This Week in City Hall: August 19, 2024
This week's agendas include a contract for repaving 27 miles of roads and proposed Title 20 updates allowing properties to be designated of historic significance without owner consent.
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, July 16, in afternoon sessions at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. (agenda). The agendas include:
- An amendment to the City's contract with California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to increase employee retirement cost-sharing by one-half percent (0.5%) of pensionable income for police officers hired before June 13, 2012.
- Approving a $2.7 million contract for repaving approximately 27 miles of streets across the city.
- A public hearing considering numerous amendments to Title 20 of the City's municipal code, which would allow properties to be designated as of historical significance without owner consent, add requirements for the demolition of historic structures, and define "demolition by neglect."
Commission on Aging
The Commission on Aging meets on Monday, August 19, at 4:00 p.m. (agenda).
Park and Recreation Commission
The Park and Recreation Commission meets on Monday, August 19, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) for an update on the City's swimming programs and youth sports leagues' use of city athletic fields.
Cultural Heritage Board
The Cultural Heritage Board meets on Wednesday, August 21, at 3:30 p.m. (agenda) to review a proposal from All Saints Episcopal Church (Magnolia Ave and Terracina Dr) to remove a "non-original trellis" with a new pergola with solar panels and a proposal from the City for the construction of the new Eastside Library Building adjacent to the César Chávez Center.
Economic Development Committee
The Economic Development Committee meets on Thursday, August 22, at 3:00 p.m. (agenda) to review the City's "Table Sponsorship Policy" for local events, including its ongoing agreement with the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce.
Human Relations Commission
The Human Relations Commission meets on Thursday, August 22, at 6:00 p.m. (agenda) for a presentation by the Fair Housing Council of Riverside.
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