Welcome to our weekly digest of public meetings and agenda items worth your attention for this coming week. This guide is part of our mission to provide everyday Riversiders like you with the information to speak up on the issues you care about.
City Council
City Council will meet in closed and open sessions on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in afternoon sessions at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and an evening session at 6:15 p.m. (agenda). The agenda includes:
- Reviewing how the City’s short-term rental rules have worked in their first two years — including data showing 161 licensed rentals and lower tax revenue than before the rules took effect — and discussing possible changes such as banning rentals in accessory dwelling units and requiring permit numbers on listings (item 24).
- Considering an update to the City’s water conservation rules to match a state law phasing out the use of drinking water on decorative grass at public, business and homeowners’ association properties starting in 2027, with staff estimating about 1,600 properties could be affected and the City’s own turf replacement rebates fully claimed (item 58).
- Considering a 45-day citywide pause on new or expanded data centers — or, as an alternative, a resolution confirming the City’s position that current zoning doesn’t allow them — while staff studies their possible effects on Riverside’s power grid, water supply, air quality and neighborhoods (item 61).
Land Use Committee
The Land Use Committee (Councilmembers Mill, Falcone, and Cervantes) meets on Monday, Nov. 9, at 9 a.m. (agenda) to discuss possible changes to the City’s Sidewalk Café Program, which allows restaurants to offer outdoor dining on public sidewalks (item 2).
Board of Library Trustees
The Board of Library Trustees meets on Monday, Nov. 9, at 5 p.m. (agenda) to consider changes to the City’s library conduct rules that would let security guards and police officers bar people from libraries, drop the required written warning before someone is barred, and keep exclusions in effect during appeals — with a final decision going to the City Council (item 7).
Board of Public Utilities
The Board of Public Utilities meets on Monday, Nov. 9, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) to hold a public hearing on a proposed program that would let apartment complexes and multi-tenant commercial properties share credit from one solar system among tenants’ electric bills to help new buildings meet state solar requirements (item 4).
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee
The Mobility and Infrastructure Committee (Councilmembers Conder, Hemenway, and Falcone) meets on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m. (agenda) to review an update on the City’s sewer maintenance plan — in which staff reports a rise in sewer spills since 2025 — with 144 repairs awaiting work and $308 million in planned sewer pipe projects that have been delayed or slowed to match available resources (item 2).
Airport Commission
The Airport Commission meets on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m. (agenda) to review the Airport Manager’s November report, which shows aircraft takeoffs and landings down 3.2% this year and 11.8% in September, a drop staff attributes to hot weather limiting flight training (item 5).
