Nov 15, 2022 6:00 PM - Redding City Council - Regular Meeting

[ CALL TO ORDER ] >> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FALLOWED BY INVOCATION BY REVEREND STEPHEN WEBB. AFTER WE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION, THANK YOU. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER WE LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR HOW GOOD YOU ARE. I THANK YOU FOR THE GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE MEETING. I PRAYER FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THE CITY LEADERS, I PRAYER YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM AND COURAGE AND PRAY YOU FILL THIS SPACE UP WITH YOUR SPIRIT. I PRAY YOU HONOR ARE YOU IN OUR CONVERSATIONS AND DECISIONS LORD FATHER I PRAY YOU GIVE THE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK WHEN NEED BE. I PRAY YOU GIVE US A HEART OF UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE LORD FATHER AND FATHER I PRAY YOUR THEN ANYTHING WE HONOR YOU AND GLORIFY YOU. YOU ARE A GOOD FATHER, A KING OF KING AND LORDS OF LORDS AND PRAY YOUR WILL BE DONE IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. >> THANK YOU. ORY NEXT ITEM IS ROLL CALL. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. BEFORE I GIVE THE ROLL CALL, I JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THAT YOUNG MAN WHO JUST GAVE THE INVOCATION IS MY NEPHEW. HE WAS RECENTLY ORDAINED AND WE ARE ALL VERY PROUD OF HIM AND HE IS THIRD GENERATION ORDAINED MINISTER. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. SO, NOW FOR THE ROLL CALL. [ROLL CALL] >> OKAY, OUR FIRST PRESENTATION OR FIRST ITEM IS PRESENTATION BY DANIEL COOK BOYSCOUT TROOP 125. HE IS PROVIDING A UPDATE REGARDING THE MILITARY MONUMENT AND FLAG POLE EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT AT THE REDDING REGIONAL AIRPORT. WE WERE-MAYOR PRO TEM MEZZANO AND I WERE AT THE AIRPORT ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RESNER ON THE 11TH AND WE PRESENTED ALONG WITH OTHERS WHO PRESENTED YOU WITH PLAQUES AND RECOGNITION SO WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE COMING AND RESPONDING PART OF THE EVENING WITH US TO GIVE US A REPORT IN PERSON ABOUT YOUR PROJECT. >> THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DANIEL COOK. I CAME TO CITY COUNCIL IN 2020 ASKING FOR PERMISSION FROM THE COUNCIL TO ERECT A 45 FOOT FLAG POLE REPLACEMENT WITH-TO BUILD A MILITARY MONUMENT AT THE REDDING AIRPORT AND ASK IF IT PERM FEES COULD BE WAIVED BY THE CITY GRANTED PERMISSION AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. THERE WERE OVER 350 HOURS OF WORK FROM SCOUTS MENTORS AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THESE HOURS ACCOUNTED FOR ALL MY TIME DURING THE PROJECT RAISING THE NECESSARY FUNDS AND DOCUMENTING ALL CORRESPONDENCE. I CORRESPOND WITH EACH BRANCH OF THE MILITARY TO RECEIVE PERMISSION TO PLACE THE EMBLEM ON THE MONUMENT. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS MY MENTORS WERE ALONGSIDE ME AND MY SINCERE THANKS GO TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER JIM WADDLY FOR HIS GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE. IT WAS COLLABORATION OF BOYSCOUTS AND AIRPORT. I (INAUDIBLE) TOTAL VALUE OF THE PROJECT TO $41 THOUSAND. THIS WAS AMAZING JOURNEY FOR ME LEARNING THE DETAILS OF DOING THIS PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE. THIS EXPERIENCE WILL BE GREAT BENEFIT TO ME ON MY JOURNEY IN THE YEARS AHEAD. I AM HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL ALSO BE AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER SCOUTS LOOKING FOR A PROJECT FOR THEIR EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT TO YOU THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED ON THE 28 OF JANUARY, 2022. THE DEDICATION WAS COMPLETED APPROPRIATELY ON VETERANS DAY. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED TO ME BY YOU THE COUNCIL AND MR. JIM WADDLY, THE AIRPORT MANAGER AND HIS STAFF SO THANK YOU. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? >> MR. MEZZANO HAS SOME. >> I WAS THERE SATURDAY. I'M AMAZED AT YOUR PROJECT ALONG WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCILWOMAN RESNER. QUITE PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR CITY. ONE THING I NEGLECTED TO DO IS GIVE YOU IT THE THANKS OF CITY STAFF AND PARKS DEPARTMENT AND STREETS AND HIGHWAYS BECAUSE WITH JOBS LIKE THAT, YOU JUST MAKE OUR CITY LOOK BETTER, AND AS I SAT OUT THERE SATURDAY YOU GIVE ME HOPE. YOU GIVE ME HOPE BECAUSE IT TELLS ME THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE NORTH STATE ARE RAISING THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THAT WANT TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE AND FOR THAT YOUNG MAN I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR DEQUISTO. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PROJECT FOR WHAT YOU DID T. IS IS GOOD TO BE A EAGLE SCOUT. IF YOU WANT TO BE A POLITICIAN RAISING $41 THOUSAND A YEAR IS A GOOD SIGN. DO WHAT YOU WANT. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WINTER. >> THANK YOU DANIEL. I WAS OUT OF TOWN THIS LAST WEEK BUT WHEN I FLEW OUT I GOT TO SEE THE MONUMENT AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND I WOULD ECHO VICE MAYOR DEQUISTO ASSESSMENT. I THINK WE LOVE TO SEE YOU RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL MAYBE IN A FEW YEARS. I THINK YOU WOULD DO A GREAT JOB. >> JUST MAYBE. >> FOR GETTING THINGS, DONE, WE LOVE THAT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR SPENDING TIME WITH US. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. [APPLAUSE] >> OUR NEXT ITEM ITEM 3 IS PUBLIC COMMENT. PURSUANT TO BROWN ACT CITY COUNCIL CANNOT TAKE ACTION ON PUBLIC COMMENT ITEMS. THE CITY COUNCIL UP TO MAXIMUM OF 3 MINUTE PER SPEAKER FOR 30 MINUTE TOTAL AT BEGINNING OF THE MEETING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THE MAYOR WILL DETERMINE THE ORDER OF SPEAKS. IF 30 MINUTES IS NOT ADEQUATE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A SPEAKER REQUEST FORM TO THE CITY CLERK THE COUNCIL WILL TRAIL THIS ITEM TO THE END OF OPEN SESSION AGENDA. THE REMAINING SPEAKERS WILL ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME. HERE IS OUR SPEAKERS. DANA HOWARD FROM CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORP. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M DANA HOWARD THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION OUTREACH RECRUITMENT FOR CALIFORNIA CONVERSATION CORP AND ALSO WITH ME TODAY IS-COME ON UP, KIM MATHISON THE DIRECTOR OF THE LOCAL CCC CENTER HERE IN REDDING. AND WE ARE BOTH HERE TODAY TO DO JUST COUPLE THINGS. ONE IS TO INVITE ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO A TOUR- >> CAN YOU GET CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE? >> SURE. USUALLY PEOPLE ARE NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT NOT HEARING ME. MY WIFE WOULD SAY PLEASE GIVE ME 5 MINUTES. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO TOUR THE CCC CENTER HERE IN REDDING THAT IS ON DECEMBER 14 INSIDE THE PACKETS THAT YOU HAVE IS THE INVITATION AND WILL ALSO E-MAIL IT TO YOU BUT WE WANT TO SHOW YOU ABOUT THE CCC CENTER HERE AND AS WELL SHOW THE BENEFITS OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORP AND WHAT IT CAN DO FOR YOUNG ADULTS THIN COMMUNITY. THE CCC IS NOT COMPANY, WE ARE NOT A NON PROFIT; WE ARE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. YOUR INCOME TAXES ARE WHAT FUND US AND SO WE WERE ESTABLISHED BACK IN 1976 AND SINCE THAT TIME HAVE WORKED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE YOUNG ADULTS ACROSS OUR STATE ARE GIVEN THE WORK SKILLS AND JOB PREPAREDNESS AND READINESS TO TAKE ON CAREERS AND HOPEFULLY DO THAT IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL WORK AND SUSTAINABILITY AND CONSERVATION. SO, LORI, COME ON UP. LORI IS GOING TO BE THE HOST OF THE TOUR THAT IS ON DECEMBER 14. WE ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU AROUND THE CENTER AND ALSO TAKING YOU OUT HAVE A SITE AND LORI CAN YOU ABOUT THAT QUICKLY. >> HI. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM THE NEW DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR THE SHASTA CASCADE CALIFORNIA CONVERSATION CORP. VERY EXCITED. I'M BUILDING UPON A RELATIONSHIP THAT WITH KIM NEIMER AND THE FOLKS OUT WORKING ON YOUR LOCAL PROJECTS AND HOPING TO BUILD IT BIGGER AND BETTER. IT WILL BE AMAZING. ON THIS TOUR I LIKE TO SHOW YOU AROUND. WE WILL HAVE REFRESHMENTS AND TOUR THE BUILDING, LOOK AT THE EQUIPMENT AND HOW IT WORKS AND GIVE VISUALS ON LOCAL PROJECTS AND PAST AND PRESENT, AND ALSO DO DEMONSTRATIONS OF WHAT'S BES USED FOR THE FIRE CREW IN COOPERATION WITH CAL FIRE AND CCC AND OUR GREAT DREWS AND HOW THEY FUNCTION AND WE LIKE TO TAKE YOU OUT AND TRANSPORT YOU TO A PROJECT WHERE OUR CONVERSATION CORP MEMBERS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY ARE BUILDING THESE TRAILS AND THIS WILL PROBABLY BE ON THE BUENA VENTURA TRAIL SO EXCITE TODAY INVITE YOU OUT TO OUR AREA. THANK YOU. >> SO, I PROMISE YOU IT WILL BE THE BEST 90 MINUTES OF YOUR WEEK WHEN YOU COME OUT AND VISIT WITH US. AGAIN, THE CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORP IS PAID TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG ADULTS 18-25. (INAUDIBLE) U.S. MILITARY VETERANS UP THROUGH 29. THEY CANNOT HAVE TURNED 30. ALL OF THE CORP MEMBERS ARE PAID MONTHLY STIPEND OF $2610 AND CAN LIVE AT A RESIDENTIAL CENTER $5 IS TAKING OUT FOR ROOM AND BOARD. WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE CHARACTER CREDENTIALS AND COMMITMENT AND THOSE ARE THE 3C YOUNG ADULTS COME OUT WITH AFTER SPENDING A YEAR WITH CALIFORNIA CONVERSATION CORP. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >> BUENA VENTURA TRAIL IS THAT THE 10 BRIDGES TRAIL? >> YES. >> I TOURED THAT. IT IS AMAZING. DOING GREAT WORK. >> THANK YOU. THE CORP MEMBERS REALLY APPRECIATE-THEY COME BACK AND STOP BY MY OFFICE AND SAID SOMEBODY PAST THEM AND THANK THEM AND IT MAKES THEM HAPPY. >> COULD YOU GIVE US MAYBE IF YOU ARE NEW MIGHT NOT KNOW BUT CAN YOU GIVE EXAMPLES OTHER PROJECTS YOU WORKED WITH THE CITY?PH >> I ALSO WORKED AT NURPON AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS COME OUT GREAT SO AGAIN, CORP MEMBERS ARE PROUD ABOUT THAT ONE AS WELL. I THINK WE PROBABLY HAVE FUTURE PROJECT BUT I'M FAIRLY NEW SO THAT THE JUST MINUS THE OTHER AREAS. I TAKE CARE OF CHICO AND YREKA. >> I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF WORK OUT THERE AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THAT THE CCC DOES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE 14TH. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STEVE CONE FALLOWED ALEX BOLECKY. >> GOOD EVENING. I APPRECIATE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I BELIEVE SHE SHOULD STOP MOVING FORWARD ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARKING CHARGES IN THE CITY OF REDDING. I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF QUESTIONS THERE THAT WE HAVEN'T CONSIDERED THE IMPACT ON THE BUSINESSES MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. ALSO, WE GOT A NEW COUNCIL. WE WILL HAVE A NEW SEVERAL NEW MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL AND I THINK THAT BEFORE WE MOVE SIGNIFICANTLY FORWARD THAT THEY SHOULD PROBABLY PLAY A ROLE IN THIS. THERE IS PROBABLY-ANYWAY, WE ARE CREATING A MONSTER WITH THIS WHOLE THING WITH THE KIOSKS AND THE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. THE MACHINERY REQUIRED, THE SOFTWARE AND ALL THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT. I CAN SEE IT COSTING MORE THEN MAINTENANCE OF THE PARKING STRUCTURES THEMSELVES, AND ONCE THAT IS IMPLEMENTED ONCE WE HAVE THOSE PEOPLE WORKING FOR US, ONCE WE BOUGHT THAT EQUIPMENT, WE ARE KIND OF OBLIGATE TODAY GO IN THAT DIRECTION. WE ALREADY HAVE SOMETHING WE HAVE TO FEED AT THAT POINT. ANYWAY, I WOULD JUST URGE YOU TO HOLD BACK AND NOT MOVE FORWARD NECESSARILY RIGHT NOW IN THAT PROJECT AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN REVIEW IT AND MAKE SURE WE ARE MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION WITH THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU. >> NEXT MR. BOLECKY. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. YEAH, ME AGAIN. ANYWAY, WE ALL TOUCH EACH OTHER'S SOUL WHEN WE SPEAK HERE OR JUST COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER LIKE LITTLE SPARKS OR LITTLE SOULS TOUCH EACH OTHER AND FOR THE LIFE OF ME I REALLY CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY OUR SOUTHERN BOARDER IS STILL OPEN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ALL THE HOUSING FOR THOSE POOR PEOPLE COMING IN THAT WE COULD USE FOR OUR HOMELESS. OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THE HOMELESS AIN'T GOT MUCH AND THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE EVERYTHING YOU GOT. WHEREVER YOU WALK, JUST SO THAT THEY HAVE SOMETHING-PEOPLE CAN'T PROTEST PUBLICLY BECAUSE THE HOMELESS WILL ATTACK. NOW, LET'S GET DOWN TO BASICS. I TALKED ABOUT A WEBEL IN THE COURT ROOM. YEAH, IT'S TRUE, BUT NOT ONE PERSON DARED CHECK IT OUT. THAT MEANS THAT YOUR COURTROOM IS DIRTY. THAT MEANS THAT ANY JUDGE THAT USES THAT COURTROOM WITH A INTERROGATION CHAIR IS DIRTY. I'M NOT ASKING FOR MUCH, BUT WHEN YOU GO HOME WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE TV OR TELEVISION YOU LOOK AT YOUR KIDS WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY? THEY ARE CORRUPT, SO WHAT. IT IS NOTHING NEW. WE JUST SOLD OUT. AND LET ME TELL YOU, THE HOMELESS PEOPLE NEED A PLACE TO LIVE. IT GETS COLD. THEY NEED A PLACE TO DO THEIR ABLUTIONS OR WHATEVER AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE HAVING WHAT YOU CALL A CITIZEN WAR BETWEEN COLORS, RACES, WHATEVER. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS RISE ABOVE IT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. IT STARTS AT HOME. IF I HAVE TO BULLY YOU TO GO OVER AND LOOK AT IT JUST LOOK AT IT-IF A FEMALE WAS CARRYING A CHILD OR WHATEVER PRONOUN YOU WANT TO USE, SITS IN THE CHAIR AND TILTS BACK ENOUGH, THERE GOES THE HIP AND SHE MIGHT LOSE A CHILD IF SHE IS PREGNANT BUT NOBODY WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING. I DO. THANK YOU. >> NEXT ITEM IS CONSENT CALENDAR. CONSENT CONTAINS ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE. IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHES TO ADDRESS A ITEM ON CONSENT FILL OUT A SPEAKER FORM AND SUBMIT TO THE CITY CLERK. IT SHALL BE THE PREROGATIVE OF ANY COUNCIL MEMBER BEFORE THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS ACTED UPON TO COMMENT TO A ITEM. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> MAY I COMMENT? >> YES. >> I LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE APPOINTMENTS. MAYOR, I COMMEND ON THE PEOPLE YOU SELECTED- >> THAT IS ITEM 5.1. >> WE DON'T DO THAT HERE? MY BAD. I SAVE FOR THE NEXT ONE. MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 4-0. ALRIGHT. NOW I AM GOING TO INTRODUCE ITEM 5.1, WHICH IS CONSIDER MAYOR APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A PAPER-COPY OF THIS, THERE IS A CORRECTION TO THE ITEM, SO THE APPOINTMENT OF TWO OF THE MEMBERS ORIGINALLY IT SAYS 2023 FOR LAUREL PARK AND FOR KATHRYN SWARTZ AND BOTH OF THOSE TERMS WILL LAST TO 2025 SO THERE WAS A CORRECTION. AND SO I WILL READ THE NAMES. MY HONOR TO NAME ROXANNE BURKE. BLAKE FISHER TO UNSCHEDULED VACANCY. BRYNDON MADISON TO FILL A SCHEDULED VACANCY. LAUREL PARK TO FILL A SCHEDULED VACANCY, AND KATHRYN KATIE SWARTZ TO FILL A SCHEDULED VACANCY. AND NOW MAYOR PRO TEM MEZZANO NOW IT IS YOUR TURN. >> THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED. I LOVE IT WHEN WE GET TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS. I DON'T KNOW ALL THE PEOPLE BUT I DO KNOW BLAKE FISHER. I THINK IT IS A EXCELLENT CHOICE AND LAUREL PARK SO PLEASE ACCEPT MY GRATITUDE FOR COMMITTING TO HELP US IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> IF I COULD HAVE-I SEE LAUREL AND BLAKE. DO WE HAVE ROXANNE, BRYNDON E-MAILED ME AND SAID SOMETHING CAME UP AT WORK AND NOT ABLE TO COME AND KATIE SWARTZ. LAUREL AND BLAKE YOU HAVE TO STAND UP NOW. SINCE I CALLED YOU OUT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE A MOTION AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR STEPPING UP. I DID SERVE ON (INAUDIBLE) AND IT IS SUCH A IMPORTANT COMMITTEE AND DETERMINING WHERE FUNDING GOES FOR NEEDS, SO PARTICULARLY WANTED TO PARTICULARLY THE ONES THAT STEPPED UP FOR UNSCHEDULED VACANCY. WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MOTION AND SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. 4-0. ALRIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS 9.A. WHICH IS TO FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CONSIDER AWARD OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF REDDING. >> MAYOR WOULD YOU LIKE MR. ROBINETT TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION? >> DO WE NEED A PRESENTATION? VICE MAYOR DEQUISTO AND I SERVED ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND RECOMMENDED THIS TO COME TO CITY COUNCIL. MICHAEL DO YOU WANT A REPORT? >> I WAS AT THE MEETING SO DON'T NEED A PRESENTATION. >> OKAY, WE ARE FINE. DO I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND? >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. >> I WILL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THANK YOU. >> THIS IS TO APPROVE CONTRACT FOR OUR NEXT AUDITOR. WE GET AUDITED ON A ANNUAL BASIS AND HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO CHANGE THE AUDITOR EVERY SO OFTEN SO THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION MADE AND APPROVED. >> THANK YOU. WE WERE SERVED LAST TIME WELL BY THE PREVIOUS GROUP AND LIKE YOU SAID IT CHANGES AND THEY DID A HEARTY EVALUATION OF THE NEW PROPOSALS AND WE SUPPORTED THE RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU MR. ROBINETT FOR YOUR EFFORTS. OUR NEXT ITEM IS 9.2C CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AIRPORT STRATEGIC PLAN FOR REDDING REGIONAL AIRPORT. >> OUR AIRPORT MANAGER MR. JIM WADDLY WILL PRESENT THIS SINCE WE'VE GIVEN HIM LOTS OF KUDOS TO TONIGHT. I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO. >> I WAS AT THE AIRPORT TWICE LAST WEEK FOR ACTIVITIES SO THINKS ARE HAPPENING-VERY BUSY OUT THERE AND A LOT OF GREAT THINGS AND MORE TO COME. THANK YOU. >> HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. MY PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU TO REVIEW LITTLE JOURNEY WE TOOK TO DEVELOP A AIRPORT STRATEGIC PLAN. I'M GOING TO READ A LITTLE HERE BECAUSE NORMALLY OUR CONSULTANT WILL DIVE INTO DETAILS, BUT FOR THE REST OF I'LL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN COUPLE DETAILS. BUT, WE ARE DEFINITELY BRINGING THIS FORWARD FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND I LIKE TO START MY PRESENTATION BY BRIEFLY GOING OVER THE JOURNEY OF WHY WE ARE DOING A AIRPORT STRATEGIC PLAN AND ALSO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ELEMENTS WITHIN THAT PLAN OF IMPORTANCE AND OF COURSE OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. SO, WHY DID WE DO A AIRPORT STRATEGIC PLAN? WELL, WE NEEDED TO DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING WITH SOME OF THE RAPID GROWTH, PARTICULARLY IN THE AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AREA, AND WE ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WAS RDD COMPARED TO THE-ITS PEERS AND WHAT COULD WE DO BETTER TO ENHANCE THE SERVICES AVAILABLE AT RDD. WE WERE LOOKING AT SOME NON-AERONAUTICAL REVENUE TREATMENTS. WE ARE LOOKING AT NON-AIR LINE REVENUE STREAMS AND VARIOUS THINGS OF WHAT'S MISSING, WHAT COULD WE DO BETTER. WE HAD A HIGH LIST OF CAPITAL PROJECTS WITH INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. SO, WANTED TO JUST TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE. WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS OUR PASSENGER GROWTH OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND THE BLUE AND WHITE ARE PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, AND THE RED THE MORE RED IS THE EFFECT OF THE PANDEMIC AND IN GREEN YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE JUST FAR EXCEEDED ANY NUMBER FROM THE EXISTENCE OF THE AIRPORT, AND WHAT'S NOT SHOWN IS THE NUMBERS FOR OCTOBER. OCTOBER WE KNOW FROM TSA SCREENING NUMBERS WE SURPASSED 10 THOUSAND PASSENGERS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. 10 THOUSAND 200 TO BE EXACT. THIS KIND OF GROWTH IS TRENDING AND WE DEFINITELY WANTED TO ENGAGE THESE CHALLENGES AND KIND OF FOCUS ON WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. SO, HERE IS A QUICK LOOK WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE THE AIR SERVICE SERVE. THIS IS A TYPICAL REGIONAL JET FLIGHT AT BAGGAGE CLAIM AND THIS IS WHAT OCCURS ALL MOST ON A ROUTINE BASIS WHEN WE HAVE OVERLAPPING FLIGHTS. GOOD PROBLEMS, GREAT PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT WE ARE SEEING ARE GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER AND WE ACTUALLY KNOW THAT THE AIRCRAFT ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET BIGGER BECAUSE IT REGIONAL JETS WHICH IS OUR MARKET GO TO 50 SEATERS TO 76 SEATERS SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE A STRAIN IN THE TERMINAL AND A STRAIN IN THE PASSENGER SCREENING LANE, SO WE WANTED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND ADAPT TO THESE CHALLENGES. WE ALSO HAVE SEEN A RECORD NUMBER OF CAR PARKING IN OUR LOT WHICH LEAD TO HIGH REVENUE STREAM FOR US AND THIS IS RESULTED IN US OVERFLOWING IN OTHER AREAS. ALSO GOOD PROBLEMS FOR US. BUT WE KNEW WE HAD TO REEVALUATE STRATEGICALLY AND AVIATION IS GETTING MORE COMPLEX. THERE'S A LOT MORE INVASIONS OUT THERE. THERE IS MORE REGULATION. THE DEMANDS ON STAFF ARE GROWING, AND SO WE DEFINITELY-AND ALSO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS AGING SO WE NEEDED- IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN WHAT WE HAVE WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE AND PLUS NEED TO BE ABLE TO ADAPT. WE DEFINITELY NEEDED TO FOCUS. IN DECEMBER 2021, THIS COUNCIL ADOPTED THE RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THIS PLAN AND THE VERY NEXT MONTH WE SET OFF FOR THE FIRST MEETING OF SEVERAL WITH AIRPORT STRATEGIC PLAN ADVISORY GROUP WHICH CONSIST OF AIRPORT DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, SHASTA COUNTY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT I SHOULD SAY, REDDING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AIRPORT BUSINESSES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THIS ADVISORY GROUP ALSO ADVOCATES ADVOCATED FOR NAME CHANGE. REDDING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND LONG STANDING DESIRE TO CHANGE THAT TO A REGIONAL NAME THAT BETTER FIT OUR PURPOSE IN THE NORTH STATE. SO, ON JUNE 21 THIS YEAR THIS COUNCIL ADOPTED RESOLUTION TO CHANGE TO REDDING REGIONAL AIRPORT AND I DEFINITELY BELIEVE THIS WAS A VERY GOOD MOVE BECAUSE THIS WILL-IT FITS INTO THE VISION OF TRYING TO BE THE AIRPORT OF CHOICE FOR THE NORTH STATE. THIS AIRPORT STRATEGIC PLAN ALSO--IT GAVE US A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC OUTPUT OF THE AIRPORT AND THERE WAS A NUMBER OF MEASURES THROUGH EMPLOYMENT LOOKING AT EMPLOYMENT, THE PAYROLL, SO THE EMPLOYMENT HAD TO-IT CAPTURED THE FULL TIME AND PART TIME POSITIONS AND THE WAGES AND THEN OF COURSE THE OUTPUT, WHICH IS QUANTITY OF GOODS AND SERVICES GENERATED ANNUALLY ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES EXPRESSED IN DOLLARS AND THIS ESTIMATE WAS USING ANNUAL SALES AND ANNUAL OPERATING COST, WHICH ASSUMES THAT THE OUTPUT IS THE SAME AS WHAT IT EXPENDS. SO, THIS PROCESS WE USE DATA THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO US AND WE ALSO USED ECONOMIC INPUT OUTPUT MODEL TUESDAY HELP WITH THE REST. SO WE PLUG IN THE NUMBERS, PLUG IN-THE JOBS, THE WAGES, AND NOT ONLY FOR THE BUSINESSES AT THE AIRPORT BUT THE BUSINESSES THAT THEY SUPPORT, AND YOU GET COUPLE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, WHICH I'LL SHOW ON THE NEXT SLIDE. YOU HAVE ON AIRPORT REVENUES, YOU HAVE VISITOR ECONOMICS AND THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THEMSELVES HAVE A OUTPUT IN THE COMMUNITY. WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THAT IN TO THE INPUT/OUTPUT MODELS AND WHAT YOU SEE HERE WITH THERE DIRECT IMPACTS ARE THE INITIAL FUNDS INTO THE COMMUNITY AND THEN WITH THE MULTIPLIER YOU HAVE THE RESPENDING AND THE REALLOCATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. IT HAS REDDING REGIONAL AIRPORT HAS A OUTPUT OF $218 MILLION PER YEAR AND TO CONTRAST WITH 2019, 2019 HAD A OUTPUT OF $220 MILLION SO THAT SHOWS THE RESILIENCE OF CITY REDDING AND COMMUNITY DURING THE PANDEMIC AND WE HAVE ALL MOST COME BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. SOME OF THE PORTIONS OF THE AIR SERVICES WITHIN THE AIRPORT, AIR SERVICE COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE EXCLUDED, HAVEN'T BOUNCED BACK FULLY. SO, WE ALSO DEVELOPED MISSION VISION AND POSITIONING STATEMENTS AND THE MISSION STATEMENTS, THE MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS INCAPSULATE RDD PURPOSE GOALS AND VALUES WHILE THE POSITIONING STATEMENT IS TO DESCRIBE HOW RDD WANTS TO BE SEEN BY ITS COMPETITORS AND ITS CUSTOMERS. SO, THE MISSION STATEMENT FOR US READS REDDING REGIONAL AIRPORT SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF NORTH STATE EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY CONNECTING PEOPLE SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO THE PLACES THEY WANT TO GO. THE VISION STATEMENT READS, REDDING REGIONAL AIRPORT ASPIRES TO BE A REGIONAL LEADER THAT PROVIDES ECONOM IC VITALITY PUBLIC SAFETY AND RESOURCE PROTECTION. MAINLY THE FIRE TECH AIR CRAFT AND WILL DO THIS OPERATING PROACTIVELY PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY GOAL AND REMAINING ENGAGED THIN DEVELOPING WORLD OF AVIATION. FOR OUR POSITIONING STATEMENT, REDDING REGIONAL AIRPORT CONNECTING THE NORTH STATE TO THE WORLD THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CONVENIENT TRAVEL EXPERIENCE. THIS ESTABLISHES A CLEAR OBJECTIVE FOR THE REPUTATION RDD WISHES TO HAVE. PART OF ONGOING PROCESS TO ATTRACT USER TENANTS DEVELOP SERVICES AND MANAGE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ALIGN THE AIRPORT COMPETITIVELY. AND THIS PLAN IS MEANT TO A ROAD MAP TO ACHIEVE GOALS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE CORE FOCUS FOR RDD FUTURE SUCCESS. THE PLAN GOALS WHICH ARE STAFFING AND MANAGEMENT AIR SERVICE AND COMPETITION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND REVENUE GENERATION. EACH GOAL IS IS IMPORTANT BUT INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUE AT RDD AND THE MAIN CONTRIBUTOR FOR FUTURE GROWTH OF THE AIRPORT. SO WE LIST INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS AND THESE THINGS ARE LIKE MAINTAINING OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE PAVEMENT, ELECTRICAL AND UTILITIES, AND ALSO WE HAVE ADDING OR EXPANDING FACILITIES TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND. IN THE REVENUE GENERATION THIS HAS TO DO WITH LEASING MORE AVAILABLE SPACE AT THE AIRPORT. THIS COULD ALSO MEAN NON AERONAUTICAL REVENUES AND IT IS IMPORTANT WE DIVERSIFY OR REVENUE STREAM TO BE RESILIENT WHEN THERE IS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN. STAFFING IS MANAGEMENT, HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE STAFFING LEVEL TO MEET DEMAND. ALSO PROVIDING HIGH LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BOOST STAFF RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT AND ABLE TO UPDATE OUR RULES REGS AND MINIMUM STANDARDS WHICH ARE PRIMARY MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS THESE DO IS INSURE A SAFE EFFICIENT AIRPORT FOR USERS. SO, OUR AIR SERVICES AND COMPETITION GOALS. WE HAVE RETENTION OF 35 PERCENT. IN EARLY 2019 WE WERE ONLY RETAINING ABOUT 16 PERCENT OF THE CATCHMENT AREA AND THEN AFTER THE LA FLIGHT IT BOOSTED TO ABOUT 19 PERCENT. TODAY WE STAND AT 27 PERCENT AND SO OUR GOAL HERE IS VERY ACHIEVABLE AT 35 PERCENT. I THINK JUST WITH THE DENVER SERVICE WE WILL HIT THE 35 PERCENT. MY GOAL PERSONALLY IS 50 PERCENT. TRYING TO GET HALF OF OUR COMMUNITY TO FLY LOCAL AND I THINK THAT'S ACHIEVABLE. BUT ALSO WE ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP A UNIQUE BRAND AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES THROUGH EFFECTIVE MARKETING PLAN. THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY INVESTED AT THE AIRPORT BOTH WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS AND LOCAL MONEY THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO DRIP OUT INFORMATION ABOUT THE AIRPORT AND ALL THE SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE SO ALL AIR LINES ALL DESTINATIONS AND THE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ALSO USE THE AIRPORT. AND THEN WE DEFINITELY WANT TO PROMOTE OUR ECONOMIC VITALITY THROUGH MAINTAINING AND PROVIDING FACILITIES THAT MAKE RDD ATTRACTIVE FOR BUSINESS. SO, TO WRAP THIS UP MAINTAINING THE QUALITY AND UP KEEP OF RDD INFRASTRUCTURE AND DIVERSIFYING REVENUE GENERATION FOR THE AIRPORT ARE THE MOST CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF RDD VISION FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS. THE GOALS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE PLAN AND PROCESS ARE INTERRELATED AND RELY ON COMPONENTS OF EACH GOAL CATEGORY TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT AND THE GOALS THEMSELVES SUPPORT THE AIRPORT LONG-TERM VISION TO BE FINANCIALLY SELF--SUSTAINING. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE ADDRESSED IN AIRPORT MASTER PLANNING AS WELL AS 5 YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS SUBMITTED EACH YEAR TO FAA. PROJECT SPECIFIC THINGS ARE ADDRESSED THERE. THIS STRATEGIC PLAN IS JUST IDENTIFYING THAT WE NEED TO KEEP PACE WITH THESE DEMANDS. BUT KNOWING THE FULL SCOPE OF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENABLE RDD TO CAPITALIZE ON OPPORTUNITIES AND THEN RESPOND TO FINANCIAL REALTIES AND SELECT PROJECTS THAT ARE IN ACCORD WITH THE OVERALL STRATEGIC PLAN. IN CLOSING, THE PLAN WILL GUIDE DECISION MAKING AND FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE NEEDED FACILITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND INCLUDE REVENUE AND NON-REVENUE GENERATING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. AND THAT BASICALLY PROMOTE FINANCIAL RESILIENCY AND IN DOING SO IT WILL HELP RDD ACHIEVE ECONOMIC GOALS BY CONTINUING TO SERVE AS A IMPORTANT ECONOMIC ENGINE AND THE AIRPORT OF CHOICE FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. NOW, NOT EVERYBODY GETS TO SEE THE STAFF BEHIND THE SCENES BUT THIS IS SOUR SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE RECORD-BREAKING RESULTS WE ARE SEEING TODAY AND I COULDN'T HELP BUT SHARE THAT WITH YOU TONIGHT. SO, WITH THAT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PLAN THAT I CAN ANSWER? >> WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MAYOR PRO TEM MEZZANO. >> THANK YOU. EXCELLENT PRESENTATION AND KUDOS TO YOUR STAFF FOR BREAKING THE RECORDS. COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS. HOW IS IT THE NEW COFFEE BAR DOING OUT THERE? >> OUTSTANDING. THEY ARE RUNNING OUT OF PRODUCTS. >> GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THE REPAVING AND THE OVERFLOW PARKING LOOKS GREAT. YOU WITH WELL ON YOUR WAY WITH YOUR PLAN, BUT I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT-I HAD DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE EXTENDING OF THE RUNWAY TO ACCOMMODATE THE HEAVY FIRE FIGHTING PLANES SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO SACRAMENTO. WHERE ARE WE AT? >> THERE IS A LOT OF PARTICULARS BECAUSE THERE IS A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN GO. IF WE USE FAA FUNDING WE HAVE TO DO THE MODELING AND THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR-TO MAKE THAT PROJECT ELIGIBLE. SO, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOU HAVE TO HAVE 500 OPERATIONS FROM A CRITICAL AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO MAKE IT ELIGIBLE AND RIGHT NOW THE DC10 DON'T COME IN. SO, THIS WILL BE IF WE DO IT A WAY THIS WILL BE IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME SCENARIO, INSTEAD OF THE FAA KEEPING PACE WITH DEMANDS HERE. AND SO WE ARE LOOKING AT $32 MILLION AND THAT INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL, A SMALL LAND ACQUISITION SO A ROAD CAN BE REALIGNED AND ALSO REDOING A PRETTY LARGE NAVIGATIONAL AID SO IT IS QUITE EXPENSIVE AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES CONTINGENCIES SO $32 MILLION IS A PRETTY GOOD PRICE TAG, BUT AND IT IS ALSO NOT A FAST PROCESS. IN ORDER TO START IT YOU HAVE TO DO ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MAY TAKE 18 MONTHS AND THEN ONCE THAT'S DONE ANY MITIGATION REQUIRED WHICH COULD BE FUNDABLE FROM THE FAA, BUT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT PROBABLY 5 YEARS BEFORE THAT WAS USED. >> I KNOW IT WOULD BE A COMPLICATED ANSWER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GLAD TO SEE IT ON THE RADAR. >> IT IS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WINTER. >> THANK YOU. THAT WAS A GREAT REPORT AND JUST PERSONALLY JUST FLYING OUT OF THE AIRPORT THIS LAST WEEK IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND JUST TO SEE THE CHANGE THE REPAVING OF THE PARKING LOT AND REPAVING OF THE ROAD-THE CIRCLE THERE, LOOKS SO GOOD. JUST SORT OF INCREASED SAFETY WITH PARKING AND LIGHTING IS GREAT AS WELL. IT IS SO IMPORTANT AS WE THINK ABOUT THE AIRPORT IS NOT FLUFF LIKE THE AIRPORT IS SO CRITICAL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I KNOW WHEN I SURVEY BUSINESS OWNERS HAVING INCREASED AIR FLIGHT SERVICE IS LIKE IN THE TOP 3 CRITERIA FOR BUSINESSES TO GROW IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE LOTS OF BUSINESSES AND THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE IN AND OUT LOCALLY, SO AS WE THINK ABOUT INCREASING AIR SERVICE AND ARE INCREASES THE CATCHMENT I LIKE YOU SET THE GOAL TO 35 PERCENT AND AGREE I THINK WE CAN GET TO 50 PERCENT. THAT WILL HELP OUR BUSINESSES GROW WHICH INCREASE THE TAX BASE WHICH MEANS MORE MONEY FOR POLICE AND FIRE, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. IT ALL GOES AROUND SO THANK YOU. >> YOU BET. I WANT TO THANK THIS COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD. SOME OF THEM WERE DIFFERENT BUT IT EFFECTED A LOT OF GREAT CHANGE SO THANK YOU. >> ONE THING THAT I THINK IS A GOOD DIRECTION TO GO IN IS TO SET UP A RESERVE BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE-THAT IS A AREA WE NEEDED IMPROVEMENT ON, AND I WAS AT THE RIBBON CUTTING AND I DON'T THINK THE AIRPORT SMELLED AS GOOD IN THE PAST SINCE THAT OPENING. IT IS REALLY INVITING I HAVE TO SAY AND I'M A TEA DRINKER. IT REALLY IS A GREAT COLLABORATION. WE APPRECIATE THEORY COFFEE AND THEIR INVESTMENT AND REALLY IMPROVING FACILITIES OUT THERE AND WHAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN RELY ON FOR SERVICES RIGHT THERE INSIDE THE LAST AIRPORT SPACE. VICE MAYOR DEQUISTO HAS A COMMENT. >> THANK YOU. I THINK YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AT THE AIRPORT AND APPRECIATE ALL THE GROWING. ARE YOU ABLE TO PUBLICLY STATE WITH THE STATUS OF THE POTENTIAL FLIGHT TO DENVER? I FIGURE EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AND SINCE YOU ARE UP THERE YOU GET TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. >> THE PILOT SHORTAGE IS A REAL ISSUE. THE MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE WAS AIRCRAFT AND NOW IT IS PILOTS AND DON'T KNOW IT FULLY RECOVERED AND WE ARE TRYING TO MEET WITH UNITED IN CHICAGO NEXT MONTH. I DID HEAR A RUMEN AND CONFIRMED IT IS TRUE THE NEW TERMINAL HAD A 2 INCH HIGH PRESSURE WATER LINE THAT BUSTED AND IT FLOODED THE TERMINAL CAUSED $50 MILLION WORTH OF DAMAGE AND ABOUT 9 MONTH DELAY SO THAT COULD IMPACT US, BUT I AM SEEING SOME OF THE AIR LINES BOUNCE BACK BUT IT IS STILL TOUGH BECAUSE EVEN CALIFORNIA CAME UP WITH SOME NEW AIR CREW RESTING RULES THAT ARE EFFECTING THE AIR LINES SO THEY HAVE TO ADAPT AND SO THAT'S ALL GOING TO PLAY A BIG PART OF WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN START DENVER SERVICE THIS SUMMER BUT WE HAVE THE MILLION DOLLAR REVENUE GUARANTEE IN HAND. I THINK THAT DENVER IS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST GAME CHANGER WE CAN HAVE FOR AIR SERVICE. >> FAIR TO SAY STILL IN THE WORKS, NOBODY SAID NO NO YET? >> NOBODY SAID NO. IT IS A MATTER OF TIME THIS SUMMER OR NEXT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU BET. >> THANK YOU AGAIN. WE HAVE-I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE AIRPORT STRATEGIC PLAN. >> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE AIRPORT STRATEGIC PLAN. >> I'LL MAKE A SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS 9.4A. CONSIDER ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CALIFORNIA--CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE AND RELATED AMENDMENT SAID TO CHAPTER 16.01 THROUGH 16.09 OF THE REDDING MUNICIPAL CODE. I THINK THIS IS ONE OF YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION. >> I THINK THE FIRST. SEE HOW I DO HERE. >> WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL CITY STAFF AND CITIZENS. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON ADOPTION OF THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE. SO, I WILL JUST BE PRESENTING BRIEFLY ON THE BACKGROUND OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARD CODE. HIGHLIGHT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, NOTABLE CODE CHANGES AND THEN GIVE YOU [STREAMING CUT OUT] LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE BUILDING CODE WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY AND THEN I'LL CONCLUDE. SO, JUST BY WAY OF LITTLE BACKGROUND HERE, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK OF THE BUILDING CODE AS ONE BOOK SITTING UP ON THE SHELF WHEN IT IS ABOUT 12 BINDERS THAT SIT ON THE BOOK SHELF. TAKES TWO SHELVE S IN THE OFFICE AND REFERRED TO AS THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARD CODE BECAUSE IT COMPRISES 12 DIFFERENT TITLES INCLUDING PLUMBING MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL BUILDING ENERGY AND FIRE AND THE STATE REQUIRES WE ADOPT THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARD CODE. ON TRIANNUAL BASIS AND GETS UPDATED AT THE MID-CYCLE. AND SO, HERE--CLICK AGAIN. HERE IS A FIGURE TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE ADOPTION CYCLE I JUST SPOKE OF. I DON'T INTEND TO READ THE SMALL PRINT BUT THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARD COMMISSION PROPOSES THE CODE ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS CALLED A TRIENNIAL CODE CYCLE AND YOU CAN SEE HERE ABOUT MIDWAY THROUGH THE FIGURE THAT THE COMMISSION ADOPTED APPROVED THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARD CODE JANUARY THIS YEAR. AND THEN THERE IS 6 MONTH PROCESS WHERE THE CODE GETS PUBLISHED ON JULY 1 OF THIS YEAR AND THEN BY STATUTE THERE IS 180 DAY WAITING PERIOD BETWEEN WHEN THE CODE IS PUBLISHED AND WHEN IT IS EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1 COMING UP IN 2023. THAT 180 DAY PERIOD SERVE TO ALLOW AS A LOCAL JURISDICTION TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TO LEARN IT CODE, SEE WHAT CHANGED ALLOW TO LEARN HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT AND THEN BY ORDINANCE AND WHAT WE ARE DOING TONIGHT WE WILL ADOPT THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE FOR JANUARY 1. SO, NOTABLE CODE CHANGES, I JUST OUTLINED 4 HERE. THE CODE IS LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PAGES LONG SO I'LL SAVE DETAILS OF ALL THE VARIOUS LITTLE CHANGES BUT THESE 4 I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT. FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, THERE IS WHAT THEY CALL AGE IN PLACE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, MEANING THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS FOR STANDARDIZING LIGHT SWITCH HEIGHTS, ALLOW 1 BED AND BATH DOOR 32 INCHES HIGH. THEY ARE REQUIRING RESIDENTIAL FRAMING BACK IN SO YOU CAN INSTALL GRAB BARS AND THE LIKE IN THE RESTROOM TO ACCOMMODATE FOLKS TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES LONGER SO YOU CAN MAKE THE ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES SO THE CODE IS NOW REQUIRE-IT ISN'T A HUGE EXPENSE I DON'T THINK OR HUGE COMPLICATED FACTORS FOR BUILDERS BUT IT IS NEW FOR THE CODE. ALSO ELECTRIC READY REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL SPACE HEATING COOKING AND CLOSE DRYERS. STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS MOVING TOWARDS TRYING TO GET RID OF GAS FIRE APPLIANCES AND SO THIS IS ONE STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. THE CODE STILL ALLOWS FOR GAS FIRE APPLIANCE IN HOMES BUT IT IS MAKING SURE THAT IF FOR INSTANCE AND WANT TO SIGNAL A GAS WATER HEATER I HAVE TO HAVE THE ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. WHILE GAS FIRE APPLIANCES ARE NOT BANNED, THEY PREPARE TO MAKE SURE THAT MANY HOUSES IN THE FUTURE WILL BE ELECTRIC ONLY. THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SOLAR AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS ARE NOW REQUIRED FOR NON RESIDENTIAL AND HOTEL MOTEL BUILDING TYPES. YOU MIGHT RECALL A BUILDING CODE CYCLE OR TWO BACK SOLAR IS REQUIRED ON NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION, AND THAT WAS A BIG CHANGE FOR INDUSTRY AND SIGNIFICANT COST TO BUILDERS AND DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS NOW HAPPENING FOR THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AS WELL. LIKE ANY CODE REQUIREMENT, THERE IS A LOT OF EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE AND IT DOESN'T APPLY TO ALL BUILDING TYPES OR OCCUPANCY BUT IT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT. HOTEL MOTEL, SOME COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION BASED ON SQUARE FOOTAGE THERE WILL BE A REQUIREMENT TO PUT IN SOLAR ARRAYS ON THE ROOF. UNCLEAR HOW BROAD OF A SCOPE THAT WILL BE, HOW MUCH IT WILL IMPACT DEVELOPMENT BUT CERTAINLY A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FOR ENERGY CODE. LASTLY, ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING SPACES. THAT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE A PUSH. THE BUILDING CODE WILL REQUIRE MORE OF THE PARKING SPACES FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADDITION TO ACCOMMODATING MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES FOR SPECIFIC BUILDING TYPES LIKE WAREHOUSES AND THE LIKE. I DID THAT PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT THERE IS LOTS MORE CHANGES BUT RATHER MINER AND EDITORIAL NATURE. LAST THING I TOUCH ON BEFORE I CONCLUDE AND THE LOCAL AMENDMENTS. THE BUILDING CODES ALLOWS FOR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO MODIFY THE BUILDING CODE AND MAKE AMENDMENTS BASED ON LOCAL CLIMATIC GEOLOGICAL OR TOP GRAPHIC CONDITIONS. SOME OF THOSE WE HAVE HERE THIN IN THE CITY WE HAVE FAMILIAR WITH WET HEAVY SNOW. WILD FIRE. SEISMIC EVENTS AND CLAY SOIL IN THE AREA IS PREVALENT UNLESS YOU ARE BY THE RIVER AND I'LL TOUCH WHY THESE ARE IMPORTANT LATER BUT IN THE STAFF REPORT YOU WILL SEE DETAILS ON THE LOCAL CONDITIONS WE HAVE. THE CODE DOES SAY WE CAN AMEND IT BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE IT MORE STRICT. WE CANT MAKE IT LESS STRICT AND SO THE FEW LOCAL AMENDMENTS WE HAVE DOES MAKE THE BUILDING MORE STRINGENT FOR OUR AREA. SO, THE ONE MOST COMMONLY KNOWN AND SOME OUT OF TOWN BUILDERS ARE NOT FAMILIAR BUT THEY LEARN QUICKLY IS WE HAVE A 30 POUND PER SQUARE FOOT SNOW LOAD. I PULLED THIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FIGURE IS ACTUALLY VERY GOOD BECAUSE IT HAS THE 1960'S SNOW FALL NUMBERS AND LATE 60S WITH UPWARDS OF 20INCHES IN TOWN AND THAT SNOW EVENT TRIGGERED THE 30 POUND PER SQUARE INCH REQUIREMENT SO IN PLACE NOW 50 YEARS. IN THE 60 THERE WAS STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND ROOF COLLAPSES AND THE LIKE SO IT WAS CLEAR WE HAD A LOCAL CLIMATIC CONDITION SOMETIMES WE GET THE WET HEAVY SNOW AND NEED TO DESIGN FOR IT SO THE 30 POUND-A FEW OTHERS TO NOTE, RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLERS REQUIRED FOR ADDITION REMODEL AND ALTERATIONS. THE BUILDING CODE REQUIRES RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLERS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. DOESN'T SAY ABOUT ADDITIONS OR ALTERATIONS THOUGH. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WE HAVE A LOCAL AMENDMENT BECAUSE OF THE WILD FIRE RISK TO IF YOU ADD 50 PERCENT OR MORE TO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE WE ACTUALLY REQUIRE SPRINKLERS TO BE IN THE NEW ADDITION AS WELL AS THE EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR FIRE SAFETY. THESE LAST TWO ARE LESS SIGNIFICANT BUT I THOUGHT INCLUDE THEM FOR COMPLETENESS. REDUCE HEIGHT BACKFILL LIMIT. MINER BUT WE DO THAT FOR THE SEISMIC RISK AND THE RESIDENTIAL CODE ALLOWS FOR TALL (INAUDIBLE) BECAUSE IT CRACKS AND BREAKS AND SO WE HAVE A SMALL AMENDMENT TO THAT. I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD KNOW ACCEPT ME AND OTHER PEOPLE GEEKED OUT ABOUT THIS KIND OF STUFF. LASTLY BUT NOT LEAST, INCREASE THICKNESS FOR MOISTURE BARRIER. WE HAVE CLAY SOIL. IMPERMEABLE AND HOLDS WATER. WE HAD CASES OF WATER INTRUSION THROUGH CRACKS IN CONCRETE, MOISTURE AND MOLD AND AIR QUALITY ISSUE SO THE LOCAL CODE REQUIRES 15MM THICKNESS VAPOR BARRIER BETWEEN THE GROUND AND CONCRETE SLAB. AND THAT IS IT FOR THE LOCAL AMENDMENTS. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT. I THINK SOMETIMES THERE IS MISCONCEPTION THE BUILDING CODE THAT WE ENFORCE MORE STRICT BUILDING CODE THEN REQUIRED BY LAW. WHAT I OUTLINED IS REALLY IT. IT IS A FEW LOCAL AMENDMENTS THAT WE ACCOUNT FOR. THE REALTY IS CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE IS JUST 12 TITLES, IT IS IMMENSE AND DIFFICULT AND LOTS OF REQUIREMENTS IN THERE. IT IS TOUGH TO IMPLEMENT BUT LOCALLY WE HAVE A FEW WAYS WE MAKE IT DIFFERENT. SO, IN CONCLUSION, I RECOMMEND APPROVING AUTHORIZING THE ACTIONS AS STATED ON THE AGENDA AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR PRO TEM MEZZANO. >> HOW DOES IT FEEL YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION? >> I GOT THROUGH IT. >> DID HE DO A GOOD JOB, COME ON. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. >> I UNDERSTOOD YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. >> THANKS. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR EXPLANATION OF SOME OF THE FEW INSTANCES WHERE WE MAKE THE CODE MORE STRICT AND I THINK FOR PEOPLE-MOST IMPORTANT THING PEOPLE SHOULD REALIZE IS THAT WE BY LAW HAVE TO IMPLEMENT THESE AND WE DO FOR THE REASON WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE IN SAFE SURROUNDINGS AND WITH YOU BUY A HOME YOU ARE NOT THE PERSON WHO BUILT IT, YOU BOUGHT SOMETHING SOMEBODY ELSE BUILT AND KNOW IT WAS BUILT TO A STANDARD. THAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND WHAT GOVERNMENT ROLE IS AND APPRECIATE YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION. WELL DONE. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER WINTER HAS A COMMENT. >> THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION. EASY TO UNDERSTAND. APPRECIATE IT. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS, BUT HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION UNLESS WE HAVE-DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE STAFF PROPOSED 3 ACTIONS FOR THE BUILDING STANDARD CODE. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. AND YOU GET TO READ- >> I GET TO READ THE TITLE AND CONCUR IT WAS A FINE PRESENTATION BY MY FELLOW UCLA BRUIN. THANK YOU MR. PAGAN. EXPECT NOTHING LESS. HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL YOU OFFERED FIRST READING ORDINANCE AMENDED TITLE 16 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CHAPTER 16.2 BUILDING CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 6.2.10 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE ADOPTED CHAPTER 16.03 RESIDENTIAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 16.03.10 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE ADOPTED. CHAPTER 16.04, MECHANICAL CODE AMENDING 16.04.10 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE CHAPTER 16.05 PLUMBING CODE READING; THANK YOU. >> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DON'T THINK THAT WAS OUR LONGEST, BUT IT GETS RIGHT UP THERE. OUR NEXT ITEM IS 9.5D WHICH IS ACCEPT REDDING UTILITY FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT AND INDUSTRY ACTIVITY UPDATE. MR. BOWERS. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL. MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT FOR REDDING ELECTRIC UTILITY. GOING TO SHOW HIGHLIGHT SAID QUICKLY. INCREASED REVENUE FOR FIRST QUARTER SO THAT IS JULY AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. BOTH AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER WERE HOTTER ACTUALLY BOTH MONTHS HOTTER THEN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER IN THE PREVIOUS 4 YEARS. A THOUGHT ABOUT SHOWING A SCATTER PLOT OF (INAUDIBLE) BUT THERE IS SELF-AWARENESS THAT WE FIND STUFF MORE FASCINATING THEN YOU DO. AFTER 7 YEARS. $10.3 MILLION MORE THEN BUDGET FOR THE FIRST QUARTER INCREASED POWER SUPPLY COST FOR FIRST QUARTER. OFFSET THAT. YOU SEE THE THIRD BULLET POINT WHERE IT SAYS $10.8 MILLION MORE THEN BUDGET. THAT IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE FIRST BULLET WHICH IS ACTUAL HYDRO DELIVERY. 26 PERCENT OF BUDGET. I SAY BUDGET WE DEVELOPED A BUDGET MARCH 2021 COUNCIL APPROVED OF JUNE 2021 AND THAT USED ROLLING 12 MONTH FORECAST WHICH EVERY MONTH IS LESS AND LESS AND LESS. IF YOU RECALL WHEN I PRESENTED IN SEPTEMBER THOSE REPLACEMENT POWER COSTS OF HYDRO DELIVERY COST (INAUDIBLE) THAT IS CONTINUING ON THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE RESERVES ARE WITHIN THE COUNCIL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY AT 144 DAYS, AND JUST THE COST PRESSURE A FEW BULLET POINTS. EVERY BUSINESS IS FACING COST PRESSURE. THIS IS QUARTER 1 SO COMPARING JULY AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2021 TO JULY AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2022. LABOR COST UP 5 PERCENT. OPERATIONAL COST UP 13 PERCENT AND SYSTEM MAINTENANCE IS JUST REPLACING POLES WIRES TRANSFORMERS UP ABOUT 15 PERCENT. HERE IS THE CHAT SHOWING RETAIL SALES, AGAIN RETAIL SALES BEAT BY 10 PERCENT FOR THE FIRST 3 MONTHS AND YOU SEE OPERATING EXPENSE FOR THE FIRST 3 MONTHS SIGNIFICANTLY OVER BUDGET THAT OFFSET ALL THE INCREASED RETAIL AND WHOLESALE SALES FOR FIRST QUARTER. THIS CHART HERE SHOWS OUR UNRESTRICTED CASH BALANCE AT THE END. THE BLUE BAR IS END OF SEPTEMBER SHOWING AT $48.4 MILLION. WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS TYPICALLY FROM JULY AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER WE BUILD UP THE CASH RESERVES AND THEN IT COMES DOWN TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR BECAUSE THIS IS THE HOT PART OF THE YEAR AND WITH THE RATES THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WE BUILD UP RESERVES. QUICK INDUSTRY UPDATE. AS YOU AWARE THE FEDS ARE GOING TO MAKE A MASSIVE INVESTMENT IN CLEAN ENERGY. WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN AT OUR LEVEL AND BEEN EVALUATED PROJECT IS RENEWABLE PROJECTS AND APPLICATION TO PG&E GOING TO BULK ELECTRIC SYSTEMS ARE OUT-PACING WHAT THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS CAN ACTUALLY ACCOMMODATE AND SO THERE IS ENGINEERING STUDIES FOR PROJECTS HOLDING UP PROJECTS SEVERAL YEARS EVEN THOUGH THE PROJECTS ARE READY TO GO AND WANT TO GO NOW. STATE REGULATIONS, AS YOU SAW BIG NEWS IN CALIFORNIA IN AUGUST THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD APPROVED A RULE REQUIRED HUNDRED PERCENT OF NEW CAR SALES ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES BY 2035. THAT IS NEW CARS LIGHT TRUCKS. SOMETHING YOU MIGHT DRIVE AT HOME. AND STATE LEGISLATION INTERESTING FOR US, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN SEPTEMBER, MR. ZETTLE CAME UP ON A TUESDAY WHEN EVERYBODY GOT THE ALERT ON THEIR PHONE, THE STATE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE PREPARED A REPORT TO EXAMINE HOW UTILITIES HANDLED THAT CRISIS. LOOKING FORWARD, CONTINUED POWER COST PRESSURES. WHOLESALE PRICIER REMAIN ELEVATED. I'LL SHOW A CHART IN A SECOND AND AS I SAID ONLY RECEIVE 26 PERCENT OF BUDGETED DELIVERIES IN QUARTER 1 FISCAL YEAR 2023 FOR HYDRO AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS EQUIPMENT SO THOSE ARE TRUCKS, THINGS LIKE THAT UP ABOUT HUNDRED PERCENT MORE THEN THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN A FEW YEARS AGO, POLES 200 PERCENT, TRANSFORMERS 400 PERCENT AND 25KVA TRANSFORMER IS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SERVES 5 HOMES THAT WAS $1800 PRE-COVID IS NOW $10 THOUSAND SO COST PRESSURES ARE EVERYWHERE FOR US. THIS IS JUST A CHART SHOWING POWER PRICES. I'LL GET INTO THE SPIKES IN A SECOND AND FOLKS AT HOME MIGHT BE HARD TO SEE BUT DOWN ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OCTOBER OF 2019 THESE ARE WHAT TRADES SETTLE AT FOR PURCHASE POWER PRICES ON OPEN MARKET, $42 AND NOW TRADING FOR ABOUT $94 AND THOSE ARE REMAINING ELEVATED. WE ARE NOT COMPLETELY EXPOSE TODAY THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY TO BUY POWER YEARS OUT, BUT AS DELIVERIES CONTINUE TO COME IN LIGHTER AND LIGHTER AND WE HAVE TO CLOSE OUR POSITION WE ARE SOMEWHAT EXPOSED TO THOSE PRICES AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE IN THE PORTFOLIO ISN'T JUMPING 50 PERCENT, OR HUNDRED PERCENT BUT A PORTION IS GOING UP AND WE ARE EXPOSED TO THAT. JUST CONSTRUCTION PRICES. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SAINT LEWIS FED ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO ON THERE. EVERY CONSTRUCTION CHART LOOKS LIKE THIS. THIS IS THE ONE FOR ELECTRIC POWER AND SPECIALTY TRANSFORMER MANUFACTURING. IT IS INDEXED FROM 1981 STARTED AT A HUNDRED. IT TOOK BASICALLY 40 YEARS TO DOUBLE AND THEN IN THE LAST STAYED AROUND 240 AND IN THE LAST 2 YEARS DOUBLED AGAIN. THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT STRAIN ON THE ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY, EVERY INDUSTRY AND WE ARE GOING TO BE ADDRESSING THAT AS WE GO FORWARD. JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU A EXAMPLE OF HOW MUCH CONTROL WE HAVE OVER COSTS. F I SHARE ALL THE COST PRESSURES COMING AT US AND THIS IS THE PIE CHART PRESENTED TO BUDGE-OUR POWER SUPPLY WE CAN'T MAKE THE POWER MARKET. WE COULD BE CONSERVATIVE AND GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE POWER AT PRICES TO LIMIT OUR EXPOSURE TO THE MARKET BUT CANNOT CONTROL THE POWER MARKET. WE HAVE FIXED DEBT WE CANNOT CONTROL. WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM REPLACE POLES AND WIRES, INTERDEPARTMENTAL CHARGES AND PERSONNEL COST DOWN HERE THAT WE LARGELY CAN'T CONTROL OTHER THEN WE TRY TO BE LEAN AND REALLOCATION POSITIONS WHERE WE CAN AND WE HAVE OPERATING COST WHICH IS 15 PERCENT OF THE BUDGET THAT WE CAN SAY IS CONTROLLABLE AND LOOKING REALLY HARD WHERE CAN WE BECOME MORE LEAN IN THE AREA. I SAY CONTROLLABLE BUT I WANT TO PUT A ASTERISK NEXT TO THAT BECAUSE SOME OF THE STUFF IS OUR OWN UTILITY OR RENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY TO OPERATE THE BUSINESS SO WE CAN SAY IT IS CONTROLLABLE BUT THERE ISN'T MANY PLACES TO FIND IT. YOU CAN MAKE A ARGUMENT IT IS ALL UNCONTROLLABLE BUT IT IS NOT. THIS IS THE CHART WE SHOWED IN SEPTEMBER. THE UPDATED PRO FORMA TO REMIND YOU FY23, 2 PERCENT RATE INCREASE APPROVED LAST DECEMBER BY COUNCIL SO WILL GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1 AND CUSTOMERS SEE ON THE FEBRUARY BILLS. THE PROJECTIONS FOR 2024-2027 ARE 4, 4 AND 2 PERCENT. AND WE THROUGH THE FIRST QUALITY FEEL WE ARE IN LINE FOR THAT BUT WE WILL EVALUATE THAT IN THE SPRING WHEN WE GO THROUGH BUDGET PROCESS. THE RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS ACCEPT OUR QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT AND INDUSTRY ACTIVITY UPDATE. >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER WINTER. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BUT JUST COMMENT. AS I SERVE AS LIAISON TO REU AND SIT ON THE NCP, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER ASSOCIATION, WHICH MAYOR SCHREDER DID FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THE COST PRESSURES ARE DIRE. I'LL SAY THE STATE--WE GOT A PRESENTATION-THESE ARE MUNICIPALITIES THAT SERVE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND FORTUNATELY REU BECAUSE OF THE STRATEGY AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUY POWER OVER LONG-TERM CONTRACTS IT REDUCED OUR EXPOSURE BUT MANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE HEAVILY EXPOSED AND WILL LOOK AT PRETTY SIGNIFICANT RATE INCREASES TO FUNCTION AND SO WE CAN KEEP-THESE ARE PRETTY MODEST RATE INCREASES, BUT I DO BELIEVE THEY WILL BE NECESSARY FOR US TO FUNCTION AND MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE. JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT AND PREPARE PEOPLE THAT THE COSTS ARE INCREDIBLE FOR SUPPLIES. NOT JUST PURCHASE OF POWER, BUT SUPPLIES, EVEN SHIPPING OF THINGS JUST EFFECTS EVERYTHING REU DOES AND MUCH IS LIKE YOU SAID, NOT IN OUR CONTROL. >> IF YOU MIND, I LIKE TO PROVIDE CONTEXT TO THAT. UTILITIES IS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE 3 PERCENT PLANNED RATE INCREASE TO GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1 WILL BE PROPOSING I BELIEVE PROPOSED A 8 PERCENT TEMPORARY SURCHARGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BURN THROUGH THEIR RESERVES. IN ADDITION THERE IS ANOTHER UTILITY THAT IS A PART OF NCPA THROUGH THE SUMMER HAS POWER ADJUSTMENT THAT THEY HAD TO INCREASE THEIR RETAIL ELECTRIC RATES BY 20 PERCENT SO YOU CAN IMAGINE NOT ONLY THE PEAK USAGE OF THE YEAR BUT FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE THE 20 PERCENT INCREASE BECAUSE THEY ARE A PRICE TAKER FOR ENERGY PRICES LIKE THIS. THIS IS A REALLY REALLY STRONG TESTIMONY OR SUPPORT FOR OUR ENERGY RISK POLICY HOW WE GET INTO THOSE LONG-TERM CONTRACTS AND REDUCE OUR EXPOSURE AND WE HAVE A REALLY STRONG TEAM THAT FOCUS ON THIS EVERY DAY. THEY DESERVE PRAISE TOO. >> THANK YOU. MR. BOWERS I WANT TO POINT OUT IN THE AUDIENCE WE HAVE COUPLE NEWLY ELECTED CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE WHO WILL BE INSTALLED NEXT VISIT. (INAUDIBLE) AND MR. JACK (INAUDIBLE) I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU BOTH TO LEARN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ABOUT REU AND UNDERSTANDING HOW IT FUNCTIONS AND WHAT WE ARE DOING TO TRY TO MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEEP ENERGY AFFORDABLE FOR THE CITIZENS. >> THE TWO EXAMPLES YOU BROUGHT UP WERE NOT CITY REDDING THEY WERE EXAMPLES OF OTHER COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WHEN YOU STARTED YOU WERE QUITE AT THE MICROPHONE AND DON'T KNOW EVERYBODY HEARD THAT. I WANT YOU TO CLARIFY THE EXAMPLES YOU GAVE WERE NOT CITY REDDING? >> THEY WERE NOT THE CITY OF REDDING. WE HAVE A 2 PERCENT AND PROJECTING 4 AND 4 BASICALLY YEAR AND A HALF AND 2 AND A HALF YEARS DOWN. OTHER UTILITIES HAD TO MAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO SURE UP THE RESERVES BECAUSE THEY PRICE TAKERS TO THE CHART. >> SOME OF THAT IS BECAUSE AS COUNCIL MEMBER WINTER WHO HAS BEEN GREAT LIAISON TO REU AND NCPA POINTED OUT, IT IS BECAUSE WE-AND WE HAVE A GOOD IRP AND THAT WAS DEVELOPED WITH GREAT INPUT AND THEN WE HAVE ALSO MR. MEZZANO AND I SERVED ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN READOPTION WHICH IS ABOUT YEAR AND A HALF AGO? SO, THAT'S-AND WE HAVE THE PLAN FROM THE AIRPORT TONIGHT SO THAT IS WHY PLANNING IS IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE BECAUSE I THINK I CAN SAY THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME BECAUSE OUR RATES ARE THE CHEAPEST, WE ARE RELYABLE, NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC POW ER SHUT OFF AND THAT IS GOOD THING FOR CITY REDDING. I WOULD ALWAYS LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE OF THAT. ESPECIALLY EVEN WHEN WE ARE PLANNING TO INCREASE RATES, THEY ARE CHEAPER BY $52 MILLION COMPARED TO IF YOU WERE LIVING IN PG&E WORLD AND IN THE SUMMER ARE TURNED OFF. THAT'S ENOUGH OF MY SOAP BOX. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS 9.6C, WHICH IS CONSIDER CONCEPTUAL PLAN AND AUTHORIZE SUBMITTAL OF THE OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNER GRANT FOR SOUTH CITY PARK AND THIS IS PRESENTATION BY DIRECTOR NEIMER. >> THANKS VERY MUCH. WHAT WERE YOU SAYING PLANNING IS IMPORTANT, SO HERE WE ARE TODAY SORT OF THE FINAL LAP ON THE EXTENSIVE PLANNING EFFORT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AT SOUTH CITY PARK FOR THE LAST YEAR. THIS IS CULMINATION OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT STAGE BEFORE WE GO INTO ACTIVE DESIGN. AS YOU RECALL, WE CONTRACTED WITH PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES NATIONALLY KNOWN CONSULTING FIRM THAT HELPS COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS REACTIVATE NEGLECTED ABANDONED SPACES SUCH AS SOUTH CITY PARK. SO, THE REPORT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORT THERE WAS A NEW SECTION SO THE VISIONING REPORT THAT YOU ALL ADOPTED IN JUNE REMAINS IN TACT SO THIS DOCUMENT IS GOING TO GIVE US A LOT OF MATERIAL TO GO FORWARD WITH AND APPLYING TO GRANTS, SO BUT WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS SECTION 3 IS THE NEWEST VERSION OF THAT AND I WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE KEY POINTS OF THAT DESIGN AND ACTIVATION STRATEGY. SO, HERE IS A OVERALL CONCEPT OF THE LAYOUT. IT INCLUDES A YOUTH AREA AND I WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON EACH OF THESE. 8 PICKLEBALL COURTS. DESTINATION PLAYGROUND. ACTIVITY PLAZA. MULTI-USE PAVILION. FLEX LAWN AS WELL AS EXISTING BOCCIE BALL COURTS AND RESTROOM AND PROPOSAL FOR A DOG AREA. SO, LITTLE MORE DETAIL HERE. YOU CAN SEE HOW THE DIFFERENT PLACES LAY OUT. YOU CAN SEE WE ARE PACKING A LOT OF ACTIVITY INTO THIS SPACE, AND THAT REALLY IS THE FORMULA TO BE ABLE TO FLIP A PARK THAT HAS BEEN NEGLECTED AND TO BRING BACK ENOUGH ACTIVITY THAT THERE WILL BE A CONSTANT FLOW OF PEOPLE THERE, SO THAT PEOPLE WILL FEEL COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT ATTENDING THIS PUBLIC SPACE. FIRST AREA IS THIS ARRIVAL AND ACTIVITY PLAZA. WE TRY TO CREATE A FAIR AMOUNT OF SPACE ALSO THAT IS MULTI-PURPOSE THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES DEPENDING ON THE SEASON AND ANY PARTICULAR USERS INTEREST. BUT ALSO HAS A MAIN FOCAL POINT OF ENTRY. AT THIS POINT WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE PARK HAS FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT ENTRIES NOW. AS WE REOPEN WE WOULD FOCUS THAT INTO ONE ENTRY POINT FOR NOW. BUT THAT ENTRY POINT WOULD ALSO HAVE A BIG IDENTITY TO AND VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHERE IT IS. ONE IDEA WE HAVE IS MAYBE DRESSING UP THE FENCING. WE PLAN TO KEEP THE FENCING IN PLACE FOR A WHILE BUT HAVING AN ENTRY VISIBLE ENTRY POINT AND PLAY FUL ENTRANCE. THE DESTINATION PLAYGROUND IS REALLY CENTRAL TO THE WHOLE DESIGN AND THAT IS BECAUSE PLAYGROUND DRAW FAMILIES AND SO WHEN YOU HAVE A GREAT PLAYGROUND LIKE WE HAVE AT KIDS KINGDOM OR RIVER CREST PARK THAT IS WHAT WILL DRAW THE FAMILIES TO COME THERE AND SO WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT AMAZING FUN AND EXPENSIVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. ONE IDEA WE HAD IS FOCUS ON FISH THEME BECAUSE WE GOT THE SALMON AND MEDIANS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE, AND SO HERE IS CONCEPTS THAT WE COULD USE BUT THIS WOULD BE-IT IS ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF THE FULL KIDS KINGDOM, BUT WE WOULD PACK IN A LOT OF ACTIVITY. HERE IS RENDERINGS THE ARCHITECT DID TO SHOW YOU WHAT THAT CONCEPT WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND THEN THE MULTI-USE PAVILION. THIS IS A AREA THAT WHEN WE-SOUTH CITY PARK AS WE DO WITH ALL THE PLANS LOOK WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE PARK AND HOW DOES THE PARK FIT INTO THE OVERALL SYSTEM OF CITY PARKS, AND SO AS YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT IT PANORAMA PARK, WE LACK INDOOR SPACE IN OUR PARK SYSTEM. DESPERATELY LACK INDOOR SPACE. ONE THING WE WANT TO DO HERE IS TO ADD THIS MULTIUSE PAVILION IN PART BECAUSE WE NEED YEAR ROUND USE SO WHETHER THAT IS IN THE WINTER OR EVEN IN THE HOT SUMMER DAYS, HAVING SOME INDOOR SPACE THAT IS CLIMATIZED IS GOING TO BE CRITICAL TO KEEPING CONSTANT USE OF THIS PARK. SO, THE PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES HAS DONE A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS. THE IDEA IS TO KEEP THEM VERY OPEN AND BIG AND FLEXIBLE SO THAT THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE THINGS LIKE PRIVATE PARTY RENTALS, THEY COULD DO-I TALKED TO THE FARMER MARKET ABOUT MOVING THEIR WINTER MARKET INSIDE. RIGHT NOW OF COURSE IN THE WINTER THEY HAVE FEWER FARMERS PARTICIPATING BECAUSE IT NOTHING IS GROWING BUT ALSO THAT THE WEATHER REALLY HAMPERS THEIR ABILITY TO BE OUTSIDE AND SELL SO WE CAN MOVE THE FARMER MARKET INSIDE. WE COULD HAVE HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIRS. A NUMBER OF ENTREPRENEURIAL FAIRS AND MARKETING AND IT WOULD BE A DESTINATION. KEEPING THAT SPACE VERY OPEN AND FLEXIBLE FOR A VARIETY OF NEEDS AT THIS TIME WE FIGURE ABOUT 4500 SQUARE FEET. HERE IS EXAMPLES OF THE RECENT PROJECT THEY WORKED IN EUGENE OREGON. THIS IS BENEFIT OF PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES IS THEY DON'T JUST LOOK AT THE WOW BUT ALSO HOW DOES IT ALL WORK FROM A MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAMMING PERSPECTIVE AND SO LOOKING AT HOW WE GET TRUCKS AND SUPPLIES AND MAINTENANCE TO THE VARIOUS PLACES AROUND THE PARK. INDOOR OUT DOOR COVERED STAGE. USING THE MULTIUSE PAVILION TO HAVE A EXTENDED CANOPY OVER IT SO THAT AGAIN WE HAVE ACCESS TO SHADE AND OUTDOOR PROGRAMS. IF WE HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF COVID, HAVING PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN GATHER THAT SHADED AND OUTSIDE WILL BE IN HIGH DEMAND OR WHATEVER THE NEXT THING COMES. FLEX LAWN. WE WANT TO KEEP LAWN AND GRASS IS REALLY IMPORTANT JUST TO OPEN PLAY BUT ALSO TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES. WHETHER WE HAVE PIZANO DAYS AND BOOTHS AND PASTA DINNERS SO HAVING THE SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT AS WELL AS MOVIES IN THE PARK OR OTHER INFORMAL GATHERINGS OR EVENTS THIS WOULD CREATE SPACE FOR BOOTHS AND DIFFERENT SET UPS. YOU CAN SEE THE CHART AT THE BOTTOM SHOWS YOU CAN HAVE A CONCERT WITH 1500 PEOPLE OR YOU COULD HAVE A SMALLER EVENT WITH TENTS OR JUST FAMILIES PICNICKING INDEPENDENTLY ON THEIR OWN. A NICE SPACE THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT USES. THE COURT AREA, SO WE ARE GOING WITH PICKLEBALL. PICKLEBALL IS CRAZY, BUT IT IS REALLY WHERE WE ARE GOING TO GET A LOT OF USE. WE ACTUALLY NOW HAVE THE COURTS AND NEW COURTS AT ENTERPRISE PARK. WE HAVE PAINTED LINES ON THE AT TR WOOD PARK AND CUMBERLAND PARK. THERE IS A DEMAND FOR ANOTHER SPACE WHERE LARGER GROUPS CAN COME AND PLAY. AND THIS IS WHERE WE ARE COUNTING ON THESE ADULTS TO COME EVERY MORNING AND POPULATE THE PARK AND MAKE IT FEEL WELCOMING AND SAFE FOR THE YOUNGER FAMILIES THAT MIGHT COME TO THE PLAYGROUND. EIGHT COURTS IS WHAT WE HAVE AT ENTERPRISE AND THAT IS WHAT WE THINK WOULD WORK BEST HERE AS WELL. OF COURSE RETAINING THE BOCCIE BALL COURTS BUT LOOKING AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ABOUT HOW WE CAN ENHANCE THE SPECTATOR SEATING AREA AS WELL AS SHADE FOR THAT. THEN WE CREATED A YOUTH AREA. THIS IS FOR OLDER YOUTHS WHERE IT WOULD HAVE NOT NECESSARILY A PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT BUT OLDER PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT BUT BASKETBALL COURT, DIFFERENT CLIMBING THINGS, PING-PONG TABLES. REALLY TARGETING THERE THE 12-15 AGE GROUP AND MAYBE OLDER. THE DOG AREA IS 6 THOUSAND SQUARE FEET. THIS AREA GOT MIXED REVIEWS BY THE COMMISSION. COMMUNITY SERVICE ADVISORY COMMISSION SO WE SAID WE WOULD REVISIT AT ANOTHER TIME WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO CONSTRUCTION. DO UNKNOWNS ABOUT HOW IT WOULD WORK HAVING DOGS IN THE PARK. AGAIN LOOKING AT THE NEW RESIDENTS COMING DOWNTOWN AND WHAT THEIR NEEDS WILL BE BUT WE GOT FAIR AMOUNT OF INTEREST FROM THE PARKVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT HAVING ACCESS TO A FENCE DOG AREA, SO WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THAT ON THE WARM BURNER BUT NOT COMMIT UNTIL WE GET CLOSURE AND HAVE A MORE DISCUSSION MORE CURRENT WHEN WE ARE READY TO BUILD. SO THE OTHER PIECE IS HOW WE PROGRAM IT. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING IS WE CAN BUILD IT BUT IF WE DONT PROGRAM IT WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET THE USE WE NEED TO REALLY FULLY FLIP THE USE WE WANT THERE. WHAT THEY DO IS LOOK AT THIS PYRAMID OF ACTIVITIES FROM FEWER TO MORE SO YOU WILL HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS BUT NOT GOING TO HAVE THEM EVERY DAY. YOU WILL HAVE SEASONALLY AND WE HAVE TO HAVE RESOURCES TO HAVE EVENT COORDINATORS AND HAVE STAFF THAT IS GOING TO PUT THAT TOGETHER. WE ALSO HAVE THE DOWNTOWN PLAZA COMING ONBOARD AND THINK THERE WILL BE WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THOSE FACILITIES, BUT THAT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE NEXT TIER WHICH IS SEASONAL PROGRAMMING LOOKING AT CONCERTS, MOVIE SERIES, SCHOOL PERFORMANCES, LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH THE COLT 45 AND PARLAY ON TO GAME NIGHTS THERE OTHER ACTIVITIES. WEEKLY PROGRAMMING SUCH AS FARMER MARKET FOOD TRUCKS OUTDOOR EXERCISE CLASSES,X THE LIBRARY STAFF HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PLANNING EFFORT AND THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT OFFERING OUTDOOR STORY TIME AND OTHER LITERACY AND LIBRARY RELATED PROG