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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 April 9, 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; Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk;
Carl Baker, Public Information Officer; Chris Catren, Police Chief; Danielle Garcia, Management
Services/Finance Director; Chris Boatman, Quality of Life Director; Brian Desatnik,
Development Services Director; Paul Toor, Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director; Rich
Sessler, Deputy Fire Chief, 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
Dennis Bell raised concerns with the cost of the Brookside Avenue Median Landscape Rehabilitation
Project approved at last Council meeting, questioned how long it would take to recoup the project
expenses through any cost savings, and urged the City to make funding for safety departments a
priority.
STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP
Background- Assistant to the City Manager Janice McConnell explained the meeting was 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. The City Council met on February 20 and
March 6, 2018 to begin to develop the next set of strategic objections as they relate to the five Priority
Focus Areas, Fiscal Accountability, Economic Development, and Infrastructure, Land Resources
Management, and Safety and Community Services. Based upon input from those meetings, staff
revised the proposed strategic objectives incorporating City Council suggested edits, additions and or
modifications.
Priority Focus Area Review — Ms. McConnell led the discussion taking each Priority Focus Area
separately, highlighting the revisions made to the proposed strategic objectives and associated
activities. Council Members provided additional edits, offered comments, and asked questions,
resulting in further editing suggestions to the objectives. Some of the topics of discussion included a
drainage master plan, water resource management, and budget based water rates.
As public comment, Dennis Bell stated some of the Municipal Utilities and Public Works
Commissioners expressed concerns that this plan does not adequately address the needs of the City's
aging infrastructure, such as the Wastewater Treatment Plant. He also questioned the voting authority
of Council Member Harrison in light of his recent announcement to step down from his role as a City
Council Member.
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With no more comments or discussion, Council Members determined the Strategic Plan, with the
requested changes, be brought back for Council approval at a later date. Mayor Foster thanked the City
Manager, Ms. McConnell, and staff for their efforts in putting together this plan and for their success
in completing over 80% of the original objectives adopted a few years ago.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further action required the meeting adjourned at 4:39 P.M. The next regular meeting of
the City of Redlands City Council will be held on April 17, 2018.
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