October 3, 2014
Edition #11
Greetings to all Ward 3 residents and fellow Riversiders,
I hope this email finds you well - especially after some of the hottest days on record!
The City of Riverside - your City Council - is working swiftly and diligently in the search for the very best candidates for City Manager and City Attorney. We hope to secure the services of the best executive search team in the State to find these applicants. We will then interview the top candidates and make a selection that is the best fit for our City. There will be a provision for you to provide Council with your ideas and desirable characteristics these candidates should possess.
Our local road improvements are coming together as planned - some are even ahead of their scheduled completion times. We are starting to see street repaving in Ward 3 - much needed work - as our budget allows. The City has "scored" the streets, with the worst getting repaired, slurried or resurfaced first. Many of our roads are in poor shape - we are trying! Please report those pesky potholes and cracked streets to 3-1-1.
I have received calls from some residents and business owners of homeless camping in back lots and other locations. The panhandler problem has gotten a lot better, but we are seeing a slight rebound in the number of homeless campers. Our Police Department has identified a specific number of continually returning homeless. These people have been repeatedly offered help, but sadly have declined to even try to improve with assistance. If you see shopping carts, homeless, or panhandlers, please use 3-1-1 or the Police Department non-emergency number (951) 354-2007. We need your help - make the call.
Please be careful about protecting your personal information. There are a lot of scammers out there ready to take your money or personal information. If someone calls you - don't give personal information. If in doubt, look up the number from a verifiable source and call the institution to verify. Don't call a number the person calling you provides.
School is back in session - please drive safely.
If you have questions or concerns, please call me on my personal cell phone at (951) 515-1663, or email at msoubirous@riversideca.gov.
Sincerely,
Mike Soubirous
 RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The City of Riverside is accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the Code of Ethics and Conduct Review Ad Hoc Committee.
The Committee will consist of nine members, including one from each ward and two at-large seats. The Committee’s charge is to review the Code of Ethics and Conduct and forward recommendations on the complaint process to the City Council Governmental Affairs Committee.
Voters added Section 202 to the City Charter in 2005 requiring a Code of Ethics and Conduct for elected officials and members of appointed boards, commissions and committees to ensure public confidence in the integrity of local government and its effective and fair operation. The code originally was aspirational only. The complaint process that is the subject of the current review was added later.
Applications are being accepted until Friday, Oct. 17.
More information is available from the City Clerk’s Office at 951-826-5557.
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Currently Underway!
Construction of the storm water pump station
Installation of the pump station discharge pipe
Completing miscellaneous electric work
Conducting removals of existing concrete and asphalt improvements at Streeter Avenue/Lantana Street and Dewey Avenue/Juanro Way
Street Closure:
Dewey Avenue east and west of Streeter Avenue will remain closed to through traffic. Please use designated detours.
Appleton Street is closed to through Traffic east and west of Streeter Avenue. Please use designated detours.
Streeter Avenue is closed to traffic between Beatty Drive and Lantana Street. Traffic has been shifted to the detour road.
Beatty Drive is closed to through traffic west of Streeter Avenue.
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Lantana Street is closed to traffic at Streeter Avenue until about October 17th. Traffic will be detoured west on Lantana Street to Mountain View Avenue via Pathfinder Road
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Sidewalk Closure:
Sidewalk along the easterly side of Streeter Avenue is open to pedestrian traffic within the project limits from Beatty Drive to Lantana Street. A pedestrian crosswalk is installed across Streeter Avenue at Beatty Drive. This crosswalk will be relocated southerly to Walter Street in the next two weeks. The sidewalk on the westerly side of Streeter Avenue is closed to pedestrian traffic between Beatty Drive and Lantana Street.
Thank you in advance for your patience while the City is making important infrastructure improvements.
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Bulky Item Drop-off Event
October 18, 2014
For complete information, click here.
At John W. North Park at Mission Inn Avenue & Vine Street
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