This Week in City Hall: April 15, 2024

Welcome to our weekly digest on public meetings and agenda items worthy of your attention in the next 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 9, in afternoon sessions at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. and an evening session at 6:15 p.m. (agenda). The agenda includes:

Authorizing the transfer of $2 million from the City's Infrastructure Reserve Fund to the Airport Fund as a 4% interest rate loan to fund new roofs on 17 airport buildings.
Purchasing three new paramedic vehicles for the Fire Department.
A budget update which includes reallocating $5 million from a projected General Fund surplus.
Considering the proposal for a 22-unit affordable housing project at 11049 Bogart Avenue (a block from the "Five Points" intersection).
Approving the renewal of the ten-year 1.5% Water Conservation Surcharge applied to all Riverside Public Utilities water customers.

Commission on Aging

The Commission on Aging meets on Monday, April 15, at 4:00 p.m. (agenda) for a presentation on the Brown Act, which requires the discussions and decisions by public boards to happen openly and in public.

Park and Recreation Commission

The Park and Recreation Commission meets on Monday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) for a presentation from the Southern California Golf Association.

Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee

New councilmember Sean Mill joins councilmembers Conder and Perry on the Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee, which meets on Wednesday, April 17, at 1:00 p.m. (agenda) to review the Fire Department's contract with ambulance company AMR and a review of 2023's Fourth of July fireworks enforcement.

Cultural Heritage Board

The Cultural Heritage Board meets on Wednesday, April 17, at 3:30 p.m. (agenda) to review the development plans for the site of the old Sears building on Arlington Ave.