Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting
Covington Chambers
Agenda — 133 items
- 1 This consolidated agenda contains a brief description of each item of business for San Bernardino County to be considered by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors (Board), also sitting as the Governing Board of the following entities: Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District; Bloomington Recreation and Park District; Board Governed County Service Areas; San Bernardino County Flood Control District; County Industrial Development Authority; In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority; Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency; Inland Empire Public Facilities Corporation; San Bernardino County Financing Authority; San Bernardino County Fire Protection District; and Successor Agency to the County of San Bernardino Redevelopment Agency. The agenda and its supporting documents can be viewed online at https://cob.sbcounty.gov/ or in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at 385 N. Arrowhead Ave, 2nd Fl., San Bernardino, CA 92415. The online agenda may not include all available supporting documents or the most current version of documents. Live and archived meeting videos can be viewed at www.sbcounty.gov/Main/Pages/ViewMeetings.aspx or via the San Bernardino County YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@SBCountyPIO/streams. To address the Board regarding an item on the agenda, or an item within its jurisdiction but not on the agenda, complete and submit a request to speak by utilizing the speaker kiosk available at each meeting location. Requests must be submitted before the item is called for consideration. Speakers may address the Board for up to three (3) minutes total on the consent calendar, up to three (3) minutes on each discussion item, and up to three (3) minutes total on Public Comment, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) minutes for the meeting, unless it is determined that a different limit is appropriate. Alternate locations to address the Board by interactive video are available at the Bob Burke Joshua Tree Government Center, 63665 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree, CA 92252 and the Jerry Lewis High Desert Government Center, 15900 Smoke Tree Street, Hesperia, CA 92345. NOTE: These alternate locations are being offered as a courtesy and may be closed due to inclement weather, if technology fails, or other unforeseen emergency. If the sites are closed, a notice will be posted by 9:00 a.m. the day of the meeting. Written comments may be submitted via email at BoardMeetingComments@cob.sbcounty.gov, online at www.sbcounty.gov/cob/publiccomments, or via U.S. Mail to San Bernardino County Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 385 N. Arrowhead Ave, 2nd Fl., San Bernardino, CA 92415. Comments received prior to the start of the meeting will be forwarded to the Board for review. Comments relating to matters subject to Board consideration or discussion will also be posted online at https://cob.sbcounty.gov/brown-act-writings-received. Comments received after the meeting begins will be provided to the Board after the conclusion of the meeting. ADA Accessibility: If you require a reasonable modification or accommodation for a disability, please call the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at (909) 387-3841 or e-mail at COB@sbcounty.gov to request an accommodation at least 72 hours prior to the Board meeting. To obtain additional information on an item, please contact the Presenter listed under each item prior to the meeting to allow the Board to move expeditiously in its deliberations. Except where noted, all scheduled items will be heard in the Covington Chambers of the Board of Supervisors, County Government Center, 385 North Arrowhead Avenue, First Floor, San Bernardino, California.
- 1 ROLL CALL
- 2 PLEASE SILENCE CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES UPON ENTERING THE CHAMBERS
- 2 OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE
- 3 PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS
- 3 Luther Snoke - Chief Executive Officer Tom Bunton - County Counsel Lynna Monell - Clerk of the Board
- 4 CLOSED SESSION
- 5 9:00 A.M. – CONVENE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – Magda Lawson Room, Fifth Floor, County Government Center
- 7 PUBLIC SESSION
- 8 10:00 A.M. – RECONVENE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – Covington Chambers, First Floor, County Government Center
- 9 Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance - First District
- 10 Memorial Adjournments
- 11 Board of Supervisors: County Employee • Regina Renee Cotton, 53, of Victorville Board of Supervisors First District – Supervisor Col. Paul Cook (Ret.) • William Porter Brown, 89, of Spring Valley Lake • Sandra Luz Caveyo, 57, of Oak Hills • Linda Ann Leard, 80, of Victorville • Robert “Bob” Alan Nale, 77, of Apple Valley • Darrell Loren Peterson, 75, of Apple Valley Second District – Supervisor Jesse Armendarez • Gary Harold Blaylock, 77, of Upland • Acelia Dolores Camposano, 63, of Fontana • Margaret Ann Casselle, 66, of Rancho Cucamonga • Nicholas Brian Cheser, 25, of Fontana • Roberta Joan Coleman, 82, of Rancho Cucamonga • Jacqueline Davenport, 66, of Rancho Cucamonga • Michael Anthony Delgado, 49, of Fontana • Pauline Dey, 91, of Rancho Cucamonga • Lee Robert Grunden, 84, of Rancho Cucamonga • Arthur Jones, 87, of Fontana • Patricia Annette Martinez, 85, of Upland • Florencia Nunez, 62, of Fontana • Barry Dean Pitts, 89, of Rancho Cucamonga • Margaret Arlene Rihs, 92, of Upland • Adalberto Tejeda, 81, of Fontana • John Richard Wilkinson, 84, of Rancho Cucamonga • Henry “Hank” Williams, 99, of Fontana Third District – Supervisor Dawn Rowe • Jack Carpenter, 94, of Yucca Valley • John D. Geeson, 92, of Morongo Valley • John Wayne Gibson, 69, of Lucerne Valley • James Herrmann, 82, of Yucaipa • Catherine Meister, 87, of Colton • Larry Montanez, 53, of San Bernardino • Jerry Lee Savage, 69, of Yucaipa Fourth District – Supervisor Curt Hagman • Elsa D. Amaro, 79, of Ontario • Carol Jean Angelo, 67, of Montclair • Maria Lurdes Barcelos, 85, of Chino • Robert Jose Ceja, 76, of Chino • Jerome Donald Faler, 86, of Ontario • Tracy Christopher Flores, 57, of Montclair • Ian Chase Wilhelm Gibson, 34, of Claremont • Teresa Hernandez Jimenez, 90, of Upland • Shawn Christopher Koester, 38, of Upland • Lee Lopez, Jr., 68, of Chino • Gilda Theresa Marsala, 91, of Chino • Martina Mercado, 89, of Ontario • Albert Moreno, 80, of Upland • Beatriz Navarro Padilla, 91, of Upland • Patricio O. Quintana, 59, of Chino Hills • Earlene May Scharping, 90, of Ontario • Barbara Tedford, 99, of Upland Fifth District – Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr. • Aurora Naval Abelon, 84, of San Bernardino • Augustine Olufemi Ajayi, 80, of Colton • Margaret E. Cedeno, 84, of Rialto • Daniel Alex Cervantez, 77, of San Bernardino • Nellie F. Cortez, 85, of Colton • David L. Cruz, 94, of Rialto • Valerie Ann Cruz, 60, of San Bernardino • Annette Marie Davenport, 69, of Rialto • Juana DeLuna, 90, of Colton • Audelina Barajas Desolis, 76, of Rialto • Rita M. Garcia, 97, of San Bernardino • Edward A. Gaumont, 82, of Rialto • Joseph J. Labelle, 84, of Rialto • Shirlee J. Lujan, 87, of Bloomington • Claudia M. Macon, 98, of San Bernardino • Stephen Gregory Niemiec, 74, of San Bernardino • Ofelia Ornelas, 98, of San Bernardino • Catherine Palmer, 91, of Rialto • Kenneth Clyde Pennington, 82, of Rialto • Andres Ramos, 83, of San Bernardino • Vincent Gilbert Roa, 63, of Colton • Lucy Aurora Romero, 72, of San Bernardino • Lorina Nydia Sanchez, 39, of San Bernardino • Frances Sexton, 89, of San Bernardino • Beverly Soso, 85, of Colton • Roberto Alan Straka, 67, of Rialto • Marilyn Ann Throckmorton, 82, of San Bernardino • Robin Carol Tomasso, 67, of San Bernardino • Loyal Jean Westmoreland, 94, of Rialto
- 11 Pastor Mark Graham of Abundant Living Family Church High Desert
- 12 Special Presentations, Resolutions and Proclamations
- 13 Chair Rowe • Resolution recognizing Francine Beedie • Resolution recognizing Rachel Madrid
- 14 Reports from County Counsel and Chief Executive Officer
- 15 Individual Board Member Comments
- 16 Presentation of the Agenda
- a) Consider additions of emergency or urgency items to the agenda to be placed on the Consent or Discussion Calendar at the Board’s discretion pursuant to Government Code section 54954.2(b) or (b)(2).
- 17 County Counsel, Tom Bunton, stated in the case of Alena Navarro, et al. v. County of San Bernardino, et al., the Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to ratify County Counsel’s decision to file a cross-complaint against the Plaintiff’s and the Estate of Gabriel Navarro in this case involving an automobile accident. Chief Executive Officer, Luther Snoke, provided an update regarding the February and March 2023 Storm After Action Report. The final version of the report is expected to be available and posted to the San Bernardino County preparedness website on Friday, January 12, 2024.
- b) Notice of minor revisions to agenda items, items removed or continued from the Board of Supervisors’ Agenda.
- c) Disclosure pursuant to Government Code Section 84308.
- 19 Fifth District Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr. provided an update regarding the following boards he sits on: San Bernardino County Transit Authority and Southern California Association of Governments. He also stated February 3, 2024 is Kite Day with the Supervisor at Ayala Park in Bloomington. Chair and Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe provided an update regarding the following board she sits on: San Bernardino International Airport Authority. She addressed Item No. 14 on the agenda approving a contract with the non-profit Rebuilding Together Mountain Communities to assist with home repairs for low-income families. Chair Rowe announced that the County has begun a disaster preparedness campaign to provide resources to residents. Information can be found at prepare.sbcounty.gov. She also thanked Sheriff Shannon Dicus for hosting a public safety meeting at the Yucaipa Performing Arts Center on January 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM.
- 20 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 21 Items listed on the Consent Calendar are expected to be routine and non-controversial and will be acted upon in one motion as the first item of business on the Discussion Calendar. If the Board directs that an item listed on the Consent Calendar be held for further discussion, the item will be addressed under “Deferred Items,” the second item listed on the Discussion Calendar.
- 22 COUNTY DEPARTMENTS
- 23 Board of Supervisors
- 2 Recognitions, Resolutions & Proclamations
- 24 Chair Rowe declared a conflict for Item No. 61 recommendations 1.d and 2.d. On August 9, 2023, Larry Jacinto Construction made a $2,500 contribution to her campaign.
- 3 Boards, Commissions & Committee Actions
- 26 Aging and Adult Services
- 4 Amendment to Contract with Inland Southern California 211+ for Aging and Disability Resource Connection No Wrong Door Enhanced Information and Referral Services
- 28 Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
- 5 Employment Agreement for Clinical Therapist II
- 6 Amendment to Agreement with Medtronic USA, Inc. for its Neurological Surgical Products
- 7 Meeting Minutes of the Joint Conference Committee
- 32 Behavioral Health
- 8 Non-Financial Operational Understanding with the San Bernardino City Unified School District for Specialty Mental Health Services
- 9 Amendment to Revenue Agreement with the State of California Department of State Hospitals for the Diversion Opportunity for Outpatient Recovery Services Program
- 35 County Administrative Office
- 10 Designation of Assistant County Fire Wardens
- 11 Fiscal Year 2023 Homeland Security Grant Application
- 12 Ratification Action in Response to American Rescue Plan Act - Subrecipient Contracts
- 13 American Medical Response Protest Regarding Contract Award for Ground Ambulance Medical Transport Services
- 14 Board of Supervisors Discretionary Fund - District Specific Priorities Program
- 15 Continuation of the Proclamation of Local Emergency - 2023 August Tropical Storm Hilary
- 16 Release of County Utility Information to Third Parties
- 43 County Counsel
- 17 Non-Financial Agreement with Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, P.C. for Participation in the Challenge to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Rule Regarding the Area Wage Index
- 45 Human Resources
- 18 Side Letter Agreement with California Nurses Association
- 47 Human Services Administration
- 19 Employment Contract for the Children and Families Commission for San Bernardino County
- 20 Amendment to Employment Contract for the California Statewide Automated Welfare System Executive Director Position
- 50 Innovation and Technology
- 21 Amendment to Non-Financial End User License Agreement with Elixir Technologies Corporation for Graphic Design Software
- 22 Non-Financial End User License Agreement with TechSmith, Corporation for Camtasia Software
- 23 Non-Financial License Agreement with Python Software Foundation for Programming Language
- 24 California Participating Addendum to Minnesota National Association of State Procurement Officers Master Agreement for Storage Support and Maintenance Services
- 55 Land Use Services
- 25 Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Chino for Plan Check, Inspection and Ministerial Permit Issuance Services
- 26 Acceptance of the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery Waste Tire Amnesty Grant
- 58 Museum
- 27 Employment Contract for Agua Mansa Historic Site Manager
- 60 Preschool Services
- 28 Revenue Contracts with the California Department of Education
- 29 Grant Award from the California Department of Social Services for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
- 30 Non-Financial Contract Template with School Districts for Special Education Programs
- 31 Funding Application to the California Department of Education for the California State Preschool Program
- 32 Grant Application to the California Department of Social Services for the General Child Care and Development Program
- 66 Public Health
- 33 Memorandum of Understanding with San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools for Public Health Workforce Development
- 34 Grant Contract from the State Department of Parks and Recreation for the Local Assistance Specified Grant for Construction of an Animal Care Center in Bloomington
- 69 Public Works-Transportation
- 35 Contract with Matich Corporation for the Bloomington Avenue Pavement and Storm Drain Improvement Project in the Bloomington Area
- 36 Purchase of Unbudgeted Fixed Assets
- 72 Real Estate Services
- 37 Budget Increase to Capital Improvement Program for Acquisition of Improved Property for Office Space in San Bernardino
- 38 Amendment to Lease Agreement with Palm Court Office Solutions 2, LLC for Office Space in Victorville
- 39 Revenue License Agreement for Rack and Antenna Space with Omnitrans
- 40 License Amendment with the City of Ontario for Rack and Antenna Space in Ontario
- 41 Subordination, Non-Disturbance, and Attornment Agreement to Lease Agreement with City of Hesperia for Library and Office Space
- 42 Amendment to Revenue Lease Agreement with SJS Enterprises, Inc. dba SC Village for Land in Chino
- 43 Amendment to Lease Agreement with CCI Club SB LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company for General Office and Warehouse Space in San Bernardino
- 44 Lease Amendment with A.B. Holdings, LLC for Classroom and Office Space, Playground Area, and Parking Spaces in Rialto
- 45 Amendment to Lease Agreement with Lugunia Offices, LLC, for Office Space in Redlands
- 82 Regional Parks
- 46 Naming of the Garden at Mojave Narrows Regional Park
- 47 Amendments to Revenue Lease Agreements with LandD Inc. for Concession Areas at the Calico Ghost Town Regional Park
- 85 Registrar of Voters
- 48 Amendment to Contract with KNOWiNK, LLC for Poll Book Services
- 87 Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
- 49 Non-Financial Agreement with Covanta4Recovery Environmental Services
- 50 Purchase Orders for the Human-Machine Interface and Camera System Projects at High Desert Detention Center and West Valley Detention Center
- 90 Transitional Assistance
- 51 Non-Financial Arrangement Letter with Accenture to Provide Pro Bono Services for Website Assessment
- 92 SEPARATED ENTITIES
- 93 Board Governed County Service Areas
- 52 California Environmental Quality Act Finding and Agreement with Southern California Edison for Extension of Electric Distribution Line for the Lilac Avenue Streetlight Project in the Rialto Area
- 95 San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
- 53 Non-Financial Agreement with Cohesity, Inc. for Cohesity Data Cloud Services
- 54 Temporary Transfer of Vehicular Equipment - Type 2 Ambulance Agreement Between San Bernardino County Fire Protection District and the City of Rialto
- 55 Continuation of Emergency Remediation Project at 120 S. D Street in San Bernardino
- 56 Termination of Purchase and Sale Agreement for Vacant Land in Yucca Valley
- 100 San Bernardino County Flood Control District
- 57 Amendment to Common Use Agreement with the City of Rancho Cucamonga for a Recreational Multi-Use Community Trail Along Day Creek Channel
- 102 MULTIJURISDICTIONAL ITEMS
- 103 Multijurisdictional Item with the following entities: San Bernardino CountyBoard Governed County Service Areas
- 58 Department of Airports Short-Term Real Estate Leasing Activity
- 59 Board of Supervisors Discretionary Fund - District Specific Priorities Program - Water Main Relocations on Various Roads in Hesperia
- 106 Multijurisdictional Item with the following entities: San Bernardino County; Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District; Bloomington Recreation and Park District; Board Governed County Service Areas; In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority; Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency; San Bernardino County Fire Protection District; San Bernardino County Flood Control District
- 60 Updates to County Policy Manual
- 108 Multijurisdictional Item with the following entities: San Bernardino County; San Bernardino County Flood Control District
- 61 Contracts for On-call Storm Maintenance Services
- 110 DISCUSSION CALENDAR
- 111 Board of Supervisors
- 112 Action on Consent Calendar - The motions and votes for Consent Calendar items are taken as a single action. Abstentions or recusals for specific Consent Calendar items are recorded on the Fair Statement, which is the official record of votes.
- 113 Deferred Items
- 114 County Administrative Office
- 62 Appointment of Road Commissioner
- 115 Contracts for On-call Storm Maintenance Services
- 116 Land Use Services
- 63 Duke Warehouse at Slover/Alder Conditional Use Permit Project
- 118 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 119 In accordance with County Code section 12.0101, any member of the public may address the Board on any matter not on the agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board.
- 119 There were no public speakers on the Consent Calendar
- 120 IF YOU CHALLENGE ANY DECISION REGARDING ANY OF THE ABOVE PROPOSALS IN COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE RAISED DURING THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY PERIOD REGARDING THAT PROPOSAL OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE DELIVERED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC HEARING.
- 120 Approval of the Consent Agenda
- 121 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024 AT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, 385 NORTH ARROWHEAD AVENUE, SAN BERNARDINO WITH CLOSED SESSION BEGINNING AT 9:00 A.M. AND PUBLIC SESSION BEGINNING AT 10:00 A.M.
- 122 No items were deferred for discussion
- 129 Public Comment: Garth Pezant Sr., Sydney Weatherford, Warren Coltin, Margaret Cashion, Eplanet Thunderstriker, Joaquin Castillejos
- 131 This Fair Statement sets out a summary of the actions taken on each of the items on the agenda for Tuesday, January 9, 2024. The Clerk of the Board is directed to include this Fair Statement with the “Report/Recommendations to the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County, California and Record of Action” for said date.