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ENCAMPMENT DELEGATED MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTCity CouncilAugust 5, 2025Public Works Department RiversideCA.gov2
1. Caltrans Maintenance Policy Directive restricts encampments on State Department of Transportation Right of Way2. These restrictions help to protect the unhoused, the traveling public, and adjacent neighborhoods3. Caltrans staff actively address these restrictions across District 8, which encompasses Riverside and San Bernardino Counties: •28,650 Square Miles•7,200 Lane MilesBACKGROUND1 2 7/24/2025
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1. The PSET Team provides outreach services for individuals experiencing homelessness and debris & material removal associated with encampments located in the Public Right of Way2. Both PSET and Public Works have strong relationships with Caltrans and familiarity with different aspects of their processes3. Caltrans and the City explored means to leverage the City’s awareness & availability, and the State’s fiscal resourcesDISCUSSION RiversideCA.gov4
1. Staff propose a Delegated Maintenance Agreement for Encampments2. The City would be reimbursed up to $50,000 quarterly, for a total of $400,000 in the agreement term 3. Caltrans would still assist in maintenance DISCUSSION 3 4
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PSET AT WORK
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Strategic Priority No. 2 Community Well-BeingGoal No. 2.5 –Foster relationships between community members, partner organizations, and public safety professionals to define, prioritize, and address community safety and social service needs.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENTCross-Cutting Threads
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1. Approve an Encampment Delegated Maintenance Agreement betweenthe City of Riverside and the State of California to remove unpermittedencampments in the State Right of Way, including highway and freewayareas situated within the State’s jurisdictional limits as authorized underStreets and Highways Code Section 114 and 116;2. By at least five affirmative votes, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, ordesignee, to record an increase in revenue and appropriate expendituresof $400,000 in the Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, HomelessEncampment Clean-Up revenue and expenditure accounts; and3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the EncampmentDelegated Maintenance Agreement, including making minor and non-substantive changes, and to extend the agreement in cooperation with theState.RECOMMENDATIONS7