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City Council, Regular Meeting
Civic Center Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, California
May 3, 2011 6:00 p.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Sergeant Patrick Modesitt.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor McArthur with the following Council Members
present: Dickerson, Jones, and Sullivan. Council Member Bosetti was absent.
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The Invocation was offered by Police Chaplain Cyndee Thomas.
Also present were City Manager Starman, City Attorney Duvernay, Assistant City Manager
Tippin, Public Works Director Crane, Development Services Director Hamilton, City Clerk
Mize, and Executive Assistant Grimm. The City Manager introduced Department Directors
that were in attendance: Detwiler, Hansen, Hauser, Kersten, Kreitman, Niemer, and Strong.
PUBLIC COMMENT
[S-070-200]
Kip Lee asked for public works repairs.
[L-050-500]
Suann Prigmore questioned Council Member Dickerson about his reason for approving a
library policy relative to leafleting activity and objected to how the Mayor treated her at the
last Council meeting.
[B-080-600/L-050-500]
Linda Johnson supported the City Charter Exploratory Committee, a city charter, and
leafleting activity at the Redding Municipal Library.
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[L-050-500]
Randall Faulkner opposed the Outdoor Public Forum Policy at the Redding Municipal
Libnlry and accused the Mayor of violating the Brown Act at the last Council meeting.
[B-080-600]
Greg Mann supported freedom of speech and a charter city.
PRESENTATION - Michelle Goedert and Dr. Randall Smith for service on the Planning
Commission
[B-080-300]
On behalf of the City Council and staff, Mayor McArthur and Development Services
Director Hamilton presented Appreciation Clocks to Michelle Goedert and Dr. Randall
Smith and thanked them both for serving two, consecutive four-year terms on the Planning
Commission.
PRESENTATION - National AmeriCorps Recognition
[A-050-060] I
Rachelle Neal, Child Abuse Coordinating Council of Shasta County Project Director,
provided a packet of information, incorporated herein by reference, relating to the varied .
support services that 64 local AmeriCorps members provide to needy families.
PRESENTATION - Shasta Mosquito & Vector Control District
[B-080-480]
Peter Bonkrude, Shasta Mosquito & Vector Control District Manager, provided an annual
report, incorporated herein by reference, detailing the extensive .efforts being made to
eradicate mosquito populations, the West Nile Virus, and other vector-borne diseases from
the region, and to raise public awareness of control measures that can help.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
The following matters were considered inclusively under the Consent Calendar:
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Approval of Payroll and Accounts Payable Registers
[A-050-100-500]
It is the recommendation of the Finance Director that the City Council approve Accounts
Payable Register No. 20, for the period of April 18, 2011, through April 29, 2011, for a total
of $13,921,515.46, for check numbers 892503 through 892854, inclusive, ACH Transfer
numbers 7763 through 7810, inclusive, and Wire Transfer numbers 3108 through 3144,
inclusive; and Payroll Register No. 21, for the period April 3, 2011, through April 16, 2011,
in the amount of$2,427,073.36, for electronic deposit transaction numbers 300360 through
301138, inclusive, and check numbers 548893 through 548966, inclusive.
SUMMARY TOTAL: $16,348,588.82
Treasurer's Report - March 2011
[A -050-100-600]
It is the recommendation of the City Treasurer that the City Council accept the Treasurer's
Report for the month of March 2011.
Total Treasurer's Accountability $127,325,014.86
Total City of Redding Funds, Funds Held in
Trust, and Funds of Related Entities $187,942,669.55
ACR133 Report and Cash Reconciliation - March 2011
[F -205-095-650]
It is the recommendation of the Finance Director that the City Council accept the ACR133
Report and the Proof of Cash Reconciliation for March 2011.
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Ordinance - Amending Redding Municipal Code Chapter 16.20 - Development Impact Fees,
as it pertains to annual adjustments of fees
[L-010-045]
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt Ordinance No.
2475, an ordinance ofthe City Council ofthe City of Redding, amending Redding Municipal
Code Title 16 - Buildings and Construction, Chapter 16.20 - Development Impact Fees, by
adding Section 16.20.015, implementing a retroactive suspension of inflation adjustments
for all impact fees for 2011 and future suspension of inflation adjustments for all impact fees
for 2012. The Vote:
AYES: Council Members - Dickerson, Jones, and McArthur
NOES: Council Members - Sullivan
ABSTAIN: Council Members - None
ABSENT: Council Members - Bosetti
Proiect Status Report - April 2011
[A-050-080]
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council accept the Project Status
Report for the month of April 2011.
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Agreements - Experimental Aircraft Association and Hillside Aviation, Inc.
[A -070-080/ A -090-020]
It is the recommendation of the Support Services Director that the City Council approve
license agreements with Experimental Aircraft Association and Hillside Aviation, Inc., to.
hold Aviation Day 2011 at Benton Airpark, and authorize the Mayor to execute same.
Repayment Waivers - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
[R-030-100-040]
It is the recommendation of the Development Services Director that the City Council
authorize the filing of repayment waivers with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development for the repayment of Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program loans
that default.
License Agreement - Shasta Bally for police communications
[A-070-080/P-150-150]
It is the recommendation of the Chief of Police that the City Council approve, and authorize
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. the Mayor to sign, a license agreement for approximately four square feet of space inside the
concrete building located at Shasta Bally Mountain, Shasta County, California, for a rack on
which the Integrated Public Safety System (IPSS) equipment sits, for a term of five years,
commencing retroactively as of July 1, 2009, at the cost of $6,648 for the first year and
increasing three percent annually thereafter. .
Award of Bid - Schedule No. 4385 (Job No. 2371), 2011 Sanitary Sewer Replacement
Project
[B-050-020]
It is the recommendation of the Public Works Director that the City Council award Bid
Schedule No. 4385 to R.A. Martin Constructors, Inc., for the 2011 Sanitary Sewer
Replacement Project, in the amount of$727,905.50; that an additional $95,000 be approved
for administration and inspection fees and outside services for materials testing; and that
$73,000 be approved to provide construction contingency funding, for a total of$895,905.50.
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Award of Bid - Schedule No. 4380 (Job Nos. 2366/2343), 2011 Water Main and Storm Drain
Replacement .
[B-050-020]
It is the recommendation of the Public Works Director that the City Council relieve the low
bidder, KAT Construction, of its bid; award Bid Schedule No. 4380 to R. A. Martin
Constructors, Inc., for the 2011 Water Main and Storm Drain Replacement projects, in the
amount of $838,247.20; that an additional $95,000 be approved for administration and
inspection fees and outside services for materials testing; and that $84,000 be approved to
provide construction contingency funding, for a total of$1,017,247.20.
Notice of Completion - Bid Schedule No. 4121 (Job Nos. 2126/2292), Stillwater Business
Park, Phase 1A
[B-050-020/E-050-500]
It is the recommendation of the Public Works Director that the City Council accept the
subject construction contract performed by J.F. Shea Construction, Inc., as satisfactorily
complete and authorize-the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the Shasta County
Recorder. The total project cost to-date is $20,716,329.94; final cost remains to-be-
determined, due to pending litigation in the form of support costs and possible paYment of
claims.
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Council Member Jones advised that he would be voting no on this item to be consistent with
his vote at the June 3, 2008, City Council meeting relative to awarding the bid for
construction of Stillwater Business Park, Phase 1A.
The Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Council Members - Dickerson, Sullivan, and McArthur
Council Members - Jones
Council Members - None
Council Members - Bosetti
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Jones, seconded by Council Member
Dickerson, that the foregoing items on the Consent Calendar be approved and adopted as
recommended, with the exception of the item(s) approved by separate vote as indicated
above. The Vote:
AYES: Council Members - Dickerson, Jones, Sullivan and McArthur
NOES: Council Members - None
ABSTAIN: Council Members - None
ABSENT: Council Members - Bosetti
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Ordinance No. 2475 is on file in the Office ofthe City Clerk.
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PUBLIC HEARING - Resolution authorizing a grant application for California Department
of Housing and Comm~nity Development Disaster-Recovery Funding
[G-1 00-070/P-l 50-070]
Development Services Director Hamilton summarized the Report to City Council (staff
report) dated April 20, 2011, incorporated herein by reference, ~d recommended t?~t ~he
Council adopt a resolution authorizing the submittal of a 2008 DIsaster-Recovery ImtIatIve
Program grant application for City emergency-response planning and operations documents.
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At the hour of6:39 p.m., Mayor McArthur opened the public hearing to consider a California
Department of Housing and Community Development grant application for disaster-recovery
funding to be used for updating the City's emergency-response planning and operations
documents.
The following document is on file in the Office of the City Clerk:
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Public Hearing
No protests were received.
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Mayor McArthur determined that no one present wished to address this matter and closed
the public hearing.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Sullivan, seconded by Council Member
Jones, adopting Resolution No. 2011-51, a resolution of the City Council of the City of
Redding approving an application for funding and the execution of a grant agreement and
any amendments thereto, in an amount up to $165,000, from the 2008 Disaster-Recovery
Initiative (DR!) Allocation of the State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program. The Vote:
AYES: Council Members - Dickerson, Jones, Sullivan and McArthur
NOES: Council Members - None
ABSTAIN: Council Members - None
ABSENT: Council Members - Bosetti
Resolution No. 2011-51 is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
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PUBLIC HEARING - Resolution accepting the Action Plan and funding recommendations
relative to the Community Development Block Grant Program and the Home Investment
Partnerships Program
[G-1 00-030-1 OO/G-l 00-030-056/G-l 00-075]
Development Services Director Hamilton summarized the Report to City Council (staff
report) dated April 21, 2011, incorporated herein by reference, and recommended that the
Council adopt a resolution accepting the Action Plan for 2011-12 and authorizing the City
Manager, or his designee, to sign all the necessary documents and submit the Action Plan to
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
At the hour of 6:43 p.m., Mayor McArthur opened the public hearing inviting the public to
examine and comment on the draft 2011-12 Action Plan to be submitted to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The following document is on file in the Office of the City Clerk:
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Public Hearing
No protests were received.
Mayor McArthur determined that no one present wished to address this matter and closed
the public hearing.
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A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Jones, seconded by Council Member
Sullivan, adopting Resolution No. 2011-52, a resolution of the City Council ofthe City of
Redding accepting the Action Plan for 2011-12 and authorizing the City Manager, or his
designee, to sign all the necessary documents and submit the Action Plan to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Council Members - Dickerson, Jones, Sullivan and McArthur
Council Members - None
Council Members - None
Council Members - Bosetti
Resolution No. 2011-52 is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
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PUBLIC HEARING - 2010 Citizens' Option for Public Safety Program Proposal and
Utilization Plan
[G-I00-170/B-130-070/P-150-150]
Chief of Police Hansen summarized the Report to City Council ( staff report) dated April 21 ,
2011, incorporated herein by reference, and recommended thatthe Council accept the Police
Department's plan for utilizing the State of California's Citizens' Option for Public Safety
(COPS) program funds for fiscal year 2010-11. Chief Hansen briefly outlined the need for
funding ofthe Integrated Public Safety System (IPSS) for records management, mobile data
sharing, online reporting, and personnel. He noted that the annual grant is funded by Vehicle
License Fees collected by the state and the amount is not yet known, but anticipated a
minimum of$100,000.
At the hour of 6:48 p.m., Mayor McArthur opened the public hearing to consider the
Proposed Spending Plan for State Funds received under the "Citizens' Option for Public
Safety (COPS) Program."
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The following document is on file in the Office of the City Clerk:
Affidavit of Publication - Notice of Public Hearing
No protests were received.
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Mayor McArthur determined that no one present wished to address this matter and closed
the public hearing.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Jones, seconded by Council Member
Sullivan, accepting the Police Department's plan for utilizing the State of California's
Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) program funds for fiscal year 201 0-11 to fund the
IPSS program and to use remaining funds (or interest earnings) not needed for items listed
in the staff report for equipment or the current unmet needs list.
The Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Council Members - Dickerson, Jones, Sullivan and McArthur
Council Members - None
Council Members - None
Council Members - Bosetti
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MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT - Electric Utility - March 2011
[B-130-070]
Electric Utility Director Hauser summarized the Report to City Council (staff report) dated
April 21, 2011, incorporated herein by reference, which states that billed retail revenue was
$1,734,809 (2.2%) below the projection for the nine-month period ending March 2011.
Wholesale power sales for the period were $35,764,643 (265.8%) above projections.
Operating revenue after energy costs was $34,129,234 (37.1%) above plan. The cost of
energy was $27,517,718 (42.0%) above plan. Total operating expenses for were $2,995,025
(13.7%) below budget. The Utility's net operating results for the first nine months of the
fiscal year were $9,606,540 better than budget projections. Debt service payments to-date
total $4,348,450. Capital expenditures through March were $2,266,698 for revenue-funded
projects and $8,794,910 for bond-funded projects. The Electric Utility unrestricted cash
balance at the end of March 2011 was $32.1 million. Mr. Hauser observed that, although net
operating results are better than projected, the utility would be using $2-3 million from
reserve funds for the fiscal year. He also mentioned that Redding Electric Utility (REU) had
strategically decided to decrease investments in capital improvements while transitioning
from significantly less-costly energy provided by expired contracts with Western Area Power
Administration, in order to mitigate dramatic rate increases. Mr. Hauser noted that
maintai,ning the health of the system would need to be addressed in future budgets.
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Mr. Hauser provided an update on SBXl 2 (Senator Simitian's Renewable Portfolio
Standard bill) and the impact it could have on REU as new renewable energy regulations are
phased in through 2020, particularly Governor Brown's comments relating to increasing
Renewable Portfolio Standards to 40 percent in the near future. He also relayed that the
Trinity River Restoration Program will be conducting a test of completed channel
rehabilitation and other work projects by increasing flows to a peak of 11 ,000 cubic feet per
second for three days beginning on April 12, 2011.
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Mr. Hauserrecommended that the City Council accept the Electric Utility Monthly Financial
Report for March 2011.
Gary Cadd commented on hydro power, Southern California Edison, state legislators, and
municipal utilities.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Jones, seconded by Council Member
Dickerson, accepting the Monthly Financial Report for the Electric Utility for March 2011.
The Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Council Members - Dickerson, Jones, Sullivan, and McArthur .
Council Members - None
Council Members - None
Council Members - Bosetti
MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT - General Fund - March 2011
[B-130-070]
Finance Director Strong summarized the Report to City Council ( staff report) dated Apri122,
2011, incorporated herein by reference, noting that total revenue-to-date is $41.1 million or
$68,227 (0.2%) above staffs cash flow projection. For the month of March, sales tax,
property tax, and in-lieu property tax performed as expected or better than staffs cash flow
projection, while revenue from transient occupancy tax and other sources performed below
staffs cash flow projection. The increase in point-of-sales was slightly over two percent
when compared to the adjusted 2009 fourth quarter. Expenditures at month end, excluding
encumbrances, total $47,418,850 or $6,477,321 (12.1%) below staffs projection.
Encumbrances total $1,265,615.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Jones, seconded by Council Member
Dickerson, accepting the Monthly Financial Report for the General Fund for March 2011.
The Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Council Members - Dickerson, Jones, Sullivan, and McArthur
Council Members - None
Council Members - None
Council Members - Bosetti
AWARD OF BID - Bid Schedule No. 4387 (Job No. 2198) - Clear Creek Wastewater
Treatment Plant Rehabilitation and Expansion Project, Bid Package 5
[B-050-020/W -010-450]
Public Works Director Crane summarized the Report to City Council (staff report) dated
April 19, 2011, incorporated herein by reference. Mr. Crane relayed staff concerns regarding
the low bidder (F & H Construction) and detailed the research efforts staff made to achieve
an acceptable comfort level to recommend that the Council award Bid Schedule No. 4387
(Job No. 2198), Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation and Expansion
Project, Bid Package 5, to F & H Construction.
Chad Dunigan, Director of Operations with F & H Construction, introduced his management
team consisting of Stephen Seibly/Chief Estimator, Gary Baird/Estimator, and Tim
Gatchett/Project Superintendent. He thanked Council and offered to answer any questions.
Randall Faulkner asked questions regarding charter cities and opposed prevailing wages.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Sullivan, seconded by Council Member
Jones, (1) awarding Bid Schedule No. 4387 (Job No. 2198) - Clear Creek Wastewater
Treatment Plant Rehabilitation and Expansion Project, Bid Package 5 to F & H Construction,
in the amount of$15,837,000, contingent upon receipt of Approval of Award by the State
Water Resources Control Board; (2) approving an additional $250,000 for administration and
inspection fees; and (3) approving an additional $1,584,000 to provide construction
contingency funding, for a total of$17,671,000.
The Vote: .
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Council Members - Dickerson, Jones, Sullivan, and McArthur
Council Members - None
Council Members - None
Council Members - Bosetti
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CLOSED SESSION
[P-I00-050]
Randall Faulkner, Gary Cadd, and Don Kirk stated their opinions on city employee wages,
contracts, and benefits.
At the hour of7:28 p.m., Mayor McArthur announced that Council would adjourn to Closed
Session.
At the hour of8: 19 p.m., Mayor McArthur reconvened the Regular Meeting to Open Session
and reported that in reference to:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Designated Agency Representative: Assistant City Manager Tippin
Employee Organizations: Redding Peace Officers Association
[P-I00-050-120]
No reportable action was taken.
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CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Designated Agency Representative: Assistant City Manager Tippin
Employee Organizations: Local Union 1245 of International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers AFL-CIO - Electric Employees
[P-I00-050-070]
No reportable action was taken.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Designated Agency Representative: Assistant City Manager Tippin
Employee Organizations: All Represented and Unrepresented Employees
[P-IOO-050]
No reportable action was taken.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Manager I
[A -050-080]
No reportable action was taken and the item was continued to the next Council Meeting, due
to Council Member Bosetti' s absence.
ADJOURNMENT
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There being no further business, Mayor McArthur declared the meeting adjourned at the hour
of8:20 p.m.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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