Mayor and Councilmember salaries, Title 20 updates allowing properties to be designated of historic significance without owner consent, and an appeal for a failed ethics complaint against Councilmember Cervantes are all on the agenda this week.
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 on Monday, January 22, at 3:30 p.m. (agenda) for a presentation from LifeArk, an LA-based company that reuses single-use plastics to manufacture affordable housing projects as low as $63,000 per unit, and an update on other housing projects in the development pipeline.
Board of Public Utilities
The Board of Public Utilities meets on Monday, January 22, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) to hold a public hearing before recommending City Council approves the renewal of a water conservation surcharge.
City Council
City Council will meet in closed and open sessions on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, in two 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:
A decision on Mayor and Councilmember compensation. A 5% raise was approved last January; Council can leave that alone or convene a Charter Review Committee to explore options for further increases to compensation.
Considering assigning $1,000,000 of ARPA funds to the Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation toward the 65-unit affordable housing project currently under construction on Chicago Ave at Seventh St.
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.
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.
