Resolution No. 2026-055
Resolution No. 2026-055
May 20, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-055
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE &
MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO AMEND THE FY 2025/26
OPERATING BUDGET IN REVENUES AND
EXPENDITURES BY $729,283 TO APPROPRIATE
FORFEITED CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D)
WASTE DIVERSION DEPOSITS FROM THE SPECIAL
DEPOSIT FUND (ALL WARDS)
WHEREAS, the Construction and Demolition (C&D) Recycling Program requires the collection of diversion deposits as an enforcement mechanism to encourage compliance with the rules and requirements of San Bernardino Municipal Code 8.24.100; and WHEREAS, Ordinance MC -1656, clarifies, among other circumstances, that any diversion deposit for which a written request for refund or extension, with required supporting documentation, is not submitted within seven hundred and thirty (730) days of payment shall be forfeited in full; and
WHEREAS, upon payment, Construction and Demolition diversion deposits are deposited into a special deposit fund and remain in that fund until refunded or forfeited in accordance with Section 8.24.100 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, forfeited Construction and Demolition diversion deposits may be appropriated and expended only for purposes related to the Construction & Demolition Recycling Program, as authorized under Section 8.24.100 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. The Director of Finance & Management Services is hereby authorized to amend the FY 2025/26 operating budget in revenues and expenditures by $729,283 to appropriate forfeited construction and demolition (C&D) wase diversion deposits from the special deposit fund.
SECTION 3. The Director of Finance & Management Services is hereby authorized to carryover the amended FY 2025/26 budget funds, totaling $729,283, for Fund 527 in subsequent fiscal year operating budgets, until the funds are fully expended or the authorization is revoked.
Resolution No. 2026-055
Resolution No. 2026-055
May 20, 2026
SECTION 4. CEQA. The Mayor and City Council find that this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential to cause a significant effect on the envi ronment.
Where it can be seen with certainty, as in this case, that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is therefore not subject to CEQA.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this 20th day of May 2026.
Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Attest:
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
Resolution No. 2026-055
Resolution No. 2026-055
May 20, 2026
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Telicia Lopez , CMC, City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2026-055, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of May, 2026 by the following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ _____ _____ _______ _______
IBARRA _____ _____ _______ _______
FIGUEROA _____ _____ _______ _______
SHORETT _____ _____ _______ _______
KNAUS _____ _____ _______ _______
FLORES _____ _____ _______ _______
ORTIZ _____ _____ _______ _______
WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this ___ day of ____________ 2026.
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk