Agenda
Regular Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, CA
April 4, 2023
6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR MICHAEL DACQUISTO
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Invocation - Lori Moretti, Redding Police and Fire Departments' Chaplain C. Roll Call
2. PRESENTATIONS
2A. Mayor's Proclamation presented to Pathways to Hope for Children declaring April 20 23 as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month in the City of Redding.
2B. Presentation of Mayor’s Proclamation recognizing University Preparatory Middle School Team No. 1 and University Preparatory High School Team No. 1 as the 2023 Far Nor Cal Regional Science Bowl winning teams; and all of the local businesses, organizations, and individu als that contributed to a successful community event.
2C. Mayor's Proclamation presented to the Shasta County Arts Council declaring April 2023 as Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month in the City of Redding.
If anyone wishes to address the City Council o n 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 on 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 – Closed Session of March 21, 2023; Special Meeting a t 5:55 p.m. of March 21, 2023; and Regular Meeting of March 21, 2023.
4(b). Accept City of Redding Accounts Payable Register No. 17; and Payroll Register No. 19.
4(c). Accept the City of Redding Treasurer’s Report for February 2023.
4(d). Accept City of Redding Proof of Cash reconciliation and ACR133 report for the month of February 2023.
4(e). Adopt Ordinance No. 26 58, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Redding, amending Title 18 ( Zoning), Chapter 18.31 ( Residential Districts:
“RE” Residential Estate, ‘RS” residential single family, and “ RM” Residential Multiple Family) by amending Section 18.31.020 ( Land Use Regulations), Chapter 18.40 ( Development and Site Regulations) by amending Sections
18.40.010 ( Antennas and Microwave Equipment – Telecommunications and Wireless Facilities), 18.40.160 ( Swimming Pools), and 18.40.180 ( Walls and Fences), Chapter 18.41 ( Off-street Parking and Loading) by amending Section
18.41.040 (Off-street Parking Spaces Required), and Chapter 18.42 ( Signs) by amending Section 18.42.040 (Standards for Certain Types of Signs) thereby updating the Zoning Code.
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(a). Approve and ratify the letter signed by the Mayor in support of HR 1586, Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023, which pr ovides a Clean Water Act exemption to the usage of fire retardant to fight wildfires.
4.1(b). Authorize the Mayor to send a letter to legislators affirming opposition to Senate Bill 423, which proposes to limit local government control by requiring overreaching ministerial approval of certain multi-family housing developments, allowing for the bypassing of the California Environmental Quality Act, and eliminating public input; and authorize additional letters of opposition for future legislation that ma y continue to place limits on, or support of legislation that encourages, the authority of local government to maintain control of realistic zoning and permitting within the community.
4.2(b). Authorize and approve the following actions:
(1) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign the Fourth Amendment to the Professional Services and Consulting Agreement (C -9479) with No Boundaries Transitional Housing, Inc., increasing the contract by $551,310 and thereby increasing the total amount of the contract to $933,300, and extending the term to December 31, 2023;
(2) Find that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15301(d) Existing Facilities; and
(3) Find that the National Environmental Policy Act ope rating costs are categorically excluded, not subject to §58.5, and require no further environmental study or approval from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
4.5(b). Approve the list of qualified on -call consultants to provide professional services related to City of Redding Electric Utility, consistent with City Manager Policy No. 22-03, Selection of Technical Consultants.
4.5(c). Approve the Second Amendment to the Master Services Agreement (C -5860) with Orcom Solutions LLC dba VertexOne Business Services, the current provider of the hosted C ustomer Information System billing system for all City of Redding utilities, upgrading the current VSSP (customer web portal) platform to the VertexOne Digital product in the amount of $60,614 for a one -time implementation fee and monthly subscription fee of $2,420 ; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any necessary documents and amendments to complete the work.
4.9(a). Accept the grant from the State of California Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant Program in the amount of $72,3 20 to fund programs that enhance officer wellness and mental health; and Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 84th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2021-078.
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4.11(a). Authorize the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5345 (Job No. 9618-83) Shastina Ranch Park:
(1) Award to SNL Group, Inc. in the amount of $2,460,708.34 for the Base Bid, and an additional $62,000 for the Additive Alternate 3 (Landscape Maintenance-Base Bid);
(2) Approve an additional $365,000 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees;
(3) Approve $246,000 to provide construction contingency funding; and (4) Authorize the City Manager to approve additional increases in either the construction management or construction contingency amounts up to a total of $50,000.
4.11(c). Accept update regarding award of emergency construction contract for replacement of Storm Drain System on Eastside Road, and, in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22050(c)(1), make a determination by a four-fifths vote that there is a need to continue the emergency work.
4.11(d). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to the Summary Vacation of Chevy Court (A-2022-02128):
(1) Adopt Resolution summarily vacating Chevy Court and a Public Service Easement within the areas shown on Parcel Map No. 15 -07 Phase 3A filed in Book 38 of Parcel Maps at Page 40, Shasta County Records (A - 2022-02128) described in Exhibit A and depicted in Exhibit B; (2) Find the action consistent with the General Plan; and (3) Find the action categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15035 - Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations.
4.11(e). Authorize the City Manager to execute a subcontract between University Enterprises, Inc. and the City of Redding for Professional Engineering Services related to the Cascade Racquet Club Mutual Water Company’s consolidation into the City of Redding’s Water Utility.
4.15(b). Adopt Resolution approving the City of Redding’s Volunteer Program Report for 2022 ; and acknowledge that April 16 through 22, 2023 , i s Volunteer Appreciation Week in the City of Redding.
RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT, ACKNOWLEDGE, AD OPT, APPROVE,
AND/OR AUTHORIZE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
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5. APPOINTMENTS
Mayor Dacquisto
5.1. Consider Mayor's appointments and reappointment to the Building Code Board of Appeals.
Recommendation:
Approve Mayor’s recommendation to reappoint and appoint the following to the City of Redding Building Code Board of Appeals to serve four -year terms effective April 5, 2023, and ending December 31, 2026:
(1) Reappoint Todd McEfee to serve an additional four-year term; (2) Appoint Andrew McCurdy to fill the vacancy by Ben Abrahamsen; (3) Appoint Rodrigo Menezes to fill the vacancy by Mike Dormer; (4) Appoint Ryan Russell to fill the vacancy by Bill Nagel; and (5) Appoint Jim Wright to fill the vacancy by Robert Wagner, Jr.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A court challenge to action taken by the City Council on any project or decision 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.
Public Works
6.1. Public Hearing to consider adopting a Resolution forming Landscape Maintenance District 01-23 (Rancho Industrial Park)
Recommendation:
Conduct a Public Hearing and, upon conclusion, if the majority of the voti ng property owners are not opposed to the formation of Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) 01-23 (Rancho Industrial Park), adopt a Resolution:
(1) Confirming results of the election of the assessment district; (2) Confirming the assessments contained in t he Engineer’s Report for said District;
(3) Ordering the formation of territory into LMD 01 -23 for Fiscal Year 2023 -24; and
(4) Approving the annual assessments for Fiscal Year 2023 -24, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, commencing with Section 22500 of the Streets and Highways Code and levying and collecting of the same for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
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9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS OF DEPARTMENTS,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
Community Services
9.6(a). Consider approval of the City of Redding Turtle Bay Boat Ramp Project.
Recommendation:
Approve and authorize the following actions relative to the Turtle Bay Boat Ramp Project:
(1) Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Mitigation Monitoring and Environmental Commitment Program (Attachment C);
(2) Approve the Turtle Bay Boat Ramp Project as described, and find it satisfies the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines §15074; and
(3) Direct Staff to return to City Council, once neces sary permits are obtained, for further direction relative to proceeding with the project.
Public Works
9.11(g).
Consider City of Redding's response to the Shasta County Grand Jury Report regarding Enterprise Park.
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor to sign and send a response letter to the 2022-23 Shasta County Grand Jury concerning its report titled “Enterprise Park” in the City of Redding, regarding the City of Redding’s utilization of the lower level of Enterprise Park as a disposal area for assorted types of debris.
9.11(h).
Consider Ordinance amending Redding Municipal Code (RMC) Title 11 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 11.16 (One-Way Streets and Alleys).
Recommendation:
Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Offer Ordinance amending RM C Section 11.16.010 (One -Way Streets and Alleys - Designated), relating to addressing one -way traffic in the City of Redding’s downtown core, for first reading by title only and waive the full reading; and authorize the City Attorney to prepare, and the Ci ty Clerk to publish a summary of the ordinance; and
(2) Find that the action is exempt from review under the C alifornia Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, per Section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption.
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Personnel
9.15(a).
Consider Resolution approvi ng the Memorandum of Understanding and Salary Schedules with the International Brotherhood of Electr ical Workers - Power Production.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and salary schedules with the Internat ional Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - Power Production Unit (IBEW PP) , for a three -year term ending April 4, 2026; and approving the IBEW PP Schedule of Wage Rates effective April 5, 2023.
11. COUNCIL TRAVEL REPORT(S)
City Council Member attendance at conference/meetings reimbursed at City expense. {Requirement of Assembly Bill 1234}
[A-050-060]
Information Only
12. SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS RELATIVE TO POTENTIAL TOPICS
FOR FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
13. ADJOURNMENT
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