City Council does not meet this week. Other agendas include a pilot program for transferring apartment-building rights to vacant University Avenue lots and updates on the planned 91 Freeway and Adams Street interchange reconfiguration to reduce traffic congestion.
No Council meeting this week, but other agendas take up land-use pilots and freeway fixes, while Riverside’s Diaper Bank kicks off its 25,000-diaper ‘Cram the Van’ drive.
Local nonprofit seeks 25,000 diapers to help families struggling with basic necessities.
City Council does not meet this week. Other agendas include a pilot program for transferring apartment-building rights to vacant University Avenue lots and updates on the planned 91 Freeway and Adams Street interchange reconfiguration to reduce traffic congestion.
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.
The Land Use Committee (Councilmembers Mill, Falcone, and Cervantes) meets on Monday, September 8, at 9 a.m.(agenda) to consider a pilot program that would allow property owners along University Avenue to transfer their unused apartment-building rights to other sites, enabling the City's 14 vacant lots in the area to receive enough building rights to make housing projects economically feasible, according to City analysis, while not exceeding the area's 6,819-unit maximum capacity.
The Board of Public Utilities meets on Monday, September 8, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) to consider recommending City Council approves a phased Water Treatment Surcharge starting in 2027 that would add 3.5-4.5% annually to water bills through 2031, using $39.6 million in polluter settlement funds to partially offset $97.2 million in federally required PFAS treatment plant construction costs, while funding $19 million in annual operating expenses once facilities come online.
The Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, September 11, has been cancelled.
The Mobility and Infrastructure Committee (Councilmembers Conder, Hemenway, and Perry) meets on Thursday, September 11, at 1 p.m. (agenda) for an update on the 91 FWY and Adams Street Interchange reconfiguration project that would eliminate eastbound ramps and create a hook ramp configuration to address severe traffic congestion that currently impacts the intersection.
Judge denies Gage Canal's restraining order against whistleblower Jason Hunter, finding no evidence of violence or credible threats in his attempts to become a shareholder.
City Council will consider a three-year $53 million labor agreement while the Board of Ethics will hear cannabis business applicants' allegations of open meeting law violations against Councilmembers Conder, Mill, Perry and Robillard.
The proposed Downtown redevelopment could bring 168 residential units, 376 hotel rooms, and expanded convention center to 10.2-acre site.
A City Council subcommittee has recommended a $765,000 budget and set the framework for Riverside’s new Office of Inspector General, even as residents question whether the role will remain truly independent and transparent.
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