HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017_04_04 - Regular MINUTES
Regular meeting of the City Council and the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands held in the Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, on
April 4, 2017 at 5:00 P.M.
Present: Paul Foster, Mayor
Paul Barich, Mayor Pro Tem
Pat Gilbreath, Council Member
Jon Harrison, Council Member
Eddie Tejeda, Council Member
Staff: N. Enrique Martinez, City Manager; Dan McHugh, City Attorney; Robert Dawes, City Treasureer;
Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk; Carl Baker,Public Information Officer; Jeff Frazier,Fire Chief,
Mark Garcia, Police Chief, Danielle Garcia, Management Services/Finance Director; Chris Diggs,
Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director; Chris Boatman, Quality of Life Director; Amy
Martin,Human Resources Director; Brian Foote, City Planner/Planning Manager; Janice
McConnell,Assistant to the City Manager
Mayor Foster called the meeting to order and offered those present the opportunity to provide public
comment on any item on the agenda for the closed session.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None Forthcoming
CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney McHugh announced that neither the City Manager nor the City Attorney would be
participating in the labor negotiations discussions for the bargaining units and the two unrepresented
employees for closed session tonight,to avoid a potential conflict of interest.
Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation-Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)
Three Cases:
a. Inland Valley Development Agency, et al v. Oscar Valdez et al, Sacramento Superior Court Case No.
34-2016-80002502 (City Attorney McHugh)
b. Young v. City of Redlands, et al, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVDS 1517919 (Human
Resources/Risk Management Director Martin)
c. Williams v. City of Redlands, et al, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVDS 1607191
(Human Resources/Risk Management Director Martin)
Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956.8
(Quality of Life Director Boatman)
Property: A portion of APN 0169-301-30
Agency Negotiators: N. Enrique Martinez, Chris Boatman
Negotiating Party: The Overland
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Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956.8
(Quality of Life Director Boatman)
Property: APNs 0300-231-36 and 0300 -241-24,&25
Agency Negotiators: N. Erin*��ue Martinez, Chris Boatman
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Under Negotiation. Terms of payment and price for lease of City property
Conference with legal counsel: Anticipated Litigation-Government Code §54956.9(d)(2)(e)(3)
(Human Resources/Risk Management Director Martin)
One Case:
a. Facts and circumstances: Consideration of workers' compensation claim of Alyssa Claar
Conference with labor negotiator-Government Code §54957.6
(Mayor Foster and Mayor Pro Tem Barich)
Agency negotiators N. Enrique Martinez p....and/or Daniel J. McHugh and/or Amy Martin de endin g upon
which bargaining unit the City is negotiating with
Employee Redlands Association of Department Directors
organizations: Redlands Association of Management Employees
Redlands Association of Mid-Management Employees
Redlands Civilian Safety Employees Association
Teamsters Local 1932
Redlands Police Officers Association
Redlands Association of Safety Management Employees
Redlands Professional Firefighters Association
Redlands Association of Fire Management Employees
Agency negotiators. Mayor Foster and Mayor Pro Tem Barich
UAttorney
City Manager, City Att y....
employees:
The meeting reconvened at 6:04 P.M. with an invocation by Councilmember Harrison followed by the
pledge of allegiance to the American flag.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney McHugh announced,by unanimous vote,the City Council approved the filing of a
disclaimer of interest for the lawsuit Inland Valley Development Agency, et al v. Oscar Valdez et al,
Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 34-2016-80002502.
PRESENTATIONS
Redlands Animal Shelter—Animal Control Officer Bill Miller introduced"Jolene", a five-year old female
Labrador Retriever,Pit Bull mix,who is available for adoption,with seventeen other dogs and twenty-five
cats, at the Redlands Animal Shelter. Mr. Miller informed the Council thirty-two dogs and eight cats have
been adopted since the last regular City Council meeting.
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Child Abuse Prevention Month -Mayor Foster presented a proclamation to Sarah Pettengill, of the Child
Abuse Prevention Committee of San Bernardino County, declaring April 2017 as Child Abuse Prevention
month.
Equal Pay Day-Mayor Foster presented a Proclamation to Kathryn Brown, Chairperson of the Public
Policy Committee,AAUW Redlands Branch, recognizing Apri14, 2017 as Equal Pay Day.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Olio -Greg Brittain voiced his skepticism with the San Bernardino County Transit Authority (SBCTA)
developing a plan to purchase electricity in the Inland Empire and questioned how this could really save
the end users money. He restated his request for the Council to consider contracting with a private sector
company to perform solid waste division services,rather than raising the user rates in the City. He
questioned the comparisons made by the City's consultant, Joseph Minicozzi, in his Economics of Growth
presentation, related to property valuation and he pointed out many in the public are not in favor of higher
density developments along the transit corridor.
Redlands Animal Shelter -Andy Hoder again requested the Council increase the budget for the Redlands
Animal Shelter in order to meet the various funding needs they face throughout the year and he thanked
Mayor Pro Tem Ban ch for his generous contributions to the Shelter.
Liberty Lane Veteran's Housing -Joseph W. Mays Jr. and Don Griggs,both retired veterans,urged the
Council to support the proposed development of an apartment complex for veterans and their families,
located on the southwest corner of Texas Street and Lugonia Avenue.
Library Computers -Dennis Bell expressed his frustration and described technical difficulties he faced
with A.K. Smiley Library's computers when attempting to access Council agenda documents through the
new agenda management software platform. He conveyed his opposition to certain state policies including,
the current proposal to repair the State's transportation infrastructure and the new surcharge on vehicle
registration fees.
Open Government - Stephen Rogers,representing the Mentone Area Community Association(MACA),
complimented the consultant presenting the "Economics of Growth" program before the special joint
meeting of the City Council and Planning Commission,but was disappointed the public was not offered
the opportunity to speak on the subject matter.
Illegal Immigrants -Nancy Blastos stated her opposition to Federal policies surrounding undocumented
citizens including, raids performed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE), lobbying
efforts by ICE to enlist local enforcement assistance during raids, and the lack of protection provided to
families of undocumented citizens.
Walking with the Council - Sam Wong invited people to attend the Walking with the Council scheduled
for April 8, 2017 at the Orange Blossom Trail head and Grove Street.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously approved the minutes of the regular meeting of March 21, 2017 and the special meeting of
March 21,2017.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
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Proclamation
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously approved a proclamation declaring April 4, 2017 as Equal Pay Day.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Proclamation
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously approved a proclamation declaring declaring the month of April 2017 as Child Abuse
Prevention Month.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Settlement Agreement
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously approved the public disclosure of details of an Agreement of Settlement and General Release
between the City of Redlands and Farmers Insurance Exchange. Under the terms of the agreement,The City
agrees to pay Farmers Insurance Exchange the aggregate sum of$2,000.00 to settle and dispose of disputes
and controversies associated with incidental dealings between the parties with respect to a civil action
pending in the San Bernardino County Superior Court and entitled Farmers Insurance v. City of Redlands, et
al., Case No. CIVDS 1515814.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Surfin' State Street
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously determined that approval of the request from the Development Services Department to serve
and consume alcohol beverages at Ed Hales Park is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA)pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, and approved their request for
permission to serve and consume alcoholic beverages associated with the Surfin' State Street event to be
held on June 16, 2017.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Wedding Reception
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously determined that approval of the request from the Reclusado-Holthaus family to serve and
consume alcohol beverages at Sylvan Park is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA)pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, and approved their request for
permission to serve and consume alcoholic beverages associated with the Reclusado-Holthaus Wedding
Reception to be held on May 28, 2017.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Donation Acceptance
Quality of Life Director introduced Chris Sedmack, representing the Redlands Horticultural and
Improvement Society,who presented a donation to Mayor Foster in the amount of$2,400.
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On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously approved the acceptance of a donation from the Redlands Horticulture &Improvement
Society, in the amount of$2,000.00,for the construction of a Service Club Monument Entry Sign, and$400
for a bench to be located at the 5th Street Civic Center Breezeway, and approved the additional
appropriation in the amount$400.00 to fund the bench purchase.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Grant Acceptance
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously approved the acceptance of the National League of Cities Combating Hunger through
Afterschool and Summer Meal Programs (CHAMPS)grant award in the amount of$30,000 and approved
an additional appropriation in the same amount.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Fee Waiver
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously determined that the 21st Annual Firefighters Car Show is exempt from further environmental
review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)of the State's Guidelines implementing the California
Environmental Quality Act,and approved the request from the Redlands Professional Firefighters
Association for a waiver of$2,320.00 in fees, and approved permission to serve and consume alcoholic
beverages at the 21 st Annual Firefighters Car Show to be held on May 28, 2017.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Purchase Order Modification -Dewatering Equipment
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously approved a modification to the purchase order with Alfa Laval for repair of
dewatering equipment at the City's wastewater treatment plant to a new annual amount of$40,000.00 for FY
2016-2017.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Resolution No. 7719—Traffic Regulation
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously adopted Resolution No. 7719 to install two additional stop signs to create a four-way stop
intersection at Wabash Avenue and Independence Avenue and determined that the project is exempt from
review in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3)of the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Resolution No. 7718 -Property Tax Revenues
Loralee Farris, of the Development Services Department,provided an overview of Resolution No. 7718
relating to property tax revenues and LAFCO No. 3195,pertaining to the annexation of approximately
twenty-one acres from the unincorporated area of San Bernardino County into the boundaries of the City of
Redlands, for a project located on the east side of Wabash Avenue,north of Highland, and south of Citrus
Avenue. As public comment, Stephen Rogers, representing MACA, questioned the City's approval process
for the project, declared MACA intends to raise their concerns with LAFCO directly, and requested a
meeting with Mayor Foster and Mayor Pro Tem Barich to review these various concerns.
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On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Barich the City Council
unanimously approved Resolution No. 7718 relating to property tax revenues to be exchanged between the
County of San Bernardino and the City of Redlands resulting from the jurisdictional change described
in LAFCO No. 3195.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Ordinance No. 2846 -Zone Change No. 454
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously approved the adoption of Ordinance No. 2846 (Zone Change No. 454)to pre-zone
approximately 11.97 acres proposed to be annexed from an unincorporated part of the County of San
Bernardino to R-1 (Single Family Residential) District located on the east side of Wabash Avenue,north of
Sylvan Boulevard.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Grant Acceptance
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously approved the acceptance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 2016 Department of
Homeland Security Grant Program funds in the amount of$21,195.00 and approved an additional
appropriation in the same amount.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Ordinance No. 2847 -Fireworks
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously approved the adoption of Ordinance No. 2847, amending Chapter 15.20 of the Redlands
Municipal Code relating to liability associated with the sale,use or discharge of fireworks on certain
properties, and to provide for the collection of response costs related to fireworks.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
Commissioner Appointments
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously approved the appointment of Paul Hodson and Barbara Bates to serve the remainder of
unexpired terms on the Street Tree Committee ending February 16, 2021.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
COMMUNICATIONS
Redlands Skatepark - Councilmember Harrison introduced video
Councilmember Harrison briefly described the collaborative efforts made by the local community and City
staff to develop a video for use as a promotional tool for fundraising.With an estimated completion cost of
$790,000 for the Skatepark, additional fundraising is needed and Tim Sullivan, of the Quality of Life
Department,provided background leading up to tonight's unveiling of the new video. Funds were
originally set aside in 2013 for design and construction of the Skatepark, and the Friends of Redlands
Skatepark(FORS)have raised nearly $50,000, including a$25,000 grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation.
With that,the video was aired. Mayor Foster and Councilmember Harrison played key roles in the video
and thanked the many people responsible for its production, including all the families who helped tell the
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"skateboard story", Maureen Prez of FORS, and City staff including, Cheryl Williams, Kjeld Lindsted,
Olivia Crowley, and Tim Sullivan. Councilmember Harrison also invited everyone to attend and support
the fundraising event scheduled for April 23, 2017 at the future home of the Redlands Skatepark
and thanked the community for helping to make this project become a reality.
NEW BUSINESS
Purchase Order Modification
Quality of Life Director explained the need to modify the purchase order annual amount for Liquefied
Natural Gas due to an increase of external users.
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda the City Council
unanimously approved a purchase order modification between the City of Redlands and Applied LNG
Technologies to increase the purchase order annual amount from $515,000.00 to $690,000.00 for FY
2016/2017 for the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas, due to an increase in non-city customer sales, and
approved the additional appropriation in the amount of$175,000.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ANNEXATION NO. 16 OF TERRITORY TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT 2004-1
Mayor Foster opened the hearing and called upon Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Diggs for
details on a request to implement assessments and add territory to Community Facilities District(CFD)
No. 2004-1. City Clerk Donaldson agreed to hold the special election within the annexing territory on
April 4, 2017.With no further comments, Mayor Foster closed the public hearing. City Clerk Donaldson
conducted the special election and announced the results determining that the required two-thirds of the
votes cast were in favor of levying the tax,therefore the territory will be annexed to the CFD No. 2004-1.
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Barich the City Council
unanimously approved Resolution No. 7715, calling a special election of the question of levying the special
taxes within the territory to be annexed to the CFD No. 2004-1; and on motion of Council Member
Gilbreath, seconded by Council Member Tejeda, approved Resolution No. 7716, declaring results of special
election of annexation No. 16 to CFD No. 2004-1.
Vote: 5 - 0 Passed
COUNCIL DISTRICT BOUNDARY MAPS- ORDINANCE NO. 2848 BY-DISTRICT ELECTIONS
Mayor Foster opened the public hearing and called upon Management Services/Finance Director Danielle
Garcia who announced Dr. Justin Levitt, of the National Demographics Corporation,was available to
provide an update or answer questions. As public comment, Stephen Rogers, Elizabeth Antos, Dania Cross,
and Willem Pennings requested the Council take more time with their decision, extend the public hearings
and consider including Map M3C2, a map developed by the University of Redlands graduate
students. Heather Rouhana, Chief of Staff for Assemblyman Marc Steinorth, addressed the Council
concerning A13350, a bill which outlines steps and procedures cities should take to move to elections by
districts, and its relevance to the City of Redlands. AB350 was signed by Governor Brown and took effect
January 1, 2017, after the City of Redlands had already begun the process of moving to district elections.
In response to a request made by a Redlands resident through Assemblyman Stemorth,the State Assembly
Local Government Committee confirmed there is no grandfather clause in the bill but the absence of a
grandfather clause does not imply the City is not compliant with the law. The law is simply silent on that
matter. Bill Cunningham reiterated his support of Map 2B as the most democratic of all the maps, since it
offers the opportunity for three districts to be represented by the north side. He encouraged the Council to
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move forward without any more delays, as an election is only eighteen months away and people need time
to prepare to run for City Council. Upon no further comments, Mayor Foster closed the public hearing and
each Councilmember selected their preferred map.
Councilmember Tejeda supported a delay in the decision,taking into consideration,the number of people
who voiced their opposition to Map 2B at the public hearings. He selected Map 1B for a decision tonight
and requested Map M3C2 be substituted for Map 2B if the hearing was extended.
Councilmember Harrison stated Map 1 C is a good alternative to 2B and requested the map in the
ordinance be changed from Map 2B to Map 1C. Councilmember Gilbreath selected Map 213, although she
expressed her dislike of the district system in general,preferring elected representatives serve the City at
large, rather than only a portion of the City. Mayor Pro Tem Ban ch selected Map 213, and also expressed a
preference to have representatives serve the whole City,not only one district. Mayor Foster selected Map
2B and thanked everyone for their input and involvement in the process.
On motion of Council Member Pat Gilbreath, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Paul Barich the City Council
agreed the adoption of Ordinance No. 2848 is exempt from review under Section 15061(b)(3)and 15320 of
the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, and approved the introduction of Ordinance No. 2848
to establish By-District Elections with respect to electing City Council Members By-District and
establishing Council District Boundaries and election sequencing for such districts.
Vote: 3 -2 Passed
NAY: Council Member Jon Harrison
Council Member Eddie Tejeda
INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Councilmember Tejeda attended his first Street Tree Committee Meeting and reported it was very lively.
Councilmember Gilbreath attended a three and a half hour Consolidated Fire Agency, JPA budget
meeting with Fire Chief Frazier.
Mayor Pro Tem Ban ch thanked Mike Layne for the notoriety he has received regarding the
term "Barichmandering", as it relates to the proposed boundaries of Map 2B.
Councilmember Harrison will attend the San Bernardino County Transit Authority (SBCTA)meeting on
April 5, 2017, scheduled to discuss the topic Community Choice Aggregation, a means by which
communities can work together to purchase their power directly from the wholesaler and have it delivered
by the retailer, such as Southern California Edison. SBCTA staff completed their analysis and projected
the program could save residents,businesses, and cities between 3 and 5%on their electric bills. This is in
the initial phase and will be brought to the Council for a full discussion and deliberation at the appropriate
time. He attended the Metrolink Board Budget Meeting last week, and has continued to work with the
community and staff on the Redlands Skatepark program. He reminded everyone of the Skatepark
fundraising event to be held April 23, 2017.
Mayor Foster attended the Inland Empire Economic Partnership (IEEP) Conference,as a guest of Southern
California Gas Company, and found it to be a very enlightening presentation about the economic
conditions facing the Inland Empire. He was privileged to have breakfast with former Counclimember Bob
Gardner who is now a Mono County Supervisor. He ws honored to attend an eagle ceremony for two
Eagle Scouts from Troop 3 and enjoyed the the Redlands Downtown Art Walk held on March 26, 2017,
which was a great success.
Adjournment
There being no further action required the meeting adjourned at 7:17 P.M. The next regular meeting of the
City of Redlands City Council will be held on April 18, 2017.
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MINUTES- SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF REDLANDS
Chairman Foster called the meeting to order and offered anyone present the opportunity to address the
Board on any subject,not already on the agenda,within the jurisdiction of the Successor Agency.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Redevelopment Agency Property,- Stephen Rogers raised concerns related to Redevelopment Agency
properties and again requested a meeting with Mayor Foster and Mayor Pro Tem Barich to discuss his
concerns.
Minutes
On motion of Boardmember Gilbreath, seconded by Vice Chairman Barich,the minutes of the regular
meeting on March 7, 2017 were unanimously approved.
Adjournment
There being no further business,the meeting of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency
adjourned at 7:21 P.M. The next regular meeting of this Board will be held on May 2, 2017.
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