This Week in City Hall: May 5, 2025

Welcome to our weekly digest of public meetings and agenda items worth your attention in the week ahead. This guide is part of our mission to equip everyday Riversiders with the information they need to speak up on the issues that matter most.

City Council

The City Council will meet in closed and open sessions on Tuesday, May 6, at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 6:15 p.m. (agenda). At 4:45 p.m., the city will recognize the Twenty-Five Most Remarkable Teens in Riverside.

Agendas include:

• A public hearing on extending the city’s revolving credit agreement with U.S. Bank for three years and three months at a cost of $413,500. The agreement provides $60 million in emergency liquidity for the Water and Electric utilities.
• Approval of amendments to the city’s Sunshine Ordinance that distinguish between “policy bodies” and “advisory bodies” to streamline government processes while preserving transparency.
• Approval of a $6.6 million street maintenance contract to repair and maintain 7.65 miles of streets across 16 neighborhoods in Wards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
• Allocation of $135,292 from the Historic Preservation Trust Fund to support an updated historic district signage program and new landmark plaques.
• Amendments to the city’s crossing guard program agreement to add three guard locations at Casa Blanca Elementary School and revise the cost-sharing arrangement with local school districts, reducing the city’s financial contribution from 50% to 25% over five years.

Human Resources Board

The Human Resources Board meets Monday, May 5, at 5 p.m. (agenda) for regular business.

Governmental Processes Committee

The Governmental Processes Committee (Councilmembers Falcone, Perry and Conder) meets Wednesday, May 7, at 9 a.m. (agenda) to review the city’s Telecommute Program, which currently allows 21% of employees to work remotely up to two days a week. The committee will also review the structure of Riverside’s 16 boards and commissions to address quorum issues, fill 31 vacancies, and consider consolidating overlapping bodies such as the Commission on Disabilities and the Commission of the Deaf.