Agenda
Regular Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA
July 21, 2026
6:00 PM
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1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR MIKE LITTAU
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Invocation - Colin Duffy, Redding Nazarene Church
C. Roll Call
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.
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. 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(b). This is the second reading of the below -noted Ordinance int roduced at the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting of June 16, 2026:
(1) Adopt Ordinance No. 2694, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Redding amending Redding Municipal Code Title 4 (Revenue and Finance), Chapter 4.12 (Transient Occupancy Ta x), sections 4.12.010 through 4.12.150 for the purpose of modernizing tax administration of Transient Occupancy Tax.
4(c). Accept City of Redding Proof of Cash and Cash by Fund reports for the month of May 2026.
4(d). Accept the City of Redding Treasurer’s Report for May 2026.
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4.1(a). Authorize the Mayor to sign and send a response letter to the 2025-26 Shasta County Grand Jury concerning its report titled “ If You Don’t Ask, You Will Never Know – Redding City Council grant of Civic Auditorium capita l improvement funds to Advance Redding: was the public protected?” regarding the grant awarded to Advance Redding in the amount of $675,000 and the rent decrease from $23,000 per month to zero.
4.3(a). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Approve the acceptance of quote PWQX305 and purchase of the hypervisor software VMware through the licensed and approved reseller CDW-G for three one-year terms, with an annual price of $140,250 each year for a total of $420,750 for the three years;
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to modify the number and type of licenses based on City of Redding (City) needs; and
(3) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting th e 46th Amendment to Budget Resolution No . 2025-049 appropriating $60,250 to fund the first year of the p urchase utilizing the City’s Information Technology Reserves Account.
4.5(a). Authorize and approve the following relative to Bid Schedule No. 5700 – Fiberglass Crossarms for the Redding Electric Utility:
(1) Award Bid 5700 to Anixter, proposing MacLean Power Systems fiberglass crossarms as an approved alternate manufacturer, for an annual evaluated price of $209,673.75, including sales tax;
(2) Authorize the Purchasing Officer to extend the bid award annually with Anixter through June 30 2031, if mutually agreeable, with all terms and conditions remaining the same, and price changes in direct proportion to the change in the Producer Price Index; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve an additional $42,000 per contract term as a conti ngency funding to support operational requirements and higher -than-anticipated contract expenditures.
4.6(a). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Approve and ratify the City of Redding as an applicant for up to $107,500.00 from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Pool Safely Grant Program; and
(2) Authorize the Director of Community Services and Airports, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to apply for the grant.
4.8(a). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Approve the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for Fire Protection and Prevention Services with the Buckeye Fire Protection District, effective July 1, 2026;
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Agreement; and (3) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 47 th Amendment to Budget Resolution No. 2025 -49 to recognize additional revenue of $110,000 for the Agreement with Buckeye Fire Protection District.
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4.9(a). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Approve School Resource Officer Agreement with the Shasta Un ion High School District in the amount of $487,458 annually for the shared cost of three School Resource Officers;
(2) Authorize the City of Redding Chief of Police, or designee, to execute the Agreement with the Shasta Union High School District; and (3) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 48 th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025 -049 to recognize additional revenue of $149,490 for the agreement with Shasta Union High School District.
4.11(a). Authorize and approve the following actions relat ive to the City of Redding Tarmac Road Storm Drain Emergency Replacement Project (Project):
(1) Accept update regarding the Project; and
(2) Pursuant to 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 actions regarding the Highway Bridge Program (HBP) grant funding from the State of California , Department of Transportation:
(1) Accept additional $585,730 awarded to the Cit y of Redding for the Canyon Road Bridge over ACID Canal Project; and
(2) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 45th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025-049 appropriating a total of $585,730 of HBP Funds for the Project.
4.11(c). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5712, Cape Seal 2026:
(1) Award to American Pavement Systems , Inc., in the amount of $1,697,708;
(2) Approve an additional $4 80,000 to cover the cost of contract administration and inspection fees;
(3) Approve $170,000 to provide construction contingency funding; (4) Approve $85,000 for project development costs;
(5) Authorize the City Manager, or designee to execute all documents related to the award and approve additional increases, in either the construction management or construction contingency amounts, up to a total of $50,000; and
(6) Find that the Project is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to Section 15301(c) – Existing Facilities.
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4.11(d). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5698 (Job No. WSADM23008), Stillwater Wastewater Treatment Plant Secondary Clarifiers 1 & 2 Rehabilitation Project:
(1) Award to RTA Construction, Inc., in the amount of $2,590,000; (2) Approve an additional $ 450,000 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees;
(3) Approve $45,000 for project development costs;
(4) Approve $260,000 to provide construction contingency funding; (5) Authorize the City Ma nager, or designee, to execute related documents and 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 und er the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to Section 15301 - Existing Facilities.
4.11(e). Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 56 86, Sacramento River Trail Overlook Project:
(1) Award the project to the lowest bidder, Jefferson State Highways, Inc., in the amount of $546,734;
(2) Approve an additional $219,000 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees;
(3) Approve $170,166 for project development costs;
(4) Approve $55,000 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 $25,000: and
(6) Find that the Project is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to Sections 15301, 15303, and 15304.
RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT, ACKNOWLEDGE, ADOPT, APPROVE,
AND/OR AUTHORIZE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
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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.
Assistant City Manager
6.1. Public Hearing to consider Resolution approving the issuance of revenue bonds by the California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA), a joint exercise of powers authority and public entity of the State of Californi a, related to the development of Redding School of the Arts High School Campus as required by the Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA).
Recommendation:
Conduct a Public Hearing in accordance with the TEFRA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), and, upon conclusion:
(1) Adopt Resolution approving the issuance revenue bonds by the California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) not -to-exceed $13,000,000 (the Bonds), for the benefit of RSA Facilities, LLC, (the Borrower) to provide for the financing and/or refinance the acquisition, construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, improvement, furnishing and/or equipping of the charter school educational facilities known as Redding School of the Arts and RSA Early College High School, located at 955 Inspiration Place, Redding, CA 96003 (the “Existing Campus”) and to be located at an adjacent parcel located south of the Existing Campus and east of Gibraltar Road (the “Adjacent Parcel” and, together with the Existing Campus, the “Project”) .
Such adoption is solely for the purposes of satisfying the requirements of TEFRA, the Code and CEDA’s Joint Powers Agreement.
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Community Services
6.2. Public Hearings (2) to consider adopting Resolutions (2) regarding Landscape Maintenance Districts Annual Assessments for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
Recommendation:
Authorize and approve the following related to Landscape Maintenance Districts (LMDs):
(1) Conduct a Public Hearing and, upon conclusion, a dopt Resolution relative to LMDs A, B, and C authorizing the following:
(a) Confirming the maps of the assessment districts as contained in the Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for the LMDs A, B, and C, as filed with the City Clerk;
(b) Approving and confirming annual assessments and levy amounts shown for Fiscal Year 2026 -27 pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972;
(2) Conduct a Public Hearing and, upon conclusion, a dopt Resolution relative to LMDs authorizing the following:
(a) Confirming the maps of the assessment districts as contained in the Engineer’s Reports for LMDs D, E, F, G, H, H1, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, S1, T, U, V, W, 01-06, 02-06, 03-06, 04-06, 05-06, 06-06, 07- 06, 08-06, 09-06, 11-06, 01-07, 02-07, 02-09, 03-09, 01-11, 02-11, 03- 11, 01-13, 02-14, 03-14, 01-15, 02-16, 03-16, 01-17, 01-19, 02-19, 01- 20, 01-22 and 01-23:
(a) Approving and confirming annual assessment and levy amounts shown for Fiscal Year 2026 -27 pursuant to the Landscapi ng and Lighting Act 1972; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to appropriate the revenues and expenses accordingly by each LMD associated with this report.
Public Works
6.3. Public Hearing to consider Resolution regarding Sanitary Sewer Maintenance District 01-07 Hope Lane and 01-19 Seven Bridges.
Recommendation:
Conduct a Public Hearing and, upon conclusion, authorize and approve the following:
(a) Adopt Resolution relative to Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Districts (SSMD) 01-07 Hope Lane and 01-19 Seven Bridges:
(1) Confirming the map of the assessment district as contained in the Engineer's Reports for SSMD 01-07 and SSMD 01-19; and
(2) Approving and confirming the annual assessments and ordering the levy amounts shown for Fiscal Year 2026 -27 pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911, Chapter 26, Maintenance Districts, Streets and Highways Code Section 5820, et seq.
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Finance
6.4. Public Hearing to consider the adoption of a Resolution to adjust the City's Schedule of Fees and Service Charges.
Recommendation:
Conduct a Public Hearing and, upon conclusion, adopt Resolution adjusting the City of Redding’s Schedule of Fees and Service Charges.
9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNIC ATIONS OF DEPARTMENT S,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
City Manager
9.1(b). Consider Resolutions (2) approving interim appointment of Robert Schreeder to the position of Chief of Police for the City of Redding pursuant to Government Code sections 21221(g) and 21221(h).
Recommendation:
Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Adopt Resolution appointing Robert Schreeder as Interim Chief of Police pursuant to Government Code section 21221(g) during the approved leave of absence of Chief Barner, effective August 3, 2026, through September 21, 2026;
(2) Adopt Resolution appointing Robert Schreeder as Interim Chief of Police Chief pursuant to Government Code section 21221(h), effective September 22, 2026, upon Chief Barner’s retirement, and continuing during the City's recruitment and selection of a permanent Chief of Police; and (3) Grant the City Manager, or designee, authority to execute the necessary hiring documentation.
Community Services
9.6(b). Consider short-term funding for City of Redding's maintenance of the Redding Civic Auditorium located at 700 Auditorium Drive.
Recommendation:
Consider authorizing and approving the following:
(1) Funding for short -term operations and maintenance of the Civic Auditorium at $5,000 in one -time costs and $17,000 per month ongoing cost for a total not to exceed $107,000; and
(2) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 44 th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025 -049 appropriating $107,000 from General Fund Balance for the short -term operations and maintenance of the Civic Auditorium.
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Public Works
9.11(f). Consider report providing an update for the City of Redding (City) Pump Station 1 Replacement Project.
Recommendation:
Accept an update regarding the City’s Water Utility Pump Station 1 Replacement Project located on the Sacramento River.
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
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