CITY COUNCIL / LRA BOARD CITY OF RIVERBANK
Regular City Council and Local
Redevelopment Authority Board
Meetings
Mayor/Chair
Rachel Hernandez
Council/Authority Members
District 1 — Luis Uribe
District 2 — Cindy Fosi
Vice Mayor, District 3 — John Pimentel
District 4 — Stacy Call
Council Chambers
6707 Third Street, Suite B
Riverbank, CA 95367
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026 — 6:00 PM
(THE AGENDA PACKET IS ONLINE AT HTTPS://RIVERBANKCA.PORTAL.CIVICCLERK.COM/) **Para Traduccion en Español, favor de referirse a la ultima pagina de la agenda**
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. INVOCATION
4. ROLL CALL
5. AGENDA CHANGES
6. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Any Council/Authority Member who has a direct Conflict of Interest on any scheduled agenda item to be considered is to declare their conflict at this time. Pursuant to Government Code Section 84308 (Levine Act), any Council /Authority Member who has received a contribution of $500 or more within the preceding 12 months from a party, participant, or their agent related to an item on the agenda must disclose that contribution on the record prior to participation in the discussion or decision on the item and may be required to recuse themselves, as applicable.
7. PRESENTATIONS (Informational only)
Item 7.1. STRGBA Update
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS (No action can be taken)
At this time, members of the public may comment on any item not appearing on the agenda, and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council/LRA Board. Individual comments will be limited to a maximum of 3 minutes (or as stated by the presiding Officer) and time cannot be yielded to another person. Under State law, matters presented during the public comment period cannot be discussed or acted upon.
Refer to the last page of this agenda for the Public Comment Procedures via ZOOM.
IN PERSON COMMENTS: Please fill out a Comment Card and return it to the City Clerk.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR (No obligation to read aloud)
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are to be acted upon by a single action of the City Council/LRA Board unless requested by an individual Council/Authority Member or member of the public for special consideration. Otherwise, the recommendation of staff will be accepted and acted upon by motion of the City Council/LRA Board.
Item 9.1. Waiver of Readings
Item 9.2. Approval of the City Council and Local Redelopment Authority Board Meeting Minutes for April 14, 2026.
Item 9.3. Resolution Declaring an Emergency and Authorizing an Emergency Appropriation of Funds in the Amount of $120,205.00 from Sewer Fund 106 for the Emergency Purchase of a Parkson Helisieve Shaftless Spiral Screen
10. PUBLIC HEARING
The public notice for item 10.1 was published in the newspaper on April 1, 2026.
Item 10.1.
6 th Cycle Housing Element. City Council to Consider the Following:
Resolution Approving a General Plan Amendment to Adopt the 6th Cycle Housing Element and to Authorize Staff to Submit the 6th Cycle Housing Element to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (GPA 01- 2025).
Resolution Approving a General Plan Amendment of Five (5) Properties from Industrial/Business Park (I/BP), Mixed Use (MU), Civic (C), Community Commercial (C/C), and Lower Density Residential (LDR) to Higher Density Residential (HDR) and Mixed Use (MU) (GPA 01-2025).
Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Crossroads Community Specific Plan (SP-1) to add the Mixed Use (CX-1) Designation, and to Rezone Eight (8) Properties from Light Industrial (M-1), Neighborhood Commercial (NC)(SP-1), Public/Quasi-Public (P/QP)(SP-1), Highway Commercial (HC)(SP-1), Neighborhood Park/Basin (NP/B)(SP-1), and Planned Development (P-D 71) to Multiple Family Residential (R-3), Medium/High Density Residential (MHR) (SP-1), and Mixed Use (CX-1) (SP-1) (SPA 01-2025, REZ 02-2025).
Resolution to Amend the General Plan Land Use Element to Establish a Maximum Density for the Higher Density Residential and Mixed Use General Plan Land Use Designations (GPA 01-2025).
Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Riverbank Municipal Code by Amending Sections §153.067 and §153.071 and adding Sections §153.166 through §153.169 entitled “Regional Housing Needs Assessment Overlay” (ZOA 01-2025).
11. NEW BUSINESS
Item 11.1. Resolution to accept the 2025 Housing Element and General Plan Annual Progress Report
Item 11.2. Resolution of Concurrence with the Stanislaus Urban County and Stanislaus HOME Consortium Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 and Support of Submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Item 11.3. Resolution Approving the Reappointment of Seabre Dillard and Sara Malough to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee.
Item 11.4. Resolution Accepting and Incorporating the Recommendations of the City of Riverbank Classification and Compensation Study prepared by Evergreen Solutions, LLC
Item 11.5. Resolution Approving the Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Riverbank and the Riverbank Miscellaneous Employees Bargaining Unit and Adopt updated Salary Schedule
Item 11.6. Resolution Approving the Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Riverbank and the Riverbank Mid-Management Employee Association and Adopt an updated Salary Schedule.
Item 11.7. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Proceed with the Acquisition of Real Property Located at 3300 Atchison Road Riverbank, CA 95367 (APN: 132-009- 069) for the Future Site of Riverbank City Hall in the Amount of $840,000.00 and Execute, on behalf of the City, Any and All Documents Necessary to Complete the Acquisition of Real Property, Authorize Staff to Proceed With the Conceptual Design of the Future City Hall Upon Acquisition, And Allocate Funds from the General Fund Reserves for Said Acquisition and from the Police And General Government System Development Fee Fund 210 for the Design
12. COMMENTS/REPORTS
A brief report on notable attendance of a meeting or conference or other notable topics of City business shall be made. The Brown Act does not allow for discussion or action of items by the City Council/LRA Board during this time.
Item 12.1. Staff
Item 12.2. Council/Authority Member
Item 12.3. Mayor/ Chair
13. CLOSED SESSION
Item 13.1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d) Number of Cases: (1 case)
14. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
Item 14.1. Report from Closed Session Item 13.1
Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d) Number of Cases: (1 case)
15. ADJOURNMENT The Next Regular City Council Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 12th, 2026.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted at the meeting location, on the North City Hall public exterior bulletin board, South City Hall public exterior Bulletin, Riverbank Community Center exterior bulletin, and the City’s website 72 hours prior to the meeting in accordance to the California Ralph M. Brown Act.
Posted this 23rd Day of April, 2026.
/s/Gabriela Hernandez, CMC, City Clerk
ADA COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, the City will make every effort to make reasonable modifications or accommodations from individuals with disabilities. Contact the Administration Dept. at (209) 863-7122 or the City Clerk at [email protected] at least (48) hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility.
NOTICE REGARDING NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS
Pursuant to California Constitution Article III, Section IV, establishing English as the official language for the State of California, and in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedures Section 185, which requires proceedings before any State Court to be in English, notice is hereby given that all proceedings before the City of Riverbank City Council/LRA Board shall be in English and anyone wishing to address the Council is required to have a translator present who will take an oath to make an accurate translation from any language not English into the English language.
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TELECONFERENCE/VIRTUAL PLATFORM PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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SUBMITTING PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE RECORD
Written comments must be received before 4:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting in order for them to be distributed to the Council prior to consideration of the matter.
Written comments will not be read aloud at the meeting, but will be reported as received for the record. If you do not receive an acknowledgement of receipt within an hour of submission or by 5:00 p.m., please call the City Clerk's Office at (209) 863-7198 or the Administration Dept. at (209) 863- 7122.
ACCEPTABLE METHODS OF SUBMITTING COMMENTS BEFORE THE 5:00 PM DEADLINE • Via Mail Service: Mail comments to City of Riverbank, Attn: City Clerk, 6707 Third Street, Suite A, Riverbank, CA 95367. (Call 209-863-7198 / 209-863-7122 to ensure they were received.)
• Via Email: [email protected]
(Note: This technology is not a guaranteed method.)
o Indicate Agenda Item # in the subject line. (Call 209-863-7198 / 209-863-7122 to ensure receipt.)
• Oral Comments In-Person: The Mayor will ask the public if anyone wishes to comment, at that time you may approach the podium.
• Oral Comments Via Zoom:The Mayor will announce when public comments may be made for a limit of 3 minutes on the agenda item being considered, at which time you will:
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Teleconference Phone Number: (This system is a backup for ZOOM technical difficulties only when providing oral comments.) If there are technical difficulties or disconnection with ZOOM Any documents that are not privileged or part of a Closed Session provided to a majority of the City Council / LRA Board after distribution of the agenda packet, regarding any item on this agenda, will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office 6707 Third St., Suite A, Riverbank.
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Thank you.
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