Agenda
Regular Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, CA
June 6, 2023
7:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR MICHAEL DACQUISTO
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Invocation - Dan Conklin, Redding Police and Fire Departments' Chaplain C. Roll Call
2. PRESENTATIONS
2A. Presentation by United Way providing an update regarding the South Market Micro-Shelter Community Emergency Housing Site operations located at 3211 Mark Street.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT - for non-agendized matters within the city’s jurisdiction.
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 Spea ker 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 maximu m 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 V iew binder located on the podium at the north side of the Chambers.
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4. CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar contains items considered routine a nd/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 i t 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 Meetings – Closed Session for the following meetings: May 15, 2023; and May 16, 2023.
4(b). Accept City of Redding Accounts Payable Register No. 21; and Payroll Register No. 23.
4(c). Accept the City of Redding Treasurer’s Report for April 2023. 4(d). Accept City of Redding Proof of Cash reconciliation and ACR133 report for the month of April 2023.
4.2(a). Approve the following relative to the Emergency Solutions Grant s (ESG) Program – 2022 Balance of State Allocation, Regional Competition , from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD):
(1) Accept the ESG Program funds in the amount of $ 200,000 for the Emergency Housing Site – South Market Micro Shelter Community (Project);
(2) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 91st Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2021-078 appropriating $200,000 for Fiscal Year 2022-23;
(3) Authorize the City Manager , or designee, to execute the associated ESG Program agreement, amendments and any other documents to complete the grant program process;
(4) Find that the use of ESG fund s for this project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Guideline Section 15301, Existing Facilities; and
(5) Find that the National Environmental Policy Act review shows that the project is categorically excluded and not subject to 58.5 pursuant to Title 24 CFR 58.35(b)(2) and 58.35(b)(3).
4.5(a). Authorize the following relative to Bid Schedule No. 5307, On -Call Traffic Control Services:
(1) Authorize increasing the contract amount to $250,000; and (2) Authorize the City Manager , or designee , to approve additional expenditures up to $50,000 to cover unanticipated work.
4.5(b). Authorize the following relative to Bid Schedule No. 5365 for furnishing electric utility trench and excavation work:
(1) Award to Iron Mountain General Engineering, Inc., at the bid unit prices, for a total amount of $822,800;
(2) Authorize the City Manager , or designee , to approve contingency funding in the amount of $164,560 in addition to the awarded amount; (3) Authorize the Electric Director to extend the bid award, i f mutually agreeable with all prices, terms, and conditions remaining the same, for two additional one-year periods; and
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(4) Find the project categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, p ursuant to Section 15301 – Existing Facilities, Section 15302 – Replacement or Reconstruction, and Section 15303 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures.
4.6(a). Approve and authorize the following actions relative to the National Park Service Land and Water Conservation grant program:
(1) Ratify the grant application to the Land and Water Conservation Fund requesting up to $3.5 million to begin phase one construction of the South City Park improvements;
(2) Adopt Resolution approving the City of Redding as an applicant for the Land and Water Conservation Fund; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to apply for the grant.
4.6(b). Authorize the following actions relative to the Sundial Bridge Drive area:
(1) Authorize staff to record a property line a djustment for A ssessor Parcel Nos (APNs) 102-040-007, 102-040-015, 102-020-015 and 102-020-019; (2) Authorize staff to process and file a parcel map for APNs 102-040-007, 102-040-008, 102-040-013, and 102-040-015; and
(3) Find the action exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, per Section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption.
4.10(a). Adopt Resolution establishing the appropri ation limit for Fiscal Year 202 3-24 for the City of Redding at $286,911,340.
4.10(b). Approve settin g a Public Hearing on June 20, 202 3, at 6:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California, to consider adjustments to the City of Redding’s Schedule of Fees and Service Charges.
4.11(a). Authorize the following action s relative to Bid Schedule No. 5362 (Job No. 2698), ADA Curb Ramp Project 2023:
(1) Award to Axner Excavating in the amount of $220,531; (2) Approve $50,000 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees; (3) Approve $40,000 for project development costs;
(4) Approve $30,000 to provide construction contingency funding; (5) Authorize the City Manager to approve additional increases in either the construction management or construction contingency amounts up to a total of $15,000;
(6) Find that the project is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15301 – Existing Facilities; and
(7) Find that the project is categorically excluded from review under the National Environmental Policy Act, p ursuant to 24 CFR Pa rt 58.35(a), but converted to exempt status (24 CFR Part 58.34(a)(21)).
4.11(b). Approve and authorize the following actions:
(1) Adopt Resolution terminating the emergency to repair and replace damaged storm drain pipe under Eastside Road;
(2) Accept the Eastside Road Emergency Storm Drain Replacement Project as satisfactorily complete with a total project cost of $225,400.49; and (3) Find, in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22050(c)(1), by a four-fifths vote of the City Council, that the emergency c onditions necessitating waiver of competitive bidding in order to procure Redding City Council June 6, 2023
immediate repair of the storm drain system has concluded.
4.11(c). Authorize the following relative to Test and Repair Backflow Prevention Assemblies:
(1) Award Bid Schedule No. 5373, to Chris Jaeger Construction and Testing for a total annual evaluated price of $219,825;
(2) If mutually agreeable, with all unit prices, terms, and conditions remaining the same, authorize the Purchasing Officer to extend the contract annually for two additio nal one-year periods, through June 30, 2026;
(3) Authorize the City Manager , or designee , to approve contract amendments up to $ 40,000 annually to cover unanticipated additional repair costs and additional units added through development; (4) Authorize an increas e to the existing contract for Test and Repair Backflow Prevention Assemblies , Bid Schedule No. 5150 , of the total annual evaluated price from $191,650 to $244,650; and
(5) Find the action categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Qu ality Act Guidelines, p ursuant to Section 15301 – Existing facilities.
4.11(d). Authorize the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5367 (Job No. 2692) Wastewater Treatment Plant Generators Project:
(1) Award to Stewart Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $366,820; (2) Approve an additional $69,000 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees; and $91,000 for project development costs; (3) Approve $40,000 to provide construction contingency funding; (4) Authorize the City Manager to a pprove additional increases in either the construction management or construction contingency amounts up to a total of $50,000; and
(5) Find that the Project is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act , pursuant to Section 15301 – Existing Facilities.
4.11(e). Adopt Resolution nominating Josh Watkins, Water Utility Manager, for representation on the Association of California Water Agencies Region 2 Board of Directors.
4.11(f). Approve staff’s recommendation to revis e the striping configuration on Placer Street between Airpark Drive and Court Street , upon completion of utility work and repaving of the roadway between Pleasant Street and Oregon Street as part of the Magnolia Sewer Improvements Phase 1 Project , from the existing four- lane section with two through lanes in both directions to a three -lane section with one through lane in both directions and a two-way center left turn lane.
4.11(g). Authorize the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5360, Furni shing New Tires, Tire Recaps, Tire Repairs, and Tire Disposal Services:
(1) Reject the apparent low bid from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) as non -responsive due to failure to conform to the bid specifications;
(2) Award to Tehama Tire Service , for the period of June 7, 2023, through May 31, 2024 , for the purchase and service of tires, as needed, for City of Redding fleet; and
(3) Authorize the Purchasing Officer to extend the contract, if mutually agreeable and prices change as described in the specific ations, for up to Redding City Council June 6, 2023
two consecutive one-year periods through May 31, 2026.
4.11(h). Authorize the following related to the purchase of five 2023 Autocar ACX64 chassis from Dobbs Peterbilt for the City of Redding Solid Waste Utility:
(1) Authorize the amendments to Purchase Order Nos. 113927, 114014, and 114640, for the price increase of the following trucks, which reflects a savings due to eliminating the flooring cost , with a net delivered cost increase of $4,000, including all applicable taxes and fees:
(a) Organics Truck - $8,500 increase, less a savings of $6,500, net increase in price $2,000;
(b) Rotopak- $3,000 increase, less a savings of $7,000, net decrease in price $4,000;
(c) Sidewinder- $8,500 increase, less a savings of $6,500, net increase of $2,000;
(d) Rotopak- $8,500 increase, less a savings of $6,500, net increase of $2,000;
(e) Rotopak- $8,500 increase, less a savings of $6,500, net increase of $2,000; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager to approve future pricing adjustments, terms, and policy changes, up to a total of $30,000.
RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT, ACKNOWLEDGE, ADOPT, APPROVE,
AND/OR AUTHORIZE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
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 rais ed during the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council during, or prior to, the public hearing.
6.1. 6.1--Continued Public Hearing to consider Rezoning Application RZ -2022- 02356, by the City of Redding (City); and Ordina nce amending the City's Zoning Ordinance regarding the short-term rental ordinance (Redding Municipal Code (RMC) Section 18.43.180).
Recommendation:
Reconvene the Public Hearing from the City Council Meeting of May 16, 2023 , and upon conclusion, authorize and approve the following actions:
(1) Offer Ordinance amending Redding Municipal Code 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 fir st 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 requiring environmental review.
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9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS OF DEPARTMENTS,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
9.5(c). 9.5(c)--Consider report regarding award of settlement proceeds from Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) litigation.
Recommendation:
Accept report on settlement proceeds received in the amount of $ 15.9 million from CVPIA litigation; and authorize staff to pass through calculated damages to the City of Shasta Lake in the amount of $1,468,109, and the Redding Rancheria in the amount of $33,268, using existing mechanisms.
9.9(a). 9.9(a)--Consider award of cont ract for body -worn cameras for the Redding Police Department.
Recommendation:
Approve a contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. , (Axon) through the Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement in the amount of $249,964 annual ly for five years (total of $1,249,822) for body-worn cameras for the Redding Police Department ; and authorize the City Manager , or designee , to execute all documents related to the contract.
9.15(a).
9.15(a)--Consider Resolution to amend Redding Independent Employees' Organization Supervisory/Confidential Exempt Schedule of Classifications and Wage Rates.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution approving an adjustment to the Redding Independent Employees' Organization (RIEO) Supervisor/Confidential Exempt Schedule of Classifications and Wage Rates for the Customer Services Supervisor, Utility Field Services Supervisor, Facility Supervisor , and the Fleet Shop Supervisor classifications effective June 11, 2023.
9.15(b).
9.15(b)--Consider Resolution approving an exception to the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) 180 -day wait period to hire a retired annuitant.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution approving a 180-day wait period exception to CalPERS and single interim appointment of Leslie Gilleland as Electric Program Superviso r for the City of Redding pursuant to Government Code sections 7522.56 and 21224, effective August 2, 2023, for up to 960 hours; and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary hiring documentation.
11. COUNCIL TRAVEL REPORT(S)
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City Council Member attendance at conference/meetings reimbursed at City expense. {Requirement of Assembly Bill 1234}
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12. SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS RELATIVE TO POTENTIAL TOPICS
FOR FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
13. ADJOURNMENT
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