The San Bernardino City Council approved the consent calendar and voted to move forward with consideration of an ordinance that would create penalties up to suspension or revocation of business licenses for hotels and motels that knowingly rent rooms for prostitution, drug sales, drug manufacturing or other illegal activity.

On the consent calendar, the council conducted a roll-call voice vote. The clerk recorded "yes" votes from all present councilmembers; Councilmember Mario Flores announced he would "be abstaining on item number 6," and the mayor pro tem confirmed the motion with the abstention noted. The council announced the motion "passes unanimously" on the recorded voice vote.

On a separate item for future consideration, councilmembers discussed and voted to schedule an ordinance for later consideration that would authorize penalties for hotels and motels tied to certain illegal activities. The council recorded yes votes from all present members and the motion carried.

No ordinance was adopted during the meeting; the vote authorized placement of the proposed ordinance on a future agenda for deliberation and potential adoption.

Ending

Minutes and the official agenda packet contain item numbers and full staff reports; the council continued routine business and scheduled further consideration of the hotel-and-motel ordinance.