Agenda
Regular Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA
April 7, 2026
6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR MIKE LITTAU
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Invocation - Debbie Ivey, Redding Police and Fire Departments' Chaplain C. Roll Call
2. PRESENTATIONS
2A. Mayor’s Proclamation presented to First 5 Shasta declaring April 11 -18, 2026, as Week of the Young Child in the City of Redding.
2B. Mayor's Proclamation presented to the Shasta County Arts Council decla ring April 2026 as Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month in 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 mi nutes 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 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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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 Budget and Closed Session of February 3, 2026; Regular Meeting of February 3, 2026; Special Meeting – Closed Session of February 17, 2026; Regular Meeting of February 17, 2026; Special Meeting – Closed Session of March 17, 2026; and Regular Meeting of March 17, 2026.
4.1(a). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Approve the Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with Fall River Development Inc., for 10 acres of City of R edding-owned property located at 5750 Venture Parkway, Stillwater Business Park Parcel 9 (Assessor’s Parcel Number 054-220-017), for the appraised value; and (2) Authorize the Mayor to sign the PSA and other documents needed to complete the sale and transfer of the property.
4.5(a). Authorize and approve the following modification s relative to the award of Bid Schedule No. 5630 for traffic control services to Highway Specialty Company Inc.:
(1) Authorize the City of Redding (City) Purchasing Officer to a mend Purchase Order PUR003039 to increase the not -to-exceed amount from $182,405 to $362,405 for the initial contract term ending September 30, 2026; and
(2) Authorize the City’s Purchasing Officer, or designee, to exercise two one-year extension options t hrough September 30, 2028, if mutually agreeable, with all prices, terms, and conditions remaining the same, in an amount not-to-exceed $362,405 per contract year.
4.5(b). Authorize and approve the following related to City of Redding as a Member:
(1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to Project Agreement No. 3 between the Transmission Agency of Northern California and its Members; and (2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the First Amendment and approve future modifications to Project Agreement No.
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4.5(c). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to expenditures of Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Invest (formerly Cap and Trade) Allowance Proceeds:
(1) Approve the establishment and implementation of the Energy Procurement Program;
(2) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 26 th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025 -049 appropriating $1,579,000 of unallocated proceeds from the sale of California carbon allowances and interest accrued to fund the Energy Procurement Program; and (3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to administer the program, including approving program specifics, making program modifications, adjusting funding between eligible programs, and allocating any additional allowance auction proceeds and interest earnings to eligible programs.
4.11(a). Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 32 nd Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025 -049 appropriating $1,067,510 in Californian State Water Resources Control Board Drinking Water Grant funds for t he Cascade Racquet Club Mutual Water Company Water Main Project.
4.11(b). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5675 (Job No. WAADM23016), North Willis Area Water Main Improvements Project - Phase 1:
(1) Award to Cox & Cox Construction, Inc., in the amount of $4,788,644; (2) Approve an additional $ 670,000 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees;
(3) Approve $525,000 for project development costs;
(4) Approve $720,000 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 $100,000; and
(6) Find that the Project is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to Section 15301 - Existing Facilities.
4.11(c). Accept Bid Schedule No. 5400 (Job No. 8687), Trinity Street Bikeway Project, awarded to S.T. Rhoades, Inc., as satisfactorily complete, with a final cost of $2,428,162.67.
4.11(d). Accept Bid Schedule No. 5302 (Job No. 5424 -98), City Council Chambers Audio Visual Upgrade Project, awarded to Conti, LLC, as satisfactorily complete, with a final cost of $631,848.54.
4.11(e). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Negotiation No. 5523, Water Main 2024 Improvement Project :
(1) Increase of $25,000 to the construction management budget, bringing the construction management total to $443,000; and (2) Increase of $475,000 to the construction contingency budget bringing the construction contingency total to $1,175,000.
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4.11(f). Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 31 st Amendment to Budget Resolution No. 2025 -049 reappropriating Carbon Reduction Program funds in the amount of $500,000 from the California Street Bikeway to the upcoming Victor and Cypress Avenue Active Transportation project.
RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT, ACKNOWLEDGE, ADOPT, APPROVE,
AND/OR AUTHORIZE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
5. APPOINTMENTS
City Council
5.1. Consider Mayor's appointments to the City of Redding Planning Commission.
Recommendation:
Approve Mayor’s recommendation to appoint the following applicants to the City of Redding Planning Commission:
(1) Appoint Kent Manuel to serve an unexpired term effective April 7, 2026, through April 30, 2029, due to the resignation of Planning Commissioner Blake Nance on March 3, 2026; and
(2) Appoint Joshua Johnson to serve a four -year term effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2030, due to the completion of Planning Com missioner Michele Goedert’s second term.
9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS OF DEPARTMENTS,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
Public Works
9.11(g).
Consider adopting Resolution declaring an emergency for the City of Redding Tarmac Road St orm Drain Emergency Replacement Project, and associated budget Resolution.
Recommendation:
Authorize and approve the following actions relative to the City of Redding Tarmac Road Storm Drain Emergency Replacement Project (Project):
(1) Adopt Resolution, by not less than four -fifths affirmative vote, to declare an emergency and authorize the City Manager , or designee, to negotiate an emergency public works contract for the project in an amount not -to-exceed $3,500,000;
(2) Authorize construction contingency amount up to a total of $300,000; (3) Approve $50,000 to cover costs for project development; (4) Approve $300,000 to cover costs for construction management and inspection fees;
(5) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 33 rd Amendment to Cit y Budget Resolution No. 2025 -049 appropriating $4,150,000 for said purpose; and
(6) Find that the Project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15269(b) – Emergency Projects.
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11. COUNCIL TRAVEL REPORT(S)
City Council Member attendance at conference/meetings reimbursed at City expense. {Requirement of Assembly Bill 1234}
Information Only
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 C ity 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 Redd ing will make available to persons with disabilities modifications 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) 2 25-4447 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 A venue, Attn: Personnel Dept., Redding, California 96001, Phone (530) 225-4065.