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, DECEMBER 14, 2022
6:00 PM
The Special Meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino was called to order at 6:00 PM by Mayor John Valdivia on Wednesday December 14, 2022, at Feldheym Central Library, San Bernardino, CA
Call to Order
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Theodore Sanchez Council Member, Ward 1 Present
Sandra Ibarra Council Member, Ward 2 Late 6:04 p.m.
Juan Figueroa Mayor Pro-Tem, Ward 3 Present
Fred Shorett Council Member, 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
John Valdivia Mayor Present
Robert D. Field City Manager Present
Thomas Rice Assistant City Attorney Present
Genoveva Rocha City Clerk Present
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San Bernardino, CA 92401
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Mayor John Valdivia
Council Members
Theodore Sanchez
Sandra Ibarra
Juan Figueroa
Fred Shorett
Ben Reynoso
Kimberly Calvin
Damon L. Alexander
Special Closed Session Minutes December 14, 2022 Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 2 6:00 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT
Paula Plunk spoke on the need for a city manager to be guided by morality and honesty and criticized past leadership . She accused the City Council and City Management of using fear and closed-door tactics and neglecting community welfare.
Treasure Ortiz, criticized the City Council for ignoring warnings, and cited frequent City Manager turnover as evidence of systemic governance failures. The speaker emphasized the need for an experienced, qualified City Manager to handle major projects and urged the City Council to make an objective, experience-based decision for which they would be fully accountable.
CLOSED SESSION
A) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957)
Acting City Manager; Interim City Manager; City Manager
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Assistant City Attorney Thomas Rice reported that the Mayor and Council directed staff to begin the process to find an interim city manager and the process for a permanent city manager.
ADJOURNMENT
The Special meeting of the Mayor and City Council was adjourned on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 , at 6:36 PM. The Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency will adjourn to the next joint Special Meeting will be held on December 21, 2022, at the Feldheym Central Library located at 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino, California 92401. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk