PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND SB EXPRESS ONE, LLC
This Agreement is made and entered into as of January 17, 2024, by and between the City of San Bernardino, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and operating under the laws of the State of California with its principal place of business at Vanir Tower, 290 North D Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401 ("City"), and SB Express One, LLC with its principal place of business at 205 East Hospitality Lane, San Bernardino, CA 92408 (hereinafter referred to as "Owners"). City and Owners are hereinafter sometimes referred to individually as "Party'' and collectively as the "Parties."
RECITALS
1. In compliance with the Homelessness State of Emergency, which was declared on February 1, 2023, the City is taking progressive steps to mitigate homelessness.
2. Because the shelters in the City of San Bernardino are at full capacity, the City has negotiated the use of up to 75 hotel/motel rooms from the Owner.
Hotel/Motel units will exclusively be used by the City's Homeless Outreach Team, Hope the Mission (hereinafter referred to as the "Authorized Service Provider" and "HTM"). All referrals will come directly from the City's Authorized Service Provider, who will verify and provide homeless certification for each participant referred to a motel for interim shelter.
3. J"he interim shelter will be utilized while the City constructs its navigation center, which is estimated to take 10-12 months.
4. The goal of the interim shelter is to reduce the loss of life for unhoused residents, increase access to mental health and substance abuse treatment, eliminate street encampments, and enhance the safety and hygiene of neighborhoods and parks for all residents, businesses, and neighbors. Services will be low-barrier, trauma-informed, and data driven, and must remain flexible to support the needs of individuals receiving services, as well as to accommodate the limits of available local funds.
5. The City is a public agency of the State of California and is in need of hospitality services for the following project:
Hotel/Motel Voucher Program (hereinafter referred to as "the Project"). Participants of the City's Hotel/Motel Voucher Program are to be treated as any other hotel/motel customer and receive the same level of standard amenities as any guest including clean linen and towels upon request. As such, the hotel/motel owner(s) or designee (i.e., property -1-
List of Authorized providers
HOPE THE MISSION
Attention: Ken Craft, CEO
16641 Roscoe Place
North Hills, CA 91343
Hotel Liaison: Elisabel Castillo
Exhibit A
Sr. Regional Director of Programs
Hope the Mission
PO Box 7609
Mission Hills, CA 91346
Office: (818) 392-0020
Cell: (818) 916-0781
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