HomeMy WebLinkAbout070511-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 July 5, 2011 at 5:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Pete Aguilar, Mayor
Paul Foster, Mayor Pro Tem
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; Jeff Frazier, Fire Chief,
Mark Garcia, Police Chief; Philip Mielke, GIS Supervisor; Rosemary Hoerning,
Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director; Fred Cardenas, Quality of Life
Director; Tom Steele, Assistant Finance Director; Oscar W. Orci, Development
Services Director; Deborah Scott-Leistra, Human Resources Director
Mayor Aguilar called the meeting to order and offered those present the
opportunity to provide public comment on any item to be discussed in closed
session.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None forthcoming.
CLOSED SESSION:
The meeting recessed at 5:00 P.M. to a closed session to discuss the following:
1. Conference with labor negotiator- Government Code §54957.6
Agency Negotiators: City Council Subcommittee (Aguilar and Foster)
Employee Organizations: Redlands Association of Management Employees;
Redlands Association of Mid-Management Employees; General Employees
Association of Redlands (SBPEA); Redlands Civilian Safety Employees
Association; Redlands Police Officers Association; Redlands Professional
Firefighters Association; Redlands Association of Safety Management
Employees; and Redlands Association of Fire Management Employees
2. Public Employee Dismissal/Release - Government Code §54957
a. Consideration of disability retirement application of a public safety
employee
3. Conference with legal counsel: Anticipated Litigation - Government Code
§54956.9(b)(2)(C) - One Case
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a. Facts and circumstances - Threat of litigation from Chase Management,
Inc.
The meeting reconvened at 6:05 P.M. with an invocation by Mayor Pro Tern
Foster followed by the pledge of allegiance to the American flag.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
City Attorney McHugh announced there was one reportable action taken during
the closed session. The Council unanimously approved a disability retirement
application of a public safety employee.
PRESENTATIONS:
Redlands Animal Shelter - Animal Control volunteers Linda Ackerman and
Cyndy Dunham introduced Brenda, a brindle and white, 10 month old, female
Basenji-Pit Bull mix, who is available for adoption at the Redlands Animal
Shelter along with sixty other dogs and a hundred and thirteen cats. Ms.
Ackerman informed the Council twenty-nine dogs and fourteen cats have been
adopted since the last City Council meeting.
IERCD Partnerships - Mandy Parkes, Inland Empire Resources Conservation
District (IERCD) District Manager, provided an overview of present and future
partnerships between the City of Redlands and the IERCD. The District
collaborates with federal, state, and local entities to conduct conservation,
restoration, education and outreach programs in an 825,000 acre area of the
Inland Empire.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Avocado Theft - Bill Cunningham thanked his neighbors and the Redlands
Police Department for the recent successful apprehension of thieves who had
been stealing avocados from his groves.
Transparency - Leonard Goldman expressed frustration in his pursuit of
information from City of Redlands staff.
Small Business - Steve Rogers appeared in character as "General Public" to
express dissatisfaction with the San Bernardino County visioning effort. He
called upon the City Council to act now to save small business.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Minutes - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember
Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved the minutes of the regular
meeting of June 21, 2011.
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Resolutions No. 7055 and 7056 - Special Tax Lev - On motion of Mayor Pro
Tern Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council
unanimously approved Resolution No. 7055 levying special taxes within the
City of Redlands Community Facilities District No. 2001-1 (Northwest
Development Project) and Resolution No. 7056 levying special taxes within
District 2003-1 (Redlands Business Center).
Resolution No. 7054 - Taxes for Open Space - On motion of Mayor Pro Tern
Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously
approved Resolution No. 7054 authorizing the FY 2011-2012 tax rate for the
Open Space Measure.
Resolution No. 7058 - Emergency Paramedic Service Tax - On motion of Mayor
Pro Tern Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council
unanimously approved Resolution No. 7058 establishing the FY 2011-2012 rate
for the voter-approved special tax for emergency paramedic service.
Art Show Funding - As a public comment, Ken Hunter expressed concern about
encouraging the use of tattoos. On motion of Councilmember Harrison,
seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Foster, the City Council unanimously approved
authorizing the Cultural Arts Commission to expend an amount not to exceed
$5,000.00 from the City Public Art Fund to cover venue costs, printing, postage,
promotion, prize money, judging and incidental expenses associated with "The
Body as Canvas" art show in October 2011.
Parks and Recreation Month - On motion of Mayor Pro Tern Foster, seconded
by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a
proclamation declaring July 2011 as Parks and Recreation Month and urged all
residents to support the goal of a healthy Redlands by participating in the
activities available through the City of Redlands Recreation Programs and at the
City's parks.
Resolution No. 7059 - Traffic Regulations - On motion of Mayor Pro Tern
Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously
approved Resolution No. 7059 establishing No Parking zones at the two existing
bus stops on the north and south sides of State Street at New York Street.
Wildland Fire Protection - At the request of staff this item was pulled from
consideration, to be addressed at a later date.
Ordinance No. 2752 - Contract Bidding Limits - On motion of Mayor Pro Tern
Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously
approved Ordinance No. 2752 amending Chapter 2.16 of the City of Redlands
Municipal Code relating to public contracts awarded pursuant to the Uniform
Public Construction Cost Accounting Act.
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Grant Award - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved acceptance of
a grant award from the Inland Empire United Way, entitled Community Impact
Grant, in the amount of$5,000, approved the additional appropriation of funds,
and authorized the mayor to execute all related documents.
Resolution No. 7061 - Employees Salary- On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster,
seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved
Resolution No. 7061 establishing a salary schedule and compensation plan for
City of Redlands employees and rescinding Resolution No. 6971.
NEW BUSINESS:
Redistricting - As a public comment, Ken Hunter pointed out that the two area
Congressmen disagree on the merits of the proposed redistricting map, and to
express City of Redlands dissatisfaction with the map would be perceived as
supporting one representative over another. On motion of Mayor Aguilar,
seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Foster, the City Council unanimously approved a
letter opposing the Congressional district boundaries in the first draft maps
proposed by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission and expressed
support for the development of reasonable alternatives that would place the
entire City of Redlands within the boundaries of one district representing the
East Valley of the Inland Empire, which also includes the cities of Highland and
Loma Linda.
Open Space and Recreation - On motion of Councilmember Harrison, seconded
by Mayor Pro Tem Foster, the City Council unanimously approved directing
staff to prepare a scope of work for the development of an Open
Space/Recreation Master Plan.
Resolution No. 7064 - City Council Health Benefits - As a public comment,
Stephen Frazier cautioned that removing benefits to elected officials might
preclude otherwise qualified candidates from running from office. Former
Mayor Bill. Cunningham said he could not have served when he did, had it not
been for the medical insurance benefit. Due to the lack of a second, a motion of
Councilmember Bean, proposing Resolution No. 7064, which would elect to
cease councilmember coverage under the Public Employees' Medical and
Hospital Care Act effective January 1, 2012,. was not approved.
LAND USE:
Sign Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 14 - This item was removed from the
agenda at the request of the applicant.
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Amendment No. 6 to Concept Plan No. 1 and CUP No. 984 - At the request of
staff, on motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember
Gardner, the City Council unanimously agreed to continue to July 19, 2011, a
public hearing to consider an amendment to Concept Plan No. 1 to amend
Section III(B)(2)(d) of the Commercial Industrial District to allow a warehouse
building in excess of 1.50,000 square feet by eliminating a 250 foot restriction
from California Street and modifying the minimum parking requirement from
one space per one thousand square feet of gross floor area to one space per two
thousand square feet of gross floor, and a public hearing to consider CUP No.
984 to develop a 703,360 square foot warehouse distribution center on
approximately 33.53 acres located at the southwest corner of San Bernardino
and Almond Avenues in Concept Plan No. 1 of the East Valley Corridor
Specific Plan.
PUBLIC HEARING:
Resolution No. 7053 - Appropriations Limit - Mayor Aguilar opened the public
hearing and called upon Tom Steele, Assistant Finance Director,
to give a summary of the requirement for an appropriations limit. On motion of
Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council
unanimously approved Resolution No. 7053 establishing an $89,380,648
appropriations limit for FY 2011-201.2 pursuant to Article XIIIB of the
California Constitution.
JOINT MEETING:
At 6:54 P.M., Mayor Aguilar convened a joint session of the City Council and
the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands and offered an opportunity
to anyone who wished to make public comment on any item not on the
Redevelopment Agency agenda.
JOINT PUBLIC HEARING:
Resolutions No. 446, 447 and 7048 - Conditional Property Disposition
Agreement - Councilmember Bean recused himself from any discussion and
voting on these resolutions due to his business relationship with Showprop
Redlands, LLC. Mayor Aguilar opened the hearing and called upon Carl Baker,
Public Information Officer, to provide a summary of events leading to the
proposed agreement. As public comment, 27 speakers representing the
Redlands Conservancy, the Redlands Historical Museum Association, the
Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission, the Redlands Association, the
North Redlands Visioning Committee, the Redlands Junior Historical Society,
and themselves as residents spoke in opposition to the sale of the Mutual.
Orange Distributors packing house to Showprop Redlands, LLC. Several
speakers requested a stipulation requiring the adaptive reuse of the current
building, and preventing demolition, regardless of who buys the property.
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Representing Showprop Redlands, George Krikorian spoke of his 14 year
history of working with the City of Redlands to develop his theatre complex.
He laid out the reasons he believes Showprop should be allowed to develop the
MOD property. Having concluded the public hearing, each councilmember
articulated his reasons and position on the proposed resolutions. On motions of
Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, and by a three to
one vote of the remaining members present, the joint session of the City
Council and the Redevelopment Agency approved Resolution No. 446 of the
Redevelopment Agency approving the possible sale of real property to
Showprop Redlands, LLC and adopting findings in connection with such sale;
Resolution No. 7048 of the City Council approving the summary report
required by Health and Safety Code §33433, approving the possible sale of
property to Showprop Redlands, LLC and adopting findings in connection with
such sale; and Resolution No. 447 of the Redevelopment Agency approving a
"Conditional Property Disposition Agreement" between the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Redlands and Showprop Redlands LLC for the possible
sale of four parcels of real property located at 330 North Third Street, Redlands,
California. Councilmember Harrison voted No on all three resolutions voicing
his dissatisfaction with the types of business proposed for evaluation for use on
the property in question.
COUNCILMEMBER ACTIVITIES:
None discussed.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, this meeting was adjourned at 9:1.8 P.M. The Council.
will meet at their next regular meeting on.July 19, 2011.
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