San Bernardino’s mayor and city council voted unanimously to adopt an updated truck‑route map tied to General Plan Amendment 25‑03 and Ordinance No. 1657, approving staff’s changes while removing one Tippecanoe Avenue segment between the 10 Freeway and San Bernardino Avenue.

Staff opened the special meeting by noting the public hearing on the item had been opened and closed on Dec. 3, 2025. Planning staff told the council the ordinance would add section 10.24195 to the municipal code to establish citywide truck routes and direct staff to comply with Assembly Bill 98 warehouse design and build standards. Staff provided large maps and 11x17 reference sheets showing existing industrial, residential and proposed truck routings so council members could confirm edits made after the prior meeting.

The presentation identified multiple specific route adjustments. Staff (Azam) pointed to segments removed or retained, including Valley View (between Mill and Central), Mill Street, Sierra Way (between Mill and Rialto), Rialto (between Sierra Way and Waterman), Baseline and Highland corridors between city limits, Tippecanoe (5th to Baseline), and 9th Street (Waterman to De Rosa). Azam said these revisions reflected comments the council and community had provided at the earlier hearing.

Council members’ questions focused on neighborhood impacts, cross‑jurisdictional connections to Colton and enforcement capacity. Mayor Pro Tem and others flagged a short red arm on Mill Street west of Mount Vernon that appears to connect into Colton; staff explained green dots on the map denote routes owned by an outside agency (Colton) that turn red where the route enters San Bernardino and said the red segment serves an industrial pocket adjacent to Mount Vernon.

Sergeant Kelly of the Police Department’s commercial unit described enforcement capacity: “We’re supposed to have myself and four officers, which is only myself and two officers,” he said, adding that adopting designated truck routes would make enforcement easier because officers could cite vehicles traveling off‑route. Staff and the sergeant discussed weight and length thresholds used for enforcement; staff referenced a 15‑ton enforcement threshold (30,000 pounds) and said the routes under consideration would accommodate larger trucks in line with California requirements, with truck routes set for up to 80,000 pounds and length restrictions to about 75 feet.

Council Member Sanchez proposed two amendments: (1) restore a truck‑route segment on Mill Street between Mount Vernon and the 215 Freeway to avoid lengthy surface‑street detours to the interstate, and (2) remove the Tippecanoe segment between the 10 Freeway and San Bernardino Avenue so through freight would use Mountain View as the principal corridor to the logistics hub. After discussion about residential and school adjacency along Mountain View and alternatives such as 2nd Street, Sanchez narrowed his amendment to the Tippecanoe change and asked staff to proceed with that modification.

The city clerk read the final motion as posed by Council Member Sanchez: to approve staff’s updated map and remove the segment on Tippecanoe between the 10 Freeway and San Bernardino. Council Member Charette seconded. The clerk then conducted a roll‑call vote; each voting member recorded an affirmative vote and the motion passed unanimously.

The council’s action adopts the updated truck‑route map as presented to the council with the single amendment removing the Tippecanoe segment between the 10 Freeway and San Bernardino Avenue. Staff noted that some segments shown as non‑designated routes will still legally permit deliveries (local access) and that enforcement depends on proving a through‑trip versus local delivery via bill of lading. The council adjourned the special meeting at 4:40 p.m. and announced the next joint regular meeting is scheduled for Dec. 17, 2025.

What happens next: staff will finalize the map for adoption, pursue any needed Caltrans coordination for freeway signage where required, and coordinate enforcement with the Police Department’s commercial unit and outside jurisdictions. If additional procedural steps or ordinance adoption readings are required, staff will return with the necessary follow‑up to the council.