The Human Relations Commission will discuss calling on the City Council to retain the commemorative flag policy, which it repealed last week, in a memo "to express its deep disappointment" in the Council.
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 of Councilmembers Cervantes, Mill, and Robillard meets on Monday, September 23, at 3:30 p.m. (agenda) and will consider amendments to the Mobile Home Parks Rent Stabilization Ordinance, primarily to cap annual rent increases and enhance tenant protections.
Board of Public Utilities
The Board of Public Utilities meets on Monday, September 23, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) and will consider recommending that the City Council authorize and accept a $959,752 federal grant to help fund RPU's PFAS Treatment Project, which aims to remove PFAS compounds from the city's drinking water to meet new EPA standards by 2029.
Community Police Review Commission
The Community Police Review Commission meets on Wednesday, September 25, at 5:30 p.m. (agenda) to continue its review of an officer-involved death case, preparing for a public report set to be presented on October 23, 2024.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission meets on Thursday, September 26, at 9:00 a.m. (agenda) to consider a new 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station on Van Buren Blvd, one block north of the 91 westbound entrance.
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.
