March 7, 2016
Edition #16
Hello to all!
Much has been going on
at the City of Riverside. Our City is catching-up on much needed road repaving,
aging water pipe repair/replacement, and much needed sidewalk, curb/gutter
repair.
Council is poised to
place an item on the June ballot to seek voter approval for a Community
Prosecutor Program. This City Charter amendment, if approved, will allow our
City Attorney’s office the ability to prosecute some misdemeanor violations
occurring within the City of Riverside. This is seen as an important tool in
combating crimes that affect our resident’s quality of life, such as
panhandling, graffiti, vandalism and other crimes that touch our daily lives.
City Council recently
hired an investigator to look into why approximately $19.4 million was
spent on outside attorney help during a recent 5 year span. This was undertaken
by council to learn how council approval – as required by our City Charter –
was bypassed. We should have the results of this investigation in a few months.
Our City’s executive
management team, consisting of the City Manager, Assistant City Managers, City
Attorney and City Clerk have been busy developing innovative ideas and a
practical approach to providing residents, business owners and investors with
tools to find documents and more on our City’s Explore Portal. Openness,
transparency and accessibility is the goal. This is in keeping with the
Council’s Strategic Plan of World-Class Customer Service.
I invite you to attend
any upcoming City Council meeting. They usually start at 2 pm (afternoon
session) and 6:15 pm (evening session) most Tuesdays. See meeting calendar here. There is always open
Public Comment at the afternoon session and always at 7 pm for the evening
session. You can speak during Public Comment or on any Discussion Calendar Item
or both. Speaker time is limited to 3 minutes. You can also view meetings at
riversideca.gov. Look up Council Agenda and search for the day of the meeting.
They are webcast live and are archived for later viewing. Charter Cable Channel
3 also broadcasts the meetings live and replays them throughout the week.
Council welcomes your comments by phone, mail or email. You can email all
councilmembers by sending your comments to our City Clerk at: city_clerk@riversideca.gov. Our
City Clerk will forward emails to all members upon receipt.
This month's newsletter is packed full of information - so be sure to keep on scrolling!
If you have any
questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call me on my personal cell at
(951) 515-1663 or email at msoubirous@riversideca.gov.
I look forward to
continued partnership in building a better Riverside!
Sincerely,
Mike Soubirous
Councilmember – Ward 3
West Nile virus (WNV) is
most commonly transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. You can reduce your risk of
being infected with WNV by using insect repellent and wearing protective
clothing to prevent mosquito bites. There are no medications to treat or
vaccines to prevent WNV infection. Fortunately, most people infected with WNV
will have no symptoms. About 1 in 5 people who are infected will develop a
fever with other symptoms. Less than 1% of infected people develop a
serious, sometimes fatal, neurologic illness.
More in depth information can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/WESTNILE/
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Zika virus is spread to people
through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are
fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually
mild with symptoms lasting from several days to a week. Severe disease
requiring hospitalization is uncommon.
Outbreaks of Zika have occurred
in areas of Africa, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas.
Because the Aedes species mosquitoes that spread Zika virus are found
throughout the world, it is likely that outbreaks will spread to new countries.
For further information on the Zika virus, click here.
 Zika can be spread from a mother to her fetus during pregnancy.
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 Infection during pregnancies may be linked to birth defects in babies.
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 Zika is spread mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. These mosquitoes are aggressive daytime biters. They can also bite at night.
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 Zika is not currently found in the continental US. The mosquitoes that can carry Zika are found in some areas of the US.
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 Because the mosquitoes that spread Zika virus are found throughout the tropics, outbreaks will likely continue.
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 There is no vaccine or medicine for Zika.
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 If there's a safe time during your pregnancy to travel to an area with Zika.
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 If you do travel and are bitten
* How likely you are to get Zika
* How likely it is that your baby will have birth defects from the infection
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Representatives from the City Manager's Office and the Finance Department will make a presentation relative to the current status of the development of the 2-Year Budget and 5-Year Plan. These meetings are not ward specific and anyone can attend any meeting that fits best with their schedule.
The meeting being held on March 24, 2016 at the Janet Goeske Senior Center - 5257 Sierra Avenue - is located in Ward 3. We hope to see you there!
Community Meeting Schedule
 On March 1, 2016 the Council approved a construction contract with All American Asphalt in the amount of $7,330,678. Among other items, this project includes resurfacing 3 miles of arterial streets and 2.2 miles of local streets; application of ARAM and/or slurry seal to 15.8 miles of local streets; reconstruct damaged concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, pedestrian ramps, and driveways.
The important item for Ward 3 residents is that Riverside Avenue and Central Avenue will finally be repaired!
This project is on top of and separate from the City's on-going repair of residential streets and is funded through RCTC by the .5 cent sales tax associated with Riverside County's Measure A.
The
City of Riverside is seeking volunteers to help keep storm drains clean and
free from debris. Through the new “Adopt-a-Drain” program, residents can help
keep one of about 4,800 storm drains free of leaves, palm fronds, trash, and
other debris
Why should I adopt a drain?
By adopting a drain you:
Help prevent flooding in your
neighborhood by keeping drains free of debris
Prevent pollutants from entering local
waterways and the Santa Ana River
Help the city maintain our
infrastructure, especially during the rainy season, when leaves and debris can
increase the likelihood of flooding
For more information go to:
Our long awaited
and hopefully mostly quiet - "Quiet Zone" railroad crossing equipment
is just about complete along the BNSF line.
These are being
installed at RR grade crossings from Jackson Street to Mary Street.
What makes the
signals different is 4 crossing arms and signal (instead of two), fencing and
raised medians.
Once installed
the train warning horns will stop – UNLESS – the engineer sees an encroaching
pedestrian, vehicle or other intrusion on RR property right-of-way.
24th Annual Airshow
April 2, 2016 -
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Riverside Airport
6951 Flight Road - Riverside, CA 92504
The City of Riverside
proudly presents the Riverside Airport Open House & Airshow 2016!
Now in its 24th year, the
Riverside Airshow continues to be one of Riverside’s two largest family
entertainment events.
- Military Aircraft
- Warbirds/Replicas
- Classic Car Show
- Military Vehicles
- Aerobatics
- Helicopter Displays
- Aviation Vendors
This
one-day show attracts 90,000 spectators from Riverside and the Inland Empire to
see the most exciting aerial performers in the airshow business today.
With
more than 200 acres of aircraft displays, fun for the kids, food and
refreshments, helicopter displays and community group exhibits your family will
be thrilled to be part of this very unique entertainment opportunity. And the
best part is the admission is FREE!
Arrive
early for breakfast at D & D Airport Cafe or Pancake Breakfast to start
your day right!
For more information go to: http://www.riversideca.gov/Airshow/
For more information please click here.
 Coming April 30, 2016!
10:00 a.m. to Noon
Downtown Riverside
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