HomeMy WebLinkAbout100714-cc_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES: of a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held on October
7, 2014, at 5:00 P.M. at Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, Suite
2, Redlands, California
PRESENT: Pete Aguilar, Mayor
Paul Foster, Mayor Pro Tem
Jon Harrison, Councilmember
Bob Gardner, Councilmember
Pat Gilbreath, Councilmember
ABSENT: None
STAFF: Enrique Martinez, City Manager; Dan McHugh, City Attorney; Sam Irwin, City
Clerk; Robert Dawes, City Treasurer; Carl Baker, Public Information Officer; Jeff
Frazier, Fire Chief, Mark Garcia, Police Chief; Danielle Garcia, Chief Innovation
Officer; Chris Diggs, Interim Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director; Fred
Cardenas, Quality of Life Director; Tina Kundig, Finance Director; Oscar Orci,
Development Services Director; Amy Martin, Human Resources Director.
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:
1. Conference with labor negotiator—Government Code §54957.6
Agency Negotiator: Jeffrey C. Freedman, Amy Martin
Employee Organizations: Redlands Police Officers Association
Redlands Association of Safety Management
2. Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation — Government Code
§54956.9(a) - Two Cases
a. City of Redlands v. Shell Oil Company, et al. — San Bernardino County
Superior Court Case No. SCVSS 120627
b. Fisher v. City of Redlands, et al. — San Bernardino County Superior Court
Case No. CIVDS 1305121
3. Conference with legal counsel: Anticipated Litigation — Government Code
§54956.9(d)(4) - One Case
a. Possible initiation of litigation by the City of Redlands
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4. Conference with real property negotiators—Government Code §54956.8
Property: APNs 0292-041-08, -38 and-44
Agency negotiators: N. Enrique Martinez, Fred Cardenas
Negotiating party: Michael Day of Cushman & Wakefield on behalf of
TREH Partners, LLC
Under negotiation: Terms and price for possible purchase of City property
5. Conference with real property negotiators—Government Code §54956.8
Property: APNs 0171-121-17, and-18
Agency negotiators: N. Enrique Martinez, Fred Cardenas
Negotiating party: 21 Citrus LLC and David B.W. Ahlers Trust
Under negotiation: Terms and price for possible City purchase of property
6. Conference with real property negotiators—Government Code §54956.8
Property: APN 0168-121-13
Agency negotiators: N. Enrique Martinez, Oscar Orci
Negotiating party: Diversified Pacific
Under negotiation: Terms and price for possible purchase of City property
7. Public Employee Dismissal—Government Code §54957
The meeting reconvened at 6:29 P.M. with an invocation by Mayor Aguilar
followed by the pledge of allegiance to the American flag.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
City Attorney McHugh announced that, by unanimous vote, the City Council
authorized the initiation of litigation by the City of Redlands, details of which will
be available upon the formal commencement of the litigation. The City Council
also approved an arbitrator's decision, by unanimous vote, and upheld the
dismissal of a City of Redlands employee.
PRESENTATIONS:
Redlands Animal Shelter—Animal Control Volunteer Carly Carlstrom introduced
"Chico", a five year old male Chihuahua mix, who is available for adoption at the
Redlands Animal Shelter along with forty-eight other dogs and eighty-five cats.
Animal Safety — Mayor Aguilar and Fire Chief Frazier presented certificates of
appreciation to the Emma Zen Foundation and Furry Face Dog & Cat Store for
their acts of kindness to promote the safety of our animals in our community.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Airport Hazard — Airport Advisory Board Member Ingrid Biglow, Redlands
Airport Association President Ted Gablin, and concerned airplane owner John
Loy expressed concern about a stockpile of dirt positioned too close to the final
approach to Runway 26 at Redlands Municipal Airport. Ms. Biglow and Mr.
Gablin indicated several attempts by their organizations to articulate the severity
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of this problem and communicate to the City Council the need for action to
mitigate the high risk to flying safety. Mayor Aguilar indicated the Council's
awareness and pointed out the subject is on the agenda for the October 21, 2014
regular City Council meeting.
Politics — Raymond Herrera cited several editorials, written by Mayor Aguilar as
candidate for the U.S. Congress, and took issue with the positions reflected
therein.
Resource Conservation — Brian Roche complimented The City Council and staff
for the amount of street paving being accomplished. He went on to suggest a
water usage monitoring system to reduce water consumption during the current
drought and recommended a City policy of full divestment from companies
involved in fossil fuels with respect to the City Treasurer's investment program.
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 September 16, 2014 as submitted.
Proclamation — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a proclamation
commending Dr. Lowell Linden, as Minister Emeritus of the First Congregational
Church of Redlands.
Proclamation — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a proclamation
declaring October 16, 2014 as Earthquake Shake Out Day.
Proclamation — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a proclamation
declaring the week of October 19-25, 2014 as Freedom from Workplace Bullies
Week.
Proclamation — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a proclamation
declaring the week of October 19-25, 2014 as Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
Proclamation — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a proclamation
commending Redlands Sunrise Rotary Club for 30 years of service to the City and
Community of Redlands.
Proclamation — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a proclamation
commending credit unions nationwide for attaining a membership of 100 million
and for their efforts to serve the local community, consumers and small business
of Redlands.
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Happy Birthday — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a certificate of
recognition to Ruth Dale in honor of the 90th anniversary of her birth.
Settlement Agreement — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved the disclosure
of details of a settlement and general release agreement between the City of
Redlands and Richard Zeiner. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Zeiner
receives $85,000.00 from the City of Redlands to settle and dispose of all claims
associated with litigation entitled Richard Zeiner v. City of Redlands, et al., San
Bernardino Superior Court Case Number CIVDS 1306108.
Ordinance No. 2807 — Aggressive Solicitation — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem
Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously
approved the adoption of Ordinance 2807 amending Chapter 9.10 relating to
aggressive solicitation and adding Chapter 9.14 to the Redlands Municipal Code
relating to median island safety.
Carriage House Usage — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a lease
agreement between the City of Redlands and the Redlands Theater Festival for
use of the Prospect Park Carriage House.
Fee Waiver— On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember
Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved a request from Redlands
Baseball for Youth for a waiver of facility reservation fees and lighted field costs
for the use of the Orangewood High School softball fields for practice.
Auditing Services — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved an Audit
Engagement Letter implementing the annual audit procedures for the Fiscal Year
2013-2014 in accordance with the terms of the agreement for professional
auditing services between the City of Redlands and Lance, Soll & Lunghard,
LLP, and authorized the City Manager or his designee to sign the engagement
letter for Fiscal Year 2014-2015, the next and final audit year of the auditing
services contract.
Police Department Software — On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved an agreement
between the City of Redlands and Kronos, Inc. for computer software license and
services for the Police Department
NEW BUSINESS:
IT Master Plan — Chief Innovation Officer Danielle Garcia presented a summary
of proposed updates to the Information Technology (IT) Master Plan. On motion
of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City
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Council approved the IT Master Plan updates and authorized an additional
appropriation in the amount of$100,000.00. Councilmember Gilbreath expressed
concern about the large expenditure from FY 2014-2015 Budget reserves to
support the changes to the Plan and voted No on the motion.
Automated Agenda Management — Chief Innovation Officer Danielle Garcia
provided background on a proposal to computerize City Council meeting agenda
management. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember
Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved an agreement between the City
of Redlands and NovuSolutions, in the amount of $38,784.00 for agenda
management software.
Print Services — Chief Innovation Officer Danielle Garcia provided background
on a request to amend an agreement which provides services for the entire staff.
On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the
City Council unanimously approved an amendment to an agreement between the
City of Redlands and Xerox for managed citywide print services.
Grant Acceptance — Janet Miller, of the Development Services Department,
presented details on a grant award from the US Department of Agriculture
(USDA) to increase domestic consumption of, and access to, locally and
regionally produced agricultural products and to develop new market
opportunities for local farm and ranch operations. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem
Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously
approved the acceptance of a grant award from the USDA Farmers' Market
Promotion Program in the amount of$79,056.00, authorized the City Manager to
sign the grant agreement as the Grantee Representative, and approved an
additional appropriation to the Downtown Redlands Fund in the amount of
$79,056.00.
Crime Impact of Reali ng ment — Police Chief Mark Garcia provided specifics on
funds provided to the City for the purpose of addressing the crime impacts of the
realignment of prison inmates. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by
Councilmember Gardner, the City Council unanimously approved the acceptance
of funds from the Board of State and Community Corrections, in the amount of
$110,429.10, and authorized an additional appropriation for that amount.
Patrol Car Equipment — Shayna Walker, of the Redlands Police Department,
outlined the equipment purchase need to outfit police patrol units. On motion of
Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the City Council
unanimously approved the purchase of equipment to outfit thirteen police patrol
units in the amount of$109,360.29.
Resolution No. 7456 — Capital Improvement Program — Ross Wittman, of the
Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department, provided an executive summary
of proposed amendments to the City of Redlands Capital Improvement Program.
On motions of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the
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City Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 7456 adopting the Five Year
Capital Improvement Program for FY 2014-2015 through FY 2018-2019.
Park Bathroom Upgrades — Kathleen Giorgianni, from the Quality of Life
Department, presented an overview of the City Wide Park Bathroom Upgrade
Project. On motion of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember
Gardner, the City Council unanimously agreed approval of an agreement for and
construction of the City Wide Park Bathroom Upgrade Project is categorically
exempt from further environmental review in accordance with Section 15301 of
the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, and awarded a contract to
BBS Construction, Inc., in the amount of 190,934.00, for the work.
Tree Trimming — Quality of Life Director Fred Cardenas explained the need to
modify the amount of the annual purchase order with West Coast Arborist. On
motions of Mayor Pro Tem Foster, seconded by Councilmember Gardner, the
City Council unanimously approved the modification of the existing annual
purchase order with West Coast Arborist to a new annual amount of$250,000.00
for FY 2014-2015 to provide additional tree care services for Prospect Park, the
Community Facilities Districts, and citywide tree care.
COUNCILMEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES:
Healthy Redlands — Councilmember Gilbreath reminded everyone of Fire
Prevention Week and said Healthy Redlands would be working with the Fire
Department on programs Saturday, October 11, 2014, with the Fire Prevention
Workshop.
Ribbon Cutting — Councilmember Gilbreath attended a ribbon cutting ceremony
at the new CVS Pharmacy on Lugonia Avenue at Wabash Street and said she was
assured the downtown store would be remaining open.
Coffee — Mayor Aguilar thanked Councilmember Gilbreath and the participating
public for making the Coffee with the Council at Cuca's on Saturday, September
20, 2014 "a well-attended good discussion".
River Wash Planning — Councilmember Harrison announced the near conclusion
of work done by the Santa Ana River Wash Plan Task Force to present a draft
environmental documents and a Habitat Management Plan for the wash. This is
the result of a twenty year process to balance the needs for mining operations and
habitat protection and it's finally coming together.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further action required, Mayor Aguilar adjourned the meeting at
7:17 P.M. The next regular meeting of the City of Redlands City Council will be
held on October 21, 2014.
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