555 Washington Street  
Red Bluff, CA 96080  
(530) 527-2605  
City of Red Bluff  
City Council  
Regular Meeting Agenda  
5:30 PM  
Tuesday, July 21, 2026  
Council Chambers  
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The City of Red Bluff welcomes you to their Council meetings, which are regularly scheduled  
for the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Your participation and interest are encouraged  
and appreciated. Meeting notices are available in appropriate alternative formats, upon  
request of a person with a disability. If accommodations are needed for individuals with  
disabilities, please contact the Deputy City Clerk’s office at (530) 527-2605 at least 72 hours  
prior to the day of the meeting.  
CALL TO ORDER  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
CITIZEN COMMENT  
This time is set-aside for citizens to address the City Council on any item of interest to the  
public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. To make a public  
comment on Zoom, you must raise your hand. For items that are on the agenda, public  
comment will be heard when the item is discussed. If your comments concern an item that is  
noted as a public hearing, please address the City Council after the public hearing is opened  
for public testimony. The Mayor reserves the right to limit each speaker to three (3) minutes.  
The Mayor also may limit or prohibit multiple presentations by the same individual(s) on the  
same topic. Please understand that by law, the City Council cannot make decisions on  
matters that are not on the agenda and matters of concern will be referred to the City  
Manager's Office.  
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF AGENDA CORRECTIONS  
STAFF ITEMS  
Tom Westbrook, City Manager  
Scott Garrison, HR  
Beth Lindauer, Community Development Director  
Scott Miller, Public Works Director  
Mike Bachmeyer, Fire Chief  
Paul Young, Finance Director  
Quintan Ortega, Police Chief  
Robin Kampmann, City Engineer  
COMMISSIONS REPORTS - N/A  
PRESENTATION  
Employee Length of Service Recognition  
Recommended Action:  
1.  
0232  
Formally recognize City employees for their length of service. Certificates of appreciation will  
be presented to the employee if present or their Supervisor if not.  
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION  
CONSENT AGENDA / APPROVAL OF DRAFT MINUTES  
These items include routine financial and administrative actions and are usually approved by  
a single majority vote. Any City Councilmember, staff member or interested person may  
request that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda and those items are usually  
considered following approval of the remaining Consent Agenda.  
Approve Minutes: June 2nd, June16th, and July 9th  
2.  
0257  
Recommended Action:  
Council to approve the minutes from the June 2nd, June 16th, and July 9th City Council  
Meetings.  
Resolution to Accept the Department of California Highway Patrol’s  
Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Award  
3.  
20-2026  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt a Resolution No. 20-2026 to Accept the Department of California Highway  
Patrol’s Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program funds in the amount of $89,836.25 for  
FY26/27.  
Open Market Purchases of $2,000 or More & Contract Awards  
4.  
0241  
0240  
Recommended Action:  
Acceptance of the open market purchases of $2,000 or more & contract awards for the  
previous month.  
Approval of Warrant List  
Recommended Action:  
Approve Check Warrant No. 109694 through 109852 dated June 1, 2026 thru June 30, 2026.  
5.  
Quarterly Settlement Report: Workers’ Compensation Claims  
Against the City.  
6.  
0233  
Recommended Action:  
Review Report on actions taken by the City Manager to settle workers' compensation claims  
with merit up to $50,000 against the City of Red Bluff.  
Quarterly Report: Liability Claims Against the City  
7.  
0258  
Recommended Action:  
Review report on actions taken by the City Manager to settle liability claims with merit  
up to $50,000 against the City of Red Bluff.  
Public Works Monthly Activity Summary, June  
8.  
0250  
0254  
0256  
1099  
Recommended Action:  
No Action Required. Informational Only.  
Code Enforcement Activity Report - June 2026  
9.  
Recommended Action:  
Informational only.  
Grants Management Update-2nd Quarter of 2026  
10.  
Recommended Action:  
None. The update is for informational purposes.  
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 1099, an amendment  
to Chapter 24, Section 24.23 relating to the water system  
cross-connection control.  
11.  
Recommended Action:  
Waive the second reading except by title and adopt Ordinance No. 1099 Chapter 24, Section  
24.23 of the Red Bluff Municipal Code, relating to the water system cross-connection control.  
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT  
REGULAR AGENDA  
These items include significant financial and administrative actions of special interest that are  
usually approved individually by a majority vote. The Regular Agenda also includes noticed  
hearings and public hearings. The times on the agenda are approximate.  
The deadline for items to be placed on the City’s agenda is 5:00 p.m. on the preceding  
Tuesday, unless a holiday intervenes. Items not listed on the Agenda can only be considered  
by the City Council if they qualify under Government Code Section 54954.2(b) (typically this  
applies to items meeting the criteria as an off-agenda emergency).  
Annual Status Report on Vacancies for compliance with AB 2561  
12.  
0234  
0247  
Recommended Action:  
That the City Council:  
1. Conduct the Public Hearing  
2. Approve the Annual Status Report on Vacancies  
Direction to Staff Regarding Draft Measure S Oversight Committee  
Ordinance, Bylaws, and Application Materials  
13.  
Recommended Action:  
Provide direction to staff regarding the proposed framework for the Measure S  
Oversight Committee, including:  
1) The draft ordinance establishing the Measure S Oversight Committee within the  
Red Bluff Municipal Code;  
2) The draft bylaws governing the operations of the Measure S Oversight  
Committee;  
3) The draft application and eligibility affidavit for prospective committee members;  
and  
4) Any revisions or additional provisions desired by the City Council prior to  
returning the item for formal adoption and implementation.  
Request for Council input and consideration on the proposed water  
and sewer rate study  
14.  
0252  
Recommended Action:  
Staff respectfully recommend that the City Council move forward with one of the following  
options:  
1) The City Council can direct staff to move forward by selecting a rate plan option  
and  
2) formalizing new rates as proposed. The rate consultant will draft a rate study  
report describing the rates as proposed and begin the Proposition 218 public  
notification process, or  
3) The City Council can direct staff to make changes to the rate plan options as  
proposed. The rate consultant will return on August 4th with revised results for  
the City Council to review and formalize the revised rates into a draft rate study  
report. Please note this may delay rate implementation beyond the anticipated  
January 1, 2027 proposed date, or  
4) The City Council can choose not to move forward with new rates on the Water  
or Sewer System. This would require adjustments of either operational costs or  
capital costs to keep the system operating with the required net income to  
support debt service obligations.  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Red Bluff Confirming  
an Emergency that Required Immediate Repair of a Sewer Main  
Located Behind the Thai House Restaurant, 248 South Main  
Street.  
15.  
19-2026  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution No. 19-2026; A Declaration of Emergency regarding an obstructed sewer  
main located behind the Thai House Restaurant, 248 South Main Street and the need for  
immediate repair.  
Authorize a project specific supplemental appropriation for Fund 47-44-760220-0102  
Wastewater Collections Capital Outlay Sewer Line Repair/Replacement in the amount of  
$27,863.70.  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Red Bluff (1) Calling  
for an Election on a Ballot Measure to Ask the Voters of the City of  
Red Bluff, California, Whether the Offices of City Clerk and City  
Treasurer Shall be Appointive; (2) Requesting the Board of  
Supervisors of Tehama County to Consolidate a Municipal Election  
on a Local Measure with Other Elections to be Held on the  
November 3, 2026, Consolidated Election Date; (3) Requesting the  
Tehama County Board of Supervisors Permit the Tehama County  
Elections Official to Render Election Services to the City; and (4)  
Approving the Proposed Measure  
16.  
21-2026  
Recommended Action:  
Adopt Resolution No. 21-2026 for an election on a ballot measure to ask the voters of the City  
of Red Bluff, California, whether the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer shall be appointive;  
(2) Requesting the Board of Supervisors of Tehama County to consolidate a municipal election  
on a local measure with other elections to be held on the November 3, 2026, consolidated  
election date; (3) Requesting the Tehama County Board of Supervisors permit the Tehama  
County Elections Official to render election services to the City; and (4) Approve the proposed  
draft resolution.  
COMMITTEE REPORTS / COUNCIL COMMENTS  
Reports by City Council Members on the activities of their assigned  
agencies/committees:  
*Antelope Water/Sewer Project JPA - All Councilmembers  
*Chamber of Commerce - Gonzales & Pope  
*City/County Ad Hoc Committee - Deiters and Gonzales  
*Community Action Agency - Deiters  
*Downtown Red Bluff Business Association - Clement & Pope  
*Executive Committee - Tehama County Solid Waste Management Agency -  
Deiters & Hurton  
*Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) - All Councilmembers  
*Red Bluff Community Center Commission - Gonzales & Hurton  
*Tehama County Air Pollution District Review Committee - Gonzales & Pope  
*Tehama County Continuum of Care Executive Council - Deiters & Clement  
*Tehama County Solid Waste Management Agency (JPA) - All Councilmembers  
*Tehama County Transportation Commission - Hurton & Pope  
ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENTS AND OTHER MEETINGS ATTENDED  
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS BY CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL  
CITIZEN COMMENT BEFORE CLOSED SESSION - N/A  
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION - N/A  
REPORTABLE ACTIONS FROM CLOSED SESSION - N/A  
ADJOURNMENT  
This meeting is adjourned until the next regularly scheduled meeting. Regular City Council  
meetings are scheduled on the first and third Tuesdays of the month beginning at 5:30 p.m. in  
the City Council Chambers at 555 Washington Street, Red Bluff California. Agenda packets,  
minutes  
and  
audio  
are  
available  
on  
the  
City’s  
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at  
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assistance at (530) 527-2605 x 3057.  
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE LEVINE ACT (GC  
Section §84308)  
Members of the City Council are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda  
item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment  
contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the  
Councilmember received more than $500 in campaign contributions from the applicant  
or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested  
participant who actively supports or opposes the City’s decision on the agenda item  
since January 1, 2023. Members of the City Council who have received, and applicants,  
contractors or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than  
$500 to a Councilmember since January 1, 2023, are required to disclose that fact for  
the official record of the subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of  
the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Councilmember and may be made  
either in writing to the City Clerk’s Department before the subject hearing or by verbal  
disclosure at the time of the hearing.