AMENDED AGENDA 8/17/2026 AT 12:55 P.M., RENUMBERED AGENDA; DUE TO THE ADDITION OF ITEM 3B – EXISTING LITIGATION
REDDING CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Civic Center Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2026, 4:30 P.M.
NOTICE AND AGENDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the Redding City Council is hereby called by the undersigned and under the authority vested in him by Section 54956 of the Government Code of the State of California. The meeting is to take place at the date, time, and location listed above.
Business to be transacted at said meeting, and the only business to be transacted is as follows:
1. See Attached Agenda
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Mike Littau, Mayor
Dated: August 13, 2026
Redding City Council August 18, 2026
CITY OF REDDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Members of the public are invited to participate in City Council meetings either in person or remotely by using the City’s online public comment platform located on the City’s website . Complete 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 Public Comment , 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
Members of the public wishing to speak remotely may register through the City’s Public Comment Registration Portal here (https://publicinput.com/s52444) or listen only by calling into the meeting at (530) 319-5640 meeting code: 5756.
• 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.
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) troubleshoo ting 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. T he City Clerk shall make a record and enter into the meeting minutes the disruption and restoration efforts undertaken.
Redding City Council August 18, 2026
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.
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Agenda
Special Meeting - Closed Session
Redding City Council
Council Chambers (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
777 Cypress Avenue,
Redding, CA
August 18, 2026
4:30 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR MIKE LITTAU
2. ROLL CALL
3. CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC COMMENT for agendized items only, the City Council will allocate up to a maximum of three minutes per speaker for each agenda item.
The City Council will recess to Closed Session to discuss the following item(s). At the conclusion of the Closed Session, Open Session will reconvene and reportable action, if any, will be announced.
3A. Closed Session pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4):
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of Litigation - Four potential cases
3B. Closed Session pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Upton v. City of Redding; Shasta County Superior Court Case No. 200892
3C. Closed S ession pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957:
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: Interim City Manager
4. ADJOURNMENT
Redding City Council August 18, 2026
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 in spection during normal business hours at the Office of the City Clerk, 3 rd Floor, City Hall, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California.
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 person shall be exclud ed 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 T itle 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 information may be forwarded to the ADA & Title VI Coordinator at 777 Cypress Avenue, Attn: Personnel Dept., Redding, California 96001, Phone (530) 225-4065.