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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020_10_06 - RegularMINUTES 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 October 6, 2020 at 5 00 P M Present Staff Paul Foster, Mayor Denise Davis, Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Barich, Council Member Eddie Tejeda, Council Member Toni Momberger, Council Member 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, Jim Topoleski, Fire Chief, Ross Wittman, Municipal Utilities and Engineering Senior Project Manager, 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 by 5 00 P M the day before the meeting CLOSED SESSION Conference with real property negotiators - Government Code §54956 8 (Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman) Property 1205 and 1225 W Redlands Blvd (APNs 0169-351-02-0000 and 0169-351-03-0000) Agency Negotiators Charles M Duggan Jr , Chris Boatman Negotiating Party David C Jones, David C Jones Trust Under Negotiation Terms of payment and price for possible purchase of property by City CC_SA_October 6, 2020 Page 1 RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING The meeting reconvened at 6 00 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 PUBLIC COMMENT Comments received by 5 00 P M the day before the meeting were read into the public record at the beginning of the meeting Comments related to specific agenda items are incorporated into the item discussion Various Concerns - Dennis Bell expressed doubt the post office could successfully conduct an all mail -in ballot election this year He complained that Congressman Aguilar has not been responsive to the local needs of the area He stated the City was trying all kinds of gimmicks to draw people downtown, but he's heard the economic action has been shifted away from downtown to Orange Street and the Packing House Distnct He questioned the walkability from the train depot parking structure to downtown, and he asked for a status of the final repayment of the City's loan to Hangar 24 Road Construction Work - Donna Barnhart voiced her concerns regarding the roadwork performed at the corner of Tennessee Street and Redlands Blvd She stated the construction workers left the space near the railroad tracks very uneven bumpy causing additional wear and tear on vehicles CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, minutes of the regular meeting of September 15, 2020 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Planning Commissioner Appointment On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously appointed, by roll call vote, Matthew Endsley to serve the remainder of a four-year term on the Planning Commission ending January 6, 2022 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Proclamation National Coming Out Day Mayor Pro Tem Davis briefly introduced the request for Council to declare October 11, 2020, as National Coming Out Day, and she thanked Human Relations Commissioner Kenneth Ford, for initially suggesting the item be brought before Council for their consideration On motion of Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, seconded by Council Member Toni Momberger, the City Council unanimously authorized, by roll call vote, the issuance of a Proclamation declaring October 11, 2020, as National Coming Out Day Vote. 5 - 0 Passed CC_SA_October 6, 2020 Page 2 Settlement Agreement Disclosure On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, the public disclosure of details of an Agreement of Settlement and General Release between the City of Redlands and the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc (NRDC) Under the terms of the agreement, the City and NRDC agree to resolve all claims that exist between them, related to the verified petition for writ of mandate captioned NRDC v San Bernardino County et al , San Bernardino County Superior Court Case No CIVDS 1937969 Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Employee Dental and Life Insurance Coverage On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, a two-year agreement renewal for dental and life insurance coverage with Pnncipal Financial Group for all City employees and their eligible dependents Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Police Department Grant Distribution Agreements On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously determined, by roll call vote, that approval of the Interlocal Agreements, additional appropriations and acceptance of the Justice Assistance Grant modifications is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, approved the Interlocal Agreements between the Town of Apple Valley, the Cities of Adelanto, Barstow, Chino, Colton, Fontana, Hesperia, Highland, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino, Upland, Victorville, and the County of San Bernardino, relating to the distnbution of the FY 2019 and FY 2020 Justice Assistance Grants, approved additional appropriations in the amounts of $14,530 and $14,374, respectively, to the Police Department, and authorized the acceptance of the FY 2017 and FY 2018 Justice Assistance Grant Modifications in the amounts of $13,937 and $13,826, respectively, to authonze the purchase of cameras and crowd management items Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Release of Deferred Improvement Agreement On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously determined, by roll call vote, approval of the release of the deferred improvement 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 Release of Deferred Improvement Agreement for Parcel Map No 17604 Vote 5 - 0 Passed NEW BUSINESS CC_SA_October 6, 2020 Page 3 East Valley Corridor Bike Route Interconnect Protect Agreement Municipal Utilities and Engineering Senior Project Manager Wittman reviewed the Cooperative Agreement with the County of San Bernardino defining responsibilities of each agency for the East Valley Corridor Bike Route Interconnect Project Staff secured a series of interrelated grants to fund construction of bicycle routes that are part of the City of Redlands Bicycle Master Plan This Project will improve the existing cycling infrastructure, improve cycling safety in the western portion of Redlands and provide improved bike circulation for users throughout the City and portions of the County In response to funding questions from Council Members Barich and Tejeda, Mr Wittman explained the fiscal impact for the Project construction is included in the FY 2020-21 budget The local agency match requirement is $265,000 and includes the City's portion of $221,000 and the County's portion of $44,000 As public comment, Dennis Bell remarked the street names on the map attached to the staff report were either unreadable or non-existent, and he considered these bike lanes are more of the City's nonessential frills that don't generate revenue to pay the City's bills On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Council Member Toni Momberger, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, a Cooperative Agreement with the County of San Bernardino delineating City and County of San Bernardino responsibilities for the East Valley Corridor Bike Route Interconnect Project, and determined that this action 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 SCE Agreement LED Lights Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman presented an agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) for the replacement of all Southern California Edison -owned eligible street lights within the City to energy -efficient LED lights at no up -front cost to the City The Streets and Electrical division is charged with providing for the maintenance and repair of 72 City -owned traffic signals and approximately 5,000 City -owned street fights Included within the City are 634 street lights of various wattages whose electrical consumption is paid for by the City but owned and maintained by SCE During the initial 20 years of this program, there is a cost savings in the amount of $8,780 per year After the initial 20 years, the City will realize savings of $20,871 per year On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Council Member Toni Momberger, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, an agreement with Southern California Edison for the replacement of all Southern California Edison -owned eligible street fights within the City to energy -efficient LED lights at no up -front cost to the City Vote 5 - 0 Passed Residential Refuse Bins Agreement Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman detailed an agreement for the supply and delivery of residential refuse bins The City possesses approximately 57,000 bins for automated curbside collection, but due to the nature of refuse collection, numerous containers are reaching the end of their service life and are in need of replacement CC_SA_October 6, 2020 Page 4 On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Demse Davis, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, an agreement with Otto Environmental Systems North America, Inc for supply and delivery of residential refuse bins in an amount not -to -exceed $316,008 for a period of one year, with two additional one-year renewal options, for a possible agreement total amount not -to -exceed $948,024 Vote 5 - 0 Passed COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES There were no Council Member reports presented ADJOURNMENT Mayor Foster adjourned the meeting at 6 19 P M in honor of Joshua Pedro Vasquez, the newly promoted Director of Cardiopulmonary and Respiratory at Redlands Community Hospital The Hospital is gneving the loss of this bright young professional who was senselessly shot He will be remembered as a gentle and canng and devoted husband, father, brother and son The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be held on October 20, 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 PUBLIC COMMENT No public comments were received by 5 00 P M the day before the meeting Minutes On motion of Board Member Banch, seconded by Board Member Tejeda, the minutes of the regular meeting on September 1, 2020, were unanimously approved by roll call vote Vote 5 - 0 Passed ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency adjourned at 6 20 P M The next regular meeting of the Agency will be held on November 3, 2020 CC_SA_October 6, 2020 Page 5