AMENDED
12/2/25 at 11:00AM
CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A
DECEMBER 2, 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, DECEMBER 2, 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 this time.)
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. Coyote Aviation v. City of Redlands, et al. San Bernardino County Superior Court Case No.CIVSB2418252
6:00
D. Reconvene City Council Meeting
E. Invocation by Mayor Pro Tem Shaw 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, 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. Holiday Performance by the Redlands Girls Vocal Ensemble led by Katharine Bond (MayorSaucedo)
3. Presentation of the holiday video from the City of Redlands (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 at asubsequent 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 November 18, 2025 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Accept the Redlands Substance Abuse Prevention Outreach Grant through Kaiser Permanenteof Southern California in the amount of $15,000 and authorize the additional appropriation of thesame and approve one part-time Outreach Coordinator position within the Homeless SolutionsDivision for a limited term not-to-exceed 24 months (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
3. Approve the Final Map for Tract No. 20755 and a Determination of Exemption from the CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15268(b)(3)(Development Services Director Desatnik)
4. Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with RRM Design Group,to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2026, to allow for the continued performance ofservices associated with the development of standard design plans for Accessory Dwelling Units(ADUs) (Development Services Director Desatnik)
5. Receive and file the Annual Reports for Community Facility District (CFD) No. 2001-1 andCommunity Facility District (CFD) No. 2003-1 pursuant to Local Agency Special Tax and BondAccountability Act (SB 165) (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
6. Approve the use of city resources and the request for in-kind support in the amount of $35,368.22related to the New Year's Eve Orange Drop event hosted by the Redlands Chamber ofCommerce 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)
7. Approve a request in the amount of $5,860.83 for the street closure related to the Redlands BowlChristmas Under the Stars event hosted on December 12, 2025, by the Redlands BowlPerforming Arts, and determine that the event is categorically exempt from environmental reviewpursuant to Section 15311(c) of the state's guidelines implementing the California EnvironmentalQuality Act (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
8. Approve a Facility Use Agreement with the San Bernardino County Department of Adult andAging Services - Public Guardian for the use of designated spaces at the Ediberto & GloriaFlores Senior Center and the Joslyn Senior Center and determine that approval of the agreementis exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State’s Guidelinesimplementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and Community ServicesDirector Crocker)
9. Adopt Resolution No. 8736 to receive an annual report of City of Redlands surplus lands(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
J. Public Hearings
1. Public Hearing to consider and adopt Ordinance No. 2994. An Ordinance of the City of Redlandsamending Title 15 (Buildings and Construction), by adopting by reference the 2025 CaliforniaBuilding Code, 2025 California Residential Code, 2025 California Electrical Code, 2025 CaliforniaMechanical Code, 2025 California Plumbing Code, 2025 California Green Building StandardsCode, 2025 California Energy Code, 2025 California Historical Building Code, and the 2025California Existing Building Code, and making amendments related thereto (DevelopmentServices Director Desatnik) (Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing)
a. Public hearing to consider Ordinance No. 2994 amending Chapters 15.04, 15.06, 15.08,15.10, 15.12, 15.16, 15.18, 15.22 and 15.23 of the Redlands Municipal Code relating to theadoption of the 2025 California Building Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part2 including Appendices G, H, I, J), 2025 California Residential Code (California Code ofRegulations, Title 24, Part 2.5 including Appendices BF, BJ, BO, and CI), 2025 CaliforniaElectrical Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 3), 2025 CaliforniaMechanical Code (California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 4), 2025California Plumbing Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 5), 2025 California Energy Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 6), 2025 California HistoricalBuilding Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 8), and the 2025 CaliforniaExisting Building Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 10), 2025 CaliforniaGreen Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11), byreference and making amendments thereto.
K. New Business
1. Consideration of Ordinance No. 2995 amending Chapters 2.18, 2.32, 2.38, 2.48, 2.50, 2.64, and2.66 of the Redlands Municipal Code to establish quarterly meetings, and reduce thememberships of, the City of Redlands Airport Advisory Board, Parks and Recreation AdvisoryCommission, Municipal Utilities/Public Works Commission, Traffic and Parking Commission,Cultural Arts Commission, Citrus Preservation Commission and Human Relations Commissionand Resolution No. 8742 establishing a quarterly meeting schedule for the Commissions(Assistant City Manager McConnell)
2. Consideration of Ordinance No. 2996 adding Chapter 2.30 to the Redlands Municipal Code toestablish a Street Tree Commission and Resolution No. 8734 to disestablish the Street TreeCommittee and transfer of the current members of the Street Tree Committee to the Street TreeCommission (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
3. Consideration of Resolution No. 8737, authorizing the City Manager or his designee to executethe grant award agreement for $2,000,000 and execute the Sub-recipient Agreements, anyamendments, and all other related documents associated with the Proposition 47 (Prop 47) grantaward, as well as authorize an additional appropriation of $2,000,000 (Assistant City ManagerBoatman)
4. Consideration of authorization to release $31,773 from the Fire Equipment Fund Reserve for thepurchase of a replacement Brush Engine and Water Tender, approve a correspondingappropriation in the amount of $31,773; and authorize the purchase of both apparatus in the totalamount of $1,331,773 (Fire Chief Sessler)
5. Consideration of Ordinance No. 2997 amending Chapter 15.20 of the Redlands Municipal Codeand adopting the 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code which incorporates by reference the2024 International Fire Code, with necessary California and City of Redlands amendments. ThisOrdinance will nullify and replace the current Ordinance No. 2948, that was enacted in 2022 aspart of the previous fire code adoption process (Fire Chief Sessler)
6. Consideration of Ordinance No. 2998 amending Chapter 15.30 of the Redlands Municipal Codeand adopting the 2025 Edition of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code whichincorporates by reference the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, with necessaryCalifornia and City of Redlands amendments. This Ordinance will nullify and replace the currentOrdinance No. 2696, that was enacted in 2008 as part of a previous code adoption process (FireChief Sessler)
7. Consideration of Resolution No. 8743 appointing Ray Casey as the Interim Municipal Utilities andEngineering Director — Government Code Section 21221(h) (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
L. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities(No collective discussion or action.)
1. Individual Council Member Report on Activities for November 2025 from Mayor Pro Tem Shaw(City Clerk Donaldson)
M. AdjournmentThe next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on December 16, 2025.
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