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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018_07_03 - Regular MINUTES Regular meetings of the City Council and the Board of Directors of the Successor Agency of the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands held in the Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, on July 3, 2018 at 5 00 P M Present Paul Foster,Mayor Paul Barich,Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, Council Member Tom Momberger, Council Member John James, 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, Chris Catren,Police Chief,Danielle Garcia,Management Services/Finance Director, Chris Boatman, Quality of Life Director,Brian Desatmk,Development Services Director, Savat Khamphou,Deputy Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director,Richard 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 item on the agenda for the closed session PUBLIC COMMENT None forthcoming Recess City Council Meeting to a Closed Session Conference with legal counsel Anticipated Litigation-Government Code §54956 9(d)(2)(e)(3) (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia) One Case a Facts and circumstances Consideration of letter from Ms Amy Hagan regarding retirement benefits and potential for litigation Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Quality of Life Director Boatman) Property APN 0299-051-01-0000 Agency Negotiators IN Enrique Martinez, Chris Boatman Negotiating Party Pansy M Jacinto Under Negotiation 11Terms of payment and price for an offer to sell property to the City Conference with labor negotiator-Government Code §54957 6 (Mayor Foster and Mayor Pro Tem Barich) Agency Negotiator N Enrique Martinez,Daniel J McHugh and Danielle Garcia Employee Organization Redlands Association of Safety Management Employees CC_SA_July 3,2018 Page 1 RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING The meeting reconvened at 6 01 P M with an invocation by Mayor Pro Tempore Barich followed by the pledge of allegiance to the American flag CLOSED SESSION REPORT City Attorney McHugh announced that no reportable action was taken during the closed session PRESENTATIONS Redlands Animal Shelter—Redlands Friends of Shelter Animals(REDFOSA)Volunteer,Emily Elliott, announced thirty-one dogs and seventy-seven cats are available for adoption at the Redlands Animal Shelter and since the last City Council meeting, fourteen dogs and thirteen cats have been adopted Hmo,Japan -Mayor Foster introduced visiting Redlands Sister Cities Mayor Otsubo of Hmo, Japan and Roy Cencirulo,President of Redlands Sister Cities Committee Mayor Otsubo, alongside a translator, expressed how honored he was to be here in person and thanked everyone for welcoming his delegation so graciously He presented Mayor Foster with a gift for the City and highlighted many key features of Hmo PUBLIC COMMENT Opposed SB 54-Pat Yackie, Dr Dale Broome, Greg Brittain,Mimi Barre, Jerry Carrillo,Jeane Rossiter, Mike Rossiter,Denise Ruiz, Dr Wong, Shirley Bellue, and one other audience member spoke in opposition to Senate Bill 54(SB 54),known as the state sanctuary law They requested the Council make a formal statement opposing SB 54, and urged the City to uphold the U S Constitution,protect its citizens and obey federal law over state law Supported SB 54-Jonathan Shidler, Daria Cross,Iyan Sandri, Mark Pavelchak,Andy Hoder,Matt Owen, Willen Pennings, spoke in support of SB 54 or in favor of doing nothing, since this is not a city matter, but an issue between the state and federal governments Speakers highlighted the benefits of diversity and encouraged acceptance of all immigrants as they are a vital part of communities They suggested that criminals should not be confused with immigrants Cleaning up the City-Kenneth Ford pointed out many property owners consistently leave trash and junk scattered about their properties He requested Code Enforcement enforce the Municipal Code and make the City a more beautiful and clean place for all its residents Traffic-Laura Palmer restated her concerns with traffic flow at the intersections of Fern Avenue and San Mateo and Fern Avenue and Robinhood Lane,where there have been five separate accidents in the last three years She thanked the Council for directing Deputy Municipal Utilities&Engineering Director Khamphou to work with her towards resolving her concerns Orange Blossom Trail -Dennis Bell raised questions surrounding expenses with the demolition of a section of the Orange Blossom Trail located at California and Redlands Blvd, and how it relates to the work being performed by the City of Loma Linda to straighten the intersection and widen California Street He asked which City Commissions signed off on the demolition permit,wondered who will be paying for the rebuilding of the trail, stated he was against the trail being built in the first place, and pointed out the new housing development planned for the area will greatly impact the traffic A brief five minute recess was taken to allow Mayor Pro Tempore Barich to leave the Council meeting and attend to duties at the Redlands Bowl program CC_SA_July 3,2018 Page 2 CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council approved the minutes of the regular meeting of June 19,2018 Vote 4- 0 Passed Ordinance No 2874 -Noncommercial Temporary Suns Mayor Foster summarized recent changes proposed to Ordinance No 2874,which would eliminate the six foot height restriction As public comment, Shirley Bellue stated signs allow people to voice their opinions, and are a matter of free speech, and she opposed any temporary sign restrictions except limiting how long they can be up after the event is over Brian Seghers described his frustrations with interactions he's had with the City surrounding his campaign signs located throughout town, and he urged the Council to wait until after the election is over before enacting any new sign codes Elizabeth Kulbin raised several questions including,how will the City define the restriction of sixty days,how will the code be enforced, and isn't the City's Code Enforcement Division already stretched too thin to respond appropriately to violations Rochelle Webster,Geoff Hayton, and Dr Wong thanked the Council for collaborating with the faith based community and eliminating the height restriction On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council approved the re-introduction of Ordinance No 2874, amending Chapter 15 36 of the Redlands Municipal Code relating to noncommercial temporary signs located on private property,with the elimination of the height limitation Vote- 4- 0 Passed Side Letter Agreement-RPOA On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council unanimously approved A Side Letter Agreement between the City and the Redlands Police Officers Association(RPOA),related to placing a cap on uniform allowances of$1,100 Vote- 4- 0 Passed Resolution No. 7885 -Disability Retirement Applications Management Services/Finance Director Garcia explained the request to authorize the City Manager to render decisions relating to disability retirement applications as a way to reduce bureaucracy and enhance the efficiency of the application process As public comment,Dennis Bell questioned whether this item should have been more appropriately placed on the agenda under New Business and wondered if the public would continue to be informed when determinations were made On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council approved Resolution No 7885, delegating the authority to render determinations relating to disability retirement applications Vote. 4- 0 Passed CC_SA_July 3,2018 Page 3 Resolution Nos 7880 and 7881 - Special Tax Levy On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council approved Resolution No 7880 levying special taxes within the City of Redlands Community Facilities District No 2003-1 (Redlands Business Center), and Resolution No 7881 levying special taxes within the City of Redlands Community Facilities District No 2001-1 (Northwest Development Project) Vote 4- 0 Passed Amendment-Actuarial Services&Technology On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council approved the first amendment to the City's Agreement with GovInvest,Inc to extend the term of the agreement by a period of seven(7)months at no cost to the City Vote 4- 0 Passed Cancellation for Land Conservation Contract On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council authorized the issuance of the final Certificate of Cancellation for Land Conservation Contract No 74-RO15 for Assessor's Parcel Number 0168-161-05-0000 Vote 4- 0 Passed Ordinance No 2873 -Zone Change 458 On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council adopted Ordinance No 2873, amending Title 18 of the Redlands Municipal Code by adopting a revised land use zoning map, (Zone Change 458) Vote 4- 0 Passed Agreement-Law Enforcement Agencies On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council authorized the Chief of Police to execute an agreement with local law enforcement agencies for the San Bernardino County Movement Against Street Hoodlums (SMASH)program,to provide a resource of specifically trained law enforcement personnel from agencies in San Bernardino County to combat street gang violence and criminal activity Vote 4- 0 Passed Resolution No 7876-Traffic Regulations On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council approved Resolution No 7876 establishing a no parking zone on Research Drive Vote 4- 0 Passed CC_SA_July 3,2018 Page 4 Resolution No 7875 -Traffic Regulations On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council determined that the adoption of the resolution is exempt pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the state's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved Resolution No 7875 establishing restricted turning movements and no parking zones at Crafton Elementary School Vote- 4- 0 Passed Resolution No. 7825 -Traffic Regulations On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council determined that the adoption of the resolution is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the state's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved Resolution No 7825 establishing four(4)two-way stops at selected uncontrolled intersections, including, Chestnut Avenue and Monterey, Chestnut Avenue and Pacific,Walnut Avenue and Monterey,and Walnut Avenue and Pacific Street Vote 4- 0 Passed Tax Collection On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council approved an agreement between the City of Redlands and San Bernardino County for the collection of special district assessments Vote 4- 0 Passed Resolution No 7869- CFD 2004-1 Levying Special Taxes On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council approved Resolution No 7869 levying special taxes within the City of Redlands Community Facilities District No 2004-1 Vote 4- 0 Passed MOU ROP- Temporary Staffing Services On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council approved the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Redlands and Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa Regional Occupational Program for the provision of temporary staffing services for increased program demands within the City's Recreation and Senior Services Divisions in an amount not-to-exceed$45,000 Vote. 4- 0 Passed COMMUNICATIONS Delegate Designation Mayor Foster introduced the need to designate a voting delegate for the League of Cities Conference Annual Business Meeting CC_SA_July 3,2018 Page 5 On motion of Mayor Paul Foster, seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council approved the designation of Councilmember Momberger as voting delegate and Councilmember Tejeda as the alternate delegate to represent the City at the League of California Cities 2018 Annual scheduled for September 12-14, in Long Beach, California Vote 4- 0 Passed NEW BUSINESS Resolution No 7879-Appropriations Limit Management Services/Finance Director Garcia summarized the requirement for an appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council approved Resolution No 7879 establishing an appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 pursuant to Article XIII B of the California Constitution Vote: 4- 0 Passed Agreement-Fire Station Alerting System On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council determined that approval of the agreement is categorically exempt from environmental review in accordance with Section 15061 (b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, and approved the agreement between the City of Redlands and Westnet for the installation of the First-In Alerting Core System in the amount of$69,455 83 Vote 4- 0 Passed Resolution No 7883 -Pre-Annexation Agreement On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council determined the project is exempt from environmental review in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA)pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15172 and 15303, and approved Resolution No 7883 of Pre-Annexation Agreement No 17-03 for the provision of water service for the construction of a single-family residence located at the southeast corner of Jasper Avenue and San Bernardino Avenue in the unincorporated community of Mentone (Assessor's Parcel Number 0298-013-23-0000) Vote: 4- 0 Passed Contract Award-Pavement Repair for Water Projects Mike Pool, of Municipal Utilities and Engineering,provided an overview of the 2018 Citywide Pavement Repair for Water Projects On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council determined the project is categorically exempt under Section 15301 of the state's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act,approved the project plans and specifications,and awarded a construction contract to Tryco General Engineering for the 2018 Citywide Pavement Repair for Water Projects,Project No 71060, in the amount of$473,300 Vote 4- 0 Passed CC_SA_July 3,2018 Page 6 Annual Purchase Orders On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council approved the Municipal Utilities and Engineering Annual Purchase Orders for Fiscal Year 2018-19 Vote 4- 0 Passed Contract Award- Sewer Pipeline Cleaning and Inspection Services Mike Pool, of Municipal Utilities and Engineering, offered details of the 2018 Sewer Pipeline Cleaning and Inspection Services Project On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council determined approval of the agreement is categorically exempt under Section 15301 (b)of the state's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and awarded a construction contract to Houston&Harris PCS,Inc for the 2018 Sewer Pipeline Cleaning and Inspection Services, Project No 73343, in the amount of$142,535 Vote: 4- 0 Passed Bid Rejection On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council approved the rejection of all bids received for the Points of Interest Pedestrian Plan(PIPP)Project-Cajon &Vine,Project No 47031, as all bids received were higher than the engineer's estimate, and directed staff to solicit new bids for the project Vote- 4- 0 Passed Cemetery Improvements Mayor Foster explained this item was removed from the agenda for lack of a quorum with the absence of Mayor Pro Tempore Barich and the need for Mayor Foster and Councilmember Momberger to recuse themselves as they each own property at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery The item was continued to the City Council Meeting of July 17,2018 COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES State of the City-Mayor Foster thanked all his colleagues for attending the State of the City event on June 22 at the University of Redlands The room was full to capacity and it was a great opportunity to highlight the many successes of the City over the past year He expressed deep appreciation for Carl Baker, Janice McConnell,Cheryl Williams, and Kathie Thurston, State of the City committee members, who worked tirelessly throughout the year to make the event such a success Fire Chief Retirement Celebration -On June 20th,Mayor Foster, along with Mayor Pro Tempore Barich, and Council Members James and Momberger, enjoyed a retirement celebration honoring former Fire Chief Jeff Frazier for his dedication and service to the City Mayor Foster attended the opening night reception for the Redlands Bowl Summer Music Program Council Member Momberger attended the opening night reception for the Redlands Bowl Summer Music Program and a summit on homelessness hosted by Redlands Charitable Resources Coalition (RCRC), CC_SA_July 3,2018 Page 7 Council Member James praised the quick efforts of the Redlands Fire Department for suppressing a recent fire at Panorama Point Council Member Teleda attended an ice cream social hosted by CHAT, a subgroup of the American Association of University of Women,which provides assistance to English learners, allowing them to practice their speaking skills He caught the tail end of a summit on homelessness hosted by RCRC, and on June 28,2018,he attended the Street Tree Committee Meeting ADJOURNMENT There being no further action required the meeting adjourned at 7 52 P M The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be held on July 17,2018 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 COMMENT None forthcoming Minutes On motion of Boardmember Tejeda, seconded by Boardmember Momberger,the minutes of the special meeting on June 19,2018 were approved Vote 4-0 Passed ADJOURNMENT There being no further business,the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency adjourned at 7 53 P M The next regular meeting of the Agency will be held on September 4,2018 CC_SA_July 3,2018 Page 8