CALIRED NEWS–The Redding City Council approved $8.2 million in spending at its Oct. 7th meeting:

• $5.2 million for the Cypress Pump Station Facility (Agenda 4.11d).
• $1.8 million for the 5551 Cascade Racquet Club Mutual Water Company Water Main Project (Agenda 4.11f). 
• $550,000 to Stillwater Business Park infrastructure (Agenda 9.1).
• $277,254 for purchasing one 2026 Caterpillar 910 Loader for the City of Redding Solid Waste Utility (Agenda 4.11b).
• $200,000 annually for two years for outfitting vehicles with needed equipment (Agenda 4.9a).
• $150,000 to the Redding Regional Airport Passenger Terminal Parking Lot Reconstruction Project (Agenda 4.11g).

Other Redding City Council Actions

• Accepted update regarding the proclamation declaring a local emergency due to flooding (Agenda 4.1a).
• Approved and authorized the sale of real property located at 6155 Venture  Parkway, Stillwater Business Park Lot 12–25.41 acres of City of Redding-owned property (Agenda 4.1b).
• Authorized a Master Service 25-Year Agreement with the Tribal Council of the Redding Rancheria. Passed 4-0 with recusal of Vice Mayor Mike Littau due to acceptance of campaign contribution (Agenda 4.1c). Annual cost is $130,000.
• Adopted a Resolution approving the 12th Amendment to the City Budget (Agenda 4.2a).
• Adopted a Resolution terminating the South Street Water Main for the Railroad Emergency Replacement Project (Agenda 4.11a).
• Authorized and approved actions relative to the Magnums Area Remote Sewer Project (Agenda 4.11c).
• Authorized and approved actions relative to the Girvan Road Over Olney Creek Bridge Replacement Project (Agenda 4.11e).
• Heard an oral report from the Airports Manager on City of Redding Airports (Agenda 9.2b).
• Approved an agreement with World Triathlon Corporation to host triathlon events in the City of Redding in August of 2026, 2027 and 2028 (Agenda 9.2c). Approved 5-0.
• Extended Redding Electric Utility’s Revolving Credit Agreement with US Bank (Agenda 9.5a) through Oct. 29, 2028 at an estimated annual cost of $75,000.

• Discussed the financial assistance given to Advance Redding’s operations of the Redding Civic Auditorium (Agenda 9.6a).

• Approved the Groundwater Transfer and Facilities Cost-Sharing Agreement and the Emergency Intertie Agreement with Bella Vista Water District (Agenda 9.11h).

Bella Vista Water District will receive 1,000 acre-feet/year.

• Approved the Memorandum of Understanding with the Redding Police Officers Association for a one-year term effective Oct. 8, 2025 through July 31, 2026 which is one-year from the expiration of the current MOU (Agenda 9.15a).

Redding City Council Public Comments: 

Four members of the public gave comments at the beginning of the meeting: two comments were concerning Redding City operations (one positive and one negative), one concerning elections and one comment concerning a “stray cat crisis.”

The five Redding City Council members are:

• Mayor Jack Munns (elected November, 2022 for a four-year term. Email: [email protected]
• Vice Mayor Mike Littau (elected November, 2024 for a four-year term. Email: [email protected]
• Mayor Pro-Tempore Erin Resner (first elected November, 2018; re-elected in 2024 to a partial two-year term). Email: [email protected] 
• Council Member Tenessa Audette (elected November, 2022 for a four-year term). Email: [email protected]
• Council Member Dr. Paul Dhanuka (elected November, 2024 for a four-year term). Email: [email protected].

Redding City Council Oct. 7 Agenda (7 pages)

Watch City Council October 7 Meeting:  3 Hours, 05 Minutes website

Next Redding City Council Meeting: Oct. 21 (6 p.m.) at 777 Cypress Ave.