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January 15, 2026

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Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 1

CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO

REVISED 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, AND MAYOR AND

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ACTING AS THE SAN BERNARDINO JOINT POWERS

FINANCING AUTHORITY
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2026
3:30 PM - Homeless Workshop
NORMAN F. FELDHEYM CENTRAL LIBRARY • 55 5 W EST 6 TH ST REET • SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 • WWW.SBCITY.ORG
Theodore Sanchez Helen Tran Dr. Treasure Ortiz
COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 1 COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 7
MAYOR
Sandra Ibarra Eric Levitt
COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 2 CITY MANAGER
Juan Figueroa Sonia Carvalho
COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 3 CITY ATTORNEY
Fred Shorett Telicia Lopez
COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 4 CITY CLERK
Kim Knaus
MAYOR PRO TEM, WARD 5
Mario Flores
COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 6
Welcome to a meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino

PLEASE VIEW THE LAST PAGES OF THE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC

COMMENT OPTIONS, OR CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
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WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING FOR ANY REQUESTS FOR

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CALL TO ORDER
Attendee Name
Council Member, Ward 1 Theodore Sanchez
Council Member, Ward 2 Sandra Ibarra
Council Member, Ward 3 Juan Figueroa
Council Member, Ward 4 Fred Shorett
Mayor Pro Tem, Ward 5 Kim Knaus
Council Member, Ward 6 Mario Flores
Council Member, Ward 7 Dr. Treasure Ortiz
Mayor Helen Tran
City Manager Eric Levitt
City Attorney Sonia Carvalho
City Clerk Telicia Lopez
3:30 PM

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA
We ask that you please observe proper decorum, and do not speak out of turn or make comments from your seat. If you wish to address the Mayor and City Council please be sure to submit a speaker slip. If you speak out of turn or disrupt the meeting a warning may be given and/or you will be asked to leave the meeting pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.9 and Penal Code 403.

DISCUSSION

1. Special Meeting - Homeless Workshop
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino, California, receive the report on the Navigation Center and City Funded Homeless Initiatives and provide the City Manager direction on next steps.

ADJOURNMENT
The next 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, January 21, 2026, at the Norman F. Feldheym Central Library located at 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino, California 92410. Closed Session will begin at 4:00 p.m. and Open Session will begin at 5:00 p.m.

Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 3

CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA
I, Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk for the City of San Bernardino, California, hereby certify that the Revised agenda for the January 15, 2026, 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 Feldheym Central Library located at 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino, California, and on the City's website sbcity.org on Friday, January 9, 2026.

I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk

Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 4

NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DATE: Friday, January 9, 2026
SUBJECT: Special Meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a consensus of the City Council of the City of San Bernardino, has called a Special Meeting for Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

Said meeting shall be for the purpose of considering the following:

DISCUSSION

1. Special Meeting-Homeless Workshop
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino, California, receive the report on the Navigation Center and City Funded Homeless Initiatives and provide the City Manager direction on next steps.

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 January 21, 2026 at the Feldheym Central Library located at 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino, California 92410. Closed Session will begin at 4:00 p.m. and Open Session will begin at 5:00 p.m.

Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk

Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 5 NOTICE: Any member of the public may address this meeting of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency on any item appearing on the agenda by approaching the microphone in the Council Chamber when the item about which the member desires to speak is called and by asking to be recognized.

Any member of the public desiring to speak to the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency concerning any matter not on the agenda but which is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency may address the body at the end of the meeting, during the period reserved for public comments.

Said total period for public comments shall not exceed 60 minutes, unless such time limit is extended by the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. A three-minute limitation shall apply to each member of the public, unless such time limit is extended by the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. No member of the public shall be permitted to "share" his/her three minutes with any other member of the public.

Speakers who wish to present documents to the governing body may hand the documents to the City Clerk at the time the request to speak is made. (Must bring a minimum of 15 copies.) The Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency may refer any item raised by the public to staff, or to any commission, board, bureau, or committee for appropriate action or have the item placed on the next agenda of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. However, no other action shal l be taken nor discussion held by the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency on any item which does not appear on the agenda unless the action is otherwise authorized in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 54954.2 of the Government Code.

Public comments will not be received on any item on the agenda when a public hearing has been conducted and closed.

Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 6 ALTERNATE MEETING VIEWING METHOD:

If there are any technical issues with the livestream or recording from the main agenda portal or if you require an option with Closed Captioning, you may view the meeting from the following location (TV3).
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PUBLIC COMMENT OPTIONS
Please use ONE of the following options to provide a public comment:

Written comments can be emailed to [email protected]. Written public comments received up to 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting (or otherwise indicated on the agenda) will be provided to the Mayor and City council and made part of the meeting record. Written public comments will not be read aloud by city staff. Written correspondence can be accessed by the public online at tinyurl.com/agendabackup .

Attend the meeting in person and fill out a speaker slip. Please note that the meeting Chair decides the cutoff time for public comment, and the time may vary per meeting. If you wish to submit your speaker slip in advance of the meeting, please submit your request to speak using the form on the following page: tinyurl.com/mccpubliccomments. Any requests to speak submitted electronically after the 2:00 p.m. deadline will not be accepted.

Please note: messages submitted via email and this page are only monitored from the publication of the final agenda until the deadline to submit public comments. Please contact the City Clerk at 909-998-2680 or [email protected] for assistance outside of this timeframe.

Written correspondence submitted after the deadline will be provided to the Mayor and City Council at the following regular meeting.

MEETING TIME
NOTE: Pursuant to Resolution No. 2024-029, adopted by the Mayor and City Council on February 21, 2024:
“Section 3. All meetings are scheduled to terminate at 10:00 P.M. on the same day it began. At 9:00 P.M., the Mayor and City Council shall determine which of the remaining agenda items can be considered and acted upon prior to 10:00 P.M. and will continue all other items on which additional time is required until a future Mayor and City Council meeting. A majority vote of the Council is required to extend a meeting beyond 10:00 P.M.to discuss specified items.”

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