CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
FINANCING AUTHORITY
A G E N D A S
SEPTEMBER 19, 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
PHILLIP DOOLITTLE
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 19, 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 Garcia)
Four Cases:
a. Harper v. City of Redlands, et al., U.S. District Court, Central District, Case No. 5:23-cv- 00695-SSS-KKx
b. Sedlick, et al. v. City of Redlands, et al., U.S. District Court, Central District, Case No. 5:23-cv-00457-JGB-KKx
c. Scates v. City of Redlands, San Bernardino Superior Court, Case No. CIVSB2127794
d. City of Redlands v. Coyote Aviation, Inc., San Bernardino Superior Court, Case No.
LLTVA2200544
6:00 P.M.
D. Reconvene City Council Meeting
E. Invocation by Council Member Davis
Pledge of Allegiance by Mariposa 5th Grade Leaders of Mariposa Elementary School (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. Presentation of Proclamation declaring September 24, 2023 as Adult Literacy Day in the City of Redlands to Nathan Gonzales, Smiley Public Library Archivist;Diane Shimota, Adult Literacy Coordinator; Raul Becerra, Program Participant; Susan Hodges, Volunteer (Mayor Tejeda)
2. Presentation of Proclamation celebrating The Unforgettables 25 Year Anniversary, Tim Evans (Mayor Pro Tem 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 the regular meeting minutes of September 5, 2023 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Authorize issuance of a Proclamation declaring September 24, 2023 as Adult Literacy Day in the City of Redlands (Mayor Tejeda)
3. Authorize proclamation celebrating the The Unforgettables 25 Year Anniversary (Mayor Pro Tem Barich)
4. Adopt Resolution No. 8515 authorizing City staff to vote on behalf of the City at water company meetings and determination that this action 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)
5. Approve the non-competitive purchase of Joint Utilities Laboratory equipment and related services directly from IDEXX Distribution, Inc. for an amount not-to-exceed $41,161.02 (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
6. Approve a request for in-kind support in the amount of $14,061 for the Redlands Oktoberfest event hosted by the Redlands Optimist Club from October 7, 2023 through October 8, 2023, within Sylvan Park; authorize the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages at the event; and determine that the event is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) of the State’s guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
7. Approve a Third 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 ninety- two (92) calendar days and determine that the project is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061 of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
8. Approve the request for in-kind support in the amount of $38,861 related to the Stater Bros.
Charities Believe Walk, and approve the temporary street closures related to the event (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
9. Disclosure of Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims – Stanley Claiborne; U.S.
District Court, Central District of California Case No. 5:22-cv-01287-DMG-SK (City Attorney Garcia)
J. Communications
1. Presentation by Accelerate Neighborhood Climate Action (ANCA) on their first year accomplishments and future directions (Mayor Tejeda)
2. Discussion and possible action relating to a policy for council members to add items to future City Council meeting agendas (Council Member Davis)
K. Public Hearings
1. Appeal of a decision by the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission that denied Certificate of Appropriateness Permit No. 665 by appellants Beverly and Kenneth Winchester (Mayor to declare the meeting open as a public hearing) a. PUBLIC HEARING to consider Resolution No. 8514 denying the Appeal and upholding the decision by the Historic & Scenic Preservation Commission to deny Minor Certificate of Appropriateness No. 665, a request to legalize/approve an existing 6-foot- high vinyl fence and a rolling gate within the street-side setback for the property located at 232 West Olive Avenue (APN: 0171-244-40-0000) in the Multiple-Family Residential (R-3) District and the Smiley Park Neighborhood Historic and Scenic District (Historic District No. 8) (Development Services Director Desatnik)
2. Public Hearing to consider adopting Resolution No. 8513 and approving Amendment No. 1 to the Transit Villages Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 65) consisting of the following items:
(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing)
a. Amend Section 4.9 (Sign Standards) to permit internally-illuminated wall signs and canopy signs within all TVSP districts except for designated historic properties;
b. Amend Section 4.9 (Sign Standards) to add regulations pertaining to sign illumination brightness;
c. Amend Section 4.2 (Zones Established) to state that signs on properties within Special District 1 shall be subject to the sign regulations contained in Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 15.36 for the C-3, General Commercial zone;
d. Amend Section 4.8 (Emergency Shelter Standards) to update the development and operating standards pertaining to emergency shelters to comply with the requirements of current State law.
(Development Services Director Desatnik)
L. New Business
1. Consideration of an agreement with Reliance Safety Consultants for occupational training to City employees for the period August 1, 2023 through August 1, 2026, with two optional one- year extensions for a total not to exceed amount of $425,000 (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
2. Consideration of a Professional Services Agreement with Miller Architectural Corporation for design and construction management services of the City's new City Hall Facility for an amount not to exceed $1,368,579, approval of an additional appropriation of the same; and determination that approval of the agreement is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
3. Consideration of Resolution No.8512 adopting a Five-Year Capital Project Needs Analysis for FY 24/25 through FY 28/29 and determining this action 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)
4. Consideration of a $381,799 additional appropriation from the General Fund unassigned fund balance for the Mission Zanja Channel Improvements Project (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
M. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities (No collective discussion or action.)
N. Adjournment
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on October 3, 2023
O. 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 16, 2023 (Secretary Donaldson)
4. Adjourn Redlands Financing Authority meeting
The next Redlands Financing Authority meeting will be held on January 16, 2024.
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)
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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.