Agenda
Regular Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA
February 17, 2026
6:00 PM
This meeting will include teleconference participation by Mayor Pro Tempore Erin Res ner (Government Code Section 54953). In addition to the meeting location above, members of the public may participate in the meeting from the following teleconference location:
Courtyard Marriott Scottsdale Lobby
5201 N Pima Road
Scottsdale Arizona, 85250
1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR MIKE LITTAU
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Invocation - Colin Duffy, Redding Nazarene Church
C. Roll Call
2. PRESENTATIONS
2A. Presentation of City of Redding Appreciation Clock to Joshua Divine for his service on the Communit y Services Advisory Commission from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2025.
2B. Presentation from Public Affairs Specialist Cynthia Cowell, on behalf of the U.S. Small Business Administration, regarding services provided to, and available to, County of Sh asta and City of Redding residents regarding the December 2025 flood event.
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 enter your name in the electronic kiosk located in t he 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.
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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 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 a n 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 o n 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 – Closed Session of January 6, 2026; and Regular Meeting of January 6, 2026.
4(b). Accept City of Redding Accounts Payable Register No. 7; and Payroll Register Nos. 14 and 15.
4.4(a). Adopt Resolution approving adopting the 21 st Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025-049 appropriating $0 by utilizing personnel savings to fund the demolition of the subject property located at 825 Industrial Street, which has been the focus o f prolonged City of Redding Code Enforcement efforts due to chronic nuisance conditions, multiple structure fires, advanced structural deterioration, repeated trespassing, and significant public safety concerns.
4.9(a). Approve ratification of submission of a grant application to the California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program in the amount of $689,226.09; and authorize the City Manager , or designee, to execute the grant agreement and all subsequent documentations and to adm inistratively appropriate the award.
4.11(a). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to the Eastside Road over Olney Creek Bridge Project (Project):
(1) Increase project budget by $1,200,000; and
(2) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 25th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025-049 appropriating $1,200,000 of Citywide Transportation Impact Fee funds for the project.
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 minut es 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 the open session agenda. The remaining speakers will address the City Council at that time.
Redding City Council February 17, 2026
4.11(b). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5470, Westside Road over Canyon Hollow Creek Bridge Replacement Project:
(1) Reject the apparent low bid by JS Builders, Inc. as nonresponsive and award the project to the second low bidder JF Shea Construction, Inc., in the amount of $4,748,526;
(2) Approve an additional $ 712,200 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees and $985,000 for project development costs; (3) Approve $474,500 to provide construction contingency funding; (4) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve additional increases in either the construc tion management or construction contingency amounts up to a total of $50,000; and
(5) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 24th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025-049 appropriating $ 2,318,780 for the Westside Road over Canyon Hollow Cree k Bridge Replacement project; increasing appropriation of federal grant funds by $ 267,360 and increasing appropriation of Transportation Impact Fee funds by $2,051,420.
4.11(c). Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to submit a grant application to th e United States Department of Transportation for the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Grant Program in the amount of $25 million for the South Bonnyview Diverging Diamond Interchange and Corridor Capacity Improvement Project.
4.11(d). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5667, Oregon Street Improvements:
(1) Award the project to the lowest bidder, JF Shea Construction, Inc., in the amount of $1,312,100;
(2) Approve an additional $151,900 to cover the cost o f administration and inspection fees;
(3) Approve $351,750 for project development costs;
(4) Approve $131,200 to provide construction contingency funding; and (5) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve additional increases in either the construction mana gement or construction contingency amounts up to a total of $75,000.
RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT, ACKNOWLEDGE, ADOPT, APPROVE,
AND/OR AUTHORIZE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
5. APPOINTMENTS
5.1. Consider Mayor's reappointment to the Shasta County Commission on Aging.
Recommendation:
Accept the Mayor’s recommendation to reappoint Michael Brokloff as the City of Redding Representative to the Shasta County Commission on Aging (COA) to serve a two-year term effective January 5, 2026, through January 3, 2 028, pursuant to the Shasta County COA bylaws.
Redding City Council February 17, 2026
9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNIC ATIONS OF DEPARTMENT S,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
City Manager
9.1(a). Consider Memorandum of Understanding with Redding Tourism Marking Group, Inc.
Recommendation:
Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Authorize the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Redding Tourism Marketing Group, Inc., outlining the cooperating framework to support the Ironman 70.3 branded endurance triathlon to take place in the City of Redding on August 16, 2026, August 15, 2027, and August 13, 2028; and (2) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 23 rd Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025-049 appropriating $53,000 for Fiscal Year 2026- 27 to support the Ironman 70.3 event.
Electric Utility
9.5(a). Consider Redding Electric Utility's Quarterly Financial Report and Industry Activities Update.
Recommendation:
Accept the City of Redding Electric Utility’s Fiscal Year 2025 -26 Second Quarter Financial Report and Industry Activities Update.
9.5(b). Consider setting a Public Hearing for March 3, 2026, regarding Redding Electric Utility rate increases.
Recommendation:
Approve setting a Public Hearing on March 3, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., in the City Coun cil Chambers, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California, to consider increases in Redding Electric Utility rates (four and one -half percent increase per year) effective beginning with the April 1, 2026, billing cycle and continuing with the January 1, 2027, January 1, 2028, and January 1, 2029, billing cycles, along with an increase to the Residential Energy Discount benefit for income-qualified households.
11. COUNCIL TRAVEL REPORT(S)
City Council Member attendance at conference/meetings reimbursed at City expense. {Requirement of Assembly Bill 1234}
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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 mate rials 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 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 me eting can be viewed online at the following: https://www.shastaartscouncil.org/scactv; and the City’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/cityofredding. Video of the City Council meetings can also be viewed on the City’s web site at https://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 modif ications or accommodations including auxiliary aids or services necessary to participate in public meetings. 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.
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Questions, complaints, or requests for accommodations 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.