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Votes at a glance: Council actions taken Aug. 6
Summary
The council took a number of formal votes including appointments, approvals of bonds, grant agreements and assessment levies; this roundup lists items, outcomes and vote tallies recorded during the meeting.
The San Bernardino City Council recorded the following formal actions during the Aug. 6 joint regular meeting. All vote outcomes below are taken from the meeting record or digital vote announcements.
- Arts and Historical Preservation Commission appointment of Robert A. Porter: Motion to approve appointment — Motion passed unanimously (digital vote). Porter was sworn in at the meeting.
- TEFRA public hearing and resolution to allow California Municipal Finance Authority to issue tax-exempt bonds for Village Green Apartments: Motion to adopt resolution approving issuance — Passed unanimously.
- Fiscal year 2025–26 assessment levies for previously formed assessment districts: Staff recommended waiving presentation; motion to approve assessment levies — Passed unanimously. Staff said a line‑item allocation summary would be provided to council shortly after the meeting.
- Consent calendar (items 6–15): Motion to approve consent calendar — Passed unanimously. Items 7 and 9 were pulled for separate consideration during the consent vote. (Separate votes recorded below.)
- Consent item 7 (pulled): Motion to approve — Passed 5–2; Council members Figueroa and Charette recorded votes in opposition.
- Item 9, Community Development Block Grant agreement with El Sol (CDBG $250,000): Motion to approve agreement and execute documents — Passed unanimously.
- Public hearing item 4, Village Green Apartments TEFRA resolution: Motion passed unanimously (see above entry).
- Future items: Motion to place three future items (including Item 19, multifamily inspection ordinance) on a future meeting agenda — Passed unanimously.
- Designation of League of California Cities voting delegates for October conference: Council nominated and voted; the motion naming the delegate and alternates passed unanimously.
Notes: Several votes were recorded as unanimous with digital confirmation; only one recorded roll-call divergence was reported during the consent calendar (item 7 passed 5–2 with Council members Figueroa and Charette voting no). The meeting transcript and digital vote announcements provide the recorded tallies; individual affirmative votes were not always read aloud for unanimous digital votes.
