Resolution No. 2026-168
Resolution No. 2026-168
October 7, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-168
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR
OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO AMEND THE FY
2026/27 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BUDGET WITH AN
ADDITIONAL $469,754.70 FROM THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUND, $500,000 FROM THE PUBLIC USE FACILITIES FUND, $75,000 FROM THE LIBRARY FACILITIES FUND, $516,246.55 FROM THE FELDHEYM LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (8940), AND $2,253,825.16 FROM MULTIPLE EXISTING CIP PROJECTS FOR THE PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the Norman F. Feldheym Central Library Revitalization Project is currently being implemented as the Norman F. Feldheym Library Branch Improvements Project, Project No. 13686 (the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2023, the Mayor and City Council Authorized the Grant Application, Acceptance, and Execution of the Grant Funds of $6,409,370 for the Project from the State of California Budget Act of 2023 (SB 101); and
WHEREAS, additional funding is necessary to complete the construction phase of the project in the amount of $3,814,826.41; and
WHEREAS, an additional funding appropriation from the Public Improvement Fund, Library Facilities Fund, Public Use Facilities Fund, Feldheym Improvements Project (8940), and other CIP Project Budgets is recommended to provide sufficient funding for the n Project.
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 and Management Services is hereby authorized to amend the FY2026/27 CIP Budget Capital Improvement Plan with an additional $469,754.70 from the Public Improvement Fund, $75,000 from the Library Facilities Fund, $500,000 from the Public use Facilities Fund, $516,246.55 from the Feldheym Improvements Project (8940) and $2,253,825.16 of Measure S funding from various existing CIP Project Budgets.
SECTION 3. The Mayor and City Council hereby approve an increase of $3,814,826.41in the total budget for the Norman F. Feldheym Central Library Revitalization Project, increasing the total budget from $6,409,370 to $9,239,366.41.
SECTION 4. CEQA. The City Council finds that the Norman F. Feldheym Central Library Revitalization Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15302, Replacement or Reconstruction (“Class 2”).
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Resolution No. 2026-168
October 7, 2026
The Class 2 exemption applies to the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures or facilities where the new structure or facility will be located on the same site as the structure or facility replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity. The Project consists of minor improvements to and reconstruction of the Feldheym Library.
The City Council has also considered whether any exception to the Class 2 categorical exemption set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 applies to the Project and finds that no exception applies for the following reasons:
A. Location. The location exception set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2(a) applies only to projects relying on the Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, or Class 11 categorical exemptions. Because the City is relying on the Class 2 exemption, the location exception does not apply.
B. Cumulative Impact. The Project would not result in a significant cumulative impact on the environment. There are no successive projects of the same type in the same place that, over time, would result in a significant cumulative impact, and the Project would not make a cumulatively considerable contribution to any significant environmental effect.
C. Unusual Circumstances. The Project does not involve unusual circumstances, and there is no reasonable possibility that the Project will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances.
D. Scenic Highways. The Project would not result in damage to scenic resources, including trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources, within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway.
E. Hazardous Waste Sites. The Project site is not included on any list of hazardous waste and substance sites compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5.
F. Historical Resources. The Project would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. The Project site does not contain a historical resource, as defined by CEQA.
The City Council further finds that the determination that the Project is exempt from CEQA reflects the City Council’s independent judgment and analysis.
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 7
th day of October 2026.
Resolution No. 2026-168
Resolution No. 2026-168
October 7, 2026
Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Attest:
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Albert J. Maldonado, City Attorney
Resolution No. 2026-168
Resolution No. 2026-168
October 7, 2026
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Telicia Lopez, City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2026-168, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 7 th day of October 2026, by the following
vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ _____ _____ _______ _______
IBARRA _____ _____ _______ _______
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WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this 8 th day of OCTOBER
2026.
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk