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Museum of Riverside Board

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Riverside, CA · July 22, 2026

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City of Riverside 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522 (951) 826-5273 Museum of Riverside Board Agenda Meeting Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 3:00 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber Publication Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026 3900 Main Street, Riverside Live Webcast at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting MISSION STATEMENT The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community. For virtual Public Comment, two options are available: VIA TELEPHONE: Call (951) 826-8688 Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 to speak. VIA ZOOM: Use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265 Select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will prompt you to "unmute" and speak. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Please follow along via the telephone or Zoom options above to ensure you call in at the appropriate time for your item(s). Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the jurisdiction of the Board can be submitted by eComment at www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting until two hours before the meeting. ***** City of Riverside Page 1 Museum of Riverside Board Agenda July 22, 2026 Pursuant to the City Council Rules of Procedure and Order of Business, the Members of all Boards and Commissions and the public are reminded that they must preserve order and decorum throughout the meeting. In that regard, Members of the Boards and Commissions and the public are advised that any delay or disruption in the proceedings or a refusal to obey the orders of the Board or Commission or the presiding officer constitutes a violation of these rules. The City of Riverside is committed to fostering a workplace that provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve. The City of Riverside wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by 42 U.S.C. §12132 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City's ADA Coordinator at (951) 826-2211 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Board are available for public inspection at www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting and in the binder located at the entrance of the meeting room. 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 Board Members. 3 P.M. CALL TO ORDER Land Acknowledgment - The Museum of Riverside is grateful to stand on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Cahuilla, Gabrielino-Tongva, Luiseño, and Serrano people. The Cahuilla, Gabrielino-Tongva, Luiseño, and Serrano continue to live and thrive in Southern California. PUBLIC COMMENT Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. 1 This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding any matter within the Museum of Riverside Board’s jurisdiction. Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes. If you are in person, please complete and submit a speaker card to Museum staff. To comment via Telephone, call (951)826-8688. Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 when you are ready to speak. To City of Riverside Page 2 Museum of Riverside Board Agenda July 22, 2026 comment via Zoom, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265, select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will prompt you to "unmute" and speak. You can also comment using the eComments feature at www.riversideca.gov/meeting PRESENTATIONS 2 Annual review of the Code of Ethics and Conduct Attachments: Report Presentation Code of Ethics 2.78 3 Presentation on the Brown Act- California’s Open Meeting Law Attachments: Report Presentation CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine by the Museum of Riverside Board and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the Museum of Riverside Board votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the Museum of Riverside Board or staff request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. 4 Minutes- July 9, 2026 special meeting Attachments: Minutes DISCUSSION CALENDAR Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. 5 Discuss the absence of Paula Horychuk from the July 9, 2026, special meeting of the Museum of Riverside Board Attachments: Report 6 Recommend accession into the permanent collection of five (5) lots of archival and historic items Attachments: Report 7 Recommend accession into the permanent collection of seven (7) lots of archival and historic items City of Riverside Page 3 Museum of Riverside Board Agenda July 22, 2026 Attachments: Report 8 Recommend accession into the permanent collection of twenty-six (26) avian study skins and one (1) mammalian skin Attachments: Report Inventory List 9 Approve revisions and updates to the Museum of Riverside’s Collections and Exhibitions Management Policies Attachments: Report Collections and Exhibitions Management Policies 10 Recommend to City Council to approve deaccession from the permanent collection of two (2) Brewer’s blackbirds (A996-67), one (1) Costa’s hummingbird (A1656-44), and a collection of animal bones (A198-1 and A 198-2) from the permanent collection Attachments: Report 11 Recommend deaccession from the permanent collection of one (1) washing machine (A500-219), one (1) clothes wringer (A500-192), one (1) washboard (A1361-1), one (1) laundry boiler (A500-197 A, B), one (1) laundry agitator (A964-33), twenty-four (24) clothespins (A500-187), and one (1) pie safe (A500-188) Attachments: Report COMMUNICATIONS 12 Riverside Museum Associates (RMA) - brief update 13 Harada House Foundation (HHF) - brief update 14 Board Chair & Vice-Chair updates 15 Director’s Update regarding the City management, main museum renovation, historic houses, collections, exhibitions and programs, budget, staffing, advisory teams, volunteer and support opportunities, marketing and communications, advocacy, strategic plan, and scheduled Board meetings Attachments: Report 16 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and meetings attended by Museum of Riverside Board members 17 Items for future Museum of Riverside Board consideration as requested by members of the Board. Only items that fall within the powers and duties of the City of Riverside Page 4 Museum of Riverside Board Agenda July 22, 2026 Museum of Riverside as set forth in the City Charter and/or the Riverside Municipal Code will be agendized for future discussion ********* The next regular Museum of Riverside Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 3 p.m. For live Webcast of the Board Meeting: RiversideCA.gov/Meeting ********* Sign up to receive critical information such as unexpected road closures, utility outages, missing persons, and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods. www.RiversideAlert.com City of Riverside Page 5

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