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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020_09_01 - 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 September 1,2020 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 Director,Brian Desatmk,Development Services Director,Rudy Chow, Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director, Jim Topoleski,Fire Chief, Janice McConnell, Assistant City Manager This was conducted as a teleconference meeting in the City Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street,Redlands, California Mayor Pro Tempore Davis, Council Member Tejeda and Council Member Momberger were present via teleconferencing All votes during the meetings were conducted by roll call In compliance with public health recommendations to limit public gathenngs dunng the Covid-19 pandemic and acting as the City of Redlands Emergency Services Director, City Manager Charles M Duggan Jr, directed meetings of the City Council/Successor Agency of the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands be closed to the public until further notice or until the current local State of Emergency has been lifted The City Council will continue to meet to conduct essential business Public comments,up to 250 words and received by 5 00 P M the day before the meeting,were read aloud by the City Clerk Mayor Foster called the meeting to order at 5 00 P M and a quorum was established PUBLIC COMMENT No public comments related to Closed Session agenda items were received prior to 5 00 P M the day before the meeting CLOSED SESSION Conference with legal counsel Existing Litigation-Government Code §54956 9(d)(1) (City Attorney McHugh) Two Cases a State of California ex rel OnTheGo Wireless LLC v Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verzon Wireless et al, Sacramento Superior Court, Case No 34-2012-00127517 b Natural Resources Defense Council Inc v City of Redlands, et al , San Bernardino Superior Court Case No CIVDS1937969 Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman) Property APN No portion of 0174-014-02-0000 CC_SA_September 1,2020 Page 1 I Agency Negotiators Charles M Duggan,Jr,Chris Boatman Vgotiatmg Party Peggy Heaton Ender Negotiation Terms of payment and price for possible lease of City property Conference with real property negotiators -Government Code §54956 8 (Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman) Property APN 0174-014-02-0000 Agency Negotiators Charles M Duggan,Jr and Chris Boatman Negotiating Party Redlands Theatre Festival,Allan Griesemer Under Negotiation Terms of payment and price of possible rental of City property Conference with labor negotiator-Government Code §54957 6 (Mayor Foster and Mayor Pro Tem Davis) Agency r Charles M Duggan,Jr,Daniel J McHugh and/or Janice McConnell depending upon Negotiator which bargaining unit or unrepresented employee in the City is negotiating with to avoid potential conflicts of interest Employee Redlands Association of Department Directors Organizations Redlands Association of Management Employees Redlands Association of Mid-Management Employees Redlands Association of Safety Management Employees Redlands Association of Fire Management Employees Redlands Police Officers Association Redlands Professional Firefighters Association Redlands Civilian Safety Employees Teamsters Local 1932 Redlands Chapter Unrepresented City Manager Employees City Attorney RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING The meeting reconvened at 6 10 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 the City Council,by unanimous vote, settled a lawsuit, State of California ex rel OnTheGo Wireless LLC v Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al , Sacramento Superior Court, Case No 34-2012-00127517 The City was a relatively non-active party in the matter Approximately$87,000 will be deposited for the City PUBLIC COMMENT As an added layer of protection,all public comment was conducted at the beginning of the meeting Comments related to specific agenda items are incorporated into the item discussion CC_SA_September 1,2020 Page 2 Police Department Practices - Sharalyn Hamilton and Samuel Edison raised questions concerning the Police Department's practices and policies, especially as they relate to a video of Stanley Clayborne, which they claim Mr Clayborne is being treated with extreme measures during a traffic stop in front of his home,They urged the Council to work together as a community to ensure that all citizens are treated fairly and that our city is safe for all its citizens regardless of race and ethnicity Parks&Funding Sources -Dennis Bell expressed concerns with the recently approved Grove School lease in Heritage Park and was worried the Council is limiting the public access to parks He mentioned the proceeds from the Palmetto Grove sale and was displeased that funds were directed for the use of open space, citrus groves and parks,with the parks funding going towards what he called the boondoggle skatepark He added police and fire received little, and he complained about the City's mismanagement Luxuries instead of essentials Yes on County Measure K-Alvaro Valenzuela and Natalie Zuk both worked collecting signatures to help get Measure K placed on the November 2020 ballot Measure K calls for County Supervisors to be paid $60,000,to match the median household income of San Bernardino County residents,whereas they stated that right now the supervisors make over a quarter of a million dollars every year They strongly encouraged the residents of Redlands to vote'Yes 'on Measure K and'No' on Measure J,which they cited, the Supervisors have placed this initiative on the ballot to try to secure their current 12-year term limit and their$250,000 pay CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved,by roll call vote,the minutes of the regular meeting of July 21, 2020 Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Proclamation Deaf Awareness Month On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously authorized,by roll call vote, issuance of a Proclamation declaring the month of September 2020 as Deaf Awareness Month Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Proclamation Adult Literacy Day Council Member Barich announced he was proud to support the Adult Literacy Program in Redlands and in honor of the Proclamation declaring September 8,2020 as Adult Literacy Day,he quoted from an address made by Abraham Lincoln on September 30, 1859,before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society,where he extolled the virtues of education and literacy On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously authorized,by roll call vote, issuance of a Proclamation declaring September 8,2020 as Adult Literacy Day in the City of Redlands Vote 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8129 Conflict of Interest Code Update CC_SA_September 1,2020 Page 3 On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved,by roll call vote,Resolution No 8129 amending the Conflict of Interest Code for the City Vote• 5 - 0 Passed First Amendment Fire Plan Review On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved,by roll call vote, a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Interwest Consulting Group,Inc to expand the scope of services and extend the term of the agreement by six months to October 2021 and increase the total cost not-to-exceed$55,000 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Homeland Security Grant Acceptance On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously agreed,by roll call vote,to accept the 2019 Homeland Security Grant Program funding award in the amount of$17,930 for the purchase of Rapid Intervention Team Packs and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus units, and authorized an additional appropriation of the same Vote 5 - 0 Passed Firefighters Grant Acceptance On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously agreed,by roll call vote,to accept the Assistance to Firefighters Grant- COVID-19 Supplemental Program award in the amount of$34,081 82 for the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment and related supplies for Fire personnel during the coronavirus response, and authonzed an additional appropriation for the same Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Office of Traffic Safety Grant Award Agreement On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved,by roll call vote, an agreement with the Office of Traffic Safety relating to the distnbution of a grant award in an amount not-to-exceed$126,000 00, authorized the Chief of Police to sign and execute agreements implementing the grant, and approved an additional appropriation of the same Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8131 Investment of City Monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved,by roll call vote,Resolution No 8131 updating the authorized signers list with the Local Agency Investment Fund and rescinding Resolution No 7677 Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8132 Union Bank Authorized Signers On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved,by roll call vote,Resolution No 8132,updating the authonzed signers on all accounts held with Union Bank N A and rescinding Resolution No 7678 CC_SA_September 1,2020 Page 4 Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Adopt Ordinance No. 2914 Flood Damage Prevention On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously adopted,by roll call vote, Ordinance No 2914, amending Chapter 15 32 of the Redlands Municipal Code pertaining to flood damage prevention Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No. 8128 Time Extension for Commission Review and Approval As public comment,Dennis Bell said he thought it was interesting that someone wants to build a ten thousand square foot bank building next door to a fifteen thousand square foot bank building that's been vacant going on two years But he added that's typical Redlands,to keep building new buildings when it can't keep old ones occupied On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously approved,by roll call vote,Resolution No 8128, approving a one-year extension of time for Commission Review and Approval No 898 for the construction of a 10,000 square-foot multi-tenant retail building and a 5,200 square-foot bank/retail building, on a 1 7-acre site located at 333 Orange Street in the Town Center-Historic District of the Downtown Specific Plan Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8133 Time Extension for Conditional Use Permit On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Paul Barich,the City Council unanimously approved,by roll call vote,Resolution No 8133 approving a one-year extension of time for Conditional Use Permit No 1045 for the construction of the 80-unit Redlands Supportive Housing,L P project located on 4 72 acres located at the southwest corner of Texas Street and West Lugonia Avenue Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Non-potable/Recycled Water System Master Plan Agreement On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined,by roll call vote,that approval of the 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 professional consulting services agreement with Michael Baker International,Inc to prepare a master plan for the City-wide non-potable/recycled water system in an amount not-to-exceed$149,650 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Water System Master Plan Agreement On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined,by roll call vote,that approval of the 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 professional consulting services agreement with Michael Baker International,Inc to prepare a master plan for the City-wide water system in an amount not-to-exceed$199,880 Vote• 5 - 0 Passed CC_SA_September 1,2020 Page 5 Wastewater System Master Plan Agreement On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined,by roll call vote,that approval of the 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 professional consulting services agreement with Dudek to prepare a City-wide master plan for wastewater system in an amount not-to-exceed$193,960 Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Food Stand License Agreement On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined,by roll call vote,that approval of the agreement is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved a License Agreement with Juan Morales for a food stand located at the City's Corporate Yard, 1270 W Park Avenue Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Carriage House Lease Agreement On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined,by roll call vote,that approval of the Lease Agreement is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3)of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, and approved the Lease Agreement with Peggy Heaton for use of the City's Carriage House as her private residence within Prospect Park for the monthly rent of$750 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Rental and Use Agreement with Redlands Theatre Festival On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined,by roll call vote,that approval of the Rental and Use Agreement with Redlands Theatre Festival 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 Rental and Use Agreement with Redlands Theatre Festival for use of storage areas at the Carriage House within Prospect Park Vote: 5 - 0 Passed County Registrar of Voters Ballot Drop Box Agreement On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined,by roll call vote,that approval of the agreement is not subject to environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved the Agreement with the County of San Bernardino Registrar of Voters for installation of three Secure Ballot Boxes on City property for the purpose of allowing city and county voters to deposit official ballots for all elections in San Bernardino County The three ballot drop boxes will be located at Redlands City Hall on Cajon,the Redlands City Corporate Yard on W Park Avenue and the Redlands Community Center on W Lugonia Avenue Vote. 5 - 0 Passed CC_SA_September 1,2020 Page 6 COMMUNICATIONS Delegate Designation Mayor Foster introduced the need to designate a voting delegate and alternate to the all virtual 2020 League of California Cities Annual Conference scheduled to occur October 7-9,2020 On motion of Mayor Paul Foster, seconded by Council Member Paul Barich,the City Council unanimously approved,by roll call vote,the designation of Council Member Momberger to serve as the voting delegate and Mayor Pro Tempore Davis to serve as the alternate voting delegate for the League of California Cities 2020 Annual Conference scheduled to occur October 7-9,2020 Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Deployment/Assessment Study and Standards of Coverage Technical Report Fire Chief Topoleski introduced Chief Samuel Mazza, of Citygate Associates, LLC,who presented a detailed deployment/assessment study of the Fire Department The report provided critical information and was meant to analyze and evaluate current practices and to chart a course for the future deployment of facilities, staffing and operations The depai lauent has faced change and growth within the community and a steady increase in call volume in recent years Citygate performed data-based analysis,including internal stakeholder participation that will culminate in a five-year strategic plan to ensure the success and sustainability of the department for years to come The scope of the study focused on three areas of review,Deployment Analysis- Standards of Cover Assessment, Organizational Review and Evaluation and 5-Year Strategic Plan As public comment,Dennis Bell asked why the consultant presented a report tonight when he thought the study was supposed to be delivered to Council in December He thought it interesting this item showed up right before the election which he stated was a justification for passage of the sales tax increase and the huge sewer and water rate increase next spnng to rebuild of the neglected sewage treatment plant He stated the financial woes the City may be facing was due to mismanagement and misdirected spending priorities The City Council unanimously agreed to receive and file the report on the results of the Fire Department Deployment/Assessment Study and Standards of Coverage Technical Report from Citygate Associates,LLC Resolution No 8065 Local Emergency Report Fire Chief Topoleski provided an update of the actions taken since the City Council adopted Emergency Resolution No 8065 on March 17, 2020, in response to COVID-19 Since the declaration of the local emergency,the City's Emergency Operations Center was activated and has remained at a Level III activation Additionally, several measures were put in place to adhere to California Department of Public Health and to keep employees and residents safe He announced that since the last update in July, some measures have changed but most remain the same Updates include As of July 2020,the City has successfully implemented the State Street Promenade on Thursdays,Fridays and Saturdays where restaurants in the downtown area can serve the public via outdoor dining This has allowed restaurants who do have an outdoor patio to open their doors and provide service to the community, Virtual meetings of City advisory boards, commissions and committees are scheduled to begin this month The face covering mandate to be worn state-wide at any indoor public space remains in place The latest statistics for Redlands, as of August 16, 2020, are as follows Confirmed Cases 1,264, Deaths 83 and as of September 1, 2020, Tested 11,660 Testing by appointment only can be CC_SA_September 1,2020 Page 7 done at Redlands Citrus Valley High School located at 800 W Pioneer Avenue PUBLIC HEARINGS Resolution No. 8121 Sign Conditional Use Permit Mayor Foster opened the public hearing and called upon Contract Planner Emily Elliot for a summary of the request made by Property One,LLC,to modify a uniform sign program for an existing 88,075 square-foot commercial center on 10 42 acres to include the recent expansion of the commercial center consisting of an additional 15,250 square-foot expansion on 1 9 acres The proposal is a modification to the Uniform Sign Program, originally approved under Sign Conditional Use Permit No 22 for the Redlands Packing House District shopping center Revision 2 to Sign CUP 22 would revise the existing Packing House District sign program to include sign standards and tenant sign allocations for the Redlands Packing House District Phase II,bringing both phases of the Packing House District development under the same sign standards Council Member Tejeda suggested the signs including a city designation be clearly legible With no further comment,Mayor Foster closed the public hearing On motion of Mayor Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously approved,by roll call vote,Resolution No 8121, Sign Conditional Use Permit No 22, Revision 2,modifying a uniform sign program for an existing 88,075 square-foot commercial center on 10 42 acres to include the recent expansion of the commercial center consisting of an additional 15,250 square-foot expansion on 1 9 acres Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8130 Street Vacation Mayor Foster opened the public hearing and called upon Development Services Director Desatnik, for a summary of Resolution No 8130 and the request for approval of Street Vacation No 177 to vacate an excess public right-of-way, 8 feet in width and approximately 200 feet in length, along 1765 W Lugonia Avenue, located north of the intersection of Plum Lane and Idaho Street, and on the south side of W Lugonia Avenue Spnnghill Suites hotel has been entitled on the subject parcel, and the location of the excess right-of-way crosses a portion of the planned parking lot for the hotel that is to be privately owned and operated The sidewalk nght-of-way is not needed to serve the flow of pedestrians in the immediate area, as adequate access will continue to be provided on West Lugonia Avenue,Plum Lane,and the existing portion of Idaho Street With no further comment,Mayor Foster closed the public hearing On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Paul Banch the City Council unanimously approved,by roll call vote,Resolution No 8130, approving Street Vacation No 177 to vacate an excess public right-of-way, 8 feet in width and approximately 200 feet in length, along 1765 W Lugonia Avenue, located north of the intersection of Plum Lane and Idaho Street,and on the south side of W Lugoma Avenue for Applicant,Prakash Bhakta Vote. 5 - 0 Passed NEW BUSINESS CC_SA_September 1,2020 Page 8 University of Redlands Work-Study Program Agreement Mayor Pro Tempore Davis recused herself from this item due to her source of income relationship with the University of Redlands Assistant City Manager McConnell reviewed the City's program to participate in the Work-Study Program with the University of Redlands to engage student interns, at a cost of 40%of the applicable wage earned by the student while the University will provide funding for the remaining 60% Student interns perform a variety of tasks and supplement the work force in several City departments On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Paul Barich,the City Council approved,by roll call vote,the Agreement with the University of Redlands to participate in the 2020-21 Work-Study Program Vote. 4- 0 Passed Other Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis(RECUSE) Ordinance No 2915 Audible Burglary Alarms Police Chief Catren detailed the need for Ordinance No 2915 explaining the Police Depai linent receives a high number of false burglary/property intrusion alarms Police officers will be dispatched whenever the alarm company, or some other source, can verify the alarm was activated as the result of criminal activity or another emergency The main source for alarm verification of a crime or other emergency is audio and or video feedback,verification by a guard service or private security or an eyewitness On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council unanimously introduced,by roll call vote,Ordinance No 2915 amending Chapter 5 12 of the Redlands Municipal Code relating to venfied response requirements for audible burglary alarms Vote 5 - 0 Passed TTM No 16878 Development Agreement Development Services Director Desatmk presented the proposed development agreement with Lone Chang,LLC, for Tentative Tract Map(TTM)No 16878 The matter was considered by Council on July 21,2020,where the project was discussed, a motion to deny the Development Agreement was moved and seconded,but in the absence of one Council member,the vote for denial was split two-two With no agreement on a motion, staff was directed to bring the item back to the Council for consideration tonight The project is located at the southwest corner of North Wabash Avenue and East San Bernardino Avenue Mr Desatmk offered background and explained the applicant filed an application for a development agreement,recognizing that all the traditional extensions had been used The terms of the proposed development agreement include vesting of the TTM so that it is protected against having any future changes in State or City laws be applicable to the project, extension of the life of the subdivision map for another 2 years, and donation of$10,000 to the City's Cultural Arts Program for approval of the proposed development agreement The Planning Commission reviewed the matter and returned with a split vote of 3-3 As public comment,Doug Jomtsma, Senior Vice President,Land Advisors, Inc reminded the Council he had previously submitted a letter of support on July 21,2020,recommending approval of the Development Agreement He informed everyone that since that time,the developer has received three Letters of Intent from very qualified,well capitalized,publicly traded home builders,with additional offers expected to arrive prior to September 1,2020 Benefits to the City would include,the realization of significant fee revenue and improved infrastructure in the neighborhood Council Member discussion focused on the ongoing, continual extensions granted to the development and CC_SA_September 1,2020 Page 9 reviewed the general time frames required to process tentative tract maps versus final maps Council Members concurred with one another that if approved,the extension should be no more than two years, and they could not support the TTM vesting so that it was protected against having any future changes in State or City laws be applicable to the project Other concerns included the legal aspects City Attorney McHugh stated that he and the Applicant's attorney agreed there was no definitive law on this issue He pointed out that the better reading of the statute is that this is not a permissible extension with a development agreement,but he added there was no black and white prohibition or express approval regarding the issue Pat Meyer,representing the Applicant, described several setbacks and obstacles the developer has faced over the last several years He indicated the applicant was willing to make a commitment to completing this within two years Council Member Momberger reiterated her disapproval of the extension, stating it's been too long,the design was stale and this goes against the City's Municipal Code Even though she understood the hardships for the Applicant, she remained opposed to the agreement, citing she based her decision on what was best for Redlands and this was not a good land use policy Mayor Pro Tempore Davis agreed with Council Member Momberger's comments and supported the extension be denied Mayor Foster clarified the agreement before the Council was not to approve or deny a development project but only to approve or deny the Development Agreement for the extension of the tentative tract map On motion of Council Member Toni Momberger, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis,the City Council denied,by roll call vote,the application requesting that the City negotiate and process a development agreement for Tentative Tract Map No 16878 Vote• 3 -2 Passed NAY Mayor Paul Foster Council Member Paul Barich Five-Year Measure I CIP Program Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Chow offered an overview of Measure I Capital Improvement Program(CIP)and the requirements to submit an annual report to the SBCTA On motion of Mayor Paul Foster, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined,by roll call vote,that approval of the project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved Resolution No 8126 adopting a Five-Year Measure I Capital Improvement Program,Fiscal Year 20/21 to 24/25 Vote 5 - 0 Passed CDBG Alley Paving Improvements Protect Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Chow reviewed the 19/20 Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)Alley Paving Improvements Project Nine bids were received and based on the bid analysis performed, staff determined that GM Sager Construction Co ,Inc was the lowest responsive and responsible bidder CC_SA_September 1,2020 Page 10 On motion of Council Member Toni Momberger, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda,the City Council unanimously determined,by roll call vote,that approval of the contract and construction of the 19/20 Community Development Block Grant Alley Paving Improvements,Project No 43066, is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301(c)of State's Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, approved the 19/20 Community Development Block Grant Alley Paving Improvements,Project No 43066,plans and specifications, and awarded a construction contract to GM Sager Construction Co ,Inc in the amount of$373,624 40 Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Ordinance No 2906 Redlands Municipal Airport Updates Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman presented Ordinance No 2906 and the recommendations of the Airport Advisory Board to update,clarify and delete sections of the Redlands Municipal Code to align the City's code with current regulations outlined by the Federal Aviation Administration,within the United States Code of Federal Regulations,within County of San Bernardino Airport Code He clarified that the proposed ordinance included a revision to Section 12 56 100, and there no intent to exclude ultralight aircraft from operations at the airport As public comment,Bruce Barmakian, City Hangar Occupant#3, Redlands Airport Association President Ted Gablin and Michael Tome all expressed concern with the language proposed in Section 12 56 100,which could exclude multiple ultralight aircraft who are currently operating out of Redlands Airport Mr Gabhn pointed out Section 12 56 100 of the proposed ordinance does not reflect the AAB Adhoc committee's suggestions They requested Council revise the language of Section 12 56 100 so that operators of ultralight aircraft will not be excluded from flying into or out of Redlands Airport On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda,seconded by Council Member Paul Barich,the City Council unanimously introduced,by roll call vote, Ordinance No 2906 amending Chapter 12 56 of the Redlands Municipal Code relating to the Redlands Municipal Airport, and determined that approval of the ordinance is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3)of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act Vote• 5 - 0 Passed COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES There were no Council Member reports presented ADJOURNMENT Mayor Foster expressed his deep sadness for the passing of Thomas Edward Nelson He was known to many as the owner of The Bootery, at the Redlands Mall A place where people could purchase shoes but also where the young could come and ride the carousel horse He will be remembered for his kind,loving and gracious manner A friend to all He was active in the Kiwanis Club,whether it be flipping burgers and pancakes or helping with the Christmas Parade and Veterans Day Parade,he was always ready to volunteer There being no further action required the meeting adjourned at 7 50 P M in memory of Tom Nelson The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be held on September 15,2020 SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS Chairman Foster called the regular meeting of the Successor Agency Board of Directors to order CC_SA_September 1,2020 Page 11 PUBLIC COMMENT No public comments were received by 5 00 P M the day before the meeting Minutes On motion of Board Member Barich, seconded by Board Member Tejeda,the minutes of the regular meeting of July 7, 2020,were unanimously approved Vote 5-0 Passed ADJOURNMENT There being no further business,the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency adjourned at 7 51 P M The next regular meeting of the Agency will be held on October 6, 2020 CC_SA_September 1,2020 Page 12