City Council doesn't meet this week. Other committees meet to discuss the reallocation of Measure Z funds to better address homelessness, plans and budgets for RPU infrastructure upgrades, and design plans for the renovation of the Museum of Riverside.
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.
Housing and Homelessness Committee
The Housing and Homelessness Committee meets Monday, September 25, at 3:30 p.m. (agenda) to consider reallocating Measure Z funds to hire two substance abuse counselors and two behavioral health peer support specialists instead of filling two vacant street nurse positions that the City has had trouble filling.
Board of Public Utilities
The Board of Public Utilities meets Monday, September 25, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) and will discuss budgets and plans for infrastructure upgrades across the city.
Museum of Riverside Board
The Museum Board meets on Wednesday, September 27, at 3:00 p.m. (agenda) to consider recommending City Council approve a design approach for the renovation and expansion of the museum.
Community Police Review Commission
The Community Police Review Commission meets on Wednesday, September 27, at 5:30 p.m. (agenda), with nothing of note scheduled for public discussion.
City Council will hold a public hearing for the 347-unit Mission Grove Apartments project on the site of the vacant K-Mart site in the Mission Grove Plaza and look for options to participate in the 2028 Olympics.
City Council set to consider a 23-unit affordable housing project in La Sierra, a 24-station electric vehicle charging hub at the Riverside Airport, and the $2.4 million purchase of electric trucks for its fleet.
City Council does not meet this week. Potentially stricter rules for industrial development near neighborhoods and a review of the City’s homelessness outreach and cleanup spending are on committee and commission agendas this week.
