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CITY OF REDLANDS

CITY COUNCIL

A G E N D A

April 21, 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, April 21, 2026

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5:00 PM

A. Call City Council Meeting to Order

Remote Participation Disclosure

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

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

(City Attorney Garcia) One Case: a. California Department of Housing and Community Development v. Shangri-la Industries, LLC, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 24STCV00629

Conference with real property negotiators - Government Code §54956.8

(Assistant City Manager Christopher Boatman) Property: APN 0292-063-38-0000 Agency Negotiators: Charles M. Duggan, City Manager; Christopher Boatman, Assistant City Manager Negotiating Party: Seth Davis; Managing Director, Arixa Capital Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of payment for possible purchase of property.

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

E. Invocation by Council Member Barich - Pledge of Allegiance

(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

Presentation of the Arbor Day Proclamation to Erik Reeves, FCS Field Services Superintendent

(Mayor Saucedo)

Presentation of the National Library Week Proclamation presented to Don McCue, Library Director, Dr. Rosa Gomez, Library Vice President, Les Kong, President Friends of the Library, Diane Shimota, Adult Literacy Coordinator, Ciara Lightner, Library Specialist, and Kristina Naftzger, Librarian

(Mayor Saucedo)

H. Public Comment - City Council

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.)

Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of April 7, 2026

(City Clerk Donaldson)

Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring April 24, 2026, as Arbor Day in the City of Redlands

(Mayor Saucedo)

Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring the week of April 19-25, 2026, as National Library Week

(Mayor Saucedo)

Approve recommendations for appointments to the Human Relations Commission

(Mayor Saucedo, Mayor Pro Tem Shaw, and Council Member Barich)

Approve recommendations for appointments to the Citrus Preservation Commission

(Mayor Saucedo)

Adopt Resolution No. 8774 for a new water service connection to the City of Redlands water distribution system at 2789 Mill Creek Road (APN: 0302-152-06-0000) in the unincorporated community of Mentone and adopt Resolution No. 8775 relating to Pre-Annexation Agreement No. 26-01

(Development Services Director Reilly)

Receive and file the 2025 Annual Progress Reports for the General Plan and the 2021-2029 Housing Element

(Development Services Director Reilly)

Adopt Resolution No. 8777 Approving the City of Redlands’ Participation in the National Opioids Six Remnant Defendants Settlement; Authorizing the City to Receive Direct Settlement Proceeds; and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute All Related Settlement Documents

(Fire Chief Sessler)

Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. as Broker of Record for Property and Casualty Insurance Services to extend the term for one additional year and increase the total compensation to an amount not to exceed to $133,514

(Assistant City Manager McConnell)

10.

Adopt Resolution No. 8779 Temporarily Suspending Enforcement of Redlands Municipal Code Sections 5.04.390 and 5.04.420 for the Limited Purpose of Aligning Certain Business License Renewals with a Calendar-Year Renewal Cycle

(Management Services/ Finance Director Garcia)

11.

Approve the Memorandum of Understanding for General Law and Traffic Enforcement Services for the Metrolink System within the City of Redlands

(Police Chief Tolber)

12.

Approve the use of City resources and the request for in-kind support in the amount of $7,650.00 related to the Stand-Up-To-Stigma event hosted on May 17, 2026, by the Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center; approve temporary street closures related to the event; and determine that the event is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15311(c) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

13.

Approve the request for in-kind support in the amount of $17,012.52 related to the 27th Annual Redlands Fire Fighter Car Show event hosted by the Professional Fire Fighters Association on May 24, 2026; approve temporary street closures along East State Street and Citrus Avenue; authorize the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages at the event; and determine that the event is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15311(c) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

J. Communications

Consideration of a Letter Supporting San Bernardino County Transportation Authority's decision to oppose Assembly Bill 1678 related to the Gold Line

(Mayor Saucedo)

Recognition of the City of Redlands Wastewater Treatment Plant as Plant of the Year by the Santa Ana River Basin Section of the California Water Environment Association

(Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Heredia)

K. New Business

Consideration of the License Agreement with Redlands Historical Museum Association and determine that approval of the license agreement with the Redlands Historical Museum Association 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 Resolution No. 8735 Adopting the Arts and Culture Master Plan and determine that approval of the Resolution is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

Consideration of Resolution No. 8778 providing notice of intent to increase water and wastewater rates, direct staff to issue the required Proposition 218 notice establishing a public hearing date and location, and determine that consideration of the proposed rate increases are exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State's guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act

(Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Heredia)

Consideration of the sole source purchase of the Dispatch Console Radio upgrade to Command Central AXS in the amount of $370,436.22 and authorization of an additional appropriation in the same amount

(Police Chief Tolber)

Consideration of a Sole Source Purchase Order Modification with Ray Gaskin Service in the amount of $185,000, to a total amount not to exceed $385,000, for the procurement of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts for Solid Waste Division fleet vehicles

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

Consideration of the First Amendment to an agreement with Kalmikov Enterprises, Inc., dba Fire Apparatus Solutions, to increase total compensation by $93,600 to a total amount not to exceed $1,012,800; and a First Amendment to an agreement with Wastebuilt Environmental Solutions, LLC., to increase total compensation by $390,000 to an amount not to exceed $990,000, for fleet maintenance, parts and repairs

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

Consideration of a Cooperative Purchase of two Ford F-750 flatbed trucks from PB Loader Corporation for an amount not to exceed $368,361.98

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

Consideration of Resolution No. 8780 amending and restating Resolution No. 8220 to revise the City’s In-Kind Support Policy for Special Events and determine that adopting Resolution No. 8780 is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines

(Assistant City Manager Boatman)

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

(No collective discussion or action.)

M. Adjournment

The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on May 5, 2026.

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: April 17, 2026

A. Call City Council Meeting to Order

Remote Participation Disclosure

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

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

(City Attorney Garcia) One Case: a. California Department of Housing and Community Development v. Shangri-la Industries, LLC, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 24STCV00629

Conference with real property negotiators - Government Code §54956.8

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

E. Invocation by Council Member Barich - Pledge of Allegiance

F. Closed Session Report

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

G. Presentations

Presentation of the Arbor Day Proclamation to Erik Reeves, FCS Field Services Superintendent

(Mayor Saucedo)

H. Public Comment - City Council

I. Consent Calendar

Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of April 7, 2026

(City Clerk Donaldson)

Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring April 24, 2026, as Arbor Day in the City of Redlands

(Mayor Saucedo)

Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring the week of April 19-25, 2026, as National Library Week

(Mayor Saucedo)

Approve recommendations for appointments to the Human Relations Commission

(Mayor Saucedo, Mayor Pro Tem Shaw, and Council Member Barich)

Approve recommendations for appointments to the Citrus Preservation Commission

(Mayor Saucedo)

(Development Services Director Reilly)

Receive and file the 2025 Annual Progress Reports for the General Plan and the 2021-2029 Housing Element

(Development Services Director Reilly)

(Fire Chief Sessler)

(Assistant City Manager McConnell)

10.

(Management Services/ Finance Director Garcia)

11.

Approve the Memorandum of Understanding for General Law and Traffic Enforcement Services for the Metrolink System within the City of Redlands

(Police Chief Tolber)

12.

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

13.

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

J. Communications

Consideration of a Letter Supporting San Bernardino County Transportation Authority's decision to oppose Assembly Bill 1678 related to the Gold Line

(Mayor Saucedo)

Recognition of the City of Redlands Wastewater Treatment Plant as Plant of the Year by the Santa Ana River Basin Section of the California Water Environment Association

(Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Heredia)

K. New Business

(Assistant City Manager Boatman)

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

(Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director Heredia)

Consideration of the sole source purchase of the Dispatch Console Radio upgrade to Command Central AXS in the amount of $370,436.22 and authorization of an additional appropriation in the same amount

(Police Chief Tolber)

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

Consideration of a Cooperative Purchase of two Ford F-750 flatbed trucks from PB Loader Corporation for an amount not to exceed $368,361.98

(Facilities and Community Services Director Crocker)

(Assistant City Manager Boatman)

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

(No collective discussion or action.)

M. Adjournment

The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on May 5, 2026.

Date Posted: April 17, 2026