CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A
NOVEMBER 21, 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, NOVEMBER 21, 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 Garcia)One Case:a. City of Redlands v. Coyote Aviation, Inc., San Bernardino Superior Court, Case No.LLTVA2200544
2. Conference with legal counsel: Initiation of Litigation - Government Code §54956.9(d)(4): One (1)Case.
3. Conference with real property negotiators - Government Code §54956.8(Assistant City Manager Boatman)
6:00
D. Reconvene City Council Meeting
E. Invocation by Council Member Saucedo- 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 proclamation declaring November 25, 2023, as Small Business Saturday to EvanSanford of Redlands Chamber of Commerce (Mayor Tejeda)
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 November 7, 2023 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring November 25, 2023 as Small BusinessSaturday (Mayor Tejeda)
3. Approve recommendation for Student Commissioner Appointments for calendar year 2024(Mayor Tejeda)
4. Authorize an annual maintenance payment to Motorola Solutions, Inc. in the amount of$103,633 for the Police Department's Spillman Computer Aided Dispatch/RecordsManagement System (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
5. Approve the License Agreement with San Bernardino County Transportation Authority(SBCTA) for City utilities within SBCTA rights-of-way at University Street along the north side ofUniversity Station and east along the Orange Blossom Trail to Judson Street, and determiningthat approval of the license agreement is exempt from environmental review pursuant toSection 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California EnvironmentalQuality Act (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
6. Approve the Interlocal Agreement between the Town of Apple Valley, the Cities of Adelanto,Barstow, Chino, Colton, Fontana, Hesperia, Highland, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga,Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino, Twentynine Palms, Upland, Victorville, and the County ofSan Bernardino Concerning Distribution of the 2023 Justice Assistance Grant Award, and anadditional appropriation of $19,851 to the Police Department (Police Chief Tolber)
7. Approve the agreement between the City and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control(ABC-OTS) grant concerning the distribution provided by the Office of Traffic Safety throughthe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the amount of $30,000; the additionalappropriation of $30,000 in grant funds to the Police Department; and authorize the Chief ofPolice to sign and execute any agreements concerning the grant (Police Chief Tolber)
8. Approve the non-professional service agreement with R.E. Schultz Construction, Inc., for anamount not to exceed $115,500 for the replacement of shade sails at seven (7) 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)
9. Approve the license agreement with Juan Morales for a hot dog food truck at the City'sCorporate Yard, The Dog House, located at 1270 W. Park Avenue, and determine thatapproval of the agreement is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 ofthe State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities andCommunity Services Department Director Crocker)
10. Approve the Third Amendment to the Public Works Contract with My Electrician Inc. for theRedlands Bowl Electrical and Theatrical Lighting Upgrade Project to extend the time forcompletion by sixty (60) calendar days ending January 29, 2024, and determine that theproject is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061 of theState's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities andCommunity Services Director Crocker)
11. Approve the request to hold The Redlands Turkey Trot event hosted by Phoenix HopeInternational on November 23, 2023, within Sylvan Park and the surrounding area; authorizestreet closures related to the event; approve a request for in-kind support in the amount of$12,649 related to the event and determine that the approval of the request is exempt fromenvironmental review pursuant to Section 15311(c) of the state’s guidelines implementing theCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
12. Approve the request for in-kind support for $1,800 relating to the YMCA Holiday Home Tourevent hosted by YMCA of the East Valley to be held on December 3, 2023; approve a requestto temporarily close Valle Vista Drive from Rossmont Drive to Sunset Drive; and determine thatthe 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 (Facilities andCommunity Services Director Crocker)
J. Communications
1. Presentation of the 2023 National Community Survey (NCS) Results (Assistant City ManagerMcConnell)
2. Discussion and possible action to authorize Mayor Tejeda to sign a letter on behalf of the Cityof Redlands in support of the HELPER Act (S. 1514 / H.R. 3170) (Mayor Tejeda)
3. Discussion and possible action relating to the cancellation of the January 2, 2024, regularmeeting of the City Council (Mayor Tejeda)
4. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Progress Report, and discussion and possible actionrelating to the reprogramming of ARPA funds (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
K. Public Hearings
1. Resolution No. 8522 - Fee and Service Charge Revenue/Cost Comparison System(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing) a. Public hearing to consider Resolution No. 8522 approving a Fee and Service ChargeRevenue/Cost Comparison System; Establishing the Amounts of Fees and ChargesLevied In Connection with the City’s Provision of Services and determination that thisresolution is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15273 of the state'sGuidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act.(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
2. Resolution No. 8523 to Participate in the Statewide Community Infrastructure Program (SCIP)(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing) a. Public hearing to consider Resolution No. 8523 authorizing the City to join the StatewideCommunity Infrastructure Program (SCIP); authorizing the California StatewideCommunities Development Authority to accept applications from property owners,conduct special assessment proceedings and levy assessments and special taxes and toform assessment districts and community facilities districts within the territory of the Cityof Redlands; embodying a joint community facilities agreement setting forth the termsand conditions of community facilities district financing; approving from of the acquisitionagreement of use when applicable; and authorizing related actions.(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA AND WILL NOT BE HEARD
L. New Business
1. Consideration of the agreement with Pastilla, Inc. in the amount of $82,075 for CityBranding (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
2. Consideration of the sole source purchase for 800 MHz APX 6500 and APX 6000 portableradios from Motorola Solutions to replace current aging equipment, in an amount not to exceed$684,650.96 (Police Chief Tolber)
3. Consideration of the sole source purchase of 800 MHz APX NEXT XN all-band portable radiosfrom Motorola Solutions to replace current aging equipment, for an amount not to exceed$805,692.46 (Fire Chief Sessler)
4. Consideration of Resolution No. 8521 authorizing a new Payment Schedule under the existingMaster Equipment Lease-Purchase Agreement with Holman Capital Corporation, for the leasepurchase of three Type I Fire Engines in the total amount of $3,668,444.93 (Fire Chief Sessler)
5. Consideration of the agreement with Universal Protection Service, LP, doing business as AlliedUniversal Security Services for unarmed security guard services at the Citrus Center in anamount not-to-exceed $355,206.30 for a period of three (3) years; and determine that theagreement is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of the State'sguidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and CommunityServices Director Crocker)
6. Consideration of the License Agreement with Larry Jacinto Construction, Inc. authorizingconstruction of the Zanja Trail between Church Street and 9th Street and a parking lot servingthe Zanja Trail between 7th Street and 9th Street and determination that approval of theagreement is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines pursuant toSection 15061 (Facilities and Community Services Department Director Crocker)
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 December 5, 2023.
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