Agenda
Regular Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
777 Cypress Avenue,
Redding, CA
March 17, 2026
6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR MIKE LITTAU
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. PRESENTATIONS
2A. Presentation by the Office of District 1 Assembly Member Heather Hadwick honoring Firefighter Steven Sawyer as the City of Redding Fire Department’s 2025 Firefighter of the Year.
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 the 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 consideration of that item, please enter your name in the electronic kiosk located in the lobby. The City Council will allocate up to a maximum o f 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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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 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 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 20, 2026; Regular Meeting of January 20, 2026; Special Meeting – Budget Prioritization & Modification Session and Closed Session of February 3, 2026; Regular Meeting of February 3, 2026; Special Meeting – Closed Session of March 3, 2026; and Regular Meeting of March 3, 2026.
4(b). Accept City of Redding Accounts Payable Register No. 8; and Payroll Register Nos. 16 and 17.
4(c). Accept City of Redding Proof of Cash and Cash by Fund reports for the month of January 2026.
4(d). Accept the City of Redding Treasurer’s Report for January 2026.
4(e). This is the second reading of the below -noted Ordinance introduced at the regularly scheduled C ity Council Meeting of March 3, 2026, authorize and approve the following:
(1) Adopt Uncodified Ordinance No. 2689 , an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Redding, amending Redding Municipal Code Title 6 (Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations) Cha pter 6.42 (Entertainment Zone) by amending Section 6.42 for establishing a temporary entertainment zone on portions of Hilltop Drive.
4.4(a). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Accept the 2025 City of Redding General Plan/Housing Element Annual Progress Report; and
(2) Direct staff to forward the document to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, and the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development.
4.5(a). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5672 – Insulators, Pins, Braces and Guy Assemblies for the Redding Electric Utility:
(1) Award Bid 5672 to OneSource Supply Solutions for an annual evaluated price of $300,795.80, plus 7.25 percent sales tax of $21,807.70 for a total amount of $322,603.50;
(2) Authorize the Purchasing Officer to extend the bid award annually with OneSource Supply Solutions through February 28, 2031, if mutually agreeable, with all pricing, terms and conditions remaining the same; and (3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee , to approve an additional $60,000 per fiscal year as a contingency for unforeseen operational requirements.
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4.6(a). Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 27 th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025 -049 appropriating $60,190 for the Californi a State Library award funds for English as a Second Language Services for fiscal year 2025 - 2026.
4.6(b). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Approve and ratify the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant applicatio ns submitted by the Airports Division; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to accept and execute a grant agreement for any, or all, FAA AIP grant funds associated with these projects.
4.6(c). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Approve the Ground Lease Agreement for 195,584 square feet of ground space with Shasta Hangar, LLC, for land located at the Redding Regional Airport – 3760 Flight Avenue, for a period of 36 years with two five-year extension options;
(2) Authorize the Mayor, or designee, to sign and execute the lease agreement; and
(3) Find the action categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15301 – Existing facilities.
4.9(a). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Adopt Resolution ratifying the application for, and authorizing, the acceptance of funding from the California Highway Patrol’s Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program, if awarded, in the amount of $480,115; (2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute said co ntract and any associated amendments; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager to administratively appropriate the grant funds.
4.11(a). Approve and authorize the following relative to the purchase of a Vac -Con vacuum excavator for the maintenance of the City of Redding Water Distribution system:
(1) Authorize the purchase of a vacuum excavator using Sourcewell contract pricing, with a net delivered cost of $650,713.30, including all applicable taxes and fees; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve fu ture pricing adjustments, terms, and policy changes as needed up to an additional $30,000 due to inflation and unstable economic conditions for the purchase of the vacuum excavator.
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4.11(b). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5642, Stillwater Outfall Building – Phase II for the City of Redding Stillwater Wastewater Treatment Plant:
(1) Award the project to the lowest bidder, Converse Construction Inc., in the amount of $243,041;
(2) Approve an additional $79,000 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees;
(3) Approve $91,000 for project development costs;
(4) Approve $35,000 to provide construction contingency funding; (5) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve additional increases in either the constructio n management or construction contingency amounts up to a total of $10,000; and
(6) Find that the project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to Section 15301-Existing Facilities and Sectio n 15303 -New Construction or Conversion of Existing Structures.
4.15(a). Adopt Resolution modifying the Employment and Benefit Policies for City of Redding Unrepresented Employees, effective March 18, 2026.
RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT, ACKNOWLEDGE, ADOPT, APP ROVE,
AND/OR AUTHORIZE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
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 City Council during, or prior to, the public hearing.
Electric Utility
6.1. Cancellation of Public Hearing to consider City of Redding electric rate increases.
Recommendation:
The Public Hearing continued from the regular C ity Council meeting held on March 3, 2026, regarding City of Redding Electric Utility (REU) rate increases and increasing the Residential Energy Discount, is hereby cancelled and will not be discussed by the Council at this time.
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9. REGULAR CAL ENDAR: REPORTS & CO MMUNICATIONS OF DEPA RTMENTS,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
City Council
9A. Consider a Letter of Support for a Northern California Medical Sciences School in the City of Redding.
Recommendation:
Consider authorizing the Mayor to send a letter of support to the Rural Northern California Medical School Consortium in support of a medical sciences school in the City of Redding.
City Manager
9.1(a). Consider approval of Consulting and Professional Services Agreement with Circle 6 Consulting for the City of Redding (City).
Recommendation:
Consider the following actions:
(1) Approve sole source Consulting and Professional Services Agreement pursuant to Redding Municipal Code Sections 4.20.080(A)(6) and
4.20.120(L)(8), with Circle 6 Consulting Inc., in an amount not -to-exceed $300,000 to perform a City-wide efficiency study;
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Consulting and Professional Services Agreement; and
(3) Adopt Resolution approving and adopt ing the 29 th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025 -049 appropriating $235,230 for Professional Services Agreement with Circle 6 Consulting for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
Finance
9.10(a).
Consider accepting the City of Redding Mid -Year Budget Review and Adoption of the Associated Resolution
Recommendation:
Accept the City of Redding’s Fiscal Year 2025 -26 Mid -Year Budget Report; and adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 28 th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025 -049 increasing appropria tions by $1,185,570 for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and decreasing appropriations by $938,670 for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
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Public Works
9.11(c).
Consider City of Redding Public Works Downtown Parking Division Financial Update and adopt Resolution amending th e City of Redding Traffic Control Map.
Recommendation:
Consider the following actions relative to the City of Redding’s Parking Division and Traffic Control Map:
(1) Accept the Public Works Department’s Downtown Parking Financial Update; (2) Adopt Resolution amending the City of Redding Traffic Control Map, as shown on Exhibits A, B, and C and summarized below:
(a) Modify eight on -street parking spaces impacted by new State Regulation daylighting requirements by converting them to designated commercial loading/shor t-term commercial spaces and authorizing yellow curb markings, shown on Exhibit A, as determined appropriate by the City Traffic Engineer;
(b) Modify red curb “No Parking” designations along the frontage of 1155 Lake Boulevard (Kennett Court Apartments) to ref lect the full frontage as shown on Exhibit B;
(c) Extend the existing red curb on Yana Avenue at the Shasta Meadows Elementary School crosswalk by approximately 20 feet on the north side of the crossing to improve sight distance and pedestrian safety, shown on Exhibit C; and
(3) Find that the proposed actions are exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (14 CCR §15061(b)(3)) - Common Sense Exemption.
City Attorney
9.14(a).
Consider approval of Contract with Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP to provide legal services as Interim City Attorney.
Recommendation:
Approve contract with Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, in a not -to-exceed amount of $300,000, for the pro vision of legal services as Interim City Attorney for the City of Redding, effective upon signing.
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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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 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 meeting 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 modifications or accommodations including auxiliary aids or serv ices 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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