CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
FINANCING AUTHORITY
A G E N D A S
MAY 16, 2023
EDDIE TEJEDA
Mayor
PAUL T. BARICH
Mayor Pro Tempore
DENISE DAVIS
Council Member
JENNA GUZMAN-LOWERY
Council Member
MARIO SAUCEDO
Council Member
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JEANNE DONALDSON
City Clerk
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, MAY 16, 2023
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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 legal counsel: Existing Litigation - Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) (City Attorney Abich Garcia)
1. Coyote Aviation, Inc. v. City of Redlands; San Bernardino Superior Court Case No.
CIVDS 2203398
2. City of Redlands v. Coyote Aviation, Inc., San Bernardino Superior Court, Case No.
LLTVA2200544
3. Falconieri, et al. v. City of Redlands, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No.
CIVSB2114106
6:00 P.M.
D. Reconvene City Council Meeting
E. Invocation by Council Member Saucedo
Pledge of Allegiance by Victoria Elementary School student members of Tiger News (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. 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.)
H. 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 regular meeting of May 2, 2023 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Approve recommendation for an appointment to the Airport Advisory Board (Mayor Tejeda and Councilmember Davis)
3. Adopt Resolution No. 8468 Annexation No. 25 declaring intent to annex territory into Community Facilities District 2004-1 and determine that the proposed project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Development Services Director Desatnik)
4. Adopt Resolution No. 8473 for a new connection to the City of Redlands water distribution system at 2340 Mentone Avenue (APN: 0298-295-12-0000) in the unincorporated community of Mentone, adopt Resolution No. 8474 relating to Pre-Annexation Agreement No. 23-09 and determine that adoption of the resolutions is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15303 and 15319 of the California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines (Development Services Director Desatnik)
5. Adopt Resolution No. 8469 establishing a four-way stop controlled intersection to replace the current two-way stop control at the Elizabeth Street and Fountain Avenue intersection, and determine that adoption of the resolution is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
6. Approve the Second Amendment to the Public Works Contract with Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. for the University Street and Brockton Avenue Traffic Signal Improvement Project to extend the time for completion by one hundred twenty (120) calendar days (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
7. Reject all bids received for the Crosswalk Installation Project, Project No. 400024; bids received exceed the available budget and engineer's construction cost estimate for the Project (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
8. Approve the request for in-kind support for $3,930 related to the The Artlands Walk event hosted by The Artlands Creative to be held on June 3, 2023; approve a request to temporarily close East Vine from Cajon St to 6th Street; authorize the request for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages at the event; and determine that the approval of the request is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15311(c) of the state’s guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
9. Approve the agreement with Assertive Security Services & Consulting Group, Inc., for security services at City-owned properties at 2151 Nevada St. and 1950 Nevada St. in an amount not-to-exceed $105,343.68 (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
I. Communications
1. Presentation of Sister Cities Hino, Japan visit delivered by Roy Cencirulo (Mayor Tejeda)
2. Conference Report- 2023 Regional Conference of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and General Assembly (Council Member Saucedo)
3. Presentation of the 2023 General Fund Revenue Review (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
4. Discussion and possible action to appoint a new City Treasurer to fill the vacancy or call a special election to fill the vacancy (Management Services Director Garcia)
J. Public Hearings
1. Consideration of Ordinance No. 2957 – AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE OF REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65858 EXTENDING A MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN NEW
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL (EV/IC) DISTRICT OF THE EAST VALLEY CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN
THAT ARE IDENTIFIED ON THE LIST OF POTENTIAL HOUSING SITES PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY’S 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT (6th CYCLE
HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE)
(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing)
A. Consideration of a determination of exemption pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3), 15308, and 15378(b)(5) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines; and consideration of Ordinance No. 2957 extending a temporary moratorium on certain development projects for properties located within the Commercial Industrial (EV/IC) district of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan that are identified on the list of housing sites in the City’s 2021-2029 Housing Element. (Development Services Director Desatnik)
K. New Business
1. Consideration of a Professional Services Agreement with Richard Brady & Associates, Inc. to engineer and design standby generators to be constructed at four (4) water facilities for an amount not-to-exceed $507,549, and determination that approval of the Agreement is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
2. Consideration of a construction contract with Onyx Paving Company, Inc. for the 2022 Alley Paving Improvement Project for an amount not-to-exceed $2,082,000; and determination that the Project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
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 June 6, 2023
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 January 17, 2023 (Secretary Donaldson)
4. Adjourn Redlands Financing Authority meeting
The next Redlands Financing Authority meeting will be held on September 19, 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.