October 28, 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; Ben Slagter, 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/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)

D.1. 26-36: Authorize Acceptance of the FY 2026-27 CalWORKs Home Visiting Program Allocation; Authorize Amendments to Existing Home Visiting Provider Contracts in an Aggregate Additional Amount Not-To-Exceed $2,000,000; and Approve Development and Release of A Competitive Procurement for Home Visiting Services for 2027 Through 2030 [$6,296,540 – CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES – CALWORKS FUNDS] 

D.2.  26-40: Approve and Ratify Modification NO. 3 to Revenue Agreement with Riverside County Superintendent of Schools for Quality Start Riverside County Collaborative Support Services from July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 (AGREEMENT NO. C1009211 MOD 3) [$551,356.05 – RCOE STATE FUNDS] 

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 September 9, 2026 Meeting Minutes

E.2. 26-38: Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Riverside University Health System – Public Health for Three Full-Time Equivalent Community Health Workers for a 12-Month Period (CONTRACT NO. HSARC 27-012) [NOT-TO-EXCEED $379,242 – PROP 10 FUNDS] 

E.3. 26-39: Approve Interdepartmental Memorandum of Understanding with Riverside University Health System – Public Health to Support Regional Perinatal Mental Health Training and Scholarships for the Period October 28, 2026 – June 30, 2027 [AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $20,000 – PROP 10 FUNDS] 

E.4. 26-41: Adopt the Revised Capital Asset Policy 

E.5. 26-42: Approve A Competitive Procurement for External Auditor

E.6. 26-43: Release the Remaining Early Care and Education Facility Allocation, and Commit the Remaining Maternal Fetal Medicine Capacity Building Research Funds 

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

F.1. HeRCARe Research Highlights and Impact Presentation — Bryan T. Oshiro, M.D.; Ronald B. Johnson, M.D.; and Sabreen White, Program Director – Riverside University Health System-Medical Center

F.2. Expanding Home Visiting Access Through Braided Funding – JUSD's Implementation and Lessons Learned — Jose Campos, Director, Parent Involvement and Community Outreach, and JUSD Program Team 

F.3. Information Only — First 5 Riverside County Vendors Over 25k Updates — Seraphina Wang, Principal Accountant — Receive and File 

G. Presentation/Action Items/Public Hearings – Supervisor Chuck Washington, Chair (A copy of all Presentation/Action Items/Public Hearings and attachments can be viewed at www.First5Riverside.org and at the Commission Business Office)

G.1. Presentation of First 5 Riverside County Annual Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 — Patricia Perez, Deputy Director, and Roger Alfaro, CPA Partner, Eide Bailly, LLP

G.1.a. Public Hearing: Annual Audit of First 5 Riverside County Children and Families Commission for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 — Supervisor Chuck Washington, Chair

G.1.b. 26-44: Adopt First 5 Riverside County Children & Families Commission Annual Independent Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 — Supervisor Chuck Washington, Chair

G.2. Presentation of First 5 Riverside County Children and Families Commission Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 — Charna Widby, Executive Director and Patricia Perez, Deputy Director

G.2.a. Public Hearing: Annual Report of First 5 Riverside County Children and Families Commission for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 — Supervisor Chuck Washington, Chair

G.2.b. 26-45: Adopt First 5 Riverside County Children and Families Commission Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 — Supervisor Chuck Washington, Chair

G.2.c. Presentation Information Only: First 5 Riverside County Agency Progress Report July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 — Receive and File 

H. Future Agenda Items:

H.1. Quality Early Learning Needs Assessment and Landscape 

H.2. First 5 Riverside County Fiscal Updates

H.3. First 5 Riverside County Chair and Vice Chair Nominations 

H.4. First 5 California Annual Report Annual 

I. Adjournment: Adjournment to the next Regular Meeting of the Riverside County Children and Families Commission to be held on January 20, 2027, 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