City Council meeting summary

MISSION STATEMENT

The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community. Spanish interpreters will be available in person and via phone. To participate virtually, two options are available: VIA TELEPHONE: Call (951) 826-8686 and follow the prompts to access your desired language. Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 to speak. VIA ZOOM: Use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265 Select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on screen message will prompt you to "unmute" and speak. 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 City Council can be submitted via the eComment feature at www.riversideca.gov/meeting until two hours before the meeting. Email comments to City_Clerk@riversideca.gov. * * * * *

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1 P.M.

MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

INVOCATION - Councilmember Cervantes

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

To comment on Closed Sessions, 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. To participate via ZOOM, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265. 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 meetings: Governmental Processes Committee at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber Inspector General Committee at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber Finance Committee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 14, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber

COMMUNICATIONS

City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation)

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

PRESENTATION Item # 5

Human Resources Department overview and employee recognition (10-minute presentation)

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 6-24

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Airport

Request for Proposal 2423 Agreement with Coffman Associates, Inc., a Missouri Corporation, for $849,157, plus 15 percent change order authority for total not-to-exceed $976,530.55 from General Fund Infrastructure Reserve to Airport Fund, Airport Master Plan Project revenue and expenditure accounts for Airport Economic Impact Study/Development Plan and Master Plan at Riverside Municipal Airport - Supplemental appropriations and Interfund Transfers - Five affirmative votes required - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)

City Attorney

Outside counsel expenditures for January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2025, as provided by outside counsel policy approved by City Council on June 16, 2015 (All Wards)

City Clerk

Appoint Lisa M. Dryan-Zagala to Commission on Disabilities Citywide seat and Derrick Eide Nelson to Cultural Heritage Board Ward 3 seat - File resignation of Bobby Garcia from Community Police Review Commission Ward 5 seat (All Wards)

Minutes of July 15, 2025

Community and Economic Development

Purchase and Sale Agreement with Riverside County Transportation Commission, for $1,283,000, for two fee simple storm drain facilities, sanitary sewer, non-exclusive easements and grant portion of vacated Commerce Street for Third Street Grade Separation Project, Federal Aid Number CML 5058(081) - Westside of Commerce Street, South of Third Street (Wards 1 and 2)

First Amendment to Lease Agreement with Fehr & Peers, for $31,800 estimated revenue, for six-month extension at Mission Square Office Building - 3750 University Avenue, Suite 225 (Ward 1)

Case DP-2024-01558 - Jo Phelan and Bruce Link - Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, 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. 151, the Boyd Residence, located at 4649 Ninth Street - Waive further reading (Intro. on 7-15-25, Ward 1)

Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 5.77 the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Cannabis Business Activities - Waive further reading (Intro. on 7-15-25, All Wards)

Case PR-2025-001795 - City of Riverside - Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section 5.77.320 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding location and design of Cannabis Businesses and Table 19.150.020.A regarding permitted uses - Waive further reading (Intro. on 7-15-25, All Wards)

Fire

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the submission of application and acceptance of grant award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the California Office of Emergency Services for the Fiscal Year 2024 State Homeland Security Program Grant (SHSP) for $45,677 and authorizing the execution of all required documents by the City Manager, or his designee; and amending the Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 accordingly - Waive further reading - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the submission of application and acceptance of Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for $39,785 for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program and authorizing the execution of all required documents by the City Manager, or his designee; and amending the Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 accordingly - Waive further reading - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Fourth Amendment to Agreement with Galls, LLC., Lexington, Kentucky, for increased amount of $124,999 for revised total contract amount not-to-exceed $511,278 from General Fund, Fire Operations, Clothing/Linen/Safety Supplies Account for purchase of Fire Department station uniforms and accessories (All Wards)

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Library

Accept Library Minor Gift Fund of $533,763 for Library materials, programs, and services - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Mayor

Mayor Lock Dawson requests approval of travel expenses of $422.20 from Mayor's General Fund Sister Cities Account for travel to Ensenada, Mexico scheduled for August 13-14, 2025 (All Wards)

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Second Amendment to Agreement with Janet Goeske Foundation for $780,054 from General Fund, Parks and Recreation, Janet Goeske Center Special Programs Account for first year and remaining balance will be requested as part of biennial Fiscal Years 2026-2028 budget for management and operation of Janet Goeske Senior Center through June 30, 2027 (Ward 3)

Request for Proposal 2448 Agreement with Merchants Landscape Services, Inc., Santa Ana, for $4,626,000, plus additional $345,000 for irrigation repairs, vandalism and graffiti removal costs, and include five percent change order authority, for total contract amount of $5,202,300 from General Fund, Parks, Landscape Maintenance accounts for Sports Parks, account for Sports Park landscape maintenance services for term through June 30, 2028, with one additional two-year extension option (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7)

Public Works

Purchase of automated black refuse carts with interchangeable gray, green, and blue lids from Toter, LLC., Statesville, North Carolina, for not-to-exceed $850,000 from Public Works Refuse and Grant and Restricted Programs Accounts under Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement 120324-TOT in accordance with Purchasing Resolution 24101, Section 602, through June 30, 2026 (All Wards)

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2025/26 funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 - Waive further reading (Wards 2, 3, 4, 5 6, and 7)

Amendment No. 3 to Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) Program Agreement with Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) to increase funding amount by $2.5 million from $11.25 million to not-to-exceed $13.75 million from TUMF Fund, Third Street/Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Grade Separation revenue and expenditure accounts for Project Approval and Environmental Documentation (PA&ED) and Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E) phases, and for Right-of-Way acquisition phase - Third Street Grade Separation Project - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Wards 1 and 2)

DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 25-27

Encampment Delegated Maintenance Agreement with State of California to remove unpermitted encampments in State Right of Way, including highway and freeway areas situated within State’s jurisdictional limits as authorized under Streets and Highways Code Section 114 and 116 - Record revenue increase and appropriate expenditures of $400,000 in Grants & Restricted Programs Fund, Homeless Encampment Clean-Up revenue and expenditure accounts - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Public Works and Housing and Human Services) (Wards 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7) (15-minute presentation)

Pavement Management Program update and proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 paving projects (Public Works) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)

CONTINUED FROM JULY 15, 2025 - Award Bid 8165 to Horizons Construction Company, Orange, for $16,128,715, plus 10 percent contingency, for total not-to-exceed $17,741,587 from Eastside Library Project Accounts for SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library Project including demolition, hazardous material abatement, and new construction - Supplemental appropriations - Interdepartmental/Interfund Transfers - Five affirmative votes required - 2060 University Avenue (Library) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation)

CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 28-38

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Tony Platt v. City of Riverside, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. RIC1822011

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside, a charter city and municipal corporation, the City Council of the City of Riverside, acting by and through its duly elected councilmembers, Erin Edwards, Clarissa Cervantes, Ronaldo Fierro, Gabriela Plascencia, James Perry, and Steven Hemenway, in their official capacity v. Councilmember Charles Conder and former Councilmember Steven R. Adams, in their official capacity, and does 1 through 50, inclusive, Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2300725

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Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from legal counsel concerning Lorne Skipper v. City of Riverside, Claim No.: ADJ9952109

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL 2804, United States District Court Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division Case No. 1:17-md-2804

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. 3M Company, et al., United States District Court for the District of South Carolina; MDL No. 2873 Master Docket No. 2:18-mn-2873

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. Antonio Rodriguez and Sergio Delacruz, Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2400547

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Riverside All of us or None, et al. v. City of Riverside, et al., United States District Court Case No. 5:23-cv-01536 SPG (SP); Claim No: 23-09-15

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from legal counsel concerning Stephen Manley v. City of Riverside, Claim No(s): ADJ12878113

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA - 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

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Eric H. Saldivar v. Evan Wright, Abel Soria, et al., United States District Court Case No. 2:20-cv-02081-CAS-PD

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - two cases

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 - two cases

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

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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

3 P.M.

PUBLIC HEARINGS - Item # 39-40

Riverside New Car Dealers Association Annual Report - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, confirming the annual report of the Riverside New Car Dealers Association, acting in its capacity as the Advisory Board to the Auto Center Business Improvement District, and levying assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning September 1, 2025 - Waive further reading (Finance) (Wards 4 and 5) (5-minute presentation)

Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, authorizing the Issuance of Refunding Sewer Revenue Bonds of the City in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not-to-Exceed $165,000,000 and providing the Terms and Conditions of Such Bonds - Waive further reading - Approve Financing Team consisting of Finance, City Attorney, Public Works, NHA Advisors, as Municipal Advisor, BofA Securities, Inc., as Senior Underwriter and Cabrera Capital Markets as Co-Managing Underwriter, Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth LLP., as Bond and Disclosure Counsel, US Bank National Association as Escrow Agent & Trustee, Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s as Rating Agencies, and Carollo as Sewer Rate Consultant - Delegate to City’s Financing Team, at the time of Bond sale, the determination of specific maturities to be refunded - Upon closing of 2025A Refunding Sewer Revenue Bonds, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to make necessary budget adjustments and/or appropriations to properly record refunding and financing expenses in accordance with governmental accounting standards - Supplemental appropriations - Five affirmative votes required (Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)

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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

* * * * * * * * * The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 19, 2025

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