October 13, 2026, Riverbank City Council Meetings

The October 13, 2026, Riverbank City Council meeting included a five-month extension of the temporary moratorium on new data-center land-use approvals, approved 5–0 after discussion of possible water, energy, wastewater, noise, and infrastructure impacts and the time needed to develop local standards. A proposed data-center developer argued the pause could jeopardize a claimed billion-dollar investment; council members also called for staff updates during the extension. Public comments raised sewer and water rate increases, infrastructure costs, and transparency concerns. The council conditionally awarded up to $1.5 million in affordable-housing development funds to Stanislaus Equity Partners for the Paradise Village permanent supportive-housing project; the motion passed 4–1. The funds are restricted to housing, and a formal funding and regulatory agreement will return to council after conditions—including community outreach, updated financing information, insurance, and labor-compliance requirements—are met.

The council also reviewed the Jacob Myers Trail project, where environmental consultation may extend beyond the ARPA funding deadline, and discussed redirecting remaining ARPA funds toward community-pool repair design and Sierra House operations. The trail project had spent about $65,228, with approximately $36,273 in ARPA funds remaining; pool design was estimated at $10,500 to $15,500, with construction estimated at about $150,000. The transcript records discussion and council support for redirecting funds, but no final vote on that item. No new contract award or bid approval for the pool work was recorded.