San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Meeting 10.06.26

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors met on October 6, 2026. The Board unanimously approved the consent calendar, items 2–51, with no items pulled. Procurement- and spending-related items highlighted by supervisors included acceptance of $1.4 million in state Department of Finance funding for election-counting and voter-outreach efforts (item 38); additional funding for the Prado Regional Park irrigation well (item 48); and a $3.3 million investment in ADA improvements in the Rosena Ranch community (item 51). The Board also approved a $125,000 allocation for holiday assistance to vulnerable residents and a contribution toward the Upland VFW’s new location; the discussion cited $10,000 in combined support and an additional $5,000 contribution from another district. Item 50’s contract term and amount were revised to December 16, 2025–December 15, 2028, and $4.5 million, respectively; the transcript does not identify the vendor or contract purpose. The meeting’s opening video described the completed Santa Ana River Trail Phase 3, which received just under $7 million, and said Phase 4A, a 3.7-mile extension, was in design for planned construction in mid-2027.

The Board also unanimously approved several public-hearing land-use matters. For the Lake Arrowhead Estates subdivision of 37 residential lots, the Board approved the staff recommendation with an added condition that the project’s HOA share private-road maintenance costs proportionately with the other HOAs. It approved a 324-unit, modular, 100%-affordable senior community with an 80% density bonus; staff did not support the requested regional transportation mitigation and fire district impact-fee waivers. A separate parcel-map exception in the Arrowbear community was also approved. No competitive solicitation or vendor award was identified beyond the contract revision noted above; the transcript includes general discussion of county emergency-response contracts but no specific purchase or award.