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1) Ordinance No. 2455 — Adopt local fire hazard severity zone map (Item 1)
Motion: Introduce and adopt Ordinance No. 2455 to adopt the local fire hazard severity zone map as recommended by Cal Fire (points 3–6; points 1–2 already disposed).
Mover/Second: Councilwoman Jane Jones / Councilwoman Leah Godin
Vote: 4–0 (Council members Godin, Irving, Jones, Mayor Liz Bussereau voted yes; Mayor Pro Tem Herriman absent)
Notes: Public hearing held; no public comments. (See separate article for full discussion.)

2) Consent calendar (Items 2–13)
Motion: Approve staff recommendations for consent calendar items 2 through 13 as presented on the agenda.
Mover/Second: Motion recorded and seconded (as announced in the meeting)
Vote: 4–0 (all present voted yes; Mayor Pro Tem Herriman absent)
Notes: Standard consent approvals as listed in staff packet (detailed list is in the city agenda packet).

3) Award construction agreement — SCADA site alarms (Item 15)
Motion: Award construction agreement to Apple Valley Communications Inc. in the amount of $31,653.52 for installation of SCADA site alarms (Project ESC25-100).
Mover/Second: Motion recorded and seconded
Vote: 4–0
Notes: Item brought forward because award exceeds city manager purchasing authority.

4) Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) network installation and Neptune 360 amendment (Item 16)
Motion: Waive competitive bidding, designate Ferguson Enterprises LLC as sole-source vendor for AMI network installation (Project ESE25-035), award construction/professional services agreement to Ferguson Enterprises not to exceed $739,070, and approve Amendment No. 1 to Neptune 360 software services increasing compensation by $184,763.78 for a total not to exceed $250,533.
Mover/Second: Motion recorded and seconded
Vote: 4–0
Notes: Staff said AMI final-phase work installs towers and data collectors to enable remote reading of the water-district meter network (approximately 40,000 meters). Staff addressed concerns about meter-readers’ roles and said work assignments would shift to operational tasks like leak detection and turn-ons/turn-offs.

5) Water District — Emergency Response Plan update (Item 17)
Motion: Award professional services agreement to Water Systems Consulting Inc. in amount not to exceed $29,957 to update the district’s Emergency Response Plan and conduct annual training.
Mover/Second: Motion recorded and seconded
Vote: 4–0
Notes: Required every five years; last adopted September 2020.

6) Initiate proceedings to fix/levy standby charges for Water Improvement Districts 1 and 2; set public hearing for 06/03/2025 (Item 18)
Motion: Approve resolutions initiating proceedings to fix, levy and collect standby charges for WID 1 and WID 2 for FY 2025–26 and set public hearing for 06/03/2025.
Mover/Second: Motion recorded and seconded
Vote: 4–0
Notes: WID 1 uses $10/acre criteria for undeveloped property within 660 feet of main; WID 2 proposes $15/acre for all parcels in WID 2 to satisfy debt service for infrastructure.

7) Law enforcement contract (Schedule A) and related MOUs (Item 19)
Motion: Approve the 54th amendment to law enforcement contract No. 94-909-AD-54 for period 07/01/2025–06/30/2026; approve MOU with Victor Elementary School District to fund school resource officers; approve agreement with Macerich Victor Valley LP for one deputy.
Mover/Second: Motion recorded and seconded
Vote: 4–0
Notes: Contract lists staffing counts and includes 103 sworn personnel in the schedule; the cost shown was $36,650,000 pending ongoing county labor negotiations (staff noted budgetary placeholders may adjust later).

8) Measure P Oversight Committee appointment (Item 20)
Motion: Appoint Dr. Michael Arteaga as resident member (education) to the Measure P Oversight Committee.
Mover/Second: Motion recorded and seconded
Vote: 4–0
Notes: Selection followed solicitation and a selection committee review.

9) Wellness Center operator consolidation (Item 21)
Motion: Approve transition to single-operator model; issue 30-day termination notice to Hope to Mission; approve a 36-month agreement with Simba Center not to exceed $8,931,792.50 and authorize encampment-resolution funds up to $1,374,920 over 24 months.
Mover/Second: Motion recorded and seconded
Vote: 4–0
Notes: Staff said employees from the existing shelter operator will be given the opportunity to apply to Simba Center positions; staff will oversee transition to avoid service interruption. (See separate article for discussion.)

10) Annual confirmation / initiation of proceedings for maintenance assessment districts and street lighting (Item 22)
Motion: Initiate proceedings and preliminarily approve consolidated engineers reports for maintenance assessment districts, drainage facilities assessment districts, landscaping maintenance assessment districts, and the citywide street lighting assessment district for FY 2025–26; set public hearing for 06/03/2025.
Mover/Second: Motion recorded and seconded
Vote: 4–0
Notes: Staff recommended no unit increase for most districts and an 8.5% increase for the citywide street-lighting assessment (from $22.38/unit to $24.28/unit).

11) Code-of-conduct policy for boards & commissions (discussion and motion)
Motion: Direct staff to work with boards, commissions and committees to develop body-specific codes of conduct tailored to their functions; drafts to be reviewed by city attorney and city clerk and returned to council for final approval.
Mover/Second: Councilwoman Leah Godin (mover) / Councilmember (second recorded)
Vote: 3–1 (Councilwoman Irving voted no; Mayor Pro Tem Herriman absent)
Notes: Councilwoman Godin’s proposal passed after debate; staff will coordinate drafting with advisory bodies and legal review.

Procedure and formalities: Where recorded, the meeting transcript notes the mover and seconder for many motions; several routine procurement and contract awards were approved via standard motions and roll-call voting with all present members voting yes. Where staff recommended waiver of competitive bidding or sole-source designation, the council acted to approve those waivers as part of the relevant motions.

If readers want in-depth coverage of the fire-hazard ordinance, the Wellness Center operator consolidation, or the police-station/civic-plaza schematic authorization, see the separate articles in this package for full discussion and staff clarifications.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Regular Meeting of May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal actions the Victorville City Council took May 20, 2025 — ordinance adoption, contract awards, procurement actions, assessment-district proceedings, and appointments. All listed actions were approved by the council unless noted otherwise.","taxTitle","Victorville City, San Bernardino County, California","taxId",3826,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6532163,"Residents press council to restore vendor outreach, help retrieve property taken at Wellness Center",1725,1622000,3347000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3416582-a50f6d98394c06579a2d71fd4ac8687a&start=1622&end=3347","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3416582-a50f6d98394c06579a2d71fd4ac8687a/thumbnail_1622000.jpg","/articles/6532163/Victorville-City/San-Bernardino-County/California/Residents-press-council-to-restore-vendor-outreach-help-retrieve-property-taken-at-Wellness-Center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6532163-6db15be93e95834acdbad275f715d799/orig.mp4?Expires=1771198731&Signature=lYB3NkNwOVLO895y~Iwcq9kvkkwiAPDSWPj9YP5zPZnIXSIZ9wWGea8mMIxoUpwefT87Gj4MgMD3f9zsmQpy2wgcPoqo~pg3sUcdPupMnkHm3ezK12Ked6BS-UFcnifUnVl-Kl4doPbjZfjWaL4cWoBjcPXtAGEYG7TWTrQ1QS5qJfnsoQcsBzocDEvYZBKAW~ZtXhHl7YOFMrcS2oDzyepDO6w8T6YPKrgjKhe2H-LUX~sQb0dm-4XoVOZC9Q7UdFcUHlbHRln1XMv6rhexh2sWu81zVl3jztjUQdzjRQxt6gNh0lCLLodUudh~HWczv2OW3biFnulFBZab1PsZCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the public comment period at the City of Victorville council meeting on May 20, 2025, multiple residents urged the council to reinstate and expand street-vendor education and outreach, improve language access and translation for city materials, and investigate missing personal property taken from a resident exiting the Wellness Center. Speakers said recent code-enforcement actions, including the confiscation of flowers from a vendor on Mother’s Day, have harmed small vendors who rely on limited hours and local customers.

Tina Stafford, speaking about the West Creek area, called for an indoor safe space for teenagers in her neighborhood and noted the new library is a 15-minute drive for many residents without transportation. Several other public speakers focused on street vendors and the city’s response after a vendor’s property was taken; Christine Montez told the council her personal property taken upon exit from the Wellness Center has not been returned and said she filed a police report. City staff said they would connect Ms. Montez with staff and with the Wellness Center operator (the contract operator is now Hope to Mission) to try to trace the property.

Speakers including Melissa Oh and Alexis de Jesus asked the city to expand vendor education beyond a single one-time workshop held May 16, 2024, with San Bernardino County Public Health. They said the city’s social-media messaging framed enforcement as vendor responsibility, while many vendors reported not having access to information about designated vending zones, licensing locations or how to comply. Several speakers urged the city to provide licensing assistance locally so vendors need not travel “down the hill” to obtain permits.

Nathan Sipe called for code-enforcement processes that respect community events and suggested the city restart multi-session educational workshops. Other public commenters argued that vendor enforcement disproportionately affects minority and low-income residents and urged the city to consider decriminalization or deprioritization of minor vendor licensing violations in favor of addressing substance abuse, traffic safety, and other public-safety priorities.

City staff responded during the meeting that staff and on-site operations personnel would follow up with speakers. William Wamas (homelessness solutions and housing manager) was identified in the audience and city staff said he would try to assist the resident whose property was missing. The city confirmed the Wellness Center operates with a contracted operator and staff said they would coordinate with that operator to trace property.","Multiple residents urged Victorville officials to reinstate vendor education, provide accessible licensing, and investigate loss of property at the Wellness Center. Speakers said code enforcement actions around Mother's Day targeted small vendors and disproportionately affected minority and low-income residents.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6532169,"Victorville council approves consolidation of Wellness Center operations under Simba Center",679,8846000,9525000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3416582-a50f6d98394c06579a2d71fd4ac8687a&start=8846&end=9525","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3416582-a50f6d98394c06579a2d71fd4ac8687a/thumbnail_8846000.jpg","/articles/6532169/Victorville-City/San-Bernardino-County/California/Victorville-council-approves-consolidation-of-Wellness-Center-operations-under-Simba-Center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6532169-d99dc44cce2ab71e2a1c3877c2b5d880/orig.mp4?Expires=1771198731&Signature=MBjbdxn4r4S~YkBWNMxpx-laLcdLq8LQjDQAJ4veuwYifHH5-Ti63Eu8MLAcb~TOiJP52wNK7uOvDcvbWWVEgodMahyYZSad81z7oYAivTEtCd7ASyg4yLPt7sAV8XqFBabo4oadncBOvBYOnnanbUPy4eBVfT92LUQ9QWvnNcz3Qgowpl3xnJzg3zRD6N8oXcymksBt3h-A-5nN5j4PzkN6iolbE2TLAk~YoVqy~GD5WsWXi5upMRWUS0zPn5nwxu-iIB1nonNWQw0GEZWj2Dyejqg7Ri27qcKoJC7vFPTvYOZSSQXa~CJjH~xfrapeXkLNV4TxxD1Wo7DRTqIUXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On May 20, 2025, the Victorville City Council approved a transition from a dual-operator model to a single operator at the Victorville Wellness Center, awarding a 36-month professional services agreement to the Simba Center not to exceed $8,931,792.50 and authorizing the expenditure of up to $1,374,920 in encampment-resolution funds over 24 months (effective 07/01/2025). The motion passed with a 4–0 vote; Mayor Pro Tem Herriman was absent.

City staff said the Wellness Center originally operated under two contracts: one shelter operator (contracted as Hope to Mission) and a second provider for medical and wraparound services (Simba Center). The contracts were near the end of their two-year terms; staff completed a competitive solicitation for a consolidated, single-operator model and recommended Simba Center as the sole operator. Staff explained the single-operator model is expected to streamline operations and create administrative efficiencies.

Staff said Simba Center’s integrated model includes medical and behavioral-health components that bring additional revenue and service models not available under a separate shelter-only contract. City staff cautioned the council the precise reimbursement flows depend on program and payer rules; staff described potential eligibility for medical-reimbursement streams tied to clinical services, which can increase financial sustainability of operations.

Council members asked about employee transitions. Staff and operator representatives said employees from the current shelter operator (Hope to Mission) will have an opportunity to apply for positions with Simba Center; staff said human resources representatives were coordinating transition planning and would meet with employees pending the council’s action.

The council authorized a 30-day notice of termination to the current shelter operator (per contract terms) and directed staff to execute the professional services agreement with Simba Center and to oversee a transition plan intended to maintain uninterrupted client services and compliance with shelter operational standards.

Council members acknowledged Hope to Mission’s work opening the facility and providing services to date and welcomed Simba Center’s expanded clinical capacity. The council’s vote authorized the contract award and the use of encampment-resolution funds as described in the staff recommendation.","The council approved a single-operator model for the Victorville Wellness Center, awarding Simba Center a 36-month contract not to exceed $8.93 million and authorizing encampment-resolution funds up to $1.37 million for a 24-month period.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":46,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6532172,"Council advances schematic-design phase for new police station and civic plaza; cost estimate climbs to about $99 million",2641,4713000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3416582-a50f6d98394c06579a2d71fd4ac8687a&start=4713&end=7354","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3416582-a50f6d98394c06579a2d71fd4ac8687a/thumbnail_4713000.jpg","/articles/6532172/Victorville-City/San-Bernardino-County/California/Council-advances-schematic-design-phase-for-new-police-station-and-civic-plaza-cost-estimate-climbs-to-about-99-million","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6532172-a86ef69fa65c7dce83c04a04a4881204/orig.mp4?Expires=1771198731&Signature=lSMeEvNqARUsqyLN~PrWmloiI5un6OWoiRYxkFUDpR3YIp~KGyvQF4G5lOSW~Rl6aEdgeHHW-jKFISIWSuGvTAOabc~yUaUyuVGeINyOWn2c-Mr3ERzQemzSE4GsUUDa6ovASXb8fSsqOPAPTOIDQisjtbopjGzAIMXfe5F6l4MHmN6-yP1tIUeWhHP1I061xeOGGOke4koaOywLBOPnf1l7Og4pOrbiAArCOWb~I~W9QFGplrRVe5Es-OeqU9tBnNDi9fwgrnsNKgNnRy-ljlosW5Q2iLbskRkX-Ij5P~hgDI9IH7~mnWKIHAbrQ2OYhquFqq7ydo3nyk9gROKY1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Victorville City Council voted May 20, 2025, to authorize LPA Inc. to proceed with phase 2 (schematic design) of a proposed new police station and adjacent civic plaza. The motion passed 4–0 with Mayor Pro Tem Herriman absent.

City staff and LPA designers presented a refined single-story design sited at the northwest corner of Civic Drive and Seneca. The proposed police building is roughly 44,000 gross square feet and would include a public entry lobby, a community room that opens to the plaza, administrative and investigative areas, and fitness/wellness spaces for officers. The conceptual civic plaza would include an amenity building with public restrooms and a potential retail booth, a splash pad, a large flexible community green, an elevated stage/grandstand, pickleball courts, and a relocated historic sheriff’s building.

LPA and city staff said the project’s estimated total all-in cost, based on a March 19, 2025 estimate for the current design and site, is $98,699,006.67. That compares with an earlier 2023 estimate of roughly $79 million when the project concept was sized differently on another site. City staff attributed the increase primarily to site changes, escalation between 2023 and 2025, and costs associated with a larger civic-park scope and required CEQA work.

The council approved moving to schematic design (approximately 15 percent drawings), which will further define engineering, mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems, cost estimates and the CEQA process already underway. Staff emphasized that the council’s action authorizes design progression only; no construction contract award or appropriation was approved tonight.

Key project details presented to the council:
- Site: northwest corner of Civic Drive and Seneca (undeveloped lot selected over an alternate City Hall–adjacent site).
- Police building program: ~44,000 gross sq ft, single-story solution, included public-facing community room and officer wellness facilities.
- Civic amenities: splash pad, grandstand stage with elevated seating, large community green, pickleball courts, amenity building with restrooms, pedestrian plaza and potential food-truck/overflow parking access along the south edge.
- Cost estimate (March 19, 2025): ~$98.7 million (building: ~$81M all-in; civic park: ~$17M all-in).
- Timeline: CEQA technical analyses and public review are in process; staff projected public review and planning commission hearings in the fall with further environmental milestones through November 2025.

Council members raised questions about parking for large events (staff said courthouse parking could be used under an interagency understanding), shade-tree maturity (designers said the budget will prioritize larger specimen trees where feasible), and whether the project could be expanded in the future (staff said the site allows westward expansion and the program is sized to accommodate growth into the 2040s). Council members praised the design’s public-facing aspects and emphasized the need to finalize funding strategies before construction. Staff noted Measure P reserves have accumulated approximately $4 million to date and that other funding sources (e.g., development impact fees, grants) will be explored.

With schematic design authorized, the next steps are to complete 15-percent drawings, update cost estimates, continue CEQA, and prepare construction documents and a solicitation package when funding is identified.","The City of Victorville approved LPA Inc. to proceed to schematic design for a single-story, 44,000-square-foot police headquarters and an adjacent civic park. Staff’s latest cost estimate is approximately $98.7 million; the council authorized schematic design (phase 2) but did not appropriate construction funding.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6532178,"Victorville council adopts updated local fire hazard severity zone map",1314,3352000,4666000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3416582-a50f6d98394c06579a2d71fd4ac8687a&start=3352&end=4666","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3416582-a50f6d98394c06579a2d71fd4ac8687a/thumbnail_3352000.jpg","/articles/6532178/Victorville-City/San-Bernardino-County/California/Victorville-council-adopts-updated-local-fire-hazard-severity-zone-map","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6532178-bb6d6a31e27fb585f047708c0262e5f0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771198731&Signature=N3E3CwtiO4QLpZ3ZWRMQ7lqnasYLcx~0BOqlNySOu71eRYf8I1GsiEylbSy5COJgLnF2uSiJJnW0jq9IZDydJiAwmESmDCWufuFPChYR5iXV3z253YriwHHCRfDEDMUdx047N8Vsf2uBQPUjXpEycb5okqQX5ANESRWiqB1fmOf0UpcU94NNyyD3w87D1aPudAC-ViaQauHX9phd11qd4l9lgBavR~85-Qh7jZzUDnKa5-vOFe3qINOG93Db~lmxlz4mUPqZo3FZn~9A9DzkLVjRUO8TEbl0cBfIK3jej64-GuuRdz14KmijlweTh4Mov36evvdBQxOvZUE44I0itg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Victorville City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2455 on May 20, 2025, adopting the local fire hazard severity zone map recommended by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to California Government Code section 51178. The vote was 4–0 (Mayor Pro Tem Herriman absent).

City staff said the updated map identifies new high-severity areas primarily along the riverbed and in the city’s southern edge. Building official Joe Slegers and Deputy Fire Marshal Jeremy Kosick told the council the new map uses weather- and wind-based modeling (including embercast) and will change permitting and construction expectations for some future development in designated zones.

The ordinance formalizes the map’s adoption and starts the city’s compliance process. Staff and Slegers told the council that many of the state’s wildfire-protection requirements historically apply only in “very high” severity zones, but a forthcoming model code update could apply similar measures to “high” zones effective Jan. 1 of the next code cycle. Slegers summarized likely construction requirements developers and future builders may face if the code change applies to high zones: Class A–rated roofs (or equivalent), a 5-foot ember-resistant zone around structures, noncombustible exterior finishes, ember- and fire-resistant vents, dual-pane windows with the exterior pane tempered, enclosed noncombustible eaves, and tighter setbacks for sheds and outbuildings. He stressed that most existing homes are not retroactively affected; the measures apply to new or newly permitted construction.

Council members asked how permanent the designations are and whether areas could be reclassified after development. Slegers said the state issues the maps as minimum standards and can revise them only when the state conducts a new mapping process; local agencies may make findings to be more restrictive but cannot adopt less restrictive maps than the state’s minimums. He also said developers have approached the city about the map’s effects, specifically naming Richmond American Homes as an example of a builder reviewing how the designation would affect a proposed project.

Slegers and Kosick addressed insurance implications, noting insurers use multiple metrics to set rates; the state insurance commissioner has separately communicated insurers rely on broader underwriting criteria. Slegers said builders who adopt the hardened-construction measures sometimes see lower insurance rates compared with nearby homes without those measures but cautioned the council that broader market factors also affect premiums.

The public hearing produced no public speakers; staff reported no written comments were received during the state-mandated posting and review period. The council introduced Ordinance No. 2455 by title only, waived full reading, and adopted the ordinance without amendment.

The ordinance’s adoption formally designates local fire hazard severity zones and puts the city on the clock to implement the administrative steps required by state law.

The city posted a QR code and online resources enabling residents and property owners to search their address and review FAQs about the new map, staff said.","The City of Victorville adopted an updated local fire hazard severity zone map required by California Government Code section 51178, designating new high-severity areas and flagging new building requirements that will affect future development in those zones.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Victorville City Council actions on May 20, 2025

Residents press council to restore vendor outreach, help retrieve property taken at Wellness Center

Victorville council approves consolidation of Wellness Center operations under Simba Center

Council advances schematic-design phase for new police station and civic plaza; cost estimate climbs to about $99 million

Victorville council adopts updated local fire hazard severity zone map