A year-end financial review, approving drones for anti-illegal fireworks policing, and a one-year pilot project to reduce cut-through traffic on Redwood Drive are on the City Council's agenda.
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
City Council will meet in closed and open sessions on Tuesday, December 17, in afternoon sessions at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. and an evening session at 6:15 p.m. (agenda). The agenda includes:
Considering recommendations to enhance efforts in reducing illegal fireworks use with drones and by amending the Municipal Code to include Social Host Liability. (Item 7)
The possible adoption of a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation Bank Pilot Program to allow real estate developers to purchase credits from a bank of pre-selected bike, pedestrian, and transit projects to mitigate significant traffic impact new projects. (Item 15)
Approving the City's 2025-2026 Legislative Platform with priorities including addressing California's property insurance marketplace, homelessness, and housing, connecting Riverside to the 2028 LA Olympics, expanding recreation, increasing behavioral health infrastructure, and revitalizing the Santa Ana River. (Item 21)
The Human Relations Commission meets on Monday, December 16, at 6:00 p.m. (agenda) to discuss by-law revisions and hear a presentation on food insecurity.
The Commission on Disabilities meets on Thursday, December 19, at 5:30 p.m. (agenda) for a presentation from The Moms Cooperative, a membership organization that seeks to "connect moms."
CSDR Football to be recognized by the Mayor; City Council will consider streamlining the permitting process for pre-approved ADUs and the final reallocations of $7.2 million in ARPA funding.
Reaccreditation by the Center for Public Safety Excellence highlights the department's handling of 43,000+ incidents, placing it among the top five fire agencies in California.
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.
