Agenda
Regular Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
777 Cypress Avenue,
Redding, CA
November 18, 2025
6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR JACK MUNNS
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Invocation - Lynn Fritz, Native American Tradition as a Karuk Tribal Descendant/Shasta County Interfaith Forum Chair; and Joey Carroll, Native American Flute
C. Roll Call
2. PRESENTATION
2A. Presentation by Laurie Baker, Chief Executive Officer of the Redding Tourism Marketing Group, and General Manager of the Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association, providing an update regarding its tourism and marketing efforts within the City of Redding.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT - for non-agendized matters within the city’s jurisdiction.
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 their name through the electronic kiosk , the Council will trail this item to the end of t he open session agenda. The remaining speakers will address the City Council at that time.
If anyone wishes to address the City Council on any item considered at this meeting before or during Council’s consi deration of that item, please enter your name in the electronic kiosk located in the lobby. 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 and in the Public View binder located on the podium at the north side of the Chambers.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. THANK YOU.
Redding City Council November 18, 2025
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar contains items considered routine and/or which have been individually scrutinized by City Council Members and are ant icipated to require no further deliberation. If a member of the public wishes to address an item on the Consent Calend ar, please enter your name in the electronic kiosk located in the lobby 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 t he 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 – Closed Session of October 21, 2025; Regular Meeting of October 21, 2025; Special Meeting of October 22, 2025; and Special Meeting – Closed Session of October 30, 2025; Special Meeting – Closed Session of November 4, 2025; and Regular Meeting of November 4, 2025.
4(b). Adopt Ordinance No. 2685 , an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Redding, amending Redding Municipal Code Title 16 (Buildings and Construction), Chapter 16.02 (Building Code) by amending Section 16.02.010 (California Building Code Adopted); Chapter 16.03 (Residential Code) by amending Section 16.03.010 (California R esidential Code Adopted); Chapter
16.04 (Mechanical Code) by amending Section 16.04.010 (California Mechanical Code Adopted); Chapter 16.05 (Plumbing Code) by amending Section 16.05.010 (California Plumbing Code Adopted); Chapter 16.06 (Electrical Code) by amending Section 16.06.010 (California Electrical Code Adopted); Chapter 16.07 (Energy Code) by amending Section 16.07.010 (California Energy Code Adopted); Chapter 16.08 (Green Building Code) by amending Section 16.08.010 (California Green Building Code Adopted); and Chapter 16.09 (Housing Code) by amending Section 16.09.010 (International Property Maintenance Code Adopted), relating to adoption of the 2025 California Building Standards Code.
4(c). Accept City of Redding Accounts Payable Register No. 4; and Payroll Register Nos. 7, 8 and 9.
4(d). Accept the City of Redding Treasurer’s Report for July, August, and September 2025.
4(e). Accept City of Redding Proof of Cash and Cash by Fund reports for the months of July, August, and September 2025.
4.1(a). Accept update regarding the proclamation declaring a local emergency due to flooding and, pursuant to Public Contract Code 20168 and 22050(c)(1), make a determination by a four -fifths vote that there is a need to continue the emergency.
4.1(b). Accept 2025-26 Choose Redding Lodging Annual Report.
Redding City Council November 18, 2025
4.1(c). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Approve the First Amendment to the Real Property Lease Agreement (C- 10985) with County of Shasta, located at 7251 Eastside Road (Assessor’s Parcel Nos. 050-050-010 and 050-070-008), to allow for grazing; (2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the First Amendment to the Real Property Lease Agreement; and
(3) Find that the action is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guideline s, pursuant to Section 15312 - Surplus Government Property Sales.
4.6(a). Approve and ratify the City of Redding Community Services Department’s submittal of a Boating Access Program grant application in an amount not -to- exceed $500,000 to provide funding assistance for boat ramp and fishing facility operations and maintenance at multiple river access locations.
4.11(a). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5628, Turtle Bay to Downtown Gap Completion Project:
(1) Reject the apparent low bid by Sunrise Excavating as nonresponsive, and award the project to the second lowest bidder S.T. Rhoades Construction Inc. in the amount of $1,797,056;
(2) Approve an additional $230,000 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees;
(3) Approve $585,200 for project development costs;
(4) Approve $179,800 to provide construction contingency funding; (5) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve additional increases in either the construction management or construction contingency amounts up to a total of $75,000; and
(6) Find that the project is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to Section 15301(c) – Existing Facilities.
4.11(b). Authorize and approve the following actions related to the purchase of one Autocar ACX64, 4-axle Front Load truck for the Solid Waste Utility Division:
(1) Authorize the purchase using Sourcewell contract pricing from Dobbs Peterbilt, with a net delivered cost of $513,918.55, including all applicable taxes and fees; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve future pricing adjustments, and changes to the terms, as needed, due to inflation and unstable economic conditions up to a total of $30,000.
4.11(c). Authorize and approve the following actio ns related to the purchase of one 2025 Caterpillar 920 Loader for the City of Redding’s Streets Division:
(1) Authorize the purchase using Sourcewell contract pricing, with a net delivered cost of $263,414.92 including all applicable taxes and fees; and (2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve future pricing adjustments, and changes to the terms, as needed, due to inflation and unstable economic conditions up to a total of $30,000.
RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT, ACKNOWLEDGE, ADOPT, APPROVE,
AND/OR AUTHORIZE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
Redding City Council November 18, 2025
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A court challenge to action taken by the City Council on any project or decision may be limited to only those issues raised during the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the Cit y Council during, or prior to, the public hearing.
Fire
6.1. Public Hearing to consider Ordinance amending Redding Municipal Code Title 9 (Health and Safety), to align with updates to the 2025 California Fire Code.
Recommendation:
Conduct a Public Hearing and, upon conclusion, authorize and approve the following:
(1) Introduce Ordinance amending Redding Municipal Code Title 9 (Health and Safety), Chapter 9.20 (Fire Code) by amending Sections 9.20.010 (Adoption),
9.20.020 (Title), 9.20.030 (Supplementa l Rules, Regulations, and Standards),
9.20.040 (Fire Prevention Division), 9.20.050 (Self -Inspection), 9.20.060 (Appeals), 9.20.070 (Violation Penalties), 9.20.080 (Enforcement – Citation Authority), 9.20.100 (Open Burning, Recreational Fires, and Outdoor Fireplaces), 9.20.110 (Fire Apparatus Access Roads), 9.20.120 (Premises Identification), 9.20.130 (Fire Hydrants), 9.20.140 (Fire Protection Systems),
9.20.150 (Existing Buildings), 9.20.160 (High -Piled Combustible Storage),
9.20.170 (Fire Safety During Co nstruction and Demolition), 9.20.180 (Regulations for Fireworks), 9.20.190 (Very High Severity Zone Designation and Construction Standard), 9.20.195 (Flammable and Combustible Liquid Storage), 9.20.200 (Referenced Standards), 9.20.210 (Appendix B – Fire Flow Requirements for Buildings), 9.20.220 (Appendix C – Footnote Additions), and 9.20.230 (Appendix D), for first reading by title only, and waive the full reading;
(2) Authorize the City Attorney to prepare, and the City Clerk to publish a summary ordinance according to law; and
(3) Find that this action is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption.
9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNIC ATIONS OF DEPARTMENT S,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
City Manager
9.1(d). Consider report and provide direction to staff regarding recreational use of Nitrous Oxide within the City of Redding.
Recommendation:
Accept the report on nitrous oxide use and provide direction to staff regarding next steps.
Redding City Council November 18, 2025
Development Services
9.4(a). Consider update regarding Emerging Redding Riverfront Specific Plan Concepts.
Recommendation:
Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Accept the Emerging Redding Riverfront Specific Plan Conce pts presentation; and
(2) Authorize staff to move forward with the next steps in the Redding Riverfront Specific Plan update process that includes developing draft specific plan language and initiating the environmental review process.
Finance
9.10(a).
Consider the City of Redding General Fund Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended September 2025.
Recommendation:
Accept the General Fund Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.
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
Redding City Council November 18, 2025
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