Agenda
Regular Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, CA
January 18, 2022
6:00 PM
The City Council Chambers are fully open to the public in compliance with current guid elines from the California Department of Public Health regarding indoor meeting s with the requirement of masks to be worn in all indoor public settings, irrespective of vaccine status from December 15, 2021, through February 15, 2022.
1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR KRISTEN SCHREDER
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Invocation - Jennifer Hall, Christian Science Church C. Roll Call
2. PRESENTATIONS
2A. Mayor’s Certificate declaring January 2022 as National Mentoring Month in the City of Redding, in honor of those who co nnect and fuel opportunities for young people.
2B. Presentation regarding Visit Redding Tourism Marketing by Danny Orloff of the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce.
If anyone wishes to address the City Council on any item considered at this meeting before or during Council’s consideration of that item, please fill out a blue Speaker Request Form, located in the lighted alcoves at the back of the Council Chambers, and submit it to the City Clerk. The City Council will allocate up to a maximum of three minutes per speaker for each agenda item. Staff reports are available on-line at the City’s web site at www.cityofredding.org or in the Public View binder located on the podium at the north side of the Chambers.
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3. PUBLIC COMMENT - for non-agendized matters within the city’s jurisdiction.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar contains items considered routine and/or which have been individually scrutinized by City Council Members and are anticipated to require no further deliberation. If a member of the public wishes to address an item on the Consent Calend ar, please fill out a Speaker Request Form and submit it to the City Clerk before the Consent Calendar is considered . It shall be the prerogative of any Council Member, before the Consent Calendar is acted upon, to: (1) comment on an item; (2) respond to any public comment on an item; (3) request the record reflect an abstention or nay vote on an item; or (4) remove an item and place it o n the Regular portion of the agenda for delivery of a staff report and/or an extended discussion or deliberation.
4(a). Approve Minutes: Special Meeting – Civic Auditorium Workshop No. 3 of November 10, 2021; Regular Meeting of November 16, 2021; and Spe cial Meeting – Closed Session of December 07, 2021.
4(b). Accept City of Redding Accounts Payable Register Nos. 11 and 12; and Payroll Register Nos. 12 and 13.
4(c). Accept the City of Redding Treasurer’s Report for the month of November 2021.
4(d). Accept the Proof of Cash reconciliation and ACR133 report for the month of November 2021.
4.1(a). Accept report and make a determination by a four-fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote that conditions of local emergency continue to exist within the City of Re dding, under Public Contract Code section 22050(c)(1) related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
4.1(b). Authorize submission of a grant application through the California Department of Transportation Clean California Local Grant Program for $5,000,000 to support the litter abatement, beautification, safety, and public education efforts of the City of Redding on local streets, roads, pathways, trails, and parks in the Calaboose Creek area of Downtown Redding; and approve sponsorship of The McConnell Foundati on grant application for the downtown plaza project to complete construction of a public park pending review of the application by the City Manager.
PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT, CITY COUNCIL CANNOT TAKE ACTION ON PUBLIC
COMMENT ITEMS
The City Council will allocate up to a maximum of three minutes per speaker for 30 minutes total, at the beginning of the meeting for Public Comment for non -agendized matters within the City’s jurisdiction.
The Mayor will determine the order of the speakers. If 30 minutes is not adequate to accommodate all of the individuals who have submitted a Speaker Request Form to the City Clerk, the Council will trail this item to the end of the open session agenda. The remaining speakers will address the City Council at that time.
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4.1(c). Adopt Resolution authorizing the submission of applications for all California Department of Res ources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) grants for which the City of Redding is eligible through January 18, 2027, including the CalRecycle Senate Bill 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program for an allocated amount of $121,312 to support capacity planning, edible food recovery, and organic waste and edible food recovery education and outreach; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all grant documents necessary to apply for and secure the grant funds and implement the approved grant project(s).
4.1(d). Approve the Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with Crosland Barnes Group, for 3.7 acres of City of Redding -owned property located at 5300 Venture Parkway, Stillwater Business Park Parcel 6A (Assessor’s Parcel Number 054 -220-028), for fair market value; authorize the Mayor to sign the PSA and other documents needed to complete the sale and transfer of the property; and find the sale of the City -owned property is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Q uality Act Guidelines Section 15312 (Surplus Government Property Sales).
4.1(f). Adopt Resolution approving the following:
(1) Declaring hangar and ground space property located at Redding Municipal Airport, and described in Exhibit A, as exempt surplus property;
(2) Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to: (1) adhere to reporting and approval guidelines pursuant to the State of California Housing and Community Development Surplus Land Act Guidelines Section 400(e) with regard to negotiating and executing leases with current and future tenants for hangar and/or ground space for aviation related uses; (2) to negotiate the terms of the lease(s) of said property; and (3) execute any documents necessary to execute lease(s) with current and future tenants; (3) Finding the sale and/or lease of the Property by the City is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15312 of the CEQA Guidelines (Surplus Government Property Sales); and
(4) Finding the sale and/or lease of the Property by the City is exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15061 (Common Sense Exemption) because the Property has no environmental attributes and, as a result, it can be seen with certainty that there is no poss ibility that the sale or lease of the Property and development of the same for aviation supportive uses will have a significant effect on the environment.
4.2(a). Approve the following relative to the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) Homekey Program:
(1) Adopt Resolution authorizing the City of Redding to submit , as a co - applicant with Rolling Oak, LLC, a Homekey Program grant application to HCD in the amount of $ 10 million to support the purchase of affordability covenants at 1178 Lake Boulevard; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager , or designee, to sign the grant application and all applicable documents to complete the application process.
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4.6(a). Approve the following actions relative to Request for Proposals Schedule No. 5254, for Replacement Playground Equipment for Indian Hills, Martin Luther King Jr., Peppertree, Ravenwood, Creekside, and Cumberland Parks. (1) Award to Park Planet for $119,887.70, Kompan for $86,867.43, and Miracle Play Systems for $44,841.53 for a total am ount not to exceed $251,596.66;
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreements, and any amendments, or additional documentation needed to complete the projects; and
(3) Find that these projects are categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301 (a) and (d) – Existing Facilities.
4.9(a). Authorize purchase of three new 2021 Ford Intercep tor Utility vehicles and one new Dodge Durango V-6 AWD Pursuit vehicle from National Au to Fleet Group off the Sourcewell master vehicle contract at a total cost of $149,647.64.
4.11(a). Authorize the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5221 (Job No. 2644) South Bonnyview Road/I -5 Phase II Improvements Bechelli Lane Roundabout Project (Project):
(1) Award to Tullis Inc. in the amount of $4,089,735;
(2) Approve an additional $400,000 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees; and $700,000 for project development costs; (3) Approve $410,000 to provide construction contingency funding; (4) Authorize the City Manager to approve additional increases in either the construction management or construction contingency amounts up to a total of $100,000;
(5) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 23 rd Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2021-078 appropriating an additional $3,150,000 in funding for the project; and
(6) Find that the Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per Section 15301(c) – Existing Facilities and Section 15302(c) – Replacement or Reconstruction.
4.11(b). Authorize the Mayor to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the Shasta Regional Transportation Agency for member agency participation.
4.11(c). Authorize the following actions relative to Request for Propos als (RFP) (Schedule No. 5246), Construction Management and Inspection Services for the Magnolia Area Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project (Project):
(1) Award to Ghirardelli Associates, Inc.;
(2) Authorize the Mayor to execute a Consulting and Professional Services Contract for a not -to-exceed fee of $833,254.10 with Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. to provide Construction Management and Inspection Services for the Project; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager to approve contract amendment increases up to $50,000.
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4.11(d). Accept update on the City of Redding’s COVID -19 Local Economic Stimulus Package projects.
4.11(e). Authorize the following actions re lative to Request for Proposal Schedule No. 5259, Food, Beverage, and Gift Concession Agreement and Permit for Commercial Activities at the Redding Municipal Airport:
(1) Award to Theory Coffee Roasters; and
(2) Approve and authorize the execution of the agreement for a five -year term effective February 1, 2022, through January 31, 2027, with two one- year options to unilaterally extend the term.
4.11(f). Accept the improvements in Salt Creek Heights Subdivision – Unit 2, Phase 1 (S-15-07/PD-11-07) as satisfactorily complete; and adopt Resolution accepting streets for maintenance and operation.
RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT, ACKNOWLEDGE, ADOPT, APPROVE,
AND/OR AUTHORIZE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
5. APPOINTMENTS
5.1. Consider reappointment to the City of Redding Administrative Hearings Board.
Recommendation:
Accept Mayor’s recommendation to reappoin t Peter Figura to the Administrative Hearings Board to serve an additional four -year term effective February 1, 2022, and expiring January 31, 2026.
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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A court challenge to action taken by the City Council on any project or dec ision may be limited to only those issues raised during the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council during, or prior to, the public hearing.
Development Services
6.1. Continued Public Hearing to consider General Plan A mendment, Rezoning, and Specific Plan Amendment Applications; and the Resolution and Ordinance associated with the adoption of the proposed Downtown Redding Specific Plan Update.
Recommendation:
Reconvene the public hearing opened at the City Council M eeting of December 7, 2021, and continued on December 21, 2021, and upon conclusion:
(1) Adopt Resolution: (a) adopting the Addendum to the Negative Declaration adopted for the Downtown Redding Specific Plan; (b) adopting the addendum to the mitigated negative declaration prepared for the City of Redding Zoning Map; (c) adopting amendments to Redding’s General Plan (General Plan Amendment Application GPA -2021-00449); and (d) a mending the City of Redding Schedule of Fees and Service Charges;
(2) Offer Ordinance for first reading by title only and waive the full reading: (a) adopting the Addendum to the Negative Declaration adopted for the Downtown Redding Specific Plan; (b) adopting the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the City of Redding Zoning Map; (c) adopting the Downtown Redding Specific Plan Update (Specific Plan Amendment Application AMND -2021-00361); (d) approving amendments to Redding Zoning Map (Rezoning Application RZ -2021- 00450); (e) making findings in support of a general plan consistency determination; and direct the City Attorney to prepare a summary ordinance, and authorize the City Clerk to publish the summary ordinance according to law; and
(3) Find that the Addendum to the Negative Declaration adopted for the Downtown Redding Specific Plan and the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted for the City of Redding Zoning Map are adequate to comply with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, and the necessary findings for approval are in evidence.
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9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNICA TIONS OF DEPARTMENTS ,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
Council & Council Committees
9A. City Council Liaison Assignments for Calendar Year 2022.
Recommendation:
Information only.
9B. Consider Reports from Independent Auditors for the year ended June 30, 2021.
Recommendation:
Approve the Audit Committee’s recommendation to a ccept the Statement on Auditing Standards AU-C 260 Letter and the draft copy of the Single Audit Reports for the year ended June 30, 2021.
City Manager
9.1(e). Consider Resolution approving amendments to Executive Management Pay-For- Performance Salary Plan and Employment and Benefit Policies for Unrepresented Employees.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution approving the following:
(1) Amendment to the Executive Management Pay -For-Performance Salary Plan (Unrepresented) providing classification -specific salary range adjustments as a result of a compensation study, including the City Manager and City Attorney classificati ons, and authorizing immediate salary increases for the employees in those classifications, effective January 23, 2022; and (2) Amendment of the Employment and Benefit Policies for Unrepresented Employees to: (a) eliminate the educational and professional incentives/specialty assignment pay for the Public Safety Management classifications; and (b) increase the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) cost sharing amount by 1.125 percent for Classic CalPERS Miscellaneous Members, effective Januar y 23, 2022, or as soon as administratively feasible.
Finance
9.10(a).
Consider acceptance of the City of Redding Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the year ended June 30, 2021.
Recommendation:
Accept the City of Redding Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.
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Personnel
9.15(a).
Consider Resolution approving addition of a new full-time Personnel Analyst I to the City of Redding Personnel Department.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 24 th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2021-078 appropriating $36,010 for Fiscal Year 2021-22 and $89,660 for Fiscal Year 2022 -23 for the addition of a new full -time Personnel Analyst position in the Personnel Department.
11. COUNCIL TRAVEL REPORT(S)
City Council Member attendance at conference/meetings reimbursed at City expense. {Requirement of Assembly Bill 1234}
Information Only
12. SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS RELATIVE TO POTENTIAL TOPICS
FOR FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
13. ADJOURNMENT
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