City Council will consider significant amendments to previously authorized retail cannabis regulations, including reducing the maximum number of cannabis business permits from 14 to 7.
City Council will consider significant amendments to previously authorized retail cannabis regulations, including reducing the maximum number of cannabis business permits from 14 to 7.
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, Mar. 25, 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:
Holding public hearings for two separate tax-exempt bonds funding campus improvements at California Baptist University and a 150-unit affordable housing development, with no financial obligations placed on the City.
Waiving attorney-client privilege to publicly discuss a second legal opinion on the City's policy that exempts certain water and electric utility infrastructure projects from competitive bidding requirements, allowing in-house crews to complete system reliability and emergency response projects.
The Housing and Homelessness Committee (Councilmembers Cervantes, Mill, and Robillard) meets on Monday, Mar. 24, at 3:30 p.m. (agenda) for a presentation from Claire Jefferson-Gilpa, Executive Director of Family Promise of Riverside, which helps families at risk of or experiencing homelessness, and a project update from the Housing Authority.
Board of Public Utilities
The Board of Public Utilities meets on Monday, Mar. 24, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) for regular business.
Museum of Riverside Board
The Museum of Riverside Board meets on Wednesday, Mar. 26, at 3:00 p.m. (agenda) for regular business.
Community Police Review Commission
The Community Police Review Commission meets on Wednesday, Mar. 26, at 5:30 p.m. (agenda) to continue reviewing an Officer-Involved Death case and discuss three separate employee matters in closed session.
Human Relations Commission
The Human Relations Commission meets on Thursday, Mar. 27, at 5:30 p.m. (agenda) for a presentation from the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice.
City Council will consider an ordinance to an ordinance to deter copper wire theft, review progress on State-mandated housing goals, and consider increasing construction fees to reduce so they are paid for by users of the services.
