City Council - Regular Meeting

Thank you all for joining us. I'd like to call this meeting to order. I would like to acknowledge that we have our High Desert and Joshua Tree conferencing sites today. And this morning, it is my pleasure to introduce pastor Tim Arroyo, who will lead us in the prayer and pledge this morning. Pastor Tim has served as the pastor of Unity Worship Center in Highland for the past thirteen years. Under his leadership, Unity Worship Center hosts multiple community outreach events each year, partnering with local organizations to provide free resources to those in need. Thank you very much for all that you do for our community and for being here today.

Thank you, board of supervisors, for allowing me to be here as a servant pastor in the San Bernardino County. And I thank you for allowing me this opportunity, and I pray that you would all bow your heads if you would, and let's go before the lord. Heavenly father, we come before you today. I thank you for this opportunity to acknowledge you in this place today. I'm here, lord, to pray this prayer of blessing, father, over great supervisors, Paul Cook, Jesse Armandarez, Don Rowe, Kurt Hagman, and Joe Baca, Jr.

I pray your blessings over them and their families, god. I pray that you would be with them as they execute, lord, their legislative, executive, and judicial roles, lord. I pray, lord, that you will not allow any negative ad adversity, lord, to prosper against their plans, lord, and bless the plans of the county departments, their budgets, and public services. I pray, lord, a special blessing over the county of San Bernardino that this year would be a prosperous year for them, a year like no other. I ask this now by the authority of the word of god and in the name of our lord Jesus Christ, pray.

Amen. Would you put your right hands over your heart? I pledge allegiance unto the flag of The United States Of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Amen.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Appreciate you being here. We will now move on to our memorial adjournments. Vice chair Baca.

Thank you, madam chair. I do have two. The first one is, Tony Nunez of Rialto who recently passed. He was 63 years of age, lived in unincorporated El Rancho Verde. He was a good friend, known the family for many, many years and had the opportunity to work with his son who's a teacher at Indian Springs High School here in San Bernardino. So God rest his soul, Tony, great person. I had the opportunity to go to his home this past summer for a little event that he had for the community. So just heart goes out to the Nunez family. The other one is Cindy Ann Starkweather of San Bernardino. Her son was a childhood friend of my brother and mine, literally across the street.

I know that Cindy was a wonderful woman, loved her child, was a single mom that raised her son Danny, who's married to Rosa, who's an employee for the County Of San Bernardino working for DBH. Just good people. I know that she's going to be missed, she has services this Friday. So that concludes my memorial tournaments. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Supervisor Cook? Supervisor Armanderes?

I do have one, Madam Jack. Today I want to enjoy the memory of John Bozane from Rettelins who passed at the age of 78. John was not only remembered as an attorney, but he had left a lasting impression in our community. From his years being raised in raising his family in Fontana to decades that he spent serving clients across San Bernardino County, John was known as someone who showed up for the people. He built a respected practice in real estate law beginning in 1986 and carried that himself with consistency, professionalism and care.

But those who knew him other than his career remembered his humor, his presence and the way he made others feel valued. He was a mentor, a role model and a steady and positive influence to those around him. His legacy will live not just in his work, but in the lives that he touched and the people that he shared it with. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Supervisor Hagman. And I have two this morning.

I'd like to adjourn in memory of Sharon Bogue, who passed away on April 9 at the age of 78. Sharon was born

in San Bernardino, where she raised her four children, and she later moved to Yucaipa in 2002. She was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and volunteered at Loma Linda University Hospital. She later became an employee of the hospital's gift shop, where she created beautiful displays. Sharon's son, Greg Bogue, is the former city council member in Yucaipa, who is also on the board member of Yucaipa Valley Water District now. And I would like to extend our condolences to the entire Bogue family at this time. And I would also like to adjourn in memory of Michael Garcia Sr. From Redlands. He is my daughter's or was to be my daughter's father-in-law. So her fiance lost his dad at the tender age of 59. So our hearts go out to that family as well.

And with that, we will move on to reports from our CEO.

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counsel. Thank you, Madam Chair. Considering item number two on the closed session agenda titled San Bernardino County versus Everest National Insurance Company et al, a lawsuit concerning insurance coverage by multiple carriers, the board voted five zero to seek appellate relief. I have no other report. Thank you very much. Luther?

Thank you, madam chair. I'd like to recognize our county library this morning. They received the best of the best award from the Inland Empire Magazine, and this recognition, it reflects the incredible work happening across our entire county's library system. Every day, they do great work serving our families, our children, and, those in our communities. And it's especially meaningful because the nomination for this award actually comes from the community. So our county libraries, they have so much to offer, from the observatories, animatronics labs to community gathering spaces and support learning connection and opportunities for all. So congratulations to our county libraries. Thank you very much.

Thank you. That brings us to our individual board member comments. Vice Chair Bucka.

Yeah. Thank you, Madam Chair. First thing I'd like to recognize is our employees from ARMC. Our office had the opportunity to recognize five employees at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in honor of healthcare workers recognition brief. I want to thank you for your dedication, compassion and continued service to the community.

And the ones we recognize was Janet Tran, Paul Moretti, Melanie Beeball, Shannon Acundiav and Marlin Ubizontondo. So just want to thank these employees for at Railroad Regional Medical Center for the great work they're doing. The other thing we had the opportunity to host the first time in unincorporated Bloomington at Bloomington High School was the every fifteen minutes program to bring awareness to our students. It was very involved with our students, our highway patrol, San Bernardino County Sheriff, and then our Friday Night Live program to the Department of Public Health. I want to thank the partnership really to send a great message about safety, especially as the prom season comes along.

And it was just very, very impactful to the students and families that participated. Want to thank them for participating in that. As the CEO mentioned, the great things that the library is doing throughout the entire County of San Bernardino. But one of the things we had the opportunity to do at the Baker Family Learning Center was to unveil the new vending machines. I know my colleagues have participated in unveiling the vending machines, which are try to encourage literacy for our students.

It holds over 300 books in there. And it's just a great opportunity to see our students grow and it's a great investment by our County Library. So thank you for the great work you're doing. I had the opportunity to attend the State of the Fire District along with my colleague, Madam Chair and just want to thank Chief Muncy and all his team for the great work they're doing and the much needed progress they've made in our fire department continue to grow. So just great effort by the fire department.

I attended at the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands along with my colleagues, Supervisor Ahmed Darra's, Week of the Young Child put on by preschool services. It was a great event to try to encourage literacy and education for our students. It was a great event. And I want to thank my colleagues for attending those events. And also went to the Arrowhead Regional EMS and Tactical Medicine Expo, which was an event hosted by ARMC where they brought many community partners and agencies at EMS and public safety throughout the entire county of San Bernardino.

I believe they had over 800 students participating try to encourage them in the field of either medicine or public safety. Just want to say hats off to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center for their leadership and doing that great thing. Just want to announce a couple of events coming up this Friday at Kessler Park at 5PM. We're unveiling two statues, which were actually designed by Gardner Holt of two of our students from Bloomington High School. It's going to be a softball player and baseball player.

They're going to be unveiled at the community park just to show community pride and there are two our local high school students, so we're excited about that. This weekend we have our Earth Day cleanup, one in Muskoye, one in Bloomington to continue to work with our public works and all of our code enforcement departments to make sure that we continue to keep our communities clean. And then next Monday, we have a fentanyl awareness film contest that we're working with DBH, we help sponsor, which is a great event. It's right here in the city of San Bernardino, where students throughout the communities submitted their work to try to provide fentanyl awareness for all the community. And then yesterday was an opportunity to attend Crime Victims United event with our DA, Jason Anderson.

I want to thank Jason for continuing to do that event every year. I know he holds one in the Valley and then one in the High Desert later on this week. And I just want to highlight for committees tomorrow I serve on the airport committee and the County Of San Bernardino made 150,000 investment which is a great thing. It's going to help with terminal walkway project to bring ADA access to our San Bernardino International Airport. I to thank my colleagues for supporting that.

And I just want to highlight some of the items on the board, Item 38, Blake Street, the El Rancho Verde Road project. This is an investment that we're making of almost 9.5 miles of roadway in unincorporated El Rancho Verde. And it is just perfect timing because I had a resident from this community was asking to have some roads fixed and it's just appropriate that we have it on the agenda today. Item 57 is the investment in Fire Station seventy five in Muskoye having a storage center for improvements. Item 63, the flood control MOU and this is just a five year extension to help deal with illegal dumping in our flood control channels.

I want to thank the team for putting that together. And the last thing is just Item 69. I know this is the first step of the HUD action plan that we work in conjunction with our cities, but also the county or community development block grant. But this is an opportunity to make some investments in unincorporated Colton for some sidewalks and ADA ramps. That concludes my comments. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you very much. Supervisor Cook? Supervisor Armanderes?

Thank you, Chair. I want to start with all the events that we were able to attend the last couple of weeks. We went to the public safety recognition awards in Rancho Cucamonga. We also were at the Latino Caucus for CSAC. We also, wanna thank, Randy from the Teamsters for inviting me onto his podcast so we were able to just discuss, issues.

We also attended the Altu Loma School District's recognition for outstanding community partner where we are given a certificate for our partnership with them. Did a tour of the in tech center at CSI with Chafee. I want to give thanks to Brad Gates and the Chafee staff for hosting us that day. We also had our pop up hours in Upland. We attended a financial literacy class where we were able to speak to people who wanted to understand financial literacy just a little bit more and put themselves on the track of being healthy when it comes to their finances.

We also attended the preschool, services week of the child with, my counterpart, mister Baca. That was a great event. Just to see, all the activities that were there and and how everyone came together It was really nice. And then I want to thank Sheriff Dykes for coming and hosting us for our youth council. It was an amazing conversation.

These kids walked away from that interaction with him with a whole new knowledge of what it is to not just be a sheriff but all the different jobs that are available to you, whether you're in psychiatry, whether you're a doctor, whether you want to be a nurse. There's so many different fields that you could fill and work at the sheriff's department. So, him enlightening these young people was great. And the last thing I want to bring up is we're going to have another pop up hour in the unincorporated area at Mount Baldy Lodge tomorrow from 11:30 to 02:30. So if you're in the area, come on out. We're here to serve. That concludes my comments.

Thank you very much. Supervisor Hugman.

Thank you, and good morning. A couple of agenda items. Item number 16 is a membership for UCR Southern California Research Institute Initiative for Solar Energy Solar Valley Consortium. The purpose of the consortium is to promote the expansion of solar energy across the region. I will be serving as the county's designee for that.

Item number 21 is for the county's participation in the Immigration Opportunity Act Youth Forward program, a great program which hires youth 16 years and older, temporary to work for various departments and get the work experience while getting paid. Item number 63 extends the contract to allow code enforcement services such as addressing illegal dumping homeless ness within flood control district properties. And item number 69 includes a list of recommendations to HUD for funding, including 150,000 for the West End Navigation Center, 180,000 for four projects in the city of Mont Clair, including ADA improvements, expansion of senior transportation and code enforcement graffiti abatement. On events in the district, we held on October or April 26 will be our next low cost spay and neuter vaccine clinic with Paw Mission. The spay and neuter appointments are now sold out already, but vaccines are open to all between the hours of ten and two at Alta Hoffman Park in Montclair.

It's a first come, first served on that. This past Saturday, we held our shredding event in the city of Ontario where we served over 215 residents. And our next scheduled shredding event is June 6 in Chino. And make sure we follow, our social media or subscribe to the newsletter to learn more about these events. And lastly, we will have our open house on May 20 from five to seven at our Chino Hills office next to City Hall. We always have great turnout by various county departments. There'll be attendants to please, so please stop by and come see all the county's greatest hits at our open house on May 20. And then also, last night, had the Montclair Volunteer Appreciation at the city of Montclair. I just always love to go in those to see how much our residents put back into their communities to make them great. Thank you so much.

Thank you. I would like to congratulate Yucca Valley on the Desert Willow Center for Seniors grand reopening. I was out at that, and that's a joint collaboration between the county and the town, and it is exciting for our seniors. And the mobile health clinic out in Barstow. The Department of Public Health On the Go Health mobile clinic will now serve residents of Barstow once a week. The clinic is available every Tuesday from nine a. M. To three p. M. At the San Bernardino County Library, Barstow branch.

Resources include annual health screenings and a variety of other primary care and minor urgent care services. So that's exciting. And then just to touch on our Sheriff's Exceptional Service Awards. On April 9, the County Sheriff's Department hosted its annual Exceptional Service Awards and recognized 56 recipients. Deputy Andrew Nunez, who was tragically killed while on duty, was awarded the Frank Bland Medal of Valor, which is the department's highest honor.

A range of people were recognized, including deputies, sheriff volunteers, community members, doctors, and seven US Marines from Twenty Nine Palms. So I would like to congratulate all who are recognized and thank them for their service to our communities. And with that, we'll move on to Dannette. Do we have any changes or revisions to today's agenda?

There are no changes to the agenda. Thank you, Terrell.

All right. Do we have any Board members wishing to disclose conflicts of interest at this time? Seeing none, our consent calendar today consists of items number two through 64. I have two requests to speak, both on item number two. Our first request is Carlo, followed by David Hansen.

Have podiums on either side up in the back. The lights will pop on. When they turn green, your time will start. You have three minutes. When it flashes yellow, that's a thirty second. And then red is the end of the time. You can begin whenever you're ready.

Alright. My name is David Hanson. I am a Cherokee citizen. I am the chairman of the Cherokee Community of the Inland Empire. I was an educator throughout the Inland Empire for many years.

I'm also jobs I was a job steward in local forty seven in the Inland Empire. Now, my thing that I want to discuss, it affects every topic on the agenda, and that is it's the case law Sullivan versus New York Times. And that case law says that the public gets to say whatever they want, however they want, and no one is allowed to be denied their First Amendment rights. It doesn't matter if it hurts your feelings, so you gotta pull up your big boy pants. And if you decide that you're gonna kick people out of this forum for speak of their mind, that is against case law.

And your decorum and your policies and codes do not override federal case law, and they do not override the constitution's First Amendment. And for you officers, if you go

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Excuse you? I'm sorry. We have an appropriate time for this comment. It is at the end of our meeting.

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All topics. This is regard to all topics. And so any officers Sir, you have asked to speak to item number two. Their First Amendment rights

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Thank you very much. Our our next request to speak on item number two is Carlo. Sir, you're being asked to leave. You are more than welcome to come back for our items that are of not on today's calendar. Good morning.

Good morning. Good morning, board. I just wanna go ahead and recognize the constitution. I wanna recognize those that wear the flag on their breast and those that serve our country overseas who wear the flag on their shoulder like I have many times. Right? I also wanna recognize that we have to stand up for the constitution whenever it is at risk. There is no place where that constitution does not shine.

Sir.

And so I wanna go ahead and

I need to ask you to direct your comments on item number two?

Yes, ma'am. On recognition. So I also wanna recognize the board and thank them for setting up the committee to investigate CFS's crimes. And I also wanna thank mister Jesse Armanderes for taking the time and setting up those ad hocs, like, you know, pop up meetings. That's that's actually really

We need

to tie your remarks to the specific three items that are being recognized. On The two retirements and the the Rotary Epic Day.

Okay. Well, that's okay. So I just wanted to say thank you very much, board. That's all I want to say.

Thank you. Thank you, sir. Do I have any board members wishing to discuss any items on consent and pull them? Any comments? I have a motion from vice chair Baca and a second from supervisor Hagman. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Any abstentions?

With that, this consent calendar passes unanimously.

Thank you very much. With that, our first discussion item is number 65. This is a noticing requirement pending land use decisions being presented this morning by Miguel Figueroa. I will open the public hearing. Good morning.

Good morning, Chair Rao and Board members. Miguel Figueroa here, Land Use Services Director. By my side is Planning Director, Paul Gonzales. In this item before you, we have a development code amendment as it relates to our notice of pending land use decisions. The effort before you is to make sure that land use services is in compliance with state law.

As a result of that, this amendment addresses, modifications to subsections relating to our notice of pending land use decisions. The purpose of this development code amendment is to align our code with state law. Land use services completes two kinds of noticing for projects. Our filing notice, which is mailed to all property owners surrounding a specific project, and our referral notice, which notices mailed to any person or organization who has requested to be notified. The proposed changes before you, again, aim for us to be in alignment and in compliance with state law.

They specify that a person can request to be noticed based on a broad category of projects. It clarifies that request can be submitted to either the clerk of the board or the land use services department. It establishes an annual renewal and expiration date. It enables correspondence to be provided via email, and it clarifies when a fee for noticing is applicable. And I do wanna be clear.

It only identifies when a fee is applicable. It's not across the board. Our notice of public hearing notices. For planning commission, it was issued 03/05/2026. For the board of supervisors, 04/11/2026.

They were published in the Sun newspaper. The notice to interested parties was also provided. Comments received raised the following concerns, removal of expiration renewal requirement, concerns about the fee, revising standards related to surrounding property notice, and including notification sign ups in our county newsletter. We take with great respect the comments we have received and thus have provided the following responses to the comments received. Our annual expiration renewal ensures contact list remain current, consistent with other local government jurisdictions.

Existing noticing fee remains unchanged. Fee is only charged for notices sent by physical mail at the discretion of the director. No change to fee structure or implementation. The property owner noticing radius and potential expansion of the radius is under separate evaluation. We know this has been in particular something that has been brought to our attention multiple times and we are working to address this.

In addition to the ongoing efforts to expand public sign up and notification access methods. For planning commission, the public hearing took place on 03/19/2026. There was discussion with our planning commission, and there was a request to modify text language to require the land use services director to provide notice thirty days in advance of a written request for a notice that's expiring. As a result of this, my team and I have carefully vetted this opportunity. And as a result of this request from the planning commission, we are also looking to provide with this notice an electronic form that will make it easier for those recipients to be able to inform us if they wish to renew the notice.

At this time, madam chair, board members, this concludes our presentation. Director Gonzalez and I are here to answer any questions you may have.

I know that you heard at the Planning Commission, and we've heard some residents that trying to keep as much public comment coming from notices is appreciated. And even I had the question of, for electronic notices, do we really need to scrub that list every year and force the reapplication?

Morning, Madam Chair, members of the Board. Paul Gonzalez, Planning Director. That is the proposed, though, to have it renewed every year. If the Board chooses to modify that every two years or modify it further, staff is here to listen.

And you will send reminders out that to opt in?

Those reminders will be going out. And aside from that, in the spirit of making it easier for those that have that interest, we've developed this new alternative tool in the form of an electronic form that can be easily accessed, filled, and submitted.

I hope it works. Any questions? No, I don't have any requests to speak on this item. I'll close the public hearing and entertain a motion. Second. Motion from Vice Chair, second from Supervisor Hagman. All those in favor? Abstentions?

Item 65 passes unanimously.

Thank you very much. Item number 66 is the policy plan amendment, zoning amendment, tentative parcel map conditional use permit, and major variance for the Kramer Junction Travel Stop project being presented again by Miguel. I will open the public hearing.

Madam chair and board members, you're gonna see us here for a little bit more. So with that said, again, Land Use Services Director Miguel Figueroa here with Planning Director Paul Gonzalez. I do want to note that this item number 66 and item 67 will be continued for final action with item 68, which is our second cycle policy plan land use element. With that said, before you, we have a presentation

for

the Kramer Junction Travel Stop project. The proposed project is a commercial development located on the East Side of Highway 395, North of Highway 58 in the Kramer Junction area. The project consists of the following components, a mitigated negative declaration pursuant to CEQA, a policy plan amendment from rural living to commercial on a 4.69 acre portion of a 35.97 acre site, a zoning amendment from rural living of which a five acre minimum to rural commercial on a 4.69 acre portion of the entire site. Tentative parcel map 39944 is to subdivide the 35.97 acre parcel into four parcels totaling 4.69 net acres. This would leave a remaining parcel that you will see in one of the upcoming slides.

Finally, a conditional use permit to construct and operate a travel stop in two phases comprised of a convenience store with a quick serve restaurant, trucker lounge, auto fueling, a Dairy Queen restaurant with drive through, a Starbucks with drive through, truck fueling and truck parking. The planning commission reviewed the project on 12/18/2025 and recommended approval to this board.

The project site is located in the Cranmer Junction community at the intersection of 395 in Excuse Me, Highway 58 on the north side. The proposed land use category as mentioned is mostly rural living with the proposed 4.69 acres of commercial adjacent to the highway. The land use zone is also proposed as rural commercial to be consistent with the proposed commercial land use category.

The tentative parcel map as previously mentioned is to subdivide the 35.97 acres into four parcels. As you can see here, outlined in red parcel number contains 1.9 acres, parcel number two contains 0.64 acres, parcel number three contains 0.65 acres, parcel number four contains 1.5 acres. As I previously mentioned, the remaining parcel contains 31.28 acres. The conditional use permit as outlined in the image on this slide shows parcel one being the convenience store and fueling, parcel number two being the Dairy Queen restaurant with drive thru, parcel number three being the Starbucks with the drive thru, parcel number four being the truck fueling, truck parking area in addition to the landscaping and parking that is noted.

The applicant is also proposing a freestanding 100 foot tall by 31 foot wide freeway sign or highway sign for tenant for tenant spaces. The height of the sign is proposed and large enough to allow for people on the highway to stop with enough time to exit the highway and, patron the proposed facility. As mentioned, the majority of the site would remain residential with a small portion of 4.69 acres compared to the 31 acres to remain rural.

As it relates to CEQA, the evaluation requirements showed as followed. The initial study, the mitigative negative declaration was prepared and circulated to meet the CEQA mandated thirty day public review and comment period. No comments were received. Due to the nature of the proposed project, specific mitigation measures have been included to reduce potential impacts to related air quality hazards and hazardous materials and noise levels below significance. As relates to the public notices and public comments, the project notice comments from 08/03/2023, project notices were mailed, including interested parties, no comments were received.

Public hearing notice on 12/02/2025, public hearing notices were mailed including interested parties. No comments were received. At this time, this concludes our presentation. We'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Thank you very much. I do not have any requests to speak at this time. Any questions from the board? All right. I'll close the public hearing, and thank you for the motion.

All right. Motion from Supervisor Hagman, a second from Vice Chair Baca. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Any abstentions?

Item 66 passes unanimously.

Thank you very much. Item number 67 is a policy plan amendment zoning amendment tentative track map and conditional use permit for the Bloomington condominium projects also being presented by Miguel and Paul.

Chair, board members.

Let me open the public hearing real quick officially. Thank you.

Again,

Miguel and Paul here with you. Before you have a presentation for the Bloomington condominium project. This project is a proposed 68 unit condominium development located on the Southwest corner of Banana Avenue and Seville Avenue. The project consists of the following components, a mitigated negative declaration pursuant to CEQUA a policy plan amendment from low density residential to medium density residential on two parcels totaling 4.85 acres A zoning amendment single residential to multiple residential on two parcels totaling the 4.85 acres. Tentative track map 20727 to subdivide the two parcels into 68 lots for a condominium development, a conditional use permit for the construction of the aforementioned 68 unit condominium complex with associated community amenities and infrastructure within acres.

The Planning Commission reviewed this project on 01/22/2026, and recommended approval.

The project site is located in the Fontana community, as mentioned on Banana Avenue, where the main entrance would be. The site is currently surrounded by residential to the North, the East, and the West with limited industrial to the South. The site is comprised of two parcels with the request of a land use category of medium density residential. The applicant is also proposing a land use zone of multiple residential to be consistent with the proposed land use. That begins proposing a 68 unit condominium project with a density of 14 units per acre.

The main entry from Banana as mentioned along with a second entryway on the West. The units will have two private excuse me, one private balcony and two enclosed garages with amenities to include a tot lot, pickleball, open space area, and barbecue area as well. The lot size is 4.85 acres, which is larger than the minimum 10,000 square foot for the medium density proposed.

As it relates, to CEQA requirements, the initial study mitigated negative declaration was prepared and circulated to meet the CEQA mandated thirty day public review and common period. Three common letters were received. No significant environmental impacts anticipated with implementation of mitigation measures related to the project's potential impacts on biological, cultural, and tribal cultural resource. As it relates to public notices and public comments, 11/14/2025 through 12/15/2025, the initial study mitigated negative declaration was posted to SQNET. From 12/17/2025 to 01/22/2026, the notice of availability, notice of intent, notices were mailed to surrounding landowners and interested parties.

A total of three comments were submitted, two expressing opposition, one neutral comment proposing contractor services. As it relates to the public hearing notice from 11/25/2025 to 12/17/2025, 65 public hearing notices were mailed, including interested parties. Six comments were received in opposition to the project to the potential for increased traffic on adjacent roadways and conflicts with community character. At this time, our presentation is complete. We are here to answer any questions you may have.

Thank you very much. No request to speak on this item as well? Any questions of staff?

I do. Yes. Seeing this project come before us, knowing we're doing what I believe we've been trying to do for the last couple of years, a specific plan here. How is this going to impact what we see as the when I look at Arrow, I look at it as a thoroughfur for the the smaller industrial. How is that gonna sit well against that? Is that gonna be a a what you would consider a good buffer, bad buffer? Is this guy gonna complain once we rezone?

Great question, commissioner. Excuse me, supervisor.

You remember me as a commissioner back in the day.

Got it.

And I present before the commission quite a bit as well. So I apologize for that, sir. Yes, so, the use is actually currently zoned for residential. So, they're actually moving it further north to be consistent with the residential to the to the north as well which is medium density. If the use was proposed to go further south and remove some of the industrial, that would affect the industrial air that's there currently. But since it's requested to be take existing residential, make it a higher density, that was something that we felt was consistent. There is medium density residential there as well as a buffer, so it makes sense to support this type of project here.

And sewer connection for them?

There are sewer dry sewer and existing sewer in the general area. That will be something that they will have to address with EHS. There are conditions of approval to accommodate for either sewer or septic tank. So they can do septic with that much density there? I believe it is sewer, and that's a condition from EHS, Environmental Health.

I guess my bigger concern is when I see upzoning, especially with the environment we are here today with the state of California where you can literally put three units per lot. Why are we upzoning when you could utilize the same function? Like, how how does that work? Because what I what I don't wanna see is 60 units become 120 units.

So Amy referred to the higher density, I believe it's regarding, like, ADUs and things of the sort where the state law would allow them to do those type of units, the regulations that the county and cities in the area have to abide by. So they can propose 68. It is an up zone, you're correct. It is in compliance with our housing element, which the states require us to do additional housing, and it'll it'll help towards our numbers in this case as well.

So are there is there intent to increase density once this is approved with I mean, is the applicant here? The applicant is here. Covered the garages. My right.

Good morning, sir.

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Hi, my name is Kevin Kent. I'm with previously Teekay Management Services and now it's TLKM LLC. And the intention here is that we're developing 68 units, attached units, and we have no other intention to add more units to the project. If you look at the site plan, there's a lot of consideration for the surrounding neighbors. We didn't go to the minimum setbacks. We increased to take consideration of the surrounding neighbors.

And what is your guys' plan for the sewer?

Sewer is, we've already met with Fontana. We're going to provide a lift station, and we're going to put a sewer going all the way up to, Foothill Boulevard.

Can I give you a little advice on that one? Because I'm putting sewer currently down Arrow. Mhmm. So I don't think you're gonna need a lift station to go to Arrow.

Well, that that would be great if if if that's if that's, you know, happens. I don't know what the time frame is

We're on the sewer and Arrow.

Construction right now.

Oh, okay.

So make sure we make him very aware of that opportunity. I hope not to see you come back and add another 60 units on that.

That's not our intention.

Perfect. Thank you.

Any other questions?

No. So the gentleman is now gonna be our SOAR expert on this because he's familiar with all kinds of defecation. Did not answer that one, did you?

I don't believe I have any requests to speak on this item. Any other questions of staff? I'm going to close the public hearing and entertain a motion. I'm going to say supervisor Armanderes made the motion and vice chair Baca seconded it. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Any abstentions?

Item 67 passes unanimously. Thank you very much.

Moving on to item number 68. It is the second cycle 2026 policy plan land use element amendment also being presented by Miguel and Paul. I will open the public hearing.

Morning again, Madam Chair, members, county supervisors. The proposed policy plan amendments are for the second cycle. This is the second general plan amendment that was proposed this year. As you may know, we have up to four opportunities to do so, with this being, of course, the second in 2026. To reiterate the projects before you, and that motions were just taken on.

First project is the Bloomington Condominium Project, policy plan amendment, zoning amendment, tenant track map, conditional use permit in the Fontana community. The second project, the Kramer Junction Travel, stop project, policy plan amendment, zoning amendment, tenant parcel map, conditional use permit and major variance in the Kramer Junction community.

Board members, this concludes our presentations for today. We're happy to answer any questions on this item.

Any Board questions? No request to speak? All right, seeing none, I'll close the public hearing and entertain a motion. Second. Thank you, Vice Chair Baca for the motion and Supervisor Heigmann for the second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Any abstentions?

Item 68 passes unanimously.

Thank Item number 69 is a proposed program year twenty twenty six-twenty twenty seven annual action plan and substantial amendment to the program year twenty nineteentwenty twenty Annual Action Plan being presented this morning by Robert Gilliam. Did I pronounce your last name right?

Correct.

Thank you. I will open the public hearing and welcome your presentation.

Good morning, Chairman and members of the Board. Derek Armstrong, Acting D. R. Of Community Revitalization. Thank you for the opportunity to introduce today's presentation from the Community Development and Housing Department's proposed 2627 annual action plan and the substantial amendment to the twenty nineteen twenty twenty annual action plan. At this time, I'll turn it over to Robert Gilliam, acting CDH director to make the presentation.

Good morning, Chairman Rao, members of the board. My name is Rob Gillum. I am the acting director for Community Development Housing, and I'm here today to present the twenty twenty six to twenty twenty seven draft annual action plan and twenty nineteen to twenty twenty substantial amendment. Next slide. What is the annual action plan?

The annual action plan is the county's federally required spending plan that outlines how we spend the over $10,000,000 in housing and urban development funding that has been allocated to San Bernardino County. The funding is allocated from the federal government to the county, and then it's deployed through a strategic partnership of 13 participating cities. Next slide. This is our roadmap. We have introduced the process in January and then Derek and I are here today for a public hearing.

And then we will return on May 5 with a consent item for the final plan for board approval before we submit that plan to Housing and Urban Development. Next slide. Here is our funding overview. I am pleased to share that we have received the county's official fiscal year 2026 entitlement allocations from the U. S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development, and it's totaling just over $10,000,000 And that includes $6,500,000 of Community Development Block Grants, also known as CDBG. That includes 2,900,000 in HOME Investment Program funding, which is also known as HOME, and also around $600,000 of Emergency Solutions Grants, also known as ESG. And it is important to emphasize that these are federal dollars that we're using to create local impact. On that left column, you're going to see that overview of the Community Development Block Grant funding, the CDBG services. And these are our most flexible funding sources because we can address both infrastructure improvements and also direct services for communities that are low to moderate income.

And these are the types of investments, when we look at them, that translate into safer streets, better access for people with disabilities, and real support for seniors and youth and transitionally aged people experiencing homelessness. In that center column, you'll see the home funds, which are dedicated to affordable housing production. And in this specific plan, there is 100 units that would serve low income residents and transitional age youth. And then finally, in the right column, you'll see the details for the Emergency Solutions Grant, also known as ESG. And this is the funding that strengthens our homeless response from outreach to shelter to rapid rehousing so individuals can move off the streets into stable housing faster while improving coordination and availability.

And these funds are allocated on the county's priority based on the community's needs. Next slide. We are also proposing to reprogram $425,000 of community development block funding coronavirus funding. That would include $300,000 for senior meal programs and also $125,000 that could be redirected to other eligible projects. Next slide.

As mentioned, we are here today for the public hearing to receive feedback. And then Derek and I will return on May 5 with the annual action plan before we finalize that, gain your approval and submit it to Housing and Urban Development. And we're going to make sure that we get citizen participation and feedback and work that into that plan. Next slide. At the end of the day, this is a plan about building affordable housing, helping people move out of homelessness, and investing in communities where they need it the most. I appreciate the community's engagement. I appreciate the time from the board. And at this time, we'll open it to comments or questions.

Thank you. Any board member comments or questions? I do not believe I have any request to speak on this item either. Thank you very much for the presentation. I will close the public hearing.

Thank you.

And entertain a motion.

I'll move. Second.

Motion from Vice Chair Baca, second from Supervisor Hagman. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Any abstentions?

Item 69 passes unanimously.

Very well. That is our last discussion item. We will move on to public comment on items not on today's agenda. Our first request to speak is Elizabeth Becerra, who will be followed by David Hanson and then Carlo.

Good morning, supervisors, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak. My name is Liz Bisser and I am the mayor of the city of Victorville. I come to you today expressing concern I have on the behalf of our community that county policy involving the Victorville Landfill is hurting our ratepayers. You may or may not know that last Friday, the Victorville Landfill had to shut down once again due to it reaching its daily maximum capacity. Understanding you cannot control the winds, but it falls on us now.

It is my understanding this happened in direct response to the closure of the Mid Valley Landfill. However, there is more to Friday's closure. County policy on out of county trash encourages LA County and other Southern California counties to send their trash to our landfills at a rate is what is less than what our city has to pay, along with other San Bernardino County cities have to pay. Supervisors, I ask you, where is the fairness in of our own cities being charged a higher rate for solid waste than what the county charges for imported waste? Where is the fairness in their waste taking up our daily capacity, only to have our trucks sit overnight on the side of the road full of trash, only to wait for the next day's opening?

I am hopeful we are attempting to negotiate a new waste disposal agreement and the county won't continue to favor out of county waste over your own jurisdictions. I say this because I am not exactly sure county staff is getting the message to you for May 10 meeting, March 10 meeting. I ask you guys to please look at this. First, we had a county building put in our city without it being con getting with us. Now our landfills have an issue. Come on, guys. Let's come back to the table. Let's work as a city and as a county together and not just as what everybody's telling you. Please look at this, and we'll discuss it later. I thank you for your time.

Thank you, madam mayor. Next up is David Hansen, followed by Carlo, and then Jane Hunt Ruble.

And members of the board. David Hansen. I am chairman of the Cherokee Community of the Inland Empire, Chichaliki. I'm here today to place something on the public record. What I'm about to say is not theory. It is what has been done to me, my daughter, and my family over the last fifteen years within systems operating in this region. Your courts, your agencies, and your enforcement structures have allowed process that ignored evidence, relied on untested accusations, and ultimately alienated my daughter from me and from my Native American family. My daughter is a Native American child. Despite laws designated to protect Native American families, she has been separated from her cultural and familial structure, and that separation has continued for years. My parents, elders in our community have been denied the ability to see their granddaughter.

That is not just a family issue. That is a cultural harm and a civil rights issue. Now I wanna explain something critical about how this system actually operates. When people hear child abuse, they picture the worst case scenario. But in reality, most cases are labeled neglect, not abuse. And in practice, neglect often looks like poverty. It looks like a child without food because money ran out, a parent working multiple jobs without childcare, utilities shut off, a parent struggling with mental health, but once a report is made, the system does not ask, what does this family need? It asks, should this child be removed? Now consider how that connects to what happened to me. Law enforcement came to my home, no warrant, no clear lawful authority.

It was I was taken, detained, and held for four days without meaningful judicial review. I was not promptly brought before a judge. I was released only after bail. That is not due process. That is a deprivation of liberty.

Now step back and look at the structure. This is not just a legal system. Is an administrative system driven by data compliance and case flow. Systems currently used in our courts and agencies in this region include the court e court case management system by Journal Technologies, the the Riverside Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument out in Riverside for predictive risk scoring, data analytics platforms such as Securo, data analytics used by district attorney offices, automated compliance tracking through pre trial supervision systems, court reservation and scheduling systems, managing filings and deadlines, public access portals controlling visibility into case records, these systems manage case flow, compliance and outcomes. And when systems begin to drive decisions, evidence can be sidelined, hearings become procedural, outcomes become pressured rather than proven.

At the same time, funding structures like Title IV E reimburse states for children placed into foster care. I am not saying individuals are acting in bad faith, but the system they operate within creates a serious problem. It does not reward keeping families together. It rewards removal and placement. So I am stating clearly for the record, what was done to me, being taken from my home without a warrant, detained without proper judicial review, and processed through a system that did not stop to test the truth was wrong. What was done to my daughter my Native American daughter being separated from her Native American family and community was wrong. This is not not just my case. It is due process that can be bypassed this way. It can be happened to anyone. So I asked this board what oversight exists to ensure enforcement actions follow constitutional requirements?

What safeguards prevent administrative systems from overriding due process? And how is this county protecting the civil rights of Native American families? Because from my experience, those protections failed,

and I am placing them

on the record.

Thank you. Carlo followed by Jane Hunt Ruble and then Delina.

Good morning once again, and thank you. I just wanna speak on real quickly on the stories and and the impacts on families that I've had. So we've had issues with foster care and group homes, gladiator matches going on, kids being paid to beat up other kids. We've had issues with the prep schools as well, placing kids in dark rooms and having the actual instructors punch them. That's gonna be coming out.

And we had one of the group home managers, amazingly these are see, this is the kind of question. He had a Coke nail longer than my nail, and this is the kind of impressions. These are the kind of people that we're leaving these kids with. And the question here and I have asked I would like the county council to ask when they're out there assessing the best interest of the child, do are we assessing where they left or where they're at now? Because if we're having these kids being raped in the system and beat up, then it's not the best interest in this in of the child to stay in that environment and then covering it up.

And then I also sorry. I also wanna give props to some of the social workers that have been sending me material. I've been talking to them. Right? They're afraid to lose their jobs. They do have considerations of their family, their own bills, their mortgages. And I also wanna submit also thanks to the families that have been sending me material. Right? That look. They wanna protect their rights. They wanna protect their families. But when this agency, CFS, is railroading them and their civil rights, we had to stand up. So I'm gonna do the honor and provide one of their testimonies.

We have to do this, and I don't wanna keep your guys' kids from you guys. I don't I don't feel like put a lot of stuff inside the report. Yeah. A lot of a lot of stuff. But it's all from management. So you're my worker. I understand that. Like, in case notes, if they went through all my case notes, that is I didn't feel the need to remove your kids. I really didn't. It's even if everyone in the office is like, what the heck?

And I'm like, exactly. I felt like we've been working well for is because I had minors counsel. They agreed with me to return the kids to you all except for Ernie because of his issues. But let me tell you, from my supervising consulting with her, she's kinda in the mind frame if But, you know, you know But I know you that's what I'm I'm I'm just glad that, like, your your supervisor, you know what

it was.

You know Oh,

I'm running out of time, but what ended up happening was a supervisor had threatened her to remove her kids because of the way the mother was advocating for herself and her family. This isn't the first time, and it won't be the last. And I understand that CFS is giving you well, I'll end up with that.

Thank time.

Thank you. Jane Hunt Ruble followed by Delina, and then Leticia Howard.

Good morning. I think it's still morning. Anyway, tomorrow is Earth Day and I celebrate Earth Day every day of the year because it's so important, here in San Bernardino County, to preserve what we have left of our environment, especially the stage habitat here in the valley area. And I was going through some papers last night that I saved for environmental stuff and I came across '2 thousand and seven, the final draft Muskoye community plan. And I came across the open space element and I found it interesting reading what's been going on the past few years since then is total destruction of everything along Cajon Boulevard and more buildings thanks to this wonderful state government of building more and more homes out in our neighborhoods which is designated it was originally rural development.

But now it's I was reading this and I was just aghast. They said by 2030, you know, a couple of years from now, this was done in 2007. And I was shocked. They were saying, oh our community is not going to have that many people. But then I saw the chart and they just tell me by 2030, which would be 77% to 90% full and I said that's already happening now the past ten years.

It's already getting because of the ADUs. We have no place for a park anymore That was one of the open space element. It was supposed to be, we were complaining about we don't have a park and this was in 2007. We have no place for, you know, parts out there because they are all being developed because the state wants everybody to live on, you know, three houses on way acre of land. And it really bothers me but there is nothing I can do about it except I would love to sue the state for this.

They have no business telling us about our land use issues and I realize you guys are under pressure from it. But you have to start caring about the environment, our community. And it is so important to keep it intact the way it is without further development, especially along Cajon Boulevard. It is just getting untenable to even drive on it. And last weekend, I took a drive up to Glen Helen Ee Regional Park because I hadn't been up that way in years because of all the traffic now from the warehouses but I almost cried when I came across what is going on up there.

It is disgusting and poor Devore, They tore down this beautiful old

schoolhouse. Thank

you very much.

Thank you very much. Delina followed by Leticia Howard and then Aureli Cedillo.

Good morning. My name is Delina Morello, and I'm here today for three children, Genevieve, Jaylene, and Damian. Before I begin, I am asking everyone in this room just for a moment to clear your mind and try to place yourself in our situation. Imagine showing up to court for your children, sitting in that courtroom, and later reading a record that says you were never there. Even though you were physically present, even though you have proof, this is what happens in my case.

Imagine not being allowed to speak, not being acknowledged while decisions about your children's futures are made without you having a voice. Imagine reports being written about your family that contain contradictions, misstatements, and conclusions without proper evidence. No bonding study, no expert evaluation, yet still to move toward adoption. Imagine visitation, your only connection to your children being reduced, controlled, and stopped, not by a judge, but by caregivers or agencies without proper court findings. Imagine your children being questioned repeatedly about adoption at a young age in ways that may influence their answers rather than reflect their true feelings.

Imagine siblings who love each other being separated without a full analyst of the harm that is caused. Imagine placements moving forward toward adoption even when there are serious questions about whether licensing requirements were properly followed. This is not just about my case. This is about due process. This is about accuracy and reporting.

This is about whether families in San Bernardino County are truly being treated fairly. Because when court records are wrong, when parents are not heard, when evidence is incomplete, and when family bonds are not protected. The system is not just failing, it's causing harm. I'm asking this board, who is reviewing these reports before they go to the court? Who is holding agencies accountable when heirs are identified? And what safeguards are in place to ensure this does not continue to happen to other families? Because no parent and no child should have to fight this hard to be heard. And before I close, I have a short message from my son, Damian, that he wanted me to share with all of you guys.

Hello. My name is Damian. I miss my girls. I pray for them. I cry for them. And I miss them so much. And I want to see them, and I just miss them. I can't stop crying for them or not stop praying for them. I'll keep on. I'll do it over and over and over till I get to see them again.

This is a five year old. No five year old should have to feel that way, to see his sisters, to have a bond with his siblings. This is Thank

you. Leticia Howard followed by Aureli Cedillo.

I am a mother and an advocate. I am here today to respond publicly to an email I received from CFS director Jeannie Glasgow. On April 8, I sent Glasgow a formal written request for an independent invest investigation into my case. On the fourteenth, she replied. She told me that the ombudsman had investigated my administrative complaint and that no errors or wrongdoing were found.

Director Glasgow, you're right. There were no errors. What happened in my case was not a series of errors. It was coordinated effort. It was a coordinated effort to withhold medical evidence, fabricate allegations against a mother who your own department describes as cooperative and a good advocate for her children, and to push for children towards adoption who who should have never been taken in the first place.

Adopting my children does not keep them safe. Adopting my children ensures that the neglect and the abuse that they've endured stays hidden forever. That is what adoption accomplishes in this case. Not safety, silence. So I asked you, is it in the best interest of the children to be locked in their bedrooms? Is it in the best interest of the children to be given so much medication that their treating physician says their heart should have stopped? Is it in the best interest of the children to be administered medication that is not prescribed to them? No, it's not. But this is exactly what is happening to my children under the supervision of Jeannie Glasgow. CFS opened an investigation on April 24.

On the '26, my children were removed the same day the child was taken to the hospital. The PHN nurse examined notes, confirmed there was no injury. What CFS called an injury was the natural shape of my child's head. How can reasonable efforts be provided in two days? They cannot. If this department had investigated to clear me rather than investigating to remove my children, they would have found that immediately. Instead, they hid the evidence and proceeded with removal. That is not an error. That is a Brady violation. So I ask you, if the evidence shows no injury, why are my children still in custody?

Not only am I innocent of every allegation made against me, I've done everything that the part the department has asked me to do. I paid for services out of pocket to get my children back. There's never been any finding of detriment against me. There's never been any risk of safety. There's never been any risk of harm, and yet my children are still in custody. This board requested that Jeannie Glasgow respond to to parents' complaints. I want this board to understand how the process works. Their department is only interviewing us to find out how much information we have on them. They have no intentions of helping us. When we speak to them here, we don't hear from them after that.

So this is not this is damage control. This is not oversight. Oversight with Thank last time is not the

you. Aureli Sidio followed by Angel Horta. Okay.

Good morning Board of Supervisors. We meet again. My name is Aralisa Villo. I am here as a community advocate project manager with experience in auditing departments. I'm here representing multiple families in the County Of San Bernardino.

I'm putting you guys all on notice and I'm putting it on the record that there's a pattern of due process violations occurring across multiple systems including children, family, and services, the sheriff's department, the family court department, and dependency court. Across dozens of cases, we are seeing the same issues, false or inconsistent information and reports. There is no way to get that rectified, at least not through any attorneys or through any due process. There are denied or obstructed access to records, transcripts, and evidence, run around when requesting policies and procedure. This has actually happened to me on multiple occasions personally.

Intimidation by clerks and law enforcement when families attempt to assert their rights. This is not one incident. This is a county wide issue. I've made it aware to you to every single one of you guys during these meetings. Families have came. They've explained to you guys what's going on. Now my I'm gonna redirect this now to Jesse that's on his phone right now. And I do understand that you're up for reelection at this time. However, my concern is throughout this entire time that all of these families have been approaching and coming requesting assistance with CFS. You guys created a ad hoc committee.

Nothing has been done. No families have been asked to be a part of it. As a matter of fact, you guys went and got a different contractor to go, audit some of your guys' stuff. But again, we don't know the validity behind it. We can't trust the county.

But, Jesse, my question to you is, how are you asking to be reelected into that position of power when you have done absolutely nothing so far? I'm curious to know, as a constituent, if you want that seat and you want that power, I think that you should be asking a lot of these individual families as to how you can actually intervene or how you can help. Now I understand there's a lot of red tape with it CFS and also with the county process and procedure. However, there's a lot of things that need to be worked around and it's your guys's responsibility to do so. So Jesse, I ask you and I challenge you, what will you do to earn your spot at the seat?

And also, what are you gonna do for the families and the constituents of San Bernardino? Another thing is we have a lot of insiders that are actually leaking information, and they are being asked to protect their identity, and we're trying our best to do that.

That's time.

However Thank you. Angel Huerta followed by John Barnett.

Can you hear me? Hi. My name is Angel Alberto Junior. Like, some very say the saying goes, if you don't like it here, move. I'm not gonna move. I wanna talk about, truck stops. You guys love all these warehouses. Right now, there's five times the semis. Maybe in a few years, 10 times the amount of semis are gonna be running around. You guys need to make a truck stop somewhere. You guys can because they're gonna be in front of your front yard, your schools, the churches. You gotta understand the pollution, the whatever they drop out, their cars, trucks. You guys need a truck stops. You gotta need to put one in somewhere in the San Bernardino County. You guys have some land.

You guys can. You guys can. Other cities have. I know there's a big old giant hub in Barstow. Nobody wants a driveway over there. If they have it here, they could have it and park here. Showers, restrooms, park their semis, put gas in their semis, but still, come on. If you want them in the front of your your yard, by all means. If you want them in front of your churches, by all means. You want them in your front of your schools while the kids inhale that carbon dioxide, the pollution, the diesel, fine with you. But we need a truck stop big time. Thank you.

Thank you. John Barnett followed by Vaughn.

Yes. Thank you, board, for allowing me to speak today. In my three minutes, I'm here not as a victim of CFS, but as a spokesman. My name is John C. Barnett. Traveled here from North Carolina. And as I traveled here from a hotel in the Uber, I've seen this beautiful mountain that you all had in the back as I drank my coffee. And my quick theme for today's issues, meeting with these families, is very simple. Beautiful city, ugly reality. For the last year and a half, I've been invited here by miss Leticia Howard.

She told me about some of the issues that they've been having. I was shocked at the fact it was that wasn't just her dealing with these issues. Hispanics, blacks, white, young, and old are victims. And I it's imperative that we address some of these issues. I was taught by my mentor that it's not some type of mass hallucination.

The sky is green and a 100 people say it's green, then that's not mass hallucination. I should not be sitting in the lobby on Zoom calls and conference calls with over 15 families telling me the same problem in the same city. Some of our cases in the past, yours truly, is I'm the spokesman for Michael Jenkins, Eddie Parker, two black males who were in the backwoods of Mississippi, Alabama. They were tortured by six deputies. We were successful in getting those deputies sent to prison. They were called the infamous Goon Squad. I dare you to Google it. Michael Jenkins was shot in his mouth by Miraculously, he lived, the bullet came out of his neck. Just a few months ago, he won his settlement. So today, why am I here?

Because I'm not a victim of CFS. My son is at home safe, but I'm appalled at the fact that these children children are not at home. So in my closing, I say to you, I'll give you a quote from William h Cosby. His quote is, and I hope that the board can hear me clearly, his quote is as follows, I may not know the key to success, but I do know the key to failure, and that's trying to please everybody. They're not screaming for nothing, and we do plan more exposure.

I do have ties with reverend Sharpton, Ben Crump, MSNBC, CNN, and other media outlets. But steps of civil rights says we supposed to negotiate and sit down at the table of peace first. But if not, we initiate direct action. That's the fifth step. That's how we were able to get so many cops fired across this country. I've been blessed to go to 25 states. 26 cops fired. 33 innocent people out of jail. We'll be in Pasadena 12:00 this Friday. So I ask, before we do the mass exposure on some obvious problem from these people crying in my ear in the lobby, I ask that we address this issue that obviously exists, and it's not a mass hallucination. Have a great day.

Thank you very much. Vaughn?

My name is Vaughn, and this is now my fifth time standing before you. I keep coming back because I feel like I'm I'm being heard, but nothing is actually being done. Each time I speak, I explain my concerns, I share my experience, and I ask for accountability, but I leave with the same problems so unresolved. It's frustrating to feel like the system listens politely, take notes, and then moves on without real action. For families like mine, these issues are not temporary.

They affect our lives every single day. When concerns are raised repeatedly and no changes follow, it creates the impression that public input is just a formality instead of a path solutions. I'm not here to complain. I'm here because I want answers, transparency, and follow through. I want to know what steps are actually being taken after residents speak at this podium.

I want to know who is responsible for making sure these concerns don't just sit on paper. Most importantly, I want to see results that show this board is not only listening but acting. This is my fifth time here, and I don't want it to be six or seven because nothing changed. I want to be able to to say that speaking here made a difference, that this board took concerns seriously enough to investigate, respond, and correct what's wrong. I asked this board to not only hear us but to act because listening without action does not fix problems.

I say this many times. And the people you you serve deserve more than words. So like I said again, you guys sit there, you pretend like you listen, but nothing happens. And that's not fair for us, our families, our children. So if you are listening, which I doubt, please let us know something, Not for me, but for everybody that's affected by it. Please. Thank you.

Thank you very much. That is our last request to speak. Our meeting is adjourned. Our next regularly scheduled board of supervisors meeting will be here in Chambers on May 5 at 10AM. Thank you.