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Redding City Council, Regular Meeting
Civic Center Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, CA 96001
November 15, 2022, 6:00 PM
The City Council Chambers are fully open to the public in compliance with current guidelines
from the California Department of Public Health regarding indoor meetings.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Kristen Schreder with the following Council Members
present: Michael Dacquisto, Mark Mezzano, and Julie Winter. Council Member Erin Resner was
absent.
Also present were: City Manager Barry Tippin, Assistant City Manager Sheri DeMaagd, Assistant
City Manager Steve Bade, City Attorney Barry DeWalt, City Clerk Pamela Mize, and Executive
Assistant Amber DalPoggetto.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor Schreder.
The Invocation was provided by Reverend Stephen Webb, Harvest Baptist Church.
PRESENTATIONS
2A. Presentation by Daniel Cook, Boy Scout Troop No. 125,providing an update regarding the
Military Monument and Flagpole Eagle Scout Project at the Redding Regional Airport.
The City Council took no action on this informational item.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Director of Communications Outreach of Recruitment and Enrollment of the California
Conservation Corporation (CCC) Dana Howard and Assistant Director of CCC in Redding Lori
Matheson invited the Council Members to tour the CCC Center in Redding and their local projects.
Steve Kohn asked the Council to wait to implement parking fees until the impact on local
businesses has been determined.
Alex Bielecki spoke regarding corruption and the homeless.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The following matters were considered inclusively under the Consent Calendar and each Report
to City Council (staff report) is incorporated herein by reference:
4(a). Approve Minutes: Regular Meeting of October 18, 2022.
4(b). Accept City of Redding Accounts Payable Register Nos. 7 and 8; and Payroll Register Nos.
8 and 9.
Accounts Payable Register No. 7 for the period of October 1, 2022, through October 14,
2022, for a total of$7,525,393.74 for check numbers 174641 through 174994, inclusive,
ACH Transfer numbers 18876 through 18917 inclusive, Wire Transfer numbers 11906
through 11927, inclusive; (2) Accounts Payable Register No. 8 for the period of October
15, 2022, through October 31, 2022, for a total of $17,448,444.68 for check numbers
174995 through 175354, inclusive, ACH Transfer numbers 18918 through 18991
inclusive, Wire Transfer numbers 11928 through 11947,inclusive; (3)Payroll Register No.
8 for the period of October 2, 2022, through October 15, 2022, in the amount of
$4,009,361.15, for electronic deposit transaction numbers 570121 through 571085, and
check numbers 608465 through 608513,inclusive; (4)Payroll Register No. 9 for the period
of October 16, 2022 through October 29, 2022, in the amount of $3,844,109.74, for
electronic deposit transaction numbers 571086 through 572034, and check numbers
608514 through 608532, inclusive; SUMMARY TOTAL: $32,827,309.31.
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4.2(a). Authorize and approve the following actions: (1) authorize the City Manager, or
designee, to negotiate and draft an amendment to the Consulting and Professional
Services Contract (C-9479) with No Boundaries Transitional Housing, Inc.,
increasing the contract by $59,360 and thereby increasing the total amount of the
contract to $294,360; (2) authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment and
any subsequent amendments that extend the contract within available budgeted funds;
and (3)find the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act pursuant to Section 15301(d) Existing Facilities.
4.2(b). Adopt Resolution No. 2022-119, a resolution of the City Council of the City of
Redding, adopting and approving the 72nd Amendment to City Budget Resolution
No. 2021-078 appropriating $527,500 for equipment purchases and increasing
operating expenses for the Redding Regional Airport and Benton Airpark.
4.2(d). Authorize the following actions relative to Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 5328,
to provide security and law enforcement officer services at the Redding Regional
Airport: (1) award the Professional Services Contract (Contract) to American Guard
Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $405,000; (2) authorize the Mayor to execute
the Contract with American Guard Services, Inc.; (3) authorize the City Manager or
designee to approve Contract extensions of up to three one-year terms and amendments
not to exceed $50,000; and (4) adopt Resolution No. 2022-120, a resolution of the City
Council of the City of Redding, adopting and approving the 73rd Amendment to City
Budget Resolution No. 2021-078 appropriating $46,000 for security contracts.
4.5(b). Authorize the following relative to Bid Schedule No. 5326, Furnish Treated Wood Poles
for Redding Electric Utility: (1) award Bid Group I (35' to 55' poles treated with
Pentachlorophenol), Group II (60' to 100' poles treated with Pentachlorophenol), Group
V (35' to 55' poles treated with DCOI), and Group VI (60' to 100' poles treated with
DCOI) to Stella-Jones Corporation, with a total annual evaluated price of$450,082 before
tax for Groups I and II; and the same evaluated total for Groups V and VI; (2) award Bid
Group III (35' to 55' poles treated with Copper Naphthenate) and Group IV (60' to 100'
poles treated with Copper Naphthenate) to Conrad Forest Products with a total annual
evaluated total cost of$320,965 before tax; (3) authorize the Purchasing Officer to extend
the bid award annually with Stella-Jones Corporation and Conrad Forest Products through
September 30, 2026, if mutually agreeable, with all terms and conditions remaining
the same; and (4) authorize the City Manager to approve changes to future pricing terms
and policies as needed that may occur due to inflation and unstable economic conditions.
4.6(a). Approve and ratify the authorization to accept and execute the grant agreement from the
California State Library to support the Shasta Public Libraries Library Literacy Services
programs: (1) adopt Resolution No. 2022-121, a resolution of the City Council of the City
of Redding, ratifying the authorization to accept and allocate the award of a grant from the
California State Library in the amount of$62,077 for Library Literacy Services for Fiscal
Year 2022-23; (2) adopt Resolution No. 2022-122, a resolution of the City Council of the
City of Redding, approving and adopting the 69th Amendment to City Budget Resolution
No. 2021-078 appropriating said funds; (3) accept California Library Literacy Services
project grant funds for Adult Literacy Services in the amount of $36,967; (4) accept
California Library Literacy Services project grant funds for Family Literacy Services in
the amount of $25,110; and (5) authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all
subsequent documentation relative to the grant.
4.6(b). Adopt Resolution No. 2022-123, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redding,
declaring Parcel A, 7.88-acres located in the Silverstone Unit 2 (AMND-2020-01135, S-
2019-00280)map recordation of Book 25 of Maps, Page 37, and described in Exhibit 1, as
"Exempt Surplus"; and authorizing the City Manager to adhere to reporting and approval
guidelines pursuant to the State of California Housing and Community Development
Surplus Land Act Guidelines Section 400(e).
4.11(a).Accept Bid Schedule No. 5199 (Job No. 9943), Reconstruction of Terminal Building
Access Roads, awarded to Tullis, Inc., as satisfactorily complete, with a final cost of
$1,519,479.34.
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4.11(b).Adopt Resolution No. 2022-124, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redding,
authorizing the Director of Public Works to submit a grant application for $5,126,000 and
prepare all documentation, studies, and investigations necessary for the Sustainable
Groundwater Management Grant Program with the State of California Department of
Water Resources on behalf of the Enterprise-Anderson Groundwater Sustainability
Agency; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign and execute all documentation,
including a funding agreement and any future amendments, to facilitate the grant should it
be awarded.
4.11(e).Authorize the following actions relative to Bid Schedule No. 5320 (Job No. 5113-64),On
-Call Sidewalk Repair Project: (1) award to SnL Group, Inc., in the amount of$169,984;
(2) approve an additional $15,000 to cover the cost of administration and inspection fees;
(3) approve $55,000 to provide construction contingency funding; (4) approve $9,500 for
project development; (5) find that the project is categorically exempt from review under
the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines,per Section 15301(c & d)—Existing
Facilities; and (6) if mutually agreeable, with all prices, terms, and conditions remaining
the same, the contract may be renewed for two additional one-year periods with the same
contract amount and contingency per year, authorize the City Manager to execute contract
amendments to renew contract for up to two years.
4.11(f).Authorize the following actions relative to the 2022 Sacramento River Settlement
Contractors (SRSC) Corporation Drought Funding Agreement (Agreement): (1) authorize
the Mayor to execute the Agreement to Appoint SRSC Corporation as Agent for
Administration of Drought Relief Funding Agreement with the United States Bureau of
Reclamation in 2022; and (2) find that the action is exempt from review under the
California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15061 — Common
Sense Exemption.
4.11(g).Authorize the following actions relative to Request for Proposals No. 5310, to provide
environmental and engineering services for the Boulder Creek Flood Protection and
Natural Treatment Project: (1) award the Consultant and Professional Services Contract
(Contract) to Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (Geosyntec), in an amount not to exceed
$497,013; (2) authorize the Mayor to execute the Contract with Geosyntec; (3) authorize
the City Manager to approve Contract amendments not to exceed $50,000; and (4) adopt
Resolution No. 2022-125, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redding, adopting
and approving the 71st Amendment to City Budget Resolution No.2021-078 appropriating
$152,020 of Storm Drain Impact Fees.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Mezzano, seconded by Council
Member Winter, that the foregoing items on the Consent Calendar be ratified, accepted,
acknowledged, adopted, approved, and/or authorized as recommended.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members—Dacquisto, Mezzano, Winter, and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—None
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None
ABSENT: Council Members—Resner
Resolution Nos. 2022-119 through 2022-125 are on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
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APPOINTMENTS
5.1. Mayor's appointments to the Community Development Advisory Committee.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Mezzano, seconded by Council
Member Winter, to approve Mayor's recommendation to make the following
appointments to the Community Development Advisory Committee: (1) Roxanne Burke
to fill an unscheduled vacancy with a term ending November 30, 2023; (2)Blake Fisher to
fill an unscheduled vacancy with a term ending November 30, 2023; (3) Bryndon Madison
to fill a scheduled vacancy with a term ending November 30, 2025; (4) Laural Park to fill
a scheduled vacancy with a term ending November 30, 2025; and (5) Kathryn "Katie"
Swartz to fill a scheduled vacancy with a term ending November 30, 2025.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members—Dacquisto, Mezzano, Winter, and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—None
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None
ABSENT: Council Members—Resner
Clerk's Note: Mayor Schreder stated that there is a typographical error in the staff report
appointments. The end of term year was inadvertently entered as 2023 instead of 2025 for
Laurel Park and Kathryn "Katie" Swartz. The Minutes have been updated to reflect this
correction.
REGULAR CALENDAR: REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS OF DEPARTMENTS,
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
9A. Request for Proposal (RFP)No. 5308, Audit Services for the City of Redding.
City Manager Tippin summarized the Report to City Council (staff report), incorporated
herein by reference.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Dacquisto, seconded by Council
Member Mezzano, to approve the following actions regarding RFP No. 5308, Audit
Services for the City of Redding: (1) award to Clifton, Larson, Allen (CLA), LLP, in the
amount of$350,575, for a four-year term, with two optional two-year extensions; and (2)
authorize the Mayor to sign the Consulting and Professional Services Agreement with
CLA, LLP.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members—Dacquisto, Mezzano, Winter, and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—None
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None
ABSENT: Council Members—Resner
9.2(c). Airport Strategic Plan for Redding Regional Airport.
Airport Manager Jim Wadleigh summarized the Report to City Council (staff report) and
provided a PowerPoint presentation, both incorporated herein by reference.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Winter, seconded by Council
Member Dacquisto to approve the Airport Strategic Plan for Redding Regional
Airport; and find the action statutorily exempt from review under the California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15262 — Feasibility and
Planning Studies.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members—Dacquisto, Mezzano, Winter, and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—None
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None
ABSENT: Council Members—Resner
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9.4(a). Ordinance - 2022 California Building Standards Code (CBSC) and related amendments
to Chapters 16.01 through 16.09 of the Redding Municipal Code.
Director of Development Services Jeremy Pagan summarized the Report to City Council
(staff report) and provided a PowerPoint presentation, both incorporated herein by
reference.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Winter, seconded by Council
Member Mezzano, to authorize and approve the following actions: (1) offer
Ordinance 2655 amending Redding Municipal Code Title 16(Buildings and Construction),
Chapter 16.02 (Building Code)by amending Sections 16.02.010(California Building Code
Adopted); Chapter 16.03 (Residential Code) by amending Section 16.03.010 (California
Residential Code Adopted); Chapter 16.04 (Mechanical Code) by amending Section
16.04.010 (California Mechanical Code Adopted); Chapter 16.05 (Plumbing Code) by
amending Section 16.05.010 (California Plumbing Code Adopted); Chapter 16.06
(Electrical Code) by amending Section 16.06.010 (California Electrical Code Adopted);
Chapter 16.07 (Energy Code) by amending Section 16.07.010 (California Energy Code
Adopted); Chapter 16.08 (Green Building Code) by amending Section 16.08.010
(California Green Building Code Adopted); Chapter 16.09 (Housing Code) by amending
Section 16.09.010 (International Maintenance Code Adopted), making findings of facts
relating to local climatic, geological, and topographic conditions, all relating to the
adoption of the CBSC for first reading by title only and waive the full reading; (2)
authorize the City Attorney to prepare, and the City Clerk to publish a summary ordinance
according to law; and (3) found that the adoption of the 2022 CBSC and local
amendments does not qualify as a project under the California Environmental Quality
Act.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members—Dacquisto, Mezzano, Winter, and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—None
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None
ABSENT: Council Members—Resner
City Attorney DeWalt read Ordinance No. 2655 by title only and it is on file in the Office
of the City Clerk.
9.5(d). Redding Electric Utility's (REU) Quarterly Financial Report and Industry Activities
Update.
REU Finance Manager Joseph Bowers summarized the Report to City Council (staff
report) and provided a PowerPoint presentation; both incorporated herein by reference.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Winter, seconded by Council
Member Mezzano, to accept Redding Electric Utility's Fiscal Year 2022-23 First
Quarter Financial Report and Industry Activities Update.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members—Dacquisto, Mezzano, Winter, and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—None
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None
ABSENT: Council Members—Resner
9.6(c). Conceptual plan and submittal of the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant
application for South City Park in the City of Redding.
Danielle Arendt, resident of Wild Wood Park Estates, voiced support for the South City
Park plan and stressed pedestrian safety for walking to the park due to vehicle traffic.
Elfin Klaseen, resident of the Parkview neighborhood, shared her excitement for the park
plans and offered concerns about the homeless around the park.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
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A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Winter, seconded by Council
Member Schreder, to authorize the following relative to the design, funding,
permitting, engineering, and construction of improvements at South City Park: (1)
approve the conceptual plan; (2) authorize the submission of an Outdoor Recreation
Legacy Partnership application in the amount of $3.5 million to begin phase one
construction of the South City Park improvements; and (3) authorize the City Manager, or
designee,to execute all documents necessary to complete the Outdoor Recreation Legacy
Partnership Program application process, appropriate funds, should the grant be awarded,
and execute any agreements necessary to implement the project.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members—Winter and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—Dacquisto and Mezzano
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None
ABSENT: Council Members—Resner
Due to the lack of a majority vote by the Council, this item failed.
The City Council, by consensus, directed staff to reagendize this item for the December 6,
2022, City Council Meeting.
9.8(a). Ordinance - Redding Municipal Code Chapter 2.32 (Fire Department).
Fire Chief Jerrod Vanlandingham summarized the Report to City Council (staff report),
incorporated herein by reference.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Mezzano, seconded by Council
Member Dacquisto, to offer Ordinance 2656 amending Redding Municipal Code Title
2 (Administration and Personnel) to Repeal and Replace Chapter 2.32 (Fire Department)
for first reading by title only and waive the full reading; authorize the City Attorney to
prepare, and the City Clerk to publish a summary ordinance according to law.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members—Dacquisto, Mezzano, Winter, and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—None
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None
ABSENT: Council Members—Resner
City Attorney DeWalt read Ordinance No. 2656 by title only and it is on file in the Office
of the City Clerk.
9.8(b). Presentation regarding the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
Redding Fire Department Deputy Chief Jay Sumerlin summarized the Report to City
Council (staff report) and provided a PowerPoint presentation,both incorporated herein by
reference.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Mezzano, seconded by Council
Member Dacquisto to accept the oral presentation.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members—Dacquisto, Mezzano, Winter, and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—None
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None
ABSENT: Council Members—Resner
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9.8(c). Ordinance - Redding Municipal Code Title 9 (Fire Department).
Fire Marshall Patrick O'Connor summarized the Report to City Council (staff report),
incorporated herein by reference
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Mezzano, seconded by Council
Member Dacquisto, to authorize and approve the following actions: (1) offer
Ordinance 2657 amending Title 9 (Health and Safety), Chapter 9.20 (Fire Code) by
amending sections 9.20.010 (Adoption), 9.20.020 (Title), 9.20.030 (Supplemental Rules,
Regulations and Standards), 9.20.040 (Fire Prevention Division), 9.20.050 (Self-
Inspection), 9.20.060 (Appeals), 9.20.070 (Violations Penalties), 9.20.080 (Enforcement
Citation Authority), 9.20.090 (Fees), 9.20.100 (Open Burning, Recreational Fires, and
Outdoor Fireplaces), 9.20.110 (Fire Apparatus Access Roads), 9.20.120 (Premises
Identification), 9.20.130 (Fire Hydrants), 9.20.140 (Fire Protection Systems), 9.20.150
(Existing Buildings), 9.20.160 (High-Piled Combustible Storage), 9.20.170 (Fire Safety
During Construction and Demolition), 9.20.180 (Regulations for Fireworks), 9.20.200
(Referenced Standards), 9.20.210 (Appendix B — Fire Flow Requirements for Buildings),
2.90.220 (Appendix C — Footnote Additions), and 2.90.230 (Appendix D) and adding
9.20.195 (Flammable and Combustible Liquid Storage)to the Redding Municipal Code for
first reading by title only, waive the full reading; authorize the City Attorney to prepare,
and the City Clerk to publish a summary ordinance according to law; and (2) found that
adoption of Ordinance 2657 is not a project subject to environmental review under the
California Environmental Quality Act because the adoption of the Ordinance will not have
a significant effect on the environment.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members—Dacquisto, Mezzano, Winter, and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—None
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None
ABSENT: Council Members—Resner
City Attorney DeWalt read Ordinance No. 2657 by title only and it is on file in the Office
of the City Clerk.
9.10(a).General Fund Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended September 2022.
Finance Officer Gregory Robinett summarized the Report to City Council (staff report)
and presented a PowerPoint presentation, both incorporated herein by reference.
The City Council,by consensus, accepted the General Fund Quarterly Financial Report for
the quarter ended September 2022.
9.11(d).Wastewater Utility Master Plan.
Municipal Utility Manager Josh Vandiver summarized the Report to City Council (staff
report) and provided a PowerPoint presentation, both incorporated herein by reference.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Mezzano, seconded by Council
Member Dacquisto, to authorize and approve the following actions relative to the
Wastewater Utility Master Plan 2022: (1) accept the Wastewater Utility Master Plan 2022;
and (2)found that the action is statutorily exempt from review under the California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15262 - Feasibility and
Planning Studies.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members—Dacquisto, Mezzano, Winter, and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—None
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None
ABSENT: Council Members—Resner
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9.15(a).Resolution - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Salary Schedules.
Assistant City Manager DeMaagd summarized the Report to City Council (staff report)
incorporated herein by reference.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Mezzano, seconded by Council
Member Winter, to adopt Resolution 2022-126, a resolution of the City Council of
the City of Redding, approving the successor MOU and salary exhibits with the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - Maintenance Employees Unit (IBEW
Maintenance), for a three-year term ending December 3,2025; and approving amendments
to the IBEW Maintenance Schedule of Wage Rates effective December 11, 2022.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members—Dacquisto, Mezzano, Winter, and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—None
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None
ABSENT: Council Members—Resner
Resolution No. 2022-126 is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, at the hour of 8:38 p.m. Mayor Schreder declared the meeting
adjourned.
APPROVED:
Kristen Sc -s-r, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Pamela Mize, City Cle k
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