Redding City Council Regular Meeting
August 4, 2026
Action Agenda
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4(a). Approve City Council Minutes: Special Meeting – Closed Session of June 16 , 2026; Regular Meeting of June 16, 2026; Special Meeting - Closed Session of July 14, 2026; Special Meeting- Closed Session of July 21, 2026; and Regular Meeting of July 21, 2026.
4.11(a).Authorize and approve the following actions relative 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 d etermination by a four-fifths vote that there is a need to continue the emergency work.
4.11(b).Authorize and approve the following for the City of Redding Water Utility:
(1) Accept payment from the Aqueous Film -Forming Foam Products Liability Litigation Class Action Settlement for Public Water Systems; and (2) Find that payment acceptance is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption.
4.11(c).Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Request for Proposals Schedule No. 5708, Construction Management and Inspection Services for the City of Redding Cape Seal 2026 Project:
(1) Award to Mark Thomas & Company, Inc.;
(2) Authorize the Mayor to execute a Consulting and Professional Services Contract for a not -to-exceed fee of $420,000 with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., to provide Construction Management and Inspection Services; and (3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve contract amend ments not-to- exceed $50,000.
4.11(d). Authorize and approve the following relative to the purchase of a Hydro-Cleaner for the Public Works Wastewater Collection Division:
(1) Authorize the purchase of a 2027 Kenworth T480 cab and chassis using Sourcewell contract pricing from Pape Kenworth , equipped with a Sewer Equipment of America 1” Hydro-Cleaner using Sourcewell contract pricing from UROCK Utility Equipment Inc., with a net delivered cost of $403,483.49, including all applicable taxes and fees; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve future pricing adjustments, terms, and policy changes as needed up to an additional $15,000.00 for the purchase of the truck mounted hydro cleaner vehicle.
Redding City Council Action Agenda August 4, 2026
4.11(e).Authorize the following actions relative to th e Land Lease Agreement with Cox and Cox Construction, Inc. at 3155 South Street (Assessor’s Parcel Number 104-900-011) and 2100 Airpark Drive (Assessor’s Parcel Number 104 -100-032) to be used as a temporary construction staging area for a term beginning July 1, 2026, and terminating on August 31, 2027:
(1) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute the Lease Agreement and time extension amendments, if required; and (2) Find that this action is categorically exempt from environm ental review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, per Section 15301 – Existing Facilities
4.12(a).Approve designation of Council Member Tenessa Audette as the Voting Delegate , and Interim City Manager Michael Webb as the Voting Delegate – Alternate, to represent the City of Redding at the League of California Cities Annual Conference to be held September 23-25, 2026, in Anaheim, California.
ACTION: All items on the Consent Calendar were either accepted, acknowledged, adopted, approved, ratified, and/or authorized.
9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS OF DEPARTMENTS,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
9.1(a). Budget resolution for the IRONMAN 70.3 event to be held in the City of Redding (City).
ACTION: The City Council : (1) a dopted Resolution No. 2026 -069 approving and adopting the 23rd Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025-049 appropriating $35,550 for Fiscal Year 2026-27 to support the IRONMAN 70.3 event; (2) authorized Redding Electric Utility to sponsor the IRONMAN 70.3 event in the amount of $15,000 annually for 2026, 2027, and 2028 to fund services provided by the City in support of the event; (3) a uthorized the donation of five drop boxes from the City ’s Solid Waste Division, consisting of three 40-yard and two 30-yard drop boxes, valued at approximately $2,600, for use at the IRONMAN 70.3 event in August 2026, 2027, and 2028; and (4) found that the donation supersedes the City's current Council Policy No. 214 limiting community event donations to one 30 -yard drop box, given the scale and community benefit of the IRONMAN 70.3 event.
12. SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS RELATIVE TO POTENTIAL TOPICS
FOR FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
In response to Council Member Tenessa Audette’s question, Community Services Director Travis Menne confirmed that the Request for Proposal for the Redding Civic Auditorium Lease was released and published July 27, 2026, on the City of Redding’s website under the Purchasing Department’s bid opportunities section.
At Vice Mayor Dr. Paul Dhanuka’s suggestion, a consensus of the Council directed staff to return to Council with a report providing information and options available to assist with management of state parolee releases within the City of Redding for consideration at the August 18, 2026, City Council meeting.
Redding City Council Action Agenda August 4, 2026
In response to Mayor Mike Littau ’s inquiry regarding when Council can expect a presentation relative to the Tobacco Ordinance , Interim City Manager Michael Webb advised Council he will meet with Development Services Director Jeremy Pagan and will provide that information to the Council in an off-agenda memorandum.
13. ADJOURNMENT