REDDING CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Civic Center Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2024, 5:15 P.M.
NOTICE AND AGENDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the Redding City Council is hereby called by the undersigned and under the authority vested in her by Section 54956 of the Government Code of the State of California. The meeting is to take place at the date, time, and location listed above.
Business to be transacted at said meeting, and the only business to be transacted is as follows:
1. See Attached Agenda
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Tenessa Audette, Mayor
Dated: August 1, 2024
Redding City Council August 7, 2024
Agenda
Special Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA
August 7, 2024
5:15 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR TENESSA AUDETTE
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Invocation - Gordon DeWitt, Chaplain for the Redding Police and Fire Departments C. Roll Call
2. CLOSED SESSION
The City Council will recess to Closed Session to discuss the following item(s). At the conclusion of the Closed Session, Open Session will reconvene and reportable action, if any, will be announced.
2A. Closed Session pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
McLeod v. City of Redding, et al.; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California Case No. 2:22-CV-00585-WBS
2B. Closed Session pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Designated Agency Representative: Personnel Director Kibler Employee Organization: United Public Employees of California - Redding Fire Management
If anyone wishes to address the City Council on any item considered at this meeting before or during Council’s consideratio n 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 i tem. Staff reports are available on -line at the City’s web site at www.cityofredding.gov and 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 Consent Calendar contains items considered routine and/or w hich 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 Calendar, please fill out a Speaker Request Form and submit it to th e 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 City Council Minutes: Special Meeting – Unmet Needs Workshop of April 26, 2024; Regular Meeting of May 7, 2024; Regular Meeting of July 2, 2024; Special Meeting – Closed Session of July 16, 2024; and Regular Meeting of July 16, 2024.
4(b). Accept City of Redding Accounts Payable Register No. 12; and P ayroll Register Nos. 25 and 26.
4(c). Accept the City of Redding Treasurer’s Report for May 2024.
4(d). Accept the City of Redding Treasurer’s Report for June 2024.
4.2(a). Authorize the following actions relative to the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Multi-Family Housing Program guidelines:
(1) Adopt Resolution acknowledging Lowden Lane Senior Apartments is complete pursuant to City of Redding requirements and the Community Development Block Grant -Disaster Recovery Multi -Family Housi ng 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).
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 Speaker Requ est 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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4.5(a). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 49 th Amendment to City of Redding Budget Resolution No. 2023 -060 appropriating $590,000 to modernize the City of Redding Electric Utility’s sa fety program including safety consulting, a safety management database, and related safety materials;
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the First Amendment to Contract (C -10269) with EnSafe Inc. for safety consulting services increasing the total contract amount from $142,300 to $482,300 and extending the term to June 30, 2027; and (3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute future contract amendments up to $150,000 (25 percent) of the total contract amount during the three-year term.
4.5(b). Authorize the following actions relative to City of Redding Electric Utility’s Fire Monitoring System Upgrade Projects at the City of Redding Power Plant (Power Plant):
(1) Authorize a $100,000 increase to Bid Schedule No. 5348 with BHP Requiem, Inc. to cover additional work necessary to bring the Power Plant in compliance with Local Fire Code;
(2) Authorize a $20,000 increase to Bid Schedule No. 5349 with Murray Plumbing and Fire to cover additional work necessary to bring the Power Plant in compliance with Local Fire Code; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve additional increases to the construction contingency amounts up to a total of $10,000 for a total additional project cost of $130,000.
4.5(c). Authorize the following ac tions related to the procurement of primary concrete vaults and lids:
(1) Authorize the procurement of primary concrete vaults and lids from Cook Concrete Products, Inc (Cook) and/or Jensen Precast (Jensen) on a per quote basis;
(2) Authorize the purchase spending limit with Cook and/or Jensen for purchases of primary vaults and lids for a total not to exceed $600,000 per fiscal year starting in Fiscal Year 2024 -25 through the end of Fiscal Year 2025-26; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve an ad ditional $150,000 per fiscal year, if needed, due to unforeseen cost increases resulting from ongoing supply chain disruptions.
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4.5(d). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Contract 9649, Bid No. 5289, for engineering services for the design of a new 115/12kV electric substation located in east Redding:
(1) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Second Amendment with Ulteig Engineers, Inc., for the amount of $29,100, increasing the contract amount to $371,000, for e ngineering services to complete the design of the new 115/12kV Stillwater South Substation; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve future pricing adjustments needed up to previously approved budget amount of $600,000 in order to complete the substation design.
4.6(a). Authorize the following relative to the Youth Community Access Grant Program administered through the California Natural Resources Agency:
(1) Adopt Resolution approving the City of Redding as an applicant for the Youth Community Access Grant Program; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to apply for the grant.
4.8(a). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Accept grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant; and
(2) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 48 th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2023 -060 appropriating $425,730 for training, equipment and personnel.
4.12(a). Approve designation of Council Member Mark Mezzano as the Voting Delegate and Council Member Joshua Johnson as the Voting Delegate - Alternate to represent the City of Redding at the League of California Cities Annual Conference to be held October 16-18, 2024, in Long Beach, California.
RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT, ACKNOWLEDGE, ADOPT, APPROVE,
AND/OR AUTHORIZE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
5. APPOINTMENT(S)
Mayor Tenessa Audette
5.1. Consider Mayor’s appointment to the Planning Commission.
Recommendation:
Approve the Mayor’s appointment of Russ Wenham to the City of Redding Planning Commission, to fill an unscheduled vacancy with a term ending April 30, 2028.
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9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNIC ATIONS OF DEPARTMENT S,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
Electric Utility
9.5(e). Oral report regarding Northern California Power Agency's 2024 Legislative Staff Tour.
Recommendation:
Accept an oral report recapping the City of Redding’s participation in the Northern California Power Agency’s 2024 Legislative Staff Tour.
Community Services
9.6(b). Oral update regarding status of the City of Redding's Sports Complex.
Recommendation:
Accept an oral update regarding the City of Redding-owned Sports Complex. This is an informational item only; no action will be taken.
Personnel
9.15(a).
Consider Resolution approving the successor Memorandum of Understanding with the Local Union 1934 of International Association of Fire Fighters.
Recommendation:
Authorize and approve the following actions:
(1) Adopt Resolution approving the su ccessor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) for a three-year term effective January 1, 2025, and approving amendments to the IAFF Schedule of Wage Rates effective January 5, 2025;
(2) Approve side letter agreements with IAFF implementing certain provisions of the MOU earlier than the January 1, 2025, MOU effective dates; and (3) Approve side letter agreements with IAFF and the United Public Employees of California, Local 792, Redding Fire Management Unit, regardi ng the transition to a California Office of Emergency Services Hazardous Materials Unit model.
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
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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 tele vised live on Shasta Community Access Channels 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.
In compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Redding will make available to persons with disabilities modifications or accommodations including auxiliary aids or services necessary to participate in public mee tings. A person needing assistance should contact the Redding City Clerk by telephone at (530) 225 -4447 or in person, or by mail at 777 Cypress Avenue, 3 rd Floor, Redding, California 96001 at least three (3) working days in advance.
The City of Redding will ensure that no person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any of its projects, activities, services, or business opportunities on the basis of race, color, national origin , age, sex, or disability, as afforded by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes as amended. All persons, regardless of their citizenship status, are covered under this regulation.
Questions, complaints, or requests for accommodatio ns or additional information may be forwarded to the ADA & Title VI Coordinator at 777 Cypress Avenue, Attn: Personnel Dept., Redding, California 96001, Phone (530) 225-4065.