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Mayor John Valdivia
City of San Bernardino
Council Members
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Theodore Sanchez
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Sandra Ibarra
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Juan Figueroa
Fred Shorett
Henry Nickel
Bessine L. Richard
Jim Mulvihill
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020
5:30 PM
The Special Meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino was
called to order at 5:30 PM by Mayor John Valdivia on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in the
Web-Conference.
CALL TO ORDER
Attendee NameTitleStatusArrived
Theodore SanchezMayor Pro-Tem, Ward 1Present
Sandra IbarraCouncil Member, Ward 2Present
Juan FigueroaCouncil Member, Ward 3Present
Fred ShorettCouncil Member, Ward 4Present
Henry NickelCouncil Member, Ward 5Present
Bessine L. RichardCouncil Member, Ward 6Present
James MulvihillCouncil Member, Ward 7Present
John ValdiviaMayorPresent
Genoveva RochaActing City ClerkPresent
Sonia CarvalhoCity AttorneyPresent
Teri LedouxCity ManagerPresent
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INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor John Valdivia led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA
There were no public comments submitted for the Special Meeting of the Mayor and
City Council.
STAFF REPORT
1.Mt. Vernon Bridge Replacement Project Funding
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino,
California:
1.Approve use of future year Measure I Major Street Project Program/Arterial Sub-
program funds to ensure full funding commitment to the City’s share of the Mt.
Vernon Bridge Replacement Project; and
2.Authorize and direct the City Manager to submit a request to the San Bernardino
County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) allowing the City to leverage up to a
five-year advance of Measure I Major Street Project Program/Arterial Sub-
program funds and execute any documents required for the request; and
3.Direct staff to return to a future meeting with an Amendment to the Cooperative
Funding Agreement for review and approval.
City Manager Teri Ledoux informed that Public Works Director KristenJensen and Alex
Qishta Deputy Public Works Director would be providing a presentation to the Mayor
and City Council.
Public Works Director Kristen Jensen informed that Staff was looking for a commitment
from the City Council after having reviewed the new impacts and increases in the cost
of the project that the City would be willing to leverage five years of the Measure I
arterial funds through SBCTA to cover the additional funding needs of the project.
Mayor Valdivia asked, and Ms. Jensen confirmed that the requested amount was ten
million to cover additional costs.
Councilmember Mulvihill inquired, and Mr. Qishta informed the Measure I Arterial funds
were used for various street projects such as the 40th Street Widening, State Street
Extension, F Street Widening, Mt. Vernon Bridge, and 5th Street Rehabilitation.
Staff confirmed that if the funds are transferred, the projects mentioned would not be
affected.
Ray Wolfe, of the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority(SBCTA), informed
that the SBCTA was tracking the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on funding. He stated
that as long the curve could be flattened, the economy would correct itself in a few
months.
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Councilmember Ibarra inquired, and Ms. Jensen informed that the project cost came in
higher than initially anticipated.
Councilmember Figueroa motioned to approve the item and commented that the project
was long overdue and spoke on the bridge's unsafe conditions.
Ray Wolfe spoke on the urgency of moving forward with the project dueto the risks
associated with the bridge condition.
Councilmember Nickel asked, and Paula Beauchamp, of SBCTA and Director of Project
Delivery and Toll Operations, explained why the cost of the right-of-way was expensive.
Councilmember Richard inquired, and Ms. Jensen confirmed that the street projects
mentioned by Mr. Qishta would not be impacted.
Mayor Valdivia thanked the Public Works and the SBCTA Staff that have worked on the
project.
RESULT: Approved as recommended \[7-0\]
MOVER: Juan Figueroa, Council Member, Ward 3
SECONDER: Theodore Sanchez, Council Member, Ward 1
AYES: Sanchez, Ibarra, Figueroa, Shorett, Nickel, Richard, Mulvihill
NOES:None
ADJOURNMENT
The Special Meeting of the Mayor and City council was adjourned at 6:01 p.m.
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, April 15, 2020 via web-conference.Closed Session will begin at 5:30
p.m. and Open Session will begin at 7:00 p.m.
BY:
Genoveva Rocha, CMC
Acting City Clerk
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