7:39 → 9:48(2m 8s)
Meeting called to order; invocation/prayer delivered by an unnamed speaker who thanked God for 2025 and prayed for council and the Riverbank community; roll call taken (Council members Oribe, Pimentel, Call, Vice mayor Fosse, Mayor Hernandez present).
Riverbank City Council opened its first regular meeting of 2026 with recognitions, presentations on fire and parks services, a lengthy public-comment period focused on sewer rates, and council action to advance limited value-engineering work on a proposed recycled water project while postponing related design work. Council also adopted the 2025 California building codes (first reading), approved a pension stabilization trust participation, adjusted its 2026 schedule and committee appointments, and extended a city flag contest deadline.
