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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020_02_04 - 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 February 4, 2020 at 5 00 P M Present Paul Foster,Mayor Denise Davis,Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Barich, Council Member Eddie Tejeda, Council Member Toni Momberger, Council Member Staff Charles M Duggan,Jr, 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,Facilities and Community Services/Interim Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director, Brian Desatnik, Development Services Director,Richard Sessler,Interim Fire Chief, Janice McConnell,Assistant 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 Redlands Passenger Rail -Carrie Schindler, of the SBCTA, addressed Closed Session Item C-4 and asked the Council to consider various items including,the SBCTA direction to redesign the project and the relocation of the proposed basin,project timing and the notice of delay recently submitted by their contractor, and a revocation of a right of use authorization for the City to place 100 parking spaces on SBCTA property Mayor Foster pointed out the original Ad Hoc Committee made no recommendation to the Council and no official action was taken CLOSED SESSION Conference with legal counsel Existing Litigation-Government Code §54956 9(d)(1) (City Attorney McHugh and Assistant City Manager McConnell) Two Cases a Steve Unland v City of Redlands, et al , San Bernardino Superior Court Case No CIVDS 1928349 b Grievance arbitration administrative proceeding of Redlands Professional Firefighters Association (RPFA) Conference with legal counsel Anticipated Litigation-Government Code §54956 9(d)(2)(e)(3) (Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman) One Case a Facts and Circumstances Receipt of threatened litigation against the City by Diversified Pacific Development Group LLC Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman) Property 11205 and 1225 W Redlands Blvd(APNs 0169-351-02-0000&0169-351-03-0000) CC_SA_February 4,2020 Page 1 I Agency Charles M Duggan Jr, Chris Boatman Negotiators Negotiating Party David C Jones Trust Under Negotiation Terms of payment and price for possible purchase of property by City Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman) Property APN 0170-191-39-0000 Agency Negotiators Charles M Duggan Jr, Chris Boatman Negotiating Party Carrie Schindler, San Bernardino County Transportation Authority(SBCTA) 7 Under Negotiation Terms of payment and price for possible acquisition of City property RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING The meeting reconvened at 6 24 P M with an invocation by Council Member Paul 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 Pet Adoption—Animal Control Officer Joseph Martinez,introduced"Mark", a three-year-old male chocolate Terrier mix,who is available for adoption,with twenty-nine other dogs and thirty-four cats Mr Martinez informed the Council nineteen dogs and seven cats have been adopted since the last regular City Council meeting He announced a"Pups and Trucks" event will be held February 9,2020 at Toyota of Redlands with some four legged friends available for adoption,and he thanked the Redlands Elks Lodge and REDFOSA for sponsoring a"Love a Pet" reduced price adoption event From February 10-15 at the Redlands Animal Shelter,dog adoptions will be $50 and cat adoptions $35 Children's Fund-Mayor Pro Tern Davis explained that she took on a challenge to raise money for a family through the Children's Fund organization during the Christmas holiday Her colleagues offered their support and even agreed to double their donation amounts,but only if Mayor Pro Tern would wear a onesie to a City Council meeting She not only fulfilled her promise by also gave special thanks to Girl Scout Troop #1854 members for their willingness to wear onesies themselves and attend the meeting Nicholas Fisher, of The Children's Fund,informed everyone of the group's mission and announced the fundraising drive tonight was in support of the Assessment Center,which deals with all the cases of abuse and neglect PUBLIC COMMENT Heeney Property Development-Francesca Sweet and Richard O'Donnell, on behalf of the neighbors of the property recently sold to Diversified Pacific at 301 Palm Avenue,expressed concerns that the proposed development will destroy the charm of the area and the grove which paid homage to the City's citrus heritage They questioned whether workers, seen recently in the groves,had proper permits and authorization to perform work, and they urged the City to closely monitor the approval process to make sure all steps are followed Oho-Dennis Bell stated Ommtrans is projecting huge financial deficits with a decline in ridership,which is forcing them to reduce services He recommended they eliminate the sbX Green Line He speculated CC_SA_February 4,2020 Page 2 vacant store fronts in the downtown area were due to high rent costs, and he claimed Measure G,transit villages and the train will not solve problems, such as homelessness He suggested the next City Manager "Meet and Greet" should use a Town Hall format Tobacco Smoke-Eric Hutchins described ongoing issues he and his family are having with the smoking habits of a neighbor He complained that his family cannot enjoy their backyard or open their windows, and he said their smoke has become so concentrated that it is seeping into the cracks of their 130-year-old home He requested Council consider amending the Municipal Code, Section 8 04 pertaining to Nuisances Measure G Opposition- Seven people spoke in opposition to the land use initiative,Measure G, including Joshua David Hall, Sam Wong, Lane Schneider, Greg Bnttam,Ken Hunter, and Janice and Doug Hauser They listed several areas of concern including,the proponents'claims that the mall will be rebuilt when the mall is not even specifically mentioned in the text of the measure,elimination of certain property owners'rights,a decline in home equity, increase in traffic, crime and poverty and a loss of mountain views They claimed the City's character and charm will be altered drastically if the measure passes, and they identified out-of-town developers were the source of funding for Measure G and not local residents In their opinion,the proponents'message sounded too good to be true and certain problems such as homelessness will not be fixed with the measure They raised concerns about granting the City Council the power to decide height and density limits CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved minutes of the regular meeting of January 21,2020 Vote: 5 - 0 Passed H&SP Commission Appointment On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously appointed Greg Weissman to serve the remainder of a four-year term on the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission ending January 18, 2021 Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Airport Advisory Board Appointment On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously appointed Cathenne Pritchett to serve the remainder of an unexpired term on the Airport Advisory Board, ending May 1,2021 Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Settlement Agreement On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved the public disclosure of details of an Agreement of Settlement and General Release with Nextel of California,Inc d/b/a Sprint Nextel and Nextel Communications and Sprint Solutions, Inc related to a civil action pending in the Superior Court for Sacramento County, entitled State of California ex rel OnTheGo Wireless, LLC v Cellco Partnership d/b/a Venzon Wireless, et al , Case No 34-2012-00127517 As a non-intervening real party of interest in the pending action,the City of Redlands will receive a net settlement amount of$15,530 83 CC_SA_February 4,2020 Page 3 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Fee Waiver Run Through Redlands On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined the authorization for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages and waiver of fees during the Run Through Redlands event is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) of the state's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, authorized the expenditure of$22,838 82 related to the event hosted by the Kiwanis Club, and authorized the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages during the Run Through Redlands event to be held on March 1,2020 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Fee Waiver Lincoln Pilgrimage On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved the request for the use of City resources and a waiver of fees in the amount of $3,761 related to the 81 st Annual Lincoln Pilgnmage event hosted by the Boy Scouts of America,Inland Empire Council on February 8,2020 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Agreement Fleet Parts and Repair Services On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved the Agreement with Ken Grody Ford-Redlands to provide Ford Original Equipment Manufacturer parts and repair services for the City for an amount not-to-exceed$225,650 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Tolling Agreement On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved the tolling agreement between the City of Redlands and the Redlands Professional Firefighters Association(RPFA), and each and every former and current member of the Association An Arbitration Decision and Award,received by the City, sustained the RPFA grievance thereby granting RPFA the 3%longevity step retroactive to April 16,2019,which had been recently granted to the Redlands Police Officer Association(RPOA) The tolling agreement will provide staff the time to recalculate the appropriate earnings under Fair Labor Standards Act(FLSA) in light of the binding arbitration decision, while preserving the RPFA members'rights to challenge the City's action should they not be consistent with the arbitrator's decision Vote 5 - 0 Passed COMMUNICATIONS Delegate Designation Mayor Foster explained the need to designate a Council delegate to participate in the 2020 Southern California Association of Governments Regional Conference and General Assembly As public comment, Greg Brittam urged the public to be wary of emerging regional government agencies like SCAG that has been the lead agency promoting higher density "stack and pack" housing These agencies have enormous power with the authority to allocate money, and he pointed out the agencies do not answer directly to the voters Dr Sam Wong urged Council Member Momberger, if selected as the SCAG delegate,to speak up CC_SA_February 4,2020 Page 4 for the people of this community and be mindful that ultimately, she represents the interests of Redlands and not SCAG On motion of Mayor Paul Foster, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously designated Council Member Momberger to serve as the primary delegate for the 2020 Southern California Association of Governments General Assembly meeting on May 6-8, 2020, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort& Spa in Palm Desert, California Vote 5 - 0 Passed NEW BUSINESS Resolution No 8060 Master Lease-Purchase Agreement Intenm Fire Chief Sessler reviewed Resolution No 8060 approving a Master Lease-Purchase Agreement, Payment Schedule,Escrow Agreement and Equipment Schedule with Holman Capital Corporation for the acquisition,purchase, financing, and leasing of a Type 3 Brush Engine in the total amount of $380,383 68,to replace a 1995 engine truck,which is well past its service life The proposed Payment Schedule for the Brush Engine has a 3-year schedule lease term,with two payments per year for a total of six payments, at an interest rate of 3 05% The Master Lease Purchase will remain approved in perpetuity, and can be utilized by any City department for financing needs On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No 8060 approving a Master Lease-Purchase Agreement, Payment Schedule,Escrow Agreement and Equipment Schedule with Holman Capital Corporation with respect to the acquisition,purchase, financing, and leasing of a Type 3 Brush Engine in the total amount of $380,383 68 Vote 5 - 0 Passed MND Zama Trail Protect Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman provided background of the Zanj a Trail and Greenway Project, approved in December 2015 The trail is a planned multi-use trail predominantly located adjacent to Mill Creek Zanja,between Wabash Avenue and 7th Street It is intended to be part of a regional trail network which also includes the Orange Blossom Trail and the Santa Ana River Trail Council approved the development of a segment of the trail from Wabash Avenue to Lincoln Avenue which was funded by a private donation and has since been working with the donor's representative to plan the next trail segment to be between 7th and Church Street,approximately 0 4 miles in length Landscaping will include native trees, shrubs with interpretive way-finding and mile-marking signs On motion of Council Member Toni Momberger, seconded by Council Member Paul Banch,the City Council unanimously adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Zanja Trail and Greenway project, located adjacent to the Mill Creek Zanj a between Church Street and 7th Street, directed staff to post a notice of determination in accordance with the State's California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, and approved a License Agreement with W Wood&Associates Development,Inc and its associated plans and specifications, and authorized the construction of the trail on City property Vote: 5 - 0 Passed SBCTA License Agreement Staff requested this item be pulled from the agenda to be considered at a future City Council meeting CC_SA_February 4,2020 Page 5 COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES Council Member Teieda attended a Healthy Redlands meeting Mayor Pro Tern Davis, along with Council Member Momberger,hosted City Manager Duggan at the AAUW branch meeting on February 1, 2020,has actively been canvassing for Measure G and participating in local events, including one hosted by the University of Redlands and another by the Chamber of Commerce Council Member Banch attended the 3rd Annual Pledge of Allegiance Day of Honor at the Burrage Mansion, Troop 11 Pancake Breakfast,the Museum of Redlands art sale event, enjoyed the Esn Forum event interview with Charlie Munger,Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and spoke at the Round Table of Redlands in support of Measure G Council Member Momberger enjoyed the Redlands Skatepark 1st Anniversary Celebration,took a webmar hosted by the League of California Cities related to legislation impacting cities and homelessness, and attended an open house for the new City Manager at the Community Center She was pleased to attend the AAUW branch meeting with Mayor Pro Tem Davis and City Manager Duggan where she was able to proudly present an award to her mother,Dianne Landeros, for her community involvement and support of AAUW Mayor Foster has made several presentations in support of Measure G to a variety of individuals and service organizations ADJOURNMENT There being no further action required the meeting adjourned at 7 18 P M The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be held on February 18,2020 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 Vice Chair Davis,the minutes of the regular meeting on December 3,2019 were unanimously approved Vote 5 -0 Passed CC_SA_February 4,2020 Page 6 ROPS Update Assistant Finance Director Farrah Jenner provided background of the communication item related to Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule and Administrative Budget for July 1,2020 through June 30,2021 A new obligation was identified which as a debt owed to the City for misapplied rental income The rental property owned by the SA was transferred to the City in May 2016,but the corresponding rental income was mistakenly reported as Successor Agency income The SA has since adjusted FY 2018-19 to properly record the rental income as City revenue and has included an additional obligation of$37,500 on the ROPS for the pnor years'misapplied rental income On motion of Board Member Tejeda, seconded by Vice Chair Davis,the Board unanimously agreed to receive and file the communication Vote 5 -0 Passed ADJOURNMENT There being no further business,the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency adjourned at 7 20 P M The next regular meeting of the Agency will be held on March 3,2020 CC_SA_February 4,2020 Page 7