CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A S
JANUARY 20, 2026
MARIO SAUCEDO
Mayor
MARC SHAW
Mayor Pro Tempore
PAUL BARICH
Council Member
EDDIE TEJEDA
Council Member
DENISE DAVIS
Council Member
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JEANNE DONALDSON
City Clerk
PHILLIP DOOLITTLE
City Treasurer
CHARLES M. DUGGAN JR.
City Manager
YVETTE M. ABICH GARCIA
City Attorney
5:00 p.m. Open Public Meeting, Public Comment (Closed Session) 6:00 p.m. Open Session (Public Meeting)
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City Council Chambers
Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, Redlands, California
A G E N D A
The following information comprises the agenda for the regular meetings of the City Council of the City of Redlands and the Redlands Financing Authority of the City of Redlands at the times noted below in the City Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, Redlands, California, on:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026
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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 real property negotiators - Government Code §54956.8 (Assistant City Manager Christopher Boatman)
Property: 0292-401-01 (Vacant Land)
Agency
Negotiators:
Charles M. Duggan, City Manager; Christopher Boatman, Assistant City Manager
Negotiating
Party:
Terry W. Tompson, Director, Real Estate Services Department, County of San Bernardino
Under
Negotiation:
Terms of payment and price for possible purchase of property by the City
2. Conference with real property negotiators - Government Code §54956.8 (Assistant City Manager Christopher Boatman)
Property: APN: 0292-166-08-0000 (Grove School)
Agency Negotiators:Charles M. Duggan, City Manager; Christopher Boatman, Assistant City Manager
Negotiating Party:Dr. Michelle Sweezey, Head of School, The Grove School Under Negotiation:Terms of possible property transfer to Grove School
6:00 P.M.
D. Reconvene City Council Meeting
E. Invocation by Council Member Davis -Pledge of Allegiance (In keeping with long-standing traditions of legislative invocations, this City Council meeting may include 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 any particular religious belief or form of invocation.)
F. Closed Session Report
(No reportable action taken in closed session unless otherwise announced by the City Attorney at this time.)
G. Public Comment - City Council
(At this time, the City Council will provide an opportunity for the public to address them on any subject, 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 a 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 upon simultaneously unless separate discussion and/or action is requested by a Councilmember or a member of the audience.)
1. Approve minutes of the regular meeting of December 16, 2025 (City Clerk Donaldson)
2. Approve recommendation for the appointments of Matthew Swenson and Eli Salazar to serve on the Citizens' Measure T Oversight Committee (Mayor Saucedo)
3. Approve the recommended appointments to serve two-year terms on the 2026 Utilities Advisory Committee in support of the water and wastewater rate study (Mayor Saucedo)
4. Approve recommendation for the reappointment of William Hatfield and Kate Pretorius, to the Library Board of Trustees (Mayor Saucedo)
5. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2993 Ordinance Text Amendment No. 370 to update the development standards and design regulations contained in Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 18.156, Article VII, pertaining to the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA AND NOT HEARD. IT WILL BE
PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AT A FUTURE MEETING
6. Approve the side letter agreements between the City of Redlands and (i) the Redlands Association of Fire Management Employees and (ii) the Redlands Professional Firefighters Association, which amend and modify the respective articles within each Memorandum of Understanding pertaining to longevity pay, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) reporting requirements; and approve Salary Resolution No. 8749 and updated Salary Schedules (Human Resources/Risk Management Director Meteau)
7. Terminate the Public Works Construction Contract with Demo Leaders, Inc. for the WWTP Hillside Stabilization Project, reject all bids, and direct staff to solicit new bids for the Project (Interim Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Casey)
8. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2988 Amending in its entirety Chapter 6.05 of Title 6 of the Redlands Municipal Code relating to Vicious and Potentially Dangerous Dogs (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
9. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2989 Amending in its entirety Section 6.24.120 of Chapter 6.24 of Redlands Municipal Code Regulating Noisy Animals (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
I. Communications
1. Annual Report of the Parks and Recreation Commission given by Chairman Douglas Gonzales (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
2. Annual Report of the Airport Advisory Board given by Chairperson Jason Golembeski (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
J. New Business
1. Discussion and possible action relating to the formation of, and appointments to, a City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittee to develop a License Agreement with the Redlands Historical Museum Association for the Museum of Redlands (Assistant City Manager Boatman)
2. Consideration of the purchase of a landfill gas (LFG) blower skid and flare for the California Street Landfill and Wastewater Treatment Plant in an amount not to exceed $961,500 and determine that approval of this purchase is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)
3. Consideration of an agreement with VVC of California, LLC. dba Pet Hospital of Redlands + Urgent Care to provide veterinary services and medical supplies to the Redlands Animal Services Division for a three-year term for an amount not to exceed $774,156 (Facilities and Community Services Department Director Crocker)
K. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities (No collective discussion or action.)
1. Individual Council Member Report on Activities for December 2025 from Mayor Pro Tem Shaw (City Clerk Donaldson)
L. Adjournment
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on February 3, 2026.
If you challenge any proposed development entitlement listed on this agenda in court, you may be limited 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.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Goutam Dobey, of the Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department at (909) 798-7584 ext 2. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II)
Any writings or documents distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding an open session agenda item less than 72 hours before this meeting are available for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office or at the dais of the City Clerk once the open session meeting begins.
Staff reports or other written documentation relating to items referred to on the agenda are available at the A. K. Smiley Public Library, 125 West Vine Street, Redlands, California, and on the City’s website referenced below.
Regular meetings are televised live on Redlands TV Channel 3 (Spectrum) and Channel 35 (Frontier) and re-broadcast at 7:00 P.M. the following Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; and at 9:00 A.M. Thursday, Saturday and Monday. Meetings are also streamed live and archived for later viewing on demand on the City’s website at www.cityofredlands.org. Agendas, staff reports and minutes of the City Council of the City of Redlands are available online at: www.cityofredlands.org.