Government

This Week in City Hall: March 11, 2024

City Council will consider establishing an official Riverside Nonprofit Resilience Fund and authorizing a $5.2 million consulting agreement for a General Plan update.

Gazette Staff Mar 11, 2024

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, March 12, 2024, 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:

A potential partnership with the Inland Empire Community Foundation to officially establish the Riverside Nonprofit Resilience Fund with $2.3 million remaining American Rescue Plan dollars.
Authorizing a $4.9 million project to resurface 6.5 miles of roads across the city and install three new traffic signals.
Consideration to a $5.2 million consulting agreement for a "Phase 2 Comprehensive General Plan Update."
Authorizing a substantial "clean up" of language in Title 19, the Zoning Code, of the Riverside Municipal Code.
Awarding a $7.5 million contract to install 1.9 miles of a new main 24-inch sewer line along Magnolia Avenue at Pierce Street.
Establishing an affordable housing trust fund to be funded by grants and 50% of land sale proceeds from most City-owned properties.

Board of Library Trustees

The Board of Library Trustees meets on Monday, March 11, at 5:00 p.m. (agenda).

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee meets on Wednesday, March 13, at 3:00 p.m. (agenda) to review plans for a business tax update and compliance review.

Commission of the Deaf

The Commission of the Deaf meets on Wednesday, March 13, at 5:30 p.m. (agenda) to review their outreach efforts.

Mobility and Infrastructure Committee

The Mobility and Infrastructure Committee meets on Thursday, March 14, at 1:00 p.m. (agenda) to discuss a 5-year plan to "enhance and beautify" Victoria Avenue and review and prioritize the list of transportation projects in the Riverside County Transportation Commission Traffic Relief Plan.