Art, Lights, and a Festive Night
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The City Council is busy this week with an agenda that includes adopting an 8% tax on cannabis, extending the City Manager's contract by two years, a $500,000 partnership for a trial of autonomous shuttles, and reconsidering a $2.8 million nonprofit resilience fund agreement.
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 will meet in closed and open sessions on Tuesday, October 22, in afternoon sessions at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. and an evening session at 6:15 p.m. (agenda). The agenda includes:
The Commission on Aging meets on Monday, October 21, at 4:00 p.m. (agenda) for regular business.
The Park and Recreation Commission meets on Monday, October 21, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) for an update on sponsorship efforts for parks and recreation programs which raised over $200,000 in 2024.
The Museum of Riverside Board meets on Wednesday, October 23, at 3:00 p.m. (agenda) to review plans for its 100th-anniversary gala, expanding its collection, and making progress on renovation plans while balancing legal requirements for Indigenous artifacts and maintaining its accreditation status.
The Community Police Review Commission meets on Wednesday, October 23, at 5:30 p.m. (agenda) to wrap up a review of an officer-involved death case and plan training on police procedures to enhance its oversight capabilities.
The Human Relations Commission meets on Thursday, October 24, at 6:00 p.m. (agenda) to consider significant updates to its bylaws for the first time in over a decade and review the City's Guidelines for Social Media Usage.
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