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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AGENDA
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, AND MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ACTING AS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2021
5:30 PM – CLOSED SESSION 6:00 PM – OPEN SESSION
VIA ZOOM • SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 • WWW.SBCITY.ORG
Theodore Sanchez John Valdivia Damon L. Alexander
COUNCIL MEMBER, W ARD 1 MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 7
Sandra Ibarra
Robert D. Field
MAYOR PRO-TEM, W ARD 2 CITY MANAGER
Juan Figueroa Sonia Carvalho
COUNCIL MEMBER, W ARD 3
CITY ATTORNEY
Fred Shorett Genoveva Rocha
COUNCIL MEMBER, W ARD 4 CITY CLERK
Ben Reynoso
COUNCIL MEMBER, W ARD 5
Kimberly Calvin
COUNCIL MEMBER, W ARD 6
Welcome to a meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino.
o Written comment on any item may also be submitted to the City Clerk to be included in the meeting
record. It will not be read aloud by the City Clerk.
o Those who wish to speak on public or quasi-judicial hearing items will have three minutes for each item.
o Please contact the City Clerk’s Office (909)384-5002 two working days prior to the meeting for any
requests for reasonable accommodation to include interpreters.
o All documents for public review are on file with the City Clerk’s Office or may be accessed online by
going to www.sbcity.org.
Special Meeting Agenda February 11, 2021
Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 3 Printed 2/8/2021
CALL TO ORDER
Attendee Name Present Absent Late Arrived
Council Member, Ward 1 Theodore Sanchez
Mayor Pro-Tem, Ward 2 Sandra Ibarra
Council Member, Ward 3 Juan Figueroa
Council Member, Ward 4 Fred Shorett
Council Member, Ward 5 Ben Reynoso
Council Member, Ward 6 Kimberly Calvin
Council Member, Ward 7 Damon L Alexander
Mayor John Valdivia
City Manager Robert D. Field
City Attorney Sonia Carvalho
City Clerk Genoveva Rocha
5:30 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENTS
CLOSED SESSION
(A) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)): One
case
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
6:00 P.M.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
1. Emergency Rental Assistance Program Funding Options (All Wards)
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino,
California:
1. Direct staff to participate in the State of California administered Emergency
Rental Assistance Program option A; or
2. Direct staff to administer a local Emergency Rental Assistance Program with the
$6.4 million allocation the City of San Bernardino received from the United States
Treasury.
Special Meeting Agenda February 11, 2021
Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 4 Printed 2/8/2021
PRESENTATION
2. General Plan Introductory Workshop
Recommendation
Receive and File the presentation on the General Plan Introductory Workshop.
ADJOURNMENT
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 wil l be held on
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 via tele-conference. Closed Session will begin at 5:30
p.m. and Open Session will begin at 7:00 p.m.
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA
I, Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk for the City of San Bernardino, California, hereby
certify that the agenda for the February 11, 2021, Special Meeting of the Mayor and City
Council and the Mayor and City Council acting as the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency was posted on the City’s bulletin board located at 201 North “E”
Street, San Bernardino, California, at the San Bernardino Public Library located at 555
West 6th Street, San Bernardino, California, and on the City’s website sbcity.org on
Monday, February 8, 2021.
I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
___________________________________
Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk
Special Meeting Agenda February 11, 2021
Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 5 Printed 2/8/2021
NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DATE: February 8, 2021
SUJECT: Special Meeting on Thursday, February 11, 2021
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Mayor of the City of San Bernardino
has called a Special Meeting to be held on Thursday, February 11, 2021, via web -
conference. Closed Session will begin at 5:30 p.m. Open Session will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Said meeting shall be for the purpose of considering the following:
STAFF REPORT
1. Emergency Rental Assistance Program Funding Options (All Wards)
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino,
California:
1. Direct staff to participate in the State of California administered Emergency
Rental Assistance Program option A; or
2. Direct staff to administer a local Emergency Rental Assistance Program with the
$6.4 million allocation the City of San Bernardino rece ived from the United States
Treasury.
PRESENTATION
2. General Plan Introductory Workshop
Recommendation
Receive and File the presentation on the General Plan Introductory Workshop.
___________________________________
Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk
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Staff Report
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: February 11, 2021
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Robert D. Field, City Manager
By: Michael Huntley, Director of Community & Economic
Development
Subject: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Funding Options (All
Wards)
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino,
California:
1. Direct staff to participate in the State of California administered Emergency
Rental Assistance Program option A; or
2. Direct staff to administer a local Emergency Rental Assistance Program with the
$6.4 million allocation the City of San Bernardino received from the United States
Treasury.
Background
On September 16, 2020, the Mayor and City Council approved a Substantial
Amendment to the FY 2020-201 Action Plan that included $1,060,000 in CDBG-CV
funding for a local eviction prevention program. The program was launched in October
2020, and is administered by the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino.
On December 27, 2020, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2021. The legislation includes $25 billion in emergency rental
assistance to assist households that are unable to pay rent or utilities, due to impacts of
the COVID-19 pandemic. Tribal communities, U.S. territories, states and local
governments with populations over 200,000 are eligible to receive funding.
The City of San Bernardino has received an allocation of $6.4 million from the United
States Treasury (U.S. Treasury) for the implementation of an Emergency Rental
Assistance Program (ERAP). The ERAP program allows for the payment of rental
arrears, utility arrears, and up to three months of prospective rent.
The City is one of only two jurisdictions in the County of San Bernardino to receive its
own allocation, the other being the City of Fontana. The County of San Bernardino
received an allocation of $52 million and the State of California received $1.5 billi on.
Discussion
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On January 21, 2021, the U.S. Treasury awarded the City its allocation. On January 28,
2021, the California Senate and State Assembly passed the COVID -19 Tenant Relief
Act SB91. Senate Bill 91 extends the eviction protections through Ju ne 30, 2021 and
creates a mechanism for the deployment of the state’s allocation of U.S. Treasury
funds.
State Funding Options
The State of California is giving jurisdictions three ways in which they can participate in
the state ERAP:
State Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Options
Option A Option B Option C
Direct jurisdiction’s U.S.
Treasury allocation to the
state.
Jurisdiction elects to keep
its allocation from U.S.
Treasury.
Jurisdiction elects to
administer the U. S.
Treasury allocation.
State will add $6.3 million
to the jurisdictions
allocation.
Jurisdiction requests a $6.3
million block grant from
state.
State administers its portion
($6.3 million) on behalf of
the jurisdiction.
The state administers the
ERAP for the local
jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction self-administers
a combined state and U.S.
Treasury allocation of $13
million.
City must ensure that there
is no duplication of
assistance under any other
rental assistance program.
ERAP conforms to state
SB91 requirements.
ERAP conforms to state
SB91 requirements.
ERAP does not conform to
state SB91 requirements.
Property owners only
receive 80 percent of rent
arrears owed.
Property owners only
receive 80 percent of rent
arrears owed.
Property owners can
receive 100% of rent
arrears owed.
Under option A, the City would assign its $6.4 million allocation to the state and the
state would operate the program on behalf of the City, for city residents. The state
would supplement the City’s allocation by reserving a $6.3 million of its direct allocation
for city residents for a total of $13 million.
Pursuant to options A and B, a jurisdiction must ensure that rental arrears accumulated
from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, are not reimbursed at 100 percent of what a
property owner is owed but only at 80 percent. The legislation is silent relative to
assistance provided for rental arrears after March 31, 2021. Additionally, a property
owner must consent to forego the 20% outstanding amount and all claims for
nonpayment.
Option C is the most undesirable of the three options because it places the City is in
position of ensuring the households have not received assistance from another program
for rent arrears for the time period that the City has assisted them. Senate B ill 91
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prohibits duplication of services. Under option C, the City is solely responsible to
ensure that there is no duplication of services. If a tenant receives assistance from the
state or from another organization and the City provides the tenant assi stance, the City
would be required to repay the funds.
In order to participate in the state program, a jurisdiction must submit an Expression of
Intent Form by tomorrow (February 12th). Jurisdictions participating in the state program
will be required to obligate 65% of the funds by June 1, 2021 and expend them fully by
August 1, 2021. If the City were to participate and launch a program by mid -March, it
would in effect have four months to expend the $6.3 million block grant from the state.
Consequently, the City would have to prioritize expenditure of state funds before
expending its allocation from the U.S. Treasury. However, the U.S. Treasury funds also
have a deadline: obligation by September and full expenditure by December.
Unexpended funds will be reallocated to other jurisdictions.
Local Funding Option.
If the City chooses to administer a local program with its U.S. Treasury allocation, given
staffing constraints, the City would contract with a third party for the program
administration. The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino does not have
additional capacity to administer the U.S. Treasury program. The advantages of
administering a local program are:
1. The program would be less cumbersome to administer because it would not have
to abide by the state overlay regulations;
2. Local property owners could be reimbursed at 100 percent of the rent arrears
they are owed as opposed to only 80 percent under the state program;
3. The City would have until December 2021 to assist househ olds versus August 1
with the state program.
4. The City would still undertake reasonable due diligence with regard to duplication
of services, but it would not take on the state’s liability with reference to
duplication of services.
2020-2025 Key Strategic Targets and Goals
The implementation of a local Emergency Rental Assistance Program will meet Key
Target No. 3: Improved Quality of Life by providing payment of rental arrears to tenants
in the City of San Bernardino and reimbursement to property ow ners/small business
owners of 100 percent of the rent owed.
Fiscal Impact
This action will not have a fiscal impact to the City.
Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino,
California,
1. Direct staff to participate in the State of California administered Emergency
Rental Assistance Program’s option A; or
2. Direct staff to administer a local Emergency Rental Assistance Program with the
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$6.4 million allocation the City of San Bernardino received from the United States
Treasury.
Attachments
N/A
Ward: Citywide
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:
On September 16, 2020, the Mayor and City Council approved a Substantial
Amendment to the FY 2020-201 Action Plan that included $1,060,000 in CDBG-CV
funding for a local eviction prevention program.
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Presentation
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: February 11, 2021
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Robert D. Field, City Manager
By: Michael Huntley, Director of Community & Economic
Development
Subject: General Plan Introductory Workshop
Recommendation
Receive and File the presentation on the General Plan Introductory Workshop.
Discussion
The purpose of this workshop is to serve as a preliminary “kick -off” meeting with the
introduction of the PlaceWorks consulting team and a broad overview of the upcoming
General Plan process. While there is a significant amount of interest and anxious
questions to be given from the community in their desire to participate, this workshop is
specifically intended to provide a road map for our upcoming 3 -year journey. The time
and forum for productive dialogue will commence during the upcoming meetings.
In this workshop, staff and the PlaceWorks consulting team will present the following:
1. The education methods and process to guide and assist the Mayor and City Council,
Planning Commission, General Plan Advisory Committee and the general public.
2. Public involvement
· Importance and role of involvement
· Philosophical approach: An inclusive process; “taking it to the community"
· Elements of the outreach program (website, advisory committees, workshops in
the Council Wards, and so on)
· Community partnerships
3. Work program objectives and work products
· General Plan, Downtown Specific Plan, Housing Element, Development Code,
CEQA documents
4. Overview of the requirements and scope of the General Plan
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· Mandatory and permissive elements
· What is new
5. Overview of the objectives and purpose of the Specific Plan
· General study area
· Relationship to Carousel Mall development
· Separate advisory committee
· Accelerated time frame
6. Overview of other work products: Development Code and CEQA clearance
· Why these documents are important to the San Bernardino community.
7. Overview of project schedule
Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino,
California, Receive and File the presentation on the General Plan Introductory
Workshop.
Attachment
Attachment 1 PowerPoint Presentation
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General Plan, Downtown Specific Plan, & Development Code
CITY COUNCIL
“KICK-OFF” MEETING
February 11, 2021
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Tonight’s Agenda
▪The PlaceWorks Team
▪How the City Council Will Be Involved?
▪How the Public Will Be Involved?
▪Overview of Work Program Objectives Outcomes
▪Importance of the Work Program to the City
▪Schedule
▪Questions and Answers
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The PlaceWorks Team
WOODIE
TESCHER
PlaceWorks
Principal-in-Charge
And Overall Project
Manager
BRIAN
JUDD
PlaceWorks
Principal Advisor
C.C.
LEGRANGE
PlaceWorks
Principal-in-Charge
And Overall Project
Manager
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
WENDY
NOWAK, AICP
PlaceWorks
Public Outreach
Lead
ALEXA
WASHBURN
National CORE
Community Liaison
and Outreach
Advisor
SANDRA
ESPADAS
National CORE
Community
Liaison
and Outreach
Facilitator
PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
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The PlaceWorks Team
KAREN
GULLEY
PlaceWorks
Specific Plan
Lead
ALAN
LOOMIS, AICP
PlaceWorks
Urban Design
Lead
DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN
MARK
HOFFMAN
PlaceWorks
Housing,
Healthy
Community, &
Environmental
Justice
STEVE
GUNNELLS
PlaceWorks
Economics and
Fiscal Lead
PLANNING, HOUSING, AND ECONOMICS
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MARK
TEAGUE, AICP
PlaceWorks
CEQA and
Zoning Lead
The PlaceWorks Team
MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUTURE
CEQA/DEVELOPMENT CODE
BRIAN
MARCHETTI
KOA
Traffic/Transportation
Consultant Lead
MICHAEL
NILSSON, AICP CTP
PlaceWorks
Transportation Advisor
TAMMY L. SEALE
PlaceWorks
Climate Adaptation
and Resiliency Lead
CLIMATE & RESILIENCY
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Our Approach: City Council Engagement
▪Updates Throughout the Planning Process
▪Review of Public Participation Plan
▪Focused Discussion and Feedback at Key Planning Benchmarks
▪Vision Statement
▪Confirmation of Opportunity Areas of Change
▪Review of Alternatives and Confirmation of Preferred Land Use Plan
▪Public Hearings and Adoption: General Plan, Housing Element, Downtown Specific Plan, and Development Code
▪Certification of CEQA Documents
▪Post-Adoption Implementation
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Our Approach: Robust Public Engagement
▪Strategic partnership with National Core
▪Established relationships and ongoing
presence in the community allows us to
utilize existing networks to get the word out
and engage in a meaningful wayFocus on
implementation
▪Leverage existing relationships with City
Departments & Community Connectors
•Go where the people are & communicate
how they do
•Community engagement Working Groups
•Property Owner & Public “Meet and
Greets”
•How to do that during COVID?
Existing Working Relationships:
▪Mayor and Councilmembers
▪Neighborhood Associations
▪Housing advocates
▪CBO’s
▪Faith based organizations
▪Property Owners
▪Small Business Owners
▪School Districts
▪Loma Linda
▪Dignity Health
▪San Bernardino Valley College
▪San Bernardino Arts Connection
▪County of San Bernardino
▪Inland Empire Community Foundation
▪ESRI
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Our Approach: Robust Public Engagement
▪Strategic partnership with National
Core
▪Proven track record allows our team to
hit ground running
▪Focus on implementation
▪Leverage existing relationships with City
Departments & Community Connectors
•Go where the people are & communicate how
they do
•Community engagement Working Groups
•Property Owner & Public “Meet and Greets”
•How to do that during COVID?
How we will reach out to the
public:
Go where the people are;
communicate how they do
▪Citywide meetings/Meetings in Wards
▪General Plan Advisory Committee
▪Downtown Advisory Committee
▪Stakeholder Meetings
▪Public workshops/open houses
▪Pop-ups
▪Social Media
▪Virtual Engagement Platforms
▪Website
▪Newsletters
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Our Approach: Robust Public Engagement
Key interactions with the public:
▪Sharing what we know and why it matters
(Existing conditions: Where we are starting
from)
▪Making the General Plan relatable: How
does the General Plan affect me?
▪What key decisions can the community
influence?
▪What are my opportunities to participate,
and how will my input be used?
▪What are the expectations surrounding
how I can be involved in the discussions?
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Our Approach: Robust Public Engagement
▪Strategic partnership with National
Core
▪Proven track record allows our team to
hit ground running
▪Focus on implementation
▪Leverage existing relationships with City
Departments & Community Connectors
•Go where the people are & communicate how
they do
•Community engagement Working Groups
•Property Owner & Public “Meet and Greets”
•How to do that during COVID?
A successful engagement process:
▪Is accessible & approachable
▪Generates awareness
▪Strengthens dialogue
▪Establishes trust
▪Presents the tradeoffs of options
considered
▪Creates space for difficult
conversations
▪Benefits future discussions (people
know what to expect next time)
▪Creates ongoing relationships with
community
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Work Program Objectives
GENERAL PLAN
▪Compliance with Recent
Statutory Requirements
▪Reflect Existing
Conditions, Needs, and
Future Projects
▪Reflect Community
Visons
▪Roadmap of Actions for
Implementation
▪Adaptable and Flexible
for Change
HOUSING ELEMENT
▪Compliance with
Statutory Requirements
▪Accommodate Housing
for all Demographics
and Income Levels
▪Identify Sites to
Accommodate Regional
Housing Needs Target
DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC
PLAN
▪Evolution of Downtown
as the Center of
Community Identity,
Heritage, and Activity
▪Foster Economic Activity
and Improvements in
the Short Term
DEVELOPMENT CODE
▪Update to Implement
General Plan and
Downtown Specific Plan
▪Efficient Administrative
Procedures
CEQA REVIEW
ROBUST PROGRAM OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
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General Plan Overview
Government Code Section 65300 et. seq.:
“Every planning agency shall prepare and the legislative body of
each county and city shall adopt a
of the county or city,
and of any land outside its boundaries which in the planning
agency’s judgment bears relation to its planning.”
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General Plan Overview
What it is Not…
▪Zoning
▪Development Standards (building heights, property setbacks, parking requirements, driveway locations, landscape requirements…)
•Though, it must establish standards for housing and non-residential density and quantify development capacity
▪Design Guidelines
▪A Guarantee for Project Approvals
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General Plan Overview
What is New…
▪Housing Production Targets
▪Address Climate Change, Risk Vulnerability, Resilience, and Adaptation
▪Complete Streets
▪Environmental Justice
▪Healthy Communities
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•Land Use
•Economic Development
•Housing
•Circulation
•Utilities/Infrastructure
•Public Services and Facilities
•Parks, Recreation, and Trails
•Energy and Water Conservation
•Historic and Archaeological Resources
•Noise
•Safety
•Climate and Adaptation
•Environmental Justice and Health
Legend
•Required Element
•Optional Element, or Sub-Set of a Required Element
General Plan Overview
What is Addressed…
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General Plan Overview
Required Content…
▪Plan diagrams
▪Goals –General, abstract
▪Policies –Action-oriented, represents city commitment
▪Implementation Programs –Actions carrying out policies
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GENERAL PLAN
Specific Plans
Zoning
Design Standards
Development
Agreements
Subdivision
Maps
Development
Permits
Conditional
Use
Permits
Capital
Improvements
General Plan Overview
General Plan Primacy: Consistency Requirements
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General Plan Overview
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Downtown Specific Plan Overview
Purpose
▪Implements the General Plan
▪Provides Zoning-Level Entitlement and Design Standards to Streamline Future Development
▪Includes a Tailored, Streamlined Project Approval Process
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Downtown Specific Plan Overview
Preliminary Planning Area
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Downtown Specific Plan Overview
Public Outreach for the Specific Plan
▪Virtual Meetings (Hopefully, in-person later this year)
▪Separate Advisory Committee
▪Community Workshops
▪Pop-Up Events
▪Two-Day Charrette
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Downtown Specific Plan Overview
Accelerated Schedule
▪Specific Plan Process Ahead of General Plan
▪18 Month Schedule
▪Late Spring/Early Summer 2022
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•Purposes
•Administrative Procedures
•Land Use Zones
•Development Regulations and Objective Design Standards
Development Code
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Importance of the Planning Process
▪First opportunity in many years for the community to come
together, discuss, debate, and mutually build a plan for San
Bernardino’s future
▪An inclusive process involving everyone
▪Enables thinking about the community holistically, not project -by-project
or area-by-area
▪Custom craft the plan reflect the community’s values and visions in
responding to state mandates
▪This is your “constitutional convention”!
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Importance of the Planning Process
▪Creates a community-driven vision for the future
•Imagines what can be
•Preserves what is best, strengthens which is almost good, corrects what is
not working
•Celebrates the uniqueness and quality of life of San Bernardino
▪Develops the blueprint by which that vision will be realized and
offers clarity for all users (residents, business-persons,
developers, City staff, Planning Commission, City Council)
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Importance of the Planning Process
▪Defines policies important to San Bernardino’s residents
•New growth that complements, rather than disrupts
•Access and equity
•Housing that is affordable to everyone
•Great places to work, shop, dine, be entertained, recreate, meet and
socialize with friends and neighbors
•New job opportunities
•Increased revenue for services and programs supporting residents
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Importance of the Planning Process
▪Defines policies important to Moorpark’s business community
•Invites investment
•Enables adjustments to changing economic markets and trends
•Builds on emerging businesses and technologies
•New job creation
•Clarity and certainty of the development approval process for projects
consistent with the GP
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Importance of the Planning Process
▪Defines policies important for all
•Managed and targeted growth
•Efficient mobility and accessibility
•Protection from natural hazards such as wildfires and flooding
•Protection of open spaces and natural lands
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Project Schedule
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General Plan, Downtown Specific Plan, & Development Code
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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