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Home My WebLink AboutDecember 17, 2025 MCC AgendaMayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 1 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR HOUSING AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ACTING AS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ACTING AS THE SAN BERNARDINO JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2025 4:00 PM - CLOSED SESSION 5:00 PM - OPEN SESSION NORMAN F. FELDHEYM CENTRAL LIBRARY • 555 WEST 6 STREET • SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 • WWW.SBCITY.ORG Theodore Sanchez Helen Tran Dr. Treasure Ortiz COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 1 COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 7 MAYOR Sandra Ibarra Eric Levitt COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 2 CITY MANAGER Juan Figueroa Sonia Carvalho MAYOR PRO TEM, WARD 3 CITY ATTORNEY Fred Shorett Telicia Lopez COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 4 CITY CLERK Kim Knaus COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 5 Mario Flores COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 6 Welcome to a meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino PLEASE VIEW THE LAST PAGES OF THE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OPTIONS, OR CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK: TINYURL.COM/MCCPUBLICCOMMENTS PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE (909) 998-2680 TWO WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING FOR ANY REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS To view PowerPoint presentations, written comments, or any revised documents for this meeting date, use this link: tinyurl.com/agendabackup. Select the corresponding year and meeting date folders to view documents. Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 2 CALL TO ORDER Attendee Name Council Member, Ward 1 Theodore Sanchez Council Member, Ward 2 Sandra Ibarra Mayor Pro Tem, Ward 3 Juan Figueroa Council Member, Ward 4 Fred Shorett Council Member, Ward 5 Kim Knaus Council Member, Ward 6 Mario Flores Council Member, Ward 7 Dr. Treasure Ortiz Mayor Helen Tran City Manager Eric Levitt City Attorney Sonia Carvalho City Clerk Telicia Lopez 4:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSED SESSION Pg. 15 A) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and (d)(1): i. Brian Pellis, et al. v. City of San Bernardino, et al., San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVSB2226731 ii. City of San Bernardino, et al. v. Hangsing Li, et al., San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVSB2528870 iii. Treasure Ortiz v. City of San Bernardino, et al, United States District Court Case No. 2:25-cv-10650 B) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - Significant Exposure to Litigation (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)): (2) Cases C) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): (1) Case 5:00 P.M. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CLOSED SESSION REPORT Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 3 APPOINTMENTS 1. Personnel Commission Appointment of Jeanine M. Ferrell (Mayor’s Appointment) Pg. 16 CITY MANAGER UPDATE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS LISTED AND NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA We ask that you please observe proper decorum, and do not speak out of turn or make comments from your seat. If you wish to address the Mayor and City Council please be sure to submit a speaker slip. If you speak out of turn or disrupt the meeting a warning may be given and/or you will be asked to leave the meeting pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.9 and Penal Code 403. CONSENT CALENDAR Items on the Consent Calendar are Considered Routine and are Voted on in a Single Motion Unless the Mayor and City Council or a Staff Member has Pulled the Item for More Discussion. 2. Adoption of Resolutions Associated with the June 2, 2026, City of San Bernardino Primary Municipal Election Pg. 22 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, take the following actions to conduct the Primary Municipal Election on June 2, 2026: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-400 calling for the holding of a Primary Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday June 2, 2026, for the election of certain officers as required by the provisions of the San Bernardino City Charter; 2. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-401 Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino consolidate a Primary Municipal Election to be held on June 2, 2026, with the Statewide Primary Election to be held on the date pursuant to 10403 of the Elections Code; 3. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-402 adopting regulations for Candidates for elective office pertaining to candidate statements submitted to the voters at an election to be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. 3. Approval of Various Mayor and City Council Meeting Minutes Pg. 37 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the meeting minutes for the following dates: 1. May 30, 2024 Special Meeting Draft Minutes 2. January 15, 2025 Regular Meeting Draft Minutes 3. November 5, 2025 Regular Meeting Draft Minutes Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 4 4. Adoption of Ordinance No. MC – 1657, Municipal Code Amendment (All Wards) Pg. 86 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, Adopt Ordinance No. MC – 1657 approving Municipal Code Amendment to Title 10, Article I, Chapter 10.24, adding Section 10.24.195 to adopt Citywide Truck Routes (Attachment 1). 5. Accept $60,000 in Additional Funds from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center of Public Innovation 2.0 Project - Love Your Block Grant (All Wards) Pg. 94 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2025-403, and: 1. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to accept additional grant award funds in the amount of $60,000.00 for the Bloomberg Center of Public Innovation 2.0 Project (Love Your Block Grant); and 2. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to amend the agreement with Johns Hopkins University (JHU) for the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation 2.0 Project (Love Your Block Grant) to extend the period for service deliverables through October 31, 2026; and 3. Authorizing the Director of Finance & Management Services to amend and appropriate the $60,000.00 for the Love Your Block Grant award in revenues and expenditures to the Fiscal Year 2025/26 & 2026/27 Operating Budget. 6. Accept 2024 Homeland Security Grant in the amount of $59,941 (All Wards) Pg. 148 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California adopt Resolution No. 2025-404: 1. Authorizing the City Manager to accept the 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program funds in the amount of $59,941; and 2. Authorizing the Director of Finance and Management Services to amend Fiscal Year 2025/26 Adopted Budget in revenues and expenditures by $59,941. Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 5 7. Approval of Agreement with National Auto Fleet Group for the Purchase of One (1) Freightliner Forestry Truck Utilizing Sourcewell Contract No. 032824-NAF (All Wards) Pg. 194 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California: 1. Approve the Cooperative Goods Purchase Agreement with National Auto Fleet Group for the purchase of one (1) 2026 Freightliner 114SD Plus chassis with Versalift VO- 256-REV aerial forestry body in the amount of $370,496.74; utilizing Sourcewell Contract No. 032824-NAF; and 2. Approve a contingency allowance in the amount of $18,524.84, or 5%, to accommodate potential supplier-driven price increases and authorize staff to increase the purchase order and amend the Cooperative Goods Purchase Agreement as needed to reflect verified cost adjustments associated with labor, material, and freight escalations; and. 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all related documents necessary to effectuate this purchase; and 4. Authorize the Interim Director of Finance and Management Services to issue a purchase order in the amount of $370,496.74 8. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with CREDE Construction Advisory LLC for Construction Management and Construction Inspection Services for the SB HOPE Campus, Extending the Contract Term and Increasing the Not-To-Exceed Amount by $1,272,363 (Ward 1) Pg. 275 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California: 1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with CREDE Construction Advisory, LLC (“CREDE”) for construction management and construction inspection services for the San Bernardino HOPE Campus (“Navigation Center”) increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $1,272,363, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $2,363,511, and extending the term of the Professional Services Agreement; and 2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all necessary documents with CREDE Construction Advisory LLC 9. Award Professional Design Services Agreement for The City Hall Parking Structure (5 Level) Improvements Project to IDS Group, Inc. in the amount of $140,633 and Contingency of $9,367 for a Total Amount of $150,000 (Ward 1) Pg. 338 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California; 1. Approve the award of a Professional Design Services Agreement with IDS Group, Inc. in the amount of $140,633 for the City Hall Parking Structure (5 Level) Improvements Project; and 2. Authorize a contingency amount in total of $9,367 for the project, bringing the total project budget to $150,000; and 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents with IDS Group; and Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 6 4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary, to complete the project. 10. Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Miller Architectural Corporation for the Encanto Community Center Improvement Project for $73,400 and Professional Services Contingencies in the amount of $26,600. (Ward 1) Pg. 443 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California: 1. Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Miller Architectural Corporation in the amount of $73,400 for the Encanto Community Center Project (Project), increasing the not-to-exceed amount to $329,580, and extending the term to July 31, 2027; and 2. Authorize Professional Services Contingencies in the amount of $33,000 for a total Project professional services budget of $362,580; and 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents with Miller Architectural Corporation; and 4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary, to complete the project. 11. Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Progressive Design Build Contract with Tilden- Coil Constructors for the California Theater Improvements Project in the amount of $125,000 (Ward 1) Pg.469 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California: 1. Find Amendment No. 2 to the Progressive Design-Build Contract with Tilden-Coil Constructors, Inc. in the amount of $125,000 for the California Theater Improvements (Project) exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) 2. Adopt Resolution 2025-405 Authorizing the Director of Finance and Management Services to amend the FY 2024/25 Capital Improvement Plan budget with an additional $125,000 from the Cultural Development Construction Fund for the project; and 3. Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Progressive Design-Build Contract with Tilden-Coil Constructors, Inc. in the amount of $125,000 for the California Theater Improvements (Project); and 4. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all necessary documents with Tilden-Coil Constructors. Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 7 12. Ratify the Acceptance of the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program (EHCRP) Grant in the amount of $175,000, for San Bernardino Community Resilience and Greening Planning Project (All Wards) Pg. 601 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2025-406: 1. Ratifying the acceptance of the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program grant award in the amount of $175,000.00 for the project titled San Bernardino Community Resilience and Greening Planning; and 2. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute the grant agreement and any subsequent amendments with the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation; and 3. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute all related agreements and documents with Tinkercraft: Design & Advocacy Group, the collaborative project partner, necessary to implement the project in accordance with the grant requirements; and 4. Authorizing the Interim Director of Finance & Management Services to establish all required revenue and expenditure accounts and to process all financial transactions necessary to implement the grant. 13. Receive and File the City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Single Audit on Federal Awards (All Wards) Pg. 650 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, receive and file the City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Single Audit on Federal Awards. DISCUSSION 14. Election of Mayor Pro Tempore (All Wards) Pg. 775 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, open nominations for a member of the City Council to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore. Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 8 15. Conditional Commitment of $5M in HOME Funds, a $1.2M Loan in Low-Mod Funds for Impact Fees; and a Land Loan in the amount of $3.59 Million for the Purchase Price of the City Property; and Approving an Option to Purchase the Real Property to JHC Acquisitions LLC for the Development of Affordable Housing at Surplus Land Act Site 12 located at 5th Street and Meridian Ave (Ward 6) Pg.779 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino, California adopt Resolution No.2025-407: 1. Authorize a Conditional Funding Commitment of $5 million in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds to West Fifth Street Housing Partners LP, (“Partnership”) an affiliate of Jamboree Housing Corporation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation (“JHC”) for the development of affordable housing. The 106 unit affordable housing project (“Project”) will be located on approximately 3.5 acres of City-owned surplus land, identified as Site 12 (the “Property”), along with an adjacent privately owned parcel to be purchased by JHC (APN 0142-522-10); 2. Authorize the issuance of a City Promissory Note to the Partnership in the amount of $1.2 million to be funded with Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Funds (“Low-Mod Funds”), to cover eligible project-related impact and permit fees, to be repaid from a portion of the residual receipts of the Project’s operations; 3. Authorize the City to enter an Option to Purchase Agreement with the Partnership for Site 12, to provide the Partnership with a right to purchase the Property for fair market value ($3.59 million), using seller carryback financing under which the purchase price will be paid from residual receipts of the Project's operations in accordance with a Promissory Note secured against the Property with a deed of trust. The Option to Purchase Agreement is intended to provide “site control” of the Property and thereby enable the Partnership to apply for necessary project financing while the City will maintain ownership of the Property until all Project financing is secured; provided, however, that the exercise of the option is subject to the City Council's approval of a final disposition and development agreement; and 4. Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney, or their designees, to take any further actions and execute any further agreements or documents as necessary including minor and substantive changes; provided that a final Disposition Development Agreement and the City HOME Loan, the City Land Loan, and the City Impact Fee Deferral Loan shall return to City Council for final approval. 16. Property Tax Resolution for LAFCO 3275, a 26-acre totally surrounded island generally located northerly of Meyers Road and easterly of Martin Ranch Road, known as the Spring Trails Specific Plan project. Pg.835 Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-408 of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, determining the amount of property tax revenue to be exchanged between the City of San Bernardino, the County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District and its Valley Service Zone and County Service Area 70, for the jurisdictional change described in LAFCO 3275, a 26-acre island generally located southerly of LAFCO 3274, generally northerly of Meyers Road and easterly of Martin Ranch Road (known as the Spring Trials Specific Plan Project). Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 9 MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL UPDATES/REPORTS ON CONFERENCES & MEETINGS ADJOURNMENT The next joint regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency will be held on January 21, 2026, at the Feldheym Central Library located at 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino, California 92410. Closed Session will begin at 4:00 p.m. and Open Session will begin at 5:00 p.m. Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 10 CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA I, Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk for the City of San Bernardino, California, hereby certify that the agenda for the December 17, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency was posted on the City's bulletin board located at 201 North "E" Street, San Bernardino, California, 92401 at the Norman F. Feldheym Central Library located at 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino, California, 92410 and on the City's website sbcity.org on Friday, December 12, 2025. I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 11 NOTICE: Any member of the public desiring to speak to the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency concerning any matter on the agenda, which is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency may address the body during the period reserved for public comments. In accordance with Resolution No. 2018-89 adopted by the Mayor and City Council on March 21, 2018, the following are the rules set forth for Public Comments and Testimony: Public Comments and Testimony: Rule 1. Public comment shall be received on a first come, first served basis. If the presiding officer determines that the meeting or hearing may be lengthy or complicated, the presiding officer may, in his or her discretion, modify these rules, including the time limits stated below. Rule 2. All members of the public who wish to speak shall fill out a speaker' s reservation card and turn in the speaker reservation card to the City Clerk prior to the time designated on the agenda. Comments will be received in the order the cards are turned in to the City Clerk. Failure of a person to promptly respond when their time to speak is called shall result in the person forfeiting their right to address the Mayor and City Council. Rule 3. The presiding officer may request that a member of the public providing comment audibly state into the microphone, if one is present, his or her name and address before beginning comment. If that person is representing a group or organization the presiding officer may request that the speaker identify that group or organization, including that group or organization' s Address. Rule 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 2 and 3 above, a person shall not be required to provide their name or address as a condition of speaking. Rule 5. Time Limits: 5.01 Each member of the public shall have a reasonable time, not to exceed three ( 3) minutes per meeting, to address items on the agenda and items not on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Mayor and City Council. 5.02 Notwithstanding the time limits set forth in subsection 5. 01 above, any member of the public desiring to provide public testimony at a public hearing shall have a reasonable time, not to exceed ( 3) minutes, to provide testimony during each public hearing. Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 12 Any member of the public desiring to speak to the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency concerning any matter not on the agenda but which is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency may address the body at the end of the meeting, during the period reserved for public comments. Said total period for public comments shall not exceed 60 minutes, unless such time limit is extended by the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. A three-minute limitation shall apply to each member of the public, unless such time limit is extended by the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. No member of the public shall be permitted to "share" his/her three minutes with any other member of the public. Speakers who wish to present documents to the governing body may hand the documents to the City Clerk at the time the request to speak is made. (Must provide a minimum of 15 copies) The Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency may refer any item raised by the public to staff, or to any commission, board, bureau, or committee for appropriate action or have the item placed on the next agenda of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. However, no other action shall be taken nor discussion held by the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency on any item which does not appear on the agenda unless the action is otherwise authorized in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 54954.2 of the Government Code. Public comments will not be received on any item on the agenda when a public hearing has been conducted and closed. Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 13 ALTERNATE MEETING VIEWING METHOD: If there are any technical issues with the live stream or recording from the main agenda portal or if you require an option with Closed Captioning, you may view the meeting from the following location (TV3). https://reflectsanbernardino.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/watch/1?channel=6 PUBLIC COMMENT OPTIONS Please use ONE of the following options to provide a public comment: Written comments can be emailed to publiccomments@sbcity.org. Written public comments received up to 2:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting (or otherwise indicated on the agenda) will be provided to the Mayor and City council and made part of the meeting record. Written public comments will not be read aloud by city staff. Written correspondence can be accessed bythe public online at tinyurl.com/agendabackup . Attend the meeting in person and fill out a speaker slip. Please note that the meeting Chair decides the cutoff time for public comment, and the time may vary per meeting. If you wish to submit your speaker slip in advance of the meeting, please submit your request to speak using the form on the following page: tinyurl.com/mccpubliccomments. Any requests to speak submitted electronically after the 2:30 p.m. deadline will not be accepted. Please note: messages submitted via email and this page are only monitored from the publication of the final agenda until the deadline to submit public comments. Please contact the City Clerk at 909-998-2680 or SBCityClerk@sbcity.org for assistance outside of this timeframe. Written correspondence submitted after the deadline will be provided to the Mayor and City Council at the following regular meeting. MEETING TIME NOTE: Pursuant to Resolution No. 2024-029, adopted by the Mayor and City Council on February 21, 2024: “Section 3. All meetings are scheduled to terminate at 10:00 P.M. on the same day it began. At 9:00 P.M., the Mayor and City Council shall determine which of the remaining agenda items can be considered and acted upon prior to 10:00 P.M. and will continue all other items on which additional time is required until a future Mayor and City Council meeting. A majority vote of the Council is required to extend a meeting beyond 10:00 P.M. to discuss specified items.” Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 14 This Page Intentionally Left Blank