CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
FINANCING AUTHORITY
A G E N D A S
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
PAUL BARICH
Mayor
EDDIE TEJEDA
Mayor Pro Tempore
DENISE DAVIS
Council Member
JENNA
GUZMAN-LOWERY
Council Member
MICK GALLAGHER
Council Member
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JEANNE DONALDSON
City Clerk
ROBERT DAWES
City Treasurer
CHARLES M. DUGGAN JR.
City Manager
YVETTE M. ABICH GARCIA
City Attorney
5:00 p.m. Open Public Meeting, Public Comment (Closed Session) 6:00 p.m. Open Session (Public Meeting)
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City Council Chambers
Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, Redlands, California
A G E N D A
The following information comprises the agenda for the regular meetings of the City Council of the City of Redlands and the Redlands Financing Authority of the City of Redlands at the times noted below in the City Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, Redlands, California, on:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
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COMMUNICATION DEVICES UPON ENTERING THE CHAMBERS
Agency Negotiator:Laura Kalty, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore; Janice McConnell; Tommi Ng, Danielle Garcia
Employee
Organizations:
Redlands Association of Department Directors
Redlands Association of Management Employees
Redlands Association of Mid-Management Employees
Redlands Association of Safety Management Employees
Redlands Association of Fire Management Employees
Redlands Police Officers Association
Redlands Professional Firefighters Association
Redlands Civilian Safety Employees
Teamsters Local 1932 Redlands Chapter
Agency Negotiators: Mayor Barich and Mayor Pro Tem Tejeda Unrepresented Employee:City Manager
5:00 P.M.
A. Call City Council Meeting to Order
B. Public Comment
(Any person wishing to provide public comment on a closed session matter may do so at this time.)
C. Recess City Council Meeting to a Closed Session
1. Conference with labor negotiator - Government Code §54957.6 (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
2. Conference with labor negotiator - Government Code §54957.6 (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
6:00 P.M.
D. Reconvene City Council Meeting
E. Invocation by Mayor Pro Tem Tejeda- Pledge of Allegiance (In keeping with long-standing traditions of legislative invocations, this City Council meeting may include a brief invocation. Such invocations are not intended to proselytize or advance any one, or to disparage any other, faith or belief. Neither the City nor the City Council endorses any particular religious belief or form of invocation.)
F. Closed Session Report
(No reportable action taken in closed session unless otherwise announced by the City Attorney at this time.)
G. Presentations
1. Redlands Pet Adoption (Redlands Animal Control)
2. Presentation of Proclamation declaring September 25, 2022 as Adult Literacy Day in the City of Redlands to Bill Hatfield, A.K. Smiley Public Library Board Of Trustees President; Diane Shimota, Adult Literacy Coordinator; Darcel Cannady, Volunteer; Briseiry Roque, Volunteer (Mayor Barich)
H. Public Comment - City Council
(At this time, the City Council will provide an opportunity for the public to address them on any subject, within the jurisdiction of the City Council, which is not already scheduled on this agenda. However, any matter that requires action will be referred to staff for a report and possible action at a subsequent meeting. Comments will be limited to three {3} minutes.)
I. Consent Calendar
(The following routine items have been recommended for approval and will be acted upon simultaneously unless separate discussion and/or action is requested by a Councilmember or a member of the audience.)
1. Approve minutes of the September 6, 2022 regular meeting (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Authorize issuance of a Proclamation declaring September 25, 2022 as Adult Literacy Day in the City of Redlands (Mayor Barich)
3. Adopt Resolution No. 8387 authorizing remote teleconference meetings by the City Council and all Boards, Commissions, and Committees of the City in accordance with Assembly Bill 361 (2021) for a period of 30 days (Council Member Davis)
4. Adopt Resolution No. 8372 Amending the Conflict of Interest Code for the City (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
5. Approve the Intergovernmental Purchase of Network Hardware from Presidio in the amount of $102,390, and an Additional Appropriation of the same from the General Fund's Unassigned Fund Balance (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
6. Approve the revised At-Grade Crossing Maintenance Agreement with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
7. Approve the First Amendment to the Public Works Contract with Deark E&C, Inc. for the Orange Blossom Trail Phase 3 Project to extend the time for completion by one-hundred and ten (110) calendar days (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
8. Approve cancelling the existing purchase order with Safe Environment Engineering, and issuing a new purchase order with SKC-West, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $30,000 (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
9. Approve the First Amendment to the Public Works Contract with Baker Electric & Renewables LLC for the HSIP Cycle 8 Emergency Vehicle Preemption System Project to extend the time for completion by one hundred and fifteen (115) calendar days (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
10. Approve the agreement between the City of Redlands and the County of San Bernardino for use of their weapons firing range facilities for an amount not to exceed $20,000 (Police Chief Catren)
11. Approve the agreement between the City and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) concerning the distribution of an Alcohol Policing Partnership (APP) grant in the amount of $24,790; the additional appropriation of $24,790 in grant funds to the Police Department; and authorize the Chief of Police to sign and execute any agreements concerning the grant (Police Chief Catren)
12. Approve the sole source purchase of a Leica Geosystems Laser Scanner and Software for the amount of $36,664.46 (Police Chief Catren)
13. Approve the request to close East San Bernardino Avenue for the Revel Big Bear Marathon event hosted by the Brooksee Foundation on November 11th and November 12th, 2022; authorize the request for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on East San Bernardino Avenue at Dearborn Street during the Revel Big Bear Marathon to be held on November 12, 2022, and determine that the approval of the request is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the state’s guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
J. Communications
1. Video Series: Working for You: Making Redlands a Better Place (Public Information Officer Baker)
2. Conference Report- 2022 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo (Council Member Davis)
K. New Business
1. Consideration to reprogram $343,776 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding from the Sylvan Park Restroom Project to the Joslyn Senior Center Rehabilitation Project (Development Services Director Desatnik)
L. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities (No collective discussion or action.)
M. Adjournment
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on October 4, 2022.
N. Redlands Financing Authority
1. Call regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Redlands Financing Authority to order
2. Public Comment - Redlands Financing Authority
(At this time, the Redlands Financing Authority will provide an opportunity for the public to address them on any subject, within its jurisdiction, which is not already scheduled on this agenda. However, any matter that requires action will be referred to staff for a report and possible action at a subsequent meeting. Comments will be limited to three {3} minutes.)
3. Approve the regular meeting minutes of May 17, 2022 (Secretary Donaldson)
4. Adjourn Redlands Financing Authority meeting
The next Redlands Financing Authority meeting will be held on January 17, 2023.
If you challenge any proposed development entitlement listed on this agenda in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to this public hearing.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Goutam Dobey, of the Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department at (909) 798-7584 ext 2. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II)
Any writings or documents distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding an open session agenda item less than 72 hours before this meeting are available for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office or at the dais of the City Clerk once the open session meeting begins.
Staff reports or other written documentation relating to items referred to on the agenda are available at the A. K. Smiley Public Library, 125 West Vine Street, Redlands, California, and on the City’s website referenced below.
Regular meetings are televised live on Redlands TV Channel 3 (Spectrum) and Channel 35 (Frontier) and re-broadcast at 7:00 P.M. the following Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; and at 9:00 A.M. Thursday, Saturday and Monday. Meetings are also streamed live and archived for later viewing on demand on the City’s website at www.cityofredlands.org. Agendas, staff reports and minutes of the City Council of the City of Redlands are available online at: www.cityofredlands.org.