CITY OF
BIG BEAR LAKE California
ICORPORATED AND
Special Meeting Minutes - February 12, 2025
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Big Bear Lake was called to order by Mayor Melnick at 9:01 a.m., Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at the Civic Center, 39707 Big Bear Boulevard, Big Bear Lake,
OPEN SESSION
Flag Salute: Flag Salute led by Councilmember Putz
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Perri Melnick
Mayor Pro Tem Kendi Segovia
Councilmember Charles Hicks, Jr.
Councilmember Randall Putz
Councilmember Absent: Councilmember Rick Herrick
Others Present: Erik Sund, City Manager
Erica Stephenson, City Clerk
Rachel Bowman, Administrative Services Manager
Others Participating Remotely: Stephen P. Deitsch, City Attorney
1. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEM
1.1 CITY COUNCIL POLICY, PROBES, END RULES OF ORDER MATE
DISCUSSION
City Manager Erik Sund made the staff presentation of this item.
After the staff presentation, Mayor Melnick invited up speakers who wanted to speak on this item. The following individual approached the City Council:
Daniel Gulbranson, Big Bear Lake resident, expressed his dissatisfaction with the City's current City Council/Candidate Residency Requirement Ordinance.
Following public comment, the City Council and staff engaged in a detailed discussion regarding this item, and then at the hour of 10:52 a.m., Mayor Melnick called for a short recess and at the hour of 11:01 a.m. Mayor Melnick reconvened the meeting with all Councilmembers present except Councilmember Herrick.
After further City Council questions and comments, the City Council provided staff direction to revise the City Council/Candidate Residency/Election Requirements Ordinance and the City Council Policy, Procedures, and Rules of Order Manual to address several items, some of which included; require Planning Commission and DWP Boardmembers adhere to the same City Council residency requirements, include a more comprehensive Residency Affidavit, update Political Sign regulations, document that the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem are designated to speak to the press, and define what
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situations would constitute a City Councilmember's "excused absence" from City Council meeting attendance. It was further discussed that these suggested Ordinance and Policy revisions would be presented for City Council consideration at an upcoming meeting.
No formal City Council action was taken related to Item 1.1.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council at this Open Session, Mayor Melnick adjourned the meeting at 12:10 p.m.
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Erica Stephenson, City Clerk