This Week in City Hall: November 4, 2024
Council will consider changes to a city-wide fiber-optic network project and hear plans to develop guidelines for using AI in city operations.
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Future Fest Asks Riversiders to Help Shape the Future of the City
The city has enacted several ways to encourage community input for the upcoming General Plan and Climate Change Action Plan.
This Week in City Hall: October 28, 2024
City Hall will be spookily quiet this week. There will be no City Council meeting and only one public meeting from the RPU Board.
City Council Approves Nonprofit Loan Fund, Despite Some Opposition
Nonprofit groups say the ‘Nonprofit Resilience Fund’ will help address critical needs of residents. Critics argue ‘taxpayer money’ is better used for public work improvements.
Riverside City Council Could Reconsider Nonprofit Resilience Fund, Amid Alleged Concerns Over Redirecting Funds
Close to $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds could be used to provide loans to nonprofit organizations dedicated to serving city, residents.
This Week in City Hall: October 21, 2024
The City Council is busy this week with an agenda that includes adopting an 8% tax on cannabis, extending the City Manager's contract by two years, a $500,000 partnership for a trial of autonomous shuttles, and reconsidering a $2.8 million nonprofit resilience fund agreement.
This Week in City Hall: October 14, 2024
It will be a quiet week at City Hall, with no City Council meeting and two canceled commission meetings. The Cultural Heritage Board will review the City's plan to convert historic district streetlights to LED technology.
Proposed Protest Ordinance Struck Down in 5-2 Council Vote
Police chief argues for safety measures, but council members cite constitutional concerns and potential for discrimination.
This Week in City Hall: October 7, 2024
City Council is considering a ban on potential weapons and face coverings at public demonstrations.
Compromise Reached on Remote Public Comment Procedures
Government Process Committee proposes a six-month trial limiting call-in comments to a single period at the start of public meetings.
This Week in City Hall: September 30, 2024
The City Council is in the process of selecting an Interim City Attorney, while the Governmental Process Committee will soon be reviewing a proposal to end phone-in public comment options for city meetings.
Riverside Considers Ending Remote Public Comment Option
Committee report cites return to pre-pandemic conditions and lack of increased participation as reasons for potential change.
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Riverside Council Delays Vote on Water Rules for Decorative Grass
The council voted unanimously to give staff up to 90 days to detail the cost of complying with a 2023 state law banning irrigation of nonfunctional grass.