Redlands — 2024-05-07

1. Conference with legal council - Anticipated litigation pursuant to Government Code\nsections 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(3):\nA point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the local agency\non the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a\nsignificant exposure to litigation against the local agency, based on the receipt of written\ncommunication dated April 17, 2024 from Dennis Wagner, legal counsel for Mark Winters,\nto City Attorney Yvette M. Abich Garcia threatening litigation (copy available for public\ninspection in City Clerk’s Office).\n6:00 P.M.

1. Redlands Pet Adoption (Redlands Animal Services)

2. Presentation of certificate of recognition to Citrus Valley High School student Riley\nHouser for receiving a $50,000 scholarship from Southern California Edison (Mayor Tejeda\nand Mark Cloud of Southern California Edison)

10. Adopt Resolution No. 8542 initiating proceedings to continue levying assessments,\nappointing an assessment engineer, and ordering the preparation of the Engineer's\nReports for Street Lighting District No. 1 and Landscape Maintenance District\nNo.1, rescind Resolution No. 8434, and determine that adoption of the resolution is\nexempt from environmental review pursuant to the general rule of the California\nEnvironment Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines (Facilities and Community Services\nDepartment Director Crocker)

11. Approve a Facility Use Agreement with the University of Redlands for use of classrooms\nat the Redlands Community Center, and Smiley Library to provide K - 12 tutoring at no\ncost and determine that approval of the agreement is exempt from environmental review\npursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act Guidelines (Facilities and Community Services Director\nCrocker)

12. Approve the request for in-kind support in the amount of $900 related to the Loma Linda\nUniversity Behavioral Health Institute Stand-Up to Stigma 5K to be held on Sunday, May\n19, 2024, and approve the temporary street closures related to the event (Facilities and\nCommunity Services Director Crocker)

13. Approve a request by the Redlands Arts Festival, Inc. to hold the Redlands Festival of\nArts event on May 25-26, 2024; authorize street closures related to the event; approve a\nrequest for in-kind support in the amount of $5,407.00; authorize the sale and\nconsumption of alcoholic beverages at the event; and determine that the event is\ncategorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the\nstate’s guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and\nCommunity Services Director Crocker)

2. Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring May 2024, as Asian American Pacific\nIslander Heritage Month (Mayor Tejeda)

3. Approve recommendations for appointments to the Airport Advisory Board (Mayor Tejeda\nand Council Member Saucedo)

4. Adopt Resolution No. 8575 - A request to approve a one-year Extension of Time for\nTentative Parcel Map No. 20175 and Commission Review & Approval No. 911, regarding\nthe construction of a 145-unit multi-family apartment building four stories in height,\nlocated at 200-206 West Redlands Boulevard (APNs: 0169-281-30-0000 and 0169-281-\n31-0000) (Development Services Director Desatnik)

5. Adopt Resolution No. 8585 approving the destruction of certain public records\n(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

6. Reject bids received for Water and Wastewater Laboratory Services and direct staff to\nsolicit new bids (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)

7. Approve the Informational Technology Service Contract with the County of San\nBernardino Information Technology Department for maintenance and repair services of\nFire Department emergency radios (Fire Chief Sessler)

8. Adopt Resolution No. 8582 establishing the rate for the voter-approved special tax for\nemergency paramedic services for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (Fire Chief Sessler)

9. Approve a request to hold the Redlands Firefighter's Car show event hosted by the\nRedlands Professional Firefighters Association on May 26, 2024, at Ed Hales Park and\nalong East State Street and Citrus Avenue; authorize temporary street closures related to\nthe event; approve a request for in-kind support in the amount of $9,598; authorize the\nsale and consumption of alcoholic beverages at the event, and determine that the event\nis categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of the\nstate’s guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Facilities and\nCommunity Services Director Crocker)

1. Conference Report- 2024 Regional Conference of the Southern California Association of\nGovernments (SCAG) and General Assembly (Council Member Davis and Council\nMember Saucedo)

2. Report on 2024 State Water Project Tour in Sacramento (Council Member Saucedo)

3. Discussion and possible action relating to a letter of support for State Senator Ochoa\nBogh's $45 million grant funding request for local growers (Council Member Saucedo)

1. Public Hearing to consider the following applications for 9.01 acres of land located at the\nnorthwest corner of Colton Avenue and Wabash Avenue (APN: 0168-291-02-0000) in the\nSingle Family Residential (R-1) Zoning District by applicant Vanita Soni Puri.\n(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing)\n1. Reso No. 8576 - Mitigated Negative Declaration and Socio-Economic\nCost/Benefit Study prepared for the project in accordance with Section 15074 of\nthe California Environmental Quality Act.\n2 Reso No. 8577 - Land Conversion - A request to approve the conversion of\nagricultural land to residential land pursuant to Section 4.40s of the Redlands\nGeneral Plan (Measure “U”) for the project site consisting of 9.01 acres.\n3. Reso No. 8578 - General Plan Amendment No. 147 - A request to amend the\nGeneral Plan land use designation of 9.01 acres from Low Density Residential to\nMedium Density Residential.\n4. Reso No. 8579 - Specific Plan No. 66 - A request to adopt the “Madera at Citrus\nTrail Specific Plan” (Specific Plan No. 66) as the new underlying zoning designation\nfor 9.01 acres and establish development standards to accommodate single family\nresidential development at a density of 11.3 dwelling units per acre. The project\nproposes to construct 102 single-family two-story homes, new interior streets to\nserve the project, private recreational open space areas and on-site amenities,\nlandscape and lighting, and related improvements including drainage basins and\npublic/private utility connections.\n5. Reso No. 8580 - Tentative Tract Map No. 20571 and Commission Review &\nApproval No. 965 - A request to subdivide 9.01 acres for residential development\nand condominium purposes, as well as site plan approval and architectural design\nreview to construct a total of 102 single-family detached motorcourt homes up to two\nstories high within the proposed Madera at Citrus Trail Specific Plan.\n(Development Services Director Desatnik)

2. Public Hearing-Ordinance No. 2963 Amending Title 15, Section 15.36.420 related to\nFreeway-Orientated Signs and Sign Conditional Use Permit No. 28 to Consider a\nRequest to Construct a Freeway-Orientated Sign\n(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing)\na. PUBLIC HEARING to consider ORDINANCE NO. 2963 (ORDINANCE TEXT\nAMENDMENT NO. 368), an ordinance amending Title 15 (Sign Code) of the\nRedlands Municipal Code by updating Section 15.36.420 relating to regulations\napplicable to the location of freeway-oriented signs. This proposal qualifies for an\nexemption from environmental review in accordance with the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).\nb. PUBLIC HEARING to consider SIGN CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 28, a\nrequest to construct a Freeway Oriented Sign for a motorist-serving business (drive-\nthrough restaurant) with an overall sign face exceeding 120 square-feet. The\nproposed sign is 95 feet high with a sign face consisting of 197.1 square-feet. The\nproject site is located at the southwest corner of West Lugonia Avenue and Citrus\nPlaza Drive, on the west side of the Interstate 210 freeway, within the General\nCommercial (EV/CG) District of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (APNs: 0169-\n341-09-0000 and 0169-341-07-0000). The proposal qualifies for exemption from\nenvironmental review in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act\nGuidelines Section 15311 for accessory structures such as on-premises\nsigns. (Development Services Director Desatnik)

3. Public Hearing- Ordinance No. 2966 amending Chapter 17.17 of the Redlands Municipal\ncode for undergrounding utilities\n(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing)\na. Consideration of Ordinance No. 2966 amending Redlands Municipal Code Chapter\n17.17 (Improvements) of Title 17 (Subdivision Regulations) to modify the criteria and\nfindings pertaining to the requirement for undergrounding utilities that are applicable\nto subdivisions and development projects.\nb. Determination that the proposal is exempt from environmental review under the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3) of the\nCEQA Guidelines (Development Services Director Desatnik)

4. Public Hearing-Ordinance No. 2967 amending Ordinance No. 2961 Chapter 18.20 of the\nRedlands Municipal Code\n(Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing)\na. Consideration of Ordinance No. 2967 pertaining to agricultural tourism and related\nuses within the A-1, Agricultural zone of the City of Redlands (Chapter 18.20 of the\nRedlands Municipal Code).\nb. Determination that the proposal is exempt from environmental review under the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3) of the\nCEQA Guidelines.(Development Services Director Desatnik)

1. Consideration of Resolution No. 8584 Authorizing Forgiveness of the Interfund Loan\nbetween the Public Facilities Fund and the General Fund (Management\nServices/Finance Director Garcia)

2. Consideration of the introduction of Ordinance No. 2964 and Ordinance No. 2965 to\nimplement water and wastewater rate increases, adoption of Resolution No. 8583\nproviding notice of intent to increase water and wastewater rates, direct staff to issue the\nrequired Proposition 218 notice establishing a public hearing date and location, and\ndetermine that consideration of the proposed rate increases is exempt from\nenvironmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines\nimplementing the California Environmental Quality Act (Municipal Utilities and\nEngineering Director Harris)

3. Consideration of the Professional Services Agreement with Richard C. Slade &\nAssociates, LLC to design and provide construction coordination/support services for a\nnew groundwater production well for an amount not-to-exceed $290,000, and determine\nthat approval of the Agreement is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section\n15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality\nAct (Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Harris)

4. Consideration of Resolution No. 8594 approving acceptance of Grant Funds from\nthe California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA), approval of the Grant Project\nInformation Package, approval of the Grant Agreement between the City of Redlands\nand CNRA and a corresponding additional appropriation in the amount of $2 million,\napproval of Memorandum of Understanding with the Redlands Historical Museum\nAssociation (RHMA), and the promissory note with the RHMA (A.K. Smiley Library\nDirector McCue)