AMEMDED ITEM 12 ON 9/9/2026 AT 2:39 P.M.
Redding City Council Regular Meeting
September 1, 2026
Action Agenda
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4(a). Approve City Council Minutes: Special Meeting – Closed Session of August 18, 2026; and Regular Meeting of August 18, 2026.
4(b). Accept City of Redding Accounts Payable Register No. 1; and Payroll Register Nos. 1 and
2. 4.1(a). Authorize the Mayor to send a Letter of Support to Shasta College in support of its Economic Impact Report.
4.5(a). Authorize and approve the following relative to Bid Schedule No. 5715 – 200-Amp Loadbreak Elbows and 600 -Amp Deadbreak Elbows and Assemblies for the Redding Electric Utility:
(1) Award Bid S chedule No. 5715 to OneSource Supply Solutions for an annual evaluated contract total of $740,327.98, including sales tax; (2) Authorize the Purchasing Officer to extend the bid award annually with OneSource Supply Solutions through July 31, 2030, if mutu ally agreeable, with all prices changing in direct proportion to the Producer Price Index and all terms and conditions remaining the same; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve an additional $148,000 per contract term as a contingency to support operational requirements and higher-than- anticipated contract expenditures.
4.5(b). Authorize and approve the following relative to Bid Schedule No. 5717, Furnish Padmount Distribution Switches:
(1) Award Bid Schedule No. 5717 to Mader Supply LLC in the amount of $451,947.21, including sales tax; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve additional contingency expenditures of up to $90,000 to address unforeseen cost increases associated with material, labor, or supply chain fluctuations.
Redding City Council Action Agenda September 1, 2026
4.5(c). Authorize and approve the following relative to Bid Schedule No. 5718, Furnish Padmount Capacitor Banks:
(1) Award Bid Schedule No. 5718 to Mader Supply LLC in the amount of $285,656.09, including sales tax; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager, o r designee, to approve additional contingency expenditures of up to $57,000 to address unforeseen cost increases associated with material, labor, or supply chain fluctuations.
4.6(a). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Approve the Non -Exclusive Communic ations Site License Agreement with T - Mobile West, LLC to allow the use of a 900-square-foot area at the City of Redding (City) Benton Field Airport (085), along with space on the City’s existing beacon monopole, for the operation and maintenance of a Personal Communication Service system facility;
(2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement; and
(3) Find that this activity is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15301 – Existing Facilities.
4.6(b). Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Authorize the City of Redding, serving as the Fiscal Agent for the Redding Municipal Library Board pursuant to Redding Municipal Code Title 2 (Administration and Personnel), Chapter 2.42 ( Redding Municipal Library), to accept the grant from the California State Library;
(2) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-074 approving and adopting the 54th Amendment to City Budget Resolution No. 2025 -049 appropriating $61,460 in grant funds from the California State Library for Adult and Family Literacy services; and (3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all subsequent documentation relative to the grant.
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 actions relative to Request for Proposals No. 5691 for Wastewater Lift Station Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Upgrades:
(1) Award the Consultant and Professional Services Contract to ACET Solutions in an amount not-to-exceed $313,380;
(2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the contract with ACET Solutions;
(3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve contract amendments not to exceed $86,600; and
(4) Find that the project is categorically exempt from environmental revi ew under the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to Section 15301 – Existing Facilities.
Redding City Council Action Agenda September 1, 2026
4.11(c).Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Request for Proposals Schedule No. 5709, Construction Management and Inspection Services for the City of Redding Replace AC Surfacing 2026 Project:
(1) Award to GHD, Inc.;
(2) Authorize the Mayor to execute a Consulting and Professional Services Contract for a not -to-exceed fee of $252,000 with GHD, 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).Adopt Resolution No. 2026-075 to support the Association of California Water Agencies’ policy framework “Vision for Our Water Future”.
4.11(e).Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5688, Enterprise Well 10 CO2 Rehabilitation Project:
(1) Award the project to the lowest bidder, Subsurface Technologies, Inc., in the amount of $196,490;
(2) Approve an additional $60,000 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees;
(3) Approve $15,000 for project development costs;
(4) Approve $19,700 to provide construction contingency funding; (5) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve additi onal increases in either the construction management or construction contingency amounts up to a total of $10,000; 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(f).Authorize and approve the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 56 90, Caldwell Park Expansion Project:
(1) Award the project to the lowest bidder, S.T. Rhoades Construction, Inc. , in the amount of $4,372,117.50;
(2) Approve an additional $269,675 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees;
(3) Approve $619,000 for project development costs;
(4) Approve $437,000 to provide construction contingency funding; and (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 $80,000.
4.12(a).Authorize and approve the following regarding a resolution being considered by the League of California Cities (LCC) at its an nual meeting on September 25, 2026, in Anaheim, California:
(1) Authorize a support position for the proposed Resolution No. 1 of the General Assembly of the League of California Cities titled “A Resolution of the General Assembly of the League of California Cities calling for a Working Group to consider a State Constitutional Amendment or other form of Initiative to ensure final local authority over housing and land use decisions.”
ACTION: All items on the Consent Calendar were either accepted, acknowledged, adopted, approved, ratified, and/or authorized.
Redding City Council Action Agenda September 1, 2026
9. REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS OF DEPARTMENTS,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
9.1(b). Presentation regarding the quick wins associated with the efficiency study for the City of Redding.
ACTION: The City Council accepted an informational presentation regarding the quick wins identified as part of the Rapid Efficiency and Cost Reduction Engagement Study for the City of Redding.
12. SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS RELATIVE TO POTENTIAL TOPICS
FOR FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
In response to Mayor Pro Tempore Resner, a consensus of the Council directed staff to: (1) return to Council at its regularly scheduled meeting on September 15, 2026, with a summary report outlining the original purpose for which the Financial Advisory Committee (FAC) was established, including its intended roles and responsibilities, to ensure these are aligned with the Council’s direction at the time of the FAC’s creation; (2) direct the FAC to provide input and recommendations regarding appropriate reporting intervals and types of information to be provided to the Council ; and (3) direct the FAC (within a reasonable timeframe, after the y have reviewed everything and digested it ) to provide best -practice policy suggestions and any other feedback, such as identified weaknesses or areas for improvement, that may assist both current and future City Councils.
In response to Council Member Audette, a consensus of the Council directed staff to return to Council at its regularly scheduled meeting on September 15, 2026, in conjunction with Circle 6’s presentation, to discuss the following: (1) how can the Financial Advisory Committee (FAC) be part of the mechanism that partakes in the mechanism of changing financial policies/procedures ; (2) Council should receive regular updates and reports regarding what the FAC is doing (have an agenda item on council meetings following FAC meetings so that Mayor Littau and Council Member Audette can update Council).
13. ADJOURNMENT