Riverbank council approves consent calendar 5–0; Crossroads landscaping & lighting district approved 3–0 after recusals

The Riverbank City Council approved its consent calendar on May 28 and later took a separate vote on a landscaping and lighting district after recusals were noted.

The consent calendar — comprising routine items such as waiver of readings, approval of May 14 minutes, a contract award for a Jacob Myers Park food vendor, an updated Measure L expenditure plan project list, a list of SB1 (Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017) projects for fiscal year 2024–25, storm drain maintenance districts, reimbursement for additional work at the Heritage Subdivision, and a resolution calling the Nov. 5, 2024 municipal election — was moved with the exception of item 9.6e. The council approved the consent calendar on a roll-call vote: Council member Uribe—Yes; Council member Hernandez—Yes; Council Member Barbara Martinez—Yes; Vice Mayor Jones Cruz—Yes; Mayor O'Brien—Yes (motion passes 5–0).

Item 9.6e, the Crossroads Landscaping and Lighting District (one of several landscape and lighting district proceedings listed on the consent calendar), required recusals by three members who had earlier declared conflicts. The council arranged a lot-drawing procedure to determine dais placement during the item. An unidentified council member (speaker 10) moved to approve item 9.6e and it was seconded by an unidentified speaker (speaker 2). The roll call for item 9.6e recorded: Council member Uribe—Yes; Council member Hernandez—Yes; Vice Mayor Jones Cruz—Yes; the motion passed 3–0.

The meeting also included staff announcements about the final Food Truck Friday on May 31 at the Riverbank Sports Complex, construction-related traffic alerts ahead of a Costco grand opening and instructions for residents to register for traffic notifications on the city's website. Several council members offered community remarks, congratulating recent graduates and promoting upcoming community events such as a bike rodeo/health and safety fair.

Next steps: The items passed on the consent calendar were adopted as part of the council’s routine business; record of the Crossroads landscaping and lighting district approval will be included in the minutes and any proceedings that follow the preliminary levy and assessment steps.