September 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM - Commission Regular Meeting

A. Call to Order — Supervisor Chuck Washington, Commission Chair

A.1. Pledge of Allegiance

A.2. Roll Call — Lynn Stephens, Executive Assistant IV

B. Public Comments (for items not listed on the agenda) — Supervisor Chuck Washington, Chair

C. Commission and Advisory Committee Business — Supervisor Chuck Washington, Chair

C.1. Director's Report — Charna Widby, Executive Director; Ben Slagter, Assistant Director; Patricia Perez, Deputy Director

C.2. Public Information Report — Sean Pravica, Senior Public Information Specialist and Michelle Rodriguez, Public Information Specialist

C.3. Commissioner Comments 

D. Presentation/Information Items — Supervisor Chuck Washington, Chair (A copy of all Presentation/Information Items can be viewed at www.First5Riverside.org and at the Commission Business Office)

D.1. Transforming Early Childhood Outcomes: The Impact of First 5 Riverside County's Investment in HealthySteps — Sarah Nolan, Rady Children's Hospital, HealthySteps Manager, and Larissa Wills, First 5 Riverside County Regional Manager

D.2. RivCoONE Connecting People, Improving Lives Presentation — Tammi Graham, Integrated Health and Human Services Director and Alisha Shaw, Principal Policy Analyst

E. Consent Items — Supervisor Chuck Washington, Chair (A copy of all Consent Items and attachments can be viewed at www.First5Riverside.org and at the Commission Business Office)

E.1. Approve First 5 Riverside County Draft Commission July 8, 2026 Meeting Minutes

E.2. Approve First 5 Riverside County 2027 Commission Meeting Schedule

E.3. 26-29: Approve Contract with Health Management Associates, Inc. (HMA) for Medi-Cal, Systems Integration, and Strategic Implementation Technical Assistance from October 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 (CONTRACT NO. CF27102 CHD) [$120,000 – PROP 10 FUNDS] 

E.4. 26-30: Approve the First Amendment with The Children's Partnership (TCP) for the Strengthening Early Childhood in Medi-Cal Project to Extend the Contract through April 30, 2027, and Increase the Contract Amount to $100,000 (CONTRACT NO. CF26144 CHD) [$100,000 – PROP 10 FUNDS] 

E.5. 26-31: Approve Contract with Poder Consulting Group, LLC to Provide Professional Services from September 10, 2026 – December 31, 2027 (CONTRACT NO. CF27105 QEL) [$134,960 – PROP 10 FUNDS] 

E.6. 26-32: Ratify the Action of the Chair and Vice Chair Authorizing the Executive Director to Submit the California Rural Health Transformation Program (CALRHTP) Accelerator Application and Authorize the Executive Director to Accept and Execute Related Grant Agreements [UP TO $2,447,221 – CALRHTP FUNDS] 

E.7. 26-33: Approve Resolution No. 2026-001 for the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program, Cohort 4 [$6,000,000 – PROP 64 FUNDS]

F. Presentations/Action Items — Supervisor Chuck Washington, Chair (A copy of all Presentations/Action Items and attachments can be viewed at www.First5Riverside.org and at the Commission Business Office)

F.1. 26-34: Approve Continuation of Family Resource Center Network Specialist Services through June 30, 2027, and Approve Release of Request for Proposals for Family Resource Center Network Specialist Services for July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2030, [$200,000 – PROP 10 FUNDS]

F.2. 26-35: Approve and Ratify Memorandum of Understanding with Riverside University Health System - Public Health for Shared Staffing from July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029, (MOU NO. HSARC – 27-020) [$957,581 – PROP 10 FUNDS]

F.3. 26-36: Authorize CalWORKS Home Visiting Program Allocation, Expansion of Existing Home Visiting Provider Contracts, and Approve Release for Request for Qualifications [$6,296,540 – CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES – CALWORKS FUNDS]

F.4. 26-37: Approve and Adopt the Revised Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Annual Budget and Vendor List of First 5 Riverside County Children & Families Commission 

G. Future Agenda Items:

G.1. First 5 Riverside County Annual Report Presentation and Public Hearing

G.2. First 5 Riverside County Annual Audit Presentation and Public Hearing

G.3. HeRCARe Research Highlights and Impact Presentation

G.4. First 5 Riverside County Capital Assets Policy

G.5. Quality Early Learning Needs Assessment and Landscape Presentation

H. Adjournment: Adjournment to the next Regular Meeting of the Riverside County Children and Families Commission to be held on October 28, 2026, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at:
First 5 Riverside County Children and Families Commission Office
585 Technology Court — Conference Room A
Riverside, CA 92507