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# This Week in City Hall: April 25
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/this-week-in-city-hall-april-25/
- Published: 2023-04-25T11:35:09.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-14T22:11:29.000Z
- Description: The Cheech's financial performance, new solar greenhouses for the Northside, and a new local landmark are all under consideration.
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: City Hall, Budget & Finance, Column, #bulk-2025-10-14

City Council will meet in closed and open sessions Tuesday, April 25\. Here are highlights from the agenda:

## Financial update on The Cheech

Council will receive an update on [the financial performance of The Cheech](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11895175&GUID=86521F39-0683-47D3-869E-EC0FB8A58E1D&ref=raincrossgazette.com) from its opening on June 18, 2022\. The City receives a portion of each paid guest’s entrance cost, known as a “facility maintenance fee”:

- Adults: $3.00
- Children (12 and under): $1.00
- Seniors (65+): $1.00
- Facility Rental Participants: $1.00

The Cheech beat its first six-month attendance projections of 50,000 guests by nearly 80%. Through the end of January 2023, The Cheech welcomed 88,786 guests, 61,085 of which were paid, which generated $151,599 in facility fees to the City.

City staff is currently preparing for an economic impact study on the entire city from the first-year performance of The Cheech.

## New solar greenhouses in the Northside

Council will [consider a lease agreement](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11895158&GUID=50309C1A-AC95-4714-9407-DD7A0CC73A5C&ref=raincrossgazette.com) which, if approved, would ready the construction of solar greenhouses at the Northside Agriculture Innovation Center, formerly known as the [Northside Heritage Meadows](https://riversidefoods.org/projects/?ref=raincrossgazette.com) project, for “research, climate-resilient agriculture workforce development, and incubation of ag-tech startups.”

## A new local landmark

The “[Walter Verly House](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11890330&GUID=9B609367-5B2A-4424-8D67-373DB3E1FB42&ref=raincrossgazette.com)” at 6268 Palm Avenue will be considered for a Historic Designation as a City Landmark designation on the recommendation of the Cultural Heritage Board.