Riverside — 2026-05-12

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Approve Assignment and Assumption Agreement with Ruben Barragan and Luis\nHernandez, doing business as Fire Up Grill, for restaurant space at Mission Square\nBuilding assigning lease solely to Luis Hernandez - 3750 University Avenue, Suite\n190 (Ward 1)\nReport\nAssignment and Assumption Agreement\nPresentation

Approve Request for Bids No. 8230 purchases of four Ford F150 XL 4WD Super\nCab Trucks from Fritts Ford, Riverside, for $198,588.64, one Ford F150 Lightning\nFlash 4WD truck from from DWWVF, Inc., Orange, for $69,376.65, and one Ford\nMustang Mach-E Select RWD from Puente Hills Ford, City of Industry, for\n$38,898.19 for total amount of $306,863.48 from Central Garage Fund, Automotive\nEquipment Account for Public Utilities Water Operations Division (All Wards)\nReport\nBid Award Recommendation

Reject bids submitted by Dorado Design & Construction, Inc., Irvine, and PCW\nContracting Services, Anaheim, as nonresponsive - Approve Request for Proposal\n2513 Agreement with Cal-City Construction, Inc., Cerritos, for $1,982,763 plus 15\npercent construction contingency of $297,414, for project changes such as\nunforeseen conditions or necessary design modifications, for total of $2,280,177\nfrom General Fund Infrastructure Reserves for Design-Build Renovation of City Hall\nLobby - Supplemental appropriation - Interfund transfer - Five affirmative votes\nrequired - 3900 Main Street (Ward 1)\nReport\nAgreement\nAward Recommendation

Purchase playground equipment from OMNIA cooperative contract #R220203 with\nPacific Play Systems, Inc., Carlsbad, for $213,960 from Capital Outlay Fund for\nOrange Terrace Community Park improvements (Ward 4)\nReport\nConceptual Playground Exhibit\nAgreement\nEstimate No. 2026-1359_ Orange Terrace OMNIA\nPresentation

Adopt the River District Feasibility Study Workplan (Wards 1, 3, and 7)\nReport\nRiver District Feasibility Study Workplan\nPresentation

Purchase two Micro Bird G5 Electric Buses from A-Z Bus Sales, Inc., Colton, under\nSourcewell Cooperative Agreement No. 063020-BBB for $753,124.43 from Special\nTransit Fund for Special Transportation Division (All Wards)\nReport\nA-Z Bus Sales, Purchase Quote\nSourcewell Contract No. 063020-BBB\nSourcewell Contract Extension

Approve change order authority increase to 25% for Purchase Order 262687 with\nPacific Tide Construction, Northridge, California, for $55,716.80, for not-to-exceed\ntotal contract amount of $278,584 from Nichols Park Playground Project account for\nNichols Park playground, shade structure, and resilient surfacing installation (Ward\n3)\nReport

Authorize purchase of CLIPS software and licenses from CommSys, Inc., Centerville,\nOhio, for $241,776 from Grants and Restricted Programs Police\nDepartment Administrative Services State COPS 24-25 Account for California Law\nEnforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) connectivity for five-year term\n(All Wards)\nReport\nDAYQ7045-D - Five 'Years Quote

Approve Fourth Amendment to Interconnection Facilities Agreement with Southern\nCalifornia Edison Company reducing Interconnection Facilities\ncost from $15,935,410.88 to\n$14,223,280.00 and revising payment schedule and project\ncompletion date for Riverside Transmission Reliability Project (All Wards)\nReport\n4th Agreement Amendment\n4th Amendment Letter\n4th Amendment (Clean)\n4th Amendment (Redlined)\nPresentation

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning Beverly Demar-Brown v. City of Riverside, WCAB\nClaim No(s): 220050/ADJ15072004\nReport

Brief 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, May 13, 2026, Art Pick Council\nChamber\nMobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2026, Art\nPick Council Chamber\nCOMMUNICATIONS

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice\nfrom legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case\nReport

Pursuant 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

Pursuant 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

Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 to review the City Council's position and\ninstruct designated representatives regarding salaries, salary schedules, or\ncompensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of all Executive Management\nemployees except the City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, and Inspector\nGeneral, all Management and Confidential employees as defined by PERS, Fire\nManagement Unit, Riverside City Firefighters Association, Riverside Police Officers\nAssociation (Police and Police Supervisory Units), Service Employees International\nUnion #721, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #47, and Riverside\nPolice Administrators Association\nReport

Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for recruitment of City Attorney by City\nCouncil

Twenty-Five Most Remarkable Teens in Riverside presented by Riverside Youth\nCouncil (Mayor) (All Wards) (90-minute presentation)\nReport

City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions

Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of\nthe City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports\n* * * * * * * * *

City Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)

Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)\nPRESENTATIONS - Item # 5-6

Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Area County Director for the\nUniversity of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Rita Clemons,\nwill be commemorating the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge with a 5-minute presentation.

Public Works Department overview and employee recognition - Mayor to present\nProclamation recognizing May 17-23, 2026, as National Public Works Week (All\nWards) (10-minute presentation)\nReport\nPresentation

Appoint Austin Coulson to Airport Commission Citywide seat, Elizabeth Lossing to\nCommission of Aging Ward 1 seat - File resignation of Joshua Kopp from Park and\nRecreation Commission Ward 5 seat (All Wards)\nReport

Receive and file Community Police Review Commission 2025 Annual Report (All\nWards)\nReport\n2025 Annual Report

Accept $76,042 from ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability U.S.A, Inc., and\nCoalition for Green Capital to support Pre-Market Development public-private\npartnership plans for clean energy projects - Approve Municipal Investment Fund\nPlanning Grant Subcontractor Partnership Agreement between City of Riverside,\nUSBGC-CA, and GRID IE with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability U.S.A,\nInc., and Coalition for Green Capital for $76,042 for six-month term and any\nextensions - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required\n(All\nWards) Report\nAgreement Presentation