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# This Week in City Hall: August 11, 2025
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/this-week-in-city-hall-august-11-2025/
- Published: 2025-08-11T12:00:29.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-14T22:00:20.000Z
- Description: City Council does not meet this week. The Inspector General Committee will meet Tuesday afternoon to work toward establishing Riverside's New Inspector General office.
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: City Hall, Column, #bulk-2025-10-14

Welcome to our weekly digest on public meetings and agenda items worth your attention in the 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.

### Inspector General Committee

The Inspector General Committee (Councilmembers Robillard, Cervantes, and Hemenway) meets for its [second time](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/this-week-in-city-hall-july-21-2025/) on Tuesday, August 12, at 1 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1325439&GUID=7FB7ECE2-2478-4BC2-A4D2-48009CB93474&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) to discuss establishing a [voter-approved](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-election-results-2024/) Office of Inspector General that will replace the current Internal Audit Division with an independent oversight office reporting directly to City Council to handle auditing, ethics complaints, and efficiency improvements.

### Board of Library Trustees

The Human Resources Board meets on Monday, August 11, at 5 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1291018&GUID=C5265D94-27DF-4CAF-A66F-FDEC4A09AF20&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) for regular business.

### Board of Public Utilities

The Board of Public Utilities meets on Monday, August 11, at 6:30 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1328280&GUID=691F66E0-0E1A-413A-97C7-7E92D0888A15&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) to consider projects including [applying for a $5.25 million federal grant](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14560579&GUID=BAE75D5E-A41D-4DE8-8779-66BE269869E2&ref=raincrossgazette.com) to fund wildfire prevention equipment in high-risk areas, approving electrical infrastructure upgrades, ratifying emergency power plant repairs that ensure summer electricity capacity, and [authorizing additional funding](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14560602&GUID=235FE5EB-89B5-4BBF-B08D-140FDD16623C&ref=raincrossgazette.com) for smart meter installations due to new import tariffs.

### Commission of the Deaf

The Commission of the Deaf meets on Wednesday, August 13, at 5:30 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1316147&GUID=412F36ED-C747-4ACC-B588-151BA79199D1&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) for regular business.

### Planning Commission

The Planning Commission meets on Thursday, August 14, at 9 a.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1317364&GUID=529CB5B3-FB32-4B4A-8607-16599CC747A5&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) to consider permits to legalize [unpermitted horse structures](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14566652&GUID=A6AEABA3-725F-44DB-984F-F3114504198A&ref=raincrossgazette.com) in flood zones and approve a [new convenience store](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14566648&GUID=F804A1CA-D982-44EA-BC72-AC3B0C3755A2&ref=raincrossgazette.com) with alcohol sales, both requiring special exceptions to City regulations.

### Mobility and Infrastructure Committee

The Mobility and Infrastructure Committee (Councilmembers Conder, Hemenway, and Perry) meets on Thursday, August 14, at 1 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1325443&GUID=03CA7BA4-24D7-4830-9C4E-621EEB98A0D0&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) for [an update](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14565455&GUID=0D79F4A5-A6CC-4479-BAEB-635B764B3E93&ref=raincrossgazette.com) on the [citywide fiber network project](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/installation-of-city-wide-fiber-optic-network-planned-for-2025/) being developed by SiFi Networks through a private partnership that aims to provide high-speed internet access to all city properties.

### Airport Commission

The Airport Commission meets on Thursday, August 14, at 3 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1328392&GUID=9814A247-93F8-4B74-9548-307F8ACA0AD1&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) for regular business.