City Council
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · November 4, 2025
Agenda
City of Riverside Mayor
Patricia Lock Dawson
City Council Councilmembers:
Philip Falcone
Successor Agency Agenda en Clarissa Cervantes
Steven Robillard
Espanol Chuck Conder
Agenda Sean H. Mill
Jim Perry
Steve Hemenway
Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 1:00 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
Publication Date: Thursday, October 23, 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
INVOCATION - Mayor Pro Tem Conder
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
PUBLIC COMMENT
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
1 To comment on Closed Sessions, Consent Calendar and any matters within the
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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:
Governmental Processes Committee at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2025,
Art Pick Council Chamber
Land Use Committee at 9 a.m. on Monday, November 10, 2025, Art Pick Council
Chamber
Finance Committee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Art Pick Council
Chamber
COMMUNICATIONS
3 City Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)
4 Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)
PRESENTATIONS - Items # 5-7
5 Innovation and Technology Department overview and employee recognition (All
Wards) (10-minute presentation)
6 Finance Department overview and employee recognition (All Wards) (10-minute
presentation)
7 Mayor Pro Tem Conder to present a Proclamation recognizing Native American
Cultural Heritage Month (5-minute presentation)
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 8-21
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.
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City Clerk
8 Appoint Kathleen Fanning to Board of Ethics Ward 4 seat and Marion H. Cronin to
Human Resources Board Ward 5 seat (All Wards)
9 Minutes of October 21, 2025
Community and Economic Development
10 Case PR-2025-001793 - City of Riverside - Zoning Code Text Amendment as part of
Zoning Code Clean-up - Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Riverside, California, amending numerous Sections of Title 19, including but not
limited to Articles II (Zoning Code Administration, Interpretation, and Enforcement),
V (Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions), VII (Specific Land
Use Provisions), VIII (Site Planning and General Development Provisions), and IX
(Land Use Development Permit Requirements/Procedures); and other minor,
non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to provide clarity,
correct errors, or remove redundancy - Waive further reading (Intro. on 10-21-25,
All Wards)
11 Case PR-2025-001800 - City of Riverside - Zoning Code text amendment as part of
Senate Bills 9 and 450 Zoning Code clean up - Adopt an Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending various Sections of Titles 18,
19, and 20 including but not limited to Title 18 Article III (Maps and Permits), Title 19
Article VII (Specific Land Use Provisions), and Title 20; and other minor,
non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to achieve
consistency with California Government Code - Waive further reading (Intro. on
10-21-25, All Wards)
Fire
12 Accept Department of Homeland Security - Federal Emergency Management
Agency grant award of $1,517,811 for 2025 National Urban Search and Rescue
(USAR) Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement for salaries and
benefits of one each FTE Fire Captain, Battalion Chief, Inventory Control Specialist
and Management Analyst for Fiscal Year 2025-26 - Supplemental appropriation -
Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Mayor
13 Mayor Lock Dawson requests approval of travel expenses of $1,912.00 from City
Council’s Travel and Meeting account for travel to South Korea for November 10-12,
2025 (All Wards)
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Museum
14 Deaccession from the Museum of Riverside’s Heritage House permanent collection,
where applicable, of four (4) objects: a table (O271), two chairs (A500-83; unknown
accession number), and a lamp (RMA 8) (All Wards)
15 Deaccession from the Museum of Riverside’s permanent collection of the Lisa L.
Andersen and William M. A. Swafford collection (A1814) comprised of sixteen (16)
baskets, eight (8) woven plaques, four (4) gourds, thirteen (13) kachina figures,
fifteen (15) masks, one (1) shield, three (3) wooden plaques, and one (1) totem pole
(All Wards)
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
16 Grant Agreement with LA84 Foundation for $20,000 for Fiscal Year 2025 for
Aquatic Programs - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All
Wards)
17 Request for Proposal 2207 - Agreement with Contemporary Services Corporation,
Northridge, for $608,623.46 with 10 percent change order authority from Festival of
Lights Account for security services for Festival of Lights event through January 31,
2027, with one additional one-year extension option (Ward 1)
18 Request for Proposal 2474 - Services Agreement with Southern California Lighting
Inc, doing business as The Christmas Kings, Lake Elsinore, for $360,000 plus 10
percent change order authority from Festival of Lights Account for holiday decor
services for Festival of Lights through January 31, 2027, with one additional
two-year term extension option (Ward 1)
Police
19 Memorandum of Agreement with United States Department of Justice Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for reimbursement of overtime salary
costs of $21,740.50 associated with participation in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Task Force with term ending September 30, 2030 for one assigned detective -
Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
20 Agreement with U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services accepting 2025/2026 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act
Implementation Projects grant award of $200,000 for period of October 1, 2025
through September 30, 2027 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes
required (All Wards)
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Public Works
21 First Amendment to Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee Program Agreement with
Western Riverside Council of Governments for $4,475,000, for increased total
amount to $4,635,000, for Van Buren Boulevard Widening Project from Jurupa
Avenue to the Santa Ana River Bridge for planning, engineering, and construction
phases (Wards 3 and 7)
Successor Agency to Redevelopment Agency
22 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as Successor
Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside Approving a
Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement with R. C. Hobbs Company, Inc. for
the Sale of 0.945 Acres of Successor Agency-Owned Vacant Land, Identified as
Assessor Parcel Numbers 146-231-016, -017, -027, -031, -032, -033, -034, and
-036, located on the Southeast Corner of Hole and Bushnell Avenues, Riverside,
California, for the Development of a 33-unit, with 15 percent Affordable Multi-Family
Residential Project for Sale Amount of $560,000 - Waive further reading -
Recommend Countywide Oversight Board adopt a Board resolution authorizing the
execution of Agreement with R. C. Hobbs for sale of property in accordance with
California Department of Finance approved Long-Range Property Management Plan
(State Approved LRPMP), to be presented to Countywide Oversight Board for final
consideration and approval (Ward 7)
CLOSED SESSIONS - ItemS # 23-27
Time listed is approximate. The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed
Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.
23 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from
legal counsel concerning Marvin Braun v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No(s):
230045; ADJ18242600
24 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice
from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case
25 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
26 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
27 Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 to review the City Council's position and
instruct designated representatives regarding salaries, salary schedules, or
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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
3 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 28
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28 Mobility and Infrastructure Committee recommends Request for Proposal 2452
Agreement with ACE PARKING III, LLC., for $334,597 with 10 percent change
order authority from Public Works, Public Parking Fund, Public Parking
Professional Services Account for six-month pilot program for Park Riverside
Downtown Valet program through June 30, 2026, with two one-year extension
options, not-to-exceed two years and six months - Introduce an Ordinance of the
City of Riverside, California, Amending Chapter 3.30 of the Riverside Municipal
Code, to Add One Subsection to the Schedule of Regulation, Products, and
Services, Subsection XI - Public Parking - Public Works, to Add One Additional
Category Titled Valet Parking - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Riverside, California, Amending the City’s Master Fees and Charges Schedule as
Set Forth in Resolution No. 21960, as Amended, Establishing the Valet Parking Fee,
and Authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to Amend the Master Fees and Charges
Schedule - Waive further reading - Direct staff to return to City Council with status
update on program by sixth month of operation for future consideration (Public
Works) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation)
COMMUNICATIONS
29 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
30 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, November 18, 2025
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