March 11, 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. Advisory Committee Comments 

C.2. Director's Report – Charna Widby, Executive Director; Michael Knight, Assistant Director; Patricia Perez, Deputy Director

C.3. Public Information Report – Sean Pravica, Senior Public Information Specialist, and Michelle Rodriguez, Public Information Specialist

C.4. Commissioner Comments 

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

D.1. Drowning Prevention: Advancing Strategy and Impact — Cathryn Van Der Linden, Director of Drowning Prevention Initiatives, and Larissa Wills, Regional Manager

D.2. Brown Act Training and 2026 Updates Presentation — Kristine Bell-Valdez, Supervising Deputy County Counsel

D.3. 2027-2030 First 5 Riverside County Strategic Plan Update — Charna Widby, Executive Director

D.4. Information Only: First 5 Riverside County 2nd Quarter Financial Highlights and Vendors Over 25K List — Receive and File

E. Consent Items – Supervisor Chuck Washington, 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 January 21, 2026 Meeting Minutes

E.2. 26-07: Approve Contract with Prenatal to Five Fiscal Strategies for Home Visiting Financing and System Building Strategies from March 11, 2026 – June 30, 2027 (CONTRACT NO. CF26122) [$243,375 - PROP 10 FUNDS] 

E.3. 26-08: Approve Contract with Eide Bailly, LLP for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Independent Audit Services from May 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027 (CONTRACT NO. CF26117) [$57,500 - PROP 10 FUNDS] 

E.4. 26-09: Approve Two Amendments with Family YMCA of the Desert (CONTRACT NO. CF25108) and SoCal Water Babies, Inc. (CONTRACT NO. CF24101) for Drowning Prevention [$104,705 - PROP 10 FUNDS] 

E.5. 26-10: Approve the Second Amendment for Match Funds to Inland Southern California United Way for the Guaranteed Income Program Pilot Grant from the California Department of Social Services from October 25, 2023 – June 30, 2026 (CONTRACT NO. CF24136) [$2,313,871.12 - PROP 10 FUNDS]

E.6. 26-11: Approve Contract with Nava PBC for Form-Filling Agent Pilot - Operations and Evaluation and Acknowledgment of Active No-Cost Data Sharing MOU CF26112 From March 15, 2026 - October 31, 2026 (CONTRACT NO. CF26125) [$175,000 - PROP 10 FUNDS]

F. Presentation/Action Item/Public Hearing — Supervisor Chuck Washington, Chair 

F.1. Conduct a Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Annual Report of the California Children and Families Commission (a copy of the report may be obtained at https://rccfc.org/About-Us/Impact and can be viewed at the Commission Business Office). Pursuant to the California Children and Families Act, Health and Safety Code Section 130140 — Charna Widby, Executive Director

F.1.a. Public Hearing: Annual Report of the California Children and Families Commission for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 - Supervisor, Washington, Chair

F.1.b. 26-12: Receive and File: Annual Report of the California Children and Families Commission for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 - Supervisor, Washington, Chair

G. Future Agenda Items:

G.1. First 5 Riverside County Annual Budget

G.2. First 5 Riverside County Champion for Children Award

G.3. 2027-2030 First 5 Riverside County Strategic Plan Update

G.4. Inland Southern California United Way - Guaranteed Income Pilot Project Presentation 

G.5. Help Me Grow Inland Empire Presentation

H. Adjournment: Adjournment to the next Regular Meeting of the Riverside County Children and Families Commission to be held on May 13, 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