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# This Week in City Hall: January 26, 2025
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/this-week-in-city-hall-january-26-2025/
- Published: 2025-01-27T13:00:29.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-14T22:03:16.000Z
- Description: A quarterly review of the City's budget proposed City purchasing reforms intended to create opportunities for local businesses, and considering a program to provide secure overnight parking and support services for residents living in their vehicles are all on this week's agendas.
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: City Hall, Budget & Finance, Column, This Week in City Hall

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, January 28, in afternoon sessions at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1268356&GUID=955B0B7B-F5A2-423F-BD4A-66B25ABC6A52&ref=raincrossgazette.com)). The agenda includes:

- A review of the City's [First Quarter Financial Report](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13680296&GUID=3C064B25-2330-4B72-A2B2-006372F561B2&ref=raincrossgazette.com) shows stable revenue but growing financial pressures and recommends caution regarding new spending.
- A review of [proposed purchasing reforms](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13680289&GUID=43E04B21-9F97-48DC-8115-D544CF4A92F3&ref=raincrossgazette.com) aimed at streamlining procurement processes while expanding opportunities for local and disadvantaged businesses.
- Considering [updates to zoning codes](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13680303&GUID=D9D7B469-B005-458B-84EF-6D415E91BA35&ref=raincrossgazette.com), aligning local rules with new state housing laws while streamlining development standards and clarifying regulations around ADUs, fences, and home businesses.

### Housing and Homelessness Committee

The Housing and Homelessness Committee (Councilmembers Cervantes, Mill, and Robillard) meets on Monday, Jan. 7, at 3:30 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1272468&GUID=437D24C4-DD7C-40F5-AC94-CA445EE188E5&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) to consider [launching a safe parking program](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13674822&GUID=DF33E347-23B0-43ED-BD18-7AEFAD87B108&ref=raincrossgazette.com), building on successful models from other California cities that provide secure overnight parking and support services for residents living in their vehicles.

### Board of Public Utilities

The Board of Public Utilities meets on Monday, Jan. 27, at 6:30 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1267846&GUID=87ECFD0F-F7DB-4AD3-BDDE-33CFAA980E4B&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) to consider a $2.18M infrastructure [upgrade replacing aging water mains](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13676077&GUID=B25E047C-81EF-4530-B3C7-0A0B9CE731A3&ref=raincrossgazette.com), review [RPU's 2024 audit report](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13676080&GUID=22E67AD7-0D47-4416-BCF2-974E2ED8421B&ref=raincrossgazette.com), and consider a new [$4.8M battery storage contract](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13676063&GUID=3BA4A230-C376-40E2-8EBA-495663CF99AB&ref=raincrossgazette.com) to strengthen future power reliability.

### Commission on Aging

The Commission on Aging meets on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 4:00 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1267549&GUID=5811BF33-A0BC-4699-AFC4-5CBF61129339&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) and will celebrate [50 years of city transportation services](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13674308&GUID=6845A0DD-429B-4E01-862F-9CF3F898B2DD&ref=raincrossgazette.com) dedicated to serving Riverside's senior and disabled residents.