REVISED
CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A
JULY 18, 2023
EDDIE TEJEDAMayor
PAUL T. BARICHMayor Pro Tempore
DENISE DAVISCouncil Member
JENNAGUZMAN-LOWERYCouncil Member
MARIO SAUCEDOCouncil Member***JEANNE DONALDSONCity Clerk PHILLIP DOOLITTLECity 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 meeting of the City Council of the City ofRedlands at the times noted below in the City Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street,Redlands, California, on:
TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2023
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5:00 P.M.
A. Call City Council Meeting to Order.
B. Recess until 6:00 P.M. Open Session (There are no Closed Session matters)
6:00 P.M.
C. Reconvene City Council Meeting
D. Invocation by Council Member Guzman-Lowery- Pledge of Allegiance(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.)
E. 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.)
F. 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 July 5, 2023 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Approve recommendation for appointments to the Citizens' Measure T Oversight Committee(Mayor Tejeda)
3. Authorize proclamation celebrating the Redlands Bowl 100th Year Anniversary (Mayor Pro TemBarich)
4. Adopt Salary Resolution No. 8504 establishing a Salary Schedule and Compensation Plan forCity Employees and Rescinding Resolution No. 8466 (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
5. Acceptance of the California Automated Processing (CalApp) Grant Award of up to $60,000towards automating the solar permitting process, approve an additional appropriation of thesame, and adopt Resolution No. 8501 authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute theGrant Agreement, and all other related documents (Development Services Director Desatnik)
6. Approve an intergovernmental purchase of Palo Alto Networks Firewall Hardware andSoftware Support, for network security enhancements from Digital Scepter Corporation in theamount of $240,263 (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
7. Approve the sale of a 2002 Type I Seagrave Fire Engine to the Crafton Hills College for theirFire Academy and Fire Technology Programs (Fire Chief Sessler)
8. Approve a Sponsorship Agreement with the California Conservation Corps for participation inthe Wildland Fire Mitigation and Fuels Reduction Program (Fire Chief Sessler)
9. Acceptance of the 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the amount of$334,141 from the County of San Bernardino, approve an additional appropriation of thesame, and adopt Resolution No. 8506 authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to executethe Grant Agreement and all other related documents (Development Services DirectorDesatnik)
10. Adopt Resolution No. 8499 for new connections to the City of Redlands water distribution andsewer collection systems for seven vacant parcels located at the northeast corner of theintersection Nice Avenue and Turquoise Avenue and identified as county of San BernardinoAssessor’s Parcel Numbers 0298-103-14-0000 through 0298-103-20-0000 in theunincorporated community of Mentone within San Bernardino County, adopt Resolution No.8500 relating to Pre-Annexation Agreement No. 23-08 and determine that approval of theResolutions is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15303 and 15319 ofthe California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines (Development Services DirectorDesatnik)
11. Adopt Resolution No. 8495 for the Fiscal Year 23/24 through Fiscal Year 27/28 FiveYear Measure I Capital Improvement Plan, and determine that the project is exempt underSection 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California EnvironmentalQuality Act (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
12. Adopt Resolution No. 8498 establishing a no-parking zone and restricted parking zone from10:00 PM to 6:00 AM on Industrial Park Avenue between Nevada Street and Alabama Streetand determination that approval of the resolution is exempt from environmental reviewpursuant to Section 15301(c) of the State's guidelines implementing the CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
13. Approve the hold harmless agreement with Redlands Joint Venture, LLC, Majestic Realty Co.for use of its facilities for the Heroes and Helpers 2023 Event (Police Chief Tolber)
14. Accept the donation of a 2023 Toyota Tundra for the Redlands Police Department's CitizenVolunteers, valued in the amount of $53,156.68, from the Redlands Police CommunityFoundation; and authorize an additional appropriation of the same amount (Police ChiefTolber)
15. Approve the request for in-kind support for $8,344 related to the Downtown Redlands Artwalkevent hosted by the Kid's Cures Foundation to be held on October 29, 2023, approve arequest to close East State and 5th Street, authorize the request for the sale and consumptionof alcoholic beverages in Ed Hales Park, and determine that the approval of the request isexempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15311(c) of the state’s guidelinesimplementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and Community ServicesDirector Crocker)
16. Approve a Second Amendment to the Public Works Contract with Armstrong Cal Builders, Inc.for the Joslyn Senior Center Renovation Project to extend the time for completion by seventy-five (75) calendar days and determine that the project is categorically exempt fromenvironmental review pursuant to Section 15061 of the State's guidelines implementing theCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
17. Approve a First Amendment to the Public Works Contract with VT Electric, Inc. for the ProspectPark Lighting Upgrades, to extend time for completion by ninety (90) calendar days (Facilitiesand Community Services Director Crocker)
18. Approve the License Agreement with International Aerobatic Club Chapter 26, for use of theRedlands Municipal Airport for the 2023 Official Regional Aerobatic Competition to be heldAugust 31, 2023 through September 3, 2023, and determine that the project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15323 of the State’s guidelines implementing theCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
G. Communications
1. Authorize expenditure of funds for travel to Sister Cities Hino,Japan, for Mayor Tejeda to attendthe 60-year celebration of Hino's establishment, and the anniversary of the Sister Citiesrelationship (Mayor Tejeda)
2. Discussion and possible action relating to Resolution No. 8508 establishing the process for theselection of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore and their respective terms of office andrepealing Resolution No. 8414 (Mayor Tejeda)
H. Public Hearings
1. Resolution No. 8497- Delinquent Municipal Services Account Report(Mayor to declare the meeting open as a public hearing) A. Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 8497 approving the Delinquent MunicipalServices Account Report and Submittal of the Report to the Auditor-Controller of SanBernardino County for Lien Processing (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
2. Resolution No. 8502- Delinquent Administrative Citation and Fine Report(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing) A. Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 8502 approving the Delinquent AdministrationCitation Fine Report and submittal to the Auditor-Controller of San Bernardino County forLien Processing (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
I. New Business
1. Consideration of Memoranda of Understanding negotiated by City staff between the City ofRedlands and the Redlands Association of Fire Management Employees and Teamsters Local1932 (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
2. Consideration of Resolution No. 8503 to approve a Density Bonus Agreement for a 108-unit,market-rate, multi-family project that is deed restricted for senior housing (55+) locatedbetween Grove Street and Judson Street, south of the Orange Blossom Trail (APNs: 0170-221-53-0000 and 0170-221-55-0000) and determine that approval of this resolution is exemptfrom environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelinesimplementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Development Services DirectorDesatnik)
3. Consideration of accepting two (2) Highway Safety Improvement Program grants for projectstotaling $653,600 and $245,000, respectively; rejecting one (1) Highway Safety ImprovementProgram grant in the amount of $718,100; and approving an additional appropriation of$808,740 for this project (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
4. Consideration of Resolution No. 8507 approving annual purchase orders for the Facilities andCommunity Services Department for Fiscal Year 2023-24; and determination that theagreements are exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of the State’sguidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and CommunityServices Director Crocker)
5. Consideration of the acceptance of the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (CalICH) Unit of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency for the EncampmentResolution Funding Program (ERF-2-R) grant award in the amount of $4,529,069, authorizethe City Manager to execute the grant agreement and related program documents,and authorize an additional appropriation of $4,529,069 (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
J. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities(No collective discussion or action.)
K. AdjournmentThe next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on September 5, 2023
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