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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019_04_02 - 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 April 2,2019 at 5 00 P M Present Paul Foster,Mayor Denise Davis,Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Banch, Council Member Eddie Tejeda, Council Member Tom Momberger, 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 Barajas v City of Redlands, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No CIVDS 1719737 Conference with legal counsel Anticipated Litigation-Government Code §54956 9(d)(2)(e)(3) (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Toor) One Case a Facts and circumstances Discussion of threatened litigation against the City by MCC Pipeline, Inc Conference with real property negotiators- Government Code §54956 8 (Quality of Life Director Boatman) Property 31 Stuart Avenue APN 0169-281-19-0000 Agency Negotiator Chris Boatman Negotiating Party Robert Woodard, San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Under Negotiation Terms of payment and price for offer to purchase fee simple interest of City property Conference with real property negotiators- Government Code §54956 8 (Development Services Director Desatmk) Property APNs 0169-281-23-0000 and 0169-281-19-0000 CC_SA_Apri12,2019 Page 1 Agency Negotiator Brian Desatnik Negotiatmg Party 71 Redlands Railway District,LLC ,Don Berry Under Negotiation Terms and price of possible purchase of City property Conference with labor negotiator- Government Code §54957 6 (Council Member Momberger) Agency Negotiator Council Member Momberger Unrepresented Employee Inte City Manager RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING The meeting reconvened at 6 17 P M with an invocation by Council Member 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—Animal Control Supervisor Silvia Lemus introduced"Janet", a nine-year-old female terrier mix who is available for adoption,with thirty-five other dogs,twenty-five cats, seven guinea pigs, eight rabbits and thirty-four birds Ms Lemus informed the Council nineteen dogs and sixteen cats have been adopted since the last regular City Council meeting Child Abuse Prevention Month-Mayor Foster presented a Proclamation declaring the month of April 2019 as Child Abuse Prevention Month to Mr Juan Solis,representing the San Bernardino County Children's Network Donate Life Month-Mayor Foster presented a Proclamation declaring the month of April 2019 as Donate Life Month to John VanCampen and his wife, Susan,representing One Legacy PUBLIC COMMENT Olio—Dennis Bell appreciated the well facilitated transit village informational walks hosted by SBCTA but did question who would be paying for the infrastructure and safety improvements needed to make the areas walkable and bike friendly He pointed out there were only about twenty people using the Redlands Skatepark last Saturday, and questioned whether a permit was issued for the Hangar 24 Block Party Beer Bash and the closure of Sessums Drive Homelessness-Margaret Budnik asked for help with the number of homeless who are near the shooting park in town County Program Update -Heather Perry,of the office of Third District Supervisor Rowe,provided an update of County programs, including the Countywide Vision4Safety accepting nominations for safety heroes, Generation GO and Arrowhead Regional Medical Center partnering to provide work-based learning opportunities to high school students,textmg 911 in case of an emergency, and the County is now offering Spanish-speaking operators through the 211 information number CONSENT CALENDAR CC_SA_Apri12,2019 Page 2 Minutes On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously approved the minutes of the regular meeting of March 19, 2019 Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Proclamation DMV/Donate a Life California On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously approved a proclamation declaring the month of April,2019 as DMV/Donate a Life California Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Proclamation Child Abuse Prevention Month On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously approved a proclamation declaring the month of April,2019 as Child Abuse Prevention Month Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Appointment Human Relation Commission On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously approved to appoint Dc Lozano to serve a four-year term on the Human Relations Commission ending April 2,2023 Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Grant Application On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously approved the submittal of an application for the Walmart Foundation Community Grant in the amount of$5,000 00 to enhance the CERT(Community Emergency Response Team)and Affiliated CERT program with additional supplies Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Grant Application On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously approved the submittal of an application for the Earthquake Country Alliance 2019 Mini Award Grant in the amount of$500 00 to purchase short term emergency kits Vote: 5 - 0 Passed First Amendment Computer Software Licensing On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously approved the first amendment to an Agreement with Azteca Systems,LLC to provide Cityworks licensing and support to remove products that the City does not use and add the use of the Service Request API, allowing for unlimited third party integrations CC_SA_Apri12,2019 Page 3 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Bid Rejection-Multi-Purpose Room Dance Floor Project On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously rejected all bids received for the Community Center Multi-Purpose Room Dance Floor Project as the one responsive bid amount exceeded the project budget and staff will rebid the project with a revised scope of work Vote. 5 - 0 Passed AirFest License Agreement On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously approved an amended License Agreement with Hangar 24 Charities for use of the Redlands Municipal Airport for the 2019 Hangar 24 Charities AirFest Event to reflect the approved amount of$0 00 Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Ordinance No 2880-DIF for Accessory Dwelling Units On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No 2880, amending Chapters 3 44, 3 48, 3 70 and 13 40 of the Redlands Municipal Code establishing development impact fees for accessory dwelling units for Water, Sewer, Solid Waste and the Acquisition of Water Stocks and Water Rights fees Vote- 5 - 0 Passed Public Improvements -Release of Liens On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously determmed that approval of the release of liens is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, approved the public improvements at 1278 E Pioneer Avenue and 1300 E Pioneer Avenue as complete and accepted those improvements as satisfaction of the obligation to construct public improvements required by the lien agreements entered into with the City by the property owners, and approved a Release of Lien for construction of improvements at those properties Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 7951 -DIF for Accessory Dwelling Units On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No 7951,rescinding Resolution No 7907,to clarify requirements for assessment of the Sewer Capital Improvement Fee,Water Capital Improvement Fee and Water Stocks and Water Rights Fee associated with certain types of Accessory Dwelling Units and per State of California regulations,these types of fees shall not be applicable to any accessory dwelling unit created within the existing space of a single family residence Vote 5 - 0 Passed COMMUNICATIONS CC_SA_Apri12,2019 Page 4 Proposed Ballot Measure As public comment,Dennis Bell preferred the measure be put on the Presidential Primary election ballot in March 2020, as this would be more cost effective than a special election held later this year Steve Rogers questioned the timing of the proposed ballot measure,wondering why it was not moved forward sooner, as the City has known about the Rail Project for quite a while and it is predicated on establishing higher density housing near the tram stations He doubted the measure would pass and opposed making the voters determine the outcome Mayor Foster provided background on the proposed ballot measure and explained Measure U and Proposition R were originally approved by voters and in order to change the laws,voters must be the ones to approve any amendments to the law Staff was continuing to refine the proposed measure to include input from various community stakeholders and,the Mayor requested Council table this item to be brought back for review in the near future in preparation of a possible ballot measure for the Presidential Primary Election on March 3, 2020 On motion of Mayor Paul Foster, seconded by Council Member Eddie TeJeda,the City Council unanimously tabled discussion on this matter and directed staff to bring the item back for the Council's consideration in the near future in preparation of a possible ballot measure for the Presidential Primary election in March 2020 Vote. 5 - 0 Passed NEW BUSINESS Consulting Agreement Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Toor presented the need for design engineering services for the 2019 Capital Improvement Program Water Pipeline Replacement Project 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 state's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved an agreement with Engineering Resources of Southern California Inc in the amount not to exceed$101,000 for design engineering services for the 2019 capital improvement program Water Pipeline Replacement Project Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Purchase and Sale Agreement Redlands Rail Project Quality of Life Director Boatman reviewed a Purchase and Sale Agreement(PSA)for the sale of a 2,708 square portion of Assessor's Parcel No 0169-281-19-0000 with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority(SCBTA) The property acquisition by SBCTA is for the Redlands Passenger Rail Project and is necessary to establish the proper right-of-way space between the Project and bordering properties for safety The PSA identifies a proposed pedestrian crossing as part of future development plans As public comment, Steve Rogers was concerned that this particular APN was discussed in two separate closed session items tonight, and he urged for more transparency as the City negotiates behind closed doors Director Boatman explained that one APN was referenced twice in the Closed Session but the negotiations were for two separate portions of property, and they were not in conflict with one another Council Member Tejeda asked whether any easements were secured during negotiations, and Director Boatman clarified that the City incorporated language into the Deed and the Purchase and Sale Agreement ensuring the public access will be maintained in perpetuity CC_SA_Apri12,2019 Page 5 On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Council Member Tom Momberger,the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the agreement is not subject to further environmental review because an Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement(EIR/EIS) for the Redlands Passenger Rail Project was adopted on March 4,2015, approved the agreement does not meet any of the conditions set forth in Section 15162 of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act that would require a subsequent Environmental Impact Report or environmental document, and approved the Purchase and Sale Agreement for the sale of a 2,708 square portion of Assessor's Parcel No 0169-281-19-0000 with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority(SCBTA)for the Redlands Passenger Rail Project Vote- 5 - 0 Passed COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES Greenway Park&Zanla Trail Ribbon Cutting-On March 23,2019,Mayor Foster,Mayor Pro Tempore Davis,and Council Members Banch and Momberger enjoyed the ribbon cutting event for the Greenway Park and the Zanja Trail, located on Lincoln Street,between Sylvan Blvd and Laramie Avenue Council Member Teleda attended the Confire Board meeting earlier today which included a tour of the dispatch facility, and he met with a group of residents to discuss their concerns Council Member Momberger, along with Mayor Foster,presented a City update to the Redlands Women's Council of Realtors, attended the Redlands Conservancy's Annual Meeting and Kickoff for Parties event on March 20,represented the City at a Kaiser Pennanente luncheon, and she enjoyed a dinner at the fire house Mayor Pro Tern Davis attended the closing reception and last showing of the Lincoln Head exhibit, and thanked Garner Holt Productions,the Library and all who were associated with the great production at the Lincoln Shrine She attended the Downtown Redlands Art Walk,the 8th Annual Cesar Chavez breakfast,joined the SBCTA walking tour of the future downtown transit village, and Assembly Member Jose Medina's Women of Distinction Luncheon in Riverside Council Member Barich attended the Redlands Conservancy's Annual Meeting and Kickoff for Parties event on March 20,the Civil War Symposium hosted by ESRI,the Airport Advisory Board Meeting, sponsored a jazz concert in coordination with the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce, and enjoyed the Crafton Hills College Foundation Garden Part Gala on March 30 ADJOURNMENT There being no further action required the meeting adjourned at 6 47 P M The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be held on April 16,2019 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 Justin Hall announced he was not opposed to the Redlands Rail Project but was against higher density housing and four to five-story buildings CC_SA_Apri12,2019 Page 6 Minutes On motion of Board Member Banch, seconded by Board Member Tejeda,the minutes of the special meeting on March 19,2019,were unanimously approved ADJOURNMENT There being no further business,the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency adjourned at 6 49 P M The next regular meeting of the Agency will be held on May 7,2019 CC_SA_Apri12,2019 Page 7