Votes at a glance: San Bernardino council approves consolidated plan, ERP consultant, landfill work and crosswalk reviews

The City Council held multiple votes during its June 18 meeting, approving the city's HUD consolidated plan and several consent and pulled items. Key actions taken include approval of the consolidated plan and annual action plan, authorization of a consultant for the city's enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation, authorization for additional investigation work at the Waterman Landfill, and approval to proceed with a citywide crosswalk review.

Summary of council actions and outcomes

- Consolidated Plan and 2025–26 Annual Action Plan (Item 3): Motion to approve by Council member Theodore Sanchez; passed unanimously. Staff will upload the plan to HUD's IDIS for review before funds are released.

- Consent calendar (Items 4–15): Council moved and passed the consent calendar en masse after administrative corrections; Item 8 was pulled by staff to return at a later date and Items 9, 14 and 15 were pulled by Council member Ortiz for discussion and later approved.

- ERP consultant and project management (Item 9): Council approved a contract to retain a consultant to complete a needs assessment, draft the RFP for an ERP system and provide project management. Staff said the original awarded firm declined to continue and the recommended consultant is a former city employee familiar with the systems. The motion passed 5–0.

- Waterman Landfill monitoring and investigative work (Item 14): Council approved an agreement to perform trenching and borings to better define the historic landfill footprint and investigate methane "hot" probe readings that exceed regulatory standards; the city said the San Bernardino County Department of Environmental Health issued notices of noncompliance and requested additional testing. Motion passed unanimously.

- Pedestrian crosswalk and school area reviews (Item 15): Council approved the study list, which staff said includes 117 locations and specific checks for sites near Golden Valley Elementary, Parkdale Elementary and Golden Valley Middle School. Motion passed unanimously.

What was pulled and why

- Item 8: City staff requested Item 8 be pulled for further work and said it will return to a future meeting when ready.

Votes and roll call

The votes recorded on pulled items (9, 14 and 15) and the consolidated plan passed by council majorities; multiple motions passed unanimously among present members. Where a second was not named in the transcript, the clerk recorded a roll call and tallies as yes votes for present members. The consent calendar passed with corrections to meeting type and roll‑call appearance noted by the city clerk.

Next steps

Staff will upload the consolidated plan to HUD's IDIS and proceed with the procurement and implementation steps associated with the ERP project and the investigative work at the Waterman Landfill. Item 8 will be returned to the council at a later date when staff completes additional work.

(This summary is based on the June 18, 2025 council meeting record.)