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Home My WebLink About01-22-2018 MCC Minutes (Special) City of San Bernardino Mayor R. Carey Davis Council Members 300 North "D" Street Virginia Marquez San Bernardino, CA 92418 Benito Barrios http://www.sbcity.org John Valdivia Fred Shorett Henry Nickel Bessine Richard Jim Mulvihill MINUTES F OR THE J OINT R EGULAR M EETING OF THE M AYOR AND C ITY C OUNCIL OF THE C ITY OF S AN B ERNARDINO, M AYOR AND C ITY C OUNCIL OF THE C ITY OF S AN B ERNARDINO A CTING AS THE S UCCESSOR A GENCY TO THE R EDEVELOPMENT A GENCY, M AYOR AND C ITY C OUNCIL OF THE C ITY OF S AN B ERNARDINO A CTING AS THE S UCCESSOR H OUSING A GENCY TO THE R EDEVELOPMENT A GENCY, M AYOR AND C ITY C OUNCIL OF THE C ITY OF S AN B ERNARDINO A CTING AS THE H OUSING A UTHORITY, AND THE M AYOR AND C ITY C OUNCIL OF THE C ITY OF S AN B ERNARDINO A CTING AS THE S AN B ERNARDINO J OINT P OWERS F INANCING A UTHORITY MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018 9:00 AM – CLOSED SESSION 9:30 AM – OPEN SESSION The Joint Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino was called to order by Mayor R. Carey Davis at 9:00 AM, Monday, January 22, 2018, in the Board Room, 201 North "E" Street, San Bernardino, CA. Call to Order Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Virginia Marquez Council Member, Ward 1 Present 9:06 AM Benito J. Barrios Council Member, Ward 2 Present 9:09 AM John Valdivia Council Member, Ward 3 Present 9:06 AM Fred Shorett Council Member, Ward 4 Present 9:09 AM Henry Nickel Council Member, Ward 5 Present 9:06 AM Bessine L. Richard Council Member, Ward 6 Present 9:06 AM James Mulvihill Council Member, Ward 7 Present 9:06 AM R. Carey Davis Mayor Present 9:06 AM Georgeann "Gigi" Hanna City Clerk Present 9:06 AM Gary D. Saenz City Attorney Present 9:06 AM Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 1 Printed 1/22/2018 Joint Special Meeting Minutes January 22, 2018 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Shorett led the Pledge of Allegiance. STAFF REPORTS 1. Cannabis Regulations Speakers Mark Esterman James Penman Robert Porter William Cioci There 38 members of the public in the audience for this discussion. David McPherson, of HDL, consultant to the Marijuana Commission, provided a PowerPoint presentation that explained the California cannibis laws, the types of policy decisions that can be made, the benefits of a regulatory ordinance, and regulatory options. Deputy City Attorney gave an update on the Measure O litigation. He reported that the city had received a written tentative decision January 18, 2018 that the measure was invalid. He expected a final decision within two weeks. No vote was taken on this item. 2. Public Outreach, Town Hall Meetings, and Surveys Speaker James Penman The council gave direction by consensus regarding conducting public surveys and getting public input on the issues surrounding cannabis. No vote was taken on this item. 3. Ballot Measure Timing Speaker James Penman No vote was taken on this item. PUBLIC HEARING 4. Extension of the Moratorium on Commercial Marijuana Land Uses and Activities, Outdoor Personal Cultivation of Marijuana and Cannabis Events Council member Valdivia left the meeting at 2:20 PM, during discussion of this item. Council member Richard left the meeting at 3:00 PM, after voting on the motion. Council member Nickel left the meeting at 3:10 PM, after voting on the motion. Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 2 Printed 1/22/2018 Joint Special Meeting Minutes January 22, 2018 Speakers William Cioci, oppose Robert Porter, oppose Mark Estermyer, oppose Sandra Owen, oppose Damon Alexander, oppose Sung Kim, oppose Karmel Roe, oppose Approved Motion: Continue the public hearing to February 1, 2108 at 10 a.m. RESULT: ADOPTED \[5-1\] MOVER: Henry Nickel, Council Member, Ward 5 SECONDER: Fred Shorett, Council Member, Ward 4 AYES: Marquez, Shorett, Nickel, Richard, Mulvihill NOES: Barrios ABSENT: Valdivia 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Robert Porter, San Bernardino, suggested that all city employees consider moving into the city. Sung Kim, Colton, said he’d be able to answer questions about marijuana and help the council get to the answers they seek faster, and that they were asking the wrong questions. Karmel Roe, San Bernardino, said that instead of a ban, she suggested an urgency ordinance to adopt state law until they get through all of the issues that the council had spoken about earlier in the meeting. Yolanda Ramirez, San Bernardino, spoke about the need for police officers. She said the money spent for trash service would be better spent for police service. William Cioci, San Bernardino, said the City Attorney owes the city an apology for providing a ballot title and summary for Measure O. He said he beleivs that marijuana was a god-given gift. Gem Montes, said requiring a permit for growing marijuana would be public information and that could lead to crime and other issues. He also said she would not encourage micro-businesses, supports testing of the product within the city and recommended two separate ordinances, one for recreational and medical marijuana. 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 3:52 p.m. to February 1, 2018, at 10 a.m. Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 3 Printed 1/22/2018 Joint Special Meeting Minutes January 22, 2018 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 Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber located at 201 N. E Street, San Bernardino, California 92401. Closed Session will begin at 4:00 p.m. and Open Session will begin at 5:00 p.m. By: __________________________ Georgeann “Gigi” Hanna, CMC City Clerk Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 4 Printed 1/22/2018