CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
A G E N D A S
MAY 2, 2023
EDDIE TEJEDAMayor
PAUL T. BARICHMayor Pro Tempore
DENISE DAVISCouncil Member
JENNAGUZMAN-LOWERYCouncil Member
MARIO SAUCEDOCouncil Member
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JEANNE DONALDSONCity Clerk
ROBERT DAWESCity Treasurer
CHARLES M. DUGGAN JR.City Manager
YVETTE M. ABICH GARCIACity Attorney
5:00 p.m. Open Public Meeting, Public Comment (Closed Session)6:00 p.m. Open Session (Public Meeting)* * *City Council ChambersCivic 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 ofRedlands and the Board of Directors of the Successor Agency of the former Redevelopment Agency ofthe City of Redlands at the times noted below in the City Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 CajonStreet, Redlands, California, on:
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023
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5:00 P.M.
A. Call City Council Meeting to Order.
1. Due to child care needs that preclude in-person attendance at the meeting, Council MemberDenise Davis has chosen to attend tonight's City Council meeting via teleconference underAB2449 "Just Cause". This is the first of two allowable Just Cause exceptions under AB 2449.
B. Public Comment(Any person wishing to provide public comment on a closed session matter may do so at thistime.)
C. Recess City Council Meeting to a Closed Session
1. Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation - Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)(City Attorney Abich Garcia)One Case:
a. Davis v. City of Redlands, et al., San Bernardino Superior Court, Case No. CIVSB2132368
6:00 P.M.
D. Reconvene City Council Meeting
E. Invocation by Council Member Guzman-LoweryPledge of Allegiance by the Aztec Harmonies Honor Choir of Arroyo Verde ElementarySchool (In keeping with long-standing traditions of legislative invocations, this City Council meeting mayinclude 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 anyparticular religious belief or form of invocation.)
F. Closed Session Report(No reportable action taken in closed session unless otherwise announced by the City Attorneyat this time.)
G. Presentations
1. Redlands Pet Adoption (Redlands Animal Services)
2. Proclamation recognizing the 125th Anniversary of the Library presented to Bill Hatfield
3. Proclamation recognizing May 15-21, 2023, as National Salvation Army Week in the City ofRedlands presented to Majors Isaias and Adelma Braga.
H. Public Comment - City Council(At this time, the City Council will provide an opportunity for the public to address them on anysubject, 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 actionat 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 uponsimultaneously unless separate discussion and/or action is requested by a Councilmember or amember of the audience.)
1. Approve the regular meeting minutes of April 18, 2023 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Authorize a proclamation recognizing May 15-21, 2023, as National Salvation Army Week(Mayor Tejeda)
3. Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring May 2023, as Asian American Pacific IslanderHeritage Month (Mayor Tejeda)
4. Authorize issuance of a proclamation recognizing the 125th Anniversary of the Gifting of A.K.Smiley Public Library (Mayor Tejeda and Council Member Saucedo)
5. Adopt Resolution No. 8452 approving the destruction of certain public records in the CityManager's Office (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
6. Adopt Resolution No. 8441 approving the destruction of certain public records in the HumanResources/Risk Management Division (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
7. Adopt Resolution No. 8465 approving the destruction of certain public records (ManagementServices/Finance Director Garcia)
8. Approve the sole source purchase of an Apex Officer Pro Training Simulator and Apex OfficerX2 Hardware Upgrade from Govred Technology, Inc. in the amount of $73,406.25 forofficer de-escalation training (Interim Police Chief Tolber)
9. Adopt Resolution No. 8434 initiating proceedings to continue levying assessments, appointingan assessment engineer, and ordering the preparation of the Engineer's Reports for StreetLighting District No. 1 and Landscape Maintenance District No.1 (Assistant City ManagerBoatman)
10. Authorize a purchase order with Watson Furniture Group for the Emergency Operations Centeroffice reconfiguration in the amount of $115,623.87 through master cooperative agreement No.00318 (Interim Police Chief Tolber)
11. Approve a Facility Use Agreement with Redlands Theatre Festival for use of the SewallTheatre within Prospect Park and determine that approval of the Agreement with RedlandsTheatre Festival is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) of theState's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Assistant CityManager Boatman)
12. Approve an agreement with RouteSmart Technologies, Inc. for the Rerouting and RouteOptimization of residential automated refuse, recycling, green waste, and organic wastecurbside collection and commercial recycling routes for the amount of $97,380; anddetermination that the project is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Section15061(b)(3) of the State guideline implementing the California Environmental Quality Act(Assistant City Manager Boatman)
13. Approve a request by the Redlands Arts Festival, Inc. to hold the Redlands Festival of Artsevent on May 27-28, 2023; authorize street closures related to the event; approve a request forin-kind support in the amount of $4,363; authorize the sale and consumption of alcoholicbeverages at the event; and determine that the event is categorically exempt fromenvironmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the state’s guidelines implementingthe California Environmental Quality Act (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
14. Determine that the aging inventory of umbrellas within the Orange Street Alley Park is surplusproperty and approve the donation of surplus Orange Street alley umbrellas to the RedlandsVisitor Center (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
15. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to negotiate sole source lease agreements withToyota of Redlands for three vehicles at a cost not to exceed $85,000 and to execute the leaseagreements together with any other associated documents with Toyota of Redlands (AssistantCity Manager Boatman)
THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA AND NOT HEARD
J. Communications
1. Recognition of City employees and facilities receiving 2023 California Water EnvironmentAssociation Santa Ana River Basin awards (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
2. Discussion and possible action relating to the designation of Voting Delegate to represent theCity at the 2023 Regional Conference of the Southern California Association of Governments(SCAG) and General Assembly (Mayor Tejeda)
K. Public Hearings
1. Consideration of Resolution. No. 8464 - Street Vacation No. 189(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing) a. Public Hearing to consider Resolution No. 8464 - A request to vacate a portion of excessstreet right-of-way (Street Vacation No. 189) that is 30 feet in width and approximately 927feet in length, and totaling approximately 27,805 square feet in area, located on the northside of Edgemont Drive along the property frontages of 212 and 226 Edgemont Drive(APNs: 0294-141-33-0000 and 0294-141-12-0000) (Applicant: Aysar Helo). This proposalis exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act Guidelines. (Development Services Director Desatnik)
2. Consideration of Resolution No. 8471 - Appeal of the Historic and Scenic PreservationCommission's decision to deny Demolition Permit No. 357(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing) a. Consideration of a Notice of Exemption pursuant to Section 15301(l)(1) (ExistingFacilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines. b. Public Hearing to consider an Appeal of the Historic and Scenic PreservationCommission’s decision to deny Demolition Permit No. 357 – A request to demolish a 2,794square foot single family dwelling over 50 years of age located at 130 Sierra Vista Drive(APN: 0176-173-09-0000) by Bryan and Celina McKernan (Development ServicesDirector Desatnik)
L. New Business
1. Consideration of the Enterprise License Agreement with Esri for a period of 3 years at anamount not-to-exceed $273,409 for mapping software and services (ManagementServices/Finance Director Garcia)
2. Consideration and adoption of Resolution No. 8439 amending the Display Policy for the UnitedStates, State, Local and Other Flags to Authorize the Flying of the Rainbow Pride Flag at CityHall in the Month of June (City Attorney Abich Garcia)
M. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities(No collective discussion or action.)
N. AdjournmentThe next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on May 16, 2023
O. Successor Agency of the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands
1. Call regular meeting of the Successor Agency Board of Directors to order.
2. Approve the regular meeting minutes of April 4, 2023 (Secretary Donaldson)
3. Public Comment(At this time, the Agency Board will provide an opportunity for the public to address them on anysubject, within the jurisdiction of the Successor Agency of the former Redevelopment Agency ofthe City of Redlands, 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.)
4. Adjourn Successor Agency Board of Directors' meetingThe next regular meeting of the Agency will be held on June 6, 2023
If you challenge any proposed development entitlement listed on this agenda in court, you may belimited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in thisnotice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to this public hearing.
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Staff reports or other written documentation relating to items referred to on the agenda are available atthe A. K. Smiley Public Library, 125 West Vine Street, Redlands, California, and on the City’s websitereferenced 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 theCity’s website at www.cityofredlands.org. Agendas, staff reports and minutes of the City Council of theCity of Redlands are available online at: www.cityofredlands.org.