Remarks by Paul Barich
50 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“I don't see anybody on zoom I Move we approved the consent calendar a second of a motion a second madam city clerk.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you very much, Mayor. This is really quite an honor. A couple of our members served on him, but I guess he was, I had the privilege of working with him for over six years. And anytime I needed anything, but he was really, really on the spot. And not only did he give me advice, he also put it in writing, so people didn't believe what I was saying. I said, here it is in writing. So I'm going to real quick go over a few highlights, and then I have a couple of other things I'd like to share with you. After 28 years as principal legal advisor city council, the city manager in all the city…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“It was my pleasure. And it's not just me. Here's an honor to him. The following council members and former mayors proposed as well. And that's Mick Gallagher, who was on the city council from 2005-2010 and served a year in 2022. Carol Beswick was mayor and city council from 1983 to 1991. Paul Foster was mayor and council member from 2010 to 2022. John James was serving the council in 2015 and then 2016 and 2018. Casey Hawes was mayor and council from 1999 to 2003. Pete Aguilar was our mayor and council member from 2006 to 2014. John Harrison was mayor and council member from 2001 to 2018.…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I have a comment. I am sure glad that we are using a Redlands firm to do this for us. I'm extremely pleased, so... I move the City Council approve professional service agreement with Hicks and Hardwick Inc. to provide an on-call general engineering services amount not to exceed $200,000 for initial one-year term with an option to extend one of additional years in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for a total of potential not to exceed value of $400,000. And I move the City Council determine that approval of the agreement with Hicks and Hardwick Inc. is exempt from environmental pursuant to…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Well, I can't. Well, not for the city. My wife and I were on vacation for a week in Maui, so we got the waves and a little bit of wind. But anyway, very relaxing, but there's no place like, Dorothy said, no place like home. So we're glad to be back in Redlands where it's nice and safe and sound, and we're very happy. All right. Council Member Davis.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I want to congratulate. I'll tell you, if I had to pick out one program that's very, very important for the city, this would be it, adult literacy. If we can get people to be able to read and write, they become productive citizens in the city of Redlands. They can get a job. So it's very, very important that we are able to teach people to read and write, and you guys have been, you know, so dedicated to this, especially Diane. You've been to programs since it started, I think. Oh, Trudy. Okay, I'm sorry. Anyway, let me just read it real quick. I could read, but I need glasses. California…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yes. Basically, this is a cleanup, right? Is that right?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“It doesn't impose a higher tax or anything like that on the citizens?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I am also in favor of a warehouse ban when we can, but... Wanted to be able to give an opportunity for old warehouses to come into the 21st century Because you know that they have old Air conditionings and ducts and everything else and the whole idea of this was to be able to clean these These buildings up to make it more efficient And but it doesn't seem like we're getting there with this so I I'm not really comfortable with him with the modifications at all and I mean, the whole thing, it goes back to the old Lazy Boy building, and that thing is, what, 75 years old, at least 70 years old or…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“A REAL QUICK COMMENT AS WELL AS MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE DEVELOPER OF THE WAREHOUSE SAID THEY'RE NOT GOING TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF IT. THEY PULLED THAT BACK THAT WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL A YEAR AGO, WAS IT? AND WE END UP TABLEING IT. THEY WERE JUST GOING TO IMPROVE AND BRING IT UP AGAIN UP TO THE 21ST CENTURY.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Let's, I think we're not necessarily spinning our wheels, but we're only talking about one building. We don't have capacity to build any more warehouses in Redlands, which is okay.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“But I'm talking about the rebuilding of the Lazy Boy. That's the one I'm talking about.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Unfortunately, we can't control the Donut Hole. And we got stuck with that. And if you drive down 10, go through Beaumont or going through Beaumont, they're loading up with warehouses there. And we can't prevent that. So I want to make sure that we just don't have a lot of, you know, we have efficient warehouses that they're up to code. They're up to the quality of what we're looking, again, like solar and. and new filter systems and things like that to keep them efficient. As you well know, it's tough enough already to get electricity to some of these buildings. Again, I'm not sure if this…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Well, it allowed for a height increase, but only 15%.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Which comes to the city council. We approve conditional use permits. Is that correct? Typically, that would be the planning commission. Okay. The Planning Commission. Okay, so it doesn't come to the City Council.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“We have checks and balance. I don't want to begin. I'm not trying to degrade the Planning Commission. I appreciate what they do, but essentially it comes down to us. We're the elected officials.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“That's fine. I agree, but I don't like to, again, I don't want to be backed in the corner when we're kind of forced to vote on something because of legal matters that we were, and again, the example of that is the The old water park, you know, that's a good-looking warehouse, but it's not being occupied And I like I said, I go back, you know by at least a couple time anytime I have to go west I get on the California street off on ramp and it doesn't seem like there's any action there But again, we were told that legally we did we weren't we we'd be acceptable to a suit because it was already…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“No. How much time do you need is what we're asking.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“No? I don't understand. $95,000 is coming out of the general fund to support this. Is that correct? Yes?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“You want to comment on the, I mean, the city lent the organization a million dollars. If I'm not mistaken, if it's not totally paid back, I know three quarters have been paid back to the city. So I think they're good for the money, so I'm not concerned about that. But we also have to make it feasible that they'll be able to sustain what they need to do. And ultimately, if that works, it helps the city. So I'd be in favor of doing anything that would help this organization make sure that we're solvent with this new addition to the city.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Just a comment. It just improves. I think we have the best homeless program in the state of California. Mayor Bass, they brag about theirs and come close to how well ours is working. I'll put ours against anybody. You're doing a fantastic job. And this new grant just improves, expands our services. So thank you very much. I'm fully in favor.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay, now let me get to it. I move the authorization of additional appropriation in the amount of $611,041 and determine that the HHP-5 grants and service are exempt from environmental pursuant to section 15061B3 of the State Guidelines Implementing California Environmental Quality Act, and I move the city approve acceptance of a grant award from the County of San Bernardino, thank you, of homeless services in the amount of $611,041 for the homeless housing assistance and prevention five grant for this project site, emergency shelter and outreach authorize the city manager or his designee to…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I move that we adopt Resolution 8826, Establish a Limited Term Assignment Program to provide temporary staffing support for city departments and authorize the human resource director to administer this program.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I move we adopt Resolution 8818. I'm sorry. I'm in the wrong. Sorry, that was the wrong item. I don't have six in front of me.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I do have a question you talked about the one that's between the Tennessee and Alabama that for sake of another polio pond or whatever. It's that thing.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026