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04/26/2024
Redding City Council, Special Meeting
Civic Center Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, CA 96001
April 26, 2024, 2:00 PM
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Tenessa Audette with the following Council Members present: Jack Munns, and Julie Winter. Council Member Michael Dacquisto participated telephonically. Council Member Mark Mezzano was absent. All votes were taken by roll call.
Also present: City Manager Barry Tippin, Assistant City Manager Steve Bade, City Attorney Christian M. Curtis, City Clerk Sharlene Tipton, and Executive Assistant Erin Barnhart.
UNMET NEEDS WORKSHOP
2(a). Accept r eport and provide direction regarding the City of Redding's (City) unmet infrastructure needs.
City Manager Tippin summarized the Report to City Council (staff report), and provided a PowerPoint presentation, both incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. Tippin provided facts related to the 10 comparable cities to Redding, noting that the Cities of Redding and Yuba City are the only cities in California with a population between 60,000 and 120,000 that doesn’t have some form of additional revenue such as s ales tax, property-based tax, etc. He stated the need to Council to look for ways to increase revenue streams, and suggested reaching out to the many community organizations in the community to begin asking the community what service levels are wanted and needed.
Todd Jones, Chief Executive Officer for the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of outreach to community organizations.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
It was the consensus of the Council to move forward with outreach to community organizations relative to the levels of service wanted by the community.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business at the hour of 3:28 p.m., Mayor Audette declared the m eeting adjourned.
APPROVED:
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Tenessa Audette, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Sharlene Tipton, City Clerk