CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A
OCTOBER 17, 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, OCTOBER 17, 2023
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Property: 204 E. Redlands Blvd (APN 0171-071-08-0000); 180 Ninth Street (APN 0171-088-06-0000, APN 0171-088-07-0000) Agency Negotiators: Charles M. Duggan, City Manager; Christopher Boatman, Assistant CityManager Negotiating Party: Lance Lenhert, Redlands Community Investment Corporation Under Negotiation: Terms of payment and price of possible purchase of property by the City
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 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. Atkinson v. City of Redlands, et al., San Bernardino Superior Court, Case No.CIVSB2224706
2. Conference with real property negotiators - Government Code §54956.8(Assistant City Manager Boatman)
6:00 P.M.
D. Reconvene City Council Meeting
E. Invocation by Mayor Tejeda - 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.)
F. Closed Session Report(No reportable action taken in closed session unless otherwise announced by the City Attorneyat this time.)
G. Presentations
1. Presentation of the 20th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Redlands California Temple of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints proclamation to Henk Fischer, President of theRedlands Stake, and Stephen Tyler (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 anysubject, within the jurisdiction of the City Council, which is not already scheduled on thisagenda. However, any matter that requires action will be referred to staff for a report andpossible 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 uponsimultaneously unless separate discussion and/or action is requested by a Councilmember or amember of the audience.)
1. Approve the regular meeting minutes of October 3, 2023 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Authorize issuance of a proclamation celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the dedication ofthe Redlands California Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mayor ProTem Barich)
3. Adopt Resolution No. 8519 approving Commission Determination No. 65 seekingclassification of food waste processing as a permitted use at existing composting recyclingfacilities in the Agricultural (A-1-20) zoning district, including the specific facility at 13024 SanTimoteo Canyon Road (APN: 0294-071-01-0000), and a determination that the proposal iscategorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15301(Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines (Development Services Director Desatnik)
4. Approve the Professional Services Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. for environmentalsite assessment services at the Alabama Street Septage Disposal Ponds for an amount not-to-exceed $132,900, and determine that this action is exempt from environmental reviewpursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
5. Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Chambers Group,Inc. to extend the contract termination date to March 29, 2024 for the preparation of anenvironmental document for the Sunset Reservoir site (Municipal Utilities and EngineeringDirector Harris)
6. Approve the First Amendment to the Public Works Contract with Matich Corporation for thePMP 2022 Street Resurfacing Project to extend the time for completion by sixty-five (65)calendar days to December 16, 2023 (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
7. Approve the First Amendment to the Public Works Contract with Tryco General Engineeringfor the 2022 CIP Water Pipeline Replacement Project to extend the time for completion bysixty (60) calendar days ending December 13, 2023 (Municipal Utilities and EngineeringDirector Harris)
8. Approve the request for in-kind support for $22,671 related to the Kiwanis Christmas Paradehosted by the Kiwanis Club of Redlands; approve the request to close East Citrus Avenue, 8thStreet, Orange Street, Eureka Street, West State Street, and Brookside Avenue for the eventon December 2, 2023; and determine that the approval of the request is exempt fromenvironmental review pursuant to Section 15311 of the State’s guidelines implementing theCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
9. Approve the request to close East San Bernardino Avenue for the Revel Big Bear Marathonevent hosted by the Brooksee Foundation on November 18th, 2023; authorize the request forthe sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on East San Bernardino Avenue at DearbornStreet during the event, and determine that the approval of the request is exempt fromenvironmental review pursuant to Section 15311 of the state’s guidelines implementing theCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
10. Approve the request for in-kind support in the amount of $18,266 relating to the RedlandsVeterans Day Celebration event hosted by the Redlands Hometown Heroes Foundation onNovember 11, 2023; approve the request to close E. Citrus Ave., Eureka St., W. State St.,Center St., and Redlands Blvd. for the event; authorize the request for the sale andconsumption of alcoholic beverages in Jennie Davis Park during the event; and determine thatthe approval of the request is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15311 ofthe state’s guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities andCommunity Services Director Crocker)
11. Approve a non-professional service agreement with R.E. Schultz Construction, Inc., for anamount not to exceed $113,850 for the replacement of shade sails at six (6) city parks, anddetermine that approval of the agreement is exempt from the state's California EnvironmentalQuality Act under Section 15301 (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA AND NOT DISCUSSED.
J. Communications
1. Presentation by Chancellor Diana Rodriguez of the San Bernardino Community CollegeDistrict regarding the colleges' impact on the community (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
2. City Council Priorities - Broadband Improvement Update (Municipal Utilities and EngineeringDirector Harris)
3. Conference Report- 2023 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo (CouncilMember Davis)
4. Discussion and possible action relating to a policy for council members to add items to futureCity Council meeting agendas (Council Member Davis)
K. New Business
1. Consideration of a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Redlands Community InvestmentCorporation for the acquisition of Assessor Parcel Numbers 0171-071-08-0000, 0171-088-06-0000, and 0171-088-07-0000 in the amount of $750,000, approve an additional appropriationin the amount of $750,000, and determine that approval of the agreement is exempt fromenvironmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State’s guidelines implementingthe California Environmental Quality Act (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
2. Consideration of the First Amendment to the Non-Professional Services Agreement withMariposa Landscapes, Inc., for an increase of $73,484.46 over the remaining two years of theagreement for a total contract amount of $999,458.84, for sports field maintenance anddetermination that approval of the Amendment is not subject to environmental review pursuantto Section 15301 of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental QualityAct (Facilities and Community Services Department Director Crocker)
L. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities(No collective discussion or action.)
M. AdjournmentThe next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on November 7, 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.
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