This Week in City Hall: June 30, 2025

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.

City Council

City Council will meet in closed and open sessions on Tuesday, July 1, at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. (agenda). The agenda includes:

• A presentation from the Police Department on the new enhanced illegal fireworks enforcement program, which uses drone technology and host liability to detect and cite violations.
• An update on the Streamline Riverside Refresh effort to improve development services through technology upgrades and more predictable permitting and inspection processes.
• Consideration of authorizing the use of eminent domain to acquire property for the Third Street railroad underpass project if the current purchase agreement fails to close on schedule.
• Considering a $3.3 million contract amendment with Holt Architects to advance the design of a new downtown police headquarters that would replace the current 1963 facility for an estimated $62 million.

No other boards or commissions are meeting this week.