CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A
DECEMBER 19, 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, DECEMBER 19, 2023
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5:00 P.M.
A. Call City Council Meeting to Order.
B. Recess City Council Meeting until 6:00PM Open Session. There are no Closed Sessionitems.
6:00 P.M.
C. Reconvene City Council Meeting
D. Invocation by Mayor Pro Tem Barich- 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. Presentations
1. Holiday Performance by Redlands Girls Vocal Ensemble (Mayor Tejeda)
F. 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.)
G. 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 December 5, 2023 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Approve the Local Appointments List for 2024 (Mayor Tejeda)
3. Approve recommendation for reappointments to the Library Board of Trustees (CouncilMember Davis)
4. Approve a Learning Partner Agreement between the City of Redlands and Cal BaptistUniversity offering discounted degree programs to City employees (Assistant City ManagerMcConnell)
5. Adopt Resolution No. 8525 declaring weeds to be a public nuisance and setting January 16,2024, as the public hearing for objections to the proposed weed abatement (Fire ChiefSessler)
6. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Behavioral Health andthe City of Redlands Police Department to expand consumer rapid access to mental healthcrisis care through Community Triage, Engagement, and Support Teams and have communityoffice space available for mobile Community Crisis Response Teams (Police Chief Tolber)
7. Approve the State Plan of Operations Agreement and addendum between the State ofCalifornia and the City of Redlands for the use of excess Department of Defense supplies andequipment, and authorize the Police Chief to execute both on behalf of the City (Police ChiefTolber)
8. Adopt Resolution No. 8538 - Annual Report of Development Impact Fees for the Year EndedJune 30, 2023, and Adoption of Findings (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
9. Adopt Resolution No. 8539 designating authorized signers for investment accounts andauthorizing the Mayor to execute substantially similar resolutions for opening additionalinvestment accounts with broker/dealers and financial institutions as recommended by the CityTreasurer and rescinding Resolution No. 7676 (Management Services/Finance DirectorGarcia)
10. Receive and file the Annual Reports for Community Facility District (CFD) No. 2001-1and Community Facility District (CFD) No. 2003-1 pursuant to Local Agency Special Tax andBond Accountability Act (SB 165) (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
11. Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with CASC Engineeringand Consulting, Inc. for the California Street and Redlands Boulevard Intersection WideningProject to extend the time for completion to August 31, 2024, and determine that thisamendment is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of theState's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Municipal Utilitiesand Engineering Director Harris)
12. Approve the Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Dudek for theHinckley Water Treatment Plant Sludge Press Engineering Project to extend the time forcompletion to June 30, 2024 (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
13. Reject all bids received for the Cypress Avenue and Cajon Street Traffic Signal Improvementproject, Project No. 253008, and direct staff to solicit new bids for the project as funds becomeavailable (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
14. Approve the Second Amendment to the Public Works Contract with Tryco General Engineeringfor the 2022 CIP Water Pipeline Replacement Project to extend the time for completion by sixty(60) calendar days to February 11, 2024 (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
15. Approve the Third Amendment to the Development Impact Fee Study Professional ServicesAgreement with David Taussig and Associates, Inc. to extend the termination date to June 28,2024 (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
16. Adopt Resolution No. 8526 establishing a contractor list pursuant to the Uniform PublicConstruction Cost Accounting Act, and determine that approval of the Resolution is exemptfrom environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelinesimplementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Municipal Utilities and EngineeringDirector Harris)
17. Approve a Fourth 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 forty (40)calendar days to January 31, 2024, 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)
18. Approve the request to hold the Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Kamp event hosted by Unity inthe Community on January 15, 2024; authorize street closure related to the event; approve arequest for in-kind support in the amount of $2,395 related to the event; and determine that the event is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) ofthe state’s guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities andCommunity Services Director Crocker).
19. Approve the request for commercial vendors and the temporary closure of a portion of 5thStreet for the Stronger Together Now Giving Sunday within Ed Hales Park on January 28,2024; approve a request for in-kind support in the amount of $1,969 related to the event anddetermination that the event is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant toSection 15311 of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
H. Public Hearings
1. Consideration of Resolution No. 8529, 8530, 8531, 8532, 8533, 8534, and 8535 to approve the1160 West Pioneer Avenue residential subdivision project. (APNs 0167-061-01-0000 and0167-061-03-0000) by applicant MLC HOLDINGS, INC. (Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing) a. Reso No. 8529-Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project in accordancewith Section 15074 of the California Environmental Quality Act.b. Reso No. 8530-Socio-Economic Cost/Benefit Study prepared for the project inaccordance with Measure “U.”c. Reso No. 8531 Land Conversion- A request to approve the conversion of agriculturalland to residential land pursuant to Section 4.40s of the Redlands General Plan(Measure "U" for the project site consisting of 14.62 acres.d. Reso No. 8532-General Plan Amendment No. 145 - A request to amend the GeneralPlan land use designation for approximately 14.62 gross acres fromCommercial/Industrial to Medium Density Residential (up to 15 dwelling units per acre).e. Reso No. 8533-Specific Plan No. 40, Amendment No. 49 - A request to amend theEast Valley Corridor Specific Plan and change the Land Use Map to remove the 14.62-acre project site from the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan.f. Reso No. 8534-Specific Plan No. 64, Amendment No. 1 - A request to amend theBergamot Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 64) to add the 14.62-acre project site to theSpecific Plan, designate the new residential area as Neighborhood 4 (N-4), and establishdevelopment standards for Neighborhood 4 (N-4). The proposed new Neighborhood 4(N-4) will accommodate single-family residential development at a density of 8.1 dwellingunits per acre.g. Reso No. 8535-Tentative Tract Map No. 20528 - A request to subdivide 14.62 grossacres of land into a total of 117 residential lots for detached single-family dwelling units,26 lettered lots for private alleys and drive aisles, and nine lettered lots (for on-sitelandscaping, 1.57 acres of public open space, and private on-site open space). Proposedaccess to the site would be provided via two entry points, one from West Pioneer Avenueand one from West Domestic Avenue. As well as Commission Review and Approval No.945 for site plan approval and architectural design review to construct a total of 117single-family detached motor court homes up to two stories high. This project proposes toconstruct new interior streets to serve the project, private motor courts/drive aisles toaccess the homes, private recreational open space areas and on-site amenities,landscape and lighting, 1.57 acres of public open space, and related site improvementsincluding drainage basins and public/private utility connections. (Development ServicesDirector Desatnik)
2. Consideration of Resolution No. 8536 - Appeal of the Historic and Scenic PreservationCommission's decision to deny Certificate of Appropriateness Permit No. 665(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing) a. PUBLIC HEARING to consider Resolution No. 8536 - An Appeal of the Historic andScenic Preservation Commission's decision to deny Minor Certificate of AppropriatenessNo. 665, a request to legalize/approve an existing 6-foot-high vinyl fence and a rollinggate 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 SmileyPark Neighborhood Historic and Scenic District (Historic District No. 8) by appellantsBeverly and Kenneth Winchester (Development Services Director Desatnik)
3. Consideration of Resolution No. 8528 - Adopting In-lieu fee amounts for compliance with theCity's Inclusionary Housing Requirements (Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing) a. Consideration of a determination of exemption pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) of theCalifornia Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.b. Public Hearing to consider Resolution No. 8528 to adopt In-lieu Fees for the City'sInclusionary Housing program (Development Services Director Desatnik)
I. New Business
1. Consideration of Additional Appropriations for 2022-23 Year-End Encumbrance and CarryoverBalances (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
2. Consideration of a sole source Professional Services Agreement with Dyett & Bhatia, Urbanand Regional Planners for professional consulting services related to the preparation of theCity's Climate Action Plan Update for an amount not-to-exceed $129,800 and determine thatthe proposed action is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act(Development Services Director Desatnik)
3. Consideration of a sole source Professional Services Agreement with Environment PlanningDevelopment Solutions, Inc., for professional consulting services including the preparation ofan Environmental Impact Report and supporting technical studies for the 2021-2029 HousingElement rezoning program for an amount not-to-exceed $322,455 and determine that theproposed action is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act(Development Services Director Desatnik)
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 January 16, 2024
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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