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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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Page Break
1 P.M.
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
INVOCATION - Councilmember Cervantes
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
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:
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2026, Art Pick Council Chamber
COMMUNICATIONS
City Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)
Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)
PRESENTATIONS - Item # 5-6
Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Area County Director for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Rita Clemons commemorating the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge (5-minute presentation)
Public Works Department overview and employee recognition - Mayor to present Proclamation recognizing May 17-23, 2026, as National Public Works Week (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 7-18
City Clerk
Appoint Austin Coulson to Airport Commission Citywide seat, Elizabeth Lossing to Commission of Aging Ward 1 seat - File resignation of Joshua Kopp from Park and Recreation Commission Ward 5 seat (All Wards)
City Manager
Receive and file Community Police Review Commission 2025 Annual Report (All Wards)
Accept $76,042 from ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability U.S.A, Inc., and Coalition for Green Capital to support Pre-Market Development public-private partnership plans for clean energy projects - Approve Municipal Investment Fund Planning Grant Subcontractor Partnership Agreement between City of Riverside, USBGC-CA, and GRID IE with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability U.S.A, Inc., and Coalition for Green Capital for $76,042 for six-month term and any extensions - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Community and Economic Development
Approve Assignment and Assumption Agreement with Ruben Barragan and Luis Hernandez, doing business as Fire Up Grill, for restaurant space at Mission Square Building assigning lease solely to Luis Hernandez - 3750 University Avenue, Suite 190 (Ward 1)
General Services
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA - Approve Request for Bids No. 8230 purchases of four Ford F150 XL 4WD Super Cab Trucks from Fritts Ford, Riverside, for $198,588.64, one Ford F150 Lightning Flash 4WD truck from from DWWVF, Inc., Orange, for $69,376.65, and one Ford Mustang Mach-E Select RWD from Puente Hills Ford, City of Industry, for $38,898.19 for total amount of $306,863.48 from Central Garage Fund, Automotive Equipment Account for Public Utilities Water Operations Division (All Wards)
Reject bids submitted by Dorado Design & Construction, Inc., Irvine, and PCW Contracting Services, Anaheim, as nonresponsive - Approve Request for Proposal 2513 Agreement with Cal-City Construction, Inc., Cerritos, for $1,982,763 plus 15 percent construction contingency of $297,414, for project changes such as unforeseen conditions or necessary design modifications, for total of $2,280,177 from General Fund Infrastructure Reserves for Design-Build Renovation of City Hall Lobby - Supplemental appropriation - Interfund transfer - Five affirmative votes required - 3900 Main Street (Ward 1)
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
Purchase playground equipment from OMNIA cooperative contract #R220203 with Pacific Play Systems, Inc., Carlsbad, for $213,960 from Capital Outlay Fund for Orange Terrace Community Park improvements (Ward 4)
Adopt the River District Feasibility Study Workplan (Wards 1, 3, and 7)
Purchase two Micro Bird G5 Electric Buses from A-Z Bus Sales, Inc., Colton, under Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement No. 063020-BBB for $753,124.43 from Special Transit Fund for Special Transportation Division (All Wards)
Approve change order authority increase to 25% for Purchase Order 262687 with Pacific Tide Construction, Northridge, California, for $55,716.80, for not-to-exceed total contract amount of $278,584 from Nichols Park Playground Project account for Nichols Park playground, shade structure, and resilient surfacing installation (Ward 3)
Police
Authorize purchase of CLIPS software and licenses from CommSys, Inc., Centerville, Ohio, for $241,776 from Grants and Restricted Programs Police Department Administrative Services State COPS 24-25 Account for California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) connectivity for five-year term (All Wards)
Public Utilities
Approve Fourth Amendment to Interconnection Facilities Agreement with Southern California Edison Company reducing Interconnection Facilities cost from $15,935,410.88 to $14,223,280.00 and revising payment schedule and project completion date for Riverside Transmission Reliability Project (All Wards)
CLOSED SESSIONS - Items # 19-24
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Beverly Demar-Brown v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No(s): 220050/ADJ15072004
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)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case
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, City Clerk, and Inspector General, 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 of City Attorney by City Council
4:30 P.M.
PRESENTATION - Item # 25
Twenty-Five Most Remarkable Teens in Riverside presented by Riverside Youth Council (Mayor) (All Wards) (90-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 next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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