CITY COUNCIL / LRA BOARD CITY OF RIVERBANK
Mayor/Chair ERB Regular City Council and Local
Rachel Hernandez Redevelopment Authority Board
Council/Authority Members Meetings
District 1 - Luis Uribe
District 2 - Cindy Fosi Council Chambers
Vice Mayor, District 3 — John Pimentel 6707 Third Street, Suite B District 4 — Stacy Call Riverbank, CA 95367
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MARCH 10, 2026 — 6:00 PM
(THE AGENDA PACKET IS ONLINE AT HTTPS://RIVERBANKCA.PORTAL.CIVICCLERK.COM/)
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor / Chair Hernandez called the meeting to order at 6:00pm.
2. FLAG SALUTE
Councilmember Call led the pledge alliance.
3. INVOCATION
Reverend Randy Richardson provided the Invocation.
4. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Hernandez conducted Roll Call.
Members of the City Council / Local Redevelopment Authority Board present:
Council Member / Authority Member District 1 Luis Uribe Council Member/ Authority Member District 2 Cindy Fosi
Council Member / Authority Member District 4 Stacy Call Vice Mayor / Vice Chair District 3 John Pimentel- ABSENT Mayor / Chair Rachel Hernandez
5. AGENDA CHANGES
No Agenda Changes.
6. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
None Declared.
7. PRESENTATIONS
Item 7.1. Proclamation-Government Finance Professionals Appreciation Week Mayor Hernandez read and presented the proclamation recognizing Government Finance Professionals Week to the City of Riverbank Finance Department.
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Item 7.2. Proclamation - Women's History Month Recognizing the Riverbank High School Cheer Team and Certificates of Recognition for Cheer Coaches Mayor Hernandez read and presented the proclamation in honor of Women's History Month to the Riverbank High School Cheer Team and presented Certificates of Recognition to the Cheer Coaches.
Item 7.3. Strategic Plan Progress Report
City Manager Garcia gave a Powerpoint Presentation on the Strategic Plan Progress Report.
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Hernandez opened the Public Comment Period at 6:25 P.M.
Mark Heinzinger, Riverbank resident, spoke regarding the Riverbank Library and restarting the Friends of the Library program. The first meeting will be held on April 1st at 5:00pm at the Riverbank Library.
Mayor Hernandez Closed the Public Comment Period at 6:28 P.M.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Item 9.1. Waiver of Readings
Item 9.2. Approval of the City Council and Local Redevelopment Authority Meeting Minutes of February 24, 2026.
Item 9.3. Resolution to Award Bid for the Palmer Avenue Sidewalk Project to United Pavement Maintenance, Inc. and Authorize Execution of Future Change Orders
Resolution 2026-017
Item 9.4. Resolution Approving a Reimbursement Agreement for Eligible 12-Inch Water Main Improvements for the Countryside III Subdivision in a Not-To-Exceed Amount of $260,120 Based on Actual Construction Costs and authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Agreement
Resolution 2026-018
There being no public comments, Mayor Hernandez brought the item back to City Council.
ACTION: By motion moved and seconded (Uribe / Fosi 4/0) to approve Consent Calendar as presented.
Motion carried by City Council and LRA Board roll call vote:
AYES: Uribe, Fosi, Call, and Mayor Hernandez
NAYS: None / ABSENT: Pimentel / ABSTAINED: None
10. COMMENTS/REPORTS
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Item 10.1. Staff
City Manager Garcia:
• Just a couple of comments for tonight from our Public Works department. Unfortunately, our street sweeper is still being serviced as the parts are on backorder. We are looking into alternative ways to ensure that our streets stay safe and clean. So we will be actively working • From the Planning department, the 4th draft of the housing element was submitted to the Department of Housing and Community Development on March 4th. A public hearing for the adoption and rezoning of several parcels in the city limits has been scheduled for March 31st at the Planning Commission. That is a special meeting as they did cancel their March 17th meeting. And then April 14th for our City Council consideration. • From the Finance department, utility bills that were issued in January and remain unpaid were assessed late fees on February 10th and should have already received their 10-day notice of disconnect last week. So accounts not paid by Monday the 16th at 5:30 pm will be subject to disconnection beginning Tuesday, March 17th.
• From the City Clerks office, this is a comment once again about our Budget Advisory Committee. Help guide Riverbanks' financial future, we are recruiting residents to serve on the committee itself. The committee advises the City Council on the city's financial health, operating budget, and long-term fiscal sustainability. Applicants must reside within Riverbank city limits, and the application period is open until April 9th or until all the vacancies are filled.
Please contact the City Clerk with any questions.
• From Parks and Recreation, on Saturday, March 21st, bring your pets to Jacob Myers Park dog park for photos with the Easter Bunny between 10am and 12pm. • And then from my office, as / mentioned before, we did issue the Notice of Funding Availability of 1.5 million available for the construction of permanently affordable rental housing. The funding is available through a direct allocation from Senator Susan Eggman. The NOFA is available on the city's website on the City Manager's page.
Item 10.2. Council/Authority Member
Councilmember Uribe:
• So, on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, they are going to be holding a mixer at Costco tomorrow morning from 7:00am - 8:30am it is open to the public, so all are welcome. • On March 12th, I will be attending the Central Valley Division general membership meeting with the League of California Cities in Tracy. These are regional meetings that bring local elected officials across the Central Valley to discuss policy issues, best practices, and collaborate with each community.
• On March 17th at 3:00pm, we'll be hosting an informal meeting to discuss the possibility of a Blue Zone project here in Riverbank. So the idea behind the Blue Zone project is to look at simple ways that communities can support healthier lifestyles. So this is going to be the first meeting, small group discussion, hear ideas, and expectations, then see if it moves forward. • On April 16th at 5:30pm, the Riverbank Sister Cities Committee will be hosting Tamazula night celebrating our Sister Cities relationship with Tamazula de Gordiano and Jalisco. So we are encouraging residents who are from that region, or anybody that's interested, to come connect with neighbors, share stories, share cultures, and traditions. We would like to implement some of that at our event in September. So we are hoping to get some feedback for the next event.
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• Lastly, 1 would like to encourage my fellow Councilmembers to consider directing staff to begin reviewing the possibility of a speed hump policy for the City of Riverbank. Several more residents have reached out encouraging us to do something or to begin some kind of policy framework. So the suggestion would be to have the Traffic Committee start looking at what that could look like, and then bring those recommendations back to City Council.
Councilmember Fosi:
• On March 14th, the Historical Society is having a fundraiser at Red Robin. So please come over there on Saturday between 11:00am to 6:00pm we will have our fire engine there, so the kids can come and sit on it and take pictures. And then you can go in and have a great hamburger.
• On March 17th, the Women's group is meeting at Scout Hall at 6:30pm. I almost said, A.M., / wouldn't be there. We hope to see anybody who would like to show up.
Councilmember Call:
• First / wanted to start off, a couple of weeks ago or a week ago, Sergeant Hickman was celebrated at the Board of Supervisors meeting for his 25-year anniversary with the Stanislaus County Sheriffs Department. So / wanted to bring that to Riverbank as our Sergeant and acting Chief. So congratulations to you on your 25-year anniversary. And with that, I recently celebrated some anniversaries at a couple of our businesses and I reached out to the City Manager and I asked her how we celebrate milestone anniversaries here in the city, and / was thinking about my tenure here on City Council, although it's been short. We haven't had any milestone anniversaries celebrated here during City Council meetings. So / would like the Council's support in coming up with some sort of milestone process for the 1-year anniversary, 5 years, 10 years, 15, 20, because we do have a lot of long-standing employees, and / think it's important that the city knows people love working here, and they're here for a long time. So I'd really like Council support in finding a way to acknowledge those employees at future meetings.
• The speed hump policy. I would like a presentation from the traffic committee on traffic hotspots and other potential opportunities for speed humps. • Coffee with a cop is tomorrow at Starbucks Target from 9:00am to 10:30am. It's a great opportunity to come and meet those who are policing our neighborhoods and some of the additional staff who come and help. So come out to that. • Lastly, there's been a lot of conversation about the housing element and forced rezoning of some of these vacant properties, and / was just kind of pondering on solutions that could potentially help with this. So I'm looking for a sphere of influence adjustment to where the North County corridor is our southern boundary. Coffee becomes our western boundary.
Roselle is our eastern, and then Patterson Rd becomes our northern boundary. So / would really like the Council's support in that as well.
Item 10.3. Mayor/ Chair
Mayor Hernandez:
• StanCOG is continuing to get to a new standard of normalcy after last year and the grand jury resolvement. We are currently going through that. We just hired a new Executive Director. Her
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name is Amber Collins, we will double-check that. Amber is her first name, and so we're excited to welcome her.
• In 2016, Stanislaus County passed a half-cent sales tax that's for 25 years. I am part of a new ad hoc committee that is going to assess the oversight of the sales tax. So I think it's great to do some periodic check-ins to ensure that there's proper oversight of that measure.
11. CLOSED SESSION
Item 11.1. LIABILITY CLAIMS
(Pursuant to Govt. Code § 54961)
Claimant: Daymon Mayfield
Agency Claimed Against: City of Riverbank
Item 11.2. LIABILITY CLAIMS
(Pursuant to Govt. Code § 54961)
Claimant: DT California, LLC dba Aeriz
Agency Claimed Against: City of Riverbank
Item 11.3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Govt. Code § 54956.8)
Property: 3300 Atchison Rd. (APN: 132-009-069)
Agency Negotiator: Marisela H. Garcia, City Manager
Property Negotiator: Del Rio City Center, LLC.
Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
There being no public comments, Mayor Hernandez moved to Closed Session at 6:39 P.M.
Reconvened from Closed Session at 7:36 P.M.
12. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
Item 12.1. Report from Closed Session Item 11.1
LIABILITY CLAIMS
(Pursuant to Govt. Code § 54961)
Claimant: Daymon Mayfield
Agency Claimed Against: City of Riverbank
DIRECTION: Claim was Denied by a vote of 4/0
Item 12.2. Report from Closed Session Item 11.2
LIABILITY CLAIMS
(Pursuant to Govt. Code § 54961)
Claimant: DT California, LLC dba Aeriz
Agency Claimed Against: City of Riverbank
DIRECTION: Claim was Denied by a vote of 4/0
Item 12.3. Report from Closed Session Item 11.3
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Govt. Code § 54956.8)
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Property: 3300 Atchison Rd. (APN: 132-009-069)
Agency Negotiator: Marisela H. Garcia, City Manager
Property Negotiator: Del Rio City Center, LLC.
Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
DIRECTION: No Direction has been provided to Staff.
13. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor / Chair Hernandez adjourned the regular meeting at 7:36 P.M. to the next regular scheduled City Council / LRA Meeting of April 14, 2026.
ATTEST: (Adopted 04/14/2026) APPROVED:
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Gabriela Hernandez, CMC Rachel Hernandez
City Clerk / LRA Recorder Mayor/Chair
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