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Votes at a glance: San Bernardino council actions, May 21, 2025
Summary
Summary of key votes taken by the San Bernardino City Council on May 21, 2025, including appointments, ARPA report receipt, contract award for SB Hope campus operator, direction on the legislative platform and adoption of Rosenberg's Rules of Order.
The San Bernardino City Council took several formal actions during its May 21, 2025 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Appointments (consent): Danielle Sanchez was appointed to the Library Board. The motion (moved by Councilmember Charette, seconded by Councilmember Ortiz) passed unanimously by voice vote.
- Consent calendar (items 5–17): Passed unanimously.
- Item 13 (ARPA quarterly report): Council received and filed the city’s American Rescue Plan Act update, noting $77 million allocated, approximately $30 million spent and about $46 million unspent; motion passed unanimously.
- Item 18 (SB Hope navigation campus operator): Council approved a professional services agreement with Helping Hearts Hulin LLC to operate the SB Hope campus in phases (initial 100 beds, then 100 more). The motion was moved by Councilmember Yuri Ortiz and seconded by Councilmember Ted Sanchez; the vote was unanimous. Council also directed staff to pursue regional partnerships and county funding to reduce the city’s ongoing cost exposure.
- Item 19 (legislative platform process): Council directed staff to develop the city’s 2024–2026 legislative platform to guide advocacy at the state and federal levels; motion passed unanimously.
- Item 20 (Rosenberg’s Rules of Order): Council adopted Rosenberg’s Rules of Order for meeting procedure; the measure passed 6–1 with Councilmember Yuri Ortiz voting no.
Votes recorded as unanimous apply to the rolls and voice votes documented in the meeting transcript. Where tallies were recorded, they are noted above.
