Ruby Leann Castillo

This document outlines the scheduled 2026 meeting calendar for the City Council and its various committees, including Economic Development, Finance, Governmental Processes, Housing and Homelessness, Land Use, Mobility and Infrastructure, Mayor's Nominating and Screening, and Safety, Wellness and Youth Committees. Key items scheduled for discussion throughout the year include the overview of local revenue measure options, various public hearings on zoning code text amendments and multi-family residential development, financial updates (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4), award of a bid for street preservation, budget adoption processes, department overviews and employee recognitions, and several proclamations. The document also lists anticipated future agenda items requiring scheduling, such as an ordinance for a Personal Delivery Device Permit Pilot Program and discussions on local hiring preferences and federal grant funding status.

The strategic plan for the City of Riverside focuses on several key priorities: enhancing arts, culture, and recreation; promoting community well-being through diverse housing and social services; driving economic opportunity by attracting innovative businesses and developing the workforce; ensuring environmental stewardship through renewable energy and waste reduction; fostering high-performing government with efficient services and community engagement; and improving infrastructure, mobility, and connectivity. The plan aims to create a thriving, sustainable, and equitable community for current and future generations.

The City of Riverside's strategic plan focuses on providing high-quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community. Key priorities include arts, culture, and recreation, community well-being, economic opportunity, environmental stewardship, high-performing government, and infrastructure, mobility, and connectivity. The plan aims to foster community trust, equity, fiscal responsibility, innovation, and sustainability and resiliency.

The strategic goals focus on enhancing the quality of life, customer service, and operational efficiency across various city departments. Key areas include community livability, economic development, financial stability, public safety, sustainability, and technological innovation. The goals aim to improve services such as public records requests, customer service initiatives, and infrastructure maintenance, while also focusing on internal improvements like employee training and process streamlining. The document emphasizes the importance of data-driven decision-making and community engagement to achieve these objectives.

The Riverside 2.0 Strategic Plan focuses on seven key priorities: enhanced customer service, economic development, community services, city transportation programs, improved housing diversity and options, improved teamwork and communication, and reduced taxpayer liability. The plan aims to improve the quality of life, create an economically vibrant city, provide appealing and safe venues, develop efficient transportation systems, increase housing diversity, foster better teamwork and communication, and reduce costs. The plan aligns with the "Seizing Our Destiny" initiative, focusing on intelligent growth, innovation, becoming a location of choice, and creating a unified city. Implementation involves reorganizing city structure into three focus areas: Administration, People, and Place, with specific commitments from each department. The plan emphasizes accountability, transparency, responsiveness, financial prudence, and decisiveness in its implementation.