CITY COUNCIL
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026, 3:00 P.M.
ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
3900 MAIN STREET
112-94
PRESENT: Mayor Pro Tem Cervantes and Councilmembers Robillard, Conder, Mill, Hernandez, and Hemenway
ABSENT: Mayor Lock Dawson and Councilmember Falcone
Mayor Pro Tem Cervantes called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
Councilmember Mill gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN PERSON/TELEPHONE
Claudia Rodriguez spoke regarding a book donation to City Council about Riverside’s history of baseball. Robert Fuster spoke regarding security services for the Magnolia Avenue corridor. Errol Koshewitz spoke regarding City vehicle purchases, purchase orders and credit cards. Ruben Greg Soto spoke regarding family law matters, religion and government accountability. Patrick Maloney spoke regarding National Night Out, Dead Kennedy’s concert at Riverside Municipal Auditorium, Halloween in the Wood Streets, Riverside Fire Department’s wellness check on a resident, Karaoke at the Hideaway, Back to the Grind and Battle of the Bands at Packinghouse Brewery.
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
Councilmember Robillard reported on March Air Force Base Area Commander welcome reception and Riverside Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament. Councilmember Conder reported on March Air Force Base Area Commander welcome reception and Farmhouse Collective Cookie Company. Councilmember Mill reported on Townhall at Arlington High School, League of California Cities, National Night out events, Fall Festival at Villegas Park and announced the passing of Community Activist, Jesse Valenzuela.
Councilmember Hernandez reported on Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful (KRCB) event at Bryant Park and Townhall meeting at Arlanza Community Center.
Councilmember Hemenway reported on the annual Riverside College and Career Fair and Alvord Community Update meeting at La Sierra High School. Mayor Pro Tem Cervantes reported on a civic engagement event called Democracy Under Attack -* Securing our voting rights, and an upcoming Cellar Door Bookstore event.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEETING
The City Council Housing and Homelessness Committee is scheduled for Monday, September 28, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in the Art Pick Council Chamber.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026, 3:00 P.M.
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COMMUNICATIONS
CITY MANAGER UPDATE
The City Council received an update on the City’s Fire Risk Reduction Community Designation by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.
COUNCILMEMBERS DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND EX PARTE Councilmember Conder recused himself from Closed Session item concerning (1) Tony Platt v. City of Riverside, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. RIC1822011; (2) City of Riverside v. Councilmember Charles Conder and former Councilmember Steven R.
Adams Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2300725; and (3) Phaedra Norton vs. City of Riverside, Superior Court Case No. CVRI2500992. Councilmember Mill recused himself from Closed Session item concerning Phaedra Norton vs. City of Riverside, Superior Court Case No. CVRI2500992.
PRESENTATIONS
KEEP RIVERSIDE CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 ANNUAL REPORT The City Council received and ordered filed the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful Annual Report.
RIVERSIDE PROSPERS SUCCESS REPORT - WARD 2
Councilmember Cervantes gave a report on Path of Life
PUBLIC HEARING
MOBILE HOME PARKS RENT STABILIZATION ANNUAL REVIEW
Public hearing was called pursuant to Section 5.75.180 of the Riverside Municipal Code relative to activities associated with the Mobile Home Parks Rent Stabilization Ordinance over the preceding 12-month period from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026.
One person spoke on the matter. The public hearing was officially closed.
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Mill and seconded by Councilmember Hernandez to (1) direct staff to notify mobile home park owners and tenant representatives on record of the maximum allowable rent increase for calendar year 2027 is 2.56 percent pursuant to the Section 5.75.100 of the Riverside Municipal Code; and (2) received and order filed the report on all activities that have taken place
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relative to the Mobile Home Parks Rent Stabilization Ordinance for the 2026 report from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The motion carried unanimously with Councilmember Falcone absent.
CONSENT CALENDAR
It was moved by Councilmember Hemenway and seconded by Councilmember Cervantes to approve the Consent Calendar as presented affirming the actions appropriate to each item. The motion carried unanimously with Councilmember Falcone absent.
MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting of September 1, 2026, were approved as presented.
DESIGNATE DELAGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR 2026 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL
BUSINESS MEETING
The City Council designated Councilmember Mill as the voting delegate and Councilmember Falcone as alternate for the Annual Business meeting of the 2026 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, on September 23-26, 2026.
BOARD AND COMMISSION RESIGNATION
The Mayor Pro Tem and City Council filed the resignation of Jonathan Garcia from the Deaf Commission Citywide seat.
LEASE AGREEMENT - CARDIAC MONITORS - FIRE OPERATIONS PARAMEDIC PROGRAM The City Council (1) approved the Master Lease Agreement from Sourcewell Cooperative Contract 041823- STY with Stryker Sales, LLC., Portage, Michigan, for Cardiac Monitors, for a term of five years, in the annual lease amount of $316,000.35 plus an estimated sales and use tax amount of $27,650.03, for a total agreement amount of $1,718,251.90; and (2) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Lease Agreement with Stryker Sales, LLC., including making minor and non-substantive changes.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
GRANT (FMAG) - HAWARDEN FIRE PROJECT - SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION The City Council (1) accepted the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG), Project Worksheet 5515-FM-CA,
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PA ID 065- 61175, for the Hawarden Fire in the amount of $522,241.55 in eligible project costs, with federal reimbursement of up to 75 percent of eligible costs; (2) authorized the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record an increase in revenues and appropriate expenditures in the amount of $284,626.23 in the Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, Hawarden Fire Project revenue and expenditure accounts for FEMA reimbursable fire related costs not previously appropriated; (3) authorized the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record a supplemental appropriation in the General Fund in the amount of $135,424.01 in the Hawarden Fire Project expenditure account, for non-reimbursable fire related costs not previously appropriated; and (4) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute all grant documents, reimbursement requests, agreements, certifications, and other documents necessary to administer and close the Hawarden Fire FMAG project, including the ability to make minor and nonsubstantive changes.
AGREEMENT AMENDMENT - RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM’S WOMEN, INFANTS AND
CHILDREN (WIC) NUTRITION SERVICES PROGRAMS - ARLANZA YOUTH AND FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER - BRYANT PARK
The City Council (1) approved the Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement with the County of Riverside for rent of $7,075.62 per month, for the term of September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with one, one-year option to extend; and (2) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement with the County of Riverside at the Arlanza Youth and Family Resource Center located at Bryant Park, for Riverside University Health System’s Public Health - Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to be used for Nutrition Services Programs, including making minor and non-substantive changes.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 2531 AGREEMENT - ELECTRIC COST OF SERVICE ANALYSIS AND
RATE DESIGN
The City Council (1) approved a Professional Consultant Services Agreement from Request for Proposal (RFP) 2531 with NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC., Lakewood, Colorado, for Electric Cost of Service Analysis and Rate Design with the term ending December 31, 2028, in the amount of $148,800; and (2) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Agreement with NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC., including making minor and non-substantive changes, including extensions up to one two-year term, subject to the availability of budgeted funds.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026, 3:00 P.M.
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REVISING ELECTRIC SCHEDULE SELF GEN - RESOLUTION
The City Council adopted a resolution approving the closure of Schedule EV to new customers, removal of program cap of Schedule Self-Gen, and updates of Electric Rule 11, Electric Rule 12 and Electric Rule 13.
Whereupon, the title having been read and further reading waived, Resolution No. 24427 of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, (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, was presented and adopted.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 2550 AGREEMENT - ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION PROCESSING
SERVICES
The City Council (1) approved the Professional Consultant Services Agreement from Request for Proposal (RFP) 2550 with Data Ticket, Inc., Irvine, for Administrative Citation Processing Services for the term of three years, in the amount of $1,248,739.50; and (2) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Agreement with Data Ticket, Inc., including making minor and non-substantive changes, including term extensions up to two one-year terms, subject to the availability of budgeted funds.
BID 8236 AGREEMENT - BIOSOLIDS CENTRIFUGE 2 INSTALLATION - RIVERSIDE REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLANT
The City Council (1) awarded a Construction Agreement from Bid 8236 with W. M. Lyles Co., Fresno, for the Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant Biosolids Centrifuge 2 Installation, for a period of ninety days from the Notice to Proceed date, for a total agreement amount of $1,190,000; (2) authorized a 25 percent change order in the amount of $297,500, for a total contract value of $1,487,500, to address 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; and (3) authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Construction Agreement with W. M. Lyles Co., including making minor and non-substantive changes.
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MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026, 3:00 P.M.
ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
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DISCUSSION CALENDAR
SEWER SERVICES FIVE-YEAR RATE PLAN - RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND
INDUSTRIAL SEWER SERVICES
No one spoke on the matter.
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Conder and seconded by Councilmember Mill to (1) receive and order filed the report on a proposed five-year rate plan for residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial sewer services through July 1, 2031; and (2) direct staff to prepare all documents necessary for public noticing and set a public hearing for sewer rate increases for residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial sewer services through July 1, 2031, on a date at least 45 days after mailing said notice in accordance with Proposition 218. The motion carried unanimously with Councilmember Falcone absent.
RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT - E-CONVEYANCES COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS “E-BIKES”, TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS - CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 -
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Five people spoke on the matter.
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Mill and seconded by Councilmember Conder to refer item back to the Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee for further discussion. The motion carried unanimously with Councilmember Falcone absent.
CLOSED SESSIONS
The Mayor Pro Tem and City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 5:23 p.m. pursuant to Government Code (1) §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; (2) §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; (3) §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Phaedra Norton vs. City of
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026, 3:00 P.M.
ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
3900 MAIN STREET
112-100
Riverside, Superior Court Case No. CVRI2500992; (4) §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; (5) §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; (6) §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation regarding one case; (7) §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning the City Council deciding whether to initiate litigation regarding three cases; (8) §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; (9) §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 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; and (10) §54957 for recruitment/appointment of City Manager by City Council.
The Mayor Pro Tem and City Council reconvened at 7:34 p.m. with Mayor Pro Tem Cervantes presiding and all Councilmembers present with Mayor Lock Dawson and Councilmember Falcone absent.
COMMUNICATIONS
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSIONS
City Attorney James Johnson announced that the City Council voted unanimously with Councilmember Falcone absent authorizing to initiate litigation on two separate cases.
ITEMS FOR FUTURE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AS REQUESTED BY MAYOR OR MEMBERS
OF THE CITY COUNCIL - CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY REPORT There were no items for future consideration requested.
The City Council adjourned the meeting at 7:36 p.m. in memory of Marilyn Jones and Jesse Valenzuela.
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Respectfully submitted,
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk