Luis Hernandez
About
During the election campaign, Luis Hernandez focused his platform on key municipal issues facing Riverside, specifically prioritizing improvements to city streets and addressing homelessness within Ward 6.
Campaign promises (1)
- infrastructureLuis Hernandez focused his campaign on addressing local street infrastructure and homelessness in Riverside.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 11
- Total speaking time
- 2:05:08
- Avg per meeting
- 11:23
- Segments
- 1130
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
Formation of Low-Income Advisory Board
No direct cost was stated in the provided materials.
Homelessness crisis and family homelessness
The city has county funding of $225,000 for flood-control encampment cleanups and a $400,000 Caltrans contract, plus a $10 million state HHAP round-six allocation.
Community Survey on Disability Services
Sale of former Sugarloaf Booster Station land
$96,000 in sale proceeds plus $146,866.78 in license revenue over 35 years.
Housing and Human Services Department presentation
Chinatown Project — Riverside County Office of Education
48-bed senior care facility in Orangecrest
Funded through Ward 4 Local Vibes Initiative funding with Councilmember Conder's support.
Housing affordability and a possible community town hall
Senior housing referral pathways
Motel 6 and Days Inn conversion to senior housing
About $64.4 million combined investment, largely federal and state funds, with the city possibly providing a community grant that could be repaid.
Amari's Place housing for pregnant and parenting teens
Uses $1,283,000 in state HHAP-4 grant funds — no local general fund dollars.
Points of Cultural Interest Program Awareness
Signs run about $700 each singly but drop to about $300 in batches of 20 — roughly $6,000 for a batch.
Northside adventure center and town center negotiations extended
Housing production and incentives
Programs are largely funded through Measure CDA and state housing funds; construction cost pressures shape what gets built.
Senior housing affordability
No cost identified; the issue is seniors' own housing cost burden.
Developer Day and Property Disposition
La Sierra housing development safety conditions
Meritage Homes 56-lot development on La Sierra Avenue
Reclassification Policy Revision (II-02)
Affordable housing at 2882 Mission Inn Avenue
City sells the parcel for a nominal $1 in exchange for affordable units.
Decisions during term (18)
Recorded while Hernandez was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approve Commercial Lease Agreement with SPT Energy Base Hub (SPT) for initial monthly amount of $11,361.60, subject to annual CPI adjustments, for lease of City-owned surplus land for development and operation of hydrogen production,…
Adopt a Resolution as the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside, approving the disposition of Successor Agency-owned Main Street Pedestrian Mall table-and-chair sets and shade structures and…
Biennial review of Conflict of Interest Codes for City employees and officials, board and commission members, Housing Authority, Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside, and the Inland California Community…
Accept $20,000 from Resilient Cities Catalyst, Inc., to support outreach, capacity building, and Phase 2 fundraising and development efforts for Northside Agriculture Innovation Center - Approve Resilient Cities Catalyst Grant Agreement…
Approve Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Subrecipient Agreement between City of Riverside Public Works Department and Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation for reimbursement of up to $500,000 for eligible projects…
Lease Agreement with Concilio Child Development Centers for $2,972.54 per month revenue for year one for 14,635 square-foot Nati Fuentes Centro de Niños Childcare Center from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, with option to extend for…
Interim Deputy Community & Economic Development Director appointments
Grapevine Development affordable housing land deal
Approve Memorandum of Understanding with California Inland Empire Council, Scouting America, to establish cooperative framework in which City will make available to Scouts a parcel of land for development of new Council Headquarters at…
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California as the Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside, amending Resolution No. 59 to amend and approve the Submission of the…
Development of a Community Survey
Economic Development Committee recommends approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Institute for Veterans and Emerging Technology Skills (iVETS) and StemWorx, Inc., for workforce training programs and establishment of applied…
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside, approving a purchase, sale and development agreement with Railroad Ave Storage LLC, for…
Planning Case PC-2025-00983 — 10-unit development at 2443 Mary Street
Item 46 — Iron Loss Mixed-Use Development (PR-2023-001469)
Appoint Interim Finance Director as Chief Financial Officer for sole purpose of calling to order first meeting of Inland California Community Capital Fund, the City’s incorporated Community Development Entity required for submission of…
Approve revised Schedule of Performance within Agreement with Pelican Communities, LLC, for sale and development of City-owned vacant land, formerly known as Downtown Terminal Property, for development of mixed-use student housing project…
Adopt Special Transportation Division’s Short Range Transit Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-27 - 2028-29 - Authorize submittal of Transportation Development Act, State of Good Repair and State Transit Assistance claim forms and Transportation…
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.