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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018_12_18 - Regular MINUTES Regular meeting of the City Council and special meeting of 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 December 18,2018 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, Travis Martinez,Deputy 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 Director Garcia) One Case a Meis v City of Redlands, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No CIVDS 1418204 Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Quality of Life Director Boatman) Property APNs 0169-121-06-0000 and 0169-121-10-0000(617 Texas Street) Agency Negotiator Chris Boatman Negotiating Party David R Eshleman Under Negotiation ITerms of payment and price of City property Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Quality of Life Director Boatman) Property I A portion of the Orange Street Alley,Redlands Agency Negotiator Chas Boatman Negotiating Party David Kramer, Cope House Under Negotiation Discussion and possible action relating to a license agreement CC_Special SA—December 18,2018 Page 1 Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Quality of Life Director Boatman) Property A portion of the Orange Street Alley,Redlands Agency Negotiator I Chns Boatman Negotiating Party IlKadir Fakir,Cheesewalla Under Negotiation Discussion and possible action relating to a license agreement Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Quality of Life Director Boatman) Property APN 0292-064-02-0000(Southeast Corner of California Street),APNs 0292-034-02-0000, 0292-034-05-0000, &0292-034-08-0000(Eastbound I-10 Onramp 25865 California Street), and APN 0170-181-44-0000 (east side of Church Street and approximately 585 feet North of Central Avenue) Agency Negotiator Chris Boatman Negotiating Party San Bernardino County Transportation Authority(SBCTA),HDR,Robert Woodard Under Negotiation IlTerms of payment and price of City property Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Development Services Director Desatnik) Property APNs 016-928-123-0000 and 016-928-119-0000 Agency Negotiator Brian Desatmk Negotiating Party Property One LLC ,Don Berry Under Negotiation Terms and price of possible purchase of City property RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING The meeting reconvened at 6 08 P M with an invocation by Mayor Foster 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 Holiday Presentation -The Judson and Brown Elementary School Choir, directed by Janelle Carlson and Jeanie Nowak,performed musical selections celebrating the holiday season CERITIFICATION OF ELECTION Resolution No 7918 -Election Results CC_Special SA—December 18,2018 Page 2 City Clerk Donaldson presented Resolution No 7918,a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redlands reciting the fact of the general municipal election held on Tuesday,November 6, 2018, declaring the following results and such other matters as provided by law Member of the City Council,District 1 Member of the City Council,District 3 Denise Davis 2,058 Joe Richardson 1,820 Andy Hoder 628 Enrique Estrada 668 Priya Vedula 676 Mike Saifie 969 Eric Whedbee 187 Paul Banch 2,605 Renea Wickman 438 Member of the City Council,District 5 Member of the City Council,At-Large Ryan Johnson 2,448 Michael TenEyck 3,675 Paul W Foster 4,014 Tom Momberger 12,969 Brian Seghers 6,444 On motion of Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Barich,seconded by Council Member John James,the City Council declared and determined that Denise Davis was elected as a Member of the City Council,District 1, Paul Barich was elected as a Member of the City Council,District 3,Paul W Foster was elected as a Member of the City Council for District 5, all for four-year terns, and Tom Momberger was elected as a Member of the City Council At-Large for a term of two years, and ordered that the complete text of the resolution be filed in the Office of the City Clerk Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Expression of Appreciation—For his seven months of service as a Member of the City Council,John James received expressions of gratitude and praise from Mayor Foster Mr James thanked his fellow Council Members and City staff for all their contributions and he is confident the current Council will rise to the many difficult challenges ahead of them Oaths of Office City Clerk Donaldson administered the oath and presented certificates of election to the newly elected Council Members All inductees took their respective seats at the dais Election of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore City Clerk Donaldson called for nominations for the office of Mayor for a two-year term Council Member Momberger nominated Paul W Foster There being no further nominations,Paul W Foster was declared Mayor City Clerk Donaldson called for nominations for the office of Mayor Pro Tempore for a two-year tern Council Member Momberger nominated Denise Davis There being no further nominations,Denise Davis was declared Mayor Pro Tempore Comments were provided from the Mayor,Mayor Pro Tempore, and newly elected Council Members The meeting adjourned for a brief recess at 6 41 P M RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING The meeting reconvened at 6 56 P M COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT Paul Foster,Mayor Denise Davis,Mayor Pro Tempore CC_Special SA—December 18,2018 Page 3 Paul Barich, Council Member Eddie Tejeda, Council Member Tom Momberger Council Member PUBLIC COMMENT Economic Burdens—Dennis Bell listed several areas of what he considers to be financial challenges facing the City, including the Redlands Mall property, and the numerous vacancies in downtown Redlands Campaign Civility -Human Relations Commissioner Gretchen Andrews read from a letter addressed to the Council expressing her disappointment with some of the campaign practices of a few candidates in the recent City Council election She and the Human Relations Commission received several complaints regarding the amount of negativity in various campaign activities and they are recommending the City consider taking some action, including, offering incoming Council Members a course in Diversity and Mutual Respect, adding a supplement to the candidate handbook asking each candidate to voluntarily attend the Diversity and Mutual Respect course, and stressing the non-partisan character of our local elections 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 December 4,2018 Vote 5-0 Passed Proclamation 125th Anniversary of the Contemporary Club On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved a proclamation in celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the Contemporary Club,Redlands Vote 5-0 Passed Proclamation National Mentoring Month On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved the proclamation declaring the month of January to be National Mentormg Month in the City of Redlands Vote 5 -0 Passed Student Commissioner Appointments On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously appointed Grace Ellen Marie Newlin to serve as the student commissioner on the Human Relations Commission for calendar year 2019 ,Nidhi Kejriwal to serve as the student commissioner on the Traffic and Parking Commission for calendar year 2019, and Pavit Salvja to serve as the student commissioner on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission for calendar year 2019 Vote. 5 - 0 Passed CC_Special SA—December 18,2018 Page 4 Library Board Member Appointment On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously reappointed William T Hardy Jr to an additional three-year term on the Library Board of Trustees ending January 1,2022 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Airport Advisory Board Appointments On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously appointed Renea Wickman to serve the remainder of an unexpired term on the Airport Advisory Board ending May 1,2020, and appointed Michael Sullivan to serve the remainder of an unexpired term on the Airport Advisory Board ending May 1, 2021 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 U S Department of Homeland Security 2018 Assistance to Firefighters Grant(AFG)Program for the purchase of a Fire Engine 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 Federal Emergency Management Agency 2019 Homeland Security Grant Program for the purchase of Rapid Intervention Team packs Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Facility Use Agreement On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously authorized the Chief of Police, or his designee,to execute the facility use agreement between the City of Redlands and the University of Redlands for the use of its facilities for training, presentations, and testing Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Amendment-Production Agreement On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved the Amendment to the Production Agreement with Garner Holt Productions, Inc to extend the operation of the 'Reflections of the Face of Lincoln" animatromc talking Lincoln head show at the Lincoln Memorial Shrine to conclude on March 31,2019 Vote- 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No. 7926-Destruction of Public Records On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No 7926 approving the destruction of certain public records in the Finance Department CC_Special SA—December 18,2018 Page 5 Vote- 5 - 0 Passed Amendment City Payment Options Agreement On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved Amendment No 1 to the Western Union Speedpay Master Services Agreement Terms and Conditions dated June 6,2006 for the provision of third parry credit/debit card processing services to change the flow of payments and fees to go directly to the City's Union Bank account and eliminate an outside merchant processor Vote 5 - 0 Passed Surplus Property Report On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Toni Momberger,the City Council unanimously agreed to receive and file the Surplus City Property Report as required by Government Code Section 50569 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Ommtrans Agreement Senior Transportation Program On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Toni Momberger,the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the funding agreement is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved the two year Funding Agreement with Ommtrans for Senior Transportation Program services in an amount not to exceed$113,103 35 Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Fee Waiver-Annual Lincoln Pilgrimage Quality of Life Director Boatman introduced the request from the Boy Scouts of America, Inland Empire Council, for a waiver of fees related to the 80th Annual Lincoln Pilgrimage As public comment,Dennis Bell pointed out the hard costs listed in the staff report do not add up correctly He questioned the Boy Scout organization's tax identification numbers in the report and urged the Council to reorder its spending priorities and deny fee waivers such as this Council Member Momberger spoke enthusiastically in support of the annual event, stating the Lincoln Pilgrimage brings the community together for a great experience On motion of Council Member Toni Momberger, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved the request from the Boy Scouts of America,Inland Empire Council, for a waiver of$3,721 00 in fees related to the 80th Annual Lincoln Pilgrimage to be held on February 9,2019 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Energy Management Services Agreement On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Toni Momberger,the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the agreement is exempt from environmental review under Section 15061(b)(3) of the guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, approved the agreement with Enersponse,Inc for demand response energy management services, and authorized the City Manager,or his or her designee,to execute SCE enrollment forms,monthly administration of nominated capacity, and other implementing documents of similar nature which do not result in any cost to the City CC_Special SA—December 18,2018 Page 6 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 7927- Santa Ana River Trail Phase IV On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously determined that approval of Resolution No 7927 is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to section 15162 of the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, approved Resolution No 7927, concurring with the County of San Bernardino's Section 4(f)De Mmimis determination for the Santa Ana River Trail Phase IV,Reaches B &C, and authorized the Mayor to execute the Section 4(f) Concurrence Letter Vote- 5 - 0 Passed NEW BUSINESS Resolution No 7925 -Annual DIF Report Management Services/Finance Director Garcia presented the Annual Report of Development Impact Fees for the year ended June 30,2018 On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No 7925, approving the Report for the year ended June 30,2018 and adopted the findings contained therein Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Mills Act Contract Development Services Director Desatnik offered details of a Mills Act Contract for the preservation and benefit of the property located at 121 E Fern Avenue As public comment,the owner of the property,Neil Rhodes,thanked the Council for the opportunity to participate in the tax saving benefits of the Mills Act On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the Mills Act Agreement is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), and approved the Historic Property Contract between the City of Redlands and Neil Rhodes and Lee-Anne Milburn for the preservation and benefit of the Historic Resource located at 121 East Fern Avenue Vote 5-0 Passed Residential Development Allocation Loralee Farris, of Development Services provided background on the Residential Development Allocation (RDA)program and a request made by Beazer Homes Holdings,LLC for development allocations for Tentative Tract Map No 19956,an approved subdivision of forty residential lots on approximately 18 54 acres, located on the east side of Wabash Avenue,north of Highland Avenue, and south of Citrus Avenue in the Residential Estate (R-E)District Responding to Council Member Momberger's questions,Ms Farris clarified that citrus trees will not be a viable option for this project but the developer intends to preserve the existing canary palm trees currently on the property On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously accepted the recommendation of the points to be awarded to the subject project, and approved the Residential Development Allocation(RDA)No 2018-IV-01,thereby allocating forty(40) units for Tentative Tract Map No 19956 to Beazer Homes Holdings,LLC CC_Special SA—December 18,2018 Page 7 Vote- 5 - 0 Passed Grant Acceptance Municipal Utilities and Engineering Deputy Director Savat Khamphou reviewed details of grant awards from Active Transportation Program(ATP)Cycle 3 and Transportation Development Act Article 3 (TDA)grant to fund construction of bicycle routes that are part of the City of Redlands Bicycle Master Plan and will provide improved connectivity to the planned Santa Ana River Trail,the City of Highland, Trails in the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan and the western end of the Orange Blossom Trial On motion of Council Member Tom Momberger, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined that acceptance of two Active Transportation Program(ATP) Cycle 3 grants and a TDA grant, that approval of the agreement with KOA Corporation and the approval of a Cooperative Agreement with the County are not subject to environmental review under section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, accepted two ATP Cycle 3 grants totaling $2,112,000 from the State of California Department of Transportation and a TDA grant in the amount of$264,401 from the County Transit Authority for the East Valley Corridor Bike Interconnect Route, approved the agreement with KOA Corporation in the amount of$278,939 26 for engineering and design services for the project, and approved the Cooperative Agreement with the County delineating City and County responsibilities related to this project Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Consulting Agreement Engineering Services Jason Montgomery,of Municipal Utilities and Engineering, offered background on the analog radio network operating system used for the City's potable water system and an agreement for services to complete supervisory control and data acquisition(SCADA)design and integration He explained the County is abandoning the current system which operates the communication network but will temporarily maintain the network until the City is able to transition to a city-owned radio network On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the agreement is not subject to environmental review under section 15061(b)(3)of the guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved the agreement with Tesco Controls, Inc in the amount of$303,434 for professional engineering services to complete the SCADA design and integration SCE Rule 20A Project Staff requested this item be pulled from the agenda for Council to consider at a future meeting Real Property Purchase& Sale Agreements Quality of Life Assistant Director Tim Sullivan presented Resolution No 7897 and three Purchase and Sale Agreements for City property that will be part of the Redlands Passenger Rail Project The Project involves the extension of a passenger rail service from San Bernardino to the University of Redlands and will impact parcels owned by the City On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the project is not subject to further environmental review pursuant to Section 15162 of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, adopted Resolution No 7897, approving Purchase and Sale Agreements for the City's sale of property and granting of easements for properties located at the southeast corner of California Street and eastbound 1-10 onramp, 25865 California Street, and on the east side of Church Street and approximately CC_Special SA—December 18,2018 Page 8 585 feet North of Central Avenue, and concurring with a Section 4(f)determination for a temporary construction easement at the southeastern corner of Sylvan Park Vote 5 - 0 Passed Janitorial Services Agreement Quality of Life Director Boatman introduced the agreement for the provision of janitorial services and supplies for City facilities On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously approved the Agreement with Omni Enterprise Inc for Citywide janitorial services and supplies in the amount of$174,240 00 per year for a period of three years,with two additional one-year renewal options, for a total agreement amount not-to-exceed$871,200 00 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Recyclable Material Processing Agreement Staff requested this item be pulled from the agenda for Council to consider at a future meeting License Agreement- Orange Street Alley Quality of Life Director Boatman presented a license agreement with David Kramer which reflects a new reconfiguration of the Orange Street Alley for outdoor dining purposes and the operation of the Cope House Restaurant On motion of Council Member Tom Momberger, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the license agreement is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, and approved the License Agreement with David Kramer for use of the Orange Street Alley for outdoor dining associated with the operation of the Cope House Restaurant from January 1,2019 through January 1, 2022 Vote- 5 - 0 Passed License Agreement- Orange Street Alley Quality of Life Director Boatman explained the license agreement with Kadir Fakir is much like the one just approved with David Kramer and this one also includes a reconfiguration of the Orange Street Alley for outdoor dining purposes for the operation of the Cheesewalla Restaurant On motion of Council Member Momberger, and seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the license agreement is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, and approved the License Agreement with Kadir Fakir for use of the Orange Street Alley from January 1, 2019 through January 1, 2022 for outdoor dining associated with the operation of Cheesewalla Vote 5 -0 Passed CC_Special SA—December 18,2018 Page 9 Significant Development Projects Policy City Attorney McHugh reviewed the current 2007 policy requiring applicants of significant development projects to provide a presentation to the City Council as a means to avoid any perceived conflicts with the Ralph M Brown Act This requirement has added unnecessary time and expense to both the project applicant and the City in processing Mr McHugh reported there has not been any legal Brown Act"problems", and in order to streamline processing,the proposed policy would make the project presentation requirement voluntary and at the discretion of the project applicant, and not mandatory On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously approved to revise its 2007 policy relating to the City Council review of significant development projects and make such review voluntary, at the discretion of the project applicant, and not mandatory Vote 5 -0 Passed COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES In the interest of time, Mayor Foster requested the Council forgo announcements and activity reports ADJOURNMENT There being no further action required the meeting adjourned at 7 25 P M The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be held on January 15, 2019 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 CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes On motion of Board Member Tejeda, seconded by Board Member Momberger,the minutes of the regular meeting on December 4,2018,were unanimously approved Vote 5-0 Passed Second Amendment Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement On motion of Board Member Tejeda, seconded by Board Member Momberger,the Board unanimously approved the Second Amendment to Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions for Assessor's Parcel Nos 0169-281-47-0000 through 0169-281-50-0000 located at 330 N Third Street,between the City of Redlands Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands and Redlands Food Hall,LP, and determined that approval of the second amendment is exempt from review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the state's guidelines CC_Special SA—December 18,2018 Page 10 implementing California Environmental Quality Act Vote 5-0 Passed Resolution No 488 - Surplus Properties On motion of Board Member Tejeda, seconded by Board Member Momberger,the Board approved Resolution No 488 designating certain real properties as surplus, as required by Government Code Section 50569 Vote 5-0 Passed ADJOURNMENT There being no further business,the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency adjourned at 7 26 P M The next regular meeting of the Agency will be held on February 5, 2019 CC_Special SA—December 18,2018 Page 11