City of Redlands
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 5:00 PM
A. Call City Council Meeting to Order
B. Public Comment
C. Recess City Council Meeting to a Closed Session
1. Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation - Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)
D. Reconvene City Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
E. Invocation by Council Member Tejeda - Pledge of Allegiance by Lugonia Elementary
F. Closed Session Report
G. Presentations
1. Redlands Pet Adoption
2. Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Redlands High School student Jiarui Li for receiving a $50,000 scholarship from Southern California Edison
3. Presentation of the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation to Sabre Foster and Kevin Suzuki with the Redlands Japanese Cultural Center
4. Presentation of the National Day of Prayer Proclamation presented to Kawa Shwaish, President, Redlands Area Interfaith Council
H. Public Comment - City Council
I. Consent Calendar
1. Approve minutes of the regular meeting of April 21, 2026
2. Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring May 7, 2026, as National Day of Prayer in the City of Redlands
3. Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring the month of May 2026, as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
4. Approve Side Letter between the City of Redlands and the Redlands Association of Department Directors
5. Adopt Resolution No. 8776, Rescinding Resolution No. 8105 and Establishing Updated Terms for Portal-to-Portal Compensation for Fire Department Personnel
6. Approve a Sole Source Three-Year Agreement with Fifth Asset Inc., dba Debtbook, for the provision of Debt Management Software and Lease/Subscription Management Software in the amount of $52,500
7. Reject all bids for the Redlands Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades - Phase 2, Project No. 521006, and direct staff to solicit new bids for the project
8. Approve a Purchase Order Modification in the amount of $87,000 with Flock Group, Inc. for the remainder of the fiscal year
9. Approve a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Los Angeles Police Department for Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit and authorize the Chief of Police to sign the agreement
10. Adopt Resolution No. 8759 Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Apply for and Accept Caltrans Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Matching Grant Funds
11. Adopt Resolution No. 8769 initiating proceedings to continue levying assessments, appointing an assessment engineer, and ordering the preparation of the Engineer's Reports for Street Lighting District No. 1 and Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, rescind Resolution No. 8651, and determine that adoption of the resolution is exempt from environmental review pursuant to the general rule of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines
12. Approve the request of an in-kind support in the amount of $11,448.00 related to the Annual Redlands Festival of Arts event hosted by Redlands Art Festival Association, Inc., on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, 2026; approve temporary street closures of South 4th Street and Eureka Street; authorize 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
13. Approve the request of an in-kind support in the amount of $54,212.28 related to the Summer Music Festival hosted by Redlands Bowl Performing Arts (RBPA), beginning June 19, 2026, and continuing through August 14, 2026; approve temporary street closures of Eureka Street and Grant Street; 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
14. Approve the request of an in-kind support in the amount of $10,854 for the street closures related to the Jagannath Rath Yatra (Summer Float Festival) event held on Saturday, July 25, 2026, hosted by Shri Darshan, 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
J. Communications
1. Consideration of a Letter of Support for San Bernardino County’s Active Transportation Program Application for Safe Routes to School Improvements Serving Redlands East Valley High School
2. City of Redlands Food Security Task Force Update and Provide Direction to Staff
3. Consideration of the recommendation for appointment of one (1) representative to the San Bernardino Regional Housing Trust Board
K. New Business
1. Consideration of the First Amendment to the Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF-2) Agreement with the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) and Approval of Amendments to Sub-recipient Agreements
2. Consideration of Approval of Citywide Annual Purchase Orders for miscellaneous supplies with Fastenal, Home Depot, Lowe's and Office Depot for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, in an amount not to exceed $1,080,000
L. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities
1. Individual Council Member Report on Activities for April 2026 from Mayor Pro Tem Shaw
M. Adjournment
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CITY OF REDLANDS
CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A
May 5, 2026
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
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Tuesday, May 5, 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
Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation - Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)
D. Reconvene City Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
E. Invocation by Council Member Tejeda - Pledge of Allegiance by Lugonia Elementary
(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
Redlands Pet Adoption
Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Redlands High School student Jiarui Li for receiving a $50,000 scholarship from Southern California Edison
Presentation of the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation to Sabre Foster and Kevin Suzuki with the Redlands Japanese Cultural Center
Presentation of the National Day of Prayer Proclamation presented to Kawa Shwaish, President, Redlands Area Interfaith Council
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.)
Approve minutes of the regular meeting of April 21, 2026
Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring May 7, 2026, as National Day of Prayer in the City of Redlands
Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring the month of May 2026, as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Approve Side Letter between the City of Redlands and the Redlands Association of Department Directors
Adopt Resolution No. 8776, Rescinding Resolution No. 8105 and Establishing Updated Terms for Portal-to-Portal Compensation for Fire Department Personnel
Approve a Sole Source Three-Year Agreement with Fifth Asset Inc., dba Debtbook, for the provision of Debt Management Software and Lease/Subscription Management Software in the amount of $52,500
Reject all bids for the Redlands Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades - Phase 2, Project No. 521006, and direct staff to solicit new bids for the project
Approve a Purchase Order Modification in the amount of $87,000 with Flock Group, Inc. for the remainder of the fiscal year
Approve a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Los Angeles Police Department for Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit and authorize the Chief of Police to sign the agreement
Adopt Resolution No. 8759 Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Apply for and Accept Caltrans Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Matching Grant Funds
Adopt Resolution No. 8769 initiating proceedings to continue levying assessments, appointing an assessment engineer, and ordering the preparation of the Engineer's Reports for Street Lighting District No. 1 and Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, rescind Resolution No. 8651, and determine that adoption of the resolution is exempt from environmental review pursuant to the general rule of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines
Approve the request of an in-kind support in the amount of $11,448.00 related to the Annual Redlands Festival of Arts event hosted by Redlands Art Festival Association, Inc., on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, 2026; approve temporary street closures of South 4th Street and Eureka Street; authorize 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
Approve the request of an in-kind support in the amount of $54,212.28 related to the Summer Music Festival hosted by Redlands Bowl Performing Arts (RBPA), beginning June 19, 2026, and continuing through August 14, 2026; approve temporary street closures of Eureka Street and Grant Street; 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
Approve the request of an in-kind support in the amount of $10,854 for the street closures related to the Jagannath Rath Yatra (Summer Float Festival) event held on Saturday, July 25, 2026, hosted by Shri Darshan, 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
J. Communications
Consideration of a Letter of Support for San Bernardino County’s Active Transportation Program Application for Safe Routes to School Improvements Serving Redlands East Valley High School
City of Redlands Food Security Task Force Update and Provide Direction to Staff
Consideration of the recommendation for appointment of one (1) representative to the San Bernardino Regional Housing Trust Board
K. New Business
Consideration of the First Amendment to the Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF-2) Agreement with the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) and Approval of Amendments to Sub-recipient Agreements
Consideration of Approval of Citywide Annual Purchase Orders for miscellaneous supplies with Fastenal, Home Depot, Lowe's and Office Depot for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, in an amount not to exceed $1,080,000
L. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities
(No collective discussion or action.)
Individual Council Member Report on Activities for April 2026 from Mayor Pro Tem Shaw
M. Adjournment
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Date Posted: April 30, 2026
City of Redlands
City Council
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 5:00 PM
1. Call City Council Meeting to Order
2. Public Comment
(Any person wishing to provide public comment on a closed session matter may do so at this time.)
3. Recess City Council Meeting to a Closed Session
1. Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation - Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)
4. Reconvene City Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
5. Invocation by Council Member Tejeda - Pledge of Allegiance by Lugonia Elementary
(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.)
6. Closed Session Report
(No reportable action taken in closed session unless otherwise announced by the City Attorney at this time.)
7. Presentations
1. Redlands Pet Adoption
2. Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Redlands High School student Jiarui Li for receiving a $50,000 scholarship from Southern California Edison
3. Presentation of the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation to Sabre Foster and Kevin Suzuki with the Redlands Japanese Cultural Center
4. Presentation of the National Day of Prayer Proclamation presented to Kawa Shwaish, President, Redlands Area Interfaith Council
8. Public Comment - City Council
9. 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.)
1. Approve minutes of the regular meeting of April 21, 2026
2. Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring May 7, 2026, as National Day of Prayer in the City of Redlands
3. Authorize issuance of a proclamation declaring the month of May 2026, as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
4. Approve Side Letter between the City of Redlands and the Redlands Association of Department Directors
5. Adopt Resolution No. 8776, Rescinding Resolution No. 8105 and Establishing Updated Terms for Portal-to-Portal Compensation for Fire Department Personnel
6. Approve a Sole Source Three-Year Agreement with Fifth Asset Inc., dba Debtbook, for the provision of Debt Management Software and Lease/Subscription Management Software in the amount of $52,500
7. Reject all bids for the Redlands Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades - Phase 2, Project No. 521006, and direct staff to solicit new bids for the project
8. Approve a Purchase Order Modification in the amount of $87,000 with Flock Group, Inc. for the remainder of the fiscal year
9. Approve a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Los Angeles Police Department for Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit and authorize the Chief of Police to sign the agreement
10. Adopt Resolution No. 8759 Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Apply for and Accept Caltrans Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Matching Grant Funds
11. Adopt Resolution No. 8769 initiating proceedings to continue levying assessments, appointing an assessment engineer, and ordering the preparation of the Engineer's Reports for Street Lighting District No. 1 and Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, rescind Resolution No. 8651, and determine that adoption of the resolution is exempt from environmental review pursuant to the general rule of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines
12. Approve the request of an in-kind support in the amount of $11,448.00 related to the Annual Redlands Festival of Arts event hosted by Redlands Art Festival Association, Inc., on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, 2026; approve temporary street closures of South 4th Street and Eureka Street; authorize 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
13. Approve the request of an in-kind support in the amount of $54,212.28 related to the Summer Music Festival hosted by Redlands Bowl Performing Arts (RBPA), beginning June 19, 2026, and continuing through August 14, 2026; approve temporary street closures of Eureka Street and Grant Street; 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
14. Approve the request of an in-kind support in the amount of $10,854 for the street closures related to the Jagannath Rath Yatra (Summer Float Festival) event held on Saturday, July 25, 2026, hosted by Shri Darshan, 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
10. Communications
1. Consideration of a Letter of Support for San Bernardino County’s Active Transportation Program Application for Safe Routes to School Improvements Serving Redlands East Valley High School
2. City of Redlands Food Security Task Force Update and Provide Direction to Staff
3. Consideration of the recommendation for appointment of one (1) representative to the San Bernardino Regional Housing Trust Board
11. New Business
1. Consideration of the First Amendment to the Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF-2) Agreement with the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) and Approval of Amendments to Sub-recipient Agreements
2. Consideration of Approval of Citywide Annual Purchase Orders for miscellaneous supplies with Fastenal, Home Depot, Lowe's and Office Depot for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, in an amount not to exceed $1,080,000
12. Individual Council Member Announcements and/or Reports on Activities
(No collective discussion or action.)
1. Individual Council Member Report on Activities for April 2026 from Mayor Pro Tem Shaw
13. Adjournment
