MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024, 1 P.M.
ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
3900 MAIN STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA 92522
MC-55
PRESENT: Chair Conder, Vice Chair Hemenway, and Member Perry
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Kris Martinez, Thomas Chisum, Lorena Verdusco, Gil Hernandez, Nathan Mustafa, Lee Withers, Erik Lue, and others
ALSO PRESENT: Janice Penner
Chair Conder convened the meeting at 1:00 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
There was no one wishing to address the Committee.
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
PARK RIVERSIDE DOWNTOWN VALET SERVICE
Following discussion, it was moved by Vice Chair Hemenway and seconded by Chair Conder (1) to receive and ordered filed the report to establish the Park Riverside downtown valet service; (2) directing the Public Works Department Parking Services Division to publish a Request for Proposals to identify valet service contractors to operate the Park Riverside downtown valet service; (3) directing the Public Works Department Parking Services Division to evaluate the proposals and submit a recommendation to City Council to award a service agreement to a valet service contractor to operate the Park Riverside downtown valet service; and (4) requesting that staff provide (a) the Mobility and Infrastructure Committee with a six month progress update; and (b) a report directly to the City Council six months after the implementation of the valet service for review and future consideration. The motion carried with Member Perry voting no.
COMMUNICATIONS
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Public Works Deputy Director Nathan Mustafa provided an update regarding (1) the opposition to Assembly Bill 98 which includes provision changes to citing and sizing of warehousing as it pertains to cities that have a high intensity of warehouses to establish a circulation element to include truck routes; and (2) an upcoming Regional Water Board meeting in which staff plans to comment on the proposed changes to the City’s sewer stormwater permit.