HomeMy WebLinkAbout021511-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 February 15, 2011 at 5:00
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; Chris Catren, Police
Department; Jeff Frazier, Fire Chief, David Hexem, Chief Information Officer;
Rosemary Hoeming, Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director; Les Jolly,
Interim Quality of Life Director; Tina Kundig, Finance Director/City Treasurer;
Oscar W. Orci, Community Development Director; Deborah Scott-Leistra,
Human Resources Director
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Aguilar and subsequently recessed to
closed session.
CLOSED SESSION:
The closed session meeting of the City Council meeting was held to discuss the
following:
1. Conference with legal counsel: Anticipated Litigation - Government Code
§54956.9(b)(2)(B) One Case:
a.Facts and circumstances - consideration of claim by Marcus Jennings
2. Conference with legal counsel: Anticipated Litigation - Government Code
§54956.9(b)(2)(C) Two Cases:
a. Facts and circumstances - threat of litigation by Chadwick Nursery.
b. Facts and circumstances - threat of litigation regarding payment for
lifetime dental insurance.
3. Conference with labor negotiator- Government Code §54957.6
Agency Negotiator: Deborah Scott-Leistra
Employee Organizations: Redlands Association of Management
Employees; Redlands Association of Mid-Management Employees; General
Employees Association of Redlands (SBPEA); Redlands Civilian Safety
Employees Association (SBPEA); Redlands Police Officers
Association; Redlands Professional Firefighters Association; Redlands
Association of Safety Management Employees; and Redlands Association of
Fire Management Employees
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4. Public Employee Goal Setting and Performance Evaluation — Government
Code §54957 - City Manager
The meeting was reconvened at 6:05 P.M. with an invocation by
Councilmember Gardner followed by the pledge of allegiance to the American
flag.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
City Attorney McHugh announced there was no reportable action taken during
the closed session.
PRESENTATIONS:
Redlands Animal Shelter - Volunteers Lynda Ackerman and Cyndy Dunham
introduced Kingsford, a one year old male Xoloitzcuintli, who is available for
adoption at the Redlands Animal Shelter along with fifty-one other dogs and
seventeen cats. M. Ackerman informed the Council thirty-one dogs and fifteen
cats have been adopted since the last City Council meeting.
Scout Appreciation - Don Buchanan, of the Boy Scouts of America, presented a
Certificate of Appreciation to the City of Redlands from the Grayback Council.
Energy Efficiency - Linda Ortiz and Joanna Chang, of Southern California
Edison, presented an overview of the Energy Efficient Partnership Program,
highlighting the fact the City of Redlands saved 229,000 kilowatt hours of
energy by presenting Mayor Aguilar with an incentive check for$29,400.00
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Change - Steve Rogers called for a paradigm shift in the way government does
business.
Communism v. Capitalism - Having spent time in China recently, Fred Henning
observed that the roads there are in better condition than the streets of Redlands.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Minutes - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem, Foster, seconded by Councilmember
Bean, the City Council unanimously approved the minutes of the regular
meeting of February 1, 2011.
Settlement Agreement - On motion of Mayor Pro Tern Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Bean, the City Council unanimously approved the disclosure of
details of a settlement agreement between the City of Redlands and Harry D.
Schwimmer. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Schwimmer will receive
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$46,590.00 for a release of all claims against the City for an incident which
occurred on or about December 28, 2010 and which resulted in damage to Mr.
Schwimmer's business.
Agreement Amendment - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Bean, the City Council unanimously approved the first
amendment to the agreement between the City of Redlands and ICF Consulting
to extend to June 30, 2011 the period of performance to allow completion of the
Hazard Mitigation Plan Update. There is no additional cost to the City
associated with this agreement amendment.
Resolution No. 7026 - EECBG - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded
by Councilmember Bean, the City Council unanimously approved Resolution.
No. 7026 expressing full support for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Block Grant(EECBG) Program.
Resolution No. 7032 - Bicycle Transportation Grant - On motion of Mayor Pro
Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Bean, the City Council unanimously
approved Resolution No. 7032 authorizing the submission of an application to
the Bicycle Transportation Account grant opportunity offered by CalTrans to
fund the construction of a segment of the Orange Blossom Trail.
Economic Interest - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously agreed to receive and
file a disclosure of property interests within the Redlands Redevelopment
project area by recently appointed Planning Commissioner Julie Rynerson Rock.
She owns property at 61.0 East Stuart Avenue. As a public comment, Steve
Rogers asked if County officials should disclose ownership of property in the
Redlands Redevelopment project.
Resolution No. 7027 - Flood Corridor Grant - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem
Foster, seconded by Councilmember Bean, the City Council unanimously
approved Resolution No. 7027 authorizing the submission of an application to
the Department of Water Resources for a Flood Corridor Program 2010-2011
grant for the Opal Storm Water Management Basin and related improvements.
Local Emery Status - Fire Chief Frazier introduced Danielle Garcia, of the
Quality of Life Department, who presented an update on the sources of funding
to pay for the Local Emergency Declaration validated by the City Council at a
special meeting on December 23, 2010. Federal and State Emergency
Management Agency reimbursements are expected to cover 93.25% of the
expenses resulting from the Emergency. To date $143,617.25 has been charged
to the storms, $1.00,589.90 in salaries and benefits and $1,493.87 for repair and
maintenance supplies. There are encumbrances of $282,050.00 with Larry
Jacinto Construction for repair of damage in various locations; $7,870.00 with.
RD Construction for damage on Bond, Fern and Brookside Avenues; $4,000.00
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with CHJ, Inc. for geologic evaluation services; $10,722.00 with J? Striping for
restriping of San Timoteo Road from Alessandro to Fern; $12,585.00 with
Cannon Pacific Services, Inc. for emergency street sweeping of San Timoteo
Canyon; and $6,487.00 with Dave Bang Associates, Inc. for resurfacing of a
damaged playground at Jennie Davis Park. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem
Foster, seconded by Councilmember Bean, the City Council unanimously
agreed to receive and file the report.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Sustainability Plan - Several people spoke in support of the City of Redlands
Community Sustainability Plan, encouraging approval of the plan and thanking
members of the Climate Action Task Force for the many hours expended to
derive the Plan. Skeptics expressed concerns in a lack of adequate attribution
and disclosure for the data used in the Plan and worried about the negative
impact of sustainability mandates on small business. On motion of
Councilmember Harrison, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem,Foster, the City Council
unanimously agreed to continue consideration of the City of Redlands
Community Sustainability Plan to the March 1, 2011 City Council meeting to
allow additional time to integrate inputs from various community groups.
FY2009-201 0 Financial and Audit Reports - Tina Kundig introduced Mike
Harrison, from the accounting firm of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C., who
presented an executive summary of the audit. On motion of Councilmember
Bean, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously
agreed to receive and file the City of Redlands Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report, the Single Audit Report on Federal Awards, the Independent
Accountant's Report on Agreed-Upon Procedures Applied to Appropriation
Limit Worksheets, and the Summary of Audit Results for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2010.
Budget Review - Tina Kundig presented a summary of the Mid-Year Budget
Review for FY 2010-2011. Based on the review, the City Manager and Finance
Staff did not recommend any action on the part of the City Council to revise
revenues expenditure estimates at this time.
Budget and Finance Policies - Councilmember Gardner presented a draft list of
budget and finance policies for discussion. To accommodate suggested changes
addressing the debt payment relationships between the General Fund and the
other enterprise funds and the periodic changing of auditors, Councilmember
Gardner will bring the list of policies back to the City Council at the March 1,
2011 meeting.
Forum Website - David Hexem presented a demonstration of a Redlands Forum
website which originated from ideas voiced at a Redlands Forum presentation at
Esri in November 2010. The goal of the website is to provide residents a
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platform to submit ideas for the future of Redlands. Mayor Aguilar and
Councilmember Harrison recused themselves from discussion on the website
due to their employment relationship with the University of Redlands and Esri
respectively.
Smartphone Application - David Hexem introduced Kurt Daradics from
Citysourced, who gave a demonstration of a smartphone application to be used
to report to the Quality of Life Department basic issues needing attention such
as potholes, graffiti, illegal dumping and inappropriate parking
NEW BUSINESS:
Brown. Act Compliance - On motion of Councilmember Bean, seconded by
Mayor Pro Tem Foster, the City Council unanimously agreed to continue to
follow the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act regarding open meetings and
open government, regardless of state failure to reimburse the City for the costs
of implementing the mandated provisions of the Act.
Vehicle Purchase - On motion of Councilmember Bean, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved the purchase
of an Automated Sideloader Truck and a Front-End Loader Truck for the solid
waste collection. These trucks use Liquefied Natural Gas and are required to
meet emissions standards set forth by the California Air Resources Board.
Street Resurfacing - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously agreed that an.
agreement and construction of the 20]0 Resurfacing Program is categorically
exempt from further environmental review in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act, approved the Program plans and specifications,
waived a minor bid irregularity, and authorized the Mayor to execute a contract
between the City of Redlands and All American Asphalt, Inc. to do the work.
Pavement Repair - On motion of Councilmember Gardner, seconded by Mayor
Pro Tem Foster, the City Council unanimously agreed that an agreement and
construction of the 2011 City Wide Pavement Repair for Water Projects is
categorically exempt from further environmental review in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act, approved the Projects plans and
specifications, waived a minor bid irregularity, and awarded a contract to Elite
Companies, Inc. to do the work.
Perchlorate Abatement - On motion of Councilmember Harrison, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a consultant
service agreement between the City of Redlands and URS Corporation for
design engineering services for a mixing system to abate a potential perchlorate
problem at the Agate Reservoir and a reimbursement agreement between the
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City and Lockheed Martin Corporation to provide funding for the URS
Corporation service.
Coffee with the Council - Mayor Aguilar introduced and summarized a program
of a series of coffee meetings open to the public attended by two Council
Members to be held on the third Saturday of each month (excluding August)
from 8:00 to 1.0:00 A.M. in an attempt to maintain and support increased
communication between the City Council and residents of Redlands. A
schedule of the meetings' locations and participants will be maintained in the
City Manager's office.
PUBLIC HEARING:
Resolutions No. 7024 and 7025 - Community Facilities District 2004-1.
Annexation No. 8 - Mayor Aguilar opened the public hearing and called for a
report from Manuel Baeza, from the Community Development Department for
background on a request for annexation proceedings for Keswick Financial
Group, Inc. involving 1.68 acres located at the southeast corner of Pennsylvania
Avenue and Texas Street. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved Resolution
No. 7024 calling a special election on the question of levying special taxes
within the territory proposed to be annexed to Community Facilities District
(CFD) No. 2004-1. City Clerk Irwin conducted the election and canvassed the
voted ballot, reporting a resultant vote in favor of levying taxes on property
within the territory proposed to be annexed to pay the costs of maintaining
parks, parkways and open space, including, but not limited to, the maintenance
of street trees and landscape. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved Resolution
No. 7025 declaring the results of the election and completing the annexation of
the property to the CFD.
COUNCILMEMBER ACTIVITIES:
Raid on RDA Funds - Mayor Aguilar attended a California League of Cities
Board of Directors meeting on the concerns and proposed strategies for
addressing the Governor's proposal to do away with Redevelopment Agencies.
The League's position is that Proposition 22 protects redevelopment agencies
and a constitutional amendment would be required to disband them.
Lincoln Dinner - Mayor Pro Tem Foster highlighted the event attended by City
Council members.
JOINT MEETING WITH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
SERAF Payment - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved the payment
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and source of funding for the required shift of property tax revenues into the San
Bernardino County Supplemental Education and Revenue Augmentation Fund
(SERAF) and to report the source of funding to the County Auditor.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the City of Redlands City Council meeting adjourned
at 9:27 P.M. The Council will meet next at their regularly scheduled meeting on
March 1, 2011.
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