CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A
NOVEMBER 4, 2025
MARIO SAUCEDOMayor
MARC SHAWMayor Pro Tempore
PAUL BARICHCouncil Member
EDDIE TEJEDACouncil Member
DENISE DAVISCouncil 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 4, 2025
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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 (1) Case:a. Wagner Zemming Christensen, LLP v. City of Redlands, San Bernardino Superior Court, CaseNo. CIVSB2529490
2. Conference with legal counsel: Initiation of Litigation -Government Code §54956.9(d)(4)(City Attorney Garcia) One (1) Case:
3. Conference with Legal Counsel: Anticipated Litigation -Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(1): (City Attorney Garcia)One (1) CaseA point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the local agency on theadvice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances as determined on October22, 2025, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the local agency. Facts andcircumstances that might result in litigation against the local agency but which the local agencybelieves are not yet known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs, which facts and circumstances neednot be disclosed.
6:00
D. Reconvene City Council Meeting
E. Invocation by Council Member BarichPledge of Allegiance by Judson and Brown Elementary School (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, orto disparage any other, faith or belief. Neither the City nor the City Council endorses any particularreligious belief or form of invocation.)
F. Closed Session Report(No reportable action taken in closed session unless otherwise announced by the City Attorney atthis time.)
G. Presentations
1. Redlands Pet Adoption (Redlands Animal Services)
2. Presentation of a donation from the Redlands Police Community Foundation to Chief Tolber andthe Redlands Police Department K9 Unit (Mayor Saucedo)
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 action ata 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 minutes of the regular meeting of October 21, 2025 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Approve an agreement with Jacob Green and Associates for executive evaluation services(Mayor Saucedo and Mayor Pro Tem Shaw)
3. Disclosure of Settlement and Release Agreement – Miller & Associates, LLC v. City of Redlands(City Attorney Garcia)
4. Adopt Resolution No. 8733 to Ratify the City Manager's approval of the 'Memorandum for PublicBenefit of Homeless Solutions Division Expenses' (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
5. Designate 1.5 Acres at Heritage Park as the future location of Fire Station 264 and reallocatefunds reserved from the Palmetto Grove Proceeds for design. (Assistant City ManagerBoatman)
6. Adopt Ordinance No. 2992, entitled, "An Ordinance of the City of Redlands Amending Title 15,Chapter 15.32 of the Redlands Municipal Code Relating to Flood Damage Prevention andFloodplain Management." (Development Services Director Desatnik)
7. Approve the sole source purchase order with the Flock Group, Inc. to renew leases ofautomated license plate recognition cameras in the amount of $133,500 (Police Chief Tolber)
8. Acceptance of a donation in the amount of $20,217.41 from the Redlands Police CommunityFoundation for operational expenses of the Redlands Police Department K9 Unit, andauthorization of an additional appropriation in the same amount (Police Chief Tolber)
9. Approve a Grant Agreement with the Office of Traffic Safety relating to the distribution of a grantaward in an amount not-to-exceed $105,000; authorize the Chief of Police to sign and executeagreements implementing the grant; approve an additional appropriation of the same (PoliceChief Tolber)
10. Adopt Resolution No. 8720 authorizing the City Manager to apply for the Land WaterConservation Fund (LWCF) Program grant, execute any agreement, amendments, and all otherrelated documents associated with the LWCF to be utilized for the redevelopment of TexoniaPark (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
11. Approve the use of city resources and the request for in-kind support in the amount of $2,749.00related to the New Year’s Eve (NYE) Beach Ball Drop event hosted by the Redlands VisitorCenter on December 31, 2025; approve temporary street closures related to the event; anddetermine that the event is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section15311 (c) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
12. Approve a Purchase Order with Total Environmental Management, Inc., for up to twenty-fourmonths rental of a temporary chiller at the Civic Center; and determination that this rental isexempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15304 of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities & Community Services DirectorTabitha Crocker)
13. Approve a Facility Use Agreement with Redlands Lawn Bowling Club for use of the clubhouseand bowling green within Sylvan Park and determine that approval of the Agreement withRedlands Lawn Bowling Club is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilitiesand Community Services Department Director Crocker)THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA BY DIRECTOR CROCKER AND WILL NOTBE HEARD. THIS ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION ATA FUTURE MEETING.
J. Communications
1. Discussion and possible action relating to Resolution No. 8732 Establishing the City ofRedlands Food Security and Child Nutrition Support Initiative (Council Member Davis)
2. Annual Report of the Citrus Preservation Commission given by Chairman MichaelDay (Facilities and Community Services Department Director Crocker)
K. New Business
1. Consideration of expanding the number of Residential zoning districts that permit the keeping ofhens (Development Services Director Desatnik)
2. Consideration of a Non-Professional Service Agreement with General Pump Company toprovide groundwater well and booster pump maintenance and repair services with an initial termof one (1) year for an amount not-to-exceed $500,000 and determination that approval of theagreement is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301(b) of the State'sGuidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Municipal Utilities andEngineering Department Director Harris)
L. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities(No collective discussion or action.)
1. Individual Council Member Report on Activities for October 2025 from Mayor Pro TemShaw (City Clerk Donaldson)
M. AdjournmentThe next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on November 18, 2025.
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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