AMENDED
12/12/25 at 4:30pm
CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A
DECEMBER 16, 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 16, 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 real property negotiators - Government Code §54956.8(Assistant City Manager Boatman) Property: APN: 0292-166-08-0000 (Grove School)
AgencyNegotiators:Charles M. Duggan, City Manager; Christopher Boatman,Assistant City Manager NegotiatingParty: Dr. Michelle Sweezey, Head of School, The Grove School UnderNegotiation: Terms of possible property transfer to The Grove School
6:00
D. Reconvene City Council Meeting
E. Invocation by Council Member TejedaPledge of Allegiance by Mission 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,or to disparage any other, faith or belief. Neither the City nor the City Council endorses anyparticular religious 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. 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.)
H. 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 December 2, 2025 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Approve the Local Appointments List for 2026 of all regular and ongoing commissions andboards of the City of Redlands (Mayor Saucedo)
3. Approve recommendation for Student Commissioner Appointments for calendar year 2026(Mayor Saucedo)
4. Approve the recommendation for the appointments of Rosa Dominguez. Alicia Gyllenhammer,Kawa Shwaish and Karah Shaw to the Planning Commission (Mayor Saucedo and Mayor ProTem Shaw)
5. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2995 Amending Chapters 2.18, 2.32, 2.38, 2.48, 2.50, 2.64, and 2.66of the Redlands Municipal Code to establish quarterly meetings, and reduce the membership of,the City of Redlands' Airport Advisory Board, Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission,Municipal Utilities/Public Works Commission, Traffic and Parking Commission, Cultural ArtsCommission, Citrus Commission and Human Relations Commission (Assistant City ManagerMcConnell)
6. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2996 adding Chapter 2.30 of the Redlands Municipal Code toestablish a Street Tree Commission (Assistant City Manager McConnell)
7. Approve the First Amendment to the Agreements with Family Service Association of Redlandsand The Salvation Army to continue providing homeless resource services for rapid rehousing,and authorize the reallocation of funds in the amount of $50,000 to support theseservices (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
8. Approve the side letter agreements with the Teamsters Local 1932, the Redlands Association ofMid-Management Employees, the Redlands Association of Management Employees, theRedlands Civilian Safety Employees Association, the Redlands Police Officers Association andthe Redlands Association of Safety Management Employees to modify the respective articleswithin each Memorandum of Understanding relating to longevity pay to ensure compliance withCalPERS reporting requirements; and approve Salary Resolution No. 8744 and updated SalarySchedules (Human Resources/Risk Management Director Meteau)
9. Adopt Resolution No. 8741 - Annual Report of Development Impact Fees for the Year EndedJune 30, 2025, and Adoption of Findings (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
10. Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with KNN Public Finance, LLC to extend theterm of the agreement to October 2027 to allow for continued financial advisory services(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
11. Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with NewEdge Services, LLC, to increase thetotal compensation by an amount not to exceed $154,900, to implement system improvementsto the City's permitting software, Cityworks (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
12. Adopt Resolution No. 8740 establishing a contractor list pursuant to the California UniformPublic Construction Cost Accounting Act, and determine that approval of the Resolution isexempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelinesimplementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Interim Municipal Utilities andEngineering Director Casey)
13. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Redlands Chamber Foundation, recommendedby the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, authorizing enhancements within the parceldescribed as APN 0170-142-12-0000 and determination that approval of the agreement isexempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines pursuant to Section 15061(Facilities and Community Services Department Director Crocker)
I. Public Hearings
1. Public Hearing to consider and adopt Ordinance No. 2997 amending Chapter 15.20 of theRedlands Municipal Code and adopting the 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code whichincorporates by reference the 2024 International Fire Code, with necessary California and City of Redlands amendments (Fire Chief Sessler)
(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing)
a. Public Hearing to consider Ordinance No. 2997 amending Chapter 15.20 of the RedlandsMunicipal Code relating to the adoption 2025 California Fire Code (California Code ofRegulations, Title 24, Part 9 including Appendices B, BB, C, CC, D, P), by reference andmaking amendments thereto.
2. Public Hearing to consider and adopt Ordinance No. 2998 amending Chapter 15.30 of theRedlands Municipal Code and adopting the 2025 Edition of the California Wildland-UrbanInterface Code which incorporates by reference the 2024 Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Code,with necessary California and City of Redlands amendments (Fire Chief Sessler) (Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing)
a. Public Hearing to consider Ordinance No. 2998 amending Chapter 15.30 of the RedlandsMunicipal Code relating to the adoption 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code(California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 7 including Appendix A), by reference andmaking amendments thereto
3. Continued Public Hearing to consider Ordinance No. 2993 - Ordinance Text Amendment No.370 to update the development standards and design regulations contained in RedlandsMunicipal Code Chapter 18.156, Article VII, pertaining to the construction of accessory dwellingunits (ADUs). This proposal qualifies for exemption from the California Environmental QualityAct (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15282(h) of the CEQA Guidelines. (Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing)(Development Services Director Desatnik)
4. Consideration of Resolution No. 8739 for General Plan Amendment No. 151 to update Figure 5-7 (Truck Route Map) in the City of Redlands 2035 General Plan. This proposal qualifies forexemption from environmental review in accordance with Sections 15061(b)(3), 15308 and15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines (Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing)(Development Services Director Desatnik)
J. New Business
1. Consideration of Resolution No. 8738, establishing intention to form a Climate ResilienceDistrict (CRD); establish the Redlands CRD Board; appointment of members to the CRDBoard; and determine that adoption of the resolution is exempt from the CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301(b)(4) and (b)(5) of the CEQAGuidelines (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
2. Consideration of the Sole Source invoice payment to Systems & Software, Inc. for support of theenQuesta Utility Database for Customer Management in an amount of $291,207 for annualsoftware hosting, maintenance and support (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)
3. Consideration of a Public Works Construction Contract with Matich Corporation for thePavement Management Program (PMP) 2025 Street Resurfacing Project for an amount not-to-exceed $5,566,094, approval of an additional appropriation in the amount of $1,566,094, anddetermination that the Project is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of the State's Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental QualityAct (Interim Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Casey)
4. Consideration of an agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. in the amount of $3,544,704.03 forbody-worn camera equipment/software, Drone as First Responder (DFR), Virtual Reality andJustice Suite; and approval of an additional appropriation of $708,940.79 from the GeneralFund's unassigned fund balance and Asset Forfeiture Fund (Police Chief Tolber)
5. Consideration of Ordinance No. 2988 to Amend and Restate Chapter 6.05 of the RedlandsMunicipal Code Relating to the Regulation of Potentially Dangerous and Vicious Dogs (Facilitiesand Community Services Department Director Crocker)
6. Consideration of Ordinance No. 2989 and Resolution No. 8716 Amending Chapter 6.24 of theRedlands Municipal Code Relating to Noisy Animals and Authorizing ImplementationProcedures (Facilities and Community Services Department Director Crocker)
7. Consideration of Resolution No. 8745 approving Agreements for the Improvements to the StateStreet City Hall Facility for a total amount not-to-exceed $16,145,665.95; an additionalappropriation in the amount of $16,145,665.95 to the Safety/City Hall Replacement Fund; anddetermine that approval is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) ofthe State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Assistant CityManager Boatman)
K. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities(No collective discussion or action.)
L. AdjournmentThe next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on January 20, 2026.
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