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CITY OF REDLANDS

CITY COUNCIL

A G E N D A

March 17, 2026

MARIO SAUCEDO

Mayor

District 3

MARC SHAW

Mayor Pro Tempore

District 4

PAUL BARICH

Council Member

District 5

EDDIE TEJEDA

Council Member

District 2

DENISE DAVIS

Council Member

District 1

Redlands City Seal

JEANNE DONALDSON

City Clerk

PHILLIP DOOLITTLE

City Treasurer

CHARLES M. DUGGAN JR.

City Manager

YVETTE M. ABICH GARCIA

City Attorney

5:00 p.m. Open Public Meeting, Public Comment (Closed Session)

6:00 p.m. Open Session (Public Meeting)

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City Council Chambers

Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, Redlands, California

A G E N D A

The following information comprises the agenda for the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands at the times noted below in the City Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, Redlands, California, on:

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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5:00 PM

A. Call City Council Meeting to Order

B. Public Comment

(Any person wishing to provide public comment on a closed session matter may do so at this time.)

C. Recess City Council Meeting to a Closed Session

Performance Evaluations of Public Employees – Government Code §54957(b)(1) Position: City Manager

Conference with labor negotiator - Government Code §54957.6

(Assistant City Manager McConnell) Agency Negotiators: John Bakhit, Janice McConnell, Robert Meteau, Jorge Castillo Employee Organizations: Redlands Association of Department Directors Redlands Association of Management Employees Redlands Association of Mid-Management Employees Redlands Association of Safety Management Employees Redlands Association of Fire Management Employees Redlands Police Officers Association Redlands Professional Firefighters Association Redlands Civilian Safety Employees Teamsters Local 1932 Redlands Chapter

Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation - Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) (City Attorney Garcia)

One Case: 1. Coyote Aviation v. City of Redlands, et al. San Bernardino County Superior Court Case No. CIVSB2418252

D. Reconvene City Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

E. Invocation by Mayor Pro Tem Shaw - Pledge of Allegiance by Kingsbury Elementary School

(In keeping with long-standing traditions of legislative invocations, this City Council meeting may include a brief invocation. Such invocations are not intended to proselytize or advance any one, or to disparage any other, faith or belief. Neither the City nor the City Council endorses any particular religious belief or form of invocation.)

F. Closed Session Report

(No reportable action taken in closed session unless otherwise announced by the City Attorney at this time.)

G. Presentations

H. Public Comment

I. Consent Calendar

(The following routine items have been recommended for approval and will be acted upon simultaneously unless separate discussion and/or action is requested by a Councilmember or a member of the audience.)

Approve minutes of the regular meeting March 3, 2026

(City Clerk Donaldson)

Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring March 31, 2026, as Cesar E. Chavez Day

(Mayor Saucedo)

Approve the purchase of a 2014 Chevrolet Van Ambulance from the Big Bear Fire Authority in the amount of $20,000 and approve a supplemental appropriation for the same amount from the General Fund unassigned fund balance

(Fire Chief Sessler)

Adopt Resolution No. 8756 dissolving the Redlands Financing Authority and terminating the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement dated May 1, 1999

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

Approve the Termination of License Agreement with Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC for the use of 30 parking spaces on City-owned property located at 1625 W. Redlands Blvd. and Authorize the City Manager or designee to sign the Letter of Termination of a License Agreement

(Assistant City Manager Boatman)

Approve a $50,000 contribution for the 2026 Fourth of July Celebration to the Redlands 4th of July Committee and determine that the financial support serves a public benefit and approve the additional appropriation in the amount of $50,000

(Facilities and Community Services Department Director Crocker)

J. Communications

Discussion and possible action relating to the designation of Voting Delegates to represent the City at the 2026 Regional Conference of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and General Assembly

(Mayor Saucedo)

Annual Report of the Cultural Arts Commission given by Chairman Daniel Gohman

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

Receive and file the Annual Report from the Measure T Citizens' Oversight Committee for FY 2025

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

Receive and file FY 2026 Mid-Year General Fund Review

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

K. Public Hearings

Public Hearing to consider the following applications for an approximately 8.5-acre site located at the northeast corner of Lugonia Avenue and Tennessee Street within the Special Development (EV/SD) District of the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan (APNs: 0167-171-16-0000, 0167-171-11-0000, and 0167-171-12-0000), by applicant Regency Centers: a) Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program in accordance with Section 15074 of the California Environmental Quality Act b) Measure U Socio-Economic Cost/Benefit Study c) Amendment to the East Valley Corridor Specific Plan to remove the project site (8.5 acres) from the boundaries of Specific Plan 40 and remove the Special Development (EV/SD) District designation d) To change the zoning designation 8.5-acre project site from Special Development (EV/SD) District to General Commercial (C-3) District e) A site plan approval and architectural design review to construct a commercial shopping center with approximately 71,400 square feet of commercial space consisting of one major tenant grocery building (36,000 square feet), one drive-through restaurant building (3,900 square feet), four multi-tenant shop buildings (6,600 to 10,000 square feet) and related on-site and off-site improvements including a parking lot, driveways, landscaping, lighting, utilities and drainage improvements f) A Conditional Use Permit to establish a Type 21 (Off-Sale General) Alcoholic Beverage Control license for a proposed 36,000 square-foot grocery store and to construct and operate a 3,900 square foot drive-through restaurant g) A request to merge three parcels within the project site into one parcel totaling approximately 8.5 acres

Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing (Assistant City Manager Boatman)

Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 8758 Overruling Objections and Proceeding with the Weed Abatement of Subject Properties

Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing (Fire Chief Sessler)

L. New Business

Consideration of Resolution No. 8757 Updating the City's Fund Balance Policy and Rescission of Resolution No. 7346

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

Consideration of the recommendation for appointment of three (3) Trustees to the Board of the Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

Consideration of Resolution No. 8767 Amending the Bylaws of the Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

Consideration of a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Tilden-Coil Constructors, Inc., for Master Construction Management Services for State Street City Hall to increase the total agreement to an amount not to exceed $2,108,510, approval of an additional appropriation, and determination that this action is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act

(Assistant City Manager Boatman)

Consideration of a First Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Sartin Properties, LLC

(Facilities and Community Services Department Director Crocker)

M. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities

(No collective discussion or action.)

N. Adjournment

The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on April 7, 2026.

O. Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

Call regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

Public Comment - Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

(At this time, the Redlands Public Improvement Corporation will provide an opportunity for the public to address them on any subject, within its jurisdiction, which is not already scheduled on the agenda. However, any matter that requires action will be referred to staff for a report and possible action at a subsequent meeting. Comments will be limited to three {3} minutes.)

Consideration of Resolution No. 2026-01 Amending Bylaws of the Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

Adjourn Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

If you challenge any proposed development entitlement listed on this agenda in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to this public meeting.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Goutam Dobey, of the Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department at (909) 798-7584 ext 2. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

(28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II)

Any writings or documents distributed to a majority of the City Council Regarding an open session agenda item less than 72 hours before this meeting are available for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office or at the dais of the City Clerk once the open session begins.

Staff reports or other written documentation relating to items referred to on the agenda are available at the A. K. Smiley Public Library, 125 West Vine Street, Redlands, California, and on the City's Website referenced below.

Regular meetings are televised live on Redlands TV Channel 3 (Spectrum) and Channel 35 (Frontier) and re-broadcast at 7:00 P.M. The following Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; and at 9:00 A.M. Thursday, Saturday, and Monday. Meetings are also streamed live and archived for later viewing on demand on the City's website at www.cityofredlands.org. Agendas, staff reports and minutes of the City Council of the City of Redlands are available online at: www.cityofredlands.org

Date Posted: March 12, 2026

A. Call City Council Meeting to Order

B. Public Comment

(Any person wishing to provide public comment on a closed session matter may do so at this time.)

C. Recess City Council Meeting to a Closed Session

Performance Evaluations of Public Employees – Government Code §54957(b)(1) Position: City Manager

Conference with labor negotiator - Government Code §54957.6

Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation - Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) (City Attorney Garcia)

One Case: 1. Coyote Aviation v. City of Redlands, et al. San Bernardino County Superior Court Case No. CIVSB2418252

D. Reconvene City Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

E. Invocation by Mayor Pro Tem Shaw - Pledge of Allegiance by Kingsbury Elementary School

F. Closed Session Report

(No reportable action taken in closed session unless otherwise announced by the City Attorney at this time.)

G. Presentations

H. Public Comment

I. Consent Calendar

Approve minutes of the regular meeting March 3, 2026

(City Clerk Donaldson)

Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring March 31, 2026, as Cesar E. Chavez Day

(Mayor Saucedo)

(Fire Chief Sessler)

Adopt Resolution No. 8756 dissolving the Redlands Financing Authority and terminating the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement dated May 1, 1999

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

(Assistant City Manager Boatman)

(Facilities and Community Services Department Director Crocker)

J. Communications

(Mayor Saucedo)

Annual Report of the Cultural Arts Commission given by Chairman Daniel Gohman

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

Receive and file the Annual Report from the Measure T Citizens' Oversight Committee for FY 2025

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

Receive and file FY 2026 Mid-Year General Fund Review

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

K. Public Hearings

Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing (Assistant City Manager Boatman)

Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 8758 Overruling Objections and Proceeding with the Weed Abatement of Subject Properties

Mayor to declare meeting open as a public hearing (Fire Chief Sessler)

L. New Business

Consideration of Resolution No. 8757 Updating the City's Fund Balance Policy and Rescission of Resolution No. 7346

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

Consideration of the recommendation for appointment of three (3) Trustees to the Board of the Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

Consideration of Resolution No. 8767 Amending the Bylaws of the Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

(Assistant City Manager Boatman)

Consideration of a First Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Sartin Properties, LLC

(Facilities and Community Services Department Director Crocker)

M. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities

(No collective discussion or action.)

N. Adjournment

The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on April 7, 2026.

O. Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

Call regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

Public Comment - Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

Consideration of Resolution No. 2026-01 Amending Bylaws of the Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

(Management Services/Finance Director Garcia)

Adjourn Redlands Public Improvement Corporation

Date Posted: March 12, 2026