CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A S
JUNE 4, 2024
EDDIE TEJEDAMayor
PAUL T. BARICHMayor Pro Tempore
DENISE DAVISCouncil Member
JENNAGUZMAN-LOWERYCouncil Member
MARIO SAUCEDOCouncil Member
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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, JUNE 4, 2024
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5:00 P.M.
A. Call City Council Meeting of the City of Redlands 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 real property negotiators - Government Code §54956.8(Assistant City Manager Boatman) Property: APN: 0292-401-01-0000 (Vacant Land)
AgencyNegotiators: Charles M. Duggan, City Manager; Christopher Boatman, Assistant Manager Negotiating Party:Terry W. Tompson, Director Real Estate Services Department, County of SanBernardino Under Negotiation:Terms and payment and price for possible purchase of property by City.
2. Conference with real property negotiators - Government Code §54956.8(Assistant City Manager Boatman) Property: APN: 0170-142-12-0000 (ESRI Parcel) and APN: 0169-272-27-0000 (CityParcel) AgencyNegotiators: Charles M. Duggan, City Manager; Christopher Boatman, Assistant CityManager Negotiating Party:Lance Lenhert, Manager, Property One, LLC Under Negotiation:Terms of possible land exchange with City.
6:00 P.M.
E. Reconvene City Council Meeting
F. 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.)
G. Closed Session Report(No reportable action taken in closed session unless otherwise announced by the City Attorneyat this time.)
H. Presentations
1. Redlands Pet Adoption (Redlands Animal Services)
2. Presentation of the Pride Month proclamation to The Neighborhood Gays (Council MemberDavis and Council Member Guzman-Lowery)
I. 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.)
J. 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 special meeting minutes of May 20, 2024, and the regular meeting minutes ofMay 21, 2024 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Authorize issuance of a proclamation recognizing June 2024 as Pride Month (Council MemberDavis and Council Member Guzman-Lowery)
3. Disclosure and Approval of Settlement Agreement and General Release of All Claims -Government Claim filed by Mark Winters (City Attorney Garcia)
4. Authorize Mayor Tejeda to sign a letter of support for the County of San Bernardino RegionalParks' grant application to fund the Santa Ana River Trail Phase IV-B/C project (Assistant CityManager McConnell)
5. Authorize Mayor Tejeda to sign a letter on behalf of the City of Redlands in support ofAssembly Bill 1772, authored by Assemblyman James Ramos, concerning retailtheft (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
6. Approve a Non-Professional Services Agreement with Ernest Elmer Inc., doing business asServpro of South Redlands/Yucaipa in the amount of $40,000 for Encampment/Illegal DumpSite Clean Up services (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
7. Re-introduce Ordinance No. 2966 – A request to re-introduce an ordinance amending Title 17(Subdivision Regulations) of the Redlands Municipal Code, Chapter 17.17 (Improvements), tomodify the criteria and requirements for undergrounding utilities, that are applicable tosubdivisions and development projects, and to create certain categories of parcels ordevelopment projects that will be exempt from the undergrounding requirement. The proposalis exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act inaccordance with Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (Development Services DirectorDesatnik)
8. Adopt Resolution No. 8595 declaring weeds to be a public nuisance and setting June 18,2024, as the public hearing for objections to the proposed weed abatement (Fire ChiefSessler)
9. Approve a Professional Services Agreement with CASC Engineering & Consulting, Inc.(CASC) to provide National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) programmanagement support services for an amount not to exceed $199,996.80, and determine thatapproval of the agreement is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (MunicipalUtilities and Engineering Director Harris)
10. Adopt Resolution No. 8587 to withdraw from the Yucaipa Groundwater Sustainability Agency(Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)
11. Accept the donation from the estate of George Fikrle of approximately $96,000 to support theRedlands Animal Shelter, approve the additional appropriation for the same, and authorize theCity Manager or his designer to execute documents as required to accept the donation(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
12. Reject all bids received for the Joslyn Senior Center Roofing and HVAC Replacement Project;bids received exceed the available budget (Facilities and Community Services DirectorCrocker)
13. Approve a request for in-kind support in the amount of $48,240 related to the Redlands Fourthof July Celebration event on July 4, 2024, at Sylvan Park and Moore Middle School, authorizestreet closures as necessary for the event; authorize the sale and consumption of alcoholicbeverages at each location; and determine that the event is categorically exempt fromenvironmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA guidelines (Facilities andCommunity Services Director Crocker)
14. Approve a request for in-kind support in the amount of $33,381 related to the 2024 SummerMusic Festival event hosted by the Redlands Bowl Performing Arts and determine that theevent is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of thestate's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities andCommunity Services Department Director Crocker)
15. Adopt Resolution No. 8543 - Annual Engineer's Reports Preliminary Approval, and ResolutionNo. 8544 - Declaration of Intention to Levy Fiscal Year 24/25 Street Lighting District No. 1 andLandscape Maintenance District No. 1 Assessments (Facilities and Community ServicesDirector Crocker)
16. Approve the sole source purchase order and Homeless Resource Services Agreement withGod's Work, Inc. doing business as Saving Grace Homes to provide temporary shelter beds tothe homeless for an amount not to exceed $55,000, and determine that the agreement isexempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of the State’s Guidelines forImplementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
K. Communications
1. Redlands Police Community Foundation 2023 Annual Report (Police Chief Tolber)
2. Discussion and possible action relating to a recommendation from the Parks and RecreationAdvisory Commission to explore entering into a partnership with interested communityorganizations, including the University of Redlands and ANCA, to develop an EnvironmentalArts and Community Garden (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
3. Discussion and possible action relating to the cancellation of the August 6 and August 20, 2024,regular meetings of the City Council (Mayor Tejeda)
4. Discussion and possible action concerning amending the City of Redlands Display Policy for theUnited States, State, Local and Other Flags to Authorize the Flying of the Progress Pride Flag atCity Hall during the Month of June by adopting Resolution No. 8602 (Council Member Davis)
L. Public Hearings
1. Public Hearing to consider Resolution No. 8571, Ordinance No. 2962, and Ordinance No. 2968pertaining to Development Impact Fees continued to July 2, 2024 (Municipal Utilities andEngineering Director Harris)
M. New Business
1. Consideration of the City Manager's Proposed Two-Year Budget for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026and of Resolution No. 8598 (City Manager Duggan and Management Services / FinanceDirector Garcia)
2. Introduction of Ordinance No. 2971, levying special taxes within City of Redlands CommunityFacilities District No. 2001-1 (Northwest Development Project) and Community Facilities DistrictNo. 2003-1 (Redlands Business Center) (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
3. Consideration of the Citywide Annual Purchase Orders for miscellaneous tools, equipment andsupplies for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for a total not to exceed $1,080,000 (Assistant City ManagerMcConnell)
4. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2024-25 Facilities and Community Services Department AnnualPurchase Orders and Agreements for a total encumbered amount not-to-exceed $6,480,536and a total not-to-exceed amount of $9,154,356, rejection of Rupe's Hydraulics bid due to non-conformance (Facilities and Community Services Department Director Crocker)
5. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2024-25 Facilities and Community Services Department SolidWaste Division and Department Wide Annual Purchase Orders and Agreements for a totalencumbered amount not-to-exceed $1,863,546.65 and a total not-to-exceed amount of$5,169,946.65 (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
N. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities(No collective discussion or action.)
O. AdjournmentThe next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on June 18, 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 this notice, 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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