Resolution No. 2026-148
Resolution 2026-148
July 15, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-148
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE
SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION FOR YEAR THREE OF A
THREE-YEAR GRANT THROUGH THE CORPORATION FOR
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE’S SENIOR
COMPANION PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING TH E CITY
MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE FEDERAL GRANT AWARD IN
THE AMOUNT OF $332,662; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO CONDUCT ALL
NEGOTIATIONS AND EXECUTE AND SUBMIT ALL
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER
THE GRANT AWARD; AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR
OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO
APPROPRIATE $332,662 IN FEDERAL GRANT REVENUE AND
EXPENDITURES AND $142,671 IN CITY CASH -MATCH
EXPENDITURES, AND TO RECOGNIZE $12,555 IN CITY IN -
KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2026,
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027, FOR A TOTAL LOCAL MATCH OF
$155,226 AND A TOTAL PROGRAM BUDGET OF $487,888
WHEREAS, the City submitted a Grant Application for federal assistance on April 01, 2026, requesting funding for Year Three of a 3-Year Grant Allocation for the Senior Companion Program; and
WHEREAS, the Notice of Grant Award was received by the City for the Senior Companion Program on June 3, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City has participated in the federally funded Senior Companion Program for 51 years; and
WHEREAS, individuals ages 55 years and older provide services that promote independent living of senior-age residents who have physical, emotional, or mental limitations and needs that prevent them from fulfilling daily living tasks; and WHEREAS, an average of 28 individual Senior Companion Volunteers provided 47 clients with 25,200 hours of service; and
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.
Resolution No. 2026-148
Resolution 2026-148
July 15, 2026
SECTION 2. The Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino hereby ratify the submission of the application for Year Three of the Corporation for National and Community Service’s AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program. The application includes a federal funding request of $332,662, a City local match of $155,226, and a total program budget of $487,888.
SECTION 3. The Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino hereby accept the grant award in the amount of $332,662.
SECTION 4. The Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino hereby authorize the Director of Finance and Management Services to appropriate $332,662 in federal grant revenue and expenditures and $142,671 in City cash-match expenditures, and to recognize $12,555 in City in-kind contributions, for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, for a total local match of $155,226 and a total program budget of $487,888.
SECTION 5. The federal grant award and the City’s local matching contributions, together totaling $487,888, shall support the operation of the Senior Companion Program from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The total program budget consists of $332,662 in federal funding and $155,226 in City matching contributions, including $142,671 in cash and $12,555 in-kind.
SECTION 6. The Mayor and City Council finds this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. 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 not subject to CEQA.
SECTION 7. 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 8. 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 2nd day of September 2026.
Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Resolution No. 2026-148
Resolution 2026-148
July 15, 2026
Attest:
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Albert Maldonado, City Attorney
Resolution No. 2026-148
Resolution 2026-148
July 15, 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. 2026-148, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 2nd day of September 2026 by the following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ _____ _____ _______ _______
IBARRA _____ _____ _______ _______
FIGUEROA _____ _____ _______ _______
SHORETT _____ _____ _______ _______
REYNOSO _____ _____ _______ _______
CALVIN _____ _____ _______ _______
ALEXANDER _____ _____ _______ _______
WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this 3rd day of September, 2026.
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk