January 21, 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. Recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rob Reiner 

C.2. Advisory Committee Comments 

C.3. Director's Report – Charna Widby, Executive Director; Michael Knight, Assistant Director; Patricia Perez, Deputy Director

C.4. Public Information Report – Sean Pravica, Senior Public Information Specialist

C.5. Commissioner Comments 

C.6. First 5 Riverside County Commission Annual Chair and Vice Chair Process/Elections — Kristine Bell-Valdez, Supervising Deputy County Counsel 

D. Presentation/Information Items – Chair (A copy of all Presentation/Information Items and attachments can be viewed at www.rccfc.org and at the Commission Business Office)

D.1. Evaluation Report, "A Weight Off Our Shoulders", "Pandemic Payments to Early Educators in Riverside County" Anna Powell, and Wanzi Muruvi, Associate Directors, Research & Policy Center for the Study of Child Employment, Associate Director, University of California, Berkeley — Carol Abella, Regional Manager

D.2. 2027-2030 First 5 Riverside County Strategic Plan Update — Charna Widby, Executive Director

E. Consent Items – Chair (A copy of all Consent Items and attachments can be viewed at www.rccfc.org and at the Commission Business Office)

E.1. Approve First 5 Riverside County Draft Commission and Advisory Committee Finance Workshop October 22, 2025 Meeting Minutes

E.2. Approve First 5 Riverside County Draft Regular Commission October 22, 2025 Meeting Minutes

E.3. Approve First 5 Riverside County Draft Strategic Plan Workshop December 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes 

E.4. 26-01: Approve Termination of CONTRACT NO. CF25103 with American Academy of Pediatrics, District IX, Chapter 2 for Reach Out and Read - Inland Empire (ROR-IE) Effective December 31, 2025 

E.5. 26-02: Approve 2026/2027 First 5 Riverside County Finance Subcommittee Members 

E.6. 26-03: Approve Second Amendment with Sidekick Solutions LLC for Technical Assistance from July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026 (CONTRACT NO. CF25129) [$186,626 - PROP 10 FUNDS] 

E.7. 26-04: Approve Fourth Amendment with Poder Consulting Group, LLC., for Professional Services from February 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 (CONTRACT NO CF25118) [$115,000 - PROP 10 FUNDS] 

F. Presentation/Action Item/Public Hearing – Chair (A copy of all Presentation/Action Items/Public Hearings and attachments can be viewed at www.rccfc.org and at the Commission Business Office)

F.1. Conduct a Public Hearing of First 5 Riverside County Children and Families Commission Strategic Plan 2023-2026 Pursuant to the California Children and Families Act, Health and Safety Code Section 130140, and Ordinance 784, and Adopt First 5 Riverside County Children and Families Commission Current 2023-2026 Strategic Plan - Charna Widby, Executive Director

F.1.a. Public Hearing: First 5 Riverside County Strategic Plan 2023-2026 — Chair

F.1.b. 26-05: Review and Adopt First 5 Riverside County Strategic Plan 2023-2026 — Chair

G. Presentation/Action Item – Chair (A copy of all Presentation/Action Item and attachments can be viewed at www.rccfc.org and at the Commission Business Office)

G.1. 26-06: Approve and Adopt the Revised Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Annual Budget and Vendor List of First 5 Riverside County Children & Families Commission — Patricia Perez, Deputy Director, and Hui Serafina Wang, Principal Accountant

H. Future Agenda Items:

H.1. First 5 Riverside County 2026 Policy Priorities 

H.2. First 5 Riverside County 2026 Communications Plan

H.3. First 5 California Annual Report Review and Public Hearing

H.4. 2027-2030 First 5 Riverside County Strategic Plan Update

I. Adjournment: Adjournment to the next Regular Meeting of the Riverside County Children and Families Commission to be held on March 11, 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