HR policy hearings, a Linden Street lane reconfiguration, Downtown Experiment's permit fight, a charter school proposal, and an ethics board workshop headline this week's public meetings.
HR policy hearings, a Linden Street lane reconfiguration, Downtown Experiment's permit fight, a charter school proposal, and an ethics board workshop headline this week's public meetings.
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.
The Transportation Board meets on Wednesday, June 3, at 5:30 p.m. (agenda) to discuss a proposed restripping project on Linden Street that would change lane configurations, potenitally impacting traffic flow and parking for nearby residents and commuters (item 6).
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission meets on Thursday, June 4, at 9 a.m. (agenda) to consider the city's withdrawal of its own request to revoke operating permits for Downtown Experiment at 3601 University Avenue (item 2), and considering a permit for Vista Norte Public Charter, a proposed public charter school serving up to 450 students ages 14-23 at a site zoned for single-family homes on Casa Blanca Street (item 3).
Board of Ethics
The Board of Ethics meets on Thursday, June 4, at 6 p.m. (agenda) to hold a workshop on the ethics rule restricting officials from advocating for private outside interests (item 2), while also considering proposed City Charter amendments related to ethics governance that could eventually go before voters (item 5).
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The Community Police Review Commission voted unanimously to send four policy recommendations to the Safety, Wellness and Youth Committee after years of data showing Black residents are stopped at more than double their share of the population.
The Southern California Association of Governments recognized the city's Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Bank, which lets developers pay a flat fee in lieu of state environmental review.
The city's parks department is proposing $2.7 million in reductions over two years, including the elimination of the Latin Festival and scaled-back arts and recreation programming.
The project would preserve the historic Barley Mills Building and redevelop a contaminated Commerce Street site that operated as a scrap yard for more than 45 years.
