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Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held in the Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon
Street, on March 6, 2018 at 4:00 P.M.
Present: Paul Foster, Mayor
Paul Barich, Mayor Pro Tempore
Jon Harrison, Council Member
Eddie Tejeda, Council Member
Toni Momberger, Council Member
Staff: N. Enrique Martinez, City Manager; Dan McHugh, City Attorney; Robert Dawes, City Treasurer;
Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk; Carl Baker, Public Information Officer; Richard Sessler, Fire
Battalion Chief; Chris Catren, Police Chief; Danielle Garcia, Management Services/Finance
Director; Chris Boatman, Quality of Life Director; Tommi Ng, Assistant Human Resources/Risk
Management Director; Brian Desatnik, Development Services Director; Paul Toor, Municipal
Utilities and Engineering Director; 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 subject within the jurisdiction of the City Council which is not already scheduled on
this agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Strategic Planning Partnership - Mario Saucedo complimented the content of the proposed Strategic
Plan and specifically was pleased with the renewed focus on Orange Street and Colton Avenue
corridor. He requested the Council seek input from north -side residents when considering activities
associated with the many challenges of the area.
Colton Avenue - Fernando Ramirez listed several reasons why the Colton Avenue corridor should be
incorporated into the proposed Strategic Plan, including, the stretch is heavily traveled and reflects on
the health of the City, architecturally unique features and many beautiful trees have been neglected,
and there exists great potential as full build -out of the downtown area will push businesses to the north.
Jan Winn, a business owner within this corridor, also supported the renewed interest in the area. She
suggested the Redlands Rail Project will bring many people to the area and it should not be overlooked.
STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP
Background- Assistant to the City Manager Janice McConnell explained this meeting is a continuation
of the discussion relating to strategic priority planning and future fiscal year goals for the period
beginning July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021. Three of the five Priority Focus Areas, Fiscal
Accountability, Economic Development, and Infrastructure were addressed during a special City
Council Meeting held February 20, 2018. Tonight's meeting focused on the remaining two Priority
Focus Areas of Land Resources Management and Safety and Community Services.
Priority Focus Area Review — Ms. McConnell led the discussion taking each Priority Focus Area
separately and outlined a set of strategic objectives and associated activities. When requested by
Council, Department Directors added detail and insight into Focus Area Objectives for which they
have primary responsibility. City Council remarks and suggested edits for Land Resources
Management and Safety and Community Services resulted in a proposed list of additions and or
modifications. Topics of discussion included, development of a habitat plan associated with the Sports
Park, infill development as opposed to open space development, pursuit of branding partnerships,
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development impact fee restructuring, traffic safety, and continued efforts to build County wide
resources for safety and community services. Council Member Momberger stated for the record, she
will push to include in the next strategic plan, an objective related to net zero energy. She pointed out
this is too ambitious to include on the current proposed plan. As public comment, Mario Saucedo
recommended the City consider adding Spanish speaking emergency dispatchers.
With no more comments on the final two Focus Areas, Mayor Foster offered the Council Members an
opportunity to revisit the first three Priority Focus Areas to include any additional suggestions they had.
Council Member Momberger asked to see a revised Economic Development section which would
include activities surrounding the Rail Project and promoting Redlands as a destination. Council
Member Harrison pointed out the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will bring a variety of opportunities to
consider and asked how can we leverage the rail system for tourism strategy.
ADJOURNED
The special meeting adjourned at 4:51 P.M. to the next regular meeting of the Redlands City Council
scheduled at 5:00 P.M. on March 6, 2018.
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