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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018_11_06 - Regular MINUTES Regular meeting 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, CivicCenter, 35 Cajon Street, on November 6, 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 Janice McConnell,Acting 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,Paul Toor,Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director,Nathan Cooke,Fire Chief 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 Conference with legal counsel Existing Litigation-Government Code §54956 9(d)(1) (Management Services/Finance Director Garcia) One Case a Notice of complaint of discrimination filed by Ms Amy Hagan,Nevada Equal Rights Commission and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,Agencies Charge No 480-2018-04689 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 Discussion of threatened litigation against the City for medical insurance claim, gender discrimination, and sexual harassment claims by Ms Amy Hagan Conference with legal counsel Existing Litigation-Government Code Section 54956 9(d)(1) One case a Notice of filing of discrimination complaint by Mr Nabar Enrique Martinez, Department of Fair Employment and Housing Matter Number 201810-03853510 Public Employee Performance Evaluation/Release/Dismissal- Government Code §54957 (Mayor Foster) a City Manager CC—SA—November 6,2018 Page 1 This item was pulled from the agenda to be presented to the Council for consideration at a future meeting Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Quality of Life Director Boatman) Property Herngt Aki' Preserve located in San Timoteo Canyon APNs 0300-231-24-0000, 0300-231-31-0000, 0300-231-38-0000, 0300-241-15-0000, 0300-241-36-0000 and 0301-191-19-0000 Agency Negotiator Chris Boatman Negotiating Parry Sherli Leonard,Executive Director for the Redlands Conservancy Under Negotiation Discussion of possible grant of conservation easement of City owned property to Redlands Conservancy Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Quality of Life Director Boatman) Property W San Bernardino Avenue and Almond Avenue APNs 0167-511-11-0000, 0167-511-12-0000 Agency Negotiator Chris Boatman Negotiating Party Joe Zapata representing Southern California Edison Under Negotiation Terms of payment and price of offer to purchase Agricultural trees Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Quality of Life Director Boatman) Property Community Park, sports field lighting at Clement Middle School APN's 0167-161-06-0000, 0137-161-08-0000, and 0167-161-09-0000 Agency Negotiator Chris Boatman Negotiating Party Nick Wells,Director of JAAF Under Negotiation Discussion and possible action relating to the Field Rental Agreement RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING The meeting reconvened at 6 19 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 the City Council voted unanimously to terminate the City Manager effective immediately PRESENTATIONS Redlands Animal Shelter—Redlands Friends of Shelter Animals(REDFOSA)Volunteer, Emily Elliott, introduced`Betty White", a three-year old female pitbull who was rescued from Hurricane Michael, and is available for adoption,with thirty-eight other dogs,thirty-eight cats, and one tortoise at the Redlands Animal Shelter Ms Elliott informed the Council twenty-seven dogs and twelve cats have been adopted since the last regular City Council meeting CC—SA—November 6,2018 Page 2 Proclamation Diabetes Awareness Month-Mayor Foster presented a proclamation declaring the month of November 2018 as Diabetes Awareness Month to Iyan Sandri PUBLIC COMMENT Road Repair and Maintenance—Ronald Moran voiced concerns with the quality of road repair work being performed throughout the City Council Meeting Time Conflicts—Andy Hoder requested the first Council meeting in November be canceled as the day conflicts with the general municipal election He encouraged the Council Members to hear and consider all opinions, even those with opposing viewpoints Campaign Practices—Ana McNaughton,Eric Whedbee, and Willem Pennmgs criticized a campaign mailer distributed by Paul Banch, claiming it promoted hateful speech, and they urged all candidates to abide by the set of guidelines spelled out in the Code of Fair Campaign Practices George Barich and Bill Cunningham expressed their support of Paul Banch and insisted Mr Barich had already apologized for the campaign mailer and is not prejudiced in any way Employee Termination—Stephen Rogers read from a complaint he filed with the San Bernardino County Real Estate Fraud Division related to a the apparent expiration of the subdivision map entitlements for the Redlands Crossing Super Walmart project Mr Rogers agreed with the Council's decision to terminate the City Manager Rail Project—Randy Wyatt,of Wyatt's Paint and Body off Redlands Blvd, explained he and his customers are no longer able to cross the railroad tracks to access his business because SBCTA has terminated the license agreement Mr Wyatt requested the Council's assistance with developing an alternative solution to this predicament Traffic and Speeding-Randall Morris urged the Council to address the recent increase in traffic and speeding violations on Orange Street, and he was concerned with an overabundance of feral cats in his neighborhood Council Appreciation-Former Council Member Mick Gallagher thanked all the current Council for their hard work and willingness to serve this community in what is a very difficult job Four-Way Stop Sign-Autumn Blier recommended the City install a four-way stop sign at Chestnut and Ramona to promote a safer neighborhood environment and prevent speeding CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved the minutes of the regular meeting of October 16,2018 and minutes of the special meeting of October 23,2018 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Proclamation Diabetes Awareness Month On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved a Proclamation declaring the month of November,2018 as Diabetes Awareness Month Vote 5 - 0 Passed CC—SA—November 6,2018 Page 3 Commissioner Appointments As public comment,Dennis Bell was displeased that many of the same people are appointed over and over again to the City Commissions and Boards, and he suggested the Council consider appointing residents who have not served as commissioners as they would bring in new ideas and perspectives On motion of Mayor Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Barich,the City Council unanimously approved the reappointment of William Bayne to serve another four-year term ending November 16,2022 and approved the appointment of Steve Stockton to serve a four-year term ending November 16,2022 on the Municipal Utilities/Public Works Commission Vote- 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No. 7919- OES Designation of Applicant's Agent On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No 7919 authorizing the Designation of Applicant's Agent for the purposes of cost recovery through California Governor's Office Emergency Services and Federal Emergency Management Agency Vote 5 - 0 Passed Grant Application On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously authorized the submission of an application to the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency for the 2018 Emergency Management Performance Grant to sustain and improve comprehensive emergency management programs at the state,tribal and local levels Vote 5 - 0 Passed Fee Waiver-Kiwanis Christmas Parade Quality of Life Director Boatman introduced a request from the Kiwanis Club of Redlands for a fee waiver associated with the Kiwanis Christmas Parade to be held in Downtown Redlands on December 1, 2018 On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Barich,the City Council unanimously approved a request from the Kiwanis Club of Redlands for the waiver of$12,517 50 in fees associated with the Kiwanis Christmas Parade to be held in Downtown Redlands on December 1, 2018 Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Fee Waiver-Run through Redlands Quality of Life Director Boatman introduced a request from the Kiwanis Club of Redlands for a fee waiver and a request to serve and consume alcohol at Smiley Park associated with the Run Through Redlands event to be held on March 3,2019 CC—SA—November 6,2018 Page 4 On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Barich,the City Council unanimously determined that the approval of the request from Kiwams Club of Redlands is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15311(c) of the state's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, approved the request for a waiver of$22,285 01 in fees, and authorized permission to serve and consume alcoholic beverages at Smiley Park during the 2019 Run through Redlands event to be held on March 3,2019 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 7913 -Traffic Regulations On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the Resolution is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301(c)of the state's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved Resolution No 7913 rescinding Resolution No 7674,removing the establishment of time limit parking at 500 West Redlands Boulevard Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 7914-Traffic Regulations On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously determined that approval 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 7914 establishing a no parking zone at 1725 Iowa Street Vote- 5 - 0 Passed Consulting Agreement Amendment-Public Opinion Research On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved the First Amendment to the Agreement with TBWB Strategies for Public Opinion Research and Strategic Communications Services to modify the cost proposal and scope of services to reflect a split-sample approach, increasing the cost for services by$5,100 for a total amount not to exceed $41,600 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Memorandum of Understanding- Student Interns On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Barich,the City Council unanimously approved the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Redlands and Crafton Hills College to provide student interns Vote 5 - 0 Passed Memorandum of Understanding-Mental Health Crisis Care On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Behavioral Health and the City of Redlands Police Department to expand consumer rapid access to mental health crisis care through community triage, engagement, and support seams and have community office space available for the mobile Community Crisis Response Teams Vote: 5 - 0 Passed CC—SA—November 6,2018 Page 5 Law Enforcement Supplies&Equipment On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved the State Plan of Operations Agreement between the State of California and the City of Redlands for the use of excess Department of Defense supplies and equipment and authorized the Chief of Police to execute the agreement on behalf of the City Vote 5 - 0 Passed Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Donation On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously determined that the aging inventory of 50 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)which equates to 100 bottles,to be surplus property, and find that the donation of these items serves a public purpose by allowing the City to apply for a tax break for the remaining two years of serviceable life, along with the cost-saving of$1,000 00 in disposal fee for the bottle count, and approved the donation of the SCBA's to the City of Bisbee Fire Department in Bisbee,Arizona Vote- 5 - 0 Passed Discounted Mobile Services On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved the Sub-Participating addendum with AT&T mobility national accounts LLC in the estimated amount of$64,000 for usage and equipment and authorized the City Manager, or designee,to execute the Addendum and any additional documents and instruments to complete the transaction to convert over to the FirstNet network and receive custom discounted pricing for cellular equipment and service charges Vote 5 - 0 Passed Encumbrances and Carryovers On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved additional appropriations to the FY 2018-19 budget for the 2017-18 year-end encumbrance and carryover balances Vote 5 - 0 Passed COMMUNICATIONS Resolution No. 7920- Shelter Crisis Mayor Foster and Development Services Director Desatmk briefly provided background to the recent announcement from the State of California related to a new funding stream to provide direct assistance to cities and counties to address the homelessness crisis throughout California Along with the application submitted on October 26, 2018,the City is required to adopt a shelter crisis On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No 7920 declaring a shelter crisis in the City of Redlands pursuant to SB 850(Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018)and Government Code section 8698 et seq as part of the application process for the Homeless Emergency Aid Program(HEAP) funding to eligible projects Vote. 5 - 0 Passed CC—SA—November 6,2018 Page 6 NEW BUSINESS Grant Acceptance Geoffrey Danker, of SoCalGas awarded Emergency Operations Manager Fay Glass the SoCalGas Climate Adaption&Resiliency Planning Grant in the amount of$50,000 Special thanks was given to Council Member Momberger for encouraging staff to pursue the grant funding On motion of Council Member Tom Momberger, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously accepted the SoCalGas Climate Adaption&Resiliency Planning Grant in the amount of$50,000 00 and authorized an additional appropriation of the same to the Emergency Preparedness account Vote- 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No. 7917 -Land Sale Proceeds Management Services/Finance Director Garcia introduced Resolution No 7917 establishing recommendations for use of land sale proceeds from Mullin Grove The list of funding priorities includes account deferral of capital needs in general fund infrastructure,mitigation of the City's risk factors, open space property acquisition, funding Safety Hall costs, and dedication of needed funding for replacement of the City's core financial and human resource software system As public comment,Dennis Bell stated some of the projects listed are a misguided use of funds, and instead should be directed towards more pressing needs facing the City Council Member Tejeda recommended the funds for the freeway entrance improvement project be redirected to the recreation division On motion of Council Member John James, seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No 7917 authorizing expenditure of land sale proceeds from the sale of a portion of the City's Mullin Grove property to Newland Homes, including the list of projects as presented Vote 5 - 0 Passed Agricultural Tree Removal Agreement Quality of Life Director Boatman presented the Agricultural Tree Removal Agreement for the removal of approximately 179 City-owned citrus trees to allow for Southern California Edison(SCE)to complete the West of Devers Upgrade Project,within the properties located at 2401 W San Bernardino Avenue and 2401 Almond Avenue SCE offered the amount of$585 00 per tree for a total compensation of $104,715 00 Mayor Foster clarified the proceeds will be applied to the Citrus Fund On motion of Council Member Tom Momberger, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the Agricultural Tree Removal Agreement is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15162 of the state's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA), and approved the Agricultural Tree Removal Agreement with Southern California Edison for the removal of City-owned citrus trees to allow completion of SCE's West of Devers Upgrade Project Vote 5 - 0 Passed Conservation Easement Staff requested this item be pulled from the agenda for Council to consider at a future meeting CC—SA—November 6,2018 Page 7 Storm Dram Construction Requirement Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Toor provided background on the request by Walmart Inc for the City to approve the upsizing of Walmart Inc 's existing storm drain construction requirement for Tentative Parcel Map No 19060 along San Bernardino Avenue from a 36"diameter pipe to a 72"diameter pipe The Council was presented three reimbursement options for the upsizing and construction of the master planned storm dram facility Pat Meyer,representing Walmart, indicated their preference would be to install the master planned storm drain making the major improvements along San Bernardino Avenue with the City reimbursing Walmart from the City's Storm Dram Fund Mr Meyer announced the timeline for anticipated reimbursement would not fall until FY 2019-20 As public comment,Randal Morris was critical of Walmart as a corporate neighbor and expressed displeasure the project was initially granted approval On motion of Mayor Paul Foster, seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council unanimously determined that no additional environmental approval is necessary pursuant to Section 15162(b)of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act for construction of an upsized 72 inch master planned storm drain facility by Walmart Inc because such new construction for the project will not result in new significant environmental effects or an increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects associated with the Redlands Crossings Project(Tentative Parcel Map 19060), and directed staff to participate in negotiations with Walmart Inc for the preparation of a reimbursement agreement for the upsizing, construction and funding of a 72 inch diameter pipe master planned storm dram facility along San Bernardino Avenue for Tentative Parcel Map No 19060, in accordance with the business parameters established by the City Council, and determined that the method of payment of the City's costs associated with the reimbursement agreement include but not limited to the City contributing to Walmart that part of the cost of the oversized improvements that is attributable to the benefit of the real property located outside of the Walmart subdivision, and the City levying a charge upon the real property benefited by the oversized improvements to reimburse the City for such costs,together with interest thereon Vote- 5 - 0 Passed COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES Mayor Foster requested the Council forgo Council Member Announcements and Reports ADJOURNMENT There being no further action required the meeting adjourned at 7 22 P M The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be held on November 20,2018 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 CC—SA—November 6,2018 Page 8 Minutes On motion of Vice Chairman Barich, seconded by Board Member James,the minutes of the regular meeting on October 2,2018 were unanimously approved Vote 5-0 Passed ADJOURNMENT There being no further business,the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency adjourned at 7 24 P M The next regular meeting of the Agency will be held on December 4,2018 CC—SA—November 6,2018 Page 9