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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021_07_20 - RegularMINUTES Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held m the Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, on July 20, 2021 at 5 00 P M Present Staff Paul Barich, 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, Tim Sullivan, Assistant Facilities and Community Services Director, Brian Desatnik, Development Services Director, Jim Topoleski, Fire Chief, John Hams, Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director, Janice McConnell, Assistant City Manager Mayor Barich called the meeting to order and offered those present the opportunity to provide public comment on the community survey or on any item on the agenda for the closed session PUBLIC COMMENT Community Survey & Property Sale Proceeds - Dennis Bell was not pleased the discussion to develop four community survey questions was placed on Closed Session, where he said the public would not be paying attention He inquired what were the questions, how would the survey be conducted and who would be selected to participate? He raised concerns with the sale of surplus property located on the north side and wondered how the proceeds would be used, adding the public has not been provided an accounting of the Palmetto Grove proceeds Community Survey Assistant City Manager McConnell provided background of the City's plans to conduct a citizen satisfaction survey as part of a multifaceted approach towards the development of a strategic vision for Redlands The survey is anticipated to be conducted beginning early August through the end of September, with presentation of the results to the City Council in late October or early November Public Information Officer Carl Baker explained that as part of the survey, the City had the opportunity to include four custom questions based on two topics homelessness and development Highlighted questions were found on pages 4-5 and attention was drawn to questions 16a and 16b Council Member Guzman -Lowery suggested question 16b offered more context to the topic of development than question number 16a On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved the custom questions as presented and selected 16b, as the question to include in the Community Survey related to development Vote 5 - 0 Passed CLOSED SESSION CC_July 20, 2021 Page 1 Conference with real property negotiators - Government Code §54956 8 (Facilities and Community Services Assistant Director Boatman) Property APNs 0292-041-08-0000, 0292-041-38-0000, 0292-041-44-0000 Agency Negotiators Charles M Duggan, Jr and Tim Sullivan Negotiating Party Larry Cochrun, LDC Industnal Realty, LLC Under Negotiation Terms of payment and pnce of possible purchase of City property RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING The meeting reconvened at 6 00 P M with an invocation by Council Member Guzman -Lowery 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 Renaming Oriental Avenue - Merrill King recommended the Council seriously consider changing the name of Oriental Street Measure G - Joshua Hall stated the City was ignoring the citizen's wishes even though the voters already defeated Measure G and made it clear they oppose high rises RUSD Mask Mandates - Christine Collinsworth, Rochelle Basirico, Gigi Behr, Melisa Castro, Caroline Janes, Jared Gustafson, representing the Inland Empire Liberty Coalition, Jeannette Dilson, Rosanna Gustafson, Kelly Duval, Sandra Garcia, Angela Chain, Nichole, of Freedom for Humans, Lisanne Tareen Grey, Cynthia Flores and two other audience members complained of the mistreatment of citizens at the last Redlands School District Board Meeting, questioned the effectiveness of masks and strongly opposed the policy to require children to wear masks to attend school Erin Durr stated she supported the use of masks Arts & Economic Study Update - Alan Gnesemer provided Council with a progress report of the survey work being conducted by the Cultural Arts Commission and the Redlands Art Collaborative which will demonstrate the possible effect of the arts on local economy He anticipated the survey work to be complete by September and was hopeful they may receive results by the end of the year Assistance for Citrus Farmers - Iris Chu described one of her neighbors was in need of assistance to maintain and preserve the small citrus grove on his property She recommended the City help him preserve the grove as a special case, since he has become physically unable to tend to the grove's needs CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council approved the minutes of the regular meeting of July 6, 2021 Vote 5 - 0 Passed CC_July 20, 2021 Page 2 Commissioner Appointment HRC On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved to reappoint Shaheen Zakaria to serve an additional four-year term on the Human Relations Commission ending July 18, 2025 Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Proclamation International Non -Binary Day Council Member Davis introduced the Proclamation acknowledging July 14, 2021, as International Non -Binary Day, and gave special thanks to Ellis Hodo and Addie Davidove for initially suggesting the City issue a proclamation to celebrate the rich diversity of the Redlands community and its non -binary residents On motion of Council Member Denise Davis, seconded by Council Member Paul Foster, the City Council unanimously approved issuance of proclamation acknowledging July 14, 2021, as International Non -Binary Day Vote: 5 - 0 Passed Proclamation Citrograph 134th Anniversary Mayor Barich honored Al Hernandez and Ryan Bailey, presenting them with a Proclamation celebrating the 134th Anniversary of Citrograph Pnnting Co , and he thanked them for their commitment to excellence m serving the community On motion of Mayor Paul Banch, seconded by Council Member Paul Foster, the City Council unanimously approved issuance of proclamation celebrating Citrograph Pnnting Co 's 134th Anniversary Vote 5 - 0 Passed Emergency Resolution No 8065 Report On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved the Report regarding Emergency Resolution No 8065 proclaiming the existence of a local emergency in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) Vote 5 - 0 Passed Aerial -Imagery Services Agreement Mayor Barich announced this item was pulled from the agenda to be addressed at a later date Property Tax Consulting Services Amendment On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved a First Amendment to the Agreement with HdL, Coren & Cone for Property Tax Consulting Services There is no direct fiscal impact associated with approval of the first amendment to the agreement Vote. 5 - 0 Passed CC_July 20, 2021 Page 3 Contract Award Mid -Block Crosswalk Installation Proiect On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the contract and construction of the Mid -Block Crosswalk Installation Project, Project No 101400-8403 is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301(c) of State's Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved the construction contract with EBS General Engineering, Inc in the amount of $94,145 50 for the Project, which consists of pedestrian and traffic safety improvements at three different locations, Church Street and Lugonia Avenue, Eureka Street between Vine Street and Olive Avenue, and Eureka Street at Brookside Avenue Vote 5 - 0 Passed Consulting Agreement Term Extension On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers, 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 First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc to extend the term of the Agreement to December 31, 2021, and update the City's representative designating John R Harris, Municipal Utilities and Engmeenng Director, as the City's representative Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Geoscience Support Services Term Extension On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously determined approval of the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Geoscience Support Services, 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 First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Geoscience Support Services, Inc to extend the term of the Agreement to December 31, 2021, and update the City's representative, designating John R Harris, Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director, as the City's representative Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Cooperative Agreement Alabama Street Resurfacing Proiect On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously determined approval of the Cooperative Agreement with the City of San Bernardino 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 Cooperative Agreement with the City of San Bernardino delineating responsibilities for the Alabama Street Resurfacing Project Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Demographic Analysis Agreement Redistricting CC_July 20, 2021 Page 4 Council Member Foster stressed the significant nature of Assembly Bill No 849, approved in 2019, which requires cities to adopt new district boundanes after each federal decennial census In 2016 with the services of National Demographics Corporation, new distract boundaries were established in compliance with the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 for the purpose of electing members of the city council The City now must examine the 2020 Census data, once it is released, and look for changes In population and demographics in order to determine whether the current boundaries of the five city council voting distncts conform to applicable legal requirements or if changes need to be made He encouraged the public to be active and participate in the public meetings He pointed out that a shift in district boundaries could have real implications for the next regular election in 2022 Development Services Desatnik added the timeline is delayed because of the delay in the delivery of the 2020 Census data As public comment, Joshua David Hall was opposed to redistricting, stating he thought this process marginalized conservative voters and favored only one political party On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved the single -source procurement and Agreement with National Demographics Corporation for demographic analysis related to the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 including possible changes to district boundaries based on the 2020 Census data in an amount not -to -exceed $60,000, and approved an additional appropriation of the same Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8240 Extension of Time CRA No 909 On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No 8240 to authorize a one-year extension of time to the expiration date for Commission Review and Approval No 909 to construct two medical office buildings, approximately 7,314 and 9,400 square -feet in size, located at 1800 and 1820 West Redlands Boulevard Vote 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8236 Intention to Vacate street Right -of -Way On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No 8236 declaring the City Council's intention to vacate the street right-of-way for 1912, 1922, and 1932 Edgefair Lane, the subject street is generally located approximately 120 feet north of Edgemont Dnve, on the east side of Fairmont Drive, and approximately 1,250 feet southwesterly of West Sunset Dnve, and determined that the proposed street vacation 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 Redlands Bowl Tile Roofing Repair Protect On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved determined approval of an agreement for the Redlands Bowl tile roofing repair and replacement project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301(d) of the State's Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved an agreement with ERC Roofing and Waterproofing for the Redlands Bowl tile roofing repair and replacement project in an amount not to exceed $65,484 98 Vote• 5 - 0 Passed CC_July 20, 2021 Page 5 License Agreement for Regional Acrobatic Competition On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the License Agreement is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15323 of the state's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, and approved a License Agreement with International Aerobatic Club Chapter 26, for use of the Redlands Municipal Airport for the 2021 Official Regional Acrobatic Competition to be held September 2-5, 2021 Vote 5 - 0 Passed Senior Transportation & Cemetery Donations On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Council Member Denise Davis, the City Council unanimously accepted the donations of Thirty Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty Seven dollars and Seventy Nine cents for each of the City's Senior Transportation Program and Hillside Memorial Park perpetual care funds from the Schmitt Trust, authorized the expenditure of such funds on behalf of the City as designated by the Schmitt Trust, and approve additional appropriations for the corresponding expenditures within the Facilities and Community Services Recreation/Senior Services and Cemetery Divisions Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Temporary Water Supply Settlement Agreement As public comment, Rich O'Donnell raised concerns about whether the temporary water supply settlement agreement with Redlands Palm Investments, LLC, was exempt from environmental review as stated In the staff report He added the orange trees were suffering for lack of water and this was having a significant effect on the environment and the broken pipe should have been repaired On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously determined approval of the Temporary Water Supply Settlement 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 a Temporary Water Supply Settlement Agreement with Redlands Palm Investment, LLC, which calls for Redlands Water Company to apply a credit, In twelve equal monthly installments, to the City for water delivered to the Hinckley Water Treatment Plant This credit is equivalent to the amount of City provided water the property owner used at the project site from June 25, 2020, through July 20, 2021 Vote 5 - 0 Passed COMMUNICATIONS Video Series. Working for You 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 Fernando Mata, Wastewater Operations Supervisor Filming and production work was performed by Cheryl Williams, Multimedia Production Coordinator CC_July 20, 2021 Page 6 Library Board Annual Report Library Board President William Hatfield provided an update of accomplishments and activities over the course of the last year He discussed the challenging impacts the Library experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic which included closure of all in -person activities and economic constraints to the City's general fund resulting in severe cuts in staff Fortunately, the community opened their hearts and wallets and donated more than $319,000 in one-time emergency funding to offset many of proposed cuts to personnel and service Even with the donations, there was a reduction in hours of service and Sunday was eliminated completely Despite the closure and even partial reopening in September, the work of the librarians continued with program offerings such as, Books to Go, Virtual Facebook Story Time videos, virtual exhibits through the Special Collections Division, Zoom presentations made to more than a dozen service clubs and groups, and development of Resilient Redlands, a program encouraging the community to share their pandemic experiences The Adult Literacy Program went virtual, the traditional Family Day was scaled back, but they conducted a drive -through free book distribution And finally, the Library was able to reopen on March 8, 2021 An incredibly challenging year ended on a positive note, and he expressed his gratitude for Council's decision to completely restore the Library's general fund allocation that had been cut last year They look forward to resuming a normal schedule including in -person programming and educational events in both the Assembly Room and the Contemporary Club Council Member Hosted Events City Manager Duggan reviewed two requests from Council Members to host community oriented events in City facilities Mayor Pro Tem Tejeda requested use of the Community Center facilities to host a community meeting on July 29, 2021 from 5-6 00 PM with everyone welcome to attend Council Member Davis requested use of City facilities and minimal staff time to be devoted to hosting a Youth Internship Program from September 2021 until May 2022 On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Council Member Jenna Guzman -Lowery, the City Council unanimously approved to allow Mayor Pro Tem Tejeda to use City facilities for a Community Meeting to be held dunng the month of July 2021, and approved to allow Council Member Davis to host a Youth Internship Program in City facilities from September 2021 until May 2022 and to use the City logo, letterhead, etc on promotional material for this program Vote 5 - 0 Passed Delegate Designation Mayor Banch introduced the need to designate a voting delegate and alternate to the 2021 League of California Cities Annual Conference scheduled to occur September 22-24 m Sacramento On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved the designation of Council Member Davis to serve as the votmg delegate and Mayor Banch to serve as the alternate voting delegate for the 2021 League of California Cities Annual Conference scheduled to occur September 22-24 m Sacramento Vote 5 - 0 Passed Letter of Support MEHKOs and Assembly Bill 377 CC_July 20, 2021 Page 7 Council Member Davis reviewed a letter of support of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to opt into Assembly Bill 626, The Homemade Food Act, to legalize the sale of homemade food by Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKOs) She was pleased this program will help to build an inclusive food community As public comment, Blake Nesson, Thao Nguyen, Lauren Wolfer and Ryan Berk all encouraged the Council to approve the letter of support, thereby promoting opportunities for home -based chefs, and they asked these businesses be considered an extension of the cottage food industry, which is widely accepted in all 50 states All the Council Members viewed this as a great opportunity to encourage the development of small business owners and food entrepreneurs and reminded everyone these home kitchens will be regulated for the publics' safety On motion of Council Member Denise Davis, seconded by Council Member Jenna Guzman -Lowery, the City Council unanimously approved the letter of support of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to opt into Assembly Bill 626, The Homemade Food Act, to legalize the sale of homemade food by Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKOs) and Assembly Bill 377 which made minor changes to the original bill (AB 626) in order to provide for more regulatory clarity Vote 5 - 0 Passed Public Crosswalk Art Policy Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris explained that at the request of City Council, the conversation of Public Crosswalk Art policy be opened again, and he recapped the discussion points made from the Council meeting of July 6, 2020 He explained proponents of crosswalk art believe that decorative crosswalks provide attractive aesthetic value, encourage public expression of community values and could even improve intersection safety by increasing motor vehicle operator awareness FHWA guidance is commonly accepted as transportation industry best practice and discourages art projects with bright colors as they would degrade the contrast of the white crosswalk lines Instead, the guidelines recommend the use of subdued -colored paving bncks, paving stones, or materials designed to simulate such paving The use of brightly colored artwork proposed by the Cultural Arts Commission within public crosswalks directly conflicts with the published FHWA guidance Director Harris pointed out that staff had been unable to locate any comprehensive studies or data to support pedestrian safety arguments for or against crosswalk art As public comment, David Friedman, Laura Olson, Dominique Wilson Smith, Daniel Gohman, Artlands Director, Ruth Cook, Rudi Whitmore, Jonathan Shidler, Erin Durr of Stronger Together Now, Kathy Sadanala and Jennifer Kim supported establishing a crosswalk art policy and m particular, urged the Council to approve the mural specifically designed for Vine Street They saw this as a way to reflect diversity in the community, create a lively street that would attract the public and bring beauty to the mundane Following a lengthy discussion, Council Member Foster moved to direct staff to develop a crosswalk art policy and procedure document complying with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the guidance provided by Federal Highway Administration Official Ruling 3(09)-24(I), and moved to authorize the installation of a mural within the crosswalk located at East Vine and South 5th Streets as part of the City's Art in Public Places Program as long as it is consistent with the federal guidelines and the policy Council directed staff to prepare The motion failed for lack of a majority, with Mayor Banch, and Council Members Davis and Guzman -Lowery voting NO On motion of Council Member Denise Davis, seconded by Council Member Jenna Guzman -Lowery, the City Council determined the installation of a mural within the crosswalk located at East Vine and South 5th Streets is categoncally exempt from environmental review in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301, and authorized the installation of a mural within the crosswalk located at East Vine and South 5th Streets as part of the City's Art in Public Places Program Vote• 3 - 2 Passed CC_July 20, 2021 Page 8 NAY Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda Council Member Paul Foster Government Alliance on Race and Equity City Manager Duggan provided background of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) and the request from Council Member Davis to address the City's progress towards affirming that racism is a public health crisis, as approved in Resolution No 8113 She asked for follow up on Section 4,1, which included consideration of City membership in GARE, a national network of local government agencies working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all The City Manager confirmed that currently, staff has not been identified to perform the duties required of membership and if those duties require a time commitment beyond what can be currently absorbed a request to add staffing for this project will be submitted during the next budget cycle The annual cost to be a GARE core member is $1,000 On motion of Council Member Denise Davis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously directed staff to join the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) at a cost of $1,000, and directed staff to participate m GARE activities Vote• 5 - 0 Passed PUBLIC HEARINGS Resolution No 8229 Delinquent Administrative Citation Fine Report Mayor Barich declared the meeting open as a public heanng and called on Tabitha Kevari, of Facilities and Community Services, for a review of Resolution No 8229, Delinquent Administrative Citation Fine Report Property owners were mailed a notice of the City Council's consideration of this report on July 7, 2021 and were instructed to remit the past due balance up until August 24, 2021 In order to prevent the impending lien action Council Member Guzman -Lowery raised concerns with fining people who are on a fixed income Ms Kevan explained that hardship waiver applications were available to those that qualify With no further comments, the public hearing was closed On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No 8229, approving the Delinquent Administrative Citation fine report as submitted and authorized the report be submitted to the Auditor -Controller of San Bernardino County for lien processing Vote• 5 - 0 Passed Resolution No 8239 Delinquent Municipal Services Account Report Mayor Banch declared the meeting open as a public hearing and called on Assistant Finance Director James Garland for a review of Resolution No 8239, Delinquent Municipal Services Account Report If the delinquent accounts were not paid by August 24, 2021, they would be included on the 2021-2022 tax roll that staff will submit to the County Staff will accept payments on delinquent accounts up until August 24th, such that any and all accounts that are brought current as a result will be excluded from the list being sent the County for recordation Mr Garland confirmed that applications for a hardship waiver are available With no further comments, the public hearing was closed CC_July 20, 2021 Page 9 On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No 8239, approving the Delinquent Municipal Services Account Report and submittal of the report to the Auditor -Controller of San Bernardino County for Lien Processing Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Mountain View Industrial Protect Mayor Barich opened the public heanng and called upon Ivan Flores, of Development Services, for a summary of the applicant's request to construct two industrial buildings totaling 420,937 square feet for warehouse and distribution uses including related on -site and off -site improvements such as parking lots, landscaping, lighting, utility connections, driveways and street frontages on vacant parcels totaling approximately 22 5 acres The project site is located at the northeast corner of Mountain View Avenue and Interstate 10 Michael Webber representing the Applicant, Duke Realty LP, was appreciative of staffs assistance throughout this whole approval process Mayor Pro Tem Tejeda inquired about the waiver of undergrounding utility poles with Director Desatnik clarifying the transmission lines were higher voltage and the State prohibits undergrounding of high voltage poles, therefore, the project will not be required to relocate and underground the large utility lines along the project's frontage on Mountain View Avenue He also confirmed the developer will construct a portion of the Orange Blossom Trail In response to questions from Council Member Guzman -Lowery concerning traffic and environmental impacts, Director Desatnik verified a traffic study was performed With no further comments, the public hearing was closed On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council approved Resolution No 8230, adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitonng/Reporting Program prepared for Planned Development No 4 In accordance with Section 15074 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, approved Resolution No 8231, adopting a socio-economic cost/benefit study prepared for the project described in Planned Development No 4, approved Resolution No 8244, waiving the requirement for undergrounding utilities located at the project site pursuant to Redlands Municipal Code Section 17 17 020 and imposition of payment of In -lieu fee, and approved Resolution No 8232, to construct two industrial buildings totaling 420,937 square feet (Building 1 will be 305,440 square -feet and Building 2 will be 115,497 square -feet) for warehouse and distribution uses including related on -site and off -site improvements such as parking lots, landscaping, lighting, utility connections, driveways and street frontages on vacant parcels totaling approximately 22 5 acres The project site is located at the northeast corner of Mountain View Avenue and Interstate 10 in the Special Development (EV/SD) District of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan for Applicant Duke Realty, LP Vote: 3 - 2 Passed NAY Council Member Denise Davis Council Member Jenna Guzman -Lowery Redlands Palm Investments LLC Mayor Barch opened the public heanng and called upon Sean Reilly, of Development Services, for a review of Resolution No 8242, including development application requests from Redlands Palm Investment LLC The applicant is proposing to subdivide an 8 8 acre parcel located at 301 West Palm Avenue to develop a subdivision as a Planned Residential Development (PRD) Referred to as the England/Attwood Estate, the property is located at the southeastern corner of Palm Avenue and Alvarado Street Currently, the parcel is occupied by an orange grove, two single family homes and accessory structures associated with the homes and the operation of the grove The Applicant's proposal includes a Tentative Parcel Map (TPM 20185) to subdivide the single 8 8 acre parcel into four parcels The largest would then be further subdivided into 28 single-family residential lots and the Tentative Tract Map is being processed concurrently with the Parcel Map Homes planned for each of the 28 lots would be CC_July 20, 2021 Page 10 single -story Five lettered open space lots are provided along the parcel's perimeter and contnbute to the required open space for the PRD Council Members stated they had each met separately with the developer in advance of this meeting Peter Pitassi, the Applicant representative, presented additional detail regarding the project and announced they were in agreement with all the conditions of approval As public comment, Erin Benson, Susie Leonard, Jack Steward, Bill Cunningham, Stuart Carlson, Michael Kowalski, Susan Crockett, Nicole Rmehardt, Richard O'Donnell, LuAnn Benton (reading from a letter signed by 286 residents), Andrea Urbas, Dana Strunk, Dr Vince Moses, Susan Keith and Ana Ahsay voiced strong opposition to the development John McClendon of Leibold McClendon and Mann and representing neighbor residents, provided documents for Council's review and announced a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) should have been required of the project, as was requested by the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission He claimed the citizens of the community were concerned about the sufficiency of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and the City violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) He cited the City did not consult with any California responsible or trustee agencies on whether to prepare a MND or an EIR for the Project and there were disagreements between experts regarding the project's aesthetic impacts He voiced concerns with the variances sought by the developer and asserted the City should not allow front and rear yard setbacks that are greater than those allowed for surrounding property owners City Clerk Donaldson announced numerous written comments were submitted representing perspectives on both sides of the issue and every communication was electronically delivered to the Council Members in advance of the Public Hearing As rebuttal for the Applicant, Peter Pitassi and Mark Ostoich provided historical context of the property and summarized the analysis that led to the mitigated negative declaration (MND) They said they have used great sensitivity, are working to preserve the historical resources and the needs of the groves will be met It was also pointed out their consultant's report was aggressively peer reviewed by the City's consultant, LSA, and it was determined the less restrictive MND was sufficient The Planning Commission recommended approval of the project to the City Council Council Members sought answers from staff concerning zoning and variances, while City Attorney McHugh recommended the Council continue the public hearing since staff had not had a chance to review the attorney's letter Council Members expressed their appreciation to all those who stayed late to participate in the process and there was consensus to continue this matter On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously agreed to continue the public hearing to the August 3, 2021 City Council Meeting to allow time for the City Attorney and staff to review the documents submitted by John McClendon, representing the project's neighbor residents Vote• 5 - 0 Passed NEW BUSINESS Resolution No 8245 Intent to Reimburse Expenditures On motion of Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, seconded by Council Member Paul Foster, the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No 8245, declaring the City's official intent to reimburse expenditures from the proceeds of obligations to be issued by the City, a related party or other affiliate, and approving certain related actions Vote 5 - 0 Passed CC_July 20, 2021 Page 11 General Plan Conformance Facilities and Community Services Assistant Director Sullivan provided background of the Planning Commission's Report on its finding of conformance with the City General Plan, for the Purchase of certain real property owned by the City The parcels were originally purchased for buffer purposes for the City's wastewater treatment plant and landfill but are no longer needed and are considered surplus property They are zoned as Public Institutional (EV/PI) District of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan Key points of the PSA include Purchase price of $46,050,000, with a due diligence period of 30 days and the property must close prior to August 26, 2021 On motion of Council Member Paul Foster, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Eddie Tejeda, the City Council unanimously determined that approval of the Purchase and Sale Agreement with LDC Industrial Realty, LLC, for Assessor's Parcel Nos 0292-041-08, -38, and-44-0000 is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, accepted the Report and conclusion of the Planning Commission that sale of Assessor's Parcel No 0292-041--38 is in conformance with the City of Redlands General Plan, and approved the Purchase and Sale Agreement with LDC Industrial Realty, LLC Vote. 5 - 0 Passed Crosswalk Mural Council Members agreed to combine this agenda item with the matter of a request to develop a crosswalk art policy for the City, found under Communications COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES Due to the late hour, there were no Council Member reports presented ADJOURNMENT There being no further action required the meeting adjourned at 11 19 P M The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be held on August 3, 2021 CC_July 20, 2021 Page 12