Riverside — 2026-01-13
City Council
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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 §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning Jasmin Palma v. City of Riverside, Riverside\nSuperior Court Case No. CVRI2503781\nReport\nAttachments:
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11\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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12\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:
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13\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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14\nPursuant to Government Code §54957.6 to review the City Council's position and\ninstruct\ndesignated\nrepresentatives\nregarding\nsalaries,\nsalary\nschedules,\nor\ncompensation 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\nPolice\nSupervisory\nUnits),\nService\nEmployees\nInternational\nUnion\n#721,\nInternational\nBrotherhood\nof\nElectrical\nWorkers\n#47,\nand\nRiverside\nPolice\nAdministrators Association\nReport\nAttachments:
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15\nPursuant\nto\nGovernment\nCode\n§54957 for\nrecruitment/appointment\nof\nInspector\nGeneral by City Council\nReport
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16\nCase\nDP-2023-01895 -\nRequest\nby\nGeoffrey\nStarns\nto\ndesignate\nHays-Pattee\nResidence\nas\na\nCity\nLandmark\n-\nDetermine\nCase\nDP-2023-01895 (Historic\nDesignation),\nto\ndesignate\nHays-Pattee\nResidence\nas\na\nCity\nLandmark,\nis\ncategorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nSections\n15061(b)(3)\n(Common\nSense\nExemption)\nand\n15308 (Actions\nby\nRegulatory Agencies for Protection of Environment), as proposal will have no\nsignificant effect on the environment, identifies the structure as a cultural resource,\nand preserves the historic character of a cultural resource - A Resolution of the City\nCouncil of the City of Riverside, California, Approving the Application under\nPlanning\nCase\nNumber\nDP-2023-01895 Designating\nthe\nHays-Pattee\nResidence\nlocated at 3611 Mount Rubidoux Drive, as City Historic Landmark #153 - Waive\nfurther reading\n(Community and Economic Development) (Ward\n1) (10-minute\npresentation)\nReport\nResolution\nCHB Staff Report 11-19-25\nCHB Minutes 11-19-25\nNotice\nPresentation\nAttachments:\n6:15 P.M.\nINVOCATION - Councilmember Mill\nPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG\nPUBLIC COMMENT\nAudience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
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18\nTerminate Agreement with ECS Imaging Inc., Riverside, pursuant to termination for\nconvenience clause for terms originally proposed under Request for Proposal 2274\ndue to material change in ownership and business conditions (All Wards)\nReport\nECS Agreement 2025\nRescind Recommendation\nTermination Letter\nAttachments:
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19\nCase PC-2025-00539 (VC-S) - City of Riverside - Determine project is exempt from\nCalifornia\nEnvironmental\nQuality\nAct\n(CEQA)\npursuant\nto\nSection\n15061(b)(3)\n(Common Sense) of CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is\nno possibility project will have a significant effect on environment - A Resolution of\nthe City Council of the City of Riverside, California, Providing for the Summary\nStreet/Alley\nVacation\n(Case\nNo.\nPR-2025-00539)\nof\nan\nApproximately\n10,329-Square-Foot excess Right-of-Way Street, Located on the Southerly Portion\nof 11th Street, Between Orange and Lemon Streets - Waive further reading (Ward\n1)\nReport\nResolution\nRecommended Conditions\nAerial Photo\nLegal and Plat Map\nAttachments:\nFinance
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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 meetings:\nFinance Committee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, Art Pick Council\nChamber\nMobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2026, Art\nPick Council Chamber
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20\nFiscal Year 2024-25 Fourth Quarter Cash, Investments, and Debt Report\n(All\nWards)\nReport\nCash & Investment Report\n2025 Quarterly Debt Report\nAttachments:\nHuman Resources
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21\nRequest for Proposal 2480 Agreement with MissionSquare Retirement Services as\nCity's Deferred Compensation provider for\n457(b) and\n401(a) Plans, through\nJanuary 13, 2029, with two additional one-year extension options (All Wards)\nReport\nAgreement\nAward Recommendation\nAttachments:\nPublic Utilities
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22\nFiscal Year 2024-25 Electric and Water Utility Rate Plan update (All Wards)\nReport\nPresentation\nAttachments:\nPublic Works
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23\nReciprocal Access, Easement and Improvement Agreement with Reimbursement\nAgreement with Riverside Community College District and adjoining University\nAvenue property owner for maintenance and construction costs of electronic gate\nsystem, miscellaneous pedestrian and fencing improvements along Whittier Place\nbetween vacated portion of Chestnut and Market Streets - Direct staff return to\nCouncil to award bid for construction improvements associated with alleyway\nvacation, alongside formal adoption of proposed vacation (Ward 1)\nReport\nAgreements\nAttachments:
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24\nFiscal\nYear\n2024-2025 United\nStates\nDepartment\nof\nHousing\nand\nUrban\nDevelopment Annual Action Plan Amendment to allocate $965,617.75 in Community\nDevelopment Block Grant unprogrammed funds for acquisition and rehabilitation of\nQuality Inn Motel located at 1590 University Avenue coveting 30 affordable housing\nunits - Homekey+ Program Notice of Funding Availability Acceptance of Terms and\nConditions\nof\nConditional\nAward\nwith\nCalifornia\nDepartment\nof\nHousing\nand\nCommunity Development and Riverside Housing Development Corporation for up to\n$20,137,410 of Homekey+ grant funds - Loan Agreements with Riverside Housing\nDevelopment\nCorporation\nwith\n$965,617.75 from\nCommunity\nDevelopment\nBlock\nGrant,\n$1,000,000 from\nHOME\nInvestment\nPartnerships\nProgram,\nand\n$7,569,272.25 from Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 3 and 4\nfor University Terrace Homes project -\n1590 University Avenue (Housing and\nHuman Services) (Ward 2) (15-minute presentation)\nReport\nRHDC - Terms and Conditions\nHomekey+ Standard Agreement Exhibits - Attachment 2.pdf\nRHDC - Homeless Housing, APP Round 3 and 4 - Quality Inn Motel.pdf\nRHDC - CDBG - Quality Inn Motel.pdf\nRHDC - HOME Investment Partnerships Program - Quality Inn Motel\nPresentation\nNotice\nAttachments:\nCOMMUNICATIONS
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25\nCity Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
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26\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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3\nCity Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)
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4\nDeclaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)
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5\nMayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Rebirth Homes Founder and Chief\nExecutive\nOffice\nDebbie\nMartis\nto\nrecognize\nJanuary\nas\nHuman\nTrafficking\nPrevention Month (5-minute presentation)
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6\nFiscal Year 2024-25 Fourth Quarter Financial update - Carryover of unexpended\nfunds of approximately $4.78 million in General Fund and $40.11 million in other\nCity funds to Fiscal Year 2025-26 - Appropriate CUPA revenues of $167,424 in\nGrants and Restricted Programs Fund, CUPA, personnel expenditure accounts and\nincrease 1.0 FTE for Deputy Fire Marshal in Fire Department for Fiscal Year\n2025-26 -\nAppropriate\nto\nFiscal\nYear\n2025-26 $400,000 from\nGeneral\nFund\nInfrastructure\nReserve\nand\nreallocate\n$400,000 from\nGoeske\nCenter\nbathroom\nrenovations\nto\nfund\n$500,000 in\nOrange\nTerrace\nCommunity\nPark\nplayground\nrenovations and $300,000 for the Hole Lake Master Plan - Appropriate to Fiscal\nYear\n2025-26 $500,000 and\ninterfund\ntransfer\nfrom\nGeneral\nFund\nto\nCapital\nProjects Fund to establish Orange Terrace Community Park playground project\nfunding - Supplemental appropriation - Interfund transfer - Five affirmative votes\nrequired (Finance) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)\nReport\nQ4 Financial Report\nPresentation\nAttachments:
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7\nAmendment No. 1 to Service Agreement with County of Riverside and City of\nJurupa Valley for $3,975,276, for total amount to $5,208,186, from Measure A\nMission Boulevard Bridge Replacement Account for Mission Boulevard Bridge\nImprovements\nat\nSanta\nAna\nRiver\n(Public\nWorks)\n(Ward\n1)\n(10-minute\npresentation)\nReport\nProject Location Map\nService Agreement\nPresentation\nAttachments:
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8\nFire Department AP Triton Master Plan Study and Standard of Cover update (Fire)\n(All Wards) (20-minute presentation)\nReport\nRiverside City Master Plan\nPresentation\nAttachments:
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9\nPursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning City of Riverside, a charter city and municipal\ncorporation, the City Council of the City of Riverside, acting by and through its duly\nelected\ncouncilmembers,\nErin\nEdwards,\nClarissa\nCervantes,\nRonaldo\nFierro,\nGabriela Plascencia, James Perry, and Steven Hemenway, in their official capacity\nv. Councilmember Charles Conder and former Councilmember Steven R. Adams, in\ntheir official capacity, and does 1 through 50, inclusive, Riverside Superior Court\nCase No. CVRI2300725\nReport\nAttachments: