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.
Land Use Committee
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.
Board of Public Utilities
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.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, September 11, has been cancelled.
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee
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.
Councilmembers explain their votes on immigration enforcement transparency—including why some who supported banning protest masks now object to masked federal agents.
Procedures updated for first time in two years give presiding officer broader discretion to curtail speaker time, with six-month review added after residents raise concerns about reduced public access.
