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Trina Perez, Housing Division manager, told the council the city allocated roughly $4.16 million in HUD funds for 2024–25 across CDBG, HOME and ESG programs to support fair housing, affordable housing development, homeless services, infrastructure and public‑service activities. Perez highlighted projects and pipeline developments including Arrowhead Grove Phase 4 (affordable units), Jamboree at Fifth and Meridian, and Hillside infill single‑family development, and said the CAPER demonstrates federal dollars supporting neighborhood infrastructure and shelter/prevention services.

During the public comment period, several residents and tenant‑organizers urged the council to scrutinize which organizations receive ESG and rapid rehousing funds. Alicia Nash and Ashley Bridle (identified during comment as Inland Empire Tenants Union and a tenant) told the council they have observed property management companies that receive federal rental assistance operating substandard and unpermitted rehabilitations, placing formerly unhoused residents into units they described as unsafe. Nash said funds have been routed to management groups including names she cited (transcript: “Bridgeme Management, IE Hightowers”) and questioned oversight. Ashley Bridle displayed a city code enforcement red tag she said was issued the day before at a property where tenants had been placed with ESG assistance.

Another commenter, Dolores Armstead, urged the council to maintain program conditions where they aid enforcement against unsafe installations and asked whether a 9,000‑gallon tank cited in a separate agenda item had appropriate encasement and fire‑safety review; the fire department had inspected the tank, the permit holder later told the council.

Council members asked staff for clarification about funding amounts, the range of projects in the CAPER and the city’s monitoring of subrecipients. Perez said ESG, HOME and CDBG were used for homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, shelter operations, affordable housing acquisition and rehabilitation, and public services, and that the CAPER is the federally required year‑end performance report. The council voted to authorize submission to HUD and to permit the city manager or designee to take further action to finalize the CAPER.

Motion and vote: the motion to authorize submission of the draft CAPER, and to authorize the city manager or designee to finalize it, was moved by Council Member Ibarra, seconded by Council Member Ortiz, and passed unanimously.

What residents asked for: several public speakers urged the city to (1) strengthen oversight of how ESG/rapid rehousing money is used by subrecipients and property managers, (2) ensure code enforcement inspects units where federal tenant assistance has been placed, and (3) include stronger tenant protections and closer monitoring in future CAPER and program agreements. Staff acknowledged the concerns and said the CAPER lists program accomplishments and that program monitoring is part of regular HUD compliance.

The council’s action keeps the city in compliance with HUD reporting deadlines and maintains access to federal funds that support homelessness services and affordable housing development; residents’ comments signal demand for increased local oversight of landlords and property managers who accept federal housing assistance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL","oneSentenceSummary","The San Bernardino City Council voted Sept. 17 to authorize submission of its FY 2024–25 CAPER to HUD, while residents used the public comment period to press for stronger oversight of emergency solutions and rapid‑rehousing funds and of property managers receiving federal assistance.","taxTitle","San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California","taxId",9775,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6469139,"City attorney reports settlement in Baniagua case; acting city clerk Talisha Lopez approved as permanent with contract to follow",480,12720000,13200000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5781172-7e2213e9f1ea3124273aeeef5bae4a81&start=12720&end=13200","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5781172-7e2213e9f1ea3124273aeeef5bae4a81/thumbnail_12720000.jpg","/articles/6469139/San-Bernardino/San-Bernardino-County/California/City-attorney-reports-settlement-in-Baniagua-case-acting-city-clerk-Talisha-Lopez-approved-as-permanent-with-contract-to-follow","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469139-41d8ac958482b727afa3180604603817/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200757&Signature=BEUXqWRhZxkVkc6oZcDAvTkYWlDc9l0w652~uTAjgOTKtYuVhC3IEOqL~tzJ4YElzhki-yRD32b1LjYx56~yEGL1ulSM9nmkbrRKp0gU3Gr~riLDZZu8JXDKi~fh74VQTrsrcQ~FO2DTqm4zxe6pGejohq5wM82RgBuMY6LNrly~~SJFpvphNh35-bfAFOxhGJuEjnB~rPbzOsg9FYaovpafqpvMXj8Yg78G2jkesY2NEqcjOmVi3maZsv7U3FnorDDaaFNuMVcrUOYefvDw7TKuEQZEJ57wrSer-dhixpRinHEK9XayDOIVoK8dWvoMX82V45lLazwzsLkp2ZMyrA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The San Bernardino City Council reported two actions taken in closed session on Sept. 17: the council voted to settle Ricardo Baniagua v. City and voted to appoint the current acting city clerk, Talisha Lopez, as the permanent city clerk, the city attorney said.

The city attorney told the council the settlement of Ricardo Baniagua v. City passed on a motion by Council Member Charette, seconded by Council Member Sanchez, and it passed unanimously.

On a separate reportable action, the council voted to make Talisha Lopez the permanent city clerk. That motion was made by Council Member Sanchez and seconded by Council Member Charette; it passed by a vote of 6 to 2, with Council Member Ortiz and Mayor Helen Tran recorded in opposition. The city attorney clarified during open session that final employment terms will be the subject of a contract brought back to the council at a future open meeting.

Council members offered public congratulations to Lopez after the report and staff confirmed the appointment will be memorialized later in an open‑session contract vote.","After a closed session, the San Bernardino City Attorney reported two reportable actions: the council approved settlement of Ricardo Baniagua v. City (unanimous) and voted to make Acting City Clerk Talisha Lopez the permanent city clerk (6–2). The clerk appointment will be followed by a contract on a subsequent open‑session agenda.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6469144,"Council pauses decision on Waterman Business Center dispute over 9,000‑gallon nitrogen tank, gives parties 45 days to seek agreement",4990,7383000,12373000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5781172-7e2213e9f1ea3124273aeeef5bae4a81&start=7383&end=12373","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5781172-7e2213e9f1ea3124273aeeef5bae4a81/thumbnail_7383000.jpg","/articles/6469144/San-Bernardino/San-Bernardino-County/California/Council-pauses-decision-on-Waterman-Business-Center-dispute-over-9000gallon-nitrogen-tank-gives-parties-45-days-to-seek-agreement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469144-55869a582529b7c46734f6adb119938b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200757&Signature=OyPtCcaxN0QhY7A5-lyFJWw3M-ianTY21P-62IayN-iDnQe-SMCsjnEWmTJFyzq~U7bjBMmsRXspCJZoL22VhvFLwSsyh5NemhDsTs2zUFizGiRFaD2lAPLW7EH8ttg9KjEQe-4KdiAyT7dK1~Bm-tAudWiexj88HMZ5PRWDWEFP83jqSZIhDQAuM8CfESn3cGtwW1TTCyE48jxRo0q2HmVWvEv5y-WdKfIk-mEYKoOnyil9gxL~HoQK8BdqlG-zCCzAhkVcM7pc7poAJrtNV3yRuzbwQRwSnQjfd3SVuGdJtqbeYPJ5u5gmQh9WI5V97LTjICQmAL4LvJgnL6~kBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The San Bernardino City Council on Wednesday closed the public hearing and continued for 45 days an appeal over conditions attached to Administrative Development Permit ADP 22‑020 for a 9,000‑gallon outdoor liquid nitrogen tank at 379 East Industrial Way.

The case centers on whether seven conditions of approval — labeled conditions 20 through 26 and addressing truck parking, ingress/egress, hours of operation and landscaping — should remain on the permit after staff removed them in July 2023. The removal prompted an appeal by the Waterman Business Center Association (WBCA); another party, identified in city materials as ADESA, contested WBCA’s right to appeal as untimely.

The dispute drew more than an hour of testimony from the permit holder’s attorney and from attorneys representing the business‑center association and the association’s manager. ADP 22‑020 was originally issued in June 2022; the city issued an amended permit on July 20, 2023 that removed the contested conditions and the city stated the amendment became final on Aug. 4, 2023 unless an appeal was timely filed.

Attorney Kendra Carney Mayer, representing the permit holder (identified in the city packet as ADESA), told the council the association’s appeal was untimely and that the association failed to submit the appeal on the city’s appeal form and pay the required fee within 15 days. “The amendment became final on 08/04/2023 because no appeal had been filed,” Carney Mayer said, arguing that the lapse created a vested property right that the city cannot void.

Attorneys for the Waterman Business Center Association and its manager disputed that timeline and the city’s handling of the amendment. Attorney Mohammad Gause said WBCA filed a written objection within four days of the July 2023 amendment and repeatedly followed up with staff; he told the council the planning commission evaluated evidence of how large delivery trucks were operating inside the complex and properly restored the conditions. Craig Furness, manager of Waterman Business Center Association, described repeated problems with semis parking in fire lanes and blocking access for neighboring tenants and said the association sought enforcement and notice when the conditions were removed.

Planning staff and the community development director told the council the planning commission had restored the original conditions after receiving testimony in November 2024. Staff described lengthy internal delays in processing WBCA’s paperwork in 2023 and acknowledged the department had leadership turnover during that period.

Council members asked detailed legal and factual questions, including whether the July 2023 amendment was processed by the staff level authorized to make ADP amendments, whether the contested conditions were meant to be construction‑period controls or permanent operating conditions, and whether evidence of on‑site violations existed. Witnesses for WBCA pointed to photographs and complaint letters from neighboring businesses; the permit holder’s attorney said there were no notices of violation recorded by the city or the fire district as of the hearing.

After deliberation council member Ibarra moved — and council member Knauss seconded — to close the public hearing and continue the item for 45 days to give the parties time to reach an agreement; if agreement is not reached the item was set for a decision in November (the council established Nov. 19 as the date certain). The motion passed unanimously.

The council did not rule on whether to sustain or overturn the planning commission’s earlier decision; instead it asked the parties and staff to attempt negotiation and to, if necessary, follow a clarified amendment or appeal process before the matter returns to the dais.

What happens next: the council’s continuance gives the parties a window to negotiate (the council directed staff to return the item if negotiations fail). The record contains competing claims about whether the July 2023 amendment was procedurally defective, how and when the association made its protest known, and whether the contested conditions are construction‑stage measures or permanent operating restrictions. One council member explicitly urged the parties to refile any requested amendments using the city’s application process so the department can vet them in advance of any hearing.

Votes at a glance: motion to close the hearing and continue the item 45 days — mover: Council Member Ibarra; second: Council Member Canas; tally: unanimous yes (recorded as passing unanimously).","The San Bernardino City Council on Sept. 17 continued a heated, quasi‑judicial appeal over conditions attached to an administrative development permit for a 9,000‑gallon liquid nitrogen tank at 379 East Industrial Way. Council closed the hearing and gave the parties 45 days to reach an agreement before the item returns to the council in November.","actionData","errors"]

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Council pauses decision on Waterman Business Center dispute over 9,000‑gallon nitrogen tank, gives parties 45 days to seek agreement