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RESOLUTION NO. 91-428
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO URGING THE SAN BERNARDINO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
STATE SENATOR BILL LEONARD TO WITHDRAW OPPOSITION TO THE GRANTING
OF A LIQUOR LICENSE FOR VIVA MARKET.
WHEREAS, for many years the City of San Bernardino and the
Redevelopment Agency have tried to encourage the development of a
shopping center on the westside of San Bernardino at the corner of
Baseline and Medical Center Drive, and
WHEREAS, such a center would not only act as a direct
benefit to the area by bringing shopping and a sense of community
spirit and pride, but will act as a catalyst to the development of
other much needed commercial projects, and
WHEREAS, in this attempt the City applied for and was
awarded a $1.8 million UDAG grant from the federal government, and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency has expended $1.3 million
in the acquisition of the property, and
WHEREAS, the County of San Bernardino has agreed to loan the
project $2.75 million, and
WHEREAS, New Frontier Commercial Properties, Inc. has been
selected to develop this 10.1 acres, and
WHEREAS, New Frontier has obtained an agreement from Food-4-
Less to locate a Viva Market as the anchor tenant in the Center,
and
WHEREAS, a viable supermarket is essential to the success of
this project, and
WHEREAS, in today' s market a supermarket cannot succeed
without the sale of alcoholic beverages, and
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WHEREAS, supermarkets do not attract the type of undesirable
elements often attributed to other alcohol outlets, and
WHEREAS, the City is informed that the San Bernardino City
School District has expressed concern about the granting of a
liquor license to Viva Market at this location due to its
proximity to Martin Luther King, Jr. School, and
WHEREAS, because of the concern expressed by the School
District the City is informed that State Senator Bill Leonard has
also expressed some opposition to the granting of a liquor
license, and
WHEREAS, because of the opposition expressed by these
prominent individuals and bodies it is likely that the liquor
license will not be granted, and
WHEREAS, Viva market has advised the City that if a liquor
license is not granted it cannot proceed with the project, and
WHEREAS, such a withdrawal at this late date will
undoubtedly result in the cancellation of the UDAG grant, the
failure of the project, and the loss of the significant local
investment of time and money in the project, and
WHEREAS, it is unlikely that any other project of this size
and of this benefit to the area will be possible in the
foreseeable future, and
WHEREAS, the ability to provide much needed assistance to a
severely depressed area of the City will be irretrievably lost,
and
WHEREAS, the failure of this project will not only devastate
the area economically but will severely impact the hopes and
dreams of the residents who were relying on this project to
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instill life into their depressed neighborhoods,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
The San Bernardino City Unified School District and State
Senator Bill Leonard are urged to withdraw any opposition to the
granting of a liquor license to the project to further the best
interests of the residents of the westside of the City of San
Bernardino and of the City as a whole, which license will result
in no more liquor outlets in the area than previously existed, and
which license will not result in any adverse impact to nearby
school children.
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October 9, 1991
1 RESOLUTION...URGING THE SAN BERNARDINO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND STATE SENATOR BILL LEONARD TO WITHDRAW OPPOSITION TO THE
2 GRANTING OF A LIQUOR LICENSE FOR VIVA MARKET.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
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Bernardino at a regular
day of October
meeting thereof, held on the 7th
, 1991, by the following vote, to wit:
Council Members:
ESTRADA
REILLY
HERNANDEZ
MAUDSLEY
MINOR
POPE-LUDLAM
MILLER
AYES
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The foregoing resolution
of October , 1991.
Approved as to
form and legal content:
JAMES F. PENMAN,
City Attorney
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ABSENT
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9th . day
October 9, 1991