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VICTORVILLE CITY COUNCIL
VICTORVILLE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS AIRPORT AUTHORITY
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
THE CITY AS HOUSING ASSETS SUCCESSOR
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
VICTORVILLE WATER DISTRICT
Special Meeting Minutes 4:00 p.m. Special Session
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
4:01 p.m. Special Session
Call to Order
Roll Call
Present: Council Member Gaudin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Harriman, Mayor Becerra
Absent: Council Member Irving
Also Present: City Manager Keith C. Metzler, Deputy City Manager Jenele Davidson, Deputy City Manager Scott Webb, Deputy City
Manager Tony Camargo, City Attorney Andre de
Bortnowsky, City Clerk Jennifer Thompson
Invocation: Council Member Gaudin
Pledge of Allegiance: Police Captain Randy German
City Clerk Presents Agenda/Revisions to Agenda
Agenda presented with no revisions reported.
Conflict of Interest Declarations
There were no conflicts of interest reported.
Public Comments
None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
1. Wellness Center Campus Review, Operational Update, and Next Phase Recommendation:
That the Honorable City Council receive a presentation regarding the Wellness Center Campus on its past, present, and future operations and take action to authorize the City Manager or his designee to move forward with the following items pertaining to Phase 2 of the Wellness Center Campus:
(1) Authorize Phase 2 to serve the City's unhoused senior population through permanent supportive housing;
(2) Authorize the application for grant funding that enables the City to proceed with the pre-development, construction and operations for Phase 2; (3) Authorize the seeking of consultant services to assist in property assessment, design, and the determination of cost-effective development and fiscally sustainable operational models for Phase 2;
(4) Authorize to proceed with a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to assess the qualifications of developers interested in and capable of developing and/or operating Phase 2; and
(5) Authorize to proceed with a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the development and/or operation of Phase 2 utilizing the developers identified during the Request for Qualifications process.
Presentation by City Planner Alex Jauregui, Homelessness Solutions Manager William Lamas, and Homelessness Solutions Coordinator Edward Amaya Questions ensued
Council Member Irving arrived at 5:41 p.m.
Questions continued
Motion was made to put a pause on to this until Council has better success under Council's legs for the Wellness Center and look at what Council is looking at in the future in terms of revenue streams for a phase two
Moved: Council Member Jones
Seconded: Council Member Gaudin
Comments ensued
Motion passed 4-1
Ayes: Council Member Gaudin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Harriman, Mayor Becerra
Noes: Council Member Irving
Adjournment
Mayor Becerra adjourned the meeting at 6:09 p.m.
Attest:
espera
Elizabeth Becerra, Mayor Jennifer Thompson, City Clerk