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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021_04_20 - RegularMINUTES Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held in the Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, on April 20, 2021 at 5 00 P M Present Staff Paul Banch, Mayor Eddie Tejeda, Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Foster, Council Member Denise Davis, Council Member Jenna Guzman -Lowery, 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, John Harris, Municipal Utilities and Engmeenng Director, Janice McConnell, Assistant City Manager Mayor Banch called the meeting to order at 5 01 P M and a quorum was established This was conducted as a teleconference meeting m the City Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, Redlands, California Mayor Pro Tempore Tejeda, Council Members Foster, Davis and Guzman -Lowery were present via teleconferencing All votes dunng the meetings were conducted by roll call In compliance with public health recommendations to limit public gatherings 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 CLOSED SESSION There were no closed session matters RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING The meeting reconvened at 6 00 P M with an invocation by Mayor Pro Tempore Tejeda followed by the pledge of allegiance to the American flag PUBLIC COMMENT All public comment 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 CC_April 20, 2021 Page 1 Preserving Heritage Groves - Daniel Haueter, a resident of Alvarado Street, described how the groves on Palm Avenue were being neglected, and he advised the Council to preserve this last historic grove on the street He expressed concern that if approved, the proposed development on Palm would cause irreparable damage to the neighborhood, with the historic structures and groves gone forever Coyote Aviation Support - Charles Mendoza, Penny Schwartz, Elizabeth Eddleman, Eva Saliba, Anita Mendoza, Bill Ingraham, Delaney Casaclang, Bruce Buchser, David Wright, Chris Karcher, Aleisha Andreasen, Erin Polling Allsberry, Deane Cooper, Margaret Fuller and J Ana Beckett spoke in support of Coyote Aviation (Coyote) and urged the Council to work with Coyote and reconsider a lease renewal It was recommended the Council seek ways to support local businesses rather than tear them down Several issues were identified, including, terms of the lease were unclear and ambiguous, questions over the legality of confiscating a well maintained and income producing private property, questions whether the City could be in Jeopardy of losing FAA grant funding, and the sad loss of a minority owned small business who has played a big role within the community for many years Public Safety & Homelessness - Vincent Baeza and Jenny Zaragoza were deeply worried about the rise in homelessness and crime and inquired as to what the City was doing to combat the homeless drug and mental health crisis They said the north side of town had encampments filled with trash and filth and Mr Baeza thought the parks unsafe To combat the growing problem, they suggested the City hire a larger police force, don't allow encampments on public property and enforce penal codes Questions were raised concerning Measure T funds and whether a portion would be spent to ensure the future Passenger Rail would be kept clean and safe Save Live Oak Canyon - Joanne Lessard, of the Save Live Oak Canyon Group, and Tim Watson requested the Council pause and reconsider a further extension of the EIR of the Mistretta 122 remaining acreage, as it represents the last wildland area in Redlands It was also suggested the City purchase the land and preserve the character of Redlands, including an ancient Native American GeoGlyph site A number of suggestions for Council to consider were provided working with the Redlands Conservancy, working towards a win -win solution where the community benefits from permanent protection, cultural resources are protected, while allowing Mistretta to realize tax and revenue benefits CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, the minutes of the regular meeting of April 6, 2021 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Proclamation Sexual Assault Awareness Month Council Member Davis presented the Proclamation declaring the month of Apnl 2021 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and reminded everyone the effects of sexual assault are devastating, not only to the survivor but also for the family and friends of the survivor She highlighted the San Bernardino Sexual Assault Services, Inc , a local organization working to prevent interpersonal violence by advocating and volunteering their time and services to survivors and the communities in which they live CC_April 20, 2021 Page 2 On motion of Council Member Denise Davis, seconded by Council Member Paul Foster, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, the issuance of a Proclamation declaring the month of April 2021 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Proclamation Earthquake Preparedness Month On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, the issuance of a Proclamation declaring April 2021 as Earthquake Preparedness Month Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Ordinance No 2923 Citizens' Measure T Oversight Committee On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously adopted, by roll call vote, Ordinance No 2923, amending Chapter 2 72 of the Redlands Municipal Code relating to the Citizens' Measure T Oversight Committee to modify the membership terms of advisory committee members Vote 5 - 0 Passed Ordinance No 2921 Rezoning Designation On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously adopted, by roll call vote, Ordinance No 2921 (Zone Change No 462), changing the zoning designation of approximately 1 49 acre of Agricultural (A-1), 3 16 acres of Single Family Residential (R-1), and 1 05 acre of Multiple Family Residential (R-2) to the R-3 Multiple -Family Residential District for the entire 5 7-acre project site Vote 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8168 Utility Service Outside City On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, Resolution No 8168 relating to Pre -Annexation Agreement No 19-02 for the provision of water service to a drive through restaurant located at 1853 Mentone Boulevard, and determined that approval of this Resolution is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15319 and 15332 of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Annual Report Traffic and Parking Commission On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, to receive and file the Annual Report from the Traffic and Parking Commission Vote 5 - 0 Passed CC_April 20, 2021 Page 3 Loan of Public Art On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously determined, by roll call vote, that the agreements are exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved agreements with Hector Ortega and Patricia Vader for the loan of public art Vote 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8197 DOT Grant Applications On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, Resolution No 8197, designating authorized City representatives to apply for California Department of Transportation grants related to the Redlands Municipal Airport Vote 5 - 0 Passed Parks and Recreation Commission Appointment On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously appointed, by roll call vote, Edward Ferrari to serve the remainder of a four-year term on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission ending March 1, 2025 Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Citizens' Measure T Oversight Committee Appointments On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously appointed, by roll call vote, Steven M Chapman (District 3) and Shell" Stockton (District 5) to serve a two-year term on the Measure T Oversight Committee ending Apnl 20, 2023, appointed Ruth Cook (District 1), Eddie Sanchez (District 2), and Toni Momberger (District 4) to serve a four-year term on the Measure T Oversight Committee ending April 20, 2025, appointed Brent Fuller of the Redlands Professional Firefighters association to serve a one-year term as the public safety bargaining unit member on the Measure T Oversight Committee ending Apnl 20, 2022, and appointed Rich Smith of Teamsters Local #1932 to serve a one-year term as the non-public safety bargaining unit member on the Measure T Oversight Committee ending April 20, 2022 Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Airport Advisory Board Appointments On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously appointed, by roll call vote, Michael Sullivan and James Pickens to serve additional four-year terms on the Airport Advisory Board ending May 1, 2025, and appointed David E Raley to serve a four-year term on the Airport Advisory Board ending May 1, 2025 Vote 5 - 0 Passed COMMUNICATIONS CC_April 20, 2021 Page 4 COVID-19 Update Fire Chief Topoleski provided a COVID-19 update, reporting today was a great day for the ongoing partnerships with Redlands Community Hospital, University of Redlands, Esri, Redlands Unified School District and local community organizations, as they successfully administered vaccination number 25,000 Ifs an example of how collaborative efforts can provide quality care to the community Video Series Making Redlands a Better Place Public Information Officer Baker presented a new video from the video series "Working for You Making Redlands a Better Place " This month's video highlighted Cecilia Griego, Water Resources Specialist Filming and production work was performed by Cheryl Williams, Multimedia Production Coordinator Human Relations Commission Annual Report Stephanie Bennett Miranda presented the Annual Report of the Human Relations Commission and explained of their commitment to strive to cultivate and strengthen peaceful relationships among the people of Redlands Due to coved-19 restrictions the Commission's effort to meet were hampered for the majority of the year, but they moved their focus towards planning for 2021 They examined the ways in which the community had been impacted by the pandemic, the divisive political climate and the struggle of systematic racial inequity Subcommittees were established to learn about the impact of racial inequity in housing, education, and employment, with a hope to work with the community to bring about solutions to specific needs The Commission is planning to host a speaker event to discuss combating hate crimes, and they are committed to reaching out to various organizations to gain a better understanding of the community's needs In February the Commission hosted civil rights attorney, Joe Richardson, who spoke about racial justice in Redlands and inspired the audience to embrace racial equity as an ethical obligation The zoom event was attended by more than 50 people Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Annual Report Vice Chair Maryn Wells and Commissioner Doug Gonzales, representing the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission summanzed the accomplishments and activities over the last year These included continued refinement of a Priority Project Request list, ongoing Commissioner park visits, review of sports field usage contracts with local organizations, development of an Athletic Field Use and Allocation Policy to establish a process for scheduling and reserving fields, formation of a sub -committee to aid in collecting public input and distribution of park information, ongoing discussions to renovate and utilize Sylvan Park's Caretaker House as a possible source of revenue, annual park tour was postponed due to COVID, support of the Music Changing Lives murals for the courts at Israel Beal and Texonia Parks The Commission received a presentation on a proposed BMX pump track project as a possible source of revenue, and it continues to support park improvement projects throughout the City, including proposals for additional fighting and walkways Council Member Foster thanked the Commission for their dedication to the betterment of all the City's parks, and he invited everyone to participate in the June 19, 2021 Community Day of Service, where one of the projects will be to place rocks and enforce the banks of the ponds at Ford Park Mayor Pro Tem Tejeda also offered his appreciation of the Commission's work protecting the community's resources and making sure there is equity in use of resources and revenue streams When considering park development, he asked the Commission to be mindful of both recreational users and professional users as they consider self -sustainable park development CC_April 20, 2021 Page 5 Organic Waste Regulation Reduction Support Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman reviewed a letter of Support in Concept for Senate Bill 619 (SB 619) The Bill, by Senator Laird, seeks to help local governments implement SB 1383 by allowing for additional time and flexibility to comply with the Regulations He explained that over the past several years, CalRecycle has been developing sweeping regulations to implement statewide organic waste diversion goals and currently, local governments have until January 1, 2022, to implement the requirements He fisted several circumstances which have made it difficult to comply with the timeline and the burden of paying for the costs associated with implementing the program will fall to the City's residents and businesses Senator Laird's bill would provide for additional time to be in compliance with the Regulations On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, the submission of a letter of Support in Concept for SB 619, organic waste reduction regulations Vote 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8208 Federal FY22 Community Project Funding City Manager Duggan detailed an opportunity to submit proposals for FY22 Community Project Funding made available through the U S House of Representatives for projects that serve the needs of the community Due to the shortened timeline, the recently formed Ad Ho Committee met and recommended to Council the following projects Emergency Operations Center Improvement Project, Wastewater Improvement Project - Phase 2, Sustainable Mobility Expansion Project, University Street and Brockton Avenue Intersection Improvement Project and Highland Avenue and Wabash Avenue Improvement Project Mr Duggan added that other agencies and local organizations are also vying for federal funding, so the City will face stiff competition As public comment, Dennis Bell thought the sustainable mobility expansion project of bike lanes doesn't meet the cntena for this funding, and he said it's a non -essential frill that won't be used much On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, Resolution No 8208 confirming support for project proposals for Federal FY22 Community Project Funding Vote 5 - 0 Passed PUBLIC HEARINGS Resolution Nos 8193, 8194, 8195, 8196 & 8198 Project Development Mayor Banch opened the public hearing and called upon Development Services Director Desatnik, who announced the Applicant, LDC INDUSTRIAL REALTY, LLC, requested the project, to construct a 179,400 square -foot multi -tenant industrial warehouse building on New Jersey Street, be continued to allow additional time to respond to project -related issues Director Desatnik recommended the project be brought back for Council's consideration on June 1, 2021 and Pat Meyer, the Applicant's representative, concurred As public comment, Dean Wallraff, of Cool World Institute, requested the Council deny approval of the Project until the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration are amended to remedy what he considered defects with the greenhouse -gas significance threshold reporting With no further comments, Mayor Banch closed the public heanng CC_April 20, 2021 Page 6 On motion of Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Council Member Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, to continue the Public Hearing till June 1, 2021 Vote: 5 - 0 Passed OLD BUSINESS Ordinance No. 2922 Sidewalk Vendor Regulations Staff requested this item be pulled from the agenda The matter may return at a future City Council meeting As public comment, Edward Ferran, Joe Richardson, Lorraine Enriquez, Dc Lozano, Kris Goodfellow, Nancy Blastos and Mario Saucedo urged the Council to deny approval, or at least postpone the matter, of Ordinance No 2922, to establish regulations governing sidewalk vendors within City limits They stated the staff report was made without providing the public with statistics on health asks, traffic accidents or complaints from business owners, and they thought it was a missed opportunity for the City to conduct outreach to inform and educate the public concerning compliance for businesses and vendors There was concern the ordinance singled out street vendors who are mostly minonty small businesses, striving for a better life They thought this seemed in opposition to the City's goal of being an inclusive community Questions were also raised whether this would disallow produce stands set up by private families who have an excess of fruit Ordinance No 2919 City Parks and Skatepark Regulations Facilities and Community Services Director Boatman summarized Ordinance No 2919, amending Chapter 12 44 of the Redlands Municipal Code relating to rules and regulations for City parks and the Redlands Skatepark, affording greater flexibility in operating all parks by allowing modifications to the operational characteristics when necessary The amendment includes establish seasonal, or other, hours of use and operation of a park provided that signs descnbmg such hours of permissible use and the penalty for violations of the use are posted, establish rules and regulations for use or operation in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare which are not in direct conflict or less restnctive than standard park rules, authorizes the Director and the Director's designated employees to eject and expel any person from a park who is in violation of the rules and regulations Council Member Guzman -Lowery asked for additional clarification regarding this amendment and Director Boatman explained the primary intent of the ordinance was to allow flexibility in adjusting hours, specifically related to the Skatepark, and give the City options to adapt to different circumstances, such as construction or unknown variables It was not intended to modify and adjust park hours on a larger scale On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council adopted, by roll call vote, Ordinance No 2919, amending Chapter 12 44 of the Redlands Municipal Code relating to rules and regulations for City parks and the Redlands Skatepark Vote• 3 - 2 Passed NAY Council Member Denise Davis Council Member Jenna Guzman -Lowery NEW BUSINESS CC_April 20, 2021 Page 7 CIP Water Pipeline Replacement Protect Contract Award Municipal Utilities and Engineenng Director Harris presented background of a contract with Tryco General Engineenng for the construction of the FY 20/21 CIP Water Pipeline Replacement Project The Project includes the replacement of water pipelines that are deteriorated and have exceeded their anticipated service fives Pipelines to be replaced were selected based on maintenance history, inspection records, and coordination with future paving improvements Following the replacement of the pipelines, streets will be resurfaced with the PMP 2020 Street Improvement Project On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously determined, by roll call vote, that the project is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15302 of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved an award of contract with Tryco General Engineering for the construction of the FY 20/21 CIP Water Pipeline Replacement Project in an amount of $2,025,170 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Municipal Advisory Services Agreement Management Services/Finance Director Garcia explained the need for an agreement with KNN Public Finance, LLC for the provision of municipal advisory services Examples include assisting the City in preparation of a Five -Year Financial Plan, reviewing and evaluating the City's existing capital financing plans, assisting in the City's credit rating process and presentations, providing information, judgments, and forecasts regarding economic, capital market and money market conditions as applicable, assisting in the development of financial policies to meet modern standards, including new regulatory requirements and advising the City on debt refunding opportunities On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Council Member Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously approved, by roll call vote, an agreement with KNN Public Finance, LLC for the provision of municipal advisory services in an amount not -to -exceed $150,000 for a period of three years, with two additional one-year options for a total agreement amount not -to -exceed $250,000 for five years Vote 5 - 0 Passed COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES Mayor Banch was honored to witness the collaborative efforts of the Fire Department and community partners as vaccination number 25,000 was successfully administered on April 20, 2021 What a great achievement and he was very proud to be a part of the day ADJOURNMENT There being no further action required the meeting adjourned at 7 21 P M The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be held on May 4, 2021 CC_April 20, 2021 Page 8