City Council - Regular Meeting

All of this city council session to order. I am mayor pro tem Stephen Robillard. The the mayor was unfortunately sick today, so I'll be taking over this meeting. And we'll go ahead and start off with, the city council conduct its meetings in accordance with resolution two four three one eight. If you'd like to learn more, the full resolution is available on the city's website. I'd first like to invite council member Mill for the invocation.

Thank you, mayor pro tem. Heavenly father, we come before you with gratitude for blessings you have bestowed upon the city of Riverside. Guide this council today that every decision be made with wisdom, humility, compassion, and a commitment to serving the common good. Bless our residents, families, workers, educators, small business owners, and all those who quietly serve our community each day. Watch over our first responders, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and medical personnel.

Grant them courage, protection, and peace. Today, we especially lift up the remarkable young people we are honoring. May they continue to be examples of leadership, hope, kindness, and promise for the future of our city. Through the intercession of Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children, we ask your blessing and protection upon all youth of Riverside. Guide them towards lives of purpose, faith, compassion, and service to others. May we always strive to leave this city better for the generations that follow, and may God continue to bless the city of Riverside, our nation, and all those gathered here today. Amen.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

All right. We'll go ahead and move on to the first item in the agenda, which is public comments. If you can go ahead and please play the recording.

Public comment is now open for this item, available in both English and Spanish. Call (951) 826-8686 and follow the prompts to access the meeting in either language. To request to speak, press 9. You can also join via Zoom. The meeting ID for both languages can be found on the agenda.

Alright. And to comment on closed sessions, the consent calendar, and any matters within the jurisdiction of the city council. I'll go ahead and call up Rich Gardner, please.

Good afternoon, Honorable Mayor Pro Tem, City Staff and City Council members, and the general public watching are in the audience. Rich Gardner, Ward 4. A little bit of my backstory, I basically started coming to City Council when I was a caregiver for my late wife, because it was more entertaining than going to a movie some nights, some nights it wasn't. But so I started this process of trying to advocate for a silver alert for seniors that had Alzheimer's and dementia that would wander away from home. One thing led to another, and the Riverside Police Department did adopt a Get Home Safe program.

So it kind of got me thinking that, you know, we can get things done. One of the first things I did learn when I was trying to advocate and talking to different people that the city manager is the most powerful person in the city. And you can see it on the executive ladder too. And basically when it came time to try to get a Purple City alliance, I don't know if anybody up there remembers that going, it went through the city manager at the time, which was John Russo, and basically his word was gold and it got done. So with that being said, Mr.

Fertel, I want to thank you for coming to Ward 4, Orange Crest Community Terrace Park, and speaking on Measure Z. Definitely not an easy task as you found out. And it was interesting to me because I learned a lot. I learned that you have to stay within the buoys, as you said. And I did look it up.

And yes, you're not allowed to advocate one way or another when you're up there speaking, which really makes things complicated. And I appreciate the fact you listened to all of us even though it was a long day and it was getting warm and the mics weren't working. But with that being said, I really you know, honestly, as far as Measure Z goes and the onefour percent and stuff and it going into the general fund instead of the, you know, specific The biggest thing to me was the fact that on those blue signs, and I've said this a couple times, it basically says small businesses support. And I can't argue with the fact that you have more than one, which makes it, yes, small businesses support. But, you know, there's more than one that don't support it.

And we don't have the means to be able to make signs that say small businesses don't support. So I mean, with the city of Arts and innovation, do we want to be known as the city of deception and half truths? I mean, you said, and I don't know whether it's true or not, but you can't control what goes on the signs, you can't control whether they stay up or not. But by allowing those to stay up, which you obviously are going to do, it's a deception. Small yes, some small businesses do support. Can't argue that. As long as there's more than one, it's the truth. But there's also a lot of small businesses that do not. With that being said, and four seconds left, everyone please vote no on Zieg just because of that fact.

All right. Thank you, Mr. Gardner. Next we have Mr. Lawnworthy.

Mr. Lawnworthy, if you can wait to comment before you get to the microphone because we can't hear you.

Alright. So this, my name is Greg Langworthy. I'm a part of the Riverside election integrity team. This is our audit of the twenty twenty four election, and the way that we do audits is is very simple, and I think you'll you'll understand this. These are all the ballot statements from the twenty twenty four election, and ballot statements are like deposit slips.

It's the way that you put ballots into the system, and the election workers have to record the number of those ballots, and that's how we calculate how many ballots were cast in the twenty twenty four election. What we found in that election was that there were 33,888 more votes counted than the number of ballots that we could account for with their own records. Why this becomes significant is we found the same thing in the prop fifty election, 45,896 more votes counted than the number of ballots given to us by the ROV. Sheriff Bianco has really based his investigation based on this pattern of evidence. This is a problem.

We don't know why. I don't think the registrar knows why the vote counting system in our county is counting many more votes than the number of ballots put into the system. It's a concern. We've expressed this concern to our supervisors. They're aware of this.

We expressed this concern to our law enforcement. Finally, sheriff Bianco was willing to take action. But the way that he is going to investigate is is so simple. Are there really 657,000 ballots cast in that election, as the registrar says, or are there only 611,000 ballots? That's why Sheriff Bianco took possession of those ballots, and now he has them under his custody.

Right now the issue is before the California Supreme Court to basically rule, can the sheriff count those ballots? We believe he has to count those ballots because we have to know in Riverside County, are this is this election worker error? Did they make all these errors when they were counting the ballots, or is it an error of the voting system? And Art Tanoco needs to know, and I don't think really he does know. And that's why he is listed on this lawsuit as Chad Bianco and Art Tanoco because Art gave Chad the ballots.

So I just wanted to explain this to you. What we have proposed as a solution in these next elections is have art show evidence of reconciliation before certification. So far he hasn't done that, but I think he can do that and that's what our suggestion is and we're making that recommendation to the supervisors. Thank you.

All right. Thank you, Mr. Longworthy. Next we have Mr. So to.

A lot of people tell me hi, a lot of people say hello. I say hi though. No, I? I used to get high, I get low. I had to get high again. So you play your high, high, low game all you want. Been there, done it. But anyway, here's some paperwork through my divorce, I'm updating you. They should have quit my child support. My case was over in 07/19/2018. Now we got to figure out. They don't I went to DCSS today in Riverside, Iowa Street. They don't know where the money's going. So now we got to figure that out. So there's that.

So now, I go and talk to young kids and young girls basically in the mall, wherever I go. And since these court people did this to me, the false arrest and stuff, I tell them, you know what? You're gonna be old bitty when you're these guys are done with you. And what what I tell them is you're gonna get used and abused until you find the right one, but that man is also gonna marry somebody that you used and abused. So you keep on doing what you do young boys and keep on treating them like that because you're gonna marry somebody like that because they all get used and abused. Thank you.

All right. Thank you, Mr. So to. Next we have Earl Koshowitz.

Yeah, I'd like to use the overhead projector today. I'd like to say something to every one of you guys today. Philip, you should be in jail. Chuck, you should be in jail. Sean, you should be in prison.

Jim Perry, you should be in jail. Steve, you should be in jail. Steven, you should be in jail. And our wonderful city manager should be in prison. I wanna go through some purchase orders today from the I wanna go through it because I have a lot of questions that I wanna pertain to, your contracts for the Cheech. Now this is the first contract. Can you pull that down a little bit? I'm trying to explain it today a little bit. Can you push it down a little bit? Can you pull it down a little bit just so I can yeah.

Okay. That's what I wanna say. Now the first contract was back in 2022 for $400,000 I get that. Can you push to the second page? Now the second contract was back in '22 also for $830,000 Now can you pull the next page back?

This is the third contract for $830,000 back in 2023. Can you pull the fourth page? Now this is the fourth contract between the Cheech and the City of Riverside for $854,000 Now, can you go to the next page? I only got three minutes. Thank you very much.

Now this is the last contract, this was back in 2025. Now how come we provide all these contracts different times, different years, why don't we just have one contract for twenty five years or whatever it is, that's what it says it says it does. I'm a little bit confused actually of why we have so many contracts for this kind of money. I don't know, I just think we have a lot of accountability problems here in the city of Riverside. One contract for twenty five years, that's the way we gotta do business, we can't have all these contracts and different made up stories and whatever you guys, okay?

This is accountability problem. And this is major problem to me, because it confuses me actually. And I don't even know how how to read it. It's crazy. You guys have a blessed day.

Alright. Next we have mister Maloney, please.

Good afternoon, honorable well, our city council and staff, everybody. It's good to see everybody. I know I'm a little bit more mellow than everybody else on some of these meetings, so I just wanna measure measure. I'm already jumping to the main thing. The big thing is Measure Z. We're We're gonna have a very important meeting in the Wood Streets at Eden Lutheran this Thursday. It's at 06:30 and it's gonna be a presentation. We're gonna have well, you're gonna be at the very end. So Philip will give out a raffle, so the best part of the night, you'll get some raffle stuff. But the reality is, I've been to some of the other meetings and yes, they're very informative, I liked being able to hear about Measure Z, but there wasn't any Q and As, and that was kind of a bummer and not really long one.

So we're gonna make sure to have an hour of Q and A with the community back and forth. And I really like that, it's really important about our neighborhood that now neighbors of the Wood Streets go out of their way to make sure that people get to hear both sides. Now, yes, some of the ladies on the Wood Streets are very against it. They're posting a lot of stuff. So as I'm saying, I'm on the fence, so you gotta make me change my mind. And that's the one We're gonna be fair. We wanna make sure to make sure it's fair. I'm moderating it along with April, so yes, you're gonna have one person who's very angry about it and one person who's not, but the big thing is that we're gonna have a discussion about it with residents, and we normally get about a 100 people. So please come out 06:30, Thursday, May 14. It's gonna be at Eden Lurton Church, and that is I need new glasses, everybody.

It is a 4725 Brockton Avenue here in beautiful Riverside, California, along with our council member Falcone and lieutenant Callope from the Riverside PD. They're gonna be doing an update. Once again, this is something I'm very proud to be a part of, and the fact is, if your neighborhood the worst person in your neighborhood is me, you got a pretty good neighborhood. I'm the loudest one, I'm the most offensive one, I'm the one that's up the latest, the one that's probably gonna be the one that's the loudest, but I also love my neighborhood the most. I love being there.

My family's been there since the forties. I'm so honored to be able to be there and part of, I think, now four generations, my gosh. The fact is you wanna live in Riverside, you wanna celebrate Riverside, we wanna make sure that Riverside has people who actually love it, and I believe that the people up here actually love it. So it's a bummer when I see things, you know, where people say bad things about Riverside, but we always fight to make sure Riverside's a welcoming place. We have new people running the Mission Inn, a lot of new things coming downtown.

We got a new chapter, this is it, we're in the in between, and we're gonna miss some of you, you're gonna be gone, some of you will be back. I'm just glad that we have people that actually love our town and are trying to be for our town. As much as Errol's angry and a few of them are angry, they actually love our town too, just in a little bit different way. A little bit more general maybe, I just want Errol to say one nice thing every time at the end just to blow everybody away. Say, hey guys, by the way, you did this really well. I wanna wanna I wanna win a bet from a friend of mine but See, he said it's not gonna happen. See, the odds have just gone up for me once again. I'm gonna shut up now. I'm gonna get to karaoke tonight at the hideaway. Thank you for listening to my rambling, and good luck to every single one of you. Thank you for being here.

Thank you, mister Maloney. Alright. We do have one caller online. Gonna go ahead

and have him call in.

Yes. Can you hear me?

Yes. We can.

Thank you, mayor Pro Tem. Yes. The last Ward 1 council person that I've spoken to was Mike Gardner. Now be it that I did meet Mike when he was before he actually became a council person, but I was able to speak with him numerous times. He has helped me and a friend of mine that owned a business in the city when it was related to code enforcement issues.

And, that's one thing I liked about Mike Gardner's office, and his assistance would facilitate communication between residents and the council people because the council are supposed to be our representatives. Mike was open to all of his constituents, and you might agree or disagree with him, but that didn't matter. He was open to speak. Unfortunately, mister Falcone's office is not doing this. I once spoke to mister Falcone, I think it was last year, late last year about the homeless issue.

That was the only call I've had with him. I have been trying to reach his office regarding and speaking to him on the climate action policies that the city is implementing, And, unfortunately, his assistants are just basically screening his calls, only allowing people that I'm not even sure if he's aware of this, but and I'm not looking for him to agree or disagree just to have a conversation on the climate action policies that the city is implementing. But to have your assistance or if your assistants are saying, well, they're too busy or schedule's all booked up and yeah. Well, you could come this meeting or this meeting. Just take a fifth ten, fifteen minute phone call.

I mean, I don't I don't see the problem with that. I mean, they're supposed to be our representatives. Whether somebody voted for you or they didn't vote for you, You're supposed to be our representative, so I would behoove you, mister Falcone, to please accept calls from people with diverse opinions or just have a discussion. Because the first time I spoke at a council meeting, you were a child, and you might you might be open to diverse opinions. And lastly, I'd like to thank mister Perry Perry, for your service.

I have not always agreed with your voting. Sometimes I have. But you have been very open.

We cut it off. We don't wanna hear anything nice about councilwoman Perry.

Alright.

Alright. We'll go ahead and move on to item number two, which is mayor and council member communications. Brief reports and conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by the mayor and the city council, and ward updates and announcements of upcoming events. I'll go ahead and call on Councilmember Falcone, Ward 1.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. Mayor Councilmember Perry, I apologize. There was too much time spending saying misinformation about me to be able to say anything positive about you, so I do apologize for that. Two corrections to public comment, mayor Pro Tem. One is we do not we are very communicative in Ward 1. We have more neighborhood meetings and more community meetings than any other ward. We have weekly meetings. We have office hours every month. There is plenty of opportunities. I'm at city halls physically seven days a week.

There's plenty of opportunity to be in contact with me despite what is shared during public comment. The other thing is with our Measure Z meetings, we had a Measure Z meeting in Ward 1 and there was forty five minutes of Q and A that ensued. So plenty of opportunities to have a back and forth related to Measure Z as well. This past week, we welcomed the California Preservation Foundation, which is the California's historic preservation nonprofit organization. They were they had their conference here in town and they had plenty of nice things to say.

I extend my gratitude to general services, public works, marketing, community and economic development, the whole team that really came together to make this a wonderful event for those 600 attendees that were in town. Speaking of Patrick had mister Maloney had shared about the Neighbors of the Wood Streets meeting on Thursday at 06:30PM, which I will be there answering questions and ready to communicate. We also this Saturday have our vintage home tour with by the Old Riverside Foundation. Tickets are available on their website. Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, Councilmember Falcone. Councilmember Condor.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. Busy week as usual. Field director and I handling everything from homelessness, to potholes, to sidewalks, to tree trimming, and we really appreciate the people calling and taking care of their neighborhoods and letting us know. So Frank and I keep busy on that. Last Wednesday, we did have the ballot measure community meeting up at the Orange Terrace Community Center, and I really want to thank our great city manager Mike Futrell.

He handled it, I'm going say it more brilliantly. As a Navy guy, he knows how to stay between the buoys, and he did. Great conversations back and forth, a lot of information out, and just again thanks to city manager for doing that. And then on Friday, up on the Grier Pavilion, I attended the promotion ceremonies for the fire department. Thank Chief McKinster and Deputy Chief Gazetta and all the people that put that on. It was really great to see, and I really appreciate the great work that our fire department does to keep us safe in Riverside. That's it, Tim, thank you. I hope you all had a good Mother's Day. My mother's 96. She's still she cheated.

Amazing. Amazing. Thank you, Councilor McConder. Councilor Mammell.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. A couple of events this past week. Last Thursday, I had the honor of performing a wedding ceremony at the chapel on behalf of the assessor clerk recorder's office. So it was a lovely couple that came down from Northern California, and the reason they came to Riverside to get married is because there always was their dream to honeymoon at the Mission Inn. So again, the Mission Inn top of mind across the state, the nation, the world.

On Saturday we had another yet successful Cinco de Mayo Festival at Viegas Park. It's their annual event. Wonderful family event, had good crowd, good turnout all afternoon. Some future events, this Sunday at the Heritage House, they'll be having their annual ice cream social where you'll get to be served by probably another opportunity to ask to speak to Councilmember Falcone. Councilmember Falcone will be serving ice cream, you can talk to him while you're there. And I know some of my other colleagues will be there. Hopefully this year I don't get chocolate because it was a rock hard leischer and both Chief Gonzalez and I had a bruise on our palm trying

to get it. Well it's red,

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Arlington Chili Cook Off will be on May 23, which is the following Saturday. And then I'll be having a community connection, yet another opportunity to come out and tell me I'm going to go to prison on May 28. It'll be Thursday at 6PM at the Viegas Community Center, so I really welcome you to come there and say that. Also, if you're interested in actually learning about Project Homekey, getting facts about Project Homekey, there was a real investigative journalism piece done by Cal Matters that gives an honest assessment based on actual documented facts and real public records rather than cherry pick propaganda that the local folks feed us. Reach out to my office, I'd love to share that article with you so you can get actual facts about Project Homekey and about how it's worked throughout the state of California rather than just reading the propaganda that you're being fed here locally.

Thank you, Mayor.

Thank you, Councilmember Mill. Councilmember Perry.

Thank you. This past Saturday night, I had the opportunity to go over to the Fox Performing Arts Theater because the Alfred Unified School District and their students have basically invaded the Performing Arts Center and did their annual Make a Ripple performance night. This is where students come to the Fox and there's musical performances. There's singing, there's dancing, there's orchestras. And the parents literally pack the facility, and rightfully so because they're students who do such a great job.

And the staff that puts on that program for the students to get that opportunity to perform downtown is just great. There were a few awards given out during the evening. And at the very end, I was actually the recipient of the second annual Robert Schwant Recognition Award for my partnership with the Alfred Unified School District and providing students within the school district an opportunity to perform and have an opportunity to get exposed to the arts. It was a great evening, and thank you to the Alfred Unified School District for the award that was given to me

that evening. Thank you, Councilmember Perry. Councilmember Hemingway.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. Just two quick things I want to give a shout out of congratulation to Norda Vista High School. They were honored with an award of excellence for civic learning through the California Schools Recognition Program. This is one of the highest honors in the state's Civic Learning Awards program. The Civic Learning Awards recognizes K through 12 public schools that go above and beyond to provide meaningful civic learning opportunities for their students, and Norda Vista was awarded that.

So congratulations to Principal Marquez, Superintendent Tompkins, and the incredible teachers, Amanda Bush and Dan Reyes, that made that happen. Just a phenomenal achievement. Then I also wanna thank Interim Public Works Director Nathan Mustafa and Assistant City Manager Chris Martinez for inviting me to join them along with Congressman Mark DeCano, Supervisor Jose Medina, Army Corps of Engineers Commander Andrew Baker, Riverside County General Manager Jason Ulley, and the Riverside to go on the Riverside Levy Rehabilitation Tour this past Friday. It's an amazing thing to look at. And a big thank you to Congressman Mark Takano for bringing in the funds for this project that will really provide vital flood protection to the communities of Riverside and Harupa Valley.

It was hot, we walked around, but it was a really cool project to see firsthand. Thank you for inviting me. And that's all for you, Mayor Produren.

Thank you, Councilmember Hemingway. And Ward 3 updates, I had the pleasure of attending SelectUSA in Washington, D. C. Last week. It is the premier foreign direct investment summit in The United States.

Talked to dozens of companies from around the world that are looking to call Riverside home. We had a great success and lots of positive feedback, and I think we'll definitely be bringing a few of those companies back to Riverside. Then later in the week, I had a option ability to talk to the staff of our representatives in in congress and the senate and had great success talking about the need for our new airport tower, air air traffic control tower at their airport, as well as some upcoming opportunities for defense spending and funding in our community to help boost manufacturing workforce talent pipeline here in Riverside. So very, very excited about that. We also had a shout out to Cape Verse like Clean and Beautiful and the work they do.

We had over four thousand and sixty four volunteer hours removing almost 40,000 pounds of litter in Ward 3. So thank you to them for doing that. And we're continuing that effort this Saturday, May 16, 8AM to 11AM at Nichols Park. We're gonna be doing some more cleanup that day as we have the Ward 3 cleanup and looking forward to spending some time with our volunteers picking up trash, planting, and removing graffiti. And lastly, I want to thank you to all the residents and city staff who joined us for last night's community conversations.

We had it at the Sandals Church on Palm Avenue and thank them for hosting us. And we had a little preview of the Measure Z presentation that will be happening in Ward 3 and as well as Ward 5 at the John Icotsky Center here coming up soon. And that does it for us. We'll go ahead and move on to the next item, and we'll have announcement of the committee meetings, mobility and infrastructure committee at 1PM on Thursday, 05/14/2026. And we'll go ahead and move on to city manager update number three.

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mayor pro tem. Old habits die hard. Right? Alright. So moving on to declaration of conflicts of interest.

Seeing no one here, all right. We'll move on to our first presentation. And I'm going to be presenting the proclamation to the area county director for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Rita Clemens, commemorating the mayor's monarch pledge. If you would like to go ahead and come on up.

Good afternoon. Good afternoon council, I'm really excited to be sharing the mayor's monarch pledge today and proclamation in recognition of Rita Clemens here with UC, sorry, University of California Agricultural Natural Resources Department for all the work that's been taking place to protect and support the monarchs in the city of Riverside here. So with that, I'll pass it on.

Good afternoon. Thank you very much for this recognition. As a part of the Master Gardeners program for Riverside County, I graciously accept this proclamation. But I would also like to recognize our sister campus, UCR, University of California Riverside's Botanical Gardens. We have master gardeners and representatives here. If you guys could stand up to be recognized.

Yeah, if you guys can go ahead and stand up.

They are the ones that are doing all of the good work within the city of Riverside, not only the county, but the city of Riverside as well. So just thank you.

Okay. If you can go ahead and stay up here. And if the gardeners can also come down, I'm gonna go ahead and read this proclamation, and I'll present it to you guys down here in the in the well here. Whereas the monarch butterfly is an iconic North American species whose multigenerational migration and metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly has captured the imagination of millions of Americans, and whereas the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed again in 2024 to list the monarch butterfly on the Endangered Species Act and whereas the UCR Botanic Gardens has created, maintained, and continues to educate on crucial gardens that increase habitat and serve as an environmental stewardship inspiration for the campus and city community and whereas the UC Master Gardener Program has laid the foundation for what it means to be an environmental steward by contributing to education and public service through this extensive network of volunteers, and whereas the City of Riverside has demonstrated its commitment to preserving the culture, cultural and environmental significance of the monarch butterfly as shown through the creation of the Mayor's Monarch Garden, Mariposa Alley, and the expansion of pollinator gardens across the city. And whereas I am honored to lead the way by signing the National Wildlife Federation Mayor's Monarch Pledge and encourage other city officials across the great nation to take a stand with me so that the monarch butterfly will once again flourish across the continent.

Now therefore I, mayor pro tem, do hereby commemorate the mayor's monarch pledge. Alright. Thank you, guys. If you guys can go ahead and come in here. Alright.

Thank you. Love the butterfly gardens. Me and my family, we just planted one earlier this year. And so very excited to see that grow, and hopefully we'll have some butterflies next year nesting there. Next item is public works department overview and employee recognition. And to present the proclamation recognizing May 17 to the twenty third, twenty twenty six as National Public Works Week. And for this presentation, it will be led by Interim Public Works Director Nathan Mustafa.

Thank you very much, mayor pro tem, members of the council. My name is Nathan Mustafa. I'm the interim public works director, and I am so proud to be here today to present the public works department recognition. And because engineers like to be on time, we're one week early for Public Works week, and we'll celebrate that too. You should all have a flyer with our department overview for last year and our employees of the year.

Someone has already graciously pointed out that I'm wearing the exact same thing in my picture They were correct. The tie is my blue tie. I tried to argue that, but there was no mercy. I am very proud to work in a department that is so effective. And I think the reason we are effective is because we have a simple mission that is universally embraced across our organization, and that empowers our team at every single level to be a leader in providing excellent customer service.

And I am continually amazed with the thanks I hear back from our residents with the new and creative ways that our team have found to meet their needs despite limited resources. Next week, as I mentioned, is Public Works Week. It's celebrated by the American Public Works Association. The theme this year is rooted in service, powered by community. And I've heard it said in the economic development context that when you choose Riverside, Riverside chooses you. And I would say the same holds true for our neighborhoods and our communities. Because when you come to work for Riverside and you give it your heart, they share with you and they welcome you into the community. And I think that's what makes it so gratifying to work for a city like Riverside. We couldn't do it without a supportive set of neighborhoods. Neighborhoods.

I'm I'm gonna gonna provide a brief overview of what we do in our different divisions. We have three major divisions in public works. This is what engineering does, just a lot of design projects, surveying, parking, traffic engineering, you name it, we do it. If a professional engineering firm does that kind of work, we probably provide that service here in Public Works. On top of that, many of these groups are also experts in identifying and applying for grant funding, which has significantly augmented what we can deliver.

Some of the things we're proud of from last year include administering over $60,000,000 in capital improvement program funds. We handle an astounding number of service requests between our different divisions, especially traffic and parking. And we're very proud to have recently been awarded an outstanding achievement and sustainability award by the Southern California Association of Governments in recognition of our innovative vehicle miles traveled mitigation bank, which delivers timely services for developers by reducing their environmental processing time. Our field services team are the ones that you probably talk to on the most regular basis. They're the folks who you see it on the street, whether it's serving our trash bins, picking up out in the neighborhoods, getting those palm fronds that we all love, or repairing our city sidewalks and streets.

Last year, we had innumerable accomplishments, and these numbers don't really tell the whole story because behind each of these potholes or each of these graffiti tags, there is some story of an interaction with a resident where we heard their individual needs and worked to best find a solution to solve their problem. Many of these are puzzles. They're not just simple get out there and get it done, although we do our best to do that. A lot of times there's more to those stories. And I'm proud that our team takes the time to meet with residents and really understand their problems. Our water quality control plant is a very fun group. If you don't know, they have their own mascot. His name is Terrence. He is a

water

bear. Points if you know what that means. And they're really a high-tech operation, and we are working to transition into being more of a bioenergy and reuse facility through the acceptance of food waste that we will sell into the system as natural gas and produce revenues for our system. In addition to that, this team is very innovative in using limited maintenance dollars to make the right upgrades to our equipment to avoid major capital expenditures. So for example, we recently replaced some equipment on our headworks that it's necessary to replace the entire thing eventually, but the the spot improvements that we make after careful analysis keep us running longer and more cost effectively.

So we're gonna get to the the meat of what we wanna recognize here today. We have five Public Works employees that we wanna recognize today. The first is for our customer service award. This employee, Yasmin Ruiz, joined us in 2024. But some people feel like the moment they join the organization that they've been there for for some time and they just fit like a glove with the group.

And Yasmin is one of those people. She really brings a lot of energy and warmth to the customer service team and the admin team now at the WQCP. She was very quickly promoted into a new role. She played a major role in revamping the front office and also now works to make improvements systemically in the workplace to make sure that our operations are running smoothly. She goes well over what is expected in delivering services to our internal team, which is very important. Customer service is both outward facing and inward facing. And this year, we want to recognize someone who really works closely with that entire group to make sure that their jobs are easier. So I'd like to recognize Yasmeen. If you could please stand up so we could recognize you. She's way in the back.

Next up is our safety award. You all probably know this gentleman. His name is Carlos. He's been with us since 1999. And we're recognizing him for safety not just because he himself has an exemplary safety record, which of course he does, But he really takes new employees under his wing and makes sure that they know the best way to service our bins in the solid waste department, the best way to check their equipment, to keep themselves safe while they're out in the field, to keep our residents safe.

Archie always says that we are the biggest thing on the road, nobody sees us. And Carlos really understands that and mentors people, including one of our employee of the year recipients coming up here. And we cannot thank Carlos enough for his mentorship, his leadership in the department, and truly keeping us as one of the safest operations in the city. So Carlos, I'd like to recognize you. Okay, this last bit we're going to ask everyone to stand at the end after we go through each employee here because we have those three main divisions.

We have three employees of the year. One for City Hall, Veronica Garcia. Veronica is a superstar who works with both the admin. Okay. We a lot of City Hall people here today, so we got the early clap for Veronica. Veronica supports both the admin and traffic engineering divisions, but really her impact goes beyond that. She handles many of those 8,000 service requests that you saw on the previous slide. And this last year, we recognized her for processing over 200 speed hump requests. Since we brought that program back, it has been incredibly popular. She also works on claims, Public Records Act requests, and even establishes new SOPs for our department.

Next, we'll also recognize Usha Katamani. Usha is an engineer at our water quality control plant. Usha really exemplifies the engineering spirit, and Usha is known for doing her own independent research in how to make our systems better while she's preparing new designs. She takes it upon herself to make sure that we are at the cutting edge of technology and is constantly learning and improving. And on top of that, she works with our operations staff, which is why it's so important that we have engineers at the plant itself to understand how they can have systems that are more effective for them and really understands their needs.

So the product she's designing is not only effective in terms of cost, but also in how we can maintain it and how it's going to improve the lives of the people who work with those systems every day so that we can ultimately have a very effective plant. And actually, I changed my mind. We'll have Usha stand up right now, too. Thank you, Usha. Last but not least, we'll recognize Ricky from the Solid Waste team.

Ricky joined us in 2022. And for those of you who were here or obviously all of you who lived here at that time, you remember that trash service was up and down at that time. Whether it was the challenge in recruiting new staff, getting equipment that was reliable, challenges in our solid waste team, which is why it's so important when we get a team member who himself exemplifies dedication, consistency, thoroughness despite an unstable environment. Ricky really understood the direction we were heading in. We recognized him for his talents in 2024 when he was promoted to a senior solid waste operator.

And he continues to be an example for the rest of our team in how to provide that consistent service under the challenging circumstances. And we could not be more grateful to Ricky for that. Thank you, Ricky. Then last but not least, we have a tradition of awarding someone who is outside the department. This is nominated by members of the department, and this award will go to Lieutenant Adam Leveque, who was our former traffic lieutenant.

He really went above and beyond in his role in helping us identify ways to fund important safety projects through grants, which we've already said is important for us. But without Lieutenant Levesque, we would not have our local roadway safety plan. We would not have received millions in safe streets for all funding. And I think he's directly saved many lives out on our streets because of his efforts. So I'd like to ask him to please come up and receive an award here.

And I see I'm at ten minutes, twenty six seconds. So I'll cut off here with the recommendation the City Council receive and file this report and presentation. Thank you.

Thank you. All right. A few of my colleagues would like to have a few words. Go ahead with Chuck Condor, please.

Thank you. Thank you, Director Mostafa. You know, without public works, the city would be in chaos. You touch everything, every day that we need. And the great thing about being here for the years I've been is the relationships that I've continued to make with your department, with you, former director Hernandez. You know, there's people like Archie Washington. When we get a trash issue or a legal dump, I call Archie. I can't get up the phone if he's got something en route. I mean he's just excellent with that. You know, when you have problems with sites that are being under development, call Danny Seawack.

Danny and his team jump on it immediately. You know, Danny, you're always there for me, man, and I appreciate it. Ed Lara, boy, I bug him about paving and all that stuff all the time. He is just a patient man with me and I really appreciate that. You know, out at our water quality treatment plant, if you're part of the city and you haven't taken a

tour than

Philadelphia, geez, go out there and see what that blasted place does. And you guys, the science of what you're doing out there, over my head real fast, but really great. Christy Garcia, your deputy, you know, she's always there to answer. The whole darn team, you guys just you're a pleasure to work with. And the great thing is when someone calls and complains, we let themyour staffknow. We occasionally do get calls back like, Oh my gosh, it worked! Tied the city! Because we've a great public work staff among the staffs we have here. So great leadership by you, Nathan, now, and thanks to all the team members there, because seriously, we take the calls, you get the action done. Thank you.

Thank you. Councilmember Falcone.

Thank you. We'll echo many of my colleagues' comments. Nathan, know I think very highly of you. Your team is absolutely exceptional. I often comment to the city manager that I'm just blown away at how effective and, just the effectiveness of this department is just off the charts.

And I'm a very as I always qualify by saying, I'm a very critical person, and and public works just repeatedly over and over again knocks out of the ballpark. I shared recently a couple emails from residents who have commented as Councilor McConter had just shared, have commented how pleased they are with how fast it is. I think someone said she had called in a pothole and a day or two later there was someone out there taking care of it. And to get a resident to send a positive email expressing their gratitude and their positive experience of the department doesn't happen every day. And so when we get those, I like to share them with you all so the team knows that the residents appreciate the work that they do and that it doesn't go unnoticed, that it is valuable and honorable and important work that you all are doing.

I'm just grateful for not only always punching above your weight, but also to the foresight to be thinking of what comes next and how to ahead of particular issues. You all strike a great balance I think between those two things and just very grateful for all your work. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you. Councilmember Mill. Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. First of all, Nathan, a big thank you for staying within the ten minutes. I'm so grateful. I didn't think I could think any higher of you, but the fact that you kept the presentation within ten minutes today gives I'm you another goal

still thinking about those twenty six seconds.

I'm grateful. You're wonderful. And really, I can't say enough about your department and it really starts from the top down from when Gil was there to you. You're a true public servant And I can tell you that anytime I've ever needed anything from you, you know, you're on it. And you get it to the right people, and your staff is always taking care of the constituents.

And I'm so grateful for having you there. I always say that Nathan's out of office reply is maybe the most helpful thing in all of City Hall because if he's not here, he tells me who I need to call, and so I'm grateful for you and your whole department. You know, 50 miles of roads. We hear a lot about our roads are in disrepair. 50 miles of roads over the last year. Amazing, amazing work. I know when the three of us, Falcone, Robillard and I got here, all we heard about was trash service. We don't get those phone calls anymore so thank you, thank you Archie and team. You guys, your team has done an amazing job. Those calls are few and far between.

It used to be multiple calls a day, I don't think I've had one in months. So thank you for what you do. You know, I know that we're gonna hear that there's, you know, the streets are a mess, you're always gonna hear those things. But I do know when people report them and we let you know, you do everything you can to get it done. So you guys are the face of the city. You're the frontline workers that make the city of Riverside what it is. So incredibly grateful, think I I probably lean on your department more than any other. And I'm just really grateful for all the work that you guys do. You know, just a wonderful department. And as I said, you know, I think it comes from the top down.

The leadership in the department, how hard you work filters its way down to the people that work for you and I'm grateful for you all. Thank you.

The Councilmember Perry.

Well, Nathan, I I don't know. You went twenty six seconds over your ten minute time limit. But I think we'll still give you a gold star that you could take home and post on the refrigerator. So great job. And, you know, and thank you to each and every one of you for the work that you do.

You know, the commitment, the dedication shows in your daily duties, and we just can't thank you enough. All of us meet with the public work staff on a monthly basis to discuss projects and things happening within our ward. I don't know about the rest of you, but my meetings normally last maybe a couple minutes because this department is so prompt and efficient in following up on issues that come up on a daily basis that a great majority of the time, you guys have not only addressed it, but but you've resolved the issue and that's great. You you don't hear us complaining, that's a great day for everybody. So, no, so thank you to each and every one of you because this is truly a team effort and you all play an integral part in what happens out there on a daily basis.

So just keep up the great work. It's appreciated very much.

Thank you. Councilmember Hemingway. Thank you, Mayor

Pro Tem. So water bears, I immediately went to the Family Guy episode, but I think it's a better name than the moss piglets, isn't that what the other option is? Ew. Yeah, haven't heard that one. But water bear's good. No, Nathan, thank you. I'll just echo what many have said. And I think you all know that Public works is really an amazing space. You all that do the day in and day out work is what really makes an amazing city. I think what captures it the most is at a recent meeting I was in, we were talking about something completely different.

I think it was roads and which ones were getting done. And in passing, said, oh man, and there's weeds on this one median. And I saw a few notes jotted down, and the next morning, my staff called and said, oh, the weeds are gone. It's that kind of work that happens that, I mean, we just can't thank you all enough. So thank you for that work. Also, congrats to Lieutenant Livescu, who's the best, or sorry, area commander. So the very best. Thank you for that. And, thank you all for the work that you do in this space. Thank you.

Thank you. And I will just finally add just as someone with two young children, the trash truck is the best part of their day. And it's just so cool to see the the the drivers. Whenever they see my little one year old at the window waving, they always stop and wave back. And it's just such a cool little community part of what the public works department does is that, you mentioned, the community loves you guys because you guys invest in the community, and the community rewards you with love back.

And I think that Public Works department does exactly what it does. It works. And so I'm so happy for you guys and definitely a well deserved award. I'll go ahead and invite you down to get this present proclamation. And if any of the award winners are still here, can also

come down with And I might have to return my gold star, but if it's possible for all the Public works team members to

just

quickly stand and be recognized because we have a lot in the room, please do. Councilmember, did you want us all there for the picture? You want us to squeeze in it? All right, we'll do it. All right.

Yeah, come on.

And could we get the public Everyone works

forgot to mention Chris Martinez was public Director before Gil and I saw her. So thank you, Chris. You had great people that followed you.

Alright. We'll now move on to our consent calendar, and I'll ask the city manager if he has anything he'd like to pull.

No changes, mister mayor pro temp.

Thank you, mister city manager. Alright. We'll go down. Ask our council members if they'd like to pull anything. Ward 1? Pass. Ward 4? Pass. Ward 5? Pass. Ward 6? Pass. Ward 7?

No on 18, pass on the rest, move to approve.

Ward Yes, Ward 3.

Pass. And second.

All right, so go ahead and vote with no from Ward 7 on item number 18.

Motion carries unanimously.

Alright. Thank you. We'll go ahead and move on into our agenda. Let me get skipped to the end here. And we will now move on to closed session if the city attorney would like to report out.

We'll now adjourn to closed session to discuss items number 19 through 24 on the agenda today, and all information required for the Brown Act is set forth on the agenda for today. Thank you.

Good Good evening, everyone. If we can go ahead and call this meeting to order. I am mayor pro tem Steven Robillard, and I'm here tonight on behalf of our mayor, Patricia Lock Dawson, who unfortunately is sick tonight. I know she really wanted to be here for this, but I will go ahead and do my best to fill her shoes. Welcome to City Hall and to one of my favorite events of the year, to the Riversideers and the council chambers and to those watching at home, we are glad that we can join us in this celebration.

The 25 Most Remarkable Teens program is the highest honor that a teen can achieve here at Riverside. The youth we will honor today are a reflection of our community's commitment to nurturing exceptional students and the future of our city. The city council is proud to partner with the Riverside Youth Council, Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez, and Riverside Parks and Recreation Director Pamela Gallera to recognize you for your hard work, determination, passion, and talent. Our heartfelt congratulations to this year's 25 most remarkable teens and to the parents, family members, teachers, coaches, mentors, and neighbors who have invested heavily in your success. At this time, I will now turn the program over to our Riverside Youth Council Chair, Emmanuel, to introduce himself and to get us started.

Thank you, everyone. So our first honoree for the night is Arturo Alba, a freshman at Poly High School. Arturo has always shown kindness to others less fortunate than him. He is an avid piano player and has a certificate from Little School of Music certifying he can teach music. Arturo has a black belt in Taekwondo and is on the JV swim team.

He received the presidential award in eighth grade for maintaining a four point or above GPA throughout middle school. Arturo, thank you for all that you do for our community. Next, let's welcome Savannah Bustamante, a senior at Poly Poly High School. Her academic journey has been marked by consistent excellence, including earning straight a's and receiving the student of excellence award. Savannah continued to challenge herself through a variety of extracurricular activities throughout high school and within her community.

Savannah, your commitment to service and education is inspiring. Next, let's welcome Erin Butts, a senior at Poly High School. Erin is dedicated to giving back to her community through Feed Them Kids, volunteering one hundred plus hours supporting individuals and families with special needs. Erin has been accepted to two UCs and three CSUs. Self determination will be Erin's motivation to succeed.

Her achievements are commendable and we can't wait to see what she accomplishes next. Next, let's welcome Abir Diab. Abir is a senior at La Sierra High School where she serves as a member of Health Academy Pathway, Health Occupation Students of America, Key Club, and California Scholarship Federation. Abir plans to attend UC Berkeley and pursue a career as a doctor. Her dedication to maintain good health is truly inspiring.

Thank you. And next, we have Brandon Edwards, a junior at Mission View High School. Brandon has made an immediate and lasting positive impact on campus culture. Brandon quickly recognized that active involvement in school activities and clubs is key to success and he has fully embraced that mindset. Looking towards the future, Brandon's goal is to help others overcome adversity. Thank you, Brandon. Thank you, guys.

Now let's welcome Emma Gonzalez, A senior at Norda Vista High School and oldest of five siblings preparing to be the first in her family to attend college. Emma co founded the Care and Comfort Project, delivering meals and grocery gift cards to families in need. Her commitment to making a difference is inspiring. Thank you, Emma. Next, we have Anna Hanna.

A dedicated senior at Arlington High School, Anna and her extracurricular activities are beyond comparison and include carrying a 4.67 GPA, being a valued Ling Crew member, community artist participant, Sunday school teacher, and RCC dual enrollment student. Thank you Anna. Now let's meet Rachel Haynes. Rachel is another outstanding senior at Poly High School, graduating in the top 10% of her class with a 4.3 GPA. Rachel is actively involved on campus through Principal Centered Leadership and Amnesty Club and is co founder of the Women's Equity Club.

Rachel plans to attend UC San Diego to study biology and pursue a career in the medical field. Thank you Rachel. Next on our list is Jaseline Carr. Jaslene is a software at Martin Luther King High School and she stands out as a dedicated and well rounded student whose accomplishments reflect both excellence and purpose. Academically, Jaslene has maintained a 4.2 GPA, challenging herself with honors and advanced placement classes.

Jaseline plans to attend pre med and continue her journey to medicine helping underserved communities in Riverside. Thank you Jaseline. Now let's welcome Ashley Rodriguez Maldonado. Ashley is a talented senior at Ramona High School. Ashley excels in demanding curriculum that consists AP and dual enrollment courses while competing in cross country, soccer, and track and field. Ashley is also actively involved with the community through Health Careers Academy, Key Club, and Rotary Interact alongside her role as the CTE Ambassador. Her leadership and innovation is paving the way for future first generation students. Thank you, Ashley.

Now welcome Kayla Matthews, a sophomore at La Sierra High School. Kayla demonstrates academic and athletic excellence in avid and basketball. Active in her community, Kayla has completed one hundred hours of community service, working with youth and giving back and supporting others. Kayla plans to pursue a career in education and basketball. Help me welcome Cesar Olivarez, a senior at La Sierra High School.

Cesar is recognized for his incredible creativity and resilience. Even after long nights helping family members with evening work shifts, Cesar continues to push himself to find beauty and creativity through his art. His quiet leadership in the classroom positively influences those around him, inspiring both students and staff alike. Cesar carries himself with maturity, positivity, and unwavering determination. Next up is Abraham Lincoln High School senior, Eric Ortega.

He is a true example of resilience and determination. After returning to The US at 14 as an unaccompanied minor and overcoming tremendous hardships, Eric earned 80 credits this year while working over 25 a week to support himself. Eric plans on pursuing HVAC certification at RCC. His story is an inspiring reminder to never give up no matter the challenges. Now, let's introduce Portolo Vasilio Pedro, a La Sierra High School senior.

Originally a speaker of Kanobao, a Mayan dialect, Bartolo overcame major language barriers while balancing school, work, and caring for his sister at home. Despite these challenges, he has maintained strong academics and stayed actively involved in campus clubs and cultural programs. Accepted to several California state universities, Bartolo plans to study international business and continuing to make a positive impact in his community. Next up is Erwin Racinos. Erwin Racinos is an outstanding student known for his intelligence, creativity, and dedication to learning.

His kindness, respect for others, and positive attitude make him a valued friend and classmate. By challenging himself academically and continuing to grow in confidence, Aaron continues to inspire those around him and has a very bright future ahead. Sorry.

Next, please welcome Ava Ramos Rivera. Ava is an exceptional senior whose hard work and dedication have earned her a full four year QuestBridge scholarship to University of Chicago, valued at over $400,000. Selected as one of only 2,550 scholars nationwide from more than 25,000 applicants, Eva's achievement reflects her incredible determination and academic excellence. She plans to study business and finance at one of the nation's top universities, and her future is incredibly bright. Now let's meet Arissa Singh.

Arlington High School senior, Arissa, is a remarkable scholar, leader, and advocate dedicated to improving her community through education and public health. From serving mentoring students to volunteering with Kaiser Permanente, she has consistently used her voice and talents to help others succeed. With plans to pursue a career in health policy, Arissa continues to inspire those around her through her leadership, compassion, and commitment to service. Next, let's welcome John W North High School senior, Nathaniel Suarez. Nathaniel is a talented scholar athlete and leader who has excelled in both the arts and athletics.

As a choir section leader, water polo co captain, theater performer, and student leader, he has balanced an impressive range of activities while continuing to support and tutor fellow students. Nathaniel's creativity, leadership, and collaborative spirit make him truly remarkable. Martin Luther King High School senior Logan Tan is a talented leader, athlete, artist, and advocate whose voice inspires change both on and off the stage. From serving as captain of the varsity wrestling team and choir section leader to earning honors in classical piano and spoken word performance, Logan has demonstrated exceptional dedication and creativity. Logan plans to pursue political science and continue using his voice to make a difference as a future attorney and leader.

Let's welcome Riverside Polytechnic High School junior, Simon Thrush, a talented student musician and leader who serves as drum major of the Proud Heritage Band and Color Guard. A skilled multi instrumentalist and vocalist, he has earned recognition in prestigious honor ensembles while maintaining strong academic performance. Through leadership and dedication, Simon continues to inspire others and stands out as one of Riverside's most remarkable teams.

Next, please welcome Kristi Lynn Tagado, a sophomore at Riverside Virtual School who demonstrates strong leadership, discipline, and service. As a chief master sergeant in the Civil Air Patrol, she helps lead cadet operations and disaster relief training while living by a service before self mindset. She is also a four point o GPA student taking college courses at Riverside City College and serves as ASB class treasurer. Outside the classroom, Kristi Lynn is a second degree black belt, a competitive golfer, dancer, figure skater, and multi instrument musician. Scarlett Valdez is a senior student leader at Norda Vista High School.

As varsity cheer captain and freshman academy mentor, she supports and motivates her peers while helping ninth graders build confidence and strong academic habits. She is the founder of the Thanksgiving Hands Project, which provides meals to families in needs and has earned recognition from a California state senator. Scarlett also helps organize Bright Connections, bringing elementary students to campus for hands on learning experiences. A warm welcome to Franco Vega, a freshman at La Sierra High School, a standout scholar known for his strong intrinsic motivation and proactive approach to learning. In inquiry based science, he consistently goes beyond expectations, mastering complex ideas while embracing a true growth mindset.

Franco also plays a key role in the classroom community, supporting peers with patience, clarity, and strong collaboration skills. With plans to pursue engineering, his work ethic, leadership, and dedication to excellence make him a truly remarkable student. Let's welcome Amy Villegas, a standout senior at Norda Vista High School ranked second in her class. Amy founded her school's first programming club, leads award winning student publications as editor in chief, and serves in leadership roles across robotics and National Honor Society. Amy also uses her skills to give back, supporting STEM access for younger students, leading service projects, and helping design a three d printed prosthetic arm.

Selected for a full ride scholarship to University of California Berkeley with early admission into electrical engineering, she plans to continue using engineering to make a meaningful impact in the world. Last but not least, we welcome Keira Zhang, a junior at Martin Luther King High School. As a California DACA state officer, she has achieved international recognition, placing second in the world at the twenty twenty five DACA International Career Development Conference, making history as her school's first international title holder in over a decade. Kira plans to pursue marketing or economics with a focus on social entrepreneurship, using business to create meaningful changes in her community.

Thank you everyone. Let's give another round of applause for our remarkable teams. Each and every one of you has worked incredibly hard to achieve your goals and I encourage you to set bigger and bolder ones. Family and friends are welcome to join in our reception upstairs in reception at the 7th Floor Of City Hall, and I know a few of my colleagues have some congratulating remarks, and I'll call on Councilmember Condor, please.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. They've all left, I want to congratulate them, but I really want to congratulate the parents and the grandparents, the families. This gets me emotional. This gets me emotional, because we're seeing all too often that the families are no longer involved in the children's lives. And you obviously are. You are fantastic parents. You brought them up right. You've given them a vision of the future of the world. My heart's just so happy for you. Thank you.

Thank you and Councilmember Perry. Well, to all the recipients and I think they can hear us. They're just across the way over there in City Hall. I mean, are some very intelligent, motivated students. They're much smarter than I am, I can tell you that right now. But you guys have worked extremely hard. You have other talents that you're incorporating into your education. Some of you have overcome some really tough hardships. And just, again, speaks to the commitment and the drive and the motivation you have. And just as like Councilmember Condor was saying, to the parents, grandparents, school staff, teachers, counselors, you've a great job.

You should be very, very proud of the students that are here representing the schools and the community. So congratulations to everyone. You've done a really great job.

Thank you for that Councilmember Perry. And I'll just echo my colleagues comments. You know people often ask us what's so special about Riverside and it's our community. The parents, the students, the families who invest in Riverside. It really is what differentiates us from the rest of the world and that's what made Riverside special and these teens are a shining example of what makes Riverside great. So congratulations to the teenagers again, family and friends, you guys are welcome to join us on the 7th Floor for a reception on City Hall. Thank you. All right. As we close out session, I'll ask for our city attorney to report on any closed sessions.

No reportable action on items 19 through 23.

Alright. Any items for future consideration? Alright. We are adjourned.