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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020_10_20 - RegularMINUTES Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held in the Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, on October 20, 2020 at 5 00 P M Present Staff Paul Foster, Mayor Denise Davis, Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Banch, Council Member Eddie Tejeda, Council Member Tom 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, Chns Boatman, Facilities and Community Services Director, Brian Foote, Planning Manager, 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 during 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 legal counsel Existing Litigation - Government Code §54956 9(d)(1) (Assistant City Manager McConnell) One Case a Consideration of a Workers Compensation claim filed by Shawn Heggi Conference with real property negotiators - Government Code §54956 8 (Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman) Property APN 0168- 031-12 0000 Agency Negotiators Charles M Duggan, Jr and Chns Boatman Negotiating Party Gil Brown, Coyote Aviation Under Negotiation Terms of payment and price of possible lease of City property CC_October 20, 2020 Page 1 RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING The meeting reconvened at 6 00 P M with an invocation by Mayor Pro Tempore Davis followed by the pledge of allegiance to the Amencan flag CLOSED SESSION REPORT City Attorney McHugh announced that no reportable action was taken during the closed session PUBLIC COMMENT All public comments received by 5 00 P M the day before the meeting were read into the public record at the meeting Comments related to specific agenda items are incorporated into the item discussion Measure T - Dennis Bell voiced his opposition of Measure 'T' and stated the City is overpromising what the tax increase will deliver He stated it won't address homelessness and what the City really needs to do is change its spending habits He suggested there are fewer candidates running for City Council this year because people don't normally board sinking ships He added he saw lots of people with no masks and no social distancing at a Saturday morning Pokemon tournament near Smiley Library and Redlands Bowl 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, the minutes of the regular meeting of October 6, 2020 Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Proclamation Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously authorized, by roll call vote, the issuance of a Proclamation declaring October 25 through 31, 2020, as Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8145 CARES Act Allocation Agreement On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, Resolution No 8145, approving an Allocation Agreement between the County of San Bernardino and the City of Redlands related to the CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funding, authonzed the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services, or his designee, to sign the allocation agreement and other necessary and related documents with the County of San Bernardino for receipt of CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funding Vote 5 - 0 Passed CC_October 20, 2020 Page 2 Local Emergency COVID-19 Update Report On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously agreed, by roll call vote, to receive the Report regarding Emergency Resolution No 8065 proclaiming the existence of a local emergency in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) The face covering mandate to be worn state-wide at any indoor public space remains in place and as of Monday, October 5, 2020, COVID-19 numbers in the city of Redlands are as follows Population 72,099, Total Cases 1,884, Outbreak Cases 214, Community Cases 1,670, Deaths 92, Total Tests 23,262 Testing is no longer available in the City of Redlands The report recommended the public contact the County of San Bernardino for the closest testing sites Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Emergency Medical Services Field Internship On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, an Agreement for Field Internship for Emergency Medical Services between the City of Redlands and the San Bernardino Community College District (Crafton Hills College) identifying the Redlands Fire Department as a Paramedic Clinical Field Internship Training Site for a period of five years from October 20, 2020, through June 30, 2025 There is no fiscal impact associated with the agreement Vote 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8144 Public Records Destruction On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, Resolution No 8144, approving the destruction of certain Public Records relating to dog license renewals from January 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Facility Use Agreement U of R Tutoring Due to a conflict of interest for Mayor Pro Tempore Davis, this item was moved to the end of New Business, as Agenda Item L-3 AARP Facility Use Agreement Driver Safety & Tax Assistance 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 Guidelines, and approved the Facility Use Agreement with the AARP for use of the Community Center and Senior Center to provide tax assistance to senior citizens and a driver safety program Vote. 5 - 0 Passed CC_October 20, 2020 Page 3 Purchase and Sale Agreement Termination On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, the termination of a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) between the David C Jones Trust and the City of Redlands for the purchase of property located at 1205 and 1225 W Redlands Blvd, based on the results of the City's due diligence review The due diligence period had been extended through October 28, 2020, to allow for additional environmental testing Vote 5 - 0 Passed Gateway Ranch Parking Lot Construction As public comment, Sherli Leonard, Redlands Conservancy Executive Director, expressed appreciation of the City's efforts toward the design and construction of developing a parking area for guests to use at Gateway Ranch The Conservancy continues to be pleased and honored to lease the City's property in Live Oak Canyon, and to manage it for native habitat restoration, outdoor expenences for Redlands' residents and visitors, and a trail head for passive recreation On motion of Council Member Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously determined, by roll call vote, that the project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15311(b) of the State's Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, approved the construction and design for a new 15,572 square foot parking lot on City property located at 31313 Live Oak Canyon Road, Redlands Gateway Ranch, which will provide 20 parking spaces (19 standard and 1 ADA compliant) with an additional area for bus parking, and approved an additional appropriation from the Parks and Recreation category of the Nevada Palmetto Grove sale proceeds in the amount of $30,000 00 for the construction of the parking lot Vote: 5 - 0 Passed COMMUNICATIONS League of California Cities Annual Conference Report Mayor Pro Tempore Davis briefly recapped the sessions she attended while virtually participating in the 2020 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo held virtually October 7-9, 2020 She enjoyed topics such as building a virtual Emergency Op Center and considering the lessons learned from COVID-19, municipal revenues, the impact of COVID-19 crisis on black communities, enhancing gender panty, social media and government, LGBTQ and drivers of a City's economic and social prosperity The main general session had a heavy focus on racial equity She was grateful for her experiences Council Member Momberger reported her biggest takeaway from the conference was the universal challenges facing cities in California The commonalities included not holding in -person meetings, determining where to make budget cuts, trying to avoid stepping down public safety departments too far, and a hope, from those cities who placed a sales tax measure on the November ballots, their measures will be voter approved As the voting delegate for the General Assembly, she announced the one item that was presented was somewhat controversial, but in the end, the City voted m favor of the League supporting an amendment of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 to require social media companies to remove materials which promote criminal activities CC_October 20, 2020 Page 4 Adult Literacy Program 10 Year Video Celebration Library Director McCue proudly introduced an informational video celebrating the loth anniversary of the Adult Literacy Program at the A K Smiley Public Library, which highlighted a number of success stories and the many positive impacts felt within the community PUBLIC HEARINGS Resolution Nos 8136, 8137, 8138, 8139 and 8140 Park Avenue Development Mayor Foster declared the meeting open as a public hearing, determined no public comment was received and explained the need to continue this item until November 17, 2020 to allow for additional time to prepare the resolutions for City Council's review On motion of Council Member Paul Barich, seconded by Council Member Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously agreed, by roll call vote, to continue the hearing on the Socio-Economic Cost/Benefit Study, Commission Review and Approval No 907, Lot Line Adjustment No 638, Street Vacation No 170, Commission Sign Review No 457, to November 17, 2020, at 6 00 p m , or as soon as after the meeting may be held that evening Vote: 5 - 0 Passed NEW BUSINESS Resolution No 8127 Five -Year Capital Protect Needs Analysis Municipal Utilities and Engineering Senior Project Manager Wittman introduced Resolution No 8127, adopting a Measure I, Five -Year Capital Project Needs Analysis (CPNA) The Measure I Strategic Plan requires each local jurisdiction receiving program revenues to annually adopt a CPNA program The CPNA outlines specific regional projects and allows the City to request reimbursement from SBCTA from Measure I when each of the listed projects are completed Council Member Momberger restated her opposition to the street widening work proposed, reiterating new studies show widening does not ease congestion She recommended removing the proposed widening on Pioneer Ave from Furlow Dr to Texas St, Citrus Ave from Dearborn St to Wabash Ave and San Bernardino Ave from Church St to Wabash Ave On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Paul Foster, the City Council approved, by roll call vote, Resolution No 8127 adopting a Five -Year Capital Project Needs Analysis and determined that approval of this Resolution is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act Vote: 4 - 1 Passed NAY Council Member Toni Momberger Donation Acceptance for Park Murals Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman provided background of the donation offered by Music Changing Lives (MCL) to paint murals within the basketball courts at Israel Beal Park and Texonia Park The Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission and the Cultural Arts Commission recommended Council accept the donation and move forward with developing the necessary agreements to facilitate the surface preparation and mural application He pointed out additional funding will be required to prepare the surface for application The cost to resurface is approximately $5,000 each, or CC_October 20, 2020 Page 5 $10,000 for both courts MCL has stated it intends to raise the necessary funds to complete the surface application, anticipating a fundraising of $12,000 As public comment, seven people including, Carrie Morgan, Artlands Project Director Daniel Gohman, Co-founder of Strong Together Now Janelle Guerrero, Music Changing Lives CEO Josiah Bruny, Jenna Guzman -Lowery, Cesar Marroquin and Vanessa Vizard all supported the project They passionately requested City Council renovate the basketball courts into more artistically -considerate landscapes with the focus to Spread Paint Without Hate, a goal to engage youth and adults from Redlands to not only express themselves artistically but also collaborate and bring life to the parks and create a more vibrant public space for all to enjoy They stated that projects such as this one create unity and a sense of pnde in neighborhoods Council Member Banch enthusiastically endorsed the project Mayor Pro Tempore Davis thanked Josiah Bruny of MCL and the many others who have devoted their time and dedication to this project, as well as committing to raising funds to make this a reality On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Council Member Paul Banch, the City Council unanimously accepted, by roll call vote, a donation from Music Changing Lives to paint murals within the basketball courts at Texonia Park and Israel Beal Park, and directed staff to prepare the necessary agreements to facilitate surface preparation and mural application, as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission and the Cultural Arts Commission Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Facility Use Agreement U of R Tutoring Mayor Pro Tempore Davis recused herself from this item due to her source of income relationship with the University of Redlands Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman reviewed a Facility Use Agreement with the University for use of the computer lab at the Redlands Community Center for free college tutors to assist with homework for grades K-12 He added that in -person tutoring will be allowed once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted On motion of Council Member Tejeda, seconded by Council Member Banch, the City Council 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 Guidelines, and approved the Facility Use Agreement with the University of Redlands for use of the computer lab at the Redlands Community Center for free college tutors to assist with homework for grades K-12 Vote 4 - 0 Passed Other Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis (RECUSE) ADJOURNMENT There being no further action required the meeting adjourned at 6 36 P M The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be held on November 3, 2020 CC_October 20, 2020 Page 6