Agenda
Regular Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA
March 19, 2024
6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR TENESSA AUDETTE
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Invocation - Pastor David Stine, Bethel Church
C. Roll Call
2. PRESENTATIONS
2A. Presentation by Film Shasta providing its Annual Report and updates on past, present, and future activities.
2B. Mayor’s Proclamation declaring March 2024 as Red Cross Month in the City of Redding.
2C. Mayor’s Proclamat ion declaring March 202 4 as Adverse Childhood Experiences, Resilience, and Hope Awareness Month in the City of Redding , presented to the Strengthening Families Collaborative (Far Northern Regional Center, First 5 Shasta, Pathways to Hope for Children, Nort hern Valley Catholic Social Service, One Safe Place, Shasta County Office of Education, Shasta County Probation, Shasta County Health and Human Services Public Health, Shasta County Health and Human Services Behavioral Health and Social Services, Shasta Headstart and Youth Options Shasta).
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 Speak er 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.gov or in the Public View binder located on the podium at the north side of the Chambers.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. THANK YOU.
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3. PUBLIC COMMENT - for non-agendized matters within the city’s jurisdiction.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consen t 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 5, 2024; and Regular Meeting of March 5, 2024.
4.2(a). Authorize and approve the following actions:
(1) Adopt Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit a State of California Departme nt of Housing and Community Development, Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Mitigation Resilient Infrastructure Program grant application in the amount of $357,150.53 for fuels mitigation in the 105 - and 106 .01- Census tracts ; and if awarde d, execute any agreements and subsequent documentation to facilitate acceptance;
(2) Adopt Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit a State of California Department of Housing and Community Development, Community Development Block Gran t Mitigation Planning and Public Services Program grant application in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000; and if awarded, execute any agreements and subsequent documentation to facilitate acceptance;
(3) Determine that applying for grant funding is not cons idered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act; and
(4) Determine that applying for grant funding is exempt from review under the National Environmental Policy Act under Title 24 CFR 58.34(a)(3).
PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT, CITY COUNCIL CANNOT TAKE ACTION ON PUBLIC
COMMENT ITEMS
The City Council will allocate up to a maximum of thre e 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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4.2(b). Authorize the following actions re lative to the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Multi-Family Housing Program guidelines:
(1) Adopt Resolution authorizing the Acceptance of Completion of the Alturas Crossing I Apartments pursuant to City of Redding requirements and the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Multi- Family Housing Program guidelines;
(2) Find that adopting a completion resolution is not considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act; and
(3) Find that adopting a completion resolution is exempt under the National Environmental Policy Act under Title 24 CFR 58.34(a)(3).
4.2(c). Adopt Resolution declaring April 2024 as Fair Housing Month in the City of Redding.
4.2(d). Approve the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for the Operation of the Redding Area Bus Authority (RABA) which would modify the defined service area subject to RABA Board approval.
4.3(a). Approve the First Amendment to the Real Property Lease Agreement between the City of Redding and the County of Shasta at the City of Redding’s Hill 900 Communications site (C -5708), which will increase the allotted floor space for Shasta County’s use within the Communications building for the purposes of housing and operating pu blic safety and emergency medical communications equipment and related equipment, in addition to extending the term of the agreement by 10 years to June 30, 2040, with no rent or monetary compensation for use of the premises.
4.4(a). Accept the 2023 Cit y of Redding General Plan/Housing Element Annual Progress Report; and direct staff to forward the document to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, as well as the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development.
4.5(a). Authorize price increases to the previously approved purchase price of $796,428.17 to $868,863.41 for three underground line trucks (Trucks E440, E441, & E444) and two inspector trucks (Trucks E442 & E443) for the City of Redding Electric Utility:
(1) Authorize a $54,185.58 increase for the three underground line trucks through Altec Industries, Inc. using Sourcewell contract pricing with a new net delivered cost of $473,826.36, including all applicable taxes and fees;
(2) Authorize an $18,249.66 increase for the two inspector trucks through Altec Industries, Inc. using Sourcewell contract pricing with a new net delivered cost of $395,037.05, including all applicable taxes and fees; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager to approve future pricing adjustments, terms, and policy changes as needed up to $12,500.00 for all five vehicles.
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4.5(b). Authorize the City Manager , or designee, to execute Contract No. 23 -SNR- 02969 “Interconnected Operations Agreement” between the City of Redding and the United States Department of Energ y Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Sierra Nevada Region for delivery of Redding’s WAPA Base Resource energy allocation from the Keswick and Airport substations.
4.5(c). Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 36 th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2023-060 appropriating $210,000 to upgrade the security fencing surrounding the City of Redding Electric Utility/Pacific Gas & Electric gas intertie.
4.5(d). Authorize the following actions relative to Request for Qualifications No. 5425, Providing Refurbished Distribution Transformers, for the City of Redding Electric Utility, aimed at addressing the shortage of distribution transformers, in conjunction with allocated funds from the budget:
(1) Approve awarding Request for Qualificatio ns No. 5425 to General Pacific, Inc. and Emerald Transformers for combined purchases not -to- exceed $500,000 per contract year through February 28, 2025; and (2) Subject to satisfactory performance by the vendors and availability of funds, authorize the Pu rchasing Officer to extend the contract for four additional one-year periods through February 28, 2029.
4.6(a). Authorize the submission of an application for the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program for $4 million to begin construction of Panor ama Park located at 950 Lake Boulevard.
4.11(a). Approve and authorize the following for the Enterprise Anderson Groundwater Sustainability Agency:
(1) Approve the use of Water Utility Funds to provide initial funding and receive reimbursement including int erest from Department of Water Resources and Enterprise Anderson Groundwater Sustainability Agency member agencies;
(2) Accept Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Implementation grant funds;
(3) Adopt Resolution approving the 35 th Amendment to City of Redding Budget Resolution No. 2023-060 appropriating $2,383,700 in funds; and (4) Find this activity statutorily exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15262 – Feasibility and Planning Studies.
4.11(b). Authorize and approve the following actions regarding State of California Department of Transportation Highway Bridge Program grant funding:
(1) Accept additional grant funds awarded to the City of Redding for the Westside Road Bridge over Canyon Hollow Creek Replacement Project; and
(2) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 37 th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2023-060 appropriating $ 2,633,760 for the Project.
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4.11(c). Accept Bid Negotiation No. 5398 (Job No. 5424), Council Chambers and City Hall Roof Replacement Project, awarded to Harbert Roofing, Inc., as satisfactorily complete, with a final cost of $239,013.
4.11(d). Approve and authorize the following:
(1) Approve the Sixth Amendment to Consulting and Professional Services Contract (C -7420) with GH D, Inc, for a total not to exceed fee of $1,670,929, an increase of $358,389, for engineering services for the Downtown Streets Circulation Project;
(2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the Amendment; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager to execute additional contrac t amendments up to $50,000.
4.11(e). Accept an update regarding the City of Redding’s COVID -19 Economic Stimulus Package projects.
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
Assistant City Manager
9.2(e). Consider Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program, Round 5, Joint Application/Action Plan and Memorandum of Understanding.
Recommendation:
Approve and authorize the following actions, as the Administrative Entity for the NorCal Continuum of Care, for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program, Round 5:
(1) Authorize the City Manager or their designee to submit the D raft Joint Application/Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (CalICH); (2) Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU and to submit the MOU to CalICH; (3) Find that applying for and accepting grant funding is not considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act; and
(4) Find that applying for and accepting grant funding is an exempt activity under the National Environmental Policy Act under 24 CFR 58.34(a)(3).
Electric Utility
9.5(e). Consider Redding Electric Utility's Quarterly Financial Report and Industry Activities Update.
Recommendation:
Accept the City of Redding Electric Utility’s Fiscal Year 2023 -24 Second Quarter Financial Report and Industry Activities Update.
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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
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.
City Council Meetings will be televised live on Shasta Community Access Chann els via Charter/Spectrum Cable channel 181 , and will be rerun on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. during the week in which the meeting is held. Additionally, the meeting can be viewed online at the following: https://www.shastaartscouncil.org/scactv. Video of the City Council meetings can also be viewed on the City’s web site at http://www.cityofredding.gov/. Open the Services tab, and select City Council Videos.
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