Riverside — 2025-12-02
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1\nTo comment on Closed Sessions and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City\nCouncil, you are invited to participate in person or call at (951) 826-8686 and follow\nthe prompts to access your language of preference. Press *9 to be placed in the\nqueue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6\nwhen you are ready to speak.\nTo participate via ZOOM, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265.\nSelect the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will\nprompt you to "unmute" and speak.\nMAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
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10\nPursuant to Government Code §54957(a) for consultation with Larry Gonzalez,\nRiverside Chief of Police, or his respective deputy, and George Khalil, Chief\nInnovation Officer regarding threat to public services or facilities\nReport\nAttachments:
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11\nPursuant to Government Code §54957.6 to review the City Council's position and\ninstruct designated representatives regarding salaries, salary schedules,\nor compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of all Executive Management\nemployees except the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk, all Management\nand Confidential employees as defined by PERS, Fire Management Unit, Riverside\nCity Firefighters Association, Riverside Police Officers Association\n(Police and Police Supervisory Units), Service Employees International Union #721,\nInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #47,\nand Riverside Police Administrators Association\nReport\nAttachments:\n11a\nPursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of City Manager\nReport\nAttachments:
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12\nA Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Confirming the\nAnnual Report of the Riverside Downtown Partnership Acting in its Capacity as the\nAdvisory Board to the Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area and\nLevying Assessments for Calendar Year 2026 - Waive further reading (Finance)\n(Wards 1 and 2) (10-minute presentation)\nReport\nResolution\nAnnual Report - RDP\nBoundary Map\nLetters Received\nPresentation - City of Riverside\nPresentation - RDP\nAttachments:
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14\nApprove Change Order to Bid 8179 with First Trade LLC., doing business as YMC,\nIrvine,\nfor\n$111,211.34,\nplus\n10 percent\ncontingency\nof\n$11,121 for\ntotal\nnot-to-exceed\n$172,296.65 adding\nPhases\n1-3 for\nflooring\nreplacement\nand\ncarpeting substitution at City Attorney’s Office - 3750 University Avenue, Suite 250\n(Ward 1)\nReport\nChange Order 1\nAttachments:\nCity Clerk
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15\nFile resignations of Nora Moti from Commission on Aging and Steven Herrera from\nCultural Heritage Board Ward 2 seats (All Wards)\nReport\nAttachments:
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16\nMinutes of November 18, 2025\nMinutes\nAttachments:
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17\nMayor Pro Tem Conder recommends cancellation of December 16, 2025, regular\nCity Council meeting, for lack of agenda items (All Wards)\nReport\nAttachments:\nCommunity and Economic Development
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18\nPlanning\nCase\nPR-2023-001595 Summary\nVacation\n-\nTodd\nNelson\nof\nPrism\nAerospace - Determine project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense) of CEQA Guidelines, as\nit can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the project will have a\nsignificant effect on environment - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nRiverside,\nCalifornia,\nProviding\nfor\nthe\nSummary\nVacation\nCase\nNo.\nPR-2023-001595 of\nan\nApproximately\n10,254-square-foot\nexcess\nRight-of-Way\nStreet, located on the West Side of Howard Avenue, between 10th and 12th Streets\n- Waive further reading (Ward 1)\nReport\nResolution\nLegal Description\nRecommended Conditions\nAerial Photo\nLegal and Plat Map\nAttachments:\nFinance
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19\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Approving a Joint\nCommunity Facilities Agreement with Riverside Unified School District and Century\nCommunities\nof\nCalifornia,\nLLC.,\nfor\nCommunity\nFacilities\nDistrict\nNo.\n42 of\nRiverside\nUnified\nSchool\nDistrict\n-\nWaive\nfurther\nreading\n-\nSupplemental\nappropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Ward 5)\nReport\nJoint Community Facilities Agreement\nResolution\nTract Maps\nRUSD Resolution\nAttachments:
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2\nBrief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor\nand City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events\nAnnouncement of Committee meeting:\nLand Use Committee at 9 a.m. on Monday, December 8, 2025, Art Pick Council\nChamber\nCOMMUNICATIONS
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20\nAdopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Acting in\nits Capacity as the Legislative Body of Community Facilities District No. 2025-2\n(Sagecrest) of the City of Riverside Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes - Waive\nfurther reading (Intro. on 10-28-25, Ward 5)\nReport\nOrdinance\nAttachments:\nFire
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21\nCalifornia Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee (CFFJAC) reimbursement of\n$100,000 for Fire training support - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative\nvotes required (All Wards)\nReport\nAttachments:\nHuman Resources
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22\nAgreement with Shuster Advisory Group, LLC., as City's Defined Contribution Plan\nConsultant and Investment Advisor through December 31, 2028, with two additional\none-year extension options (All Wards)\nReport\nAgreement\nAttachments:
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23\nAdopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, Amending Sections\n2.08.010 and 2.08.020 and adding Section 2.09 of the Riverside Municipal Code\nregarding the Office of the Inspector General as an Administrative Office and\nDepartment of the City and Retention of Outside Counsel by the Inspector General -\nWaive further reading (Intro. on 11-18-25, All Wards)\nReport\nOrdinance\nAttachments:\nLibrary
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24\nIncrease Purchase Order 260025 with Brodart Co., McElhattan, Pennsylvania, for\n$166,829 for revised purchase order of $206,829 from General Fund and Grants\nand Restricted Programs Accounts for library materials and services (All Wards)\nReport\nRiverside Public Library Pricing Proposal\nAttachments:\nParks, Recreation, and Community Services
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25\nRequest\nfor\nProposal\n2444 Agreement\nwith\nRivcomm,\nInc.,\nRiverside,\nfor\n$203,695.75, plus 10 percent change order authority, for total contract amount of\n$224,065.32 from\nRadio\nComm\n24/25 Machine\nEquipment\nAccount\nfor\nSpecial\nTransportation Division digital radios and installations, for one-year term one\nadditional one-year extension option (All Wards)\nReport\nAgreement\nAward Recommendation\nAttachments:\nPublic Utilities
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26\nRiverside Public Utilities Fiscal and Cash Reserve Policy update to establish Pre\nfunding section 115 Pension Trust - Unfunded Accrued Liability Reserve with\napproved Water Treatment Reserve for water fund only and clarification of certain\nexisting policy definitions (All Wards)\nReport\nRPU Fiscal Policies - Redlined\nPresentation\nAttachments:
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27\nEnergy Efficiency and Demand Reduction ten-year target of .36 percent of annual\nprojected retail energy sales for period beginning 2026 through 2035 (All Wards)\nReport\nGDS Associates, Inc. 10 Year Market Potential Study\nPresentation\nAttachments:
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28\nSouthern California Public Power Authority semi-annual expenditure report for\nFiscal Year 2024-25 (All Wards)\nReport\nPresentation\nAttachments:\nPublic Works
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29\nAward Bid 8201 to GHC Pipeline, LLC., Riverside, for $248,489 from Gas Tax Fund,\nHoughton Ave Storm Drain Improvement project account for Houghton Avenue\nStorm Drain Improvements (Ward 1)\nReport\nProject Location Map\nBid Award Recommendation\nAttachments:
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3\nCity Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)
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30\nParticipation in voluntary Western Riverside Council of Governments Vehicle Miles\nTraveled\nMitigation\nProgram\n-\nCredit\nGenerator\nParticipation\nAgreement\nwith\nWestern Riverside Council of Governments for California Environmental Quality Act\ncompliance related to transportation analysis (All Wards)\nReport\nAgreement\nManual\nFact Sheet and FAQ\nPresentation\nPresentation - WRCOG\nAttachments:
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31\nStreet cross-section reduction from City General Plan Circulation and Community\nMobility Element when Public Works Department completes street improvement\nprojects (All Wards)\nReport\nModified Roadway Cross-Sections Exhibit\nAttachments:
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32\nAdopt an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, Amending Chapter 3.30 of\nthe Riverside Municipal Code, to Add One Subsection to the Schedule of\nRegulation, Products, and Services, Subsection XI - Public Parking - Public Works\n- Waive further reading (Intro. on 11-4-25, Ward 1)\nReport\nOrdinance\nAttachments:
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33\nConfirm shareholder proxy authority and assignment of shares for any designated\nCouncil, Riverside Public Utilities Board, or City staff representative or their\nalternate of the respective mutual water companies - Delegate authority to any\ndesignated Council, Riverside Public Utilities Board, or City staff representative or\ntheir alternate to vote City’s shares as City’s proxy at all meetings of respective\nmutual water companies - Authorize City Manager and Public Utilities General\nManager from to solicit interest from the Mutual Water Company nominee list and\ndirect the City’s proxy to vote the City’s shares in relevant Mutual Water Company\nboard elections consistent with City’s adopted policies - Authorize assignment and\nrecalling\nof\nshares\nas\nnecessary\nfor\neach\nCouncil,\nBoard,\nor\nCity\nstaff\nrepresentative serving on mutual water companies (Public Utilities) (All Wards)\n(10-minute presentation)\nReport\nMutual Water Company Information and Share Assignment Eligibility\nPresentation\nAttachments:\nCOMMUNICATIONS
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34\nCity Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
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35\nItems for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of\nthe City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports\n* * * * * * * * *
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4\nDeclaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)\nPRESENTATION - Item # 5
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5\nMayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Friends of Mount Rubidoux to\nrecognize 100th anniversary of PEACE Tower at Mount Rubidoux trail (5-minute\npresentation)
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6\nPursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning Jason Hunter v. Gage Canal Co. and City of\nRiverside, Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2502247\nReport\nAttachments:
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7\nPursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning Scott Wilson v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim\nNo(s): 260076\nReport\nAttachments:
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8\nPursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case\nReport\nAttachments:
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9\nPursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning the City Council deciding whether to initiate litigation\n- one case\nReport\nAttachments: