City of Moreno Valley Hits the Ground Running in 2023

From repairing roads to beautifying parks, enriching the arts, bringing in new businesses, helping the homeless, and everything in between, Moreno Valley's Mayor, Council, and City Staff work hard every day to serve the community.  "Looking back at my first 100 days in office, I know Moreno Valley is on the path to a stronger and brighter future," said Mayor Cabrera. "The City Council and I have hit the ground running on programs and initiatives that will better our community. We are quickly establishing MoVal as the most dynamic City in Riverside County. I can't wait to see what the future brings." The following is a partial list of recent City of Moreno Valley accomplishments: ARTS Laid the foundation to develop a Public Art Policy, which will include a Mural Program Hosted the inaugural Festival of Arts at the Civic Center Amphitheater Invited local artists to display artwork at City facilities through the City's Art Loan Program BUSINESSES Welcomed Texas Roadhouse, Kids Empire, A Better You, and more to Moreno Valley's Businesses Community with Dunkin, Aldi, Habit Burger, and Dutch Bros slated to open soon Championed Karma's partnership with B-ON landing a deal to manufacture commercial electric vehicles in Moreno Valley, making Moreno Valley the only City in California with two EV manufacturers within City limits Hosted a Job Fair featuring prominent local employers COMMUNITY Commenced the Parks Rehabilitation & Refurbishment Program, a $6 million parks renovation project that is the largest in the City's history Held a special study session on homelessness to listen to ideas and concerns from the Moreno Valley community about tackling the homelessness crisis Saw various appointments to boards and commissions to bolster community engagement Debuted brand new soccer field lights at Victoriano Park Held a Telephone Town Hall to listen to ideas and concerns from the Moreno Valley community Created Moreno Valley's inaugural Adult Flashlight Egg Scramble and Glowing Crazy Egg Hunt Beautified Westbluff and John F. Kennedy Memorial Parks Welcomed a delegation from our sister City San Juan de Los Lagos GRANTS Received $2 million in federal funding from Congressman Mark Takano to enhance the Homeless to Work and Rapid Rehousing programs Awarded with a $250,000 CalTrans Sustainable Planning Transportation Grant for the City's ongoing Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Master Plan Received $56,000 from the Edward Byrne Memorial Grant to enhance the City's public safety initiatives Accepted over $2 million in US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Home American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) grant to assist residents in accessing affordable housing, create tenant protection programs, and make shelter easily accessible Won over $26,000 in State Homeland Security Program grants to fund the City's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program Garnered over $56,000 in Emergency Management Performance Grants (EPMG) toward enriching the City's Emergency Management programs HOUSING Approved the City of Moreno Valley to enter the Pro-Housing Designation Program, which incentivizes cities and counties in housing, community development, and infrastructure Approved the commencement of phase two of the Courtyards at Cottonwood, a groundbreaking affordable housing development that will give dozens of low-income families and seniors a safe and affordable place to live PUBLIC SAFETY Launched the Catalytic Converter Tipline to create a credibility check to decrease catalytic converter theft in Moreno Valley For more information on everything the City is doing to ensure Moreno Valley remains a beautiful place to live and thrive, visit moval.org/news.