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San Bernardino council: votes and key outcomes from Sept. 3 meeting
Summary
A concise roundup of formal actions taken at the Sept. 3 joint meeting: closed-session litigation authorization; two appointments; consent calendar; authorization for strategic-planning consultant selection; and Oxbow substitute motion passed 5-2.
The San Bernardino City Council (joint meeting) took the following formal actions on Sept. 3, 2025.
Votes at a glance
- Closed session: Council voted unanimously to initiate litigation related to agenda item B (receivership action). The city attorney reported a motion from Council member Ortiz, a second from Council member Charette and a unanimous vote to approve initiating litigation; further details will be available once the case is filed.
- Item 3 (appointment): Motion to approve passed 6-1 with Council member Charette voting in opposition. A council member on the dais said their “no” was tied to a preference to keep Phil Savage on the charter review committee; council staff noted Savage did not reapply.
- Item 4 (appointment): Motion to approve passed unanimously (vote recorded as unanimous on the digital screens). Two appointees were sworn in during the meeting: Victoria Sanchez and James Alton.
- Consent calendar (items 5–14): Approved unanimously. Items 13 and 16 were pulled by the city manager earlier in the meeting.
- Item 15 (strategic-planning consultant): Council unanimously authorized the city manager to select and execute an agreement with a consultant to lead strategic planning, goal setting and team-building sessions involving the mayor, city manager and council.
- Item 17 (Oxbow abatement/cleanup): A substitute motion to deny the item as presented passed 5-2 (Council members Flores and Ortiz in opposition). The city manager said staff will return with a fuller plan in October.
Notes and context
- The appointments and oath: Two volunteers were sworn in at the dais; council discussion on item 3 included concerns about replacing an incumbent who had served on the charter review committee. The transcript shows the oath administered to Victoria Sanchez and James Alton during the appointments portion of the meeting.
- Litigation: The city attorney said the council met in closed session on two items and that the only reportable action was unanimous approval to initiate litigation related to a receivership action. The city attorney said details will be available once the case is filed.
- Pulled items: The city manager pulled items 13 and 16 from the agenda.
How to read these outcomes: all tallies above are taken from the council’s roll calls and the city clerk’s readouts during the Sept. 3 meeting. Where the transcript does not specify details (for example, the specific commission for an appointment), the article notes the item number and the vote recorded.
