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Council approves two street vacations; one passes with recusals
Summary
The council approved two street‑vacation resolutions — one for a portion of Victoria Avenue (San Manuel Boulevard) that will make the street private and reserve utilities, passing with five aye votes while the mayor and two council members recused; a second Parley Avenue vacation in Ward 6 passed unanimously after waiving staff presentation.
The San Bernardino City Council approved two street‑vacation resolutions affecting portions of Victoria Avenue (San Manuel Boulevard) and Parley Avenue.
Item 4: Victoria Avenue / San Manuel Boulevard (Ward 4). After opening the public hearing, the council waived an extended staff presentation. Staff and the city traffic engineer explained the location and the limits of the proposed vacation. The tribe that will assume responsibility—represented in the meeting by a tribal representative—said the proposed vacation would convert the segment to private maintenance, reserve utilities for city use, and would not include gates or block emergency access. Council member Flores moved to approve; council member Ibarra seconded. The clerk recorded a five‑vote passage; the motion passed with five ayes and with Council members Sanchez and Charette and Mayor Tran recusing themselves from the item due to disclosed conflicts.
Item 5: Parley Avenue (Ward 6). The council opened the public hearing, waived the staff presentation given there were no requests to speak, and then approved the resolution to vacate the specified portion of Parley Avenue north of West Foothill Boulevard. The clerk recorded a unanimous vote.
Both items reserve public utilities in the vacated street rights‑of‑way. City staff said the approvals transfer maintenance responsibility in the Victoria Avenue case to the tribe while preserving access for utilities and emergency response. The actions were formal resolutions approved as part of the council’s consent/public hearing process; staff said utility reservations will remain in effect.
