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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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
Announcement of Committee meetings:
Finance Committee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber
Housing and Homelessness Committee Special Meeting at 9 a.m. on Monday, December 15, 2025
COMMUNICATIONS
City Manager Updates
Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)
PRESENTATIONS - Item # 5-6
Fire Department overview and employee recognition (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
General Services Department overview and employee recognition (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 7
Riverside Rewards App Pilot Program - Shop-local application powered by Bludot Technologies, Inc., supporting community-based economic activity and authorize City Manager to execute agreement and rewards budget not to exceed $50,000 and $5,940 for software licensing fees and support from General Fund, Economic Development, Software Purchasing/Licensing account (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
3 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 8
Case PR-2024-001761 - Proposal by Justin Heileman to modify Condition of Approval No. 6 related to Vesting Tract Map 22291 to preclude further subdivision of certain lots within the map approved in 1987 - Determine project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty project will not have a significant effect on environment - 2954 Everwood Drive, westerly terminus of Everwood Drive (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 6) (10-minute presentation)
CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 8a-13a
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Ali Harb, et al. v. City of Riverside, et al., Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2203266
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 to instruct City’s Negotiator, Charles M. Futrell, regarding price and terms of payment for the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of property commonly known as Fairmount Park, APNs: 209-162-015, 209-163-001; by Boy Scouts of America, Matt Barth, Negotiator
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2)/56956.9(e)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - two cases
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one
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
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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
Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for recruitment/appointment of City Attorney by City Council
6:15 P.M.
INVOCATION - Councilmember Robillard
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
PUBLIC COMMENT
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PRESENTATION - Item # 15
Mayor Lock Dawson to present a Proclamation to Riverside Museum Associates Multicultural Council representative Aicheria Bell designating December 17, 2025, as Day of Inclusion (5-minute presentation)
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 16-42
City Clerk
Appoint Nancy Hernandez to Human Relations Commission Ward 6 seat (All Wards)
City Council
Economic Development Committee recommends City Sponsorship Program support of $182,814.20 in form of monetary funding and/or in-kind contributions to include $86,851.54 in monetary contributions consisting of $85,800 and $1,051.54 from Arts & Cultural Affairs Division City Sponsorship and Riverside Public Utilities Accounts, respectively, for charitable and community events produced by local non-profit organizations for six-month period of January 1 through June 30, 2026 - Department Table Sponsorship report for January 1 - June 20, 2025 (All Wards)
City Manager
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Authorizing the Establishment of a Community Development Entity and Submission of an Application to the Federal New Markets Tax Credits Program Administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and Authorizing the Execution of all Required Documents by the City Manager or Designee - Waive further reading (All Wards)
Finance
Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Local Agency Special Tax and Bond Accountability Report to fulfill annual reporting requirements of Senate Bill 165 (All Wards)
Third Amendment to Agreement with Collection Bureau of America, Ltd., to extend term for two additional years for collection agency services due to various delinquent accounts with exception of utilities accounts (All Wards)
Human Resources
Request for Proposal 2386 Agreements with investigative companies, Nevins Professional Investigations, Norman A.Traub and Associates, LLC, Leal Trejo, JL Group, LLC., and Boucher Law, PC, for $200,000 annually, for total combined amount of $1,000,000 each for retention of investigative services through June 30, 2028, with two one-year extension options (All Wards)
Agreement with Legal Access Plans, Inc., for voluntary group legal insurance for City employees through December 31, 2028, with two additional one-year extension options (All Wards)
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City of Riverside Youth Service Corps Round 3 grant application for $1,500,471 offered by State of California/California Volunteers for continued operation of Youth Service Corps Program - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
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 Retroactively Approve Updated Salary Schedules from 2019 through 2025 for Impacted Unrepresented Classifications to Comply with CalPERS Salary Reporting Requirements per California Code of Regulations Section 570.5; Approve Changes to Unrepresented Classifications’ Bargaining Group; and Approve Changes to the Fire Chief Benefits to Continue Participation in the Fire Union Retirement Medical Trust Fund - Waive further reading (All Wards)
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 Reflect the 2026 State Mandated Increase to the Minimum Wage and Salary Adjustments to Additional Temporary Job Classifications to Maintain Minimum Wage Increase Differentials - Waive further reading (All Wards)
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
Third Amendment to Agreement with Danny Fuller doing business as Sports Innovators for $33,950 from General Fund, Parks and Recreation, Recreational Services Account for youth sports officials and scorekeepers through December 31, 2026, with final one-year extension option subject to negotiated compensation (All Wards)
Request for Proposal 2466 Agreement with Service First Inc., Santa Ana, for $504,560 plus $80,000 for additional repairs and maintenance to heaters and pool equipment and 10 percent change order authority for total of $635,016 from General Fund, Professional Services Account for annual swimming pool maintenance services through December 31, 2027, with one additional three-year term extension option (Wards 1, 2, 3 and 5)
Addendum One to Production Agreement with Pyro Spectaculars, Inc., Rialto, for $96,200, plus 10 percent change order authority for total of $105,820 from General Fund, Parks and Recreation Services Account for 2026 Fourth of July Pyrotechnic show at Mount Rubidoux (Ward 1)
Addendum Two to Production Agreement with Pyro Spectaculars, Inc., Rialto, for $37,500, plus 10 percent change order authority for total of $41,250 from General Fund, Parks and Recreation Services Account for 2026 Fourth of July Pyrotechnic show at La Sierra Park (Ward 7)
Police
Accept additional funding from Riverside County Probation Department for $150,416.67, for total of $547,416.67 for reimbursement of personnel, vehicles, and operation and maintenance costs related to Public Safety Realignment from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Award Bid 8204 to RE Chaffee Construction, Inc., Wrightwood, for $717,999 plus 20 percent construction contingency of $143,600, for total of $861,599 from Measure Z Fund City Buildings Annual Deferred Maintenance Account for installation of above ground fuel tank at Police Aviation at Riverside Municipal Airport - 7020 Central Avenue (Ward 3)
Public Utilities
Third Amendment to Agreement No. C06-207 Fiscal Year 2025-2035 Western Municipal Water District Water Conservation Funding Agreement with Western Municipal Water District and Riverside Public Utilities for water conservation funding including residential, commercial, industrial and institutional programs from Metropolitan Water District of Southern California through June 30, 2035 (All Wards)
Authorize application to State Water Resources Control Board for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan and Emerging Contaminants Grant or Principal Forgiveness Program funding for Palmyrita Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Water Treatment Plant Project - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Authorizing the City Manager to file a Financial Assistance Application for a Financial Agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board for the Planning, Design, and Construction of the Palmyrita Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Water Treatment Plant Project - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Authorizing the Advance of Funds for Construction of the Palmyrita Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Water Treatment Plant Project Subject to Later Reimbursement of City Expenditures by the State Water Resources Control Board - Waive further readings - Authorize City to receive fifty percent of Riverside Public Utilities Department’s Palmyrita PFAS Water Treatment Plant project costs up to $25 million from Emerging Contaminants Grant or Principal Forgiveness Program for Riverside Public Utilities Department’s Palmyrita PFAS Water Treatment Plant upon the grant and/or principal forgiveness award - Recommend staff return to Board of Public Utilities for update on State Water Resources Control Board for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan application and application and acceptance of Emerging Contaminants Grant and/or Principal Forgiveness Program funding - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Public Works
Request for Proposal 2478 Agreement with AG Integrated Pest Management, LLC., Riverside, for $346,923.68 with 25 percent change order authority of $86,730.92 to cover unanticipated costs related to vandalism, theft, and special event support for total of $433,654.60 from Public Works’ General Fund, Urban Forestry and Landscape, Professional Services Account for Victoria Avenue Citrus Grove maintenance services through June 30, 2030, with three additional one-year extension options (Wards 3, 4, and 5)
Authorize submittal of up to three grant applications to Federal Railroad Administration in amount of $2 million for project planning and project development phase of Spruce Street Grade Separation at Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (Ward 1)
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Waiving the Formal Bidding Provisions of Section 1109 of the Charter of the City of Riverside under the Utilities Project Exception Therein for the Selection of a Qualified Panel of Contractors to Supplement Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant Work Force for the Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant, and the Tequesquite Landfill Construction Projects up to $500,000 on an As-Needed Basis - Waive further reading - Award Request for Qualifications 2456 and seven Master Agreements with various contractors for not-to-exceed $5,000,000 per contractor from various Sewer Fund Capital project budgets for construction, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation services at Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant, and Tequesquite Landfill on an as-needed basis through June 30, 2030 - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Award Bid 8121 to J.R. Filanc Construction, Escondido, for $925,000 from Refuse Fund, Landfill Blower Project Account for construction of Tequesquite Landfill Blowers Rehabilitation Project (Ward 1)
First Amendment to Agreement with APGN Inc., doing business as APG-Neuros, Blainville, Canada, for $452,655, for not-to-exceed $801,905 from Sewer Systems-Plant Maintenance-All Other Equip Maint/Repair Account for asset management and maintenance service plan for six turbo blowers through June 30, 2030 (All Wards)
Amended and Restated Lease and Energy Services Agreement with Riverside Bioenergy Facility, LLC., a Delaware LLC., for Riverside Bioenergy Facility at Regional Water Quality Control Plant for term ending twenty years from Commercial Operation Date with two additional five-year extension options, concluding Feasibility Period (All Wards)
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Award Bid 8211 to Vortex Services, LLC., Houston, Texas, for $556,200 from Special Gas Tax, Fairmount Park Storm Drain Accounts for construction of Fairmount Park Storm Drain - Dexter to Bowling Green Drives, Phase I (Ward 1)
Final Parcel Map 37607 - Proposal by Ashkan Etemadian of ADMG, Inc., to subdivide one parcel into two parcels fronting Van Buren Boulevard and State Route 91 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, accepting the Final Map of Parcel Map No. 37607 - Waive further reading - Northeast corner of intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and State Route 91 (Ward 5)
First Amendment to Request for Proposal 2198 Agreement with Kimley Horn & Associates, Inc., to amend scope of services for Citywide Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation Fees, Bank and Exchanges and extend term through January 23, 2028 (All Wards)
PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 43
Code of Ethics and Conduct Annual Review - Governmental Processes Committee recommends revisions to Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 2.78 - Code of Ethics and Conduct (City Council) (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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The City Council meeting of December 16, 2025, is cancelled.
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