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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020_12_01 - 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 on December 1, 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, 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 virtual teleconference meeting with all Council Members and staff participating remotely All votes dunng the meeting 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 and be conducted virtually 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) (City Attorney McHugh) One Case a Sherry Allen v City of Redlands, et al , San Bernardino County Superior Court Case No CIVDS1908766 Conference with real property negotiators - Government Code §54956 8 (Chris Boatman, Facilities and Community Services Director) Property Agency Negotiators APNs 0292-041-08-0000, 0292-041-38-0000 and 0292-041-44-0000 Charles M Duggan, Jr , Chris Boatman Negotiating Party Larry Cochran, LDC industrial Realty, LLC CC_SA_December 1, 2020 Page 1 Under Negotiation Terms of payment and pnce for possible purchase of City property 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 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 Comments related to specific agenda items are incorporated into the item discussion Public Access & Public Health Concerns - Dennis Bell indicated he thought the City still has serious problems, legal and otherwise, in using zoom to conduct its commission and board meetings, and he expressed concern with the way in which the Utilities Advisory Committee will conduct their upcoming meetings, where there can often be a variety of PowerPoint presentations He also raised questions as to how public comment will be handled in the UAC meetings He stated the COVID testing at the Contemporary Club should have been held outdoors to test the people who were participating in the Pokemon tournament held on the Library grounds Grateful to City - Mario Saucedo, Chairman of the Redlands Common Vision Coalition, expressed his sincere appreciation of the partnership the group has with the Redlands Police Depai lanent in protecting the youth of our community The department offers many activities for youth and families that help to build good community relationships, while also providing important business compliance measures The Coalition is very proud of the amazing job all department staff do for the citizens of Redlands Mr Saucedo also acknowledged and offered big thanks to the Facilities and Community Services Depailinent, Parks Division, for their work on "The Terrace Trail", which he says looks awesome for the Holiday Season CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Demse Davis, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, the minutes of the regular meeting of November 17, 2020 Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Proclamation 25th Anniversary of JGM-Enternational PrayerLife Institute On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, the issuance of a Proclamation recognizing the 25th Anniversary of JGM-Enternational PrayerLife Institute Vote• 5 - 0 Passed 2021 Local Appointments List CC_SA_December 1, 2020 Page 2 On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, the Local Appointments List for 2021 in accordance with Government Code Section 54972 The list includes all appointive terms which will expire during the next calendar year Vote 5 - 0 Passed Student Commissioner Appointments On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously appointed, by roll call vote, Isabella Rose Martinez -Spencer to serve as the student commissioner on the Human Relations Commission for calendar year 2021, Henry Schadwinkel to serve as the student commissioner on the Traffic and Parking Commission for calendar year 2021, and Richa Jos to serve as the student commissioner on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission for calendar year 2021 Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Agreement Amendment eProcurement System On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, the First Amendment to the Agreement with Planetbids to add four user licenses to the automated eProcurement system which includes the Bids and Vendor Management modules in the amount of $9,359 Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Capital Donation Police K-9 On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, the acceptance of a capital donation of a police K-9 valued at $11,852 50 from the Redlands Police Community Foundation to provide enhanced protection to the community at the multitude of special events held in the City and during daily patrols with a K-9 cross trained in bomb and explosive detection rather than narcotic detection, and approved an additional appropriation in such amount for the same Vote 5 - 0 Passed Grant Submittal On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, the submittal of an application to the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency for the 2020 Emergency Management Performance Grant The application is in the amount of $16,761 and its purpose is to sustain and improve comprehensive emergency management programs at the state, tnbal and local levels from all man-made and natural disasters through the prevention, mitigation, response and recovery of all hazard events Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Adopt Ordinance No 2916 Measure T Citizens Advisory Committee On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously adopted, by roll call vote, Ordinance No 2916 adding Chapter 2 72 to the Redlands Municipal Code relating to the establishment of a Citizens' Measure T (2020) Advisory Committee (Oversight Committee) CC_SA_December 1, 2020 Page 3 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Annual Reports CFD No 2001-1 and CFD No 2003-1 On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, to receive and file the Annual Reports for Community Facility District (CFD) No 2001-1 and Community Facility District (CFD) No 2003-1 pursuant to Local Agency Special Tax and Bond Accountability Act (SB 165) Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Software Technical Support Agreement Amendment On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, an amendment to the City's agreement with EnQuesta / Systems & Software to add InvoiceCloud for Utility Bill Payment and Presentment Services Costs for accessing the platform are estimated at roughly $1,740 per year As more customers transition to online bill presentment, an added cost of $0 30/customer bill will be assessed Currently, just to fold, meter, sort and add postage, the City pays roughly $0 50 per bill There would also be significant staff time that would be saved overall on bill preparation and collection as a result of customers converting to online billing enrollment Vote 5 - 0 Passed Development Agreements Annual Review Notice On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously agreed, by roll call vote, to receive and file the notice to conduct an annual review of approved Development Agreements in accordance with Chapter 18 220 of the Redlands Municipal Code, which include the following agreements Mountainview Power Company, Robertson's Ready Mix, Ltd, Cemex Construction Materials, L P , Cal -Red Facility, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Redlands Health Services and AV Associates, Redlands Community Hospital, and ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) Vote 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8149 CFD Annexation No 24 On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously determined, by roll call vote, that the proposed 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 8149, Annexation No 24, declaring the intention to annex temtory into Community Facilities District 2004-1 A public hearing is scheduled for the City Council meeting on January 19, 2021 to formally annex the land Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Agreement Amendment Environmental Site Assessment On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously determined, by roll call vote, that approval of the Second Amendment with Rincon Consultants, Inc 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 Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Rmcon Consultants, Inc to continue providing environmental site assessment at the Alabama Street Septage Disposal Ponds This amendment would modify the cost CC_SA_December 1, 2020 Page 4 proposal and scope of services increasing the cost for services by $195,900 for a new total amount not to exceed $230,215 The Project is budgeted in the Wastewater fund (521) for the fiscal year 20/21 Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Water Distribution System Agreement Amendment On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously determined, by roll call vote, that approval of the Second Amendment to 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 Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Tesco Controls, Inc extending the contract by one year to December 18, 2021 for the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) design and integration services Vote 5 - 0 Passed RBY Field Rental Agreement On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously determined, by roll call vote, that 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 Field Rental Agreement with Redlands Baseball/Softball for Youth Organization (RBY) The agreement includes rent of $12,000 for the term, however, in -kind field maintenance services may be provided in lieu of payment of rent subject to certain provisions contained within the agreement Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Contract Award City Property_Fencmg On motion of Council Member Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Demse Davis, the City Council unanimously determined, by roll call vote, that the project is not subject to environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and awarded a construction contract with Fencecorp, Inc in the amount of $84,290 for the installation of perimeter fencing on City property Vote 5 - 0 Passed COMMUNICATIONS Resolution No 8159 Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act Council Member Momberger introduced Resolution No 8159, requesting Council to urge the United States Congress to enact the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR763) She explained HR763, a bipartisan legislation, proposes a fee on carbon content of fossil fuels used and emitted as greenhouse gases into the atmosphere The fee is imposed on the producers or importers of the fuels The bill includes exemptions for fuels used for agricultural or non -emitting purposes, exemptions for fuels used by the Armed Forces, rebates for facilities that capture and sequester carbon dioxide, and border adjustment provisions that require certain fees or refunds for carbon -intensive products that are exported or imported The fees must be deposited into a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund and used for administrative expenses and dividend payments to U S citizens or lawful residents Council expressed their appreciation for Council Member Momberger's efforts to bring this item for their consideration Mayor Pro Tempore Davis added her thanks to the Citizens Climate Lobby of Redlands for heightening awareness about the bill Mayor Foster pointed out that he initially had questions about CC_SA_December 1, 2020 Page 5 potential impacts the proposed legislation might have at the local level, but announced staff was able to assure him that if passed, the program would not negatively affect the City or our local businesses, Council Member Banch was pleased to see this as a good first step to take action and protect our planet for future generations As public comment, Milan Hamilton, Edward Millican and Judith Ashton urged the Council to support HR 763 It was stated this is a serious bill which will make a serious difference Co -sponsored by Congressman Pete Aguilar, the bill has bipartisan support and would be a great step towards confronting climate change, building a green economy, moving the country away from reliance on fossil fuel energy, while putting money back into citizens' pockets and creating new jobs for the economy On motion of Council Member Toni Momberger, seconded by Council Member Paul Barich, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, Resolution No 8159 urging the United States Congress to enact the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR763) Vote 5 - 0 Passed ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6 13 P M in memory of Redlands Fire Chaplain Steven Kay Mayor Foster expressed his sadness for the loss to the City family and the community at large Chaplain Kay served as Chaplain for close to ten years before his retirement in April of 2019 He provided assistance to many and was instrumental in developing fire chaplaincy programs throughout the state He will be greatly missed by all but will always hold a special place m the hearts of the Redlands Fire Family The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be held on December 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 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 November 3, 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 14 P M The next regular meeting of the Agency will be held on February 2, 2021 CC_SA_December 1, 2020 Page 6