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The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.
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3 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
Announcement of Committee meeting:
Land Use Committee at 9 a.m. on Monday, December 8, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber
COMMUNICATIONS
City Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)
Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)
PRESENTATION - Item # 5
Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Friends of Mount Rubidoux to recognize 100th anniversary of PEACE Tower at Mount Rubidoux trail (5-minute presentation)
CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 6-11a
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Jason Hunter v. Gage Canal Co. and City of Riverside, Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2502247
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Scott Wilson v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No(s): 260076
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case
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
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
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
Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of City Manager
PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 12
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Confirming the Annual Report of the Riverside Downtown Partnership Acting in its Capacity as the Advisory Board to the Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area and Levying Assessments for Calendar Year 2026 - Waive further reading (Finance) (Wards 1 and 2) (10-minute presentation)
6:15 P.M.
INVOCATION - Councilmember Cervantes
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
PUBLIC COMMENT
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CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 14-32
City Attorney
Approve Change Order to Bid 8179 with First Trade LLC., doing business as YMC, Irvine, for $111,211.34, plus 10 percent contingency of $11,121 for total not-to-exceed $172,296.65 adding Phases 1-3 for flooring replacement and carpeting substitution at City Attorney’s Office - 3750 University Avenue, Suite 250 (Ward 1)
City Clerk
File resignations of Nora Moti from Commission on Aging and Steven Herrera from Cultural Heritage Board Ward 2 seats (All Wards)
Minutes of November 18, 2025
City Council
Mayor Pro Tem Conder recommends cancellation of December 16, 2025, regular City Council meeting, for lack of agenda items (All Wards)
Community and Economic Development
Planning Case PR-2023-001595 Summary Vacation - Todd Nelson of Prism Aerospace - Determine project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense) of CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the project will have a significant effect on environment - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Providing for the Summary Vacation Case No. PR-2023-001595 of an Approximately 10,254-square-foot excess Right-of-Way Street, located on the West Side of Howard Avenue, between 10th and 12th Streets - Waive further reading (Ward 1)
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Finance
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Approving a Joint Community Facilities Agreement with Riverside Unified School District and Century Communities of California, LLC., for Community Facilities District No. 42 of Riverside Unified School District - Waive further reading - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Ward 5)
Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Acting in its Capacity as the Legislative Body of Community Facilities District No. 2025-2 (Sagecrest) of the City of Riverside Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes - Waive further reading (Intro. on 10-28-25, Ward 5)
Fire
California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee (CFFJAC) reimbursement of $100,000 for Fire training support - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Human Resources
Agreement with Shuster Advisory Group, LLC., as City's Defined Contribution Plan Consultant and Investment Advisor through December 31, 2028, with two additional one-year extension options (All Wards)
Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, Amending Sections 2.08.010 and 2.08.020 and adding Section 2.09 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding the Office of the Inspector General as an Administrative Office and Department of the City and Retention of Outside Counsel by the Inspector General - Waive further reading (Intro. on 11-18-25, All Wards)
Library
Increase Purchase Order 260025 with Brodart Co., McElhattan, Pennsylvania, for $166,829 for revised purchase order of $206,829 from General Fund and Grants and Restricted Programs Accounts for library materials and services (All Wards)
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
Request for Proposal 2444 Agreement with Rivcomm, Inc., Riverside, for $203,695.75, plus 10 percent change order authority, for total contract amount of $224,065.32 from Radio Comm 24/25 Machine Equipment Account for Special Transportation Division digital radios and installations, for one-year term one additional one-year extension option (All Wards)
Public Utilities
Riverside Public Utilities Fiscal and Cash Reserve Policy update to establish Pre funding section 115 Pension Trust - Unfunded Accrued Liability Reserve with approved Water Treatment Reserve for water fund only and clarification of certain existing policy definitions (All Wards)
Energy Efficiency and Demand Reduction ten-year target of .36 percent of annual projected retail energy sales for period beginning 2026 through 2035 (All Wards)
Southern California Public Power Authority semi-annual expenditure report for Fiscal Year 2024-25 (All Wards)
Public Works
Award Bid 8201 to GHC Pipeline, LLC., Riverside, for $248,489 from Gas Tax Fund, Houghton Ave Storm Drain Improvement project account for Houghton Avenue Storm Drain Improvements (Ward 1)
Participation in voluntary Western Riverside Council of Governments Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Program - Credit Generator Participation Agreement with Western Riverside Council of Governments for California Environmental Quality Act compliance related to transportation analysis (All Wards)
Street cross-section reduction from City General Plan Circulation and Community Mobility Element when Public Works Department completes street improvement projects (All Wards)
Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, Amending Chapter 3.30 of the Riverside Municipal Code, to Add One Subsection to the Schedule of Regulation, Products, and Services, Subsection XI - Public Parking - Public Works - Waive further reading (Intro. on 11-4-25, Ward 1)
DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 33
Confirm shareholder proxy authority and assignment of shares for any designated Council, Riverside Public Utilities Board, or City staff representative or their alternate of the respective mutual water companies - Delegate authority to any designated Council, Riverside Public Utilities Board, or City staff representative or their alternate to vote City’s shares as City’s proxy at all meetings of respective mutual water companies - Authorize City Manager and Public Utilities General Manager from to solicit interest from the Mutual Water Company nominee list and direct the City’s proxy to vote the City’s shares in relevant Mutual Water Company board elections consistent with City’s adopted policies - Authorize assignment and recalling of shares as necessary for each Council, Board, or City staff representative serving on mutual water companies (Public Utilities) (All Wards) (10-minute 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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