City Council
City of Riverside Mayor
Patricia Lock Dawson
Councilmembers:
Philip Falcone
Clarissa Cervantes
Steven Robillard
Chuck Conder
Sean H. Mill
Jim Perry
Steve Hemenway
Agenda en Espanol
Agenda
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
3900 Main Street, Riverside
Live Webcast at:
www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting
1:00 PM
Publication Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
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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 - Councilmember
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
PUBLIC COMMENT
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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
COMMUNICATIONS
3 City Manager Updates (City Manager) (5-minute presentation) 4 Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council) PRESENTATION - Item # 5-6
5 Mayor Lock Dawson to present a plaque to Councilmember Mill for his dedicated service as Mayor Pro Tem from January through June 2025 - Appoint Councilmember Conder as Mayor Pro Tem for July through December 2025 (All Wards)
6 Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Riverside -Corona Resource Conservation District, Rivers and Lands Conservancy, and Riverside resident and gardener Sue Struthers recognizing Mayor’s Monarch Pledge
WORKSHOP
7 Overview for implementation and community outreach of Illegal Fireworks Program Enhancements for Fourth of July 2025 (Police) (All Wards) ( 15-minute presentation)
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 8-15
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.
City Clerk
8 File resignation of Debora Mickelson from Commission on Disabilities Citywide seat (All Wards)
9 Minutes of June 17, 2024
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Community and Economic Development
10 Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 5.77 the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Cannabis Business Activities (All Wards)
General Services
11 Fourth Amendment to Agreement with Universal Protection Service, LP, doing business as Allied Universal Security Services, Santa Ana, for annual amount of $100,045.16 from various Department budgets for unarmed security services at various City facilities - Approve two -year extension of $ 5,007,146.81 through June 30, 2027 - Authorize 20 percent change order amount of $ 1,001,429.36 for unforeseen changes in service to include, but not limited to, requests to increase service frequency, add facilities, and for special or emergency services - Interdepartmental transfer - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Police
12 Reimbursement of $ 21,740.50 from United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force overtime - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Public Works
13 Accept two grant awards for combined amount of $ 1,283,142 under the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Transportation Development Act Article 3 (Senate Bill 821) Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program Grant as administered by Riverside County Transportation Commission for construction of buffered bike lanes on both sides of Van Buren Boulevard from Wood Road to Orange Terrace Parkway, a northbound bike lane on Chicago Avenue from Le Conte Drive to Martin Luther King Boulevard, and new concrete sidewalks on Bandini, Pennsylvania, and Challen Avenues - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)
14 Fifth Amendment to Agreement with Enfotech & Consulting, Inc ., Brunswick, New Jersey, for increased compensation amount of $ 46,746.30 for total amount not-to-exceed $ 610,306.30 from Public Works, Sewer, Environmental Compliance, Software Purchase /Licensing Account for Environmental Compliance Tracking Database Software for Riverside Water Quality Control Plant through June 30, 2026 (All Wards)
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15 Request for Qualifications No. 2401 - Master Professional Consultant Services Agreements with fourteen consulting firms for an amount not -to-exceed $ 1,000,000 per consultant for various capital improvement projects at Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant and Tequesquite Landfill through December 31, 2029, and two one-year extension options per consultant (All Wards)
DISCUSSION CALENDAR - Item # 16-17
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. 16 Streamline Riverside Refresh effort and Implementation Plan update (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) 17 Motion to reconsider amendments to Chapter 5.77 (Cannabis Business Activities) of Title 5 and Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC) related to the Commercial Cannabis Business Program (City Council) (All Wards) ( 10-minute presentation)
CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 18-22
Time listed is approximate. The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting. 18 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and /or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Gall Martinez v. City of Riverside, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVRI2404903
19 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and /or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case 20 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
21 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
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22 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
3 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 23-24
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. 23 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, establishing the Public Use and Necessity for which certain legally described real property is to be acquired by Eminent Domain, stating the statutory authority for such acquisition, and authorizing proceedings in Eminent Domain from Helix Street, LLC ., for the purpose of the Third Street Grade Separation Project, Federal Project No .
STPL-5058(081) - Waive further reading - Authorize City Attorney to prepare and file the complaint in eminent domain and take all other actions necessary to acquire the subject real property interests - Except on matters involving policy determinations to be made by City Council, authorize City Manager, or his designee, to prepare and execute appropriate documents and take all other actions as required under City ’s eminent domain authority - Five affirmative votes required (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation) 24 Case PR -2025-001795 - City of Riverside - Amend Chapter 5.77 Cannabis Business Activities of Title 5 and Title 19 Zoning of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC) related to Commercial Cannabis Business (CCB) Program - Determine project is exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15601(b)(3) of CEQA Guidelines as it can be seen with certainty approval of project will not have an effect on environment - Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Section
5.77.320 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding location and design of Cannabis Businesses and Table 19.150.020.A regarding Permitted Uses - Direct staff to provide an exemption for non -retail commercial cannabis uses from the location requirements in Chapter 5.77 of the Riverside Municipal Code (Community and Economic Development) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation)
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COMMUNICATIONS
25 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
26 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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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
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