Agenda
Regular Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
777 Cypress Avenue,
Redding, CA
September 19, 2023
6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR MICHAEL DACQUISTO
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Invocation - Pastor Brien Walters, Cottonwood Assembly of God C. Roll Call
2. PRESENTATIONS
2A. Presentation of the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District’s 2022 Annual Report by Peter Bonkrude, District Manager.
2B. Visit Redding presentation by Danny Orlo ff, Tourism Marketing Director, providing a quarterly report regarding tourism marketing and promotion efforts for the City of Redding.
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 f urther 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.
4.1(a). Accept the report regarding use of the California Correctional Center (Susanville Correctional Facility) with no further action required.
4.2(a). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Adopt Resolution approving the City of Redding to apply for the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing Designation through the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development;
(2) Authorize the City Manager , or designee, to sign and submit the application, and execute all necessary documents related to Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing funding opportunities; and (3) Find that applying for, and accepting, a Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing Design ation is not considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act.
4.2(b). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Authorize the sub mission of a Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods grant program application in an amount not to exceed $750,000 for planning funds for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Neighborhood; (2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the grant application and all applicable documents to complete the application process and if awarded the grant, accept and appropriate the funds accordingly; (3) Find that acting in an administrative capacity is not considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act; and
(4) Find that acting in an administrative capacity is an exempt activity under the National Environmental Policy Act.
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 jurisdictio n.
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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4.6(a). Approve the Third Amendment to the Land and Building Lease Agreement (C - 7786) with the Economic Development Corporation of Shasta County for City of Redding (City)-owned property located at 777 Auditorium Drive, to exercise the last of three, one -year options extending the lease term from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, for the monthly lease payment to the City in the amount of $3,142.53.
4.8(a). Approve and authorize the following actions:
(1) Approve the month-to-month lease with Shield Regional Training Consortium in the amount of $241.50 per month for one office space located at 4300 Caterpillar Road for the F ire Department's Battalion Chief of Training; and
(2) Authorize the Redding Fire Department’s Chief to execute the lease and any other documents to complete the transaction.
4.8(b). Approve donation of the Redding Fire Department’s obsolete Kenwood mobile radios and Minitor pagers valued at approximately $5,300 to regional fire departments.
4.9(a). Authorize and ratify the submission of an application to the U.S. Department of Justice 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program in the amount of $ 49,198 to fund the purchase of tactical rifles and slings; and authorize the City Manager to sign the grant application's certifications and assurances signifying that the governing body was notified of the application and citizens were provided the opportunity to comment on the application.
4.11(a). Authorize and approve the following actions:
(1) Accept grant funds from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) on behalf of Centerville Community Services District (CCSD); (2) Approve the HMGP Project Agreement with CCSD for the Muletown Pump Station Generator Project;
(3) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting t he 12 th Amendment to City of Redding Budget Resolution No. 2023-060 appropriating $350,000 for the Centerville Generator Project, $225,000 in federal grant funding and $125,000 in local match funds from Redding Electric Utility; and (4) Find that the action is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, per Section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption.
4.11(b). Authorize the following actions relative to Request for Proposals No. 5 385, to provide engineering and environmenta l services for the Churn Creek Road, Victor Avenue, and Rancho Road Roundabout Project:
(1) Award the Consultant and Professional Services Contract to Dokken Engineering Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,243,029; (2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the contract with Dokken Engineering; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager to approve contract amendments not to exceed $50,000.
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4.11(c). Accept update regarding the City of Redding’s COVID -19 Economic Stimulus Package projects.
4.11(d). Authorize the following relative to the funding, design, permitting, and construction of the Pump Station 1 Replacement Project:
(1) Approve the City of Redding (City) as applicant for a Service National Fish Passage Program Base Funding Grant, administered by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Ser vice, requesting up to $2 million with up to a 30 percent local match;
(2) Approve the City as applicant for a Water Supply for Environmental Flows (Stream Flow Enhancement Program) Grant, administered by the Wildlife Conservation Board requesting up to $ 5 million with up to a 30 percent local match;
(3) Approve the City as applicant for a Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grant, under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, administered by the National Marine Fisheries Service, requesting up to $25 million with up to a 30 percent local match; (4) Approve the City as applicant for a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund grant, administered by the State Water Resources Control Board , requesting up to $40 million with no local match;
(5) Adopt Resolution approving a financial assistance application to the State Water Resources Control Board’s State Revolving Fund for the project and authorizing the Public Works Director or Assistant Public Works Director to sign a nd file necessary applications and amendments thereto on behalf of the City of Redding; and
(6) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to apply for the above grants, and execute any agreements necessary to implement the project should the grant(s) be awarded.
4.11(e). Authorize and approve the following actions regarding allocation of an awarded federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program and regional non -motorized grant funds for the following project:
(1) Accept the funds in the amount of $240,000 for the Local Road Safety Plan Update; and
(2) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 13 th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2023-060 appropriating $240,000 for the project.
4.11(f). Approve increases to the project budget in the amount of $475,280 for the completion of Bid Schedule No. 5263, Magnolia Area Sewer Improvements Project as outlined below for additional improvements:
(1) Increase of $325,280 to the co nstruction management budget, bringing the construction management total to $1,381,280; and
(2) Increase of $150,000 to the construction contingency budget, bringing the construction contingency total to $780,000; and
(3) Authorize Staff to negotiate and the City Manager to execute an Amendment to the Consulting and Professional Services Agreement with Ghiradelli Associates to increase the fee for construction management and inspection services in an amount not to exceed $200,000.
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4.11(g). Authorize the following actions relative to a proposal to provide engineering services for Instrumentation, Control, Programming, and Electrical Design Services for the City of Redding Water Utility:
(1) Award a Consulting and Professional Services Contract to TJC and Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $155,000;
(2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Contract and approve future contract amendments up to $30,000; and
(3) Find that contract approval is not a project defined by the California Environmental Quality Act.
4.11(h). Authorize the following actions relative to the sole -source procurement of Solid Waste Collection Vehicle refurbishment services for five existing units in the City of Redding Solid Waste Utility:
(1) Approve the sole -source procurement to Terrif ic Trucks & Equipment using Rolling Stock Funds in an amount not to exceed $910,000; and (2) Find that the action is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, per Section 15301 – Existing Facilities.
RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT , ACKNOWLEDGE, ADOPT, APPROVE,
AND/OR AUTHORIZE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS OF DEPARTMENTS,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
City Manager
9.1(b). Consider accepting report regarding submission of letter to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors regarding the County Elections ballot counting process.
Recommendation:
Accept the report and provide direction to staff regarding submission of a letter to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors regarding the County Elections ballot counting process.
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Assistant City Manager
9.2(c). Consider authorizing the City of Redding to serve as the NorCal Continuum of Care's Administrative Entity.
Recommendation:
Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Authorize the City of Redding to serve as the interim Administrative Entity for the NorCal Continuum of Care for a two-year term;
(2) Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the NorCal Continuum of Care’s Executi ve Board outlining the respective roles and responsibilities of the City of Redding as the NorCal Continuum of Care’s Administrative Entity;
(3) Authorize the City Manager to submit applications or documents necessary to apply to the State of California for t he Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention grant, or other grants that become available on behalf of the NorCal Continuum of Care, and appropriate funds received; (4) Find that acting in an administrative capacity is not considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act; and
(5) Find that acting in an administrative capacity is an exempt activity under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Electric Utility
9.5(a). Consider Redding Electric Utility's Fiscal Year 2022 -23 Financial Report, Industry Activities Update, and Power Content Label.
Recommendation:
Accept Redding Electric Utility’s Fiscal Year 2022 -23 Financial Report, Industry Activities Update, and Power Content Label.
9.5(b). Consider oral update regarding status of Redding Electric Utility resources.
Recommendation:
Accept an oral update regarding the status of Redding Electric Utility’s resources, including recommendations regarding potential participation in a Carbon Capture Sequestration project, Senate Bill 100, t he 2024 Integrated Resource Plan, and the California Independent System Operator’s Extended Day Ahead Market.
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Community Services
9.6(b). Oral report regarding the 2023 Community Creek Clean -Up to be held on October 7, 2023.
Recommendation:
Accept oral report regarding the 2023 Community Creek Clean -Up to be held on October 7, 2023, on the Sacramento River Trail, 975 North Market Street, Redding.
Electric Utility
9.10(a).
Consider City of Redding Year End Budget Review for Fiscal Year Ending 2023 and Resolution approving adjustments.
Recommendation:
Accept the Year End Budget Report for the City of Redding; and adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 96 th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2021 - 078 increasing appropriations by $4,429,640 for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
Public Works
9.11(i). Consider Ordinance to update Redding Municipal Code Title 9 (Health and Safety) Chapter 9.28 (Solid Waste and Recycling).
Recommendation:
Authorize and approve the following actions to comply with state mandated legislation for the City of Redding Solid Waste Utility:
(1) Offer Ordinance amending Redding Municipal Code Title 9 (Health and Safety), Chapter 9.28 (Solid Waste and Recycling), by amending Section
9.28.010 (Definitions) and adding Section 9.28.275 (Commercial Edible Food Generators) for first reading by title only, waive the full reading; (2) Find that the passage of this ordinance is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 1 5061 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (“Common Sense Exemption”) because it can be seen with certainty that passage of the ordinance will not have a significant effect on the environment; and
(3) Authorize the City Attorney to prepare and the City Clerk to publish a summary ordinance according to law.
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City Attorney
9.14(a).
Consider Design Immunity Ordinance relative to the City Engineer's existing authority.
Recommendation:
Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Offer Ordinance amending Redding Municipal Code Title 2 (Administration and Personnel), Chapter 2.28 (City Engineer) , by adding Section 2.28.060 (Approval of Plans, Specifications and Designs) for first reading by title only and waive the full reading;
(2) Authorize the City Attorney to prepare a summary ordinance and the City Clerk to publish the same in accordance with law; and
(3) Find that adoption of the proposed ordinance is not a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act.
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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