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# This Week in City Hall: August 17, 2026
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/this-week-in-city-hall-august-17-2026/
- Published: 2026-08-17T12:00:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-17T12:00:55.000Z
- Description: Aging and Park and Recreation commissions weigh in on the city's 2050 general plan, and economic development leaders consider a Pepsi pouring rights deal.
- Author: Micaela Ricaforte
- Tags: City Hall

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.

### Commission on Aging

The Commission on Aging meets on Monday, August 17, at 4 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1429628&GUID=A81783DF-5B3E-4781-9F54-AC7ADD544BE9&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) to discuss draft [Park and Recreation Element policies](https://riversideca.legistar1.com/daystar.legistar6.sdk.ws/View.ashx?M=F&GovernmentGUID=RIVE&LogicalFileName=c7c2d269-2225-4dbf-8655-cf111a238fa7.docx&From=Granicus&Format=docx&ref=raincrossgazette.com) for the City's "Riverside 2050" General Plan update, which would guide park and recreation priorities through 2050 as part of the City's first major General Plan revision since 2007\. ([item 5](https://riversideca.granicusideas.com/meetings/5430-commission-on-aging-art-pick-council-chamber/agenda%5Fitems/6a7207557d7965d075000f9d-5-draft-city-wide-general-plan-park-and-recreatio?ref=raincrossgazette.com))

### Park and Recreation Commission

The Park and Recreation Commission meets on Monday, August 17, at 6:30 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1429629&GUID=A80BAA6F-9CBD-45AB-85C8-65AA434B8F16&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) to honor Recreation Services Coordinator Victoria Koo-Young as the department’s employee of the year and to recognize other \[department highlights\](file:///Users/micaela/Downloads/187d6384-cc15-4bac-ba2a-a8815c82290a.pdf), ([item 2](https://riversideca.granicusideas.com/meetings/5431-park-and-recreation-commission-art-pick-council-chamber/agenda%5Fitems/6a723ebcf395e7dc2d004ab9-2-july-is-park-and-recreation-month-the-power?ref=raincrossgazette.com)) and to draft [Park and Recreation Element policies](https://riversideca.legistar1.com/daystar.legistar6.sdk.ws/View.ashx?M=F&GovernmentGUID=RIVE&LogicalFileName=fd966762-3ece-4337-aa3f-3977d57c6420.docx&From=Granicus&Format=docx&ref=raincrossgazette.com) for the City's "Riverside 2050" General Plan update. ([item 7](https://riversideca.granicusideas.com/meetings/5431-park-and-recreation-commission-art-pick-council-chamber/agenda%5Fitems/6a723ebdf395e7dc2d004ac0-7-draft-city-wide-general-plan-park-and-recreatio?ref=raincrossgazette.com))

### Economic Development Committee

The Economic Development Committee (Councilmembers Robillard, Cervantes, and Hemenway) meets on Thursday, August 20, at 3 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1432395&GUID=8FE90B46-0BEA-483F-828D-91F8C85AF80B&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) to consider a [proposal](https://riversideca.legistar1.com/daystar.legistar6.sdk.ws/View.ashx?M=F&GovernmentGUID=RIVE&LogicalFileName=9ec84b4a-b787-40c6-a0d4-10d72252756e.docx&From=Granicus&Format=docx&ref=raincrossgazette.com) from Pepsi, Inc. to become the city's exclusive beverage vendor for five years in exchange for an estimated payment of $25,000–$35,000 annually ([item 2](https://riversideca.granicusideas.com/meetings/5436-economic-development-committee-art-pick-council-chamber/agenda%5Fitems/6a766b52f2b67046b40111d9-2-consider-pouring-rights-proposal-by-pepsi-in?ref=raincrossgazette.com)); to recommend the council approve a five-year, $40,000 [agreement](https://riversideca.legistar1.com/daystar.legistar6.sdk.ws/View.ashx?M=F&GovernmentGUID=RIVE&LogicalFileName=46f27064-9df4-4e60-aa9e-7e5be197aa5c.docx&From=Granicus&Format=docx&ref=raincrossgazette.com) with First Community Capital, Inc. to administer a $135,000 grant-funded loan program for green-technology businesses in Riverside ([item 3](https://riversideca.granicusideas.com/meetings/5436-economic-development-committee-art-pick-council-chamber/agenda%5Fitems/6a766b52f2b67046b40111da-3-recommend-city-council-approve-agreement-with-f?ref=raincrossgazette.com)); and reviewing [new data](https://riversideca.legistar1.com/daystar.legistar6.sdk.ws/View.ashx?M=F&GovernmentGUID=RIVE&LogicalFileName=73a84c36-6147-47be-9844-06877078369d.pdf&From=Granicus&Format=pdf&ref=raincrossgazette.com) on Riverside's employment and commute patterns showing residents commute to jobs outside the city about as often as they work within it ([item 5](https://riversideca.granicusideas.com/meetings/5436-economic-development-committee-art-pick-council-chamber/agenda%5Fitems/6a766b52f2b67046b40111dd-5-employee-and-resident-worker-data-and-commute-p?ref=raincrossgazette.com)).