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Redding City Council, Regular Meeting
Civic Center Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, CA 96001
November 19, 2024, 6:00 PM
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Tenessa Audette with the following Council Members present: Joshua Johnson, Mark Mezzano, Jack Munns, and Julie Winter.
Also present: City Attorney Christian M. Curtis, City Manager Barry Tippin, Assistant City Manager Steve Bade, City Clerk Sharlene Tipton, and Assistant City Clerk Anette Cates.
Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Audette.
The Invocation was provided by Lynn Fritz, Native American Tradition as a Karuk Tribal Descendant/Shasta County Interfaith Forum Chair; and Joey Carroll, Native American Flute.
PRESENTATIONS
2A. PowerPoint p resentation provided by local Redding Neurologist Karen Gar naas, MD , incorporated herein by reference, providing information related to health issues associated with the overuse of Nitrous Oxide.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
The City Council took no formal action on this informational item.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Brenda opined that she is speaking on behalf of the homeless that lost their lives due to lack of services, and further opined that she and others had warned the City Council previously that the No Bound aries Transitional Housing Program did not have proper licensing, and opposed Christine Cage being blamed for its closure, and blamed the City Council for its demise.
Nick Gardner opposed giving the City Council a raise, and opined that the Council should follow tradition and not forget to appoint Mayor Pro Tempore Jack Munns as the next Mayor.
Ryan opined that the questioned why blame Christine Gage is blamed on the No Boundaries Transitional Housing Program, and not others, and further opined that the City Council should be careful in selecting programs that work and are successful in the future.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The following matters were considered inclusively under the Consent Calendar and each Report to City Council (staff report) is incorporated herein by reference:
4(a). Approve City Council Minutes: Regular Meeting of October 15, 2024; Special Meeting – Closed Session of November 5, 2024; and Regular Meeting of November 5, 2024.
4(b). Accept and approve the following City of Redding Accounts Payable and Payroll Registers: (1) Accounts Payable Register No. 4 for the period October 1, 2024, through October 31, 2024, in the amount of $37,363,912.84; (2) Payroll Register No. 7 for the period September 15, 2024, through September 28, 2024, in the amount of $4,979,853.95; and (3) Payroll Register No. 8 for the period September 29, 2024, through October 12, 2024, in the amount of $5,057,384.13; SUMMARY TOTAL: $47,401,150.92.
4(c). Adopt Ordinance No. 2672, an ordinance of the City of Redding , a mending Title 11 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 11.12 (Speed Limits) , by amending Section 11.12.010 to update Volume III, relative to speed limits on certain streets.
4.2(c). This item was moved to the Regular Calendar as item number 9.2(c) at the request of Mayor Audette.
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4.5(a). Authorize and approve the following actions regarding Bid Schedule No. 5513, Inspection and Overhaul of the Unit 9 Hydroelectric Turbine and Auxiliaries: (1) authorize additional funding for hydroelectric turbine repairs in th e amount not to exceed $1,200,000; (2) authorize amendment to the Stephen’s Mechanical contract resulting from Bid Schedule No. 5513 for additional funding up to $1,200,000 ($725,000 for generator rewinding ; $300,000 for turbine and bearing repair; and $175,000 of contingency); (3) authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute change orders and /or amendment to the Stephen’s Mechanical contract up to the total amount of the project; (4) adopt Resolution No. 2024- 092, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redding, approving and adopting the 63 rd Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2023- 060 appropriating $1,200,000 for the Unit 9 Hydroelectric Turbine Overhaul; and (5) find that this project is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction).
4.6(a). Authorize and approve the following: (1) approve and ratify submission of a grant application to the California State Library through the California Library Literacy Services for $120,380; (2) approve and ratify acceptance of grant funds awarded from the California State Library through the California Library Literacy Services Program to fund the Shasta Public Libraries’ English as a Second Language Services; (3) authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Award Agreement and all subsequent documentation relative to the grant; and (4) adopt Resolution No. 2024-093, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redding, approving and adopting the 60
th Amendment to City Budget Resolution
No. 2023-060 appropriating $60,190 for the California State Library award funds for English as a Second Language Services for fiscal year 2024-2025.
4.9(a). Approve the Memorand um of Understanding (MOU) with SHIELD Regional Training Consortium, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing local training to the region’s law, fire, and emergency medical services entities ; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the MOU.
4.10(a).Adopt Resolution No. 2024-094, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redding , approving and adopting the 67
th Amendment to City of Redding Budget Resolution No.
2023-060 re -appropriating available American Rescue Plan Act funding from various projects which are not expected to be expended or encumbered in the appropriate time frame and moved to fund City of Redding Police Department, Park Rangers through November 2026 for fiscal year 2024-25.
4.11(a).Accept update regarding the Emergency Repair and Replacement of Substandard Sewer Pipe and Failing Asphalt Concrete Pavement on Placer Street Project and , in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22050(c)(1), make a determination by a four-fifths vote that there is a need to continue the emergency work.
4.11(b).Authorize and approve the following relative to the purchase of a dump truck for the City of Redding Storm Drain Utility Division: (1) authorize staff to use Sourcewell contract pricing, with a net del ivered cost of $219,590.05, including all applicable taxes and fees; and (2) authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve future pricing adjustments, terms, and policy changes as needed up to an additional $10,000 for the purchase of the dump truck.
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4.11(c).Approve an increase to the project construction contingency budget in the amount of $90,000, bringing the construction contingency total to $233,070, for the completion of Bid Negotiation No. 5452, Churn Creek Lift Station Rehabilitation Project.
4.11(d).Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Negotiation No. 5531 (Job No. 2700), Liberty Street Sidewalk Improvement Project: (1) award to SnL Group, Inc. in the amount of $489,708; (2) approve $60,000 to cover the cost of admini stration and inspection fees; (3) approve $150,000 for project development costs; (4) approve $50,292 to provide construction contingency funding; (5) authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve additional increases in either the construction manag ement or construction contingency amounts up to a total of $44,575; and (6) find that the project is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15301 – Existing Facilities.
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4.11(e).Adopt Resolution No. 2024-095, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redding, approving and adopting the 62nd Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2023- 060 appropriating an additional $82,920 for environmental mitigation credits and balancing account budgets associated with three obligated Federal Emergency Management Agency projects for repairs along the Sacramento River trail for damages caused by the 2017 flooding event.
4.11(f).Authorize and approve the following: (1) partially accept the improvements in Shastina Ranch Subdivision–Unit 6 (S-7-03/PD-5-04) as satisfactorily complete, with the exception of the streetlights; and (2) adopt Resolution No. 2024-096, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redding, accepting the Shastina Ranch Subdivision–Unit 6 (S-7-03/PD-5- 04) streets for maintenance and operation.
4.11(g).Accept the improvements in Silverstone Subdivision Unit 3 (AMND-2020-01135/S-2019- 00280) as satisfactorily complete; and adopt Resolution No. 2024-097, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redding, accepting the Silverstone Subdivision Unit 3 (AMND- 2020-01135/S-2019-00280) streets for maintenance and operation.
4.11(h).Adopt Resolution No. 2024-098, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redding , approving and adopting the 64
th Amendment to the City Budget Resolution No. 2023-060 increasing appropriations by $24,000 for utility expense in Fiscal Year 2023- 24 and increasing appropriations by $10,000 for operating materials and supplies in Fiscal Y ear 2024-25, for the City of Redding-owned Benton Landfill.
4.12(a).Adopt Resolution No. 2024-099, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redding, approving an amended Appendix A (Designated Positions) to the City of Redding’s Conflict of Interest Code, Redding Municipal Code Chapter 2.90 (Conflict of Interest for designated positions of the City), in compliance with the California Fair Political Practices Commission biennial review requirements.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Winter , seconded by Council Member Johnson, that the foregoing items on the Consent Calendar be accepted, acknowledged, adopted, approved, and/or authorized as recommended.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members – Johnson, Mezzano, Munns, Winter, and Audette NOES: Council Members – None
ABSTAIN: Council Members – None
ABSENT: Council Members – None
Ordinance No. 2672 and Resolution Nos. 2024-092 through 2024-099 are on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.1. Planned Development Application and Ordinance - approving a Rezoning Application by L&S Redding Development, LLC, to add the “PD” Planned Development Zoning Overlay Designation to the previously approved Riverstone Subdivision.
Planning Manager Lily Toy highlighted the Report to City Council (sta ff report) and presented a PowerPoint Presentation and a Memorandum to City Council dated November 19, 2024 (Memo), both incorporated herein by reference.
Ms. Toy noted that the Memo provided to Council and the public proposed revised conditions of approval by: (1) deleting condition number 7(f) - maintenance by the private home owner’s association (HOA) of all street lights interior to the subdivision and outside of the public right-of-way; and (2) adding condition no. 8: the covenants, conditions, and restrictions for the Riverstone Subdivision shall be amended to include ongoing payment by the HOA for all associated costs for Redding Electric Utility to maintain and operate all street lights interior to the subdivision located outside of the public right of way.
The hour of 6:38 p.m. having arrived, Mayor Audette opened the P ublic Hearing, and determined that no one present wished to address this matter and closed the Public Hearing.
The Affidavit of Publication – Notice of Public hearing is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
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A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Mezzano , and seconded by Council Member Munns, to: (1) offer uncodified Ordinance No. 2673, approving Rezoning Application (RZ -2023-01709) consisting of rezoning of the Riverstone Subdivision to “RS-3.5-PD” Single Family Residential with Planned Development Overlay, for first reading by title only, and waive the full reading. The subject property consists of 10.5 acres located on property previously addressed as 2980 Wyndham Lane, generally located on the north side of Wyndham Lane at Lagoon Drive; (2) adopt the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Tentative Subdivision Map (S-2023-00582), Riverstone Subdivision, upon a determination that the necessary findings for approval are in evidence; (3) direct the City Attorney to prepare and the City Clerk to publish a summary ordinance according to law; and (4) approve Planned Development Application (PD -2023-01708) subject to the draft conditions of approval by deleting condition no. 7.f. to require the private maintenance of street lights , and adding condition no. 8 to amend the covenants, conditions, and restrictions for the Riverstone Subdivision to include ongoing payment by the Home Owner’s Association for all associated costs for Redding Electric Utility to maintain and operate all street lights interior to the subdivision located outside of the public right-of-way.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members – Johnson, Mezzano, Munns, Winter, and Audette NOES: Council Members – None
ABSTAIN: Council Members – None
ABSENT: Council Members – None
City Attorney Curtis read Ordinance No. 2673 by title only and is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS OF DEPARTMENTS,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
Mayor Audette stated that items 9.10(b) and 9.6(b) will be considered before item 9.1(a).
9.10(b).City of Redding General Fund Quarterly Financial Report.
Finance Director Greg Robinett highlighted the Report to City Council (staff report) and provided a PowerPoint Presentation, both incorporated herein.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Winter, seconded by Council Member Mezzano, to accept the General Fund Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The Vote: Unanimous Ayes.
9.6(b). Little League Field use fees and negotiation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Little League organizations.
Community Services Director Travis Menne provided the Report to City Council (staff report) and a PowerPoint Presentation, both incorporated herein by reference.
Lee lamp spoke in favor of an MOU and ask the Council to waive all fees for City of Redding Little Leagues.
Laura Hobbs, James Wilson, Jeff Hansen, and Steven Francis asked the Council not to raise the fees.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Mezzano, seconded by Council Member Winter, to: (1) accept the report; (2) direct staff to (a) negotiate and execute Memoranda of Understandings with East Redding and West Redding Little Leagues specific to ongoing use of the baseball fields; (b) waive field usage fees in Fiscal Year 2024-25 inclusive of all Little League Teams in the Redding area; and ( c) return to Council to discuss overall 449
facility fees, including those of the field and nonprofits, in conjunction with the budget workshops in January 2025. The Vote: Unanimous Ayes.
9.1(a). Approval of a Non- Binding Lett er of Intent (LOI) regarding the Redding Rodeo Association Ground Lease negotiations.
City Manager Tippin provided a summary of the R eport to City Council (staff report), incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. Tippin relayed that the LOI provides the framework for amending the lease agreement for the Redding Rodeo Grounds (C -141), and that approval of this LOI will allow both parties to proceed with formal negotiations, under a common understanding, to finalize a comprehensive lease amendment.
Ted Bambino thanked staff and City leaders for all the time and efforts they have invested in the process.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Mezzano, seconded by Council Member Munns, to approve the non-binding Letter of Intent with the Redding Rodeo Association.
The Vote: Unanimous Ayes.
9.2(c). This item was moved from the Consent Calendar as item 4.2(c) at the request of Mayor Audette.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery Workforce Development Program grant application.
Community Development Manager Nicole Smith summarized the Report to City Council (staff report) and provided a PowerPoint Presentation, both incorporated herein by reference.
Ms. Smith noted that the Workforce Development Grant Program is likely one of the last CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant programs that the City can apply for that will help fund the recovery of Shasta County from the 2018 Carr Fire.
In response to Mayor Audette, Ms. Smith stated that approximately 200 kids/adults through the California Heritage YouthBuild Academy will benefit from this grant.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Munns, seconded by Council Member Winter, to : (1) authorize the City Manager, or des ignee, to execute a City of Redding Partner Agreement with California Heritage YouthBuild Academy for an amount not to exceed $8,648,107; (2) find that executing the partner agreement and allocating grant funds is not considered a project under the Califor nia Environmental Quality Act; and (3) find that executing the partner agreement and allocating grant funds is considered an exempt activity and no further action is required under the National Environmental Policy Act.
The Vote: Unanimous Ayes.
9.5(b). Redding Electric Utility's Quarterly Financial Report, Industry Activities Update, and Power Content Label.
Assistant Director of Electric Utility – Distribution Joseph Bowers highlighted the Report to City Council (staff report) and provided a PowerPoint presentation, both incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. Bowers explained how rates are considered in response to Council Member Johnson’s questions.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Winter, seconded by Council Member Munns, to accept the City of Redding Electric Utility’s Fiscal Year 2024 -25 First Quarter 450
Financial Report, Industry Activities Update, and Power Content Label.
The Vote: Unanimous Ayes.
9.5(c). Authorize Transfer of Transmission Capacity Entitlement and Assignment of Rights.
Redding Electric Utility (REU) Director Nick Zettel summarized the Report to City Council (staff report), and provided a PowerPoint Presentation, both incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. Zettel noted that the intent is to mitigate wildfire liability and enhance financing for capital improvement project s by transferring REU’s 25 Megawatts (MW) of California - Oregon Transmission Project entitlement rights to the Transmission Agency of Northern California, a Joint Powers Agency (TANC).
City Attorney Curtis noted that the Joint Powers Authority structure does provide some protection similar to a corporate entity, but is not quite as extensive. It primarily protects from liability for contractual obligations, and for potential tort liability, the public agency still remains proportionately liable.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Mezzano, seconded by Council Member Munns, to authorize and approve the City Manager, or desi gnee, to execute all necessary documents, including without limitation the agreements and amendments that: (1) transfer entitlement and assign Redding Electric Utility’s (REU) current 1.7496 percent ownership in the California -Oregon Transmission Project ( COTP), as well as all associated rights, duties, liabilities, and obligations, from REU to the Transmission Agency of Northern California, a Joint Powers Agency (TANC); and (2) modify REU’s share, as well as all associated rights, duties, liabilities, and obligations, in the TANC project that allocates TANC’s ownership rights and duties in the COTP to the project participants, in the amount of the assigned (current) REU’s ownership of 1.7496 percent and duties in the COTP.
The Vote: Unanimous Ayes.
9.11(i). This item, regarding Contractor's Control Termination with Abacus Construction, Inc. for the Eastside Road over Olney Creek Bridge Project, Bid Schedule 5180, (Job No. 2477) , was removed from the Agenda at the request of the City Manager.
9.14(a). Ordinance amending Redding Municipal Code Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) to increase City Council Member compensation pursuant to Senate Bill 329.
City Manager Tippin provided an overview of the Report to City Council (staff report), incorporated herein by reference. He noted that this item was amended to reflect an action item instead of an informational item, advised that revised agendas were available online and to the public in the audience, and apologized that this was not discussed in June as previously requested under item No. 12 at the May 21, 2024, Council Meeting.
Mayor Audette noted that after watching the meeting video on May 21, 2024, and researching Senate Bill 329, the Council compensation would only be for future City Council members.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
Steve Kohn and Nick Gardner opposed a raise for City Council.
The City Council unanimously declined to take any action on this item.
COUNCIL TRAVEL REPORTS
At Shasta Regional Transportation Agency’s expense, Mayor Audette stated that she attended the California Association of Councils of Governments board meeting in Sacramento, California, on November 15, 2024.
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SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS RELATIVE TO POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR
FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
At Council Member Julie Winter’s suggestion, a consensus of the Council directed staff to work with the Shasta County Health Department to find out more about the community wide issues associated with the overuse of Nitrous Oxide and return to C ouncil for discussion at a future Council meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business at the hour of 9: 02 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