CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A
MARCH 19, 2024
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, MARCH 19, 2024
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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 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. National Donate Life Month proclamation presented to Katryn Mantz, representing One Legacy(Mayor Tejeda)
2. Women's History Month proclamation presented to Laurienne Jeong (Council Member Davis)
3. Proclamation declaring March 31, 2024, as Cesar E. Chavez Day in the City of Redlandspresented to Arcadio Lara (Council Member Saucedo)
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 March 5, 2024 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring March 31, 2024, as Cesar E. Chavez Day(Mayor Tejeda)
3. Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring the month of April, 2024 as National DonateLife Month (Mayor Tejeda)
4. Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring the month of March 2024 as Women's HistoryMonth (Council Member Davis)
5. Approve recommendations for appointments to the Airport Advisory Board (Mayor Tejeda andMayor Pro Tem Barich)
6. Approve recommendations for re-appointments to the Citrus Preservation Commission (MayorTejeda and Council Guzman-Lowery)
7. Approve the Side Letter of Agreement between the City and Redlands Professional FirefightersAssociation modifying language in Article 46 of the Memorandum of Understanding to clarifysick leave benefits at the time of retirement (Human Resources/Risk Management DirectorMeteau)
8. Accept grant award from San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to fund the 2024 RedlandsEmergency Services Academy in the amount of $30,000 and authorize an additionalappropriation of the same to the Police Department (Police Chief Tolber)
9. Adopt Resolution No. 8564 authorizing a one-year time extension to the expiration date forCommission Review & Approval No. 931, with associated entitlements, to merge two parcelsinto a one single parcel for the construction of a 40,415 square foot hotel with 90 guest rooms,four stories high, and related on-site improvements including parking lot, landscaping, lighting,and utilities on a 1.52-acre site. The project site is located on the south side of West ColtonAvenue at Columbia Street and 719 N. Eureka Street (APN’s: 0169-155-05-0000 and 0169-142-07-0000) (Development Services Director Desatnik)
10. Approve the 2023 Annual Progress Reports for the General Plan and the 2021-2029 HousingElement (Development Services Director Desatnik)
11. Notice to conduct an annual review of approved Development Agreements in accordance withChapter 18.220 of the Redlands Municipal Code (Development Services Director Desatnik)
12. Adopting Ordinance No. 2960 (Zone Change No. 469), requesting to change the zoningdesignation of the 24.4 gross acre project site to 18.89 gross acres of High Density Residential(R-3) District and 5.51 gross acres to Single Family Residential (R-1) District for developmentpurposes (Development Services Director Desatnik)
13. Receive and file the Annual Report of the Airport Advisory Board (Facilities and CommunityServices Director Crocker)
14. Approve the Artwork Loan and Display Agreement with Ben Allanoff for the loan of public art tobe displayed on city property and determine that the agreement is exempt from environmentalreview pursuant to Section 15301 of the State's guidelines implementing the CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
15. 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 Sunday, April 28,2024; approve a request for in-kind support in the amount of $1,969.00 related to the eventand determine 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)
16. Approve the Professional Services Agreement and Single Source Purchase Order with CarolloEngineers, Inc. to provide a condition assessment of the Mission Creek Zanja storm drainchannel, from 1st Street to 9th Street, for an amount not-to-exceed $68,943, and determinethat the services provided are exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 ofthe State’s guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities andCommunity Services Director Crocker and City Attorney Garcia)
H. Communications
1. Annual Report of the Library Board of Trustees by William Hatfield (Library Director McCue)
2. Video: Community Day of Service (Public Information Officer Baker)
3. Discussion and possible action relating to the adoption of Resolution No. 8570, restating andamending a policy for the consideration of requests for in-kind support and/or the contribution ofCity resources by nonprofit organizations proposing special events within the city, andrescinding Resolution No. 8220 (Mayor Tejeda)
THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA AND NOT HEARD
I. New Business
1. Consideration of the Second Amendment to the Agreement with About Food Inc., dba RedlandsRanch Market, to increase the total compensation of the Agreement by $1,680,000 to a totalamount not to exceed $3,704,400 and to extend the term of the agreement to December 31,2026, for the provision of monthly grocery gift cards to facilitate Round 2 of the ResidentGrocery Gift Card program (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
2. Consideration of the Public Work Construction Contract with Tryco General Engineering for the2023 Alley Paving Improvement Project for an amount not-to-exceed $1,738,285 anddetermination that the Project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section15301(c) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (CityEngineer Dobey)
3. Consideration of a $236,571 purchase order modification with Enterprise FM Trust for thevehicle lease and maintenance program resulting in a total purchase order amount not toexceed $2,114,876 and a total contract amount not to exceed $4,535,653 and approval of anadditional appropriation in the amount of $140,000 (Facilities and Community ServicesDepartment Director Crocker)
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 April 2, 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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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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