  
Serrano people. The Cahuilla, Gabrielino-Tongva, Luiseño, and Serrano continue to  
live and thrive in Southern California.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
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This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments  
regarding any matter within the Museum of Riverside Board’s jurisdiction. Individual  
audience participation is limited to 3 minutes. If you are in person, please complete  
and submit a speaker card to Museum staff. To comment via Telephone, call  
(951)826-8688. 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  
"raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will prompt you to  
"unmute" and speak. You can also comment using the eComments feature at  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine by the  
Museum of Riverside Board and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below.  
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the Museum of  
Riverside Board votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the Museum of Riverside  
Board or staff request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate  
action.  
2
Minutes - February 25, 2026  
Attachments:  
3
Minutes - March 25, 2026 cancelled  
Attachments:  
4
Record Museum of Riverside Board member absence for the February 25, 2026,  
regular meeting  
Attachments:  
PRESENTATIONS  
5
Receive and file a presentation from the Museum of Riverside’s Archivist  
Attachments:  
6
Update on Museum of Riverside proposed budget for FY 2026-2027 and FY  
2027-2028  
Attachments:  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR  
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.  
7
Recommendation to the Museum of Riverside Board to recommend to City Council  
the deaccession from the permanent collection of one (1) lot of Indian Wells  
archaeological materials including ancestral remains (A744) one (1) Palm Springs  
olla (A5-234), one (1) Desert Hot Springs mano (A513-1), and one (1) collection of  
Palm  
Desert  
archaeological  
materials  
(A688-21(2),  
A688-25,  
A688-25(1),  
A688-27(1-3), A688-28(1-7), A688-31) associated with the Agua Caliente Band of  
Cahuilla Indians  
Attachments:  
8
Discuss, receive, and file the Strategic Plan status report for the quarter ending  
March 31, 2026  
Attachments:  
9
To recommend that City Council approves a five-year Strategic Plan for Museum of  
Riverside operations for the fiscal years 2026-2027 through 2030-2031  
Attachments:  
COMMUNICATIONS  
10  
Director’s Update regarding the main museum renovation, historic houses,  
collections, exhibitions and programs, budget, staffing, advisory teams, volunteer  
and support opportunities, marketing and communications, and advocacy  
Attachments:  
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12  
Board Chair & Vice-Chair updates  
Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and meetings attended by Museum of  
Riverside Board members  
13  
Items for future Museum of Riverside Board consideration as requested by  
members of the Board. Only items that fall within the powers and duties of the  
Museum of Riverside as set forth in the City Charter and/or the Riverside Municipal  
Code will be agendized for future discussion  
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The next regular Museum of Riverside Board meeting  
is scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 3 p.m.  
For live Webcast of the Board Meeting:  
RiversideCA.gov/Meeting  
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