This Week in City Hall: April 13, 2026

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, April 14, at 3 p.m. (agenda). The agenda includes:

• Reviewing mid-year budget adjustments totaling more than $11 million in revenue changes, new appropriations, and fund transfers that will affect how City funds — including voter-approved Measure Z sales tax dollars — are spent for the remainder of the budget year. (link)
• Ratifying agreements totaling more than $1.7 million to fund rental assistance case managers serving residents at risk of losing their housing, including a dedicated program for transitional-age youth, through 2027. (link)
• Considering a $235,240 contract to develop a citywide Intelligent Transportation Systems master plan that would guide how Riverside modernizes its traffic management technology through 2029. (link)
• Approving the installation of speed humps on Lurin Avenue between Taft Street and Wood Road (link)

Land Use Committee

The Land Use Committee (Councilmembers Mill, Falcone, and Cervantes) meets on Mon, April 13, at 9 a.m. (agenda) to discuss its proposed 2026 Work Plan (link) and to review proposed zoning changes that would establish minimum distance requirements between smoke shops and schools, parks, childcare facilities — and require existing shops that don't meet those standards to relocate or close within three years — following City reports of illegal sales activity at some locations. (link)

Board of Library Trustees

The Board of Library Trustees meets on Mon, April 13, at 5 p.m. (agenda) to receive an update on the SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library, (link) a grant award for a Lunch at the Library program, (link) and a proposed two-year library budget that will shape City library services and funding through 2028. (link)

Board of Public Utilities

The Board of Public Utilities meets on Mon, April 13, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) to review proposed two-year electric and water utility budgets totaling over $645 million in projected revenues for 2026-27 (link), and consider equipment purchases and infrastructure contracts that support water and electrical system operations.

Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee

The Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee (Councilmembers Perry, Conder, and Mill) meets on Wed, April 13, at 1 p.m. (agenda) to consider a proposed City ordinance that would add a new requirement to report the transport of people who lack stable nighttime housing (link) and review Phase 1 implementation of the Riverside Fire Department Master Plan, which outlines the first steps in a broader plan for City fire services. (link)

Cultural Heritage Board

The Cultural Heritage Board meets on Wed, April 15, at 3:30 p.m. (agenda) to consider a request by the Riverside County Office of Education to remove two Orange Street properties from their historic landmark status and redraw the Prospect Place Historic District boundary, which would eliminate current preservation protections on those parcels. (link)