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Our City Leaders

Have Coffee

with the Council

Public invited to weigh in on Downtown Specific Plan

A comprehensive plan to guide the development of the City’s entire

downtown and foster an urban village concept with mixed-use,

transit-oriented neighborhoods has been completed and Redlands

residents are being encouraged to weigh in on the plan.

A draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Downtown

Specific Plan was released in March for public review and comment.

The Downtown Specific Plan covers an area south of Interstate 10

from Texas Street on the west to Church Street on the east,

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Mayor Pete Aguilar

Mayor Pro Tem Paul Foster

Council Member Jon Harrison

Council Member Jerry Bean

Council Member Bob Gardner

City Manager N. Enrique Martinez

As part of the City’s continuing

efforts to increase interaction with

residents and promote transparency in

City affairs, the City Council holds a

monthly “Coffee With the Council.”

The informal meetings are held from 8

to 10 a.m. on the third Saturday of each

month, rotating among three local

restaurants – Augie’s Coffee House, at

115 N. Fifth St.; Stell Coffee & Tea

Company, at 1580 Barton Road #A; and

Redlands Family Restaurant, at 107 E.

Colton Ave.

Mayor Pete Aguilar suggested the

meetings as a way for residents to ask

questions or share concerns with

Council members outside the formal

setting of a City Council meeting.

Council members rotate attendance,

with two members at each meeting.

A schedule of meeting dates and

locations follows.

April 16 – Redlands Family Restaurant

May 21 – Augie’s Coffee House

June 18 – Stell’s Coffee & Tea

July 16 – Redlands Family Restaurant

Aug. 6 – Augie’s Coffee House (First

Saturday of the month)

Sept. 17 – Stell’s Coffee & Tea

Oct. 15 – Redlands Family Restaurant

Nov. 19 – Augie’s Coffee House

Dec. 17 – Stell’s Coffee & Tea

See SPECIFIC PLAN, Page 5

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SPRING 2012 THE LOREM IPSUMS

While it’s still early 2011, Redlands’ residents have already

seen a number of improvement projects to local roads and

infrastructure. The first quarter of 2011 saw the Municipal

Utilities and Engineering Department (MUED) construct

or begin construction on sidewalk projects, road projects,

park projects, reservoir projects and even environmental

projects.

MUED began construction on two Community

Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded sidewalk

projects that brought almost two linear miles of sidewalk

and 50 new handicap accessible ADA curb ramps to the

City. The Church-Alessandro-Center Resurfacing project,

which was funded through Proposition 1B, constructed

seven lane miles of City streets, while also constructing or

rehabilitating 60 ADA curb ramps. The Terrace Park

Improvement Project brought an upgrade to the linear park

through the planting of almost 50 new trees and

groundcover, and installation of monument signs at the

entrances of the park. Country Club Reservoir #1

Replacement project replaced the old one million-gallon

concrete tank, built in 1924, with a brand new one million-

gallon steel tank. Finally, MUED began installation of a

photovoltaic array at the City’s wastewater treatment plant

which will generate power through the use of solar panels

to help run that facility.

MUED will continue its construction-heavy project load in

REDLANDS CONNECTIONS SPRING 2011

the second quarter of 2011 with a renewed emphasis on

roadway projects. In the upcoming months, the City will

begin construction on three different roadway projects. The

2010 Resurfacing Project, funded through the voter-

approved Measure I, began in March and will resurface 15

lane miles of City streets in various locations throughout the

City. The 2011 Resurfacing Project, also funded through

Measure I, will resurface approximately 12 additional lane

miles of City streets. Finally, The 2011 Citywide Utility

Patch Project, funded through the Water Fund, will repair

approximately 350 street patches made throughout the City.

The street patches will repair cuts made to the street in order

for City to make repairs to water and sewer lines.

MUED will also soon begin construction on two additional

sidewalk projects, in effort to continue to remove pedestrian

barriers. Caltrans Safe Routes to School Program Grant,

Cycle 5, will construct approximately 5,400 linear feet of

sidewalk and 107 handicap accessible ADA ramps. CDBG

2010-11 will construct approximately 2,600 linear feet of

sidewalk with an additional 900 square feet to be repaired.

Twenty-six driveway approaches will either be removed and

replaced or constructed to accommodate the new sidewalk.

The project will also pave 12 alley segments with asphalt

concrete.

None of the projects use money General Fund money.

Spring brings a host of road improvements

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Report issues directly from your smartphone

with Redlands 311

Smart phone users now have a new way to report a variety of

issues to City employees quickly and easily thanks to Redlands

311, a new app for smart phones.

The free app, which is available for various platforms, including the

iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7, allows users

to snap a picture of issues such as potholes or graffiti, add a

message and send it directly to City personnel. The application

uses geo-tagging technology to automatically provide the

problem’s location, simplifying the reporting process for users.

In the first month of use, 45 issues were submitted through the

phone app, including graffiti removal, street lights out, sidewalk

issues, illegal dumping, potholes and water leaks.

“This is an example of how City staff continue to work, in

conjunction with local partners, like Esri, to improve service to our

residents, reflecting our motto, ‘A City That Works,” said City

Manager N. Enrique Martinez.

Using the Redlands 311 app, smart phone users will be able to

report problems including:

• Abandoned bicycles, vehicles and shopping carts

• Loose, dead or biting animals

• Graffiti

• Potholes

• Flooding

• Homeless encampments or nuisances

• Illegal dumping

• Illegal fires

• Illegal signs

• Parking violations

• Overgrown or problem trees and plants

• Roadway or sidewalk dangers

• Non-working streetlights

• Polluting vehicles

Smart phone users can download the app by searching for the words

“Redlands 311” in their phone’s app store.

Through a partnership with GIS technology innovator Esri, the City

received a deep discount as an early implementer of the technology.

Redlands is one of only four cities in California currently using the

technology. The others are San Francisco, Los Angeles and Glendale.


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Photovoltaic array will provide renewable energy to City wastewater treatment plant


Construction began in March on a photovoltaic array that

will provide a renewable source of energy to the City’s

wastewater treatment plant.

The photovoltaic system will provide a source of

renewable energy to the wastewater treatment plant,

located at the northern end of Nevada Street, through the

use of solar panels, leaving the City less reliant on power

from Southern California Edison. The use of energy

generated by the photovoltaic array will lower the City’s

annual CO2 emissions by an amount equivalent to the

burning of 63,000 gallons of gasoline and save the City

more than $36,000 annually in energy costs.

Funding for construction of this project comes through an

allocation grant from the Energy Efficiency and

Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, an

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

funding source. An additional source of funding for the

photovoltaic array will come in the form of the California

Solar Incentive Program. This program has allocated up to

$250,000 worth of rebates based on the levels of energy

produced by the photovoltaic array over the first five years

of its existence.

Construction is expected to be completed in early May.

The project is consistent with the Community

Sustainability Plan, adopted March 1 by the City Council,

and will help further one of the City’s Core Values in

“seeking sustainability.”

For questions about the construction please contact

construction manager Bassam Alzammar at (909) 798-

7584, ext. 2. For general project questions, please contact

project specialist Danielle Garcia at (909) 798-7655.

In February, Southern California Edison, with help from Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar, flipped the switch on arrays of solar panels atop three large warehouse buildings owned by Prologis in northwest Redlands, capable of generating 7 million watts of power. The three projects, along with four others in Ontario, will produce enough energy to serve more than 8,000 Inland area homes. The solar projects created 120 construction jobs in Redlands.

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SPECIFIC PLAN FROM PAGE 1

available at the Redlands Development Services

Department, 210 E. Citrus Ave., and at the A.K.

Smiley Public Library, 125 W. Vine St. The Draft EIR

can also be viewed at the City’s website at

www.ci.redlands.ca.us.

Under state law, the public must provide comments by

May 5. Comments should be sent to Robert D.

Dalquest, AICP, Assistant Development Services

Director, City of Redlands, Development Services

Department, 210 E. Citrus Ave., PO Box 3005,

Redlands, CA 92373.


encompassing several streets along the southern

boundary, including Brookside and Citrus avenues,

Olive Avenue, Eureka, Vine and Cajon streets, and

San Gorgonio Drive.

The plan envisions a pedestrian-friendly, amenity-

rich mixed use environment for both the immediate

and long-range future.

The intent of the plan, according to Development

Services Director Oscar Orci, is to provide a

downtown that meets all the shopping,

entertainment, commercial, and service needs of

residents, with easy pedestrian and non-motorized

access. The plan also takes future rail line

development into consideration, promoting mass

transit over driving.

Elements of the plan create a Transit Village

Overlay, extending a quarter-mile radius from the

future Downtown transit station. Other portions

designate a bicycle route through the downtown

from New York Street east past Wabash Avenue.

“We want to create the living room for the

community,” said Orci, “a place that will meet all

the residents’ needs.”

By expanding the boundaries and bringing the entire

downtown under one set of regulations and

development standards, Development Services

officials say the plan will become an economic

development tool, streamlining the review process

and compliance with the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA), and encouraging a cohesive,

vibrant development of downtown.

With the publication of the draft EIR this week,

Redlands residents are encouraged to review the

plan and provide input to the Development Services

Department before proposed public hearings begin

later this year.

“In 2004, the public was asked to participate in the

Downtown Master Plan; a collaborative community

plan that pro-actively identified and prioritized the

vision for development and that examined such

things as parking, development, amenities and

facilities,” said Orci. “This is the next step to

implement the concepts.”

City staff will consider and respond to all comments

to create a final EIR which will go to public hearings

of the Planning Commission and City Council.”

Copies of the EIR and all relevant documents are

In our continued efforts to bring efficiencies to all aspects

of city government, the City’s Department of Innovation

and Technology recently deployed a solution for the city’s

pothole repair crew within the Quality of Life

Department.

A laptop computer has replaced the traditional paper

work, communicating with the City’s work order system

to provide the day’s work orders electronically to the

crew.

Additionally, the pothole crew will be able to record

results of their efforts back into the system via the laptop.

The new system keeps workers in the field longer. The

crew will no longer have to drive to City Hall to pick up

their paper work orders at the beginning of each day, nor

have to drive to City Hall to drop off their work order

results at the end of the day.

Quality of Life administrative staff will no longer have to

print out the work orders, nor have to re-enter the results

from the field as this will be done all through the laptop

computer. This will allow the crew to spend more time

out in the field performing their core work, which will

result in more potholes being repaired in the same amount

of time.

Technology solutions bring new efficiencies to City pothole crew

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SPRING 2012 THE LOREM IPSUMS REDLANDS CONNECTIONS SPRING 2011

City of Redlands employees, who stepped up last year

with a successful Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive to benefit

the Redlands Family Services Association, came through

for Family Services again this winter.

Family Services Volunteer Coordinator, Nicholas Fisher,

recognized a growing need in their free clothing shop --

menswear.

“Have you ever been to a thrift store and noticed the

unequal ratio of men’s clothing to women’s,” asked

Fisher. “Historically donations centers such as ours don’t

receive many menswear items but the need is greater

than ever. Our male clients are preparing for interviews

and need professional attire to get jobs and sustain

them,” he pointed out.

Collection bins were set up at many locations around the

Civic Center and the City Yard. City employees stepped

up and cleaned out their closets of gently used or in some

cases, brand new clothing that they no longer wanted or

needed.

Within a week bins were overflowing with shoes, hats,

suits, ties and jackets. The success of the drive didn’t take

long to reach the media and the event was covered on the

local news, drawing even more participation from the

greater community.

People drove from as far away as Beaumont and the

desert to donate clothing. One gentleman donated six

suits that he no longer needed due to a recent retirement.

Kuwi Fernandez, a local reporter from KCAL 9, donated

multiple dress shirts that didn’t fit him any longer due to

a 50 pound weight loss.

In an email thanking City employees for their

participation in the drive, Tabetha Johnson wrote,

“Please take a moment to pat yourselves on the back for

actively participating in this unique opportunity to

donate items that will help men in our community look

professional and feel confident as they interview and

begin down new paths.”

Over 250 pieces of clothing were donated throughout the

month of February.

City Employees Spearhead another Successful Community Outreach Drive

Volunteers, City will team up for pair of projects on Community Service Day

For this year’s Community Service Day on April 30, from

8am – noon, the Mormon Helping Hands and the Redlands

Service Club Council have partnered to complete two

projects for the benefit the City and the community. One of

these projects will be a restoration and refurbishment at the

Redlands Bowl, the other will be the landscaping of the

median along two miles of Redlands Boulevard from Fern

Avenue to Ford Street.

Preparation work has begun at the Bowl in anticipation of

the community-wide work day. Skilled workers are in the

process of restoring the dressing rooms behind the prosellis,

fixing water damage to the roof, and painting the wrought

iron fences and gates, and replacing broken or cracked

benches. On April 30, volunteers are needed to help refresh

the paint on each of the benches in the Bowl seating area

and various other clean up projects.

Already irrigation systems have been laid in preparation for

the landscaping and beautification of the median of

Redlands Boulevard that serves as the eastern gateway into

our City. On the the Community Service Day, volunteers

are needed to help lay river rock, plant vegetation, lay

ground cover and water the plants.

On April 30, all across the State of California, groups of

volunteers with the Mormon Helping Hands will be

participating in service projects in their various

communities. A map of the state with pins representing

each of the more than 160 projects can be viewed on

www.mhhcalifornia.org.

Here, in the City of Redlands, the Redlands Joint Service

Club Council has been able to partner with the Mormon

Helping Hands in reaching out and involving even more

members of the community. Members of the service clubs

have come forward to help spearhead and organize the

project efforts.

Following the projects this year, members of the Service

Clubs will serve lunch for the volunteers in Sylvan Park.

There will be live music and a celebration of the successful

completion of this year’s projects.

If you or your organization would like to donate or

participate, please contact Tabetha Johnson, City of

Redlands Volunteer and Intern Resources Coordinator at

[email protected] or (909) 798-7540.

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The Redlands Fire Department would like to recognize the

contributions of our volunteer Fire Corps and Fire Explorer

members. We are fortunate to have 36 Fire Corps

volunteers working daily to help the RFD provide the best

service possible. While the RFD has had close to 20 active

volunteer radio operators for 17 years, we have added

volunteers to many other functions in the last year.

Several administrative volunteers help deal with the piles of

paperwork that is behind the scenes. One of the best

examples of our office volunteers is Mrs. Helen McVey.

Helen spends four hours a week in our office going over

incident reports with a fine-tooth comb. Helen and others

like her work diligently for 4 to 6 hours a week and their

assistance makes a difference. These willing volunteers put

in approximately 30 staff hours a week and help us keep on

top of many different programs. In addition, we have

unpaid professionals working on community educational

videos on a number of topics. Videos dealing with what to

do when you see lights and hear sirens, to home fire safety

tips are in the works.

Our Fire Prevention efforts also benefit from volunteer

support. Expect to see volunteer fire inspectors in the field

insuring we visit each business at least once a year.

One of our most committed volunteers is Pastor Steven

Kay who serves as the Fire Department’s chaplain. In

addition to helping at events, and being there for our

personnel, Steve responds to significant incidents to help

residents deal with the trauma of a fire, illness or untimely

death. The emotional first aid Chaplain Kay offers is most

welcome.

Approximately 120 committed volunteers have completed

32 hours of training to attain their Community Emergency

Response Team (CERT) certificates. CERT members are

trained and ready to be part of the response to disasters

with a focus on serving their neighborhood in those terrible

hours and days after a major disaster.

Fire Corps volunteers and CERT members are not the only

unpaid personnel helping the department and their

community. The Redlands Fire Department has a vibrant

Fire Explorer program that currently includes 38 of

Redlands’ finest young people. These troops consistently

work to support the department logistically and at

community events. The Explorers are there when the

department needs them to lend a hand in support of both

routine and emergency logistical activities.

We are so very grateful for the selfless service of these

nearly 200 quality residents. Their daily labors help the

Redlands Fire Department and make Redlands a safer

place to live and work.

If you are interested in joining the Fire Corps, please feel

free to get more information on the City’s Volunteer and

Intern Program (VIP) at our website or call (909) 798-7540

for more information.

Volunteers make Redlands Fire Corps a reality

The Redlands Police Department

recently honored several volunteer

pilots for their service to the

department’s Air Support Unit.

Since creation of the Redlands

Police Department Air Support Unit

in 2007, volunteers have donated

more than 8,600 hours of their time

piloting and co-piloting the Cessna

172 airplane used by the

department for patrol, surveillance

and emergency response. Lt. Shawn Ryan and Officer

Justin Jimenez, who supervise the unit, presented silver

stars to 11 volunteers for every 250 hours individually

donated.

The following volunteers were

recognized:

Terry Harbison: 914 hours

Marc Tilson: 672 hours

Mike Manning: 695 hours

Marty Kusch: 264 hours

Peter Rohl: 266 hours

Peter Krok: 321 hours

Bill Angliss: 327 hours

Erick Escobar: 430 hours

Merrick Cohn: 436 hours

Scott Gibbons: 458 hours

John Quigley: 489 hours

Larry Savaglio: 461 hours

Redlands Police Air Support Unit honors 11 volunteer pilots

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The In-N-Out Burger reading program, “Cover to Cover”

has begun! Children ages 4-12 who read five library books

by April 16 will earn a free hamburger, cheeseburger, or

grilled cheese sandwich.

In the story corner of the Young Readers’ Room each

Monday night we offer an English/Chinese bilingual story

time from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evenings is Pajama story

time for children, some of whom even arrive for bedtime

stories dressed for bed, in their jammies! Thursday

mornings we offer two separate story times in the Assembly

Room. The Tiny Tot Story time is from 10:15-10:30 a.m.

for ages 2 and 3. Preschool Story time from 10:45-11:15

a.m., is designed for children ages 4 -6. Saturdays from

10:15-10:45 a.m., we offer English/Spanish story time for

all ages, in the story corner of the Young Readers’ Room.

Saturday, April 9, is Craft Day. Join in creating crafts on

“Hansel and Gretel in the Candy House” at 10:30 a.m. in

the Assembly Room. Sign up in the Young Readers’ Room

today to secure your spot! We have space for 40 children.

Our next Book Club for kids will be held Monday

afternoons at 3:30 p.m., beginning April 18. We will spend

four weeks reading the Warriors: “Power of Three” book 6,

“Sunrise”. Please sign up today to reserve your child a spot

at the table. We will read through the book together, have

an activity and a snack at each session.

The Young Readers’ Room will celebrate Children’s Book

Week from Monday, May 2, through Sunday, May 8. Each

child who checks out a book will receive a bookmarker!

May 2 will be our Saturday Craft Day. Featuring crafts with

the “Once Upon a Time” theme, your child will have the

opportunity to create fun and exciting crafts to take home.

This activity will take place in the Assembly Room, from

10:30-11:30 a.m. Please check for the sign up sheet soon.

“Under the Sea” will be featured for the next Saturday Craft

Day on May 14. The Assembly Room will be bursting with

waves of creativity from 10:30–11:30 a.m. Please join us for

a fun filled morning at the library!

Our Summer Reading Program begins June 13. Sign your

child up to participate in exciting programs with fun prizes!

Each Tuesday afternoon at 3:30, the library is pleased to

present an enjoyable and entertaining program in the

Assembly Room. Please check the library webpage, or our

Facebook page, call the Young Readers’ Room @ (909) 798-

7674; or email us at [email protected]. We will be happy to

answer any questions you may have.

Smiley Library donors surpass fundraising challenge At the beginning of February, an anonymous donor pledged $1,000 to the A.K. Smiley Public Library with the promise that if the Library were to publicize it and reach $28,000, he would give an additional $1,000 to cover the $29,000 mid-year budget cut. Local GIS company Esri offered to join in the match, and along with Christian & Jaden Gilbert (donated proceeds from a garage sale), the Assisteens of Redlands ($4,000), and 79 anonymous donors who gave varying amounts, $39,713.26 was raised. At right, the board members of the Assisteens of Redlands hand Library

Director Larry Burgess a check for $4,000.

Spring activities in the Smiley Library Young Readers Room

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roof designs and significant setbacks.

The 1975 Crown Ladder Truck is one of two the department

currently owns and is used as a reserve to a 1998 Seagrave

Ladder Truck. Once the 36-year-old Crown is

decommissioned, the Seagrave will be moved to reserve

status.

While provisions of the grant will prohibit use of the

decommissioned truck in emergency operations, it will likely

be sold to a collector or for an alternate, non-emergency

function.

The Fire Department anticipates delivery of the new truck

before the end of the year.

The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants

(AFG) is to meet the firefighting and emergency response

needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency

medical service organizations. Since 2001, AFG has helped

firefighters and other first responders to obtain critically

needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles,

training, and other resources needed to protect the public and

emergency personnel from fire and related hazards.

In February the Redlands City Council accepted a federal

grant of more than $600,000 for a new ladder truck to

replace the Fire Department’s current 36-year-old

apparatus.

The Fire Department was notified in December by

Congressman Jerry Lewis’ office of the $636,000 award

from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s 2010

Assistance to Firefighter’s Grant. The grant will cover 80

percent of the purchase of a new ladder truck, with a 20

percent match from the city. The grant was among the

highest awarded nationally and will allow the

decommissioning of the 1975 aerial ladder that has served

the city with distinction for 36 years.

Fire Chief Jeff Frazier committed his department to raising

the 20 percent matching fund requirement. “A full fledged

fund raising effort has already swung into action to find the

$159,000 and prevent a negative impact on the City’s

general fund budget and our partner departments,” Frazier

said.

The ladder truck’s primary function is to facilitate rescue

and fire suppression operations in structures over two to

three stories high. Redlands’ many historic Victorian

homes and other buildings necessitate the demand for an

aerial ladder because of the height of the structures, steep

Fire Department receives $636,000 federal grant to replace aging ladder truck

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Community Recycling, Clean-Up & Tire Amnesty Day – Saturday, April 9

The City’s Fall Community Recycling, Clean-Up and Tire Amnesty Day events will be held as a one-day affair from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 9, at the City's Corporate Yard, located at 1270 W. Park Ave. (This event closes promptly at noon. To ensure service, please arrive no later than 11 a.m.) Upon proof of residency, Redlands residents will be able to recycle all of their unwanted large appliances, water heaters and various scrap metals of all types. Old furniture, concrete, green/yard waste, lumber (painted and untreated), and other household refuse will be collected as well. Residents will also be able to recycle old car or passenger tires (with and without rims) during this event. No heavy equipment or tractor tires will be accepted. This project is partially funded by a grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board. Some restrictions apply:

! This event is open to Redlands residents only.

! Maximum trailer size is 8 feet in length.

! No commercial size vehicles or commercial waste will be accepted.

! If load appears to be excessive, you will be diverted to the County Landfill or One Stop

Landscape on San Timoteo Canyon Road. For the City event, please remember to bring proof of Redlands residency (such as a driver's license or utility bill), and separate green waste, lumber, and recycling items in your load. This will assist in unloading and promote recycling of mixed loads. Cover your loads while traveling to the sites or landfill. City events are open to Redlands residents only. No commercial waste will be accepted!

The San Bernardino County Free Clean-Up & Recycling Day is also April 9. The County of San Bernardino will host its free County Clean-Up Day on Saturday, April 9, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at all of its landfill facilities. County residents may bring regular household trash to any SWMD landfill site free of charge. For more information, call the County of San Bernardino Solid Waste Management Division at (800) 722-8004 or visit: www.sbcounty.gov/dpw/solidwaste.

At the City’s discretion, excessive loads may be diverted to the County Landfill.

Reduce...Reuse...Recycle… For more information, call Solid Waste Customer Service at (909) 798-7529.

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Friday, April 1 – City Offices Closed

Tuesday, April 5 City Council Meeting

5 p.m. Closed Session | 6 p.m. Open Session

City Council Chambers, 35 Cajon St., Suite 2

Agendas available online -

http://www.ci.redlands.ca.us/clerk/meetingagenda.htm

Friday, April 8 – City Offices Closed (Furlough Day)

Saturday April 9 Community Recycling, Clean Up & Tire Amnesty Day

7 a.m. to 12 noon (closed promptly at noon, to ensure service

arrive no later than 11:00 a.m.)

With proof of residency, Redlands residents may recycle

unwanted large appliances, water heaters, scrap metal of all

types, old furniture, concrete, green/yard waste, lumber and

other household refuse as well as car or passenger tires

For information visit www.redlandssolidwaste.org

County of San Bernardino Free Clean-Up Day

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at all County landfill facilities

San Timoteo Landfill - 31 Refuse Road, Redlands

For information call 800-722-8004 or visit

www.sbcounty.gov/dpw/solidwaste

Sunday, April 10 28th Annual “Run Through Redlands”

USATF Certified 5k, 10 & ! Marathon presented by The

Kiwanis Club of Redlands and the Redlands Daily Facts.


http://www.redlands-events.com/RTR1.htm

Friday, April 15 – City Offices Closed

Saturday, April 16

12th Annual Redlands Easter Eggstravaganza

The free event begins at 10 a.m. at Sylvan Park with activities

and crafts and runs until 1 p.m

Call 909-798-7547 ext 5 for general Community Center

information

R.A.Y.S. Youth Art Show

Free event sponsored by the Redlands Cultural Arts

Commission, 8 a.m. to noon, East State Street between

Orange and Seventh streets.

8th Annual Orange Muffin Festival

Plymouth Village Retirement Community – 120 E. Palm Ave

10 a.m. – 1 p.m. $3

For more information call 909-793-9195

Calendar of Community Events

Throughout the Year

Youth and Senior Programs View classes and programs available at

www.ci.redlands.ca.us/recreation/community_center.htm

Redlands Community Center – 111 Lugonia St. – 909-798-

7572

Redlands Senior Center – 111 Lugonia St. – 909-798-7579

Joslyn Senior Center – 35 Grant St. – 909-798-7550

It’s Story Time - Tuesday evenings from 7-7:30 p.m. (Age

5+)

Wednesday mornings from 10-10:30 a.m. (Ages 2-3),

10:30-11 a.m. (Ages 4-6)

Children’s Room at A.K. Smiley Public Library

For information Contact 909-798-7674 or www.akspl.org

Redlands Chamber of Commerce “Rise N’ Shine” - 7-8 a.m. (monthly, First Friday) For information Contact 909-793-2546 or

www.redlandschamber.org

Redlands Market Night Thursdays, Year Round 6- 9 p.m.

Presented by Downtown Redlands Business Association

(DRBA)

Farmer’s Market, Food, Vendors, Entertainment, and fun

for the whole family.

For information contact 909-798-7548 or

www.redlandsmarketnight.com

Saturday Morning Farmer’s Market Saturdays, Year Round 7-10 a.m.

Farmer’ Market

Adjacent to Ed Hales Park, State St.

Contact 909-798-7548 for information

Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Disposal Site Saturdays, Year Round 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

(closed holiday weekends and/or rainfall)

City of Redlands Corporate Yard - 1270 W. Park Avenue

(enter from Kansas St. north of Park Ave.)

For more information visit

http://www.ci.redlands.ca.us/fire/hazardous_waste.htm

APRIL

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Saturday & Sunday, April 16 & 17 99th Annual Flower Show, Garden Tour & Plant Sale

Presented by the Redlands Horticultural & Improvement

Society

ESRI – 380 New York St.

Saturday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m

Adults $8 for both days, children 13 and under are free

For information, please contact 909-884-5526 or email:

[email protected]

www.rhis.org

Uncommon Plant Sale: Prospect Park 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 City Council Meeting





Friday, April 22 City Offices Closed (Furlough Day)

Saturday, April 23 Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Truckload Sale

9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Sylvan Park 730 Chapel Street

Earth Machine Compost Bin $49 | Systern Rain Barrel $60

For information, contact Quality of Life Department at

909-798-7655 or SB County Solid Waste Management

Division at 909/386-8914

Friday, April 29 City Offices Closed

Friday, April 29 Vintage Redlands – walking wine tour through Historic

Downtown Redlands

6:00-9:30 p.m.

Proceeds to benefit the Citrograph Scholarship Fund


www.vintageredlands.com

Saturday, April 30 Community Service Day

Under leadership of the Redlands Service Club Council

several projects will be undertaken including landscaping

the median of Redlands Boulevard, from Ford Street to

Fern Avenue

Volunteer workers are needed.

For information or to get your service group involved

contact George Barich, RSCC President, 909-793-9683 or

Danielle Garcia, City of Redlands Quality of Life

Department, 909-798-7655.

MAY

7th Annual Redlands Shakespeare Festival

Shakespeare’s plays in the Redlands Bowl

Begins Thursday, May 12 8 p.m. - Free of Charge

For information visit www.redlandsshakespearefestival.com

Great All-American Youth Circus Annual Show

Coble Gym at the Redlands YMCA

Fridays: May 6, 13 & 20 at 7 p.m.

Saturdays: May 7, 14 & 21 at 5 p.m.

Sundays: May 8, 15 & 22 at 3 p.m.

Tickets will be available at the Redlands YMCA beginning

April 18.

Adults $14, Children 3-12 $9, Under 3 Free if child sits on

parents lap

For Information call 909-793-9622 or visit

http://ycircus.org/

Tuesday, May 3 City Council Meeting





Thursday, May 5

15th Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast

Presented by Redlands Area Interfaith Council

7 a.m. Orton Center, University of Redlands

$9 – mail to RAIC Po Box 789, Redlands, CA 92373

For information 909-793-1233 x1600, 909-583-7565 or

[email protected]

Friday, May 6 City Offices Closed

Saturday May 7 – Sunday May 8 Art in the Park – presented by Redlands Art Association

outdoor art show. Over 50 artists will be displaying their art ~

a variety that includes fine arts & crafts

Smiley Park – Cajon & Vine Streets

9am – 5pm Saturday | 9am – 4pm Sunday

For information 909-792-8435 or visit http://redlands-art.org


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Tuesday, May 17 City Council Meeting






Saturday, May 21 Redlands Optimist 19th Annual Car Show & Chili Cook-

off

Sylvan Park 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

For information contact 909-821-3287 or visit

www.redlandsoptimistclub.org

Sunday, May 22 Make Memories Together

Free event hosted by San Bernardino County Museum and Kiwanis Club of Redlands

10 a.m. – 5 p.m., 2024 Orange Tree Lane Come have fun with art and activities as you make family memories together! For information call 909-748-0637


Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day) City Offices and A.K. Smiley Public Library Closed

JUNE

Friday, June 3 City Offices Closed

Tuesday, June 7 City Council Meeting





Tuesday, June 7 Annual Strawberry Festival

at Plymouth Village Retirement community

4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

819 Salem Dr.

$5 – fresh strawberry shortcake and beverage

For information call 909-793-9195

Saturday, June 18 Young Eagles Free Fly Day

9 a.m. – noon – Redlands Municipal Airport, 1745 Sessums Drive Redlands Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association

Opportunity for young people (ages 8 to 17) to experience the thrill of flying For information contact 909-907-1364 or 909-425-1346



Tuesday, June 21 City Council Meeting






Friday, June 24 87th Redlands Bowl Season

Opening Symphony concert: James Darren, Vocalist; Frank

Fetta, Conductor

Performances on Tuesday and Friday evenings at 8:15 p.m.

through August 19

For information contact 909-793-7316 or visit

www.redlandsbowl.org

Tuesday, June 28 Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival

Winners of the 2011 Young Artists Auditions

Performance at 8:15 p.m.

JULY

Friday, July 1 No Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival Performance

Monday, July 4 4th of July Celebration Community Activities and Parade – Sylvan Park

Fireworks Show – University of Redlands

For information visit www.redlands-events.com/July4.htm

Tuesday, July 5


City Telephone Numbers 24-Hour City Hotline (report graffiti, illegal signs, street lights out)............... 335-4715

Animal Control ...................................................798-7644 City Clerk ...........................................................798-7531 City Council........................................................798-7533 City Manager’s Office.........................................798-7510 Employment Hotline...........................................798-7645 Fire Department Administration .........................798-7600 Hazardous Waste Program................................798-7600 Housing Programs .............................................335-4755 Market Night.......................................................798-7548 One Stop Permit Center.....................................798-7551 Police Department (non-emergency) .................798-7681 Quality of Life Department .................................798-7655 Recreation..........................................................798-7572 San Bernardino Community Services Information Line ..........................................................211 Utility Billing........................................................798-7516 _____________________________________________________________________________________

Important City Websites City

www.ci.redlands.ca.us Redlands Redevlopment Agency

www.redlandsrda.org

Chamber of Commerce

www.redlandschamber.org

A.K. Smiley Public Library

www.aksmiley.org _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Redlands Connections Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival

Highland Way & Kevin R. Blandford Memorial

Pipe Band

Performance is at 8:15 p.m.

Friday, July 8 Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival

Los Angeles Children’s Choir


Tuesday, July 12 Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival

United States Coast Guard Band



Pacific Dance Company



Barrage



Second Symphony Concert: Esther Keel, Piano;

Frank Fetta, Conductor



Dress Rehearsal: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s

“Cinderella”


Thursday-Saturday, July 28-30 Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella”


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