Agenda
Regular Meeting
Redding City Council
Council Chambers (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA
August 4, 2026
6:00 PM
CITY OF REDDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Members of the public are invited to participate in Ci ty Council meetings either in person or remotely using the City’s online public comment platform located on the City’s website and instructions are included on the agenda. Meeting agendas and staff reports are available at www.cityofredding.gov and in the Public View binder located on the podium on the north side of the Chambers.
Pursuant to Senate Bill 707, effective July 1, 2026, public participation instructions have been updated as noted below.
Public comments may be provided on Non-Agendized Public Comment, Consent Calendar, and Regular Agenda items. Speakers may register in advance through the City’s Public Comment Registration Portal or submit a request to speak in person at the meeting. Each speaker is allotted up to a maximum of three minutes.
In-Person Participation
Members of the public attending the meeting in person are given priority during public comment. • Sign in at the digital kiosk located in the lobby of Council Chambers. • Select the item or comment period you wish to speak on. • Please be ready to speak when your name is called.
Remote Participation
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• Registered speakers will receive instructions to join the meeting by phone. • Remote speakers are called after in-person speakers, in the order they registered. • Speakers should register for the specific agenda item or comment period they wish to address.
• Instructions for joining the remote participation system are available on the City’s website.
To help ensure a smooth and orderly meeting experience, remote participants are asked to follow these guidelines:
• Call in on time and remain connected until your item is reached. • Use the same phone number you registered with, so you appear in the speaker queue. • Keep background noise to a minimum while listening to the meeting. • When your line is unmuted, begin speaking promptly.
• State your name clearly for the record.
• Avoid speaking over other participants; wait until you are called on. • If disconnected, reconnect as quickly as possible using the same number and Meeting Code.
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The City Clerk’s Office will facilitate public comments to ensure equal opportunity for participation while maintaining the orderly conduct of the meeting.
If Remote Access Service Disruption Impedes Remote Participation If remote access service is disrupted during a public open meeting which hinders remote participation then the City Clerk shall make good faith efforts to restore the remote access services which may include: (1) troubleshooting platform or teleconferencing software: (2) resetting or replacing audio and/or audiovisual equipment: (3) attempting alternative connection methods; (4) contacting necessary staff support or service providers; and/or (5) switching to back-up equipment or platforms, if available. The City Clerk shall make a record and enter into the meeting minutes the disruption and restoration efforts undertaken.
If following recess of the meeting, the remote access service has not been restored within one (1) hour, then the City Council may reconvene the meeting provided that it adopts, by rollcall vote, a finding that it made good faith efforts to restore the Remote Access Services and that the public interest in continuing the meeting outweighs the public interest in remote participation.
Public Comment Timing
• The City Council will allocate up to three minutes per speaker for each agenda item. • The Mayor determines the speaking order for non-agendized public comment. • For non-agendized matters , up to 30 minutes total is provided at the beginning of the meeting.
• If all speakers cannot be heard within the 30-minute period whether submitted in person through the kiosk or remotely through the registration portal the remaining speakers will be called at the end of the open session agenda.
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1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR MIKE LITTAU
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Invocation - Jen McCloskey, Redding Fire and Redding Police Departments' Chaplain 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. 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.
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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 determination 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 Lit igation Class Action Settlement for Public Water Systems; and
(2) Find that payment acceptance is e xempt 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 C onsulting 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 amendments 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 Cit y 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.
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4.11(e). Authorize the following actions relative to the 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 environme ntal 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 De legate – 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.
RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT, ACKNOWLEDGE, ADOPT, APPROVE,
AND/OR AUTHORIZE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS OF DEPARTMENTS,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
City Manager
9.1(a). Consider budget resolution for the Iron Man 70.3 event to be held in the City of Redding.
Recommendation:
Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Adopt Resolution approving and adopting the 23 rd Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025-049 appropriating $35,550 for Fiscal Year 2026- 27 to support the Ironman 70.3 event;
(2) Authorize Redding Electric Utility to s ponsor 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) Authorize the donation of five drop boxes from the City of Redding 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) Find that the donation supersedes the City's current Council Policy number 214 limiting community event donations to one 30 -yard drop box, given the scale and community benefit of the Ironman 70.3 event.
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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 City Clerk, 3 rd Floor, City Hall, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California.
City Council Meetings will be televised liv e 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 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.
The City of Redding will ensure that no perso n shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any of its projects, activities, services, or business opportunities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability, as afforded by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes as amended. All persons, regardless of their citizenship status, are covered under this regulation.
Questions, complaints, or requests for accommodations or additional informati on may be forwarded to the ADA & Title VI Coordinator at 777 Cypress Avenue, Attn: Personnel Dept., Redding, California 96001, Phone (530) 225-4065.