SAFETY, WELLNESS, AND YOUTH
COMMITTEE
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024, 1 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT TELEPHONE/IN PERSON
3900 MAIN STREET
SWYC-39
PRESENT: Chair Perry, Vice Chair Conder, and Member Mill
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Diana Alegria, Ruby Leann Castillo, Tom Chisum, Megan Stoye, Jack Liu, Lee Withers, Damian Fussel, Kris Martinez, Jacob Castrejon, Alex Rendon, Matthew Maldonado, Frank Assumma, Sandy Garcia
Vazquez, and others
Chair Perry convened the meeting at 1:05 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE AUDIENCE
Jill Johnson-Young spoke regarding fire prevention, Winona Wilkinson spoke regarding homelessness.
RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT - CHAPTER 9.11 CAMPING AND ENCAMPMENTS - SLEEPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY REGULATIONS
Following discussion, it was moved by Member Mill and seconded by Vice Chair Conder to (1) receive a report regarding a proposed ordinance to delete and amend the City’s ordinances regulating camping and encampments considering the recent United States Supreme Court case of Johnson v. City of Grants Pass, Oregon (2024)144 S.Ct. 2202; and (2) recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance regarding the regulation of camping and encampments. The motion carried unanimously.
RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT - CHAPTER 9.29 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
Following discussion, it was moved by Member Mill and seconded by Vice Chair Conder to recommend that the City Council approve the addition of Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 9.29 prohibiting the unlawful possession of catalytic converters in the City of Riverside. The motion carried unanimously.
ALTERNATE APPROACH TO ABANDONED SHOPPING CART RETRIEVAL Following discussion, it was moved by Member Mill and seconded by Vice Chair Conder to continue the Alternate Approach to Abandoned Shopping Cart Retrieval update to the Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee meeting in December. The motion carried unanimously.