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Tom Osborn (staff) explained the city’s annual practice of indexing community center rates to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics’ CPI to ensure user fees better cover service costs and reduce reliance on other funding sources. He said the CPI for the relevant period is 2.7 percent and that previous annual adjustments have been near 3 percent.

Council members asked questions about facility maintenance and the timing of planned improvements; staff noted funding partnerships with the county and the community center commission and suggested some facility improvements might be timed with future meetings of the commission. The public hearing required for the fee change was held during the meeting.

The council voted to approve the fee adjustment; staff confirmed the increase will be added to the city’s fee schedule and will become effective Jan. 1, 2026.

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Parks staff said several local service organizations — including Rev Buff Rotary Club, Kiwanis, Sunrise Rotary, Latino Outreach and Soroptimist — donated the playground equipment after the intended recipient facility could not use it. Scott Miller presented the item and said staff had identified a site adjacent to existing playground equipment at Trader Park and recommended accepting the donation and waiving the associated building fees.

Miller said the organizations would coordinate the installation with a licensed specialty contractor and that staff would confirm use of a licensed contractor; the city will not manage the bidding process for the installation. Council members thanked the volunteer organizations for the donation and moved to adopt the resolution.

The motion to adopt Resolution No. 26-2025 passed unanimously. Installation will proceed with the donor organizations coordinating with a licensed installer and city staff providing coordination support.

","Council adopted Resolution No. 26-2025 to accept a donated playground structure for Trader Park and to waive associated building permit fees; local service organizations will coordinate installation with a licensed contractor and staff will assist with site coordination.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6141433,"Council approves change order for City Hall roofing after structural issues uncovered",179,2334000,2513000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5572848-fc6c5acaa06d8cbfcc67bb13a6766603&start=2334&end=2513","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5572848-fc6c5acaa06d8cbfcc67bb13a6766603/thumbnail_2334000.jpg","/articles/6141433/Red-Bluff-City/Tehama-County/California/Council-approves-change-order-for-City-Hall-roofing-after-structural-issues-uncovered","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6141433-b9f9ade3f5dc0282a3192aaab279d6e7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178859&Signature=fVqRJYsOe8anwEjMxPt9-6ScU3GLF5QPCHYwm0SCMHdoSP07PQ7LD3LWU78d4lWyxByp1YTvxtJ9QC8D6EVmj0~aJsVqY5gDp5X2XxlrvhoGXEvbJkixofNQ2l5zVJH3mPkM4E~PyCaz3Lr17rlEfR6YTNYrPYuvVnEknUMduaEjAnz-gsO5ubcDVYTQolLbuHhVXuh6-rdOkyh27KNDKZt95rBGs2poyht-fQk7QMdq~5YyeaFWlE74SDcvoxCzS65-RuE59dXHdKePVwXNXq3Yo2bo6VNfQH210pMTNN-~3Z~-taBaT5WIrWjHsLxyP-d4H6Q3ruA4Q8nqp68pZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Red Bluff City Council on Aug. 1 approved change orders and a supplemental appropriation to address unanticipated structural repairs uncovered while reroofing City Hall, including replacement of support beams, temporary antenna supports and abatement of asbestos-containing material.

Public works staff described the work as technically complex. They said three beams will be replaced beneath an antenna mast that supports police department communications and air-handling equipment; contractors will use cranes and spreader beams while keeping the antenna operational. Staff also said asbestos-containing sheetrock was exposed and will require a specialty abatement contractor working in phases so city operations need not be fully evacuated.

Public works staff said the work is necessary to finish the roofing project and to protect the police communications equipment. The city presented a “not to exceed” price for the changes and said it was verifying material quantities and final pricing before signing contracts.

Council discussed beam types and asked whether laminated (glulam) beams would replace the originals; staff said laminated beams would be used where appropriate. The council approved the requested change orders and supplemental appropriation; the motion passed as recorded in the meeting minutes.

What happens next: staff will finalize contractor pricing, sequence the work to maintain police operations, and proceed with the structural repairs and asbestos abatement under the approved change order.

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Westbrook said annexations must be contiguous to existing city boundaries and be inside the adopted SOI. He explained that most annexations are initiated by landowners seeking municipal services for development, that the local agency formation commission (LAFCo) reviews reorganization proposals, and that environmental analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) may be required; the scale of analysis ranges from a negative declaration to a full environmental impact report depending on the project.

He told council members that the city’s existing SOI likely provides capacity for several decades and that expanding the SOI or pursuing annexation would typically involve environmental review and, in many cases, costs borne by landowners unless the city initiated the annexation. Westbrook cautioned that LAFCo and affected voters can influence or block an annexation: landowners may initiate proposals and voters in the affected area can oppose annexation via the voter-removal provisions described.

Council members discussed potential focus areas mentioned during the meeting—Antelope Boulevard, the area south of the airport and pockets of county-managed neighborhoods adjacent to city streets. Speakers said annexation could make it easier to attract businesses if the city signaled it was “open for business,” but several councilors and the mayor said they wanted to prioritize other projects (notably street repairs) and did not want to commit staff to costly annexation studies immediately.

No motion or vote was taken; council members generally supported reserving the issue for later study. Several members suggested returning to the subject after the first of the year or after progress on the city’s road funding efforts, so the council can tie any annexation outreach to demonstrated infrastructure investment.

","Staff outlined how annexation and sphere-of-influence changes work, including LAFCo review, environmental analysis under CEQA, and likely landowner-driven costs; councilors expressed interest but generally agreed to defer detailed work until after near-term priorities such as roads are addressed.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6141442,"City Council approves response to grand jury on road repairs as citizens push ballot measure",337,1732000,2069000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5572848-fc6c5acaa06d8cbfcc67bb13a6766603&start=1732&end=2069","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5572848-fc6c5acaa06d8cbfcc67bb13a6766603/thumbnail_1732000.jpg","/articles/6141442/Red-Bluff-City/Tehama-County/California/City-Council-approves-response-to-grand-jury-on-road-repairs-as-citizens-push-ballot-measure","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6141442-ef054629305c2146b4236179e2dc99f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178859&Signature=DXtHxSX3r1mN~ocvLirRMhroAa555qOaCNh9CpecXBv9ixM56CW9EeXzlxTbm9B1wKQDk3HVT8~bHISLkp5p4R8SeMJdeqZ~~HXiBg1~h3-llQbzHfAwSLFeKwFde43siL9iKGQlURiRkzhId50MVrfcuu41d5oXt~08x~MB1sx2GAPl0Fbrs8Ia~KTGKfswR3uN7A-bqj-~lwYad~L2PTH5xuKVd3spuOJPA~HIeXAtcI61WrPhQw4X2nnSdEIYFo6cZ7k6p7vbixVgW8n1Rn7gaBwAjouCaadkuDZqIR8rNDOkWO0rirlx8K1BGWVFp1Jat1CEPaojaWM4qOsYbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Red Bluff City Council on Aug. 1 approved a written response to the 2024–25 King County grand jury report that reviewed the city’s road repair and maintenance practices, while dozens of residents described separate citizen efforts to place a street-funding measure on the ballot.

City staff presented the response during the council’s regular meeting. Tom Osborn, who introduced the item, said the grand jury issued five findings and seven recommendations; the city agreed with all five findings and committed to implement six of the seven recommendations. The seventh recommendation — that the city place a new tax measure on the ballot — will require further analysis, the staff response says, because a citizen initiative is already in progress.

The grand-jury response matters because it formally records the city’s planned steps and is required by the court to be filed within 90 days of the report’s release. “The city agreed with the findings and will implement six of the recommendations,” Osborn told the council, adding that the city would study the seventh recommendation on a potential ballot measure to avoid duplicating the pending citizen initiative.

During public comment, a group supporting a “street-smart” citizens initiative said volunteers were collecting the roughly 900 signatures needed to qualify a measure for the ballot; a speaker said door-to-door response has been “two thirds to three quarters percent positive.” Council members and members of the public discussed timing and consequences if the initiative were to fail. Osborn said the city would analyze next steps if the initiative did not succeed; he did not identify any legal penalty tied to a failed initiative.

Council members exchanged views on priorities. Several speakers urged patience and pointed to concurrent efforts — such as grant searches, operational changes and the citizen initiative — as complementary approaches to the long-term problem of deteriorating streets. One councilor noted that staff and some council members were already pursuing many of the grand jury recommendations.

The council voted to approve the staff-prepared response for signature and submission to the judge. No new tax or ordinance was adopted at the meeting; the item was limited to approving the written response to the grand jury.

What happens next: the signed response will be returned to the judge who issued the grand-jury report. Separately, citizen organizers said they expect to submit signatures by the county deadline and potentially place a measure before voters in 2026.

","City staff drafted a response agreeing with five grand-jury findings and accepting six of seven recommendations on road maintenance funding; council approved submitting the response while citizen volunteers reported collecting signatures for an initiative to fund street repairs.","actionData","errors"]

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