Agenda
Regular Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA
May 16, 2023
6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR MICHAEL DACQUISTO
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Invocation - Patrick A. Blewett, Ph.D., Executive Dean, Simpson University C. Roll Call
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 th e 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.
PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT, CITY COUNCIL CANNOT TAKE ACTION ON PUBLIC
COMMENT ITEMS
The City Council will alloc ate 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 a dequate 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.
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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4(a). Approve Minutes: Regular Meeting of December 20, 2023; and Special Meetings – Closed Session for the following meeting dates: February 21, 2023; March 7, 2023; April 4, 2023; and May 2, 2023.
4(b). Accept City of Redding Accounts Paya ble Registers No. 19 and 20; and Payroll Registers No. 21 and 22.
4.5(a). Authorize award of Bid Schedule No. 5364, Padmount Distribution Switches, to Federal Pacific, in the amount of $248,502.54, for the Redding Electric Utility.
4.6(b). Approve and authorize the following actions regarding lease and funding agreements with the Shasta County Arts Council:
(1) Approve Funding Agreement (C-2561) for a four -year term with a total cost of $73,144;
(2) Approve Lease Agreement (C -2072) for the Old City Hall Arts Center located at 1313 Market Street (Assessor’s Parcel Number 101 -290-046) for no cost, for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027; and (3) Authorize the Mayor to execute both agreements upon adoption of the City of Redding’s 2023-25 Biennial Budget.
4.11(a). Authorize the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5351 (Job No. 2621) Lake Boulevard Transmission Watermain Project:
(1) Award to SnL Group, Inc., in the amount of $5,988,883; (2) Approve an additional $775,261 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees; and $429,000 for project development costs; (3) Approve $600,000 to provide construction contingency funding; (4) Authorize the City Manager to approve additional increases in either the construction management or co nstruction contingency amounts up to a total of $60,000; and
(5) Find that the Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per Section 15301(b & c) – Existing Facilities, Section 15302(c) – Replacement or Reconstruction, and Section 15303(d) – New Construction or Conversion of Existing Structures.
4.11(b). Accept Bid Schedule No. 5 305 (Job No. 9248-57), City Hall Exterior Painting Project, awarded to Jeff Painting, as satisfactorily complete, with a final cost of $295,828.10.
4.11(c). Accept Bid Schedule No. 5 201 (Job No. 2619), West Street Area School Safety Improvement Projec t, awarded to Lakmann Builders, Inc. , as satisfactorily complete, with a final construction contract cost of $3,450,356.57.
4.11(d). Accept upd ate regarding award of emergency construction contract for replacement of the City of Redding 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.
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4.11(e). Authorize the following actions relative to the Reimbursement Agreement (C - 9727) (Agreement) with Sierra Pacific Land and Timber Company for the design and construction of the replacement and upsizing of the sewer line along Trinity Street from Court Street to Continental Street for the Salt Creek Heights Subdivision project:
(1) Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement for an increase of $1,260,000 for a new total of $3,200,000;
(2) Authorize $100,000 for City Construction Management staff time for the project; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager to approve additional increases to the agreement for construction change orders or construction management and inspection up to a total of $100,000.
4.15(a). Authorize and approve the following actions:
(1) Approve and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Fourth Amendment to Consulting and Professional Services Agreement (C-8721) with Boutin Jones, Inc., increasing the contract amount by $120,000, for a total annual cost of $275,000, and extending the term of the contract from October 26, 2023, to June 30, 2024, for the purpose of labor negotiations; and
(2) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 88th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2021-078 appropriating $120,000 for Fiscal Year 2022-23 for continued labor negotiations.
RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT, ACKNOWLEDGE, ADOPT, APPROVE,
AND/OR AUTHORIZE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
5. APPOINTMENTS
Mayor Michael Dacquisto
5.1. Consider Mayor' s reappointment to the Redding Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.
Recommendation:
Accept Mayor’s recommendation to reappoint Gene Norton as the Resident Advisory Board Member to the Redding Housing Authority Board of Commissioners to serve the remainder of a four-year term ending December 31, 2025.
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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 corresponde nce delivered to the City Council during, or prior to, the public hearing.
Development Services
6.1. Public Hearing to consider Rezoning Application (RZ-2022-02356), by the City of Redding (City) , and Ordinance amending the City's Zoning Ordinance regarding the short -term rental ordinance (Redding Municipal Code (RMC) Section 18.43.180).
Recommendation:
Conduct a Public Hearing, and upon conclusion:
(1) Offer an Ordinance amending RMC Title 18, (Zoning), Chapter 18.43, (Standards for Specific Land Uses) by amending Section 18.43.180 (Short - Term Rentals), for first reading by title only, waive the first reading; (2) Direct the City Attorney to prepare and the City Clerk to publish a summary ordinance according to law; and
(3) Find that adoption of the ordinance is, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378, exempt from environmental review, because the passage of the proposed ordinance is not a project according to the definition in the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, is not subject to the provisions requirin g environmental review.
9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNIC ATIONS OF DEPARTMENT S,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
Electric Utility
9.5(b). Consider Redding Electric Utility's Quarterly Financial Report and Industry Activities Update.
Recommendation:
Accept Redding Electric Utility’s Fiscal Year 2022 -23 Third Quarter Financial Report and Industry Activities Update.
Finance
9.10(a).
Consider City of Redding ’s General Fund Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended March 2023
Recommendation:
Accept the General Fund Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
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Public Works
9.11(f). Consider the City of Redding Stormwater Trash Control Measures Cost -Benefit Evaluation Report.
Recommendation:
Approve the City of Redding Stormwater Trash Control Measures Cost -Benefit Evaluation Report and Implementation of Scenario 2 ; and find that the action is statutorily exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15262 – Feasibility and Planning Studies.
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
Redding City Council May 16, 2023
Pursuant to the Brown Act, non -confidential materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for inspection during normal business hours at the Office of the City Clerk, 3 rd Floor, City Hall, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California.
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