555 Washington Street
Red Bluff, CA 96080
(530) 527-2605
City of Red Bluff
City Council
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 5:30 PM Council Chambers
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CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CITIZEN COMMENT
This time is set-aside for citizens to address the City Council on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. To make a public comment on Zoom, you must raise your hand. For items that are on the agenda, public comment will be heard when the item is discussed. If your comments concern an item that is noted as a public hearing, please address the City Council after the public hearing is opened for public testimony. The Mayor reserves the right to limit each speaker to three (3) minutes.
The Mayor also may limit or prohibit multiple presentations by the same individual(s) on the same topic. Please understand that by law, the City Council cannot make decisions on matters that are not on the agenda and matters of concern will be referred to the City Manager's Office.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda June 2, 2026
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF AGENDA CORRECTIONS
STAFF ITEMS
COMMISSIONS REPORTS - Planning Commission
PRESENTATION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION
CONSENT AGENDA / APPROVAL OF DRAFT MINUTES
These items include routine financial and administrative actions and are usually approved by a single majority vote. Any City Councilmember, staff member or interested person may request that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda and those items are usually considered following approval of the remaining Consent Agenda.
1. Code Enforcement Activity Report - April 2026 0199
2. Public Works Monthly Activity Summary, May 0203
No action required. Informational only.
Recommended Action:
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
REGULAR AGENDA
These items include significant financial and administrative actions of special interest that are usually approved individually by a majority vote. The Regular Agenda also includes noticed hearings and public hearings. The times on the agenda are approximate.
The deadline for items to be placed on the City’s agenda is 5:00 p.m. on the preceding Tuesday, unless a holiday intervenes. Items not listed on the Agenda can only be considered by the City Council if they qualify under Government Code Section 54954.2(b) (typically this applies to items meeting the criteria as an off-agenda emergency).
3. 2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) 0192
City Council authorize staff to submit a $1,000,000 grant request to the 2025 AFG funding cycle.
Recommended Action:
4. A Resolution of the Red Bluff City Council Ordering an Election, Requesting County Elections to Conduct the Election, Requesting Consolidation of the Election, and Determining the Charges for the Candidates’ Statements.
08-2026
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 08-2026; A Resolution of the City of Red Bluff ordering an election, requesting County Elections to conduct the election, requesting consolidation of the election and determining charges for Candidate’s Statements.
Recommended Action:
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda June 2, 2026
5. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Red Bluff Setting Forth Salaries, Benefits and Other Terms of Employment
Applicable to Management and Mid-Management Employees
09-2026
Staff recommends that City Council adopt Resolution No. 09-2026 Setting Forth Salaries, Benefits and Other Terms of Employment Applicable To Unrepresented Management and Mid-Management Employees.
Recommended Action:
6. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Red Bluff Setting Forth Salaries, Benefits and Other Terms of Employment
Applicable to the recognized bargaining unit Red Bluff Police Mid-Managers Association (RBPMMA).
10-2026
Staff recommends that City Council adopt Resolution No. 10-2026 Setting Forth Salaries, Benefits and Other Terms of Employment Applicable to the recognized bargaining unit Red Bluff Mid-Managers Association (RBPMMA) Employees.
Recommended Action:
7. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Police Officers’ Association and the City of Red Bluff for the term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029
0187
That the City Council approve the proposed updated Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Red Bluff and the Police Officers’ Association represented by Teamsters #137 for the set term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.
Recommended Action:
8. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Red Bluff Firefighters’ Association and the City of Red Bluff for the term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029
0188
That the City Council approve the proposed updated Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Red Bluff and the Red Bluff Firefighters’ Association represented by UPEC #792 for the set term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.
Recommended Action:
9. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending RBMC §20.6(A) Regarding Lot Line Adjustments and Voluntary Mergers Consistent with the California Subdivision Map Act
0201
1. Introduce and waive the first reading of Ordinance 1098 amending Red Bluff Municipal Code (“RBMC”) §20.6 regarding lot line adjustments and voluntary mergers; and
2. Conduct a Public hearing and consider all testimonies.
Recommended Action:
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda June 2, 2026
10. Legal Services Agreement for Representation of the City in Civil Actions Related to PFAS in City Water Supply
0197
That the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a legal services agreement with SL Environmental Law Group PC (SL), Madonna & Madonna, LLP (M&M), Douglas and London, P.C. (D&L), Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP (Taft), and Levin Papantonio Proctor Buchanan O’Brien Barr Mougey P.A. (Levin Papantonio). SL, M&M, D&L, Taft, and Levin Papantonio are collectively referred to as the “Firms” to represent the City in litigation against manufacturers and distributors of PFAS
Recommended Action:
COMMITTEE REPORTS / COUNCIL COMMENTS
Reports by City Council Members on the activities of their assigned agencies/committees:
*Antelope Water/Sewer Project JPA
*Chamber of Commerce
*City/County Ad Hoc Committee
*Community Action Agency
*Downtown Red Bluff Business Association
*Executive Committee - Tehama County Solid Waste Management Agency *Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
*Red Bluff Community Center Commission
*Tehama County Air Pollution District Review Committee
*Tehama County Continuum of Care Executive Council
*Tehama County Solid Waste Management Agency (JPA)
*Tehama County Transportation Commission
ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENTS AND OTHER MEETINGS ATTENDED
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS BY CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL
CITIZEN COMMENT BEFORE CLOSED SESSION
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda June 2, 2026
11. Closed Executive Session - Labor Negotiations 0191
Conduct Closed Session after the Regular City Council Meeting.
Conference Regarding Labor Negotiations with designated City Representatives: Tom Westbrook, Scott Garrison, Leanna Pearson, Paul Young and Sophia Meyer.
Employee Groups to be discussed:
Red Bluff Fire Mid-Management Association (RBFMMA), self-represented.
City Manager Contract.
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Recommended Action:
REPORTABLE ACTIONS FROM CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
This meeting is adjourned until the next regularly scheduled meeting. Regular City Council meetings are scheduled on the first and third Tuesdays of the month beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 555 Washington Street, Red Bluff California. Agenda packets, minutes and audio are available on the City’s website at https://cityofredbluff.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Contact the Deputy City Clerk’s office for assistance at (530) 527-2605 x 3057.
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE LEVINE ACT (GC Section §84308)
Members of the City Council are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the Councilmember received more than $500 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the City’s decision on the agenda item since January 1, 2023. Members of the City Council who have received, and applicants, contractors or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $500 to a Councilmember since January 1, 2023, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Councilmember and may be made either in writing to the City Clerk’s Department before the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.