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MINUTES Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held in the Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, on January 31, 2024 at 6:30 P.M. Present: Eddie Tejeda, Mayor Paul Barich, Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Davis, Council Member Jenna Guzman -Lowery, Council Member Mario Saucedo, Council Member Staff: Charles M. Duggan, Jr., City Manager; Yvette M. Abich Garcia, City Attorney; Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk; Janice McConnell, Assistant City Manager; Chris Boatman, Assistant City Manager; Carl Baker, Public Information Officer; Danielle Garcia, Management Services/Finance Director; Brian Desatnik, Development Services Director; John Harris, Municipal Utilities and Engineering Director; Rich Sessler, Fire Chief; Rachel Tolber, Police Chief Mayor Tejeda called the special meeting to order and explained that comments could be presented in -person, via Zoom, via cell phone or landline. He offered the public an opportunity to provide comment on any matter scheduled on this agenda or any matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council which is not already scheduled on this agenda. PUBLIC COMMENT None forthcoming COMMUNICATIONS Downtown Redlands Parking Study Development Services Director Desatnik summarized the events leading to tonight's discussion of the Downtown Redlands Parking Study. Over the past decade, the City's downtown has continued to grow and thrive, with the surrounding core around State Street considered one of Redlands' greatest assets. Promoting in -fill and mixed -use development in the downtown, with the goal of enhancing a pedestrian -friendly, walkable urban core, is a central goal of the 2035 General Plan and Transit Villages Specific Plan. He offered details of the City's 2017 Parking Study, the findings and recommendations from the 2023 Walker Consultants study, the Traffic and Parking Commission (TPC) recommendations, and the Chamber of Commerce parking concerns and priorities. Lastly, he reviewed the action items recommended by staff to include: 1) Increase parking enforcement of timed -parking zones; 2) Implement safety improvements to Citrus garage and Centennial Plaza underground parking; 3) Lease SBCTA lot 4) Implement shuttle service from SBCTA lot and Stuart Avenue parking garage to other points downtown 5) Analyze redevelopment opportunities of the existing City Hall site; 6 Explore options for shuttle bus service from SBCTA lot to the Redlands Bowl. Assistant City Manager Boatman added that SBCTA had agreed to license to the City the Special CC_January 31, 2024 Page 1