HomeMy WebLinkAbout010411-cc_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES: of a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held in the
Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, on January 4, 2011 at 3:13
P.M.
PRESENT: Pete Aguilar, Mayor
Paul Foster, Mayor Pro Tern
Jon Harrison, Councilmember
Jerry Bean, Councilmember
Bob Gardner, Councilmember
ABSENT: None
STAFF: N. Enrique Martinez, City Manager; Dan McHugh, City Attorney; Sam Irwin,
City Clerk; Carl Baker, Public Information Officer; Jim Bueermann, Police
Chief, Jeff Frazier, Fire Chief, David Hexem, Chief Information Officer;
Rosemary Hoerning, Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director; Les Jolly,
Interim Quality of Life Director; Tina Kundig, Finance Director/City Treasurer;
Oscar W. Orci, Community Development Director; Angela Lopez, Human
Resources Department
The meeting was opened with an invocation by Mayor Aguilar followed by the
pledge of allegiance to the American flag.
PRESENTATIONS:
Redlands Animal Shelter - Volunteer Lynda Ackerman and Officer Bill Miller
introduced Rita, 5 year old female, Shepherd mix, who is available for adoption
at the Redlands Animal Shelter along with 50 other dogs and eleven cats. Ms.
Ackerman informed the Council thirty-one dogs and seventeen cats have been
adopted since the last City Council meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Country Club Cell Tower - Numerous people spoke in opposition to a Planning
Commission approval of a cell tower to be built on the golf course of the
Redlands Country Club. The speakers were informed that the period for appeals
of the Planning Commission decision had lapsed.
Meeting Time Change - Esther Ringer expressed gratitude for the change in
meeting time instituted by the Council. She said it would provide more
opportunity for residents to participate in City government.
Emergency Response - Amanda Frye thanked the City's emergency response
teams for the rapid removal of trees from her street during the recent storms.
She also thanked Councilmembers Bean and Gardner for giving up their stipend.
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Anti-Corruption - Steve Rogers cited recommendations for fighting waste, fraud
and abuse in government.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Minutes - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember
Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved the minutes of the special
meetings of December 14, 21, and 23, 2010 and the regular meeting of
December 21, 2010 as submitted.
Ordinance No. 2746 - Council Administration - On motion of Mayor Pro Tern
Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously
approved the adoption of Ordinance No. 2746 changing the time for regular
meetings of the City Council to the first and third Tuesday of each month at five
o'clock in the evening (5:00 P.M.).
Extension Request - On motion of Mayor Pro Tern Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a request
from Citicom Development for an extension of one year for Commission
Review and Approval No. 820 (Rev. 1), an approved three building commercial
center on 6.65 acres located at the northeast comer of Parkford Drive and
Marshall Street in the C-4 (Highway Commercial) District.
Extension Request - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a request
from Pacific Mercantile Bank for an extension of one year for Commission
Review and Approval No. 834 (Rev. 1), an approved medical office
development consisting of three buildings totaling 122,604 square feet on an 8.9
acre site located at the southwest comer of Alabama Street and Park Avenue
within the EV/IC (Commercial Industrial) District of the East Valley Corridor
Specific Plan.
Resolution No. 7016 -No Parking Zone Modification - On motion of Mayor Pro
Tern Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council
unanimously approved Resolution No. 7016 modifying a No Parking Zone on
Clifton Court across the street from Kingsbury Elementary School.
Settlement Agreement Disclosure - On motion of Mayor Pro Tern Foster,
seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved
the disclosure of the details of a settlement and release agreement between the
City of Redlands and Dwight L. Flater. The settlement pays Mr. Flater
$7,869.60 for the release of all liability from an incident which occurred on or
about September 10, 2010 and which resulted in water damages to Mr. Flater's
home.
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Local Emergency Status - Fire Chief Frazier presented an update on the status of
the Local Emergency Declaration validated by the City Council at a special
meeting on December 23, 2010. He expressed his gratitude to all the staff
agencies within the City of Redlands for their participation during the storms.
No reliable estimate of emergency response and repair costs was available as of
the time of the report.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Ordinance No. 2745 and Resolution No. 7020 - City Commissions, Boards and
Committees - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved the
introduction of Ordinance No. 2745 deleting Chapters 2.28, 2.40 and 2.68 of the
Redlands Municipal Code relating to the Housing Commission and the Business
and Economic Development Advisory Commission and amending Chapter 2.32
of the Code relating to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. As a
public comment, Roy Cencirulo, of the Recreation Advisory Commission,
voiced his support for combining his commission with the Parks Commission,
but asked the Council to reconsider the level of cuts being presented in the latest
budget proposal. Mr. Cencirulo also solicited assistance from staff to establish a
tax exempt foundation to help fund the City of Redlands Recreation Programs.
On another motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember
Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 7020
disestablishing the City's Trails Committee.
Police Chief Replacement - In response to a question from Councilmember
Harrison, the City Manager laid out his plan of attack for filling the vacancy
created by the retirement of Chief Bueermann. The intent is to first explore the
option of finding a replacement from the ranks of lieutenants currently within
the Redlands Police Department before extending the search to a wider
population. As a public comment, Bill Cunningham endorsed the concept of
hiring from within. A motion of Councilmember Bean, seconded by
Councilmember Harrison, suggested the time was right to examine an
alternative way to provide the services of a police department through
contracting with the San Bernardino County Sheriff. The motion was defeated
three to two with Mayor Aguilar, Mayor Pro Tem Foster and Councilmember
Gardner voting No.
FY 2010-2011 Budget - Tina Kundig presented a list of candidate actions to be
taken to address an $877,366 estimated General Fund shortfall between the
present time and the end of FY 2010-201.1. As a public comment, Steve Rogers
called for across the board cuts. Roy Cencirulo reiterated his concern that
proposed cuts were inordinately biased against the community service area of
the Police Department. On motion of Mayor Aguilar, seconded by Mayor Pro
Tem Foster, the City Council voted to utilize expenditure cuts recommended by
staff in following categories: $477,227 in services and supplies, $45,708 in
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reallocations, and $183,060 in cost savings, but rather than accepting staff
candidate actions for a $386,471 savings through layoffs, to utilize $171,371 in
Inland Valley Development Authority (IVDA) tax revenues to balance the
budget. Councilmember Bean expressed skepticism as to the dependability of
IVDA tax revenues due to forecast tax default rates and voted No on the motion
because it utilized extraordinary revenues to address shortfalls and resulted in an
insufficient reserve.
NEW BUSINESS:
Development Agreement Review - On motion of Councilmember Harrison,
seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council approved a report for
the annual review of an approved development agreement between the City of
Redlands and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and determined that the company is
in compliance with the terms of their development agreement. Staff was
directed to prepare a Certificate of Compliance. Mayor Pro Tem Foster and
Councilmember Bean recused themselves from voting due to their employment
and business relations with Kaiser.
Contract Award - On motion of Councilmember Harrison, seconded by Mayor
Pro Tem Foster, the City Council unanimously agreed that the photovoltaic
system at the Wastewater Treatment Plant is categorically exempt from further
environmental review in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act
guidelines, approved the project plans and specifications, and authorized the
Mayor to execute the contract with Mayans Development, Inc. to install the
system.
Contract Award - On motion of Councilmember Bean, seconded by Mayor Pro
Tem Foster, the City Council unanimously agreed that the Church Street, Center
Street, Alessandro Road Resurfacing Project is categorically exempt from
further environmental review in accordance with California Environmental
Quality Act guidelines, approved the project plans and specifications, and
authorized the Mayor to execute the contract with Hardy and Harper, Inc. to
accomplish the work.
Resolution No. 701.7 - Caltrans Grant - On motion of Councilmember Harrison,
seconded by Mayor :Pro Tem Foster, the City Council unanimously approved
Resolution No. 701.7 authorizing the Mayor to sign a Community Based
Transportation Grant application to California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) and possibly a funding contract with Caltrans to develop a City of
Redlands Non-Motorized Trails Master Plan for a system of on and off road
bicycle and pedestrian trails.
COUNCILMEMBER ACTIVITIES:
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Santa Ana River Trail - Councilmember Harrison expects Phase 3 of the Trail
should move forward in calendar year 2011 completing the path from Mt View
to California Streets. Phase 4, from California to Garnet Street should hopefully
be completed in the next 2 years.
Staff Orientation - Mayor Pro Tem Foster and Councilmember Gardener
thanked staff for their orientation efforts to indoctrinate the new
councilmembers.
Confire Fees - Councilmember Bean announced budget cutting efforts at
Confire will result in about a $30,000 annual decrease in costs to the City of
Redlands for their services.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Budget Workshops - Steve Rogers recommended the use of budget workshops
for deliberations and the alleviation of the use of a labor negotiation consultant
to save costs.
CLOSED SESSION:
The City Council meeting recessed at 5:51 P.M. to a closed session to discuss
the following:
1. Public Employee Goal Setting and Performance Evaluation — Government
Code §54957 - City Manager
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
City Attorney McHugh announced there would be no reportable action taken
during the closed session.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the City of Redlands City Council meeting adjourned
at 5:58 P.M. The Council will meet next at their regularly scheduled meeting on
January 18, 2011.
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