HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_-3_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES: of a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held in the
Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cvjon Street, on March 2. 2010 at
3:11 P.M.
PRESENT: Pat Gilbreath, Mayor
Jerry Bean, Mayor Pro Tem,
Jon Harrison, Councilmember
Mick Gallagher, Councilmember
Pete Aguilar, Councilmember
ABSENT: None
STAY F. N. Enrique Martinez, City Manager; Daniel J. McHugh, , City Attorney; Sam
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Irwin, City Clerk; Carl Baker, Public Information Officer; Tom Fitzmaurice,
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Police Commander; David Ixem, Chief Information Officer; Daniel Hobbs,
Redevelopment Agency Director; Rosemary Hoerning, Municipal Utilities and "I
Engineering Director; Tina Kundig, Finance Director/City Treasurer; Jeff
Frazier, Fire Chief, Oscar W. Orci, Community Development Director; Deborah
Scott-Leistra, Human Resources Director; Gary Van Dorst, Quality of Life
Director
The meeting was opened with an invocation by Councilmember Aguilar
followed by the pledge of allegiance to the American flag.
PRE,SENTATIONS:
Redlands Animal Shelter - Animal Control Officer Ruben Yzquierdo and
Volunteer Lynda Ackerman introduced Sparticus, an 8-month old male
Chihuahua/Corgi mix who is available for adoption at the Redlands Animal
Shelter. Ms. Ackerman informed the Council that 29 dogs and 7 cats have been
adopted since their previous meeting.
Visioning Committee— Mario Saucedo presented a report of the joint eff'orts of
the Redevelopment Agency and the Redlands community. He discussed the
history of the North Redlands Visioning Committee(NRVC) and then displayed
a video produced in 2008 which highlighted the accomplishments achieved in
the betterment of the North side community. Finally, he gave a power point
presentation covering a "thank you event" given to show appreciation to the
many participants who have the NRVC a success.
CONSENT CALENDAR.
Minutes - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Bean, seconded by Councilmember
Gallagher, the City Council unanimously approved the minutes of the regular
meeting of February 16, 2010 as submitted.
Ordinance No. 2727 — Identification Suns — On motion of Mayor Pro 'rem
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approved the adoption of Ordinance No. 2727 amending Chapter 15.36 of the
Redlands Municipal Code relating to identification signs for projects within
multi-family residential districts.
Vietnam Veterans.Day - On motion of Councilmember Gallagher, seconded by
Mayor Pro Tern Bean, the City Council unanimously agreed to approve a
Proclamation declaring March 30, 2010 as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans
Day"'. Councilmember Gallagher requested and was granted permission from
the rest of the Council to present the Proclamation to the American Legion Posts
106 and 650 at appropriate ceremonies.
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Park Designation — Quality of Life Director Van Dor'st presented a brief
biography of Israel "Doc"Beal, teamster, businessman, and builder, who was an
early settler in the Redlands area. On motion of Mayor Pro Tern Bean,seconded
by Councilmernber Gallagher, the City Council unanimously approved naming
the Beazer Homes Development Park as Israel Beal Park.
Riding Mower - On motion of Mayor Pro Tern Bean, seconded by
Couneilmember Gallagher, the City Council unanimously greed to approve
appropriation for the purchase of a riding lawn mower.
Fee Waiver - Cin motion of Mayor Pro Tem, Bean, seconded by Councilmember
Gallagher, the City Council unanimously agreed to approve a request for Fee
of Waiver from the American Cancer Society for the I I th Annual Relay for Life.
As a public comment, Cindy Capen, a cancer survivor, and"Junebug"Patterson,
American Cancer Society staff member, thanked the City Council for their
support and made a special invitation to the Mayor and. the City Council to
attend the Relay.
Tow A
_ ffeements - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem, Bean, seconded by
Councilmember Gallagher, the City Council unanimously agreed to approve a
revised form of tow services agreement.
Wildland Fire Protection - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Bean, seconded by
Councilmember Gallagher, the City Council unanimously agreed to approve the
annual amendment with Cal-Fire for Wildland Fire Protection Services.
Resolution No. 6909 — SRF Loan - On motion of Councilmember Harrison,
seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bean, the City Council unanimously agreed to
approve Resolution No. 6909 which authorizes the Mayor to sign an agreement
for a State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan and authorizes staff to approve claims
for reimbursement, execute budget expenditure summaries, and sign the
contractor's release form and the certification, of project completion. The
resolution also dedicates revenues from water user rates as the dedicated source
of revenue to repay the SRF loan for upgrades to the Hinckley surface water
treatment plant.
Resolution No. 6925 — Grant Application - On motion of Coun.cilmember
Harrison, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bean, the City Council unanimously
agreed to approve Resolution No. 6925 authorizing the Mayor to sign a grant
application to and subsequent contract with the California Department of
Transportation for the City's Americans with Disabilities Act, Sidewalk,
Bikeways and Trails Connectivity Plan.
COMMUNICATIONS:
0.1 ARRA Webpaye - Danielle Garcia gave a demonstration of the webpage link
which is a summary of staff efforts at community economic recovery. The
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Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and, the specific intent of its
legislation, to show the efforts of staff to pursue any and all external funding
sources to enhance the sustainability of City functions, and to continually
provide updates on the status of different grant projects and awards,
Sit Report Web Application — Phil Mielke demonstrated the results of a joint
effort between the City of Redlands, the Redevelopment Agency, the Redlands
Chamber of Commerce and ESR1 to develop a new web-based service to the
public. The web application utilizes Business Analyst Online data and
Redlands-specific information to provide initial demographic information to
businesses looking to relocate to Redlands.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Resolution No. 6922 City Clerk oan ensation — Cyn motion of Mayor Pro
Tem;Bean, seconded by Councilmember Gallagher, the City Council agreed to
approve Resolution No. 6922 changing the compensation for the Elective Office
of City Clem to offer the option of receiving a stipend of$350 per month in lieu
of participating in the health care flexible spending program_ As a public
comment, Steve Rogers asked why the current City Clerk's compensation was
so much less than the compensation of the previous City Clerk. Mayor'
Gilbreath pointed out that the previous City Cleric had been in the position for
33 years and had accumulated time in service pay increases.
NEW BUSINESS:ESS is
Audit Report - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Bean., seconded by �u
Councilmember Gallagher, the City Council unanimously agreed to accept the:
2008-2009 City of Redlands Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the
2008-2009 Single Audit Report on Federal Awards, the Independent
Accountant's Deport on Agreed-Upon procedures Applied to Appropriation
Limit Worksheets,the Summary Audit Results and the Management ement tetter.
Ballot Argument — Redlands Chamber of Commerce President, .teff Sceranka,
presented a ballot argument against Measure 0, the initiative ordinance of the
people of Redlands adding Chapter 18.275 to the Redlands Municipal Code to
prohibit the approval: of "Mega-Retail Development", signed by Mayor
Gilbreath, representing; the City of Redlands government leadership, Mr._
Sceranka, representing Redlands business leadership, Mario Saucedo
representing the; North Redlands Visioning Committee, Derrick Olson,
representing the Redlands Police Officers Association and Bill Conway
representing the Redlands Professional Firefighters Association. The City'
Council took no action on a ballot argument drafted by Mayor Pru Tem Bean
and Councilmember Aguilar thus allowing the community leaders' argument to
be used for the sample ballot in the June 8; 201 tl special election.
Contract Award—Councilmember Gallagher pointed out that the second lowest
bid was submitted by a Redlands contractor and the proposed contract awardee
is not a Redlands business. With sales tax considerations, the bid submitted by
IEICA Inc. might be more competitive. On motion of Councilmember
Gallagher; seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bean, the City Council unanimously
agreed to delay awarding a contract for the Ilighline Water Main Replacement,
Prgject, Phase Il to C.P. Construction Company; Inc. to allow staff to consider'
the sales tax implications.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
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Walmart —; )avid Waters gave a snort history of Sam Walton and his successes .
as founder of Walmart. He spoke in strong support for allowing the proposed
Super Walmart to proceed. Steve Rogers spoke in support of the ordinance to X
prohibit stores such as Super Walmart to be developed in Redlands.
Homeless Appeal — Michele Francis Robinson requested support from the. City
Council in her efforts to find housing for homeless people in Redlands.
CLOSED SESSION:
The City Council meeting recessed at 4:58 P.M. to a closed session to discuss
the following:
1. Conference with legal counsel — Existing litigation. Government Code
49 .9(a)—One Case
a. The Redlands Association v. City of Redlands, et al, San Bernardino
Superior Court Case No. CIVDS 901208
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2. Conference with legal counsel - Possible initiation of litigation Government
Code §54956.9(c)–One Case
3, Public Employee Performance Evaluation– Government Code §54957
Title- City Manager
CUOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney McRugh announced there would be no reportable action taken
during the closed session.
ADJOURNMENT
Bill There being no further action required, the City Council meeting adjourned at
MINE 4:58 P.M. 'file City Council will meet at their next regularly scheduled meeting
4 01 on March 16, 2010.
Mayor of the City of Redlands
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