City Council
City of Riverside Mayor
Patricia Lock Dawson
Councilmembers:
Philip Falcone
Clarissa Cervantes
Steven Robillard
Chuck Conder
Sean H. Mill
Luis Hernandez
Steve Hemenway
Agenda en Espanol
Agenda
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
3900 Main Street, Riverside
Live Webcast at:
www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting
3:00 PM
Publication Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026
Meeting Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
MISSION STATEMENT
The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.
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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.
3 P.M.
MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
INVOCATION - Councilmember Mill
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
PUBLIC COMMENT
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. 1 To comment on the Consent Calendar, Closed Sessions and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council, you are invited to participate in person or call at (951) 826-8686 and follow the prompts to access your language of preference .
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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 Announcement of Committee meeting:
Housing and Homelessness Committee at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2026, Art Pick Council Chamber
COMMUNICATIONS
3 City Manager Updates
4 Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council) PRESENTATIONS - Item # 5-6
5 Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful annual report (Public Works) (All Wards ) (10-minute presentation)
6 RIVERSIDE PROSPERS Success Report - Path of Life (Ward 2) ( 5-minute presentation)
PUBLIC HEARING
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. 7 Mobile home parks rent stabilization annual review (Housing and Human Services ) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation)
6:15 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 8-17
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
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adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
City Clerk
8 Approve minutes of September 1, 2026
9 Designate Councilmember Mill as voting delegate and Councilmember Falcone as alternate for 2026 League of California Cities Annual Business Meeting on September 23-25, 2026 (All Wards)
10 File resignation of Jonathan Garcia from Deaf Commission Citywide seat (All Wards)
Fire
11 Approve Master Lease Agreement with Stryker Sales, LLC, Portage, Michigan, from Sourcewell Cooperative Contract No. 041823-STY for annual lease amount of $316,000.35 plus estimated sales and use tax amount of $ 27,650.03 from General Fund, Fire Operations -Paramedic Program, Special Department Supplies Account for total of $1,718,251.90 for cardiac monitors for five-year term (All Wards) 12 Accept Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG), Project Worksheet 5515-FM-CA, PA ID No. 065-61175, for $ 522,241.55 in eligible project costs with federal reimbursement of up to 75 percent of eligible costs for Hawarden Fire - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
13 Approve Third Amendment to Lease Agreement with County of Riverside for $7,075.62 monthly rent, for Riverside University Health System ’s - Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Services Programs at Arlanza Youth and Family Resource Center from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with one, one-year extension option - Bryant Park (Ward 6)
Public Utilities
14 Approve Agreement from Request for Proposal 2531 with NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC, Lakewood, Colorado, for $ 148,800 from Public Utilities Electric Fund Management Services Professional Services Account for Electric Cost of Service Analysis and Rate Design through December 31, 2028 (All Wards) 15 Adopt a Resolution (1) revising Electric Rule 11, Electric Rule 12, and Electric Rule 13, closing Electric Schedule EV to new customers and revising Electric Schedule Self-Gen to remove the Program Cap; and (2) making related findings of fact -
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Waive further reading (All Wards)
Public Works
17 Award Agreement from Bid 8236 with W. M. Lyles Co ., Fresno, for total of $1,190,000, and authorize 25 percent change order authority up to $ 297,500 for unforeseen conditions including unknown electrical wiring, removal of obsolete and previously unidentified equipment, replacement of outdated control panels, and other unexpected appurtenances requiring upgrades to meet current code requirements, for total not -to-exceed $ 1,487,500 from Sewer Fund, Re Rehab of the Biosolids Equipment Project Account for Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant Biosolids Centrifuge 2 Installation for period of 90 days from Notice to Proceed date (All Wards)
16 Approve Agreement from Request for Proposal 2550 with Data Ticket, Inc ., Irvine, for $ 1,248,739.50 from Parking and General Fund Accounts for administrative citation processing services for three-year term (All Wards)
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DISCUSSION CALENDAR
Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. 18 Consider proposed Sewer Services Five -year Rate Plan for residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial sewer services through July 1, 2031 - Schedule public hearing (Public Works) (All Wards) (20-minute presentation) CLOSED SESSIONS - Item # 19-29
Time listed is approximate. The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting. 19 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and /or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Tony Platt v. City of Riverside, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. RIC1822011
20 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and /or receive advice from legal counsel concerning City of Riverside, a charter city and municipal corporation, the City Council of the City of Riverside, acting by and through its duly elected councilmembers, Erin Edwards, Clarissa Cervantes, Ronaldo Fierro, Gabriela Plascencia, James Perry, and Steven Hemenway, in their official capacity v. Councilmember Charles Conder and former Councilmember Steven R. Adams, in their official capacity, and does 1 through 50, inclusive, Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2300725
21 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and /or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Ibrahim, Ali, and Lama Harb v. City of Riverside, Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. CVRI2203266
22 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and /or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Giuseppe Capraro v. City of Riverside, Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. CVRI2603371
23 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and /or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case 24 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
25 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 26 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 Management and Confidential
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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, Riverside Police Administrators Association, and all Executive Management employees except the City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, and Inspector General
27 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for recruitment /appointment of Inspector General by City Council
28 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for performance evaluation of Interim City Manager
29 Pursuant to Government Code §54957 for recruitment /appointment of City Manager by City Council
COMMUNICATIONS
30 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions
31 Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council
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The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
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