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MINUTES
Mayor R. Carey Davis
Council Members
Virginia Marquez
Benito Barrios
John Valdivia
Fred Shorett
Henry Nickel
Bessine L. Richard
James L. Mulvihill
JOINT ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ACTING
AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ACTING
AS THE SUCCESSOR HOUSING AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ACTING
AS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2016
EDA BOARD ROOM
The Joint Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino was called to order by Mayor R. Carey Davis at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016, in
the EDA Board Room, 201 North "E" Street, San Bernardino, California.
Roll Call
Attendee Name
Title
Status
Arrived
Virginia Marquez
Council Member, Ward 1
Present
1:00 P.M.
Benito J. Barrios
Council Member, Ward 2
Present
1:00 P.M.
John Valdivia
Council Member, Ward 3
Present
1:25 p.m.
Fred Shorett
Council Member, Ward 4
Present
1:05 p.m.
Henry Nickel
Council Member, Ward 5
Present
1:00 P.M.
Bessine L. Richard
Council Member, Ward 6
Present
1:00 P.M.
James Mulvihill
Council Member, Ward 7
Present
1:00 P.M.
R. Carey Davis
Mayor
Present
1:00 P.M.
Georgeann "Gigi" Hanna
City Clerk
Present
1:00 P.M.
Gary D. Saenz
City Attorney
Present
1:00 P.M.
Mark Scott
City Manager
Present
1:00 P.M.
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Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Bessine L. Richard.
1. CDBG Workshop
IA. City Manaizer
Public Hearing and Request for Council Approval of the One -Year 2016-2017 Action
Plan (Continued from April 4, 2016)
The hearing remained open.
Clerk Hanna swore in those to provide testimony on the item.
Public Comments were received from the following people:
In Support
Stacey Iverson, Children's Fund
Ricardo Forbes, Central City Lutheran Mission
Cathy Bechtel, Assistance League of San Bernardino
Ian Franklin, Project Fighting Chance
Sandy Bonilla, Urban Conservation Corps of the Inland Empire
Kim Carter, Time for Change
Joseph Williams, Youth Action Project
Patty Long, Mercy House and the Homeless Access Center
Barbara Babcock, San Bernardino, spoke about the need for a mobile service center for
the homeless.
In Opposition
Karmel Roe, regarding funding of the homeless access center via ESG funds.
Approved
Motion: Close the hearing.
RESULT: ADOPTED [7 TO 0]
MOVER: James Mulvihill, Council Member, Ward 7
SECONDER: Virginia Marquez, Council Member, Ward 1
AYES: Marquez, Barrios, Shorett, Nickel, Richard, Mulvihill, John Valdivia
2. Public Comments for Items Not on the Agenda
Karmel Roe, San Bernardino, spoke about the role of the Community Development
Block Grant Community Advisory Committee, and said CDBG funds used for Code
Enforcement are limited and questioned the use of $500,000 for restrooms at Seccombe
Park and handed out her plan for the homeless.
Kim Carter, San Bernardino, said Time for Change gets $358,000 annually from HUD
to house chronically homeless individuals via their Homes of Hope program. She said the
administration fees the city collects via HUD need to be passed through to the recipients
of the grants, based on new rules.
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Joseph Williams, San Bernardino, said we don't have a clear profile of what is
homeless. He said strategies for different types of homeless populations should be
different.
Barbara Babcock, San Bernardino, said the council needs to listen to the speakers rather
than talk so much.
3. New Business
3A. City Attorney
Request to go into Closed Session to discuss one item under conference with legal
counsel with respect to anticipated litigation and significant exposure to litigation
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2).
Approved
Motion: The matter arose after the posting of the agenda and there was a need to
take immediate action.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Benito Barrios, Council Member, Ward 2
SECONDER: Virginia Marquez, Council Member, Ward 1
AYES: Marquez, Barrios, Valdivia, Shorett, Nickel, Richard, Mulvihill
4. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 4:12 p.m. The next joint regular meeting of the Mayor and
Common Council and the Mayor and Common Council Acting as the Successor Agency
to the Redevelopment Agency is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 18, 2016.
GEORCrEANN "GIGI" HANNA, CMC
City Clerk
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