City Council
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · August 19, 2025
Agenda
City of Riverside Mayor
Patricia Lock Dawson
City Council Councilmembers:
Philip Falcone
Agenda en Espanol Clarissa Cervantes
Steven Robillard
Chuck Conder
Agenda Sean H. Mill
Jim Perry
Steve Hemenway
Meeting Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 1:00 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
Publication Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025 3900 Main Street, Riverside
Live Webcast at:
www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting
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the entrance of the Art Pick Council Chamber while the meeting is in session.
PLEASE NOTE The numerical order of items on this agenda is for convenience of
reference. Items may be taken out of order upon request of the Mayor or Members of
the City Council.
1 P.M.
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
PUBLIC COMMENT
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
1 To comment on Closed Sessions and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
2 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:
Economic Development Committee at 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2025, Art
Pick Council Chamber
Housing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, August 25, 2025,
Art Pick Council Chamber
Mayor's Nominating and Screening Committee at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday,
September 3, 2025, Art Pick Council Chamber
Governmental Processes Committee at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2025,
Art Pick Council Chamber
Land Use Committee at 9 a.m. on Monday, September 8, 2025, Art Pick Council
Chamber
Finance Committee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Art Pick
Council Chamber
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2025,
Art Pick Council Chamber
COMMUNICATIONS
3 City Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)
Attachments: Presentation - Mission Bridge Incident
4 Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)
PRESENTATIONS - Item # 5-6
5 Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Emergency Services Administrator
Mark Annas recognizing September as National Preparedness Month (5-minute
presentation)
6 Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Casa Blanca Home of Neighborly
Service Executive Director Jerry Pulido, recognizing August 17th as National
Nonprofit Day in the City of Riverside (5-minute presentation)
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WORKSHOP - Item # 7
7 Sewer Enterprise Fund Financial Model and Sewer Fund financial position (Public
Works) (All Wards) (20-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Capital Improvement Projects Completed Since 2018
Sewer Financial Model Scenarios
Presentation
DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 8-10
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
8 Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with GCS Development for acquisition and
development of 56-acre City-owned parcel with Assessor's Parcel Number
246-060-001, for Riverside Sports Complex and Entertainment District within
Northside Specific Plan (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 1)
(20-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Exclusive Negotiating Agreement
Riverside Sports Complex and Entertainment District Proposal
Presentation
9 Submission of California Department of Housing and Development Homeless
Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 6 Funding for City’s direct grant
allocation of $10,354,725.71 - Amendment No. 1 to Memorandum of Understanding
with Riverside County Department of Housing and Workforce Solutions for
participation in Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan - Five affirmative
votes required (Housing and Human Services) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
County of Riverside - Housing and Workforce Solutions and Continuum of Care’s Homeless Action Plan
HHAP 6 Eligible Use Categories
Amendment No. 1 to MOU
HHAP 6 System Performance Measures
Presentation
10 Fiscal Year 2024-25 and 2025-26 Financial and Economic update and Budget
adjustments - Appropriate $2,159,389 in Fiscal Year 2024-25 and $90,979 in Fiscal
Year 2025-26, Interdepartmental Transfers of $164,525 in Fiscal Year 2025-26 -
Five affirmative votes required (Finance) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
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Attachments: Report
Presentation
CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 11-18
Time listed is approximate. The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed
Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.
11 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Ronald Rondero v. City of Riverside, Claim No(s):
ADJ230228; ADJ240208
Attachments: Report
12 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning Erica Velasco v. City of Riverside, Riverside
Superior Court Case No. CVRI2405218; Claim Nos: 24-05-26 and 24-09-27
Attachments: Report
13 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside v. The Regents of The University of
California, et al., Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2404782
Attachments: Report
14 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case
Attachments: Report
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15 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
Attachments: Report
16 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
Attachments: Report
17 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
Attachments: Report
18 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of Interim City
Attorney
Attachments: Report
PUBLIC HEARINGS - Item # 19-21
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Press
*9 to be placed in the queue to speak when the discussion item is called.
19 Case PR-2021-00119 - Jim Guthrie - Referral by Councilmember Cervantes of an
approval by Community and Economic Development Department Director for a
Grading Exception to allow grading for a 26,220 square foot building pad, portions
of which would encroach into the mapped Alessandro Arroyo and 50-foot Arroyo
setback, for future construction of single-family residence, generally located
northerly of the intersection of Wyndham Hill and Chartwell Drives - Uphold the
decision of the Community & Economic Development Department Director and
determine that the proposed project is categorically exempt from further California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15303 (New
Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) - Approve Planning Case
PR-2021-00119 Grading Exception based on the findings outlined in the staff report
and subject to the conditions of approval - 6500 Hawarden and 6869 Wyndham Hill
Drives (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 4) (10-minute presentation)
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Attachments: Report
Attachment 1a - CEDD Staff Report - PR-2021-00119 (GE)
Attachment 1ai - Applicant Grading Exception Justifications
Attachment 1ci - Riverside County Flood Control - 1-13-25
Attachment 1cii - Riverside County Flood Control - 2-8-24
Attachment 1ciii - Fariba Jafary - Comment Letter 12-18-24
Attachment 1civ - Fariba Jafary - Opposition to Case Number- PR-2021-00119- Grading Exception 2-9-24
Attachment 1cix - 6590 Hawarden Drive
Attachment 1cv - Richard Block - Comment on PR-2021-00119 (Grading Exception) 12-6-24
Attachment 1cvi - Richard Block - PR2021-00119 (Grading Exception) 6500 Hawarden Drive 1-30-24
Attachment 1cvii - Richard Block - PR2021-00119 (Grading Exception) 6500 Hawarden Drive 2-1-24
Attachment 1cviii - Richard Block Comment Letter 12-18-24
Attachment 2 - Council Referral Request 6-6-25
Attachment 3 - Location Map
Attachment 4 - Zoning Map
Attachment 5 - General Plan Map
Attachment 6 - Arroyo BlueStreamMap
Attachment 7 - Contour Map
Attachment 8a - Grading Plans
Attachment 8b - Floor Plan
Attachment 9a - Habitat Assessment and MSHCP Consistency Analysis
Attachment 9b - Air Quality Assessment
Presentation
Notice
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20 Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 3.30
of the Riverside Municipal Code, to amend an existing Category Title to the
Schedule of Regulation, Products, and Services titled Commercial Cannabis Sales
Permit Fee to Commercial Cannabis Permit Fees - A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of Riverside, California, amending the City’s Master Fees and Charges
Schedule in Resolution No. 21960, as amended, establishing Seven Additional
Commercial Cannabis Business User Fees to include Annual Renewal Fee, Change
in Location Fee, Transfer of Permit Fee, Modification of Site/Premises Fee, Less
than Majority Ownership Change Fee, Employee Background Check Fee, and
Out-of-town Cannabis Delivery Fee - Waive further reading (Community and
Economic Development) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Ordinance
Resolution
Fee Study
Presentation
Notice
21 Proposed Testing Laboratory Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Procedure
Guidelines and amendments to City’s Fees and Charges Schedule providing for a
Cannabis Testing Laboratory Application Fee - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Riverside, California, adopting the Testing Laboratories Commercial
Cannabis Business Permit Procedure Guidelines - A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of Riverside, California, amending the City’s Master Fees and Charges
Schedule in Resolution No. 21960, as amended, establishing the Testing
Laboratories Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Application Fee of $7,511 -
Waive further readings (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards)
(15-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Resolution - Cannabis Testing Laboratory Guidelines
Resolution - Testing Laboratory Cannabis Business Permit Fees
Testing Laboratory Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Fee Study
Presentation
Notice
6:15 P.M.
INVOCATION - Councilmember Conder
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
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PUBLIC COMMENT
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
22 To comment on Consent Calendar and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City
Council, you are invited to participate in person or call at (951) 826-8686 and follow
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CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 23-61
All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine by the City
Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no
separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to
adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request specific items be removed from the
Consent Calendar for separate action.
Airport
23 First Amendment to Lease Agreement with L3Harris Technologies, Inc., for
estimated revenue of $187.50 for 625 square feet of airport land for one-year term,
with option to extend on an annual basis through September 30, 2045 - Riverside
Municipal Airport - 6951 Flight Road (Ward 3)
Attachments: Report
Agreement Amendment
City Attorney
24 Add Law Firm of Cipriani & Werner PC to panel of authorized attorneys for City -
Legal services agreement with Law Firm of Cipriani & Werner PC for estimated cost
of up to $8,000 from Outside Legal Services Account to investigate a cyber incident
(All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Engagement Letter
City Clerk
25 Designate Councilmember Mill as voting delegate and Councilmember Robillard as
alternate for 2025 League of California Cities Annual Business Meeting on October
8-10, 2025 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
26 Appoint William C. Hundley II to Community Police Review Commission Ward 5
seat, David R. Lofthouse to Airport Commission Ward 7 seat, Georgina Ramirez to
Cultural Heritage Board Ward 7 seat - File resignation of Ron Shirley from Human
Relations Commission Ward 7 seat (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
27 Minutes of July 29 and August 5, 2025
Attachments: SP Minutes 7.29.25
Minutes 8.5.25
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City Council
28 Mayor Lock Dawson and Councilmember Robillard request approval of travel
expenses of $4,669.90 from Mayor's Sister Cities and City Council's Travel and
Meeting Expense Accounts for travel to Japan and South Korea for September
10-20, 2025 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
29 Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee recommends City Council introduce an
Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Title 9 of the Riverside
Municipal Code by amending Section 9.08.165 regarding the Parking of
Recreational Vehicles in City Parks (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Ordinance
Presentation
30 Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee recommends City Council introduce an
Ordinance of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 5.15 of the
Riverside Municipal Code - Regulation of Riverside Police Official Police Tow Truck
to clarify definitions, eliminate unnecessary verbiage, create consistency between
Chapter 5.15 and Official Police Tow Truck Service Agreement and implement
procedural changes to improve operational efficiency (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Ordinance - Redlined
Proposed Revisions to Tow Truck Service Agreement Template
Community and Economic Development
31 Lease Agreement with 20/20 Plumbing and Heating, Inc., Riverside, for lease
revenue of $120,545.16 for portion of 5961 Acorn Street and adjacent to City’s
existing Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station with Assessor’s Parcel
Number 155-070-030, for employee parking for three-year term (Ward 3)
Attachments: Report
Lease Agreement
Presentation
32 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending
Resolution No. 24048 by modifying the Storefront Retail Commercial Cannabis
Business Permit Procedure Guidelines and Application Review Criteria for the City
of Riverside’s Cannabis Program - Waive further reading - Direct City Manager to
establish a rule and publish on the City’s website resetting authorized preferred
location list and require the top seven ranked applicants to submit new preferred site
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locations (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Presentation
Finance
33 Arlington Business Partnership Annual Report - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Riverside, California, declaring its intention to amend the Boundaries and
Assessment Amounts of, and to levy an Annual Assessment in, the Arlington
Business Improvement District for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026, generally describing
the improvements and activities to be undertaken, and fixing the time and place for a
public hearing before the City Council of the City of Riverside on the Levy of the
Proposed Assessment pursuant to Section 36534 of the California Street and
Highways Code - Waive further reading - Introduce an Ordinance of the City of
Riverside, California, amending Sections 3.48.050 and 3.48.070 of the Riverside
Municipal Code regarding the Arlington Business Improvement District revising
boundaries and assessment methodology - Schedule public hearing for September
16, 2025, at 3 p.m. (Wards 5 and 6)
Attachments: Report
Resolution of Intention
Ordinance
Legal Description
Current Map
Proposed Boundary Map
Annual Report
Presentation - City
Presentation - Arlington Advisory Board
34 Fiscal Year 2024-25 annual report of contracts approved by the City Manager (All
Wards)
Attachments: Report
List - Contracts and Purchase Orders
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Fire
35 Agreement with Fire Recovery USA, LLC., for approximately $143,600 annually for
cost recovery billing services for fire prevention inspections for five-year term -
Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
36 Hawarden Fire reimbursement for assistance by Riverside County Fire Department
during fire - Appropriate $28,843.41 from General Fund, Hawarden Fire Program,
expenditure account - Increase in revenue and appropriate expenditures in amount
of $86,531.40 in Grants and Restricted Programs Fund Hawarden Fire Program
revenue and expenditure accounts - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
37 Purchase of Integrated Ballistic Identification System (IBIS) from LeadsOnline
formerly Forensic Technology, Inc., for $411,456.72 funded through Urban Area
Security Initiative (UASI) Fiscal Year 2023 grant, for use by Riverside Police
Department to process ballistic evidence in-house (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
City Sole Source
Noncompetitive Procurement Authorization Letter
38 Purchase of three Type 1 KME Severe Service Pumpers from Fire Apparatus
Solutions, Rialto, for $4,082,248.80 through Sourcewell Contract 113021-RVG, from
Measure Z Fire Operations Vehicle Replacement Account for replacement of fire
vehicles (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Fire Apparatus Solutions Proposal Letter
Sourcewell Contract 113021-RVG
Riverside City Pumper Drawing
Riverside City Pumper Specs
Riverside City Type 1 Engine Scope
Presentation
General Services
39 Request for Proposal 2475 Agreement with Geotek, Inc., Corona, for $174,208, plus
20 percent change order authority, for total of $209,050 from the Measure Z Capital
Projects, Museum Expansion and Rehab, Building and Improvements Account for
deputy inspection, materials testing services, and reporting for Museum of Riverside
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Rehabilitation and Expansion project through August 19, 2027 - 3580 Mission Inn
Avenue (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Award Recommendation
40 Request for Proposal 2462 Agreement with GeoTek, Inc., Corona, for $102,079,
plus 20 percent change order authority, for total of $122,495 from Capital Outlay,
Eastside Library, City Funds Account for deputy inspection, materials testing
services, and reporting for SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library Project through
August 19, 2027 - 2060 University Avenue (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Award Recommendation
41 Single Source purchase of 20 Voltu3 Electric Trucks from Voltu Motor Inc.,
Riverside, for $3,145,500 and $843,434 for design, construction, and installation of
charging stations to support green fleet for revised program total of $3,988,934 from
Central Garage Fund - Supplemental appropriations - Five affirmative votes required
(All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Quote
Sole Source Justification Form
Recommended Vehicles for Replacement
Presentation
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Housing and Human Services
42 Subrecipient Agreements with Mercy House Living Center for Permanent Local
Housing Allocation Grant for not-to-exceed $1,664,757.60 and Homeless Housing,
Assistance, and Prevention Grant for not-to-exceed $280,243.86 for operations of
Bridge Housing Program, 23 bed non-congregate shelter - 2881 Hulen Place (Ward
2)
Attachments: Report
Subrecipient Agreement for PLHA Grant
Subrecipient Agreement for HHAP Round 4 Grant
Grant Support Email
43 HOME Investment Partnerships Program Loan Agreement with Mulberry Gardens
Family, L.P., for $1,550,442.63 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds
for development of 11 affordable housing units as part of Mulberry Gardens Family
Project, a 150-unit affordable housing project - 2560 Mulberry Street (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
HOME Investment Partnerships Program Loan Agreement
Human Resources
44 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 approve
the creation of the classification and salary range for the Supervising Land
Surveyor Classification; salary adjustment and title change to the Surveyor; salary
adjustment to the Wastewater Operations Manager; and deletion of Non-Utilized
Classifications - Waive further reading (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Job Code Table
Salary Survey
Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan
Innovation and Technology
45 Agreement with FuelServ, Inc., Montclair, for $133,627 from Central Garage Fund,
General Services Central Garage, Professional Services Account for purchase and
installation of eight FM Live Upgrades to existing fuel management units to upgrade
credit card terminals at City-owned fuel pumps - Supplemental appropriation - Five
affirmative votes required (All Wards)
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Attachments: Report
Agreement
Quote
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
46 Request for Proposal 2426 - Design-Build Agreement with Spohn Ranch, Inc., Los
Angeles, for $500,000 from Measure Z Capital Bobby Bonds Skate Park Account
for Bobby Bonds Skatepark Replacement Project - Bryant Park - 2060 University
Avenue (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Award Recommendation
Agreement
Presentation
47 First Amendment to Agreement with RHA Landscape Architects-Planners, Inc., to
increase in change order authority from 10 percent to 15 percent increasing
contract amount by $54,086.97 for total not-to-exceed $414,966.77 from Measure
Z-Capital, Patterson Park Development and El Dorado Park Development Accounts
for architectural services for Patterson Park and Tim Strack Park Developments
(Wards 1 and 6)
Attachments: Report
First Amendment to Agreement
Presentation
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48 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Riverside Arts Council for administration
and management of Festival of Lights for $300,000 through March 1, 2028 -
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute detailed Operational
Plans pursuant to MOU with Riverside Arts Council for $300,000 for Fiscal Year
2025-26 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
MOU - Riverside Arts Council
Presentation
Police
49 Declare Police Service Dog “Freek” as retired and surplus property - Donate Police
Service Dog to his current handler Officer Jeffrey Barney, at no cost to City (All
Wards)
Attachments: Report
50 Agreement with Department of California Highway Patrol for 2025-26 Cannabis Tax
Grant Program award of $257,965.47 for education, prevention, and enforcement of
laws related to driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs for period of
July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Riverside, California, authorizing the City of Riverside to receive the Department of
California Highway Patrol’s 2025/2026 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Award in
the amount of $257,965.47; and authorizing the execution of necessary Grant
Documents by the City Manager, or his Designee - Waive further reading -
Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Resolution
Agreement
51 Purchase order with Dooley Enterprise, Inc., Anaheim, for $242,871.74 from
General Fund Police Support Services and Special Operations Accounts for
purchase of various types of Police Department authorized ammunition for
Department issued handguns and patrol rifles for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Sole Source Justification
Public Utilities
52 Community Energy Reliability and Resilience Investment grant application to
California Energy Commission for up to $5.25 million and grant match funds of $2.0
million for deployment of Wildfire Mitigation Plan prevention strategies and reduce
ignition risks from electrical infrastructure in High Fire Threat Districts -
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Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Presentation
Public Works
53 Change order to Purchase Order 213444 with Southern California Gas Company,
Los Angeles, for $1,200,000 from Sewer Fund, Renewable Gas Interconnection
Facility Project Account increasing total to $1,965,000, for procurement of long lead
material for interconnection system between Regional Water Quality Control Plant
and Southern California Gas Company to deliver Renewable Biomethane Gas to
Southern California Gas Company (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement dated 9.18.20
Letter of Change Order 3
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54 Fourth Amendment to Agreement with ECOTEC Solutions, Inc., Colton, for
$94,870.22, for total of $717,806.70 from Refuse Fund, Refuse Disposal,
Professional Services Regulatory Compliance Account for monitoring, reporting,
and associated operation services for closed Tequesquite Landfill gas collection
system, and flare through June 30, 2026 (All Wards)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
55 Fourth Amendment to Agreement with T.Y. LIN International, Ontario, for State
Route 91/Adams Street Interchange Reconfiguration’s Project Approval and
Environmental Documents Project through August 22, 2028 (Ward 5)
Attachments: Report
Fourth Amendment to Agreement
56 Accept 2025 Local Transportation Climate Adaptation Program (LTCAP) Cycle 2
grant for $1,215,000, for environmental and engineering design phases of 14th
Street Underpass Storm Water Pump Station Replacement (Ward 2)
Attachments: Report
Project Location Map
57 Public Highway At-Grade Crossing Agreements with Union Pacific Railroad for total
of $2,726,305 from Gas Tax and Measure A Funds UP Quiet Zone-Brockton and
Palm Project Accounts for rail crossings improvements related for establishment of
railroad quiet zones at Brockton and Palm Avenues (Ward 3)
Attachments: Report
At-Grade Crossing Agreement - Brockton Avenue
At-Grade Crossing Agreement - Palm Avenue
58 Award Bid 8177 to Estate Design and Construction, Los Angeles, for $508,900 from
Measure Z Capital Public Parking Funds for construction of City-owned parking lot
and alley maintenance for Downtown Parking Lots 3, 18, and 19 (Ward 1)
Attachments: Report
Location Map
Bid Award Recommendation
59 Request for Proposal 2459 Agreement with Mariposa Landscapes, Inc., Riverside,
for $592,155 from General Fund Forestry Landscape Maintenance and Riverwalk
Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) Accounts for landscape and general outside
maintenance services for Riverwalk LMD through June 20, 2028, with three
additional one-year extension options (Ward 7)
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Attachments: Report
Agreement
RFP Award Recommendation
60 Award Bid 8150 to Hardy & Harper, Inc., Lake Forest, for $8,550,000 for
construction of Fiscal Year 2024-25 Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017
Street Maintenance Improvements - Appropriate $820,000 from Gas Tax Fund to
Road Maintenance Rehabilitation and Traffic Improvement Project Accounts - Five
affirmative votes required (Wards 4, 5, 6, and 7)
Attachments: Report
Location Map
Street Rehabilitation List
Bid Award Recommendation
Presentation
61 Final Tract Map 38431 - Proposal by Andrew Woodard, of the Woodard Group, to
subdivide one lot on 3.52 acres into six-lot development, consisting of new culdesac
street - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California,
accepting the Final Map of Tract Map 38431 - Waive further reading - Accept
agreement and sureties for installation and faithful performance of improvements
and labor and material bonds - Northwest corner of Dauchy Avenue and Victor
Hugo Drive (Ward 4)
Attachments: Report
Map
Resolution
Staff Report and Recommended Conditions
Bonds
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DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 62
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Press
*9 to be placed in the queue to speak when the Discussion item is called.
62 Industrial development regulations update including overview of recent legislative
activity affecting warehousing and distribution facilities - Direct staff on policy
changes for future consideration (Community and Economic Development) (All
Wards) (30-minute presentation)
Attachments: Report
Attachment 1 - Staff Report dated 5.20.25
Attachment 2 - Updated AB 735
Attachment 3 - Updated SB 415
Attachment 4 - Regulations Comparison
Attachment 5- Exhibit A - Redline Table 19.130.030(A)
Attachment 5- Exhibit B - Table 19.130.030
Attachment 5- Exhibit C - Redline Table 19.150.020.A Permitted Uses Table
Attachment 5- Revised Proposed Ordinance - Title 19
Presentation
COMMUNICATIONS
63 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
64 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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