HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-05-2023 MCC SpecialMayor Helen Tran
City of San Bernardino Council Members
201 North E Street Theodore Sanchez
San Bernardino, CA 92401 Sandra Ibarra
http://www.sbcity.org Juan Figueroa
Fred Shorett
Ben Reynoso
Kimberly Calvin
Damon L. Alexander
MINUTES
FOR THE
SPECIAL 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, 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, APRIL 5, 2023
5:00 PM
The Special Closed Session Meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San
Bernardino was called to order at 5:01 PM by Mayor Helen Tran on Wednesday, April 5,
2023, at Feldheym Central Library, San Bernardino, CA.
CALL TO ORDER
Attendee Name Title Status
Theodore Sanchez Council Member, Ward 1 Present
Sandra Ibarra Council Member, Ward 2 Absent
Juan Figueroa Council Member, Ward 3 Present
Fred Shorett Mayor Pro-Tem, Ward 4 Present
Ben Reynoso Council Member, Ward 5 Present
Kimberly Calvin Council Member, Ward 6 Present
Damon L Alexander Council Member, Ward 7 Present
Helen Tran Mayor Present
Thomas Rice Assistant City Attorney Present
Genoveva Rocha City Clerk Present
Courtney Bowen Deputy City Clerk Present
Special Meeting Minutes April 5, 2023
Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 2
5:00 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT
Treasure Ortiz spoke about the City Manager recruitment, the Carousel Mall property.
She stated that the whole country is watching the City. She also stated that BB&K (Best,
Best, & Krieger) attorneys should be terminated as City Attorneys.
Paula Plunk commented about the Carousel Mall property and developing a “river walk”
in Downtown.
The following remote public comment was then heard via Zoom:
The speaker, name unintelligible, asked that RDICO (Renaissance Downtown USA/ICO
Real Estate Group) remain the primary redeveloper of the Carousel Mall property. He
also asked the Mayor and City Council to carefully consider the next City Manager
candidate.
At the conclusion of Public Comments, Assistant City Attorney Thomas Rice, made
an announcement that per the Brown Act, the city is responsible for stating the
Facts and Circumstances surrounding Item B of Closed Session. He stated that the
Facts and Circumstances were that the City received a Notice of Violation from
HCD (Housing and Community Development), which was detailed in the public
Staff Report for Item No. 25 of the April 5, 2023 Regular Meeting Agenda.
CLOSED SESSION
A) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation (Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(d)(2): One Item
B) CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
Property: Carousel Mall Property, 43 acres
Agency Negotiator: Charles McNeely, Interim City Manager, or designee
Negotiating Parties: SBDC (Renaissance Downtown USA/ICO Real Estate Group)
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
C) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (Pursuant to Government Code Section
54957) City Manager (Recruitment Process)
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Assistant City Attorney Rice stated that the City Council gave staff direction to staff
regarding the Closed Session Items, but there was no reportable action.
Special Meeting Minutes April 5, 2023
Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 3
ADJOURNMENT
The Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor
Agency to the Redevelopment Agency adjourned to the Regular Meeting on April 5, 2023,
at the Feldheym Central Library located at 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino,
California 92401 at 7:08 p.m. Open Session was scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM.
By:
Genoveva Rocha, CMC