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Home My WebLink About100411-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 October 4, 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, Christ Catren, Police Lieutenant; David Hexem, Chief Information Officer; Fred Mousavipour, Interim Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director; Fred Cardenas, Quality of Life Director; Tina Kundig, Finance Director/City Treasurer; Oscar W. Orci, Development Services Director; Kim Braun, Human Resources Department Mayor Aguilar called the meeting to order and offered those present the opportunity to provide public comment on any item on the agenda for the 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 legal counsel: Existing Litigation - Government Code §54956.9(a) - Two Cases a. Workers' Compensation Administrative Proceeding of Albert Arevalo b. Stanton J. Diamond and Leslie W. Diamond v. City of Redlands, et al., San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVDS 909795 2. Conference with real property negotiator—Government Code §54956.8 Property: APNs 0292-044-09, -10, -11 and-12 Agency negotiators: N. Enrique Martinez, Oscar Orci Negotiating parties: Tim Howard of Howard Industrial Partners Under negotiation: Terms and price for possible purchase of City property 3. Conference with real property negotiator—Government Code §54956.8 October 4,2011 Page 1 Property: APNs 0169-011-38 and-39 Agency negotiators: N. Enrique Martinez, Oscar Orci Negotiating party: John Semcken, III of Redlands Joint Venture Under negotiation: Terms and price for City purchase of property. The meeting reconvened at 6:05 P.M. with an invocation by Councilmember Bean followed by the pledge of allegiance to the American flag. CLOSED SESSION REPORT: City Attorney McHugh announced no reportable actions were taken during the closed session. PRESENTATIONS: Redlands Animal Shelter - Volunteers Linda Ackerman and Cyndy Dunham introduced Shorty, an eight month year old, male Bassett hound mix, who is available for adoption at the Redlands Animal Shelter along with sixty-one other dogs and forty-six cats. Ms. Ackerman informed the Council forty-six dogs and eleven cats have been adopted since the last City Council meeting. Ladder Truck Fund Raising - Mayor Aguilar, assisted by Chief Frazier, presented certificates of appreciation to members of the Redlands Ladder Truck Fund Raising Committee for their efforts to raise the monies necessary to meet matching grant requirements for a new ladder truck for the City of Redlands Fire Department.. PUBLIC COMMENTS: NPDES Classification - Bruce Gray, of Econo Wash Laundromat and representing the Last Tango Beauty Salon, restated his dissatisfaction with the classification assigned to his business and Last Tango under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). He expressed frustration due to his inability to be heard on the subject. Mayor Aguilar asked the City Manager and the Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department to present further information on this issue at the next regular City Council meeting. Fee Waiver Process — David Baer, representing the 500 block of Cajon Street, described difficulty he is having obtaining approval to use the "showmobile" and waivers of fees for a Halloween celebration held annually in his neighborhood. Frustration — Steve Rogers expressed empathy for the experiences described by the previous speakers. October 4,2011 Page 2 Credibility - Mario Saucedo, of the North Redlands Revitalization Committee, challenged statements which have been made about him in the past. He assured the City Council that everything he does for the City of Redlands and the County of San Bernardino is solely motivated by his desire to provide for the betterment of the community. CONSENT CALENDAR: Minutes - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved the minutes of the regular meeting of September 20, 2011. Proclamation - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved a proclamation declaring October 21, 2011 as Lights on Afterschool Day. Disaster Service - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Redlands and the American Red Cross — Inland Empire Chapter for disaster service activities. Under the terms of the Memorandum, the City of Redlands permits the Red Cross to use the Joslyn Senior Center and the Redlands Community Center free of charge as mass care shelters required in the conduct of Red Cross Disaster Services activities after the City has met its responsibilities to the community. Resolution No. 7085 - Grant Application - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 7085 authorizing the submission of a grant application not to exceed $900,000 to the California River Parkways Grant Program offered by the State of California Natural Resources Agency. Resolution No. 7086 - Grant Application - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 7086 authorizing the submission of a grant application not to exceed $150,000 to the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee for alternative fuel infrastructure and authorizing the City's commitment to fifty percent local matching funds. Fee Waiver - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved a fee waiver request from Trinity Evangelical Free Church for its annual Halloween to be held on October 31, 2011. STEP Grant Award - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved the acceptance of an Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement October 4,2011 Page 3 Program (STEP) grant for local law enforcement agencies and the associated additional appropriation to the Police Department in the amount of$120,000. Police Dispatch Consoles - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved the purchase and installation of two additional Centracom consoles at the existing City of Redlands Police Dispatch Center. Police Department Software Maintenance - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved the annual maintenance payment in the amount of $76,484 to Spillman Technologies, Inc. for the City of Redlands Police Department computer aided dispatch/records management system. Fi�erprint Services Maintenance - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved the annual maintenance payment in the amount of$75,522.30 to Cal-ID/Identix for the City of Redlands Police Department fingerprint identification services. Ladder Truck Donation - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Harrison, the City Council unanimously approved the acceptance of a Redlands Community Foundation/Redlands Ladder Truck Fund Raising Committee donation and the associated additional appropriation to the Fire Department in the amount of$159,000. CDBG Reprogramming - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a request to reprogram $10,000 in FY2011-2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from Developing Aging Solutions with Heart to the following distribution: $4,300 to Family Service of Redlands, $1,900 to Inland Temporary Homes, $1,900 to Sexual Assault Services, and $1,900 to the Young Men's Christian Association for Legal Aid Programs. As a public comment, Steve Rogers inquired about questions he had submitted to staff about the FY2010- 2011 CDBG program. COMMUNICATIONS: City Treasurer's Duties — To prepare Councilmembers for discussions on the duties to be assigned to the City Treasurer in the future, Mayor Aguilar presented a report of the chronology of events leading the current situation with Tina Kundig occupying both the City Treasurer and Finance Director positions. As a public comment, Steve Rogers highlighted his participation in the cited events. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously agreed to receive and file the report. October 4,2011 Page 4 Air Show Cancellation — Mayor Aguilar provided an opportunity to speak for anyone wishing to make public comment on the events leading to the cancellation of the Redlands Air Show. Several members of the Air Show Committee spoke of changes in guidance they received from different staff members over a period of several months. The consensus of councilmember remarks was that the Air Show is an important event for the community and a concerted effort must be made to establish procedures which will clearly define event requirements well in advance and identify steps to be taken to provide fee waivers if necessary to avoid a similar recurrence of this cancellation. PUBLIC HEARING: Resolution No. 7084 - Historic Resource Designation No. 113 - Mayor Aguilar opened the hearing and called on Tabitha Kevari to present a summary of the events leading to a request for the Historic Designation of a Single Family Property located at 1740 Canyon Road. Speaking as the applicant, Virginia Blankenship thanked the staff and many others for their efforts in support of the designation process. Representing the Redlands Conservancy, Sherli Leonard expressed support for the Designation and all the City of Redlands historic and scenic preservation efforts. There being no further comments, Mayor Aguilar closed the public hearing. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Bean, the City Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 7084 approving the designation of Historic Resource No. 113. NEW BUSINESS: Ordinance No. 2757 - Commission Student Memberships - On motion of Councilmember Harrison, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Foster, the City Council unanimously approved Ordinance No. 2757 amending Chapters 2.32, 2.48 and 2.66 of the Redlands Municipal Code to clarify student memberships for City of Redlands commissions. DOJ Grant - On motion of Councilmember Bean, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Foster, the City Council unanimously approved a cooperative agreement and grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the amount of $349,349 for the Using Social Business Software to Enhance Public/Private Partnerships: A Collaborative Approach to Community Knowledge Mining Grant to develop an on-line platform to help facilitate the sharing of information with key community partners, and the associated additional appropriation to the Police Department in the amount of $349,349. As part of the motion Councilmember Bean requested a benchmark report to the City Council as to the effectiveness in of this grant prior to the FY2013-2014 budget process. Franchise Fees Review - On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved an agreement between the City of Redlands and Communications Support Group, Inc. to October 4,2011 Page 5 perform a comprehensive agreed-upon procedures review of cable television franchise fees. COUNCILMEMBER ACTIVITIES: Mayor Pro Tem Foster thanked his fellow councilmembers for supporting the Redlands Family Service Association by attending the Dinner in the Grove event. Mayor Aguilar and Councilmember Harrison both participated in the Stater Brothers' Believe Walk, a fundraiser event to help fight breast cancer in the Inland Empire. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to address, this meeting was adjourned at 8:03 P.M. The Council will meet at their next regular meeting on October 18,2011. October 4,2011 Page 6