DATE OF MEETING:
March 15, 2005
TIME OF MEETING: 5:00 P.M. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
7:00 P.M. REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING
PLACE OF MEETING: RED
BLUFF COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Councilmembers Present: Larry Stevens, Mayor
Andy Houghton, Mayor Pro Tem
Russ Frey
Forrest
Flynn
Wayne Brown
Councilmembers Absent:
None
Staff Present: Susan Price, City Manager
Richard Crabtree, City Attorney
Gloria Shepherd, City Clerk
Tessa Pritchard, Human Resources Director
Michael Damon, Fire Chief
Al Shamblin, Police Chief
Charlie Mullen, Planning Director
Margaret Van Warmerdam, Finance Director
J D Ellison Sr., Building Director/Official
Gary Antone, Public Works Director
Nik Reikalas, Parks
and Recreation Director
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION 5:00
P.M.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Alpha
Vista v. City of Red Bluff, et. al., Case No. 54170
2. Executive Session in accordance
with Government Code Section 54957.6 for the purpose of instructing the City’s
designated representative, Nickolaus and Haeg, Labor Negotiators and Susan
Price, City Manager, Tessa Pritchard, Human Resources Director, regarding the
salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits
with the Mid-Management Employees.
3. Executive Session in accordance
with Government Code Section 54957.6 for the purpose of instructing the City’s
designated representative, Nickolaus and Haeg, Labor Negotiators and Susan
Price, City Manager, Tessa Pritchard, Human Resources Director, regarding the
salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits
with the Fire Unit.
REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING – 7:00
P.M.
Mayor Stevens reported that during the Closed Executive Session the City Council had given direction on both issues and one was to the City Attorney and the other direction was to the representatives present on personnel issues.
CITIZEN’S COMMENT
None
EMERGENCY ITEM ADDED TO AGENDA
M/S/C
Brown, Flynn to approve adding Emergency
Item to Agenda.
NOES:
None
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None
RED BLUFF LITTLE LEAGUE 50TH
ANNIVERSARY
CONSENT CALENDAR
M/S/C
Brown, Flynn to pull
item’s #7, #13, #14, and #17 for
discussion and approve the remaining Consent Calendar.
NOES:
None
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None
APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
March 1,
2005
Regular Meeting
Approved
5-0-0
REPORT REGARDING
CONTRACT AWARDS – FEBRUARY 2005
Approved
5-0-0
RATIFY/APPROVE
FEBRUARY PAYABLES CHECK NUMBERS 47578-47861
Approved
5-0-0
BICYCLE
TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT GRANT DESIGN REVIEW CONSULTING, PACE CIVIL ON-CALL
AGREEMENT
Approved
5-0-0
ORDINANCE
NO. 959 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RED BLUFF UPDATING
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Approved
5-0-0
SOFTBALL LEAGUE RULE UPDATE
Approved
5-0-0
REQUEST
TO USE CITY STREETS/PROPERTY FOR SPECIAL EVENT; RESOLUTION NO.
33-2005
Mayor
Stevens asked if there were Insurance requirements in place and it was explained
that City of Red Bluff had been named the Insurer but without additional
insurance.
Councilmember
Flynn recommended specifying 15 parking places to be
approved.
M/S/C Stevens, Flynn to
adopt Resolution No. 33-2005 and to approve 15 parking
spaces.
NOES:
None
ABSENT OR NOT
VOTING:
None
LIBERTY
MEDICAL PLAZA – FINAL INSPECTION REFUND
Approved
5-0-0
GREENWASTE
OF TEHAMA ANNUAL REPORT JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2003
Approved
5-0-0
GREENWASTE
OF TEHAMA ANNUAL REPORT JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2004
Approved
5-0-0
ORDINANCE NO. 957; REZONE NO. 196; REVISING CITY CODE SECTION 25.239 DEFINITIONS; SMALL ANIMAL KEEPING, TO INCLUDE STANDARDS AND RESTRICTION ON POULTRY AND RABBITS OR OTHER SIMILAR SMALL ANIMALS PER HOUSEHOLD
Approved
5-0-0
NAME
CHANGE FROM DZ, INC. TO RED BLUFF AIR, INC.
Approved
5-0-0
HANGAR
LEASE FOR 1950 AIRPORT BLVD.
Councilmember Brown questioned whether that rate was higher or less than what was being paid before and it was reported that it is higher than before.
M/S/C
Brown, Houghton to accept Airport
Commission recommendation and authorize the City Manager to execute a standard
hangar lease agreement for 1950 Airport Blvd with Red Bluff
Air.
NOES:
None
ABSENT OR NOT
VOTING:
None
AUTHORIZED
HIRE OF QUALIFIED TEMP EMPLOYEES FOR BUILDING DEPARTMENT
UPDATE
M/S/C
Houghton, Flynn to approve the hiring of
the two Building Inspectors.
NOES:
None
ABSENT OR NOT
VOTING:
None
INFORMATIONAL
ITEM – CITY OF RED BLUFF FACTS AND DEMOGRAPHICS
UPDATE
Approved
5-0-0
EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE QUOTES FOR 2005/06 FISCAL YEAR
Approved
5-0-0
RESOLUTION
NO. 31-2005 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RED BLUFF ADOPTING
AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH MARGARET VAN WARMERDAM FOR THE POSITION OF FINANCE
DIRECTOR
Councilmember Brown
questioned how the City Council knows the results of the process or whether it
is confidential and it was explained that it is
confidential.
M/S/C Brown, Flynn to
adopt Resolution No. 31-2005.
NOES:
None
ABSENT
OR NOT VOTING:
None
SURPLUS
OLD MOBILE CRANE
Approved
5-0-0
CURRENT BUSINESS
RESOLUTION
NO. 34-2005 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RED BLUFF AUTHORIZING THE TEHAMA
COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL AGENCY TO THE CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
BOARD A REGIONAL APPLICATION FOR A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
GRANT
Susan Price, City
Manager, reviewed the staff report and gave staff’s recommendation that the City
Council approve Resolution No. 34-2005 – A Resolution Authorizing the Tehama
County Sanitary Landfill Agency to submit to the California Integrated waste
Management Board a Regional Application For a Household Hazardous Waste
Grant.
Alan Abbs, Solid
Waste Director, explained that the grant was for Household Hazardous Waste
Grants to fund operations of programs. Three hundred thousand dollars is the
maximum amount requested to help double in size the current household hazardous
waste facility and to possibly create a satellite household hazardous waste
facility in the Northern California area and Corning
area.
M/S/C
Flynn, Houghton to
approve Resolution No. 34-2005.
NOES:
None
ABSENT OR NOT
VOTING:
None
RESOLUTION NO.
35-2005 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RED BLUFF AUTHORIZING THE TEHAMA COUNTY
SANITARY LANDFILL AGENCY TO SUBMIT TO THE CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
BOARD A REGIONAL APPLICATION FOR A FARM AND RANCH SOLID WASTE CLEANUP AND
ABATEMENT GRANT
Susan Price, City
Manager, reviewed the staff report and gave staff’s recommendation that the City
Council adopt Resolution No. 35-2005 – A Resolution of the City of Red Bluff
Authorizing the Tehama County Sanitary Landfill Agency to Submit to the
California Integrated Waste Management Board a Regional Application for a Farm
and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant.
Alan Abbs, Solid
Waste Director, explained that this grant provides jurisdiction money to clean
up and abate illegally disposed material on areas zoned agricultural. Two sites in particular were suggested
and one was along McCoy Rd. near the landfill and the other site is down near
Corning near an old tire disposal facility. Each clean up would be around
$40,000.
M/S/C
Frey, Houghton, to
approve Resolution No. 35-2005.
NOES:
None
ABSENT OR NOT
VOTING:
None
AD
HOC COMMITTEE CITYWIDE USER FEE STUDY
Susan Price, City Manager, reviewed the staff report and gave staff’s recommendation that the City Council confirm the appointment of City Councilmembers Andy Houghton and Wayne Brown, with City Councilmember Forrest Flynn as an alternate, to the Citywide User Fee Ad Hoc Committee, approve the ten (10) member make-up of the Citywide User Fee Ad Hoc Committee including the four citizens, and approve the preliminary meeting schedule subject to change OR take any other action the City Council determines appropriate.
Susan Price, City Manager, and Bill Moule met to put together the attached schedule for the proposed Ad Hoc Committee. This User Fee study is not a recommendation and consists of data that illustrates a 100% cost recovery Fee Schedule for City Services and will be discussed by the Ad Hoc Committee.
The plans for the meetings will be held on Monday evenings and they will have each department attend with the meetings to be held for a maximum of two hours and the schedule is subject to change.
M/S/C Flynn, Frey to confirm the appointment of City Councilmembers Andy Houghton and Wayne Brown, with City Councilmember Forrest Flynn as an alternate, to the Citywide User Fee Ad Hoc Committee, approve the ten (10) member make-up of the Citywide User Fee Ad Hoc Committee including the four citizens, and approve the preliminary meeting schedule subject to change OR take any other action the City Council determines appropriate.
NOES:
None
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None
RED
BLUFF UNION HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING EXPANSION FIRE
FLOW
Gary Antone, Public Works Director, reviewed the staff report and gave staff’s recommendation that the City Council accept the Red Bluff High School District’s proposal for construction of the Phase 1, 12-inch and Phase 2, 8-inch water lines as described above in accordance with the requirements stated.
The two fire flows on the City System are a good situation for the City and the school and the City wants to be involved in over sight and a part of the bidding process to make sure the requirements are being met. The City would be responsible for the maintenance once it's done.
M/S/C Frey, Flynn to accept the Red Bluff High School District’s proposal for construction of the Phase 1, 12-inch and Phase 2, 8-inch water lines as described above in accordance with the requirements stated herein.
NOES:
None
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None
RECOGNITION
OF CURRENT AND PAST CITY MAYORS AND CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS
Mayor
Stevens, reviewed the staff report and gave staff’s recommendation that the City
Council discuss recognition of current and past City Mayors and City
Councilmembers through a visual display at City Hall as requested by Mayor Larry
Stevens.
Mayor
Stevens requested the City Manager and City Council input on how to achieve a
formal recognition with a display of past and current City Mayors and
Councilmembers somewhere in the City Hall.
Staff
time was taken into consideration and the Mayor stated that he would be willing
to work on securing donations to help to produce the display without impacting
schedules and funds.
M/S/C
Brown, Frey to
approve allowing Mayor Stevens to work on a display recognizing past and current
City Mayors and Councilmembers in the City Hall.
NOES:
Councilmember:
Houghton
ABSENT
OR NOT VOTING:
None
REQUEST
FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE FOR THE USE OF BUILDING
DEPARTMENT
J.
D. Ellison, Jr., Building Director/Official, reviewed the staff report and gave
staff’s recommendation that the City Council approve the supplemental
appropriation of $19,424.18 from 20-26-540-100 to purchase a used vehicle per
the Building Department and the required Title 24 Bldg. Code books for placement
in the vehicle.
M/S/C
Stevens,
Houghton to approve the supplemental appropriation of $19,424.18 from
20-26-540-100 to purchase a used vehicle per the Building Department and the
required Title 24 Bldg. Code books for placement in the
vehicle.
NOES:
None
ABSENT
OR NOT VOTING:
None
AMENDMENT
TO RED BLUFF INTERIORS CITY HALL FLOOR REPLACEMENT
PROJECT
Gary Antone, Public Works Director, reviewed the staff report and gave staff’s recommendation that the City Council authorize the addition of the City Hall employee restroom floor replacements to the contract with Red Bluff Interiors in the amount of $2,687 as a supplemental appropriation from Fund 25.
Mayor Stevens suggested bringing City Hall up to required codes for ADA accessibility and the two rest rooms in question need to be brought up to ADA compliance.
Enlarging the facility office space while improving the restrooms was a more cost effective use of time and expense and it was suggested that they create a budget in next year’s line item to address the ADA plans while enlarging office space.
M/S/C Flynn, Brown to authorize the addition of the City Hall employee restroom floor replacements to the contract with Red Bluff Interiors in the amount of $2,687 as a supplemental appropriation from Fund 25.
NOES:
None
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None
M/S/C Stevens, Frey to direct staff to develop a proposal and bring back a line item addition to achieve the ADA goals and to develop expansion to be considered in next years budget.
NOES:
None
AIRPORT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, REPORT & PERMIT FACILITATION, HANOVER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Gary Antone, Public Works Director, reviewed the staff report and gave staff’s recommendation that the City Council authorize that the additional work Tasks 1 through 8 be added to the on-call contract with Hanover, Inc. in the amount of $29,805 and authorize the City Manager to add Options A, B & C as necessary in the amount of $15,000, with the cost of the work being divided 70% from Fund 55 and 30% from Fund 56.
M/S/C Stevens, Flynn to authorize that the additional work Tasks 1 through 8 be added to the on-call contract with Hanover, Inc. in the amount of $29,805 and authorize the City Manager to add Options A, B & C as necessary in the amount of $15,000, with the cost of the work being divided 70% from Fund 55 and 30% from Fund 56.
NOES:
None
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None
INFORMATIONAL
ITEM – PLANNING DEPARTMENT CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS STATUS
SHEET
Informational
only
Thanks and appreciation was made for the update and Mayor Stevens requested a status update on the Kimball Crossing Project at a later time.
MOU BETWEEN THE CITY OF RED BLUFF AND THE
COUNTY OF TEHAMA FOR THE SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM
M/S/C Houghton, Frey to approve the MOU between the City of Red Bluff and the County of Tehama for the continuation of the Senior Nutrition Program.
NOES:
None
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None
COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCIL
COMMENTS:
Councilmember Frey commented on the Transportation Commission meeting where gratitude was made for Mayor Stevens’s service to the Transportation Commission.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:30 P.M. Mayor Stevens adjourned the meeting to
April 5, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. in the Red Bluff City Council
Chambers.
s/b Andy Houghton, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST: