Mayor and City Council
April 17, 2024

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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AGENDA

FOR THE

REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO,

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR

AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN

BERNARDINO ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR HOUSING AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT

AGENCY, AND MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ACTING AS THE

HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO

ACTING AS THE SAN BERNARDINO JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2024
4:00 PM ­ CLOSED SESSION 5:00 PM ­ OPEN SESSION
FELDHEYM CENTRAL LIBRARY • SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 • WWW.SBCITY.ORG COUNCIL MEMBER ALEXANDER WILL PARTICIPATE REMOTELY FROM THE FOLLOWING LOCATION:

HYATT REGENCY SACRAMENTO
1209 L STREET
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
Theodore Sanchez Helen Tran Damon L. Alexander
COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 1 COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 7
MAYOR
Sandra Ibarra Charles A. Montoya
COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 2 CITY MANAGER
Juan Figueroa Sonia Carvalho
COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 3 CITY ATTORNEY
Fred Shorett Genoveva Rocha
MAYOR PRO TEM, WARD 4 CITY CLERK
Ben Reynoso
COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 5
Kimberly Calvin
COUNCIL MEMBER, WARD 6
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CALL TO ORDER
Attendee Name
Council Member, Ward 1 Theodore Sanchez
Council Member, Ward 2 Sandra Ibarra
Council Member, Ward 3 Juan Figueroa
Mayor Pro Tem, Ward 4 Fred Shorett
Council Member, Ward 5 Ben Reynoso
Council Member, Ward 6 Kimberly Calvin
Council Member, Ward 7 Damon L. Alexander
Mayor Helen Tran
City Manager Charles A. Montoya
City Attorney Sonia Carvalho
City Clerk Genoveva Rocha
4:00 P.M.

CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT

CLOSED SESSION
A) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ­ EXISTING LITIGATION p.13 (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and (d)(1):
i. Henry Perez v. City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVSB2225127
ii. Jackie Aboud v. John Valdivia, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No.

CIVDS2013562
iii. Karen Cervantes v. John Valdivia, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No.

CIVDS2012538
iv. Mirna Cisneros v. John Valdivia, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No.

CIVDS2012926
v. Brian Pellis, et al. v. City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVSB22267331
vi. Arnold Mathias v. City of San Bernardino, Workers’ Compensation Case Nos.

ADJ13324852, ADJ11173952, ADJ10646820, and ADJ8614146
5:00 P.M.

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CLOSED SESSION REPORT

APPOINTMENTS

1. Downtown Advisory Committee Appointment of Casey A. Dailey (Ward 1) p.14

2. General Plan Advisory Committee Appointment of Casey A. Dailey (Ward 1) p.29

3. Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee Appointment of Casey A. Dailey (Ward 1) p.39

4. Planning Commission Appointment of Casey A. Dailey (Ward 1) p.48 Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino Page 3

PRESENTATIONS

5. April 2024 Citizen(s) of the Month Darnetta Smith, Claudia Cuevas, Vee Galvez Tellez, Spirit of Texas BBQ, Janice Robinson, and Ben Gutierrez p.57

6. Proclamation for Child Abuse Prevention Month in the City of San Bernardino – April 2024 (All Wards) p.64

7. Proclamation of National Therapy Animal Day in the City of San Bernardino – April 30, 2024 (All Wards) p.66

CITY MANAGER UPDATE

PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS LISTED AND NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARING

8. Proposed Substantial Amendment to Fiscal Years 2023­2024 and 2020­2021 Annual Action Plan Associated with Community Development Block Grant and Community Development Block Grant (All Wards) p.68
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of The City of San Bernardino, California:

1. Conduct a Public Hearing to obtain citizens’ comments on the proposed Substantial Amendments to 2023­2024 and 2020­2021 Annual Action Plans for the Community Development Block Grant; and

2. Approve the Substantial Amendments to Fiscal Year 2023­2024 and 2020­2021 Annual Action Plans for the Community Development Block Grant; and

3. Adopt Resolution 2024­075, approving the draft Substantial amendment to the housing and urban development fiscal year 2023­2024 and 2020­2021 Community development block grant annual action plan; and

4. Authorize the Director of Finance and Management Services to adjust the Fiscal Year 2023­2024 Budget Appropriation pursuant to the Substantial Amendment 2023­2024 and 2020­2021 Action Plans; and

5. Authorize The City Manager or designee to take any further actions and execute any further agreements or documents as necessary to effectuate the submittal of the Proposed Substantial Amendments to Fiscal Year 2023­2024 and 2020­2021 Annual Action Plans.

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9. Conduct a Public Hearing and Introduce Ordinance No. MC­1636: Development Code Amendment 24­02 (Emergency Shelter Overlay) p.508
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California:

1. Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of Ordinance No. MC­1636 of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approving Development Code Amendment 24­02 amending the following Sections and table:
(i) Section 19.02.50 (Basic Provisions ­ Definitions)
(ii)Section 19.06.020;
(iii) Table 06.01 (Commercial Zones ­ Development Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Uses);
(iv) Section 19.08.020;
(v) Table 08.01 (Industrial Zones ­ Development Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Uses); and
(vi) Chapter 19.10­E (Emergency Shelter Overlay) of the City of San Bernardino Development Code (SBMC Title 19) in order to update the development standards for Emergency Shelters in compliance with state law; and finding that Development Code Amendment 24­02 is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act; and

2. Conduct the Public Hearing; and

3. Schedule the adoption of the above Ordinance to the regularly scheduled meeting of the Mayor and City Council on May 1st, 2024.

DISCUSSION

10. Discuss and Provide Direction on Whether to Pursue Censure of Council Member Kimberly Calvin p.545
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council, of the City of San Bernardino, California, discuss 1) whether to and the process for adopting a Resolution of Censure concerning Council Member Kimberly Calvin’s alleged misconduct involving violations of policy, law and fiduciary duty; 2) whether to engage outside legal counsel and provide direction to staff and whether to appoint an ad hoc committee to schedule a hearing and consideration of final Resolution of Censure.

11. Adopt an Urgency Ordinance Restricting Truck Traffic on Certain Roadway Segments Within the City Limits. p.548
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. MC­1635, amending Section 10.24.190 of the City of San Bernardino Municipal Code to restrict Commercial Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 30,000 pounds on certain segments of City roads, specifically University Parkway (State Street) from the eastern off ramp of Interstate 210 to Baseline Road; and Pepper Avenue from Ninth Street to Randall Avenue.

12. City Manager’s Preliminary Proposed Biennial FY 2024/25 and FY 2025/26 Operating and Capital Budget p.563
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino receive and file the City Manager’s proposed budget presentation for the FY 2024/25 and FY 2025/26 Operating and Capital Budget.

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13. Review and Consider Positions Recommended by Members of the Council During the Mid­Year Budget Review, and Additional Positions Recommended by the City Manager p.624
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2024­066 of the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino, review, and consider the additional positions proposed at the Mid­Year Budget review and

1. Add the eight (8) positions as proposed by the Mayor and City Council and outlined in this staff report; and

2. Add the additional twelve (12) positions proposed by the City Manager as outlined in this staff report.

CONSENT CALENDAR

14. Authorize and Appropriate Funding for Animal Services for the preparation of the Regional Partnership Agreements p.633
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino California, adopt Resolution No. 2024­067;

1. Authorizing the Director of Finance & Management Services to approve the allocation of $4,000,000. from the General Fund and to appropriate the funds to make the necessary upgrades to the Animal Services facility; and

2. Authorizing the Director of Finance & Management Services to amend the Fiscal Year 2023­2027 Capital Improvement Project Program to add the Animal Services Regional Partnership Facility Improvement Project.

15. Response to Grand Jury Report p.645
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, review and approve the response to the County of San Bernardino Civil Grand Jury Report, titled “Who Let the Dogs Out? A Tail in Two Cities”, released in December 2023.

16. Certifying Results of the Primary Municipal Election held on March 5, 2024 p.679 Recommendation:

Adopt Resolution No. 2024­077 of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, reciting the facts of the Primary Municipal Election held on March 5, 2024, certifying the election results and such other matters as provided by law.

17. Resolution Declaring Intent to Annex Territory: Community Facilities District No. 2019­1 (Maintenance Services): Annexation No. 45, Tax Zone No. 45 (GWS #8) (Ward 3) p.689
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2024­070 of the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino, California, declaring its intention to annex territory into Community Facilities District No. 2019­1 (Maintenance Services) of the City of San Bernardino, adopting a map of the area to be proposed (Annexation No. 45); and authorizing the levy of a special taxes therein.

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18. Adoption of Ordinance No. MC­1634 (Annexation 37) (Ward 3) p.731 Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Ordinance No. MC­1634 amending Ordinance No. MC­1522 and levying special taxes to be collected during Fiscal Year 2023­2024 to pay the annual costs of the maintenance and servicing of landscaping, lighting, water quality improvements, graffiti, streets, street sweeping, parks and trail maintenance, a reserve fund for capital replacement, and administrative expenses with respect to City of San Bernardino Community Facilities District No. 2019­1 (Maintenance Services).

19. Resolution Declaring Intent to Annex Territory: Community Facilities District No. 2019­1 (Maintenance Services): Annexation No. 44, Tax Zone No. 44 (Everhome Suites) (Ward 3) p.741
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2024­069 of the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino, California, declaring its intention to annex territory into Community Facilities District No. 2019­1 (Maintenance Services) of the City of San Bernardino, adopting a map of the area proposed (Annexation No. 44) and authorizing the levy of special taxes therein.

20. Resolution Declaring Intent to Annex Territory: Community Facilities District No. 2019­1 (Maintenance Services): Annexation No. 43, Tax Zone No. 43 (Quick Quack 5th and G) (Ward 1) p.782
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2024­068 of the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino, California, declaring its intention to annex territory into Community Facilities District No. 2019­1 (Maintenance Services) of the City of San Bernardino, adopting a map of the area proposed (Annexation No. 43); and authorizing the levy of special taxes therein.

21. Approval of Commercial and Payroll Disbursements (All Wards) p.823 Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California approve the commercial and payroll disbursements for March 2024.

22. Designation of the City of San Bernardino Authorized Agents for the State of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) p.909 Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino California, adopt Resolution No. 2024­071, designating that the following positions are authorized to execute for and on behalf of the City of San Bernardino, a public entity established under the laws of the State of California, the grant applications for CalOES.

1. The Deputy City Manager, or

2. The Director of Finance and Management Services, or

3. The Deputy Director of Finance, or

4. The Grants Division Manager, or

5. The Chief of Police
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23. Side Letter Agreement with San Bernardino Police Management Association Regarding 401 (a) Plan Contributions p.916
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2024­072, authorizing the City Manager to execute a side letter agreement with the San Bernardino Police Management Association regarding 401 (a) plan contributions and other language updates.

24. Adopt Resolution Approving Job Classifications and Amending the City­wide Salary Schedule p.928
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2024­073:

1. Amending the Administrative Analyst classification job series;

2. Establishing the Land Development Engineer job classification;

3. Amending the City­Wide Salary Schedule for full time, part­time, temporary, and seasonal positions

25. Award of Construction Agreement for Police Department HVAC Control System and Valve Replacement (Ward 1) p.945
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2024­074:

1. Approve the award of an Agreement with Western Allied Corporation in the amount of $325,550 for Police Department HVAC Control System and Valve Replacement (Project);

2. Authorize the project construction and construction contingencies costs in the total amount of $ $358,105 for construction of the Project;

3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents with Western Allied Corporation;

4. Authorize the Director of Finance and Management Services to amend the FY 2023/24 CIP budget with an additional $15,000 from the Law Enforcement Facilities Fund balance to bring the total project budget to $365,000; and

5. Authorize the City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary, to complete the project.

26. Approve Contract Amendment No.4 with Kabbara Engineering for the Pepper Avenue Rehabilitation Project (Wards 3, 6) p.1001
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, authorize the execution of Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with Kabbara Engineering in the amount of $10,000, for additional construction engineering support services, for a total contract amount of $265,531 for Pepper Avenue Rehabilitation Project.

27. Purchase of Police Vehicles (All Wards) p.1024
Recommendation:

It is recommended the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, authorize:

1. The City Manager to execute a Goods Purchase Agreement with Fairview Ford for the purchase of Police Vehicles, and

2. The Director of Finance and Management Services to issue a purchase order to Fairview Ford Sales, not to exceed $810,000.

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28. Acceptance of Fiscal Year 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant (All Wards) p.1108
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2024­076, authorizing:

1. The acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant; and

2. The amendment of the Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Adopted Budget in both revenue and expenditures by $40,866.

MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL UPDATES/REPORTS ON CONFERENCES & MEETINGS

ADJOURNMENT
The next joint regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency will be held on May 01, 2024 at the Feldheym Central Library located at 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino, California 92401.

Closed Session will begin at 4:00 p.m. and Open Session will begin at 5:00 p.m.

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CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA

I, Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk for the City of San Bernardino, California, hereby certify that the agenda for the April 17, 2024, Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency was posted on the City's bulletin board located at 201 North "E" Street, San Bernardino, California, at the Feldheym Central Library located at 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino, California, and on the City's website sbcity.org on Friday, April 12, 2024.

I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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Any member of the public desiring to speak to the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency concerning any matter on the agenda, which is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency may address the body during the period reserved for public comments.

In accordance with Resolution No. 2018­89 adopted by the Mayor and City Council on March 21, 2018, the following are the rules set forth for Public Comments and Testimony:

Public Comments and Testimony:

Rule 1. Public comment shall be received on a first come, first served basis. If the presiding officer determines that the meeting or hearing may be lengthy or complicated, the presiding officer may, in his or her discretion, modify these rules, including the time limits stated below.

Rule 2. All members of the public who wish to speak shall fill out a speaker' s reservation card and turn in the speaker reservation card to the City Clerk prior to the time designated on the agenda. Comments will be received in the order the cards are turned in to the City Clerk. Failure of a person to promptly respond when their time to speak is called shall result in the person forfeiting their right to address the Mayor and City Council.

Rule 3. The presiding officer may request that a member of the public providing comment audibly state into the microphone, if one is present, his or her name and address before beginning
comment. If that person is representing a group or organization the presiding officer may request that the speaker identify that group or organization, including that group or organization' s Address.

Rule 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 2 and 3 above, a person shall not be required to provide their name or address as a condition of speaking.

Rule 5. Time Limits:

5.01 Each member of the public shall have a reasonable time, not to exceed three ( 3) minutes per meeting, to address items on the agenda and items not on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Mayor and City Council.

5.02 Notwithstanding the time limits set forth in subsection 5. 01 above, any member of the public desiring to provide public testimony at a public hearing shall have a reasonable time, not to exceed ( 3) minutes, to provide testimony during each public hearing.

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Any member of the public desiring to speak to the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency concerning any matter not on the agenda but which is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency may address the body at the end of the meeting, during the period reserved for public comments. Said total period for public comments shall not exceed 60 minutes, unless such time limit is extended by the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. A three­minute limitation shall apply to each member of the public, unless such time limit is extended by the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. No member of the public shall be permitted to "share" his/her three minutes with any other member of the public.

Speakers who wish to present documents to the governing body may hand the documents to the City Clerk at the time the request to speak is made.

The Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency may refer any item raised by the public to staff, or to any commission, board, bureau, or committee for appropriate action or have the item placed on the next agenda of the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. However, no other action shall be taken nor discussion held by the Mayor and City Council and the Mayor and City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency on any item which does not appear on the agenda unless the action is otherwise authorized in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 54954.2 of the Government Code.

Public comments will not be received on any item on the agenda when a public hearing has been conducted and closed.

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Please use ONE of the following options to provide a public comment:

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Please note: messages submitted via email and this page are only monitored from the publication of the final agenda until the deadline to submit public comments. Please contact the City Clerk at 909­384­5002 or [email protected] for assistance outside of this timeframe.

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CLOSED SESSION
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: April 17, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney;
Charles A. Montoya, City Manager
Department: City Attorney
Subject: Closed Session
Recommendation:

A) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and (d)(1):
i)Henry Perez v. City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No.

CIVSB2225127
ii)Jackie Aboud v. John Valdivia, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No.

CIVDS2013562
iii)Karen Cervantes v. John Valdivia, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No.

CIVDS2012538
iv)Mirna Cisneros v. John Valdivia, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No.

CIVDS2012926
v)Brian Pellis, et al. v. City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Superior Court Case No.

CIVSB22267331
vi)Arnold Mathias v. City of San Bernardino, Workers’ Compensation Case Nos.

ADJ13324852, ADJ11173952, ADJ10646820, and ADJ8614146
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City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: April 17, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Theodore Sanchez, Council Member, 1st Ward
Department: Council Office
Subject: Downtown Advisory Committee Appointment of
Casey A. Dailey (Ward 1)
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the appointment of Casey A. Dailey to the Downtown Advisory Committee representing Ward 1 with the term ending December 2026. Casey A.

Dailey will replace Paul Guererro. Council Staff has verified that appointee is a registered voter within the city.

Executive Summary
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the appointment of Casey A. Dailey to the Downtown Advisory Committee.

Background
The Downtown Advisory Committee was established by Resolution No. 2021-88 on February 17, 2021. On April 7, 2021, Ordinance MC-1552 was adopted allowing non- city residents who have other ties to the city to be appointed to a Downtown Advisory Committee. Each member of such board, commission, or citizen advisory committee, after having been nominated, shall be appointed by at least five affirmative votes of the Mayor and City Council. Each member shall be and remain a registered voter within the City and no member shall be an employee of the city. Notwithstanding, the foregoing, the Mayor and City Council may establish the Downtown Advisory Committee by resolution and may permit the appointment of non-city resident business professionals (i.e., local businesses) to the committee so long as the non-city residents each have an active business license with the city and collectively make up less than twenty-five percent (25%) of that committee. Members shall serve, without compensation, at the pleasure of the Mayor and City Council. Any member no longer holding the qualifications required for appointment shall cease to serve as a member,

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Discussion
The Downtown Advisory Committee (DAC) is an advisory committee established by the Mayor and Council to advise city staff, participating in public outreach and community forums, and making recommendations to the Planning Commission and the Mayor and City Council on various components of the overall project. Meetings of the DAC will be open and public in accordance with the Brown Act.

The DAC is comprised of nine (9) members who serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and City Council. Pursuant to Resolution No. 2021-88, the Mayor shall appoint two (2) members and each City Council Member shall nominate one (1) member. In accordance with the City Charter and the city’s Municipal Code, appointees must be either a resident of the City of San Bernardino, or a non-resident business or property owner. Appointees should be able to clearly articulate the community perspective and/or the area of the city in which they live or conduct business. 2021-2025 Strategic Targets and Goals
The proposed commission appointment aligns with Key Target No. 2: Focused, Aligned Leadership and Unified Community by building a culture that attracts, retains, and motivates the highest quality talent.

Fiscal Impact
No fiscal impact to the city.

Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the appointment of Casey A. Dailey to the Downtown Advisory Committee representing Ward 1 with the term ending December 2026. Council Staff has verified that appointee is a registered voter within the city.

Attachments

1. Attachment 1 – Committee Application Casey Dailey (REDACTED)

2. Attachment 2 – Resolution No. 2021-88

3. Attachment 3 – Ordinance MC-1552
Ward:

First Ward; All Wards
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:

February 17, 2021 Resolution 2021-88 establishing the Downtown Advisory Committee was adopted.

April 7, 2021 Ordinance MC-1552 was adopted allowing non-city

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City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: April 17, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Theodore Sanchez, Council Member, 1st Ward
Department: Council Office
Subject: General Plan Advisory Committee Appointment of Casey A. Dailey (Ward 1)
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the appointment of Casey A. Dailey as a voting member to the General Plan Advisory Committee representing Ward 1 with the term ending December 2026. Casey A. Dailey will replace Paul Guererro. Council Staff has verified that appointee is a registered voter within the city.

Executive Summary
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the appointment of Casey A. Dailey to the General Plan Advisory Committee representing Ward 1 as a Voting Member.

Background
The General Plan Advisory Committee was established by Resolution No. 2021-102 on January 20, 2021. Resolution No. 2021-02 was repealed on June 16, 2021 and replaced with Resolution 2021-154.

Discussion
The General Plan Advisory Committee serves as an important component of the public participation program providing one of the primary communication channels for the community making recommendations to the Planning Commission and the Mayor and City Council. Meetings of the GPAC will be open and public in accordance with the Brown Act.

The General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) is comprised of a total of 16 members. Each City Council Member will appoint two (2) members. One appointment will be a voting member and the other will be an alternate for each of the Council

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29 Wards. The Mayor will appoint two (2) at large representatives with one serving as a voting member and one serving as an alternative member. Appointees shall be residents of the City of San Bernardino. The perspective individuals should be able to clearly articulate the community perspective and/or the area of the city in which they live.
2021-2025 Strategic Targets and Goals
The proposed commission appointment aligns with Key Target No. 2: Focused, Aligned Leadership and Unified Community by building a culture that attracts, retains, and motivates the highest quality talent.

Fiscal Impact
No fiscal impact to the city.

Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the appointment of Casey A. Dailey as a voting member to the General Plan Advisory Committee representing Ward 1 with the term ending December 2026. Casey A. Dailey will replace Paul Guererro. Council Staff has verified that appointee is a registered voter within the city.

Attachments
Attachment 1 – Committee Application Casey Dailey (REDACTED) Attachment 2 – Resolution No. 2021-154
Ward:

First Ward, All Wards
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:

January 20, 2021 Resolution 2021-02 establishing the General Plan Advisory Committee was adopted.

June 16, 2021 Resolution 2021-02 was repealed and replaced with Resolution No. 2021-154 changing the number of members
for the General Plan Advisory Committee identifying voting appointees.

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City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: April 17, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Theodore Sanchez, Council Member, 1st Ward
Department: Council Office
Subject: Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee
Appointment of Casey A. Dailey (Ward 1)
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the appointment of Casey A. Dailey to the Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee representing Ward 1 with the term ending December 2026. Casey A. Dailey will replace Venus L. Williams. Council Staff has verified that appointee is a registered voter within the city.

Executive Summary
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the appointment of Casey A. Dailey to the Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee representing Ward 1 with the term ending December 2026.

Background
The Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee was established by Resolution No. 2020-248 on October 7, 2020, replacing Measure Z Citizens Oversight Committee.

Discussion
The Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee is charged with reviewing and reporting on the spending plan for the one percent general district sales tax generated under Measure S passed by voters on November 3, 2020, and verifying that the proposed expenditures are in accordance with the Measure S ballot language and the Mayor and City Council’s adopted strategic goals and priorities. The Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee is also charged with reviewing and reporting annually on the results of the annual audit of the Measure S revenues and expenditures completed by an independent certified public accounting firm.

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The proposed commission appointment aligns with Key Target No. 2: Focused, Aligned Leadership and Unified Community by building a culture that attracts, retains, and motivates the highest quality talent.

Fiscal Impact
No fiscal impact to the city.

Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the appointment of Casey A. Dailey to the Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee representing Ward 1 with the term ending December 2026. Casey A. Dailey will replace Venus L. Williams. Council Staff has verified that appointee is a registered voter within the city.

Attachments

1. Attachment 1 – Committee Application Casey Dailey (REDACTED)

2. Attachment 2 – Resolution No. 2020-248
Ward:

Ward 1; All Wards
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:

October 7, 2020 Resolution No. 2020-248 establishing the Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee was adopted.

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City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: April 17, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Theodore Sanchez, Council Member, 1st Ward
Department: Council Office
Subject: Planning Commission Appointment of Casey A.

Dailey (Ward 1)

Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the appointment of Casey A. Dailey to the Planning Commission representing Ward 1 with the term ending December 2026. Casey A. Dailey will replace Monique Y. Guerrero. Council Staff has verified that appointee is a registered voter within the city.

Executive Summary
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the appointment of Casey A. Dailey to the Planning Commission representing Ward 1 with the term ending December 2026.

Background
The Planning Commission was established under Municipal Code Chapter 2.22, Ordinance No. MC-1473, and is tasked with advising the Mayor, City Council and city staff on the physical development of the city, including zoning, building, land use and related matters.

Discussion
The Planning Commission is composed of nine (9) members who serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and City Council. Pursuant to Chapter 2.17 of the Municipal Code, each City Council Member shall nominate one (1) member who shall serve during and for the term of the nominating Council Member, and the Mayor shall nominate two (2) members who shall serve during and for the term of the Mayor.

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The proposed commission appointment aligns with Key Target No. 2: Focused, Aligned Leadership and Unified Community by building a culture that attracts, retains, and motivates the highest quality talent.

Fiscal Impact
No fiscal impact to the city.

Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, approve the appointment of Casey A. Dailey to the Planning Commission representing Ward 1 with the term ending December 2026. Casey A. Dailey will replace Monique Y. Guerrero. Council Staff has verified that appointee is a registered voter within the city.

Attachments
Attachment 1 – Committee Application Casey Dailey (REDACTED) Attachment 2 – Ordinance No. MC-1473
Ward:

First Ward; All Wards
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:

March 7, 2018 Ordinance No. MC-1473 amending Chapter 2.22 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code related to the Planning Commission was established.

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City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: April 17, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Kimberly Calvin, Council Member, 6th Ward
Department: Council Office
Subject: April 2024 Citizen(s) of the Month Darnetta Smith, Claudia Cuevas, Vee Galvez Tellez, Spirit of Texas
BBQ, Janice Robinson, and Ben Gutierrez

Attachments

1. Attachment 1 - Citizen of the Month - Darnetta Smith - Ward 6 April 2024

2. Attachment 2 - Citizen of the Month - Claudia Cuevas - Ward 6 April 2024

3. Attachment 3 - Citizen of the Month - Vee Galvez Tellez - Ward 6 April 2024

4. Attachment 4 - Citizen of the Month - Spirit of Texas - Ward 6 April 2024

5. Attachment 5 - Citizen of the Month - Janice Robinson - Ward 6 April 2024

6. Attachment 6 - Citizen of the Month - Ben Gutierrez - Ward 6 April 2024

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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL HONORING

DARNETTADARNETTA SMITHSMITH
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CLAUDIACLAUDIA CUEVASCUEVAS
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City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: April 17, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Helen Tran, Mayor
Department: Mayor's Office
Subject: Proclamation for Child Abuse Prevention Month in the City of San Bernardino – April 2024 (All Wards)

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PROCLAIMING APRIL 2024, AS

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH

IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
WHEREAS, April 2024 has been proclaimed as CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH by the state and federal government for the purpose of promoting community involvement in preventing child abuse. All children have the right to receive the care, protection, and guidance a family provides; they have the right to be free from harm and to have their physical, emotional, and educational needs met; and,
WHEREAS, just over 31,000 children in San Bernardino County were referred in 2023 to the Children & Family Services for suspected child abuse and neglect; Children’s Assessment Center staff, Children and Family Services Social Workers, Public Health Nurses, law enforcement officers, educators, behavioral health clinicians and others in the field are dedicated, compassionate and skilled individuals working under the enormous pressure to protect children; the prevention of child abuse requires rigorous solutions, energy, strength, determination, and commitment on the part of concerned citizens and the community; and, WHEREAS, protective factors are conditions that reduce or eliminate risk and promote the social, emotional, and developmental well‐being of children; and, WHEREAS, effective child abuse prevention activities succeed because of the partnerships created between the Children’s Network and Children’s Fund in partnership with the Children and Family Services, Department of Public Health, First 5 San Bernardino, Community Action Partnership, County Superintendent of Schools, Sheriff’s Department, Child Care Planning Council, Department of Behavioral Health, Preschool Services Department, County Library, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Children’s Assessment Center, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, and County Fire Department; and,
WHEREAS, the blue ribbon is the international symbol for child abuse prevention; the Children’s Network has planned a Blue Ribbon Media Campaign, Educational Materials Distribution, and the 25th Annual Shine A Light on Child Abuse Prevention Awards Ceremony to increase awareness of child abuse during the month of April.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT, the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, do hereby proclaim April 2024, as CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH in the City of San Bernardino and encourage all citizens to participate in the events offered by San Bernardino County and join in the efforts to end child abuse.

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City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: April 17, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Helen Tran, Mayor
Department: Mayor's Office
Subject: Proclamation of National Therapy Animal Day in the City of San Bernardino – April 30, 2024 (All Wards)

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THE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
PROCLAIMING APRIL 30, 2024, AS

NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY

IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
WHEREAS, there are thousands of Pet Partners therapy animal teams serving in communities across the United States; and,
WHEREAS, Pet Partners has designated April 30 as National Therapy Animal Day; and,
WHEREAS, scientific research shows that interacting with therapy animals can reduce stress, relieve depression, slow heart rate, lower blood pressure, and strengthen the immune system; and,
WHEREAS, therapy animal teams in the City of San Bernardino play an essential role in improving human health and well-being through the human-animal bond; and, WHEREAS, therapy animal teams interact with a variety of people in our community including veterans, seniors, patients, students, and those approaching the end of life; and,
WHEREAS, these exceptional therapy animals who partner with their human companions bring comfort and healing to those in need; and, WHEREAS, we encourage more pet owners to consider becoming Pet Partners volunteers to help our community by creating greater access to meaningful therapy animal visits.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT, the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, do hereby proclaim April 30th, 2024, as: National Therapy Animal Day. We encourage our citizens to celebrate all therapy animals and their human handlers. Further, we publicly salute the service of therapy animal teams in our community and in communities across the nation.

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City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: April 17, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Charles A. Montoya, City Manager
Gabriel Elliot, Director of Community Development and
Housing Department
Department: Community Development and Housing
Subject: Proposed Substantial Amendment to Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan
Associated with Community Development Block Grant
and Community Development Block Grant (All Wards)
Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of The City of San Bernardino, California:

1. Conduct a Public Hearing to obtain citizens’ comments on the proposed Substantial Amendments to 2023-2024 and 2020-2021 Annual Action Plans for the Community Development Block Grant; and

2. Approve the Substantial Amendments to Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and 2020-2021 Annual Action Plans for the Community Development Block Grant; and

3. Adopt Resolution 2024-075, approving the draft Substantial amendment to the housing and urban development fiscal year 2023-2024 and 2020-2021 Community development block grant annual action plan; and

4. Authorize the Director of Finance and Management Services to adjust the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget Appropriation pursuant to the Substantial Amendment 2023-2024 and 2020-2021 Action Plans; and

5. Authorize The City Manager or designee to take any further actions and execute any further agreements or documents as necessary to effectuate the submittal of the Proposed Substantial Amendments to Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and 2020- 2021 Annual Action Plans.

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City Staff is requesting to conduct a Public Hearing to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed Substantial Amendment to Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to reallocate unexpended funds from completed projects and/or movement of funds from stagnated projects to active projects.

Background
On July 1, 2020, The City awarded the Public Works Department $665,000 in CDBG funds for the Encanto Community Center, Phase I, improvements.

On July 1, 2023, The City awarded the Public Works Department $1,080,158 in CDBG funds to execute a CDBG-eligible street improvement project.

Discussion
Due to construction timeliness and to adhere to the CDBG expenditure requirements City staff is taking the initiative to reprogram funds to projects currently in progress that need additional funding.

Project Name Original
Allocation Reallocated Total
Encanto Community
Center $ 665,000.00 ($ 655,886.73)
Street Improvements $1,080,158.00 ($1,080,158.00)
Nicholson Park -0- $1,746,044.73
Currently, the Nicholson Park Project will be converted into a very large, rubberized ball field for children and adults with physical disabilities. With the increase in funds from the following completed or halted projects, Nicholson would expand its Scope of Work already in progress to encompass upgrades to its community center.

The Encanto Project was allocated $665,000 in 2020 for the Design Phase of its park renovation. The project was halted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and later underwent a change in Scope of Work, therefore much of the originally allocated funds are not needed. The City plans to decrease the original allocation to less any previous expenditures—for the new design and reprogram the remaining balance to the Nicholson Park Project. This change will affect the 2020-2021 AAP.

In 2023, The City awarded $1,080,158 to Public Works for a Street Improvement Project, despite not having a project identified. A specific Street Improvement project has still not been identified, and to meet the federal CDBG timeliness requirements,

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Reprogramming the CDBG funds will allow the City to better utilize federal funds and continue to follow HUD regulations regarding timely expenditure of grant funds.

Specifically, with CDBG, by reallocating stagnated funds to Nicholson Park, we can readily use funds at risk of forfeiture due to untimely expenditure according to HUD timeliness requirements.
2021-2025 Strategic Targets and Goals
The proposed Action Plans will meet Key Target No. 3: Improved Quality of Life by providing infrastructure, fair housing, and business assistance in The City. The reprogramming of these funding streams will assist more residents and improve the quality of life of those serviced by the Emergency Interim Shelter.

Fiscal Impact
There is no General Fund impact associated with this item. The respective grant funds will be adjusted as outlined in the report.

Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of The City of San Bernardino, California:

1. Conduct a Public Hearing to obtain citizens’ comments on the proposed Substantial Amendments to 2023-2024 and 2020-2021 Annual Action Plans for the Community Development Block Grant; and

2. Approve the Substantial Amendments to Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and 2020-2021 Annual Action Plans for the Community Development Block Grant; and

3. Adopt Resolution 2024-075, approving the draft Substantial amendment to the housing and urban development fiscal year 2023-2024 and 2020-2021 Community development block grant annual action plan; and

4. Authorize the Director of Finance and Management Services to adjust the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget Appropriation pursuant to the Substantial Amendment 2023-2024 and 2020-2021 Action Plans; and

5. Authorize The City Manager or designee to take any further actions and execute any further agreements or documents as necessary to effectuate the submittal of the Proposed Substantial Amendments to Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and 2020- 2021 Annual Action Plans
Attachments
Attachment 1 2020-2021 Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan

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Attachment 4 2023-2024 First Substantial Amendment to Annual Action Plan Attachment 5 Resolution No. 2024-075 - 2024 Substantial Amendment Ward:

All Wards
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:

April 15, 2020 Mayor and City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan, which included the 2020-2021 AAP.

June 6, 2023 Mayor and City Council held a Public Hearing Approving Fiscal Year 2023-2024 AAP associated with CDBG, ESG, and HOME (All
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Executive Summary
ES-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)

1. Introduction
The City of San Bernardino (City) is an entitlement City that receives federal funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban and Development (HUD). The City receives funds through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).

The CDBG entitlement program provides formula funding to cities and counties to address community development needs. Seventy percent of gross funding must be used to serve low- to moderate-income households. Eligible activities must meet one of the following national objectives for the program:
• Benefit low- and moderate-income persons
• Prevent or eliminate slums or blight
• Address community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community for which other funding is not available
The HOME entitlement program provides formula grant funding for a wide range of activities including building, purchasing, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership and providing direct rental assistance to low-income households. The program’s flexibility allows states and local governments to use HOME funds for grants, direct loans, loan guarantees or other forms of credit enhancements, or rental assistance or security deposits.

The ESG program provides formula grant funding to cities and counties to engage homeless individuals and families living on the street, rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families, help operate and provide essential services in emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families, and prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless.

The Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) is a five-year planning document. This plan covers the period from fiscal year 2020-21 through fiscal year 2024-25. The purpose of the ConPlan is to guide a jurisdiction to:
• Assess their affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions; • Make data-driven, place-based investment decisions; and • Conduct community-wide discussions to identify housing and community development priorities that align and focus on eligible activities for CDBG funding.

Recipients of CDBG and HOME funding must also prepare and submit to HUD an Annual Action Plan (AAP) that describes in detail, each year, how the ConPlan will be carried out. The AAP must provide a concise summary of the actions, activities, and the specific federal and non-federal resources that will be used each year to address the priority needs and specific goals identified by the ConPlan. Additionally, at the end of each fiscal year, jurisdictions must complete and submit to HUD a Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to report on the accomplishments and progress toward the

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ConPlan’s goals.

The City anticipates approximately $15,000,000 in CDBG funds, $6,000,000 in HOME funds, and $1,400,000 in ESG funds during the 2020-2025 ConPlan period.

2. Summary of the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan Needs Assessment Overview
The objective of the Needs Assessment is to gather information from the community and all partners, as well as demographic and economic data regarding the City’s homeless population, need for affordable housing, special needs population, and community development needs. This information is used to make data-driven decisions to establish priority community needs and strategies based on current conditions, expected funds, and local capacity. Through data collection, outreach, and analysis presented in this plan, a clear outline of the City’s priority needs is formed, along with the projects and facilities that are most likely to aid in the City’s development.

A summary of needs identified in the City of San Bernardino include:
 Rehabilitation of single-family owner-occupied housing and rental units  Housing for households below 80% area median income
 Expanding homeownership
 Homeless services and homeless prevention services
 Economic development
 Improvement of facilities and infrastructure
 Fair housing services
See Needs Assessment (NA) section beginning on page 26 for additional discussion on these identified needs.

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Strategic Plan Summary

3. Evaluation of past performance
The City’s CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds successfully contributed to several projects over the last five years. Those projects have contributed to improved housing affordability and expanded economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income households.

Affordable Housing. HOME funds were used to construct new homeowner housing and CDBG funds were used to rehabilitate existing housing. For example, in FY 2018-2019, three new homeowner units were added, and seven homeowner houses were rehabilitated. Additionally, in FY 2019-2020, the City anticipates adding eight new single-family ownership units for households earning between 50 and 80 percent AMI.

Fair Housing. CDBG funds were used to contract with the Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board to provide fair housing services, including landlord/tenant mediation, housing counseling, alternative dispute resolution, and senior services to San Bernardino residents. For example, in FY 2018-2019, approximately 2,700 residents were served. For FY 2019-2020, the City anticipates serving approximately 3,300 residents.

Homelessness. ESG funds were used to connect homeless individuals to services, such as street outreach, rapid rehousing, emergency shelter, and homeless prevention services. As of FY 2018-19, 566 people were served through these programs. Additionally, in FY 2018-2019, the City assisted in the acquisition and rehabilitation of a 38-unit apartment complex to assist homeless households into

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permanent supportive housing. In FY 2019-2020, the City anticipates serving 350 persons experiencing homelessness.

4. Summary of citizen participation process and consultation process Robust community engagement was achieved through engaging a diverse group of stakeholders to identify priorities, concerns, and values. The feedback provided through the community engagement process supported the development of this ConPlan, including the development of housing and community development needs, priorities, goals, and strategies for funding allocation.

For the purposes of this plan, the community outreach included residents, business owners, and interest groups. Targeted outreach was provided to youth, elderly, racial and ethnic minorities, renters and property owners, and business owners across the City. Leveraging existing stakeholder contacts, recognizing underrepresented stakeholders, and identifying new stakeholders was integral to the process of reaching the greater San Bernardino community and ensuring a broad depth of participation.

The City announced the various community engagement opportunities through its social media, newspaper noticing, and email blasts.

Members of the public had the following opportunities for participation and comment, all of which were offered throughout San Bernardino during the ConPlan process:
 Public Meetings: Walk-in meetings were held across the City so that members of the public could describe what needs and concerns they see in their community.  Housing Summit: A housing summit was held for community leaders, agency representatives, service providers, planning professionals, developers, and business owners to learn and exchange information about the current state of housing and development in the City.  Stakeholder Interviews: Various local organizations were interviewed to receive feedback on the most pressing priorities and needs of target populations.  Pop-Up Events: Structured for short interactions, the pop-up took the form of a booth set up at an event to allow access to a specific stakeholder group. Feedback provided at pop-up events was collected through interactive exercises (dot votes, etc.) or verbal responses to big picture questions.
 Online Feedback Collection (Survey): To broadly access and efficiently obtain information from a large number of geographically distributed citizens, an online survey was prepared. The survey provided an opportunity to leave additional, relevant comments. The survey was announced through City media outlets and disseminated through key community liaisons or stakeholders with access to resident and community groups, business owners, and interest groups.

A detailed summary of community engagement, including participation, methods, and feedback, can be found in Sections PR-10 (Consultations) and PR-15 (Citizen Participation) of this ConPlan.

5. Summary of public comments

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The regional meetings yielded numerous public comments that identified priorities for residents of the City. High priorities identified during the meetings included:
 Affordable housing
 Housing and mental health programs for people with disabilities  Veterans homelessness assistance
 Street outreach to homeless individuals
 Jobs
 Neighborhood revitalization
 Pedestrian and traffic improvements
Stakeholders provided feedback on the priority needs of the City. Priority needs related to housing, services, and public facilities were summarized into several overarching themes including to:
 Increase affordable housing;
 Increase housing opportunities and services for homeless individuals, including homeless prevention;
 Provide respite care for homeless individuals discharged from hospitals; and  Enable emergency/natural disaster resiliency for homeless individuals and low-income families.

Community members provided feedback via the community needs survey. The highest areas of need included:
 Infrastructure
 Homeless services
 Economic development (jobs/businesses)

6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them The City did not receive any public comments that were not accepted. The City attempted to incorporate all feedback received through outreach efforts into the plan.

7. Summary
This 2020-2025 ConPlan combines resident feedback, demographic data and analysis, community stakeholder input, and consideration of City resources, goals, other relevant plans, and policies. The results of this combined effort and analysis is the City’s five-year Strategic Plan for the allocation of CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds and activities. These funds will focus on preserving affordable housing, improving community facilities and infrastructure, providing public services to homeless individuals, and improving neighborhood conditions.

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The Process
PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies 24 CFR 91.200(b)

1. Describe agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source The following are the agencies/entities responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source.

Agency Role Name Department/Agency
Lead Agency SAN BERNARDINO
CDBG Administrator SAN BERNARDINO Community and Economic Development Department
HOPWA Administrator
HOME Administrator SAN BERNARDINO Community and Economic Development Department
ESG Administrator SAN BERNARDINO Community and Economic Development Department
HOPWA-C Administrator

Table 1 – Responsible Agencies

Narrative
The City of San Bernardino (City) is the lead and responsible agency for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) entitlement programs in San Bernardino. The City’s Housing Division is responsible for administering the City’s HUD entitlement grants, including CDBG, HOME, and ESG.

Entitlement jurisdictions receive entitlement funding (i.e., non-competitive, formula funds) from HUD.

By federal law, the City is required to submit a five-year ConPlan and Annual Action Plan to HUD listing priorities and strategies for the use of its federal funds. The ConPlan helps local jurisdictions to assess their affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions to meet the housing and community development needs of its populations.

Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information
Gretel K. Noble
Housing Division Manager
Community & Economic
Development Department
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Tel: (909) 384-7270
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ci.san-bernardino.ca.us

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PR-10 Consultation – 91.100, 91.110, 91.200(b), 91.300(b), 91.215(I) and

91.315(I)

1. Introduction
The consultation section of the ConPlan provides detailed information about the agencies, offices, staff and interested parties that were interviewed or consulted during the engagement process. Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(I)).

The City of San Bernardino created a comprehensive community engagement program. Community engagement is key for helping the City to identify needs, priorities, goals, strategies, and activities for future housing and community development activities over the five-year Consolidated Plan period.

Engagement activities included a community survey, community meetings, pop-up events, a housing summit, and stakeholder consultations.

As a part of the stakeholder consultation process, the City consulted with a variety of stakeholders, including local and regional community-based organizations, health and mental and behavioral health care providers, and housing service organizations.

Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness Homelessness. During the development of its ConPlan and Annual Plans and as a general practice, the City coordinated with a variety of housing/shelter organizations, public and mental health agencies, and service providers to discuss community needs. Examples of those consulted include Salvation Army â¿¿ Hospitality House, Dignity Health, Inland Valley Recovery Services, and Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County; for a complete list see Table 2 below. Their collective feedback was especially valuable in gathering information and shaping priorities for this plan as it relates to special needs populations, general health, and mental health services in the City. Through this process, the City interviewed the Continuum of Care (CoC) to ascertain the needs of homeless individuals throughout the City as well as the organizational needs and challenges of the CoC itself. The CoCâ¿¿s feedback will be used to shape the goals identified in this ConPlan, which will then address the needs of homeless individuals in the City.

Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards and evaluate outcomes, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the administration of HMIS

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The San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership (SBCHP) is the administrator of the regional CoC, which serves the entire County. The City continuously coordinates with the CoC to end and prevent homelessness in the County. The CoC is a group composed of stakeholders throughout the County, including governmental agencies, homeless service and shelter providers, homeless persons, housing advocates, affordable housing developers, and various private parties, including businesses and foundations.

The SBCHP is a collaboration among community and faith-based organizations, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, private industry, and federal, state, and local governments. The partnership focuses on addressing issues of homelessness within the County.

The SBCHP was developed to direct the planning, development, and implementation of the Countyâ¿¿s 10-year Strategy to end chronic homelessness. The partnership leads the creation of a comprehensive network to deliver much-needed services to the homeless and to families and individuals at risk of homelessness through careful planning and coordination among all entities that provide services and resources to prevent homelessness. The Cityâ¿¿s ConPlan is aligned with the SBCHPâ¿¿s 10-year Strategy to end chronic homelessness.

According to the Cityâ¿¿s ESG Policies and Procedures, consultation takes place with participation of City officials, staff serving on the CoC Governance Board, and the Advisory Committee of the CoC Board.

In these roles, the City participates in setting local priorities, certifying need, and the annual review of ESG programs. The Community and Economic Development Department serves as the administrative entity for the ESG and compiles program documentation which includes information about the responsibilities of the CoC and ESG programs, HUD regulations, and policy statements such as coordinated entry system, prioritization and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) participation. Compiled data is used to report on project outcomes to HUD through the ESG CAPER.

2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdictions consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities

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Table 2 – Agencies, groups, organizations who participated 1 Agency/Group/Organization Dignity Health St Bernardine Medical Center Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Health
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homelessness Strategy
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
Market Analysis
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) attended at least one
community meeting and provided input to help
prioritize the community needs in the City.
2 Agency/Group/Organization National CORE - Hope Through Housing Foundation
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Non-Homeless Special Needs
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) attended at least one
community forum and provided input to help
prioritize the community needs of the City.
3 Agency/Group/Organization NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING SERVICES, INC.

Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homelessness Strategy
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) attended at least one
community forum and provided input to help
prioritize the community needs of the City.
4 Agency/Group/Organization Omnitrans
Agency/Group/Organization Type Transit

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What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
5 Agency/Group/Organization County of San Bernardino Homeless Partnership Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-homeless
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homelessness Strategy
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
6 Agency/Group/Organization San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Health
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
7 Agency/Group/Organization Project Fighting Chance
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Anti-poverty Strategy

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How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
8 Agency/Group/Organization INLAND FAIR HOUSING AND MEDIATION BOARD Agency/Group/Organization Type Service-Fair Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
9 Agency/Group/Organization SALVATION ARMY
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-homeless
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homelessness Strategy
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
10 Agency/Group/Organization Center for Employment Opportunities Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Employment
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Anti-poverty Strategy
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
11 Agency/Group/Organization Inland Valley Recovery Services, Inc.

Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Health

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What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homelessness Strategy
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
12 Agency/Group/Organization FOUNDATION FOR CSU SAN BERNARDINO Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Health
Civic Leaders
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Market Analysis
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
13 Agency/Group/Organization Inland Congregations United for Change Agency/Group/Organization Type Civic Leaders
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
14 Agency/Group/Organization COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF SAN

BERNARDINO COUNTY
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children
Services-homeless
Services-Health
Services-Employment
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment

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consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
15 Agency/Group/Organization Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
16 Agency/Group/Organization San Bernardino City Council Agency/Group/Organization Type Civic Leaders
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
17 Agency/Group/Organization Wells Fargo
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Housing
Business and Civic Leaders
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
18 Agency/Group/Organization Community Education Partnership Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Education
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Non-Homeless Special Needs

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How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
19 Agency/Group/Organization Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
20 Agency/Group/Organization CATHOLIC CHARITIES SAN

BERNARDINO/RIVERSIDE
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Elderly Persons Services-homeless
Services-Health
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
21 Agency/Group/Organization HOPE THROUGH HOUSING FOUNDATION Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.

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22 Agency/Group/Organization LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
Services-Health
Services-Education
Services-Employment
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
23 Agency/Group/Organization Step Up on Second
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-homeless
Services-Employment
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
24 Agency/Group/Organization MARY'S MERCY CENTER
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-homeless
Services-Health
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
25 Agency/Group/Organization Alvord Unified School District Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Health
Other government - State
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment

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How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
26 Agency/Group/Organization Blair Park Neighborhood Association Agency/Group/Organization Type Other government - Local What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
27 Agency/Group/Organization El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children
Services-Health
Services-Education
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
28 Agency/Group/Organization San Bernardino Staff
Agency/Group/Organization Type Other government - Local What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
29 Agency/Group/Organization NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF THE

INLAND EMPIRE
Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment

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consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
30 Agency/Group/Organization Housing Authority County of San Bernardino Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
Other government - County
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
31 Agency/Group/Organization San Bernardino Neighborhood Association Agency/Group/Organization Type Other government - Local What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
32 Agency/Group/Organization Terrace West Housing
Agency/Group/Organization Type Other government - Local What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
33 Agency/Group/Organization Valon Consulting
Agency/Group/Organization Type Business Leaders
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Economic Development

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How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
34 Agency/Group/Organization Wildwood Park Neighborhood Association Agency/Group/Organization Type Other government - Local What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and
data to answer questions relevant to the
Consolidated Plan.
35 Agency/Group/Organization TMobile
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Broadband Internet Service Providers What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Local mobile service provider
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
T-Mobile and AT&T were invited to attend the
City's Housing Summit held in February, 2020.

They participated in housing discussions and
solutions at the Summit.
36 Agency/Group/Organization San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District Agency/Group/Organization Type Regional organization
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Resiliency and water resources
How was the Agency/Group/Organization
consulted and what are the anticipated
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
improved coordination?
As part of the consultation process SBVMWD
was consulted to discuss water resources for
existing and proposed future development as
well as on-going issues related to water.

Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting No agency types were excluded from engagement.

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Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan Name of Plan Lead
Organization
How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan?
Continuum of
Care
Continuum of
Care
Potential funding allocations to address homeless needs will complement the CoC strategy.
10 Year Strategy
to End
Homelessness
Continuum of
Care
Potential funding allocations to address homeless needs will be consistent with the 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness. 2015-2023
Housing Element
City of San
Bernardino
Barriers to and opportunities for affordable housing development analyzed in this plan were considered in the Market Assessment.

The Housing element also provided resiliency data related to housing problems caused by flood prone areas and general water supply needs for all residents.

General Plan City of San
Bernardino
The General Plan was reviewed particularly the Natural
Resources, Energy and Water Conservation, and Utilities chapters. The City enforces the Unreinforced Masonry Law, 1998 related to seismic changes and earthquakes. The City enforces FEMA floodplain requirements particularly for the southeastern portions of the City which is prone to flooding.

Table 3 – Other local / regional / federal planning efforts Describe cooperation and coordination with other public entities, including the State and any adjacent units of general local government, in the implementation of the Consolidated Plan (91.215(l))
The collaborative implementation of this ConPlan over the course of the next five years begins with the coordinated efforts of multiple public agencies working together to gather feedback and information for regional and local community needs and priorities. Once needs and priorities are identified, they are then incorporated into the City’s ConPlan, forming both regional and local strategies for addressing those needs and priorities.

Furthermore, community outreach to local leaders, stakeholders, and residents is a critical first step in implementing this plan’s desired community changes. By successfully establishing relationships and trust between the government, those providing services or community improvements, and the beneficiaries of these services or improvements, the City and community can move toward a joint vision for what and how to make community improvements. The agencies, groups, and organizations who participated are listed in the table above. Other local/regional/federal planning efforts can be found above.

Narrative (optional):

City staff, with assistance from consultants, worked to involve housing, social service, and other agencies in the community engagement process including direct solicitation for these agencies to

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participate in the community survey, community meetings, and stakeholder interviews. The City will continue to include them in future planning efforts. Agencies who were invited but did not participate are listed here: California Endowment; Cathedral of Praise International Ministries; Center for Individual Development; Central City Lutheran Mission; Clay Counseling Foundation; Community Investment Corporation; Diocese of San Bernardino; Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., Family Service Association of Redlands; Foothill AIDS Project, Grid Alternatives; Home of Neighborly Service; HomeAid Inland Empire; Inland Empire Health Plan; Inland Regional Center; Kaiser Permanente; Legal Aid of San Bernardino; LJR Intellect Academy; Lutheran Social Services of Southern California; Mental Health Systems; Mercy House Living Centers; Molina Healthcare; Mosiac Community Planning, LLC; New Generation for Jesus Christ; Option House; Project Life Impact; Provisional Euducational Services; Restoration House of Refuse, Inc.; San Bernardino Clergy Association; San Bernardino Community College District; San Bernardino County HOPE Team; San Bernardino Public Library; San Bernardino Sexual Assault Services; San Bernardino Unified School District; San Bernardino Valley College; Smooth Transition; Temple Missionary Baptist Church; Time for Change; Ureach-Loma Linda; US Vets; Youth Action Project.

Stakeholders were asked questions and provided feedback on priorities, issues, and solutions in relation to CDBG- and HOME-eligible activities including housing, neighborhood revitalization, and low- to moderate-income household issues. They were asked about their top priorities, neighborhood revitalization, housing problems and their solutions, local organization support, families vulnerable to crisis, broadband internet issues, and how the jurisdiction should spend CDBG and HOME funding.

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PR-15 Citizen Participation – 91.105, 91.115, 91.200(c) and 91.300(c)

1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal-setting

Outreach is essential to the City’s ability to create an accurate and effective plan, and to allocate resources appropriately. The City attempted to reach as many residents as possible within specific demographics, such as low-income families, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, female- headed households, and parents/guardians of children. Receiving feedback from residents, especially those who may receive assistance from grant funds, is critical to the success of the CDBG program. The City reached out to practitioners, agencies, leaders, organizations, and companies who may have the specialized knowledge, experience, resources, and capacity to discuss needs, opportunities, solutions, investments, and how community improvements can be made. All City residents were encouraged to provide input on community needs through citizen participation opportunities.

Community Needs Survey. This community survey was noticed through the newspaper, the City’s website, and distribution of flyers in both English and Spanish. The online and paper survey was made available to the public between January 7, 2020, and February 28, 2020. The survey was provided in English and Spanish. Data gathered from the survey provided community feedback needs for housing, public facilities, infrastructure, homelessness, economic development, and community services, as well as on local demographic data. A copy of the survey, along with the final results, can be found at the attached Community Engagement Summary.

Public Meetings, Stakeholder Interviews, Pop-Up Events, and Housing Summit. Six public meetings were held in the City of San Bernardino, Stakeholder interviews, and a Housing Summit were conducted as part of the engagement program. Flyers were posted beforehand to inform the public of the meetings. To maximize attendance, they were offered at different locations and times of the day. Three meetings were held during the day and three were held in the evening. The Community Engagement Summary includes a flyer of the public meetings. A total of 65 people attended six meetings. Those in attendance included local residents, service providers, and members of the business community.

Community engagement meeting notes held in January 2020 and input from stakeholders helped identify community priorities. Stakeholders were contacted either by phone or visited in person. Each stakeholder were asked a listing of questions that asked about their interaction with the city and future goals and priority needs over the next five years. A Housing Summit was held in the City of which a total of 65 people. Those in attendance included local residents, service providers, and members of the business community. The notes and feedback were helpful in identifying priorities, creating a dialogue with the attendees, and gaining input from stakeholders and the public. Six community engagement meetings were held in January 2020. Pop-Up events included a short dialogue and feedback were also obtained from the public. Three pop-up

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events were attended: 1) San Berardino High School football game November 1, 2019, 2) San Bernardino Airshow on November 2, 2019, and 3) City of San Bernardino Winter Wonderland on December 14, 2019. Community Needs Surveys were distributed at the pop-up events and a total of 314 residents responded to the survey from these pop-up events (See attached Community Engagement Summary).

Public Hearings and 30-Day Public Review Period of Draft Consolidated Plan The City will hold a Council public hearing on March 18, 2020, to review the draft ConPlan, and on April 15, 2020, to review and approve the final plan. The City posted notice of the public hearings and draft ConPlan on February 27 for the first public hearing and March 12 for the second hearing. The 30-day public review period began on March 12, 2020 and ended on April 15, 2020.

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Citizen Participation Outreach
Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of response/attendance
Summary of
comments received
Summary of comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If
applicable)
1 Public Meeting Non-
targeted/broad
community
A total of 65
individuals attended
6 public meetings.

All meeting
discussions are
included in the
Community
Engagement
Summary.

The priority needs
discussed at the
meetings were:
housing, housing
programs for people
with disabilities and
mental health
challenges, affordable
housing, homelessness
issues with veterans
and chronic homeless
individuals,
employment services,
at-risk youth programs,
community facilities for
at risk-youth,
downtown
revitalization and
pedestrian safety
through traffic calming
on 9th, Olive and
Valencia Ave.

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Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of response/attendance
Summary of
comments received
Summary of comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If
applicable)
2 Housing Summit Non-
targeted/broad
community

Service providers
41 attendees from 31
service providers and
organizations.

All Summit
comments were
documented in the
Community
Engagement
Summary (See
attached)
All Summit comments
were documented in
the Community
Engagement Summary
(See attached)

3 Housing Summit Service providers,
municipal staff,
council
15 stakeholders were
interviewed. All
comments were
documented in the
Community
Engagement
Summary (See
attached)
All interview
comments were
documented in the
Community
Engagement
Summary (See
attached)
All interview comments
were documented in
the Community
Engagement Summary
(See attached)

4 Housing Summit Non-
targeted/broad
community
The survey received
1,011 responses. All
survey information is
documented in the
Community
Engagement
Summary (See
attached)
All survey
information is
documented in the
Community
Engagement
Summary (See
attached)
All survey information
is documented in the
Community
Engagement Summary
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Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of response/attendance
Summary of
comments received
Summary of comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If
applicable)
5 Housing Summit Non-
targeted/broad
community
314 responses All pop-up data is
documented in the
Community
Engagement
Summary (See
attached)
All pop-up data is
documented in the
Community
Engagement Summary
(See attached)

6 Newspaper Ad Non-
targeted/broad
community
Newspaper, website
flyers and email
outreach was
undertaken
All news
documents are
documented in the
Community
Engagement
Summary (See
attached)
All news documents
are documented in the
Community
Engagement Summary
(See attached)

7 Public Hearing Non-
targeted/broad
community
There were no
written or public
comments from the
public hearing.

There were no
written or public
comments from the
public hearing.

There were no written
or public comments
from the public
hearing.

8 Housing Summit Non-
targeted/broad
community
There was no written
or public comments
during the 30-day
public comment
period.

There was no
written or public
comments during
the 30-day public
comment period.

There was no written
or public comments
during the 30-day
public comment
period.

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Needs Assessment
NA-05 Overview
Needs Assessment Overview
The Needs Assessment is a collection and analysis of data that assesses the extent of housing problems and housing needs for residents of the City of San Bernardino. The assessment focuses on affordable housing, special needs housing, community development, and homelessness. The information in this section was gathered from HUD’s Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data, American Community Survey (ACS) data, and various other online and City resources. Stakeholder consultations conducted with public agencies, advocates, and local experts have identified the need for transit, workforce training, additional affordable housing in safe areas, and rehabilitation of existing units for low- to moderate-income households. Findings are summarized below.

San Bernardino has a population of 214,115 persons and a total of 57,547 households. Nearly 59 percent of households in San Bernardino (33,760 total) qualify as low- to moderate-income, earning up to 80 percent of HUD Area Median Family Income (HAMFI).A disproportionately greater need exists when the members of racial or ethnic group at a given income level experience housing problems at a greater rate (10 percentage points or more) than the income level as a whole.

Housing cost burden is the most common housing problem experienced by households in the City. As a whole, 23 percent of households in the City are cost burdened and 26 percent are severely cost burdened. While no households experience disproportionate need, Black/African American households have the highest rates of severe cost burden at 33 percent. A household is considered severely overcrowded when there are more than 1.5 persons per room and severely cost burdened when paying more than 50 percent of household income toward housing costs. In the City, Asian households are disproportionately affected by severe housing problems. Overall, 49 percent of LMI Asian households have at least one severe housing problem compared to all LMI households in the jurisdiction.

The minority racial and ethnic groups were found to experience housing problems at a greater rate of incidence than the region as whole, often exhibiting disproportionate need. Asian, Black/African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Pacific Islander households are disproportionately affected by housing problems in the City. Overall, 76 percent of LMI Black/African American households, 65 percent of LMI Asian households, 82 percent of LMI American Indian and Alaskan Native households, and 90 percent of LMI Pacific Islander households have at least one housing problem.

The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) administers the housing choice voucher (HCV) program across the County, including the City, and manages the public housing units in the City.

The HACSB manages multiple public housing units in the City: 154 public housing units at the Maplewood Homes Community, 338 units at Wilson Street Apartments, 400 units at Arrowhead Grove, and various scattered sites throughout the City. The HACSB is currently accepting applications (in early

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2020) for Crestview Terrace, a new community on the site of the former Waterman Gardens under construction in the City of San Bernardino. This property will have 116 new units for occupancy, ranging from one to five bedrooms. In addition to public housing, there are approximately 3,000 affordable units, and approximately 2,600 HCV holders live in the City.

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Summary of Housing Needs
Identified housing needs in the City include additional housing for single persons particularly the elderly and small families, housing that is affordable to those living below poverty levels, housing for persons living with disabilities, safe neighborhoods, and available affordable housing for the extremely low- income households. Additionally, supportive services such as access to affordable health care, childcare, nutrition assistance, public transportation, and short-term financial assistance (first/last month’s rent, security deposit, and moving costs) relieve the financial burden for extremely low-income families and can help prevent homelessness. Rapid rehousing assistance is an integral component of San Bernardino County’s response to homelessness.

LMI households (earning less than 80% AMI) experience housing problems at a greater rate than households that do not fall in lower income categories. Housing problems are more frequent among households that rent their home as compared to households that own their home.

Community engagement activities identified affordable housing and, specifically, housing programs that support persons with disabilities and mental health issues as priority housing needs for the City.

Demographics Base Year: 2009 Most Recent Year: 2015 % Change Population 209,924 214,115 2%
Households 57,547 57,580 0%
Median Income $39,405.00 $37,047.00 -6%
Table 5 - Housing Needs Assessment Demographics

Data Source: 2005-2009 ACS (Base Year), 2011-2015 ACS (Most Recent Year)

Number of Households Table
0-30%
HAMFI
>30-50%
HAMFI
>50-80%
HAMFI
>80-100%
HAMFI
>100%
HAMFI
Total Households 13,335 9,795 10,630 6,275 17,550
Small Family Households 5,535 4,230 4,845 2,535 8,815
Large Family Households 2,765 2,225 2,574 1,404 3,150
Household contains at least one
person 62-74 years of age 1,735 1,815 1,974 1,199 3,765 Household contains at least one
person age 75 or older 1,085 975 895 509 1,350
Households with one or more
children 6 years old or younger 4,204 2,905 3,040 1,610 2,319 Table 6 - Total Households Table
Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS

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Housing Needs Summary Tables

1. Housing Problems (Households with one of the listed needs) Renter Owner
0-30%
AMI
>30-
50%
AMI
>50-
80%
AMI
>80-
100%
AMI
Total 0-30%
AMI
>30-
50%
AMI
>50-
80%
AMI
>80-
100%
AMI
Total

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
Substandard
Housing -
Lacking
complete
plumbing or
kitchen facilities 355 100 120 20 595 40 0 45 4 89
Severely
Overcrowded -
With >1.51
people per
room (and
complete
kitchen and
plumbing) 1,060 490 145 200 1,895 90 90 245 150 575
Overcrowded -
With 1.01-1.5
people per
room (and none
of the above
problems) 1,535 905 735 335 3,510 250 375 575 380 1,580 Housing cost
burden greater
than 50% of
income (and
none of the
above
problems) 5,310 2,510 370 25 8,215 1,390 1,110 744 170 3,414 Housing cost
burden greater
than 30% of
income (and
none of the
above
problems) 555 1,860 2,454 815 5,684 300 785 1,540 804 3,429

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Renter Owner
0-30%
AMI
>30-
50%
AMI
>50-
80%
AMI
>80-
100%
AMI
Total 0-30%
AMI
>30-
50%
AMI
>50-
80%
AMI
>80-
100%
AMI
Total
Zero/negative
Income (and
none of the
above
problems) 920 0 0 0 920 185 0 0 0 185
Table 7 – Housing Problems Table
Data
Source:
2011-2015 CHAS

2. Housing Problems 2 (Households with one or more Severe Housing Problems: Lacks kitchen or complete plumbing, severe overcrowding, severe cost burden) Renter Owner
0-30%
AMI
>30-
50%
AMI
>50-
80%
AMI
>80-
100%
AMI
Total 0-30%
AMI
>30-
50%
AMI
>50-
80%
AMI
>80-
100%
AMI
Total

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
Having 1 or more
of four housing
problems 8,265 4,005 1,370 580 14,220 1,770 1,575 1,604 710 5,659 Having none of
four housing
problems 1,525 2,525 4,059 2,480 10,589 670 1,685 3,590 2,505 8,450 Household has
negative income,
but none of the
other housing
problems 920 0 0 0 920 185 0 0 0 185
Table 8 – Housing Problems 2
Data
Source:
2011-2015 CHAS

3. Cost Burden > 30%
Renter Owner
0-30%
AMI
>30-50%
AMI
>50-80%
AMI
Total 0-30%
AMI
>30-50%
AMI
>50-80%
AMI
Total

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
Small Related 3,905 2,870 1,635 8,410 705 745 1,165 2,615 Large Related 2,120 1,120 674 3,914 435 685 655 1,775
Elderly 895 830 245 1,970 630 515 524 1,669

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Renter Owner
0-30%
AMI
>30-50%
AMI
>50-80%
AMI
Total 0-30%
AMI
>30-50%
AMI
>50-80%
AMI
Total
Other 1,575 840 680 3,095 230 270 260 760
Total need by
income
8,495 5,660 3,234 17,389 2,000 2,215 2,604 6,819
Table 9 – Cost Burden > 30%
Data
Source:
2011-2015 CHAS

4. Cost Burden > 50%
Renter Owner
0-30%
AMI
>30-50%
AMI
>50-
80%
AMI
Total 0-30%
AMI
>30-50%
AMI
>50-
80%
AMI
Total

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
Small Related 3,710 1,475 245 5,430 595 425 380 1,400
Large Related 1,810 520 35 2,365 345 365 160 870
Elderly 745 495 50 1,290 460 325 194 979
Other 1,385 465 90 1,940 210 145 25 380
Total need by
income
7,650 2,955 420 11,025 1,610 1,260 759 3,629
Table 10 – Cost Burden > 50%
Data
Source:
2011-2015 CHAS

5. Crowding (More than one person per room)
Renter Owner
0-30%
AMI
>30-
50%
AMI
>50-
80%
AMI
>80-
100%
AMI
Total 0-
30%
AMI
>30-
50%
AMI
>50-
80%
AMI
>80-
100%
AMI
Total

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
Single family
households 2,310 1,215 695 340 4,560 210 365 530 330 1,435 Multiple,
unrelated family
households 280 215 230 150 875 100 100 290 195 685
Other, non-family
households 65 0 0 39 104 30 0 0 10 40
Total need by
income
2,655 1,430 925 529 5,539 340 465 820 535 2,160
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Data
Source:
2011-2015 CHAS

Renter Owner
0-30%
AMI
>30-
50%
AMI
>50-
80%
AMI
Total 0-
30%
AMI
>30-
50%
AMI
>50-
80%
AMI
Total
Households with
Children Present 3,760 2,030 1,725 7,515 444 875 1,315 2,634 Table 12 – Crowding Information – 2/2
Alternate Data Source Name:

Households with Children
Data Source
Comments: CHAS 2011-2015

Describe the number and type of single person households in need of housing assistance.

According to the ACS 2014-2018 5-Year Estimates, there are 11,511 single-person households in the City, which represents 19 percent of households in San Bernardino (Table 5). Based on the ACS 2014-2018 5- Year Estimates, single-person households are primarily persons between 35 and 64 years of age (49 percent); however, persons over 65 years make up 38 percent of single-person households. The housing needs of elderly persons may be more problematic to meet than for other residents since the elderly are often living on a fixed income and many have special housing and care needs. The ACS 2014-2018 5-Year Estimates shows that 17.2 percent of persons living below the poverty level ($12,140 for a single-person household) are seniors over the age of 65 years.

Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance who are disabled or victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.

Persons with Disabilities: According to the ACS 2014-2018 5-Year Estimates, approximately 12.5 percent (26,221 persons) of the population living in San Bernardino is affected by one or more disabilities. The most prevalent disability affecting this population is ambulatory difficulties, with 53 percent of persons experiencing disabilities having an ambulatory difficulty. This is closely followed by cognitive difficulty at 47 percent.

The symptoms and functional impairments that result from disabling health and behavioral health conditions can make it difficult for people to earn income from employment. Income from disability benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income, is not always sufficient to afford rent without additional assistance. Of 348 survey respondents in the 2019 San Bernardino Homeless Point-In-Time Count, 26 unsheltered adults (7.5 percent) in the City reported to have developmental disabilities and 79 unsheltered adults (22.7 percent) reported to have a mental health disability or disorder that affect their ability to live independently.

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Victims of Domestic Violence: In 2017, the state of California saw 169,362 domestic-violence related calls.[1] The California Department of Justice data reports that calls for services related to domestic violence in San Bernardino County increased by 51 percent since 2014, with 12,012 calls documented in 2017—7 percent of all calls within California. ACS 2013-2107 data shows that residents of San Bernardino County (2,121,220 persons) make up 5.4 percent of the state’s population (38,982,847 persons). Nationwide data is collected annually during a 24-hour Census period; on September 13, 2017, 19,147 domestic violence-related calls were received by local and state hotline staff of the 1,694 out of 1,873 (90%) participating domestic violence programs, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline staff answered 2,205 calls or texts.[2] This averages more than 14 calls every minute. If this level of need continues, the hotlines would receive more than 7.5 million calls per year; the hotlines do not include the supportive services needed to help a victim and their family.

This reflects the larger trend of a rise in violent crime in San Bernardino County. The San Bernardino County Community Indicator Report finds that violent crime has increased by 20 percent since 2014, and specifically the rate of rape increased 74 percent since 2014 (California Department of Justice, 2017 data). In the state of California overall, after reaching a low in 2014, the violent crime rate increased by 13 percent from 2014 to 2017, with rape specifically increasing by 34 percent, although this drastic increase is much lower than the County’s during the same period.[3] Domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking can be precursors to homelessness. The 2019 San Bernardino Homeless Point-In-Time survey identified 35 persons residing in the City who were experiencing homelessness due to fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, representing 10.1 percent of the 348 persons experiencing homelessness residing in the City who participated in the survey.

What are the most common housing problems?
As shown in Table 7 (Housing Problems Table), housing cost burden is the most common housing problem experienced by both renters and homeowners. Of the 57,580 households in the city, 20 percent experience severe cost burden (more than 50 percent of monthly earnings going toward housing costs) and 16 percent experience cost burden (more than 30 percent of monthly earnings going toward housing costs).

Are any populations/household types more affected than others by these problems? Forty-six percent of the City’s households are small families. Since small households comprise the largest type of household and since 55 percent of these households are also low-income, they could be more significantly affected by housing problems.

Across all categories (substandard housing, overcrowding, and cost burden), renter households consistently experience housing problems at a greater rate than owner-occupied households (Housing Problems Table). LMI renter households experience housing problems at a higher rate (60 percent) than LMI owner households (44 percent). The disparity between renters and homeowners is most significant for households experiencing severe housing cost burden (more than 50 percent of monthly earnings

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going toward housing costs), where of the 11,629 households experiencing severe cost burden, 71 percent are renter households. This is followed by housing cost burden (more than 30 percent of monthly earnings going toward housing costs), where 62 percent of the total number of households experiencing cost burden are renter households. As discussed in the previous question, housing cost burden represents the most common housing challenge.

Housing problems are predominantly experienced by extremely low-income households, particularly extremely low-income renters. With the exception of housing cost burden, where low-income (50 to 80 percent AMI) households make up the majority of renting households experiencing cost burden, extremely low-income households consist of at least 40 percent of renters experiencing each housing problem. Further, extremely low-income households (renter and owner-occupied households) are more likely to experience more than one housing problem, with over half of households (55 percent) experiencing more than one housing problem.

Describe the characteristics and needs of Low-income individuals and families with children (especially extremely low-income) who are currently housed but are at imminent risk of either residing in shelters or becoming unsheltered 91.205(c)/91.305(c)). Also discuss the needs of formerly homeless families and individuals who are receiving rapid re-housing assistance and are nearing the termination of that assistance Just over 23 percent of households in San Bernardino (13,335 households) qualify as extremely low- income (Table 6), largely unchanged since 2015 when the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan was prepared.

Small families (families of four persons or less) comprise 42 percent (5,535 households) of the City’s extremely low-income households. Further, almost a third (4,204) extremely low-income households have at least one child six years or younger. Compounding financial demands that affect low-income families with small children can lead to a high risk of homelessness. Families that rely on low-wage jobs often work nonstandard and/or inflexible hours, which can be restrictive to families with both school- age and young children. Additionally, low-wage jobs have less access to paid leave or health insurance as compared to high-wage jobs, further exacerbating stress on families with limited resources when children experience injuries and illness.

As evidenced by the number of extremely low-income households experiencing housing cost burden and severe cost burden, affordable housing is a significant need for extremely low-income households in the City. Additionally, supportive services such as access to affordable health care, childcare, nutrition assistance, public transportation, and short-term financial assistance (first/last month’s rent, security deposit, and moving costs) relieve the financial burden for extremely low-income families and can help prevent homelessness.

Rapid rehousing assistance is an integral component of San Bernardino County’s response to homelessness. Rapid rehousing is designed to help individuals and families quickly exit homelessness and return to permanent housing through a “housing first” approach where the recipients of assistance do not need to graduate through a series of services before reaching permanent housing. Based on the Rapid Rehousing Program Standards, Practices, & Model Guidelines adopted by the San Bernardino

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County Homeless Partnership in January 2019, the program prioritizes a housing first approach to assisting homeless families with children, recognizing that the crisis of homelessness is preventative to obtaining housing and maintaining stability (such as finding affordable housing, employment, assistance programs, etc.). By providing permanent housing quickly, the family is more likely to establish a stable housing situation and avoid returning to homelessness. Rapid rehousing provides community benefits through improving the effectiveness of the County’s homeless services and reducing demand for shelters and other temporary solutions.

If a jurisdiction provides estimates of the at-risk population(s), it should also include a description of the operational definition of the at-risk group and the methodology used to generate the estimates:

The City generally defines those households of extremely low incomes and those living below the poverty status to be at risk of becoming homeless. The estimates are based on CHAS data provided by HUD and on ACS data by the US Census Bureau, respectively.

Specify particular housing characteristics that have been linked with instability and an increased risk of homelessness
Housing problems and severe housing problems occur at a higher rate among very low- and extremely low-income households. Cost burden, overcrowding, and poor housing conditions, particularly for renters, all link to an instability in housing that can lead to homelessness. Many lowâ¿Âincome households have difficulty finding reasonably affordable, suitable rental housing. The lack of options available for these populations leads to housing problems and severe housing problems. Households in the very low- and extremely low-income categories live in housing above their means and face cost burden. Alternatively, they avoid high housing costs by living in substandard housing or with other families or extended families, which contributes to overcrowding.

Discussion
Overall, this assessment finds that:

LMI households (earning less than 80% AMI) experience housing problems at a greater rate than households that do not fall in lower income categories. Housing problems are more frequent among households that rent their home as compared to households that own their home.

Extremely low-income renters make up the majority of household types experiencing housing problems.

Extremely low-income households, for both renter and owner-occupied households, are more likely to experience more than one housing problem, with over half of the households (55 percent) experiencing more than one housing problem falling within the extremely low-income bracket.

The above findings indicate a lack of affordable housing available to lower income renters, but especially housing that would be affordable to extremely low-income households. Results from the community

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NA-15 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Problems – 91.205 (b)(2) Assess the need of any racial or ethnic group that has disproportionately greater need in comparison to the needs of that category of need as a whole.

Introduction
For the purposes of this ConPlan, disproportionately greater need is assumed to exist when the percentage of persons in a category of need who are members of a particular racial or ethnic group is at least 10 percentage points higher than the percentage point of persons in the category as a whole. A household is considered to have a housing problem when their home lacks complete kitchen or plumbing facilities, when there is more than one person per room, or when a cost burden (30% or more of income toward housing) exists.

This section's tables demonstrate the disproportionately greater need across the lower-income levels (0%–30%, 30%–50%, and 50%–80% of AMI). Consistently, across each of the income brackets shown below, American Indian/Alaska Native households experience housing problems at a disproportionate rate. Conversely, White households never exceed the jurisdictional rate for housing problems across all households. It should be noted that the sample sizes for both American Indians/Alaska Native and Pacific Islander households are comparatively small, which may mean the data is not accurate. 0%-30% of Area Median Income
Housing Problems Has one or more of
four housing
problems
Has none of the
four housing
problems
Household has
no/negative
income, but none
of the other
housing problems
Jurisdiction as a whole 10,885 1,340 1,105
White 1,760 255 365
Black / African American 2,400 325 335
Asian 395 165 70
American Indian, Alaska Native 8 0 0
Pacific Islander 10 0 4
Hispanic 6,110 565 255
Table 13 - Disproportionally Greater Need 0 - 30% AMI
Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS

*The four housing problems are:

1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than one person per room, 4.Cost Burden greater than 30%

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30%-50% of Area Median Income
Housing Problems Has one or more of
four housing
problems
Has none of the
four housing
problems
Household has
no/negative
income, but none
of the other
housing problems
Jurisdiction as a whole 8,225 1,575 0
White 1,360 360 0
Black / African American 1,405 390 0
Asian 230 95 0
American Indian, Alaska Native 15 0 0
Pacific Islander 10 0 0
Hispanic 4,925 695 0
Table 14 - Disproportionally Greater Need 30 - 50% AMI
Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS

*The four housing problems are:

1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than one person per room, 4.Cost Burden greater than 30%

50%-80% of Area Median Income
Housing Problems Has one or more of
four housing
problems
Has none of the
four housing
problems
Household has
no/negative
income, but none
of the other
housing problems
Jurisdiction as a whole 6,968 3,660 0
White 1,109 920 0
Black / African American 1,120 445 0
Asian 225 125 0
American Indian, Alaska Native 50 15 0
Pacific Islander 20 0 0
Hispanic 4,279 2,080 0
Table 15 - Disproportionally Greater Need 50 - 80% AMI
Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS

*The four housing problems are:

1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than one person per room, 4.Cost Burden greater than 30%

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80%-100% of Area Median Income
Housing Problems Has one or more of
four housing
problems
Has none of the
four housing
problems
Household has
no/negative
income, but none
of the other
housing problems
Jurisdiction as a whole 2,909 3,360 0
White 555 855 0
Black / African American 470 355 0
Asian 135 185 0
American Indian, Alaska Native 25 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Hispanic 1,729 1,945 0
Table 16 - Disproportionally Greater Need 80 - 100% AMI Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS

*The four housing problems are:

1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than one person per room, 4.Cost Burden greater than 30%
Discussion
The following summarizes the needs of racial and ethnic households by income bracket. Racial and ethnic household groups that experience housing problems at disproportionate rates are bolded.

Eighty-two percent of households with 0%-30% AMI experience at least one severe housing problem:
 One hundred percent of American Indian/Alaska Native households experience at least one housing problem.
 Seventy-one percent of Pacific Islander households experience at least one housing problem.  Seventy-eight percent of Black/African American households experience at least one housing problem.
 Seventy-four percent of White households experience at least one housing problem.  Sixty-three percent of Asian households experience at least one housing problem.  Eighty-eight percent of Hispanic households experience at least one severe housing problem.

Eighty-four percent of households with 30%-50% AMI experience at least one housing problem:
 One hundred percent of American Indian/Alaska Native households experience at least one housing problem.
 One hundred percent of Pacific Islander households experience at least one housing problem.

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 Seventy-eight percent of Black/African American households experience at least one housing problem.
 Seventy-nine percent of White households experience at least one housing problem.  Seventy-one percent of Asian households experience at least one housing problem.  Eighty-eight percent of Hispanic households experience at least one severe housing problem.

Sixty-six percent of households with 50%-80% AMI experience at least one housing problem:
 Seventy-seven percent of American Indian/Alaska Native households experience at least one housing problem.
 One hundred percent of Pacific Islander households experience at least one housing problem.  Seventy-two percent of Black/African American households experience at least one housing problem.
 Fifty-five percent of White households experience at least one housing problem.  Sixty-four percent of Asian households experience at least one housing problem.  Sixty-seven percent of Hispanic households experience at least one severe housing problem.

Forty-six percent of households with 80%-100% AMI experience at least one housing problem:
 One hundred percent of American Indian/Alaska Native households experience at least one housing problem.
 There is no data for Pacific Islander households in this income bracket.  Fifty-seven percent of Black/African American households experience at least one housing problem.
 Thirty-nine percent of White households experience at least one housing problem.  Forty-two percent of Asian households experience at least one housing problem.  Forty-seven percent of Hispanic households experience at least one severe housing problem.

In summary, American Indian/Alaska Native are disproportionately affected by housing problems across all categories. Pacific Islander households are disproportionately affected in almost every category where there is data for their households, with exception for extremely low-income households (0%-30% AMI).

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Assess the need of any racial or ethnic group that has disproportionately greater need in comparison to the needs of that category of need as a whole.

Introduction
A household is considered severely overcrowded when there are more than 1.5 persons per room and severely cost burdened when paying more than 50 percent of household income toward housing costs.

For renters, housing costs include rent paid by the tenant plus utilities. For owners, housing costs include mortgage payment, taxes, insurance, and utilities.

Per HUD definitions, disproportionate housing needs are defined as “significant disparities in the proportion of members of a protected class experiencing a category of housing need when compared to the proportion of members of any other relevant groups or the total population experiencing that category of housing need in the applicable geographic area” (24 CFR § 5.152). For the purposes of this ConPlan, a disproportionate need refers to a group that has housing needs which are at least 10 percentage points higher than the total population.
0%-30% of Area Median Income
Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more of
four housing
problems
Has none of the
four housing
problems
Household has
no/negative
income, but none
of the other
housing problems
Jurisdiction as a whole 10,035 2,195 1,105
White 1,480 540 365
Black / African American 2,280 450 335
Asian 325 230 70
American Indian, Alaska Native 8 0 0
Pacific Islander 10 0 4
Hispanic 5,750 925 255
Table 17 – Severe Housing Problems 0 - 30% AMI
Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS

*The four severe housing problems are:

1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than 1.5 persons per room, 4.Cost Burden over 50%

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Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more of
four housing
problems
Has none of the
four housing
problems
Household has
no/negative
income, but none
of the other
housing problems
Jurisdiction as a whole 5,580 4,210 0
White 930 790 0
Black / African American 970 825 0
Asian 140 185 0
American Indian, Alaska Native 10 4 0
Pacific Islander 10 0 0
Hispanic 3,295 2,320 0
Table 18 – Severe Housing Problems 30 - 50% AMI
Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS

*The four severe housing problems are:

1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than 1.5 persons per room, 4.Cost Burden over 50%

50%-80% of Area Median Income
Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more of
four housing
problems
Has none of the
four housing
problems
Household has
no/negative
income, but none
of the other
housing problems
Jurisdiction as a whole 2,974 7,649 0
White 414 1,615 0
Black / African American 285 1,280 0
Asian 180 175 0
American Indian, Alaska Native 19 50 0
Pacific Islander 20 0 0
Hispanic 2,020 4,339 0
Table 19 – Severe Housing Problems 50 - 80% AMI
Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS

*The four severe housing problems are:

1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than 1.5 persons per room, 4.Cost Burden over 50%

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Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more of
four housing
problems
Has none of the
four housing
problems
Household has
no/negative
income, but none
of the other
housing problems
Jurisdiction as a whole 1,290 4,985 0
White 140 1,265 0
Black / African American 155 665 0
Asian 80 245 0
American Indian, Alaska Native 25 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Hispanic 890 2,779 0
Table 20 – Severe Housing Problems 80 - 100% AMI
Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS

*The four severe housing problems are:

1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than 1.5 persons per room, 4.Cost Burden over 50%

Discussion
The following is an analysis of the rates of severe housing problems amongst racial and ethnic minorities of different income categories in comparison to the overall rate of severe housing problems. Racial and ethnic household groups that experience severe housing problems at disproportionate rate are bolded.

Overall, Asian households earning between 50-80 percent AMI disproportionately experience severe housing problems.

Seventy-five percent of households with 0%-30% AMI experience at least one severe housing problem:
 Seventy-four percent of Black/African American households experience at least one severe housing problem.
 Sixty-two percent of White households experience at least one severe housing problem.  Fifty-two percent of Asian households experience at least one severe housing problem.  Eighty-three percent of Hispanic households experience at least one severe housing problem.

Fifty-seven percent of households with 30%-50% AMI experience at least one severe housing problem:
 Fifty-four percent of Black/African American households experience at least one severe housing problem.
 Fifty-four percent of White households experience at least one severe housing problem.

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 Forty-three percent of Asian households experience at one severe housing problem.  Fifty-nine percent of Hispanic households experience at least one severe housing problem.

Twenty-eight percent of households with 50%-80% AMI experience at least one severe housing problem:
 Eighteen percent of Black/African American households experience at least one severe housing problem.
 Twenty percent of White households experience at least one severe housing problem.  Fifty-one percent of Asian households experience at least one severe housing problem.  Thirty-two percent of Hispanic households experience at least one severe housing problem.

In summary, Asian households are disproportionately affected by severe housing problems. Overall, 49 percent of LMI Asian households have at least one severe housing problem.

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NA-25 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Cost Burdens – 91.205 (b)(2) Assess the need of any racial or ethnic group that has disproportionately greater need in comparison to the needs of that category of need as a whole.

Introduction:

A household is considered cost burdened if they pay more than 30 percent of their household income toward housing costs. As per HUD definitions, disproportionate housing needs are defined as “significant disparities in the proportion of members of a protected class experiencing a category of housing need when compared to the proportion of members of any other relevant groups or the total population experiencing that category of housing need in the applicable geographic area” (24 CFR §

5.152). For the purposes of this ConPlan, a disproportionate need refers to a group that has housing needs which are at least 10 percentage points higher than the total population.

Housing Cost Burden
Housing Cost Burden <=30% 30-50% >50% No / negative
income (not
computed)
Jurisdiction as a whole 28,175 13,053 15,039 1,315
White 8,355 2,655 2,520 440
Black / African American 3,869 2,325 3,259 335
Asian 1,415 380 595 90
American Indian, Alaska
Native 85 30 60 0
Pacific Islander 35 20 20 4
Hispanic 13,940 7,414 8,160 365
Table 21 – Greater Need: Housing Cost Burdens AMI
Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS

Discussion:

As a whole, 23 percent of households are cost burdened and 26 percent are severely cost burdened.

Approximately 19 percent of White households, 24 percent of Black/African American households, 15 percent of Asian households, and 25 percent of Hispanic households are cost burdened. No households are disproportionately cost burdened or severely cost burdened.

Overall, there is a high rate of cost burden within the City; however, Black/African American households have the highest rates of severe cost burden at 33 percent.

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NA-30 Disproportionately Greater Need: Discussion – 91.205(b)(2) Are there any Income categories in which a racial or ethnic group has disproportionately greater need than the needs of that income category as a whole? Asian, Black/African American, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and Pacific Islander households are disproportionately affected by housing problems in the City. Overall, 76 percent of LMI Black/African American households, 65 percent of LMI Asian households, 82 percent of LMI American Indian and Alaskan Native households, and 90 percent of LMI Pacific Islander households have at least one housing problem.

Asian households are disproportionately affected by severe housing problems. Overall, 49 percent of LMI Asian households have at least one severe housing problem compared to all LMI households in the jurisdiction.

Citywide, 23 percent of households are cost burdened and 26 percent are severely cost burdened.

Approximately a quarter of Hispanic households and one-third of all Black/African American households are cost burdened. However, no racial or ethnic groups are disproportionately cost burdened or severely cost burdened.

Please see discussions in NA-15, NA-20, and NA 25 for more information.

If they have needs not identified above, what are those needs? Stakeholder consultations have identified the need for transit, workforce training, additional affordable housing in safe areas, and rehabilitation of existing units for low- to moderate-income households.

Are any of those racial or ethnic groups located in specific areas or neighborhoods in your community?
Minority concentration is defined as a census tract where the percentage of individuals of a particular racial or ethnic minority group is at least 20 percentage points higher than the citywide average.

Minority refers to all ethnic groups other than non-Hispanic White.

The City of San Bernardino is 60 percent White, 16.7 percent Black/African American, 5.7 percent Asian, and 64.3 percent Hispanic (regardless of race). The map below displays census tracts in the City that have a minority concentration. As displayed in the attached minority concentration map. Five census tracts have a Hispanic minority concentration.

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Introduction
The HACSB is the regional entity that manages and maintains housing units and administers Housing Choice Voucher programs across the County, including the City of San Bernardino. There are approximately 2,600 voucher holders in the City of San Bernardino.

Over 10,700 housing vouchers are currently active countywide. The majority of voucher holders have a tenant-based voucher, which is a type of voucher that allows the holder to use the voucher at any housing unit where the landlord will accept it. Currently, there are approximately 31,000 households on the Housing Choice Voucher waiting list for project-based and 23,023 for tenant-based vouchers. Some households are duplicates.

The following tables describe the number of housing vouchers in use within the County and the demographics of those receiving vouchers. Data on the number of vouchers in use within the City is unavailable.

Totals in Use
Program Type
Certificate Mod-
Rehab
Public
Housing
Vouchers
Total Project -
based
Tenant -
based
Special Purpose Voucher
Veterans
Affairs
Supportive
Housing
Family
Unification
Program
Disabled
*
# of units vouchers in use 0 0 1,177 5,277 517 4,660 54 0 0 Table 22 - Public Housing by Program Type
*includes Non-Elderly Disabled, Mainstream One-Year, Mainstream Five-year, and Nursing Home Transition

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Characteristics of Residents

Program Type
Certificate Mod-
Rehab
Public
Housing
Vouchers
Total Project -
based
Tenant -
based
Special Purpose Voucher
Veterans
Affairs
Supportive
Housing
Family
Unification
Program
Average Annual Income 0 0 13,755 14,084 14,172 13,978 14,467 0 Average length of stay 0 0 6 6 1 7 0 0
Average Household size 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 0
# Homeless at admission 0 0 0 30 1 22 7 0
# of Elderly Program Participants
(>62) 0 0 239 1,122 357 754 3 0
# of Disabled Families 0 0 200 1,284 39 1,200 28 0
# of Families requesting accessibility
features 0 0 1,177 5,277 517 4,660 54 0
# of HIV/AIDS program participants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# of DV victims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table 23 – Characteristics of Public Housing Residents by Program Type

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Race of Residents
Program Type
Race Certificate Mod-
Rehab
Public
Housing
Vouchers
Total Project -
based
Tenant -
based
Special Purpose Voucher
Veterans
Affairs
Supportive
Housing
Family
Unification
Program
Disabled
*
White 0 0 644 2,226 372 1,791 38 0 0
Black/African American 0 0 425 2,911 114 2,763 16 0 0
Asian 0 0 57 94 21 70 0 0 0
American Indian/Alaska
Native 0 0 3 27 5 22 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 29 12 3 9 0 0 0
Other 0 0 19 7 2 5 0 0 0
*includes Non-Elderly Disabled, Mainstream One-Year, Mainstream Five-year, and Nursing Home Transition Table 24 – Race of Public Housing Residents by Program Type Data Source: PIC (PIH Information Center)

Ethnicity of Residents
Program Type
Ethnicity Certificate Mod-
Rehab
Public
Housing
Vouchers
Total Project -
based
Tenant -
based
Special Purpose Voucher
Veterans
Affairs
Supportive
Housing
Family
Unification
Program
Disabled
*
Hispanic 0 0 504 1,326 167 1,132 14 0 0
Not Hispanic 0 0 670 3,951 350 3,528 40 0 0
*includes Non-Elderly Disabled, Mainstream One-Year, Mainstream Five-year, and Nursing Home Transition Table 25 – Ethnicity of Public Housing Residents by Program Type

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Section 504 Needs Assessment: Describe the needs of public housing tenants and applicants on the waiting list for accessible units:

As shown in the above tables, the average annual income of all vouchers holders is approximately $14,084, which is 22 percent of the County household median income. This indicates these voucher holders have limited income to cover basic transportation, medical, food, and personal needs. As indicated in Table 23, 5,277 voucher holders (37 percent) have requested some type of accessible feature, demonstrating a need. Also, given the number of persons with disabilities across the County, the need for accessible units would be great.

Additionally, for persons with disabilities who are already on the HACSB waiting list, there is a need for case management and comprehensive support services.

As a Moving-to-Work agency, the HACSB is implementing activities designed to increase the cost effectiveness of federal programs and increase the amount of affordable, quality housing units. As such, the HACSB is implementing a local project-based voucher program designed to increase the number of affordable units, a local family self-sufficiency program to increase household income, and the No Child Left Unsheltered program which provides Housing Choice Vouchers to eligible homeless families.

Most immediate needs of residents of Public Housing and Housing Choice voucher holders HACSB identified that the current housing program waiting lists are too long and have been closed for quite some time. Furthermore, there is a need for applicant assistance in the housing program application process. The most immediate need is finding housing units and property owners that will accept vouchers.

How do these needs compare to the housing needs of the population at large Although Housing Choice Vouchers are available to low-income households, the voucher program is unable to accommodate all low-income households. As discussed in MA-15, there is a gap of 11,445 units for households earning between 0 to 30 percent AMI and a gap of 2,750 units for households earning between 30 to 50 percent AMI. Moderate- and above moderate-income categories are more able to secure affordable housing in the City.

Discussion
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Introduction:

In the most current County Point-in-Time Count (2019), the County identified a total of 2,607 homeless individuals. Of these individuals, 687 are sheltered and 1,920 are unsheltered. There are an estimated 890 persons experiencing homelessness in the City of San Bernardino.

The table below displays the County’s homeless subpopulations. Information for some subpopulations were unavailable.

Homeless Needs Assessment
Population Estimate the # of persons
experiencing homelessness
on a given night
Estimate the #
experiencing
homelessness
each year
Estimate the #
becoming
homeless
each year
Estimate the #
exiting
homelessness
each year
Estimate the #
of days persons
experience
homelessness
Sheltered Unsheltered
Persons in Households with Adult(s)
and Child(ren) 401 87 488 0 0 0
Persons in Households with Only
Children 5 5 10 0 0 0
Persons in Households with Only
Adults 281 1,828 2,109 0 0 0
Chronically Homeless Individuals 64 703 757 0 0 0
Chronically Homeless Families 5 34 39 0 0 0
Veterans 32 175 207 0 0 0
Unaccompanied Child 29 140 5 0 0 0
Persons with HIV 6 41 47 0 0 0
Table 26 - Homeless Needs Assessment
Alternate Data Source Name:

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County of San Bernardino, HUD HMIS, 2019

Indicate if the homeless population is: Has No Rural Homeless

If data is not available for the categories "number of persons becoming and exiting homelessness each year," and "number of days that persons experience homelessness," describe these categories for each homeless population type (including chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth):

Subpopulation data is not available for several of catgories in the table above.

Between October 1, 2018, and September 30, 2019, 426 individuals exited homelessness from emergency shelters or transitional housing. Of these individuals, 13 percent reentered homelessness within less than six months, 9 percent reentered between 6 and 12 months, and 2 percent reentered between 13 and 24 months. Overall, 25 percent reentered homelessness within two years.

During the same period, the average length of time being homeless was 118 days and the median time was 56 days.

According to the County and City Point-in-Time Counts, the City has noticed an increase in homeless population since 2018. From 2018 to 2019 the homeless population increased in the City 37 percent. The County experienced a 23 percent increase over the same period of time. The preceeding table acknowledges the number of unsheltered individuals is overwelming compared to those who find shelter and that a majority of the homeless people have been categorized as chronically homeless individuals as well as veterans.

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Nature and Extent of Homelessness: (Optional)
Race: Sheltered: Unsheltered (optional)
White 141 0
Black or African American 114 0
Asian 3 0
American Indian or Alaska
Native 6 0
Pacific Islander 1 0
Ethnicity: Sheltered: Unsheltered (optional)
Hispanic 102 0
Not Hispanic 10 0
Alternate Data Source Name:

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Data Source
Comments:

Not Hispanic category data in this table refers to the number of multi-racial homeless individuals.There is no data on unsheltered homeless individuals or families.

Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance for families with children and the families of veterans.

The 2019 County Point-in-Time count identified 34 homeless families with children in San Bernardino County. The count identified four individuals with veteran status within the families surveyed.

The 2019 PIT counts for the City of San Bernardino subpopulations included 28 homeless veteran individuals of which only 7 were sheltered and 32 families with children sheltered. There was not data for unsheltered families with children.

Describe the Nature and Extent of Homelessness by Racial and Ethnic Group.

Race and ethnic composition of homeless individuals reported to be receiving services within the City, according to HMIS 2020 data.

Out of the 281 Point-In-Time survey respondents residing in the City, 141 (50.2 percent) were White, 114 (40.6 percent) were Black/African American, and 102 were Hispanic of any race (36.3 percent). This data is for sheltered homeless individuals only. Data was not available for unsheltered homeless individuals.

Describe the Nature and Extent of Unsheltered and Sheltered Homelessness.

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count survey, 17 percent of unsheltered homeless individuals residing in the City had been homeless for less than a year; 59 percent were homeless between one and five years; 12 percent were homeless between six and ten years; and 11 percent were homeless for more than ten years. Seventy-one percent of respondents stated that they lived in the City of San Bernardino before becoming homeless.

Discussion:

There are approximately 2,607 homeless individuals counted in the County of those counted, 883 reside in the City. As identified in MA-30, homeless providers still complain there is not enough emergency shelter space, transitional, rapid rehousing, or permanent supportive housing beds to accommodate them. The CoC’s service capacities have increased within the previous five years; however, there is still a need for beds and additional supportive services.

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NA-45 Non-Homeless Special Needs Assessment - 91.205 (b,d) Introduction:

The following section describes the special needs of the following populations:
 Elderly households (defined as 62 years and older)
 Persons with mental, physical, and/or developmental disabilities  Large households
 Female-headed households
 Persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families

Describe the characteristics of special needs populations in your community:

Elderly Households (defined as 62 years and older). Many elderly people live on fixed incomes, making housing affordability a key issue. Access to properly sized units, transit, and healthcare are also important concerns of elderly households. Elderly households may also require residential care from time to time. Approximately 11 percent of City residents (23,827) are 62 years of age or older.

Persons with mental, physical, and/or developmental disabilities. Persons with disabilities may require special housing accommodations, such as wheelchair accessibility and other modifications to live independently. Access to transit is also a high priority for this population. According to the ACS 2014- 2018 5-Year Estimates, 26,221 residents (12.5 percent) are living with a disability. Of those 65 years and older, 46.5 percent are living with a disability.

Female Household. Female-headed households may have special needs related to accessing childcare and other supportive services as well as an increased risk of poverty. As displayed in the table below, female-headed households comprise 35 percent of households with children.

What are the housing and supportive service needs of these populations and how are these needs determined?
Elderly, disabled, small, large, and female-headed households and households with children are a significant portion of the City’s population and tend to have special housing needs that require diverse types of affordable housing. HACSB does not have enough HCVs to meet the need of all special needs households.

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stakeholder interviews identified housing for the physically disabled, mentally ill, and single women as needs within the City.

Discuss the size and characteristics of the population with HIV/AIDS and their families within the Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area:

HIV/AIDS. Those living with HIV/AIDS and their families require stable and affordable housing in order to consistently access medical care and avoid hospitalizations. On the county level, there are approximately 4,401 people living with HIV (PLWH). Approximately 3,120 PLWH are currently in care and 2,278 are virally suppressed. Statewide, male-to-male sexual contact is the most common transmission mode at 71.4 percent of all new cases in 2017. Black/African American individuals make up 35.2 percent of all new transmissions, followed by Hispanic/Latinx individuals at 14.3 percent, American Indian/Alaskan Native at 10.8 percent, Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander at 9.1 percent, White at

8.2 percent, and Asian at 6.7 percent.

Discussion:

The County provides rapid HIV testing, counseling, prevention education, AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and HIV clinic services for clients who do not qualify for any other medical resources.

People living with HIV/AIDs require affordable housing to maintain consistent access to medical care, adhere to medical plans, and avoid hospitalizations. They require affordable housing that will suit their needs, which include proximity to health care centers.

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NA-50 Non-Housing Community Development Needs – 91.215 (f) Describe the jurisdiction’s need for Public Facilities:

Community meetings identified the need for facilities for at-risk youth, pedestrian improvements, and traffic-calming measures. Survey respondents identified the need for community centers, parks and recreational facilities, youth centers, and healthcare facilities.

How were these needs determined?
The needs were determined through extensive community engagement efforts including a survey, stakeholder interviews, community meetings, and pop-up events. The survey and pop-up events sought to solicit feedback from City residents, while stakeholder interviews focused on community development practitioners and experts. The survey was made available in four languages and online. In total, 1,011 survey responses were received and approximately 12 stakeholder organizations participated in the process. Several residents provided feedback at community meetings and pop-up events.

Describe the jurisdiction’s need for Public Improvements:

Community Engagement events and data gathering from the City revealed the top public improvements were needed:
 Survey respondents identified the need for the following public improvements:
 Street/alley/sidewalk improvements
 Street lighting improvements
 Safe routes to schools
 Water/sewage improvements
How were these needs determined?
See the description of community engagement above.

Describe the jurisdiction’s need for Public Services:

Stakeholders identified the need for the following public services:
 Crime reduction
 Domestic violence services

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 Family self-sufficiency programs
 Mental health services
 Tech literacy education
 Vocational training for those with criminal backgrounds  Youth life skill education
Feedback at community meetings identified the need for:
 Services for at-risk youth
 Neighborhood revitalization
 Survey respondents identified the need for the following:
 Programs for at-risk youth
 Youth activities
 Children after school/summer camp program or services How were these needs determined?
Community engagement activities noted above. Area service providers primarily assisted in this effort.

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Housing Market Analysis
MA-05 Overview
Housing Market Analysis Overview:

This overview summarizes the key points of each section of the market analysis and sets a basis for some of the funding priorities listed in the Strategic Plan. The Market Analysis identifies the City’s housing market, which includes the housing stock, the cost of housing in the City, housing needs for low- income and special needs populations, and barriers to the development of new housing, especially affordable housing.

As with many suburban cities, the City of San Bernardino is made up mostly of one-unit detached structures. Multiunit structures make up the second highest portion of housing stock. Multifamily units have increased more rapidly than single-family development, but only by approximately two percentage points. The cost of home purchase is more affordable in the City of San Bernardino compared to other cities in California. However, like the rest of the state, San Bernardino has followed the same trend of steadily increasing costs for both homeownership and renting. Housing stock is aging; nearly 70 percent of residential units were built prior to 1980.

There are many housing resources in the City and County for low-income, special needs, and homeless households. The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) is the largest provider of affordable housing in the County. The HACSB owns and/or manages more than 10,000 housing units and serves approximately 30,000 individuals throughout the County. For special needs, in the City of San Bernardino alone, there are 39 adult residential facilities providing capacity to accommodate 835 persons; there are 24 residential elder care facilities in the City that accommodate 505 persons. Finally, the City utilizes the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program to support services that include emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, street outreach, and HMIS costs.

There continue to be barriers to the provision of affordable housing. But through many initiatives and supportive services funded by local and federal resources, efforts are continuously being made to increase affordable housing units, provide supportive services and job training, and offer other tools to build the workforce for a strong community.

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Introduction
The City is made up mostly of one-unit detached structures, at 61 percent of residential properties.

Multiunit structures make up the second highest percentage at 19 percent of the housing stock. From 2000 to the present, the development of housing stock has only increased by three to five percentage points, with multifamily units increasing more rapidly than single-family detached by approximately two percentage points.

Vacant land is available for immediate residential development in the City. Opportunities for development are identified in maps in the City’s Housing Element. City policies and goals make evident that the City is committed to both redevelopment and new development. Areas of opportunity include infill housing and new development in the Downtown Core as well as along major corridors.

A healthy vacancy rate is associated with choice and mobility. A healthy vacancy rate for owner- occupied housing is 2-3 percent and 5-6 percent for rental units. In 2010, the vacancy rate for owner- occupied housing was 3.7 percent; in 2017 it was 1.3 percent, 0.7 percent below the range considered healthy. In 2010, the renter-occupied rate was 6.9 percent, above the healthy range by 0.9 percent. By 2017, the rental vacancy rate returned to the healthy range at 6 percent.

Residential mobility is influenced by tenure. Ownership housing is associated with a much lower turnover rate than rental housing. Tenure preferences are primarily related to household income, composition, and age of the householder. Between 2010 and 2017, the number of occupied units decreased, and tenure shifted from majority owner-occupied units to majority renter-occupied units.

All residential properties by number of units
Property Type Number %
1-unit detached structure 37,940 61%
1-unit, attached structure 2,825 5%
2-4 units 5,660 9%
5-19 units 6,460 10%
20 or more units 5,755 9%
Mobile Home, boat, RV, van, etc 4,045 6%
Total 62,685 100%
Table 27 – Residential Properties by Unit Number
Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS

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Unit Size by Tenure
Owners Renters
Number % Number %
No bedroom 215 1% 1,135 4%
1 bedroom 675 3% 7,460 24%
2 bedrooms 5,620 21% 12,530 41%
3 or more bedrooms 20,520 76% 9,424 31%
Total 27,030 101% 30,549 100%
Table 28 – Unit Size by Tenure
Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS

Describe the number and targeting (income level/type of family served) of units assisted with federal, state, and local programs.

The City has a total of 25 assisted multifamily housing projects that provide 3,034 affordable housing units. Fourteen projects (San Bernardino Senior Housing, Sierra Vista, Monte Vista, Buena Vista, Hacienda, AHEPA 302 Apartments, Arrowhead Vista, The Magnolia, Casa Bernadine, Casa Ramona, Jeffrey Court, Laurel Place, Light’s Rancho Linda, and The Plaza) are designated as affordable senior communities and have a combined total of 1,329 units. Most of the City’s affordable housing was funded by HUD, including Section 202, Section 108, PRAC, HOME, or HFDA. Many projects were also financed through Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). Affordable housing units also received funding through the former redevelopment agency or bonds. The HACSB also assisted with the development of the Medical Center Apartments (287 affordable units).

The City falls within the jurisdiction of the HACSB. The HACSB administers the Housing Choice Voucher program, which provides rental assistance to income-eligible residents of San Bernardino by providing monthly rental assistance to participants who rent from a private landlord but pay only 30 percent of the monthly rental payment, with the rest paid to the landlord by HUD. In 2018, the HACSB provided 10,120 housing choice vouchers throughout San Bernardino County and 2,669 vouchers were issued to San Bernardino City residents.

Provide an assessment of units expected to be lost from the affordable housing inventory for any reason, such as expiration of Section 8 contracts.

Assisted units convert to market rate when affordable housing contracts expire. In addition, many of the City’s affordable housing projects were assisted with project-based Section 8 contracts and a significant number of these units are considered at risk of converting to market-rate housing due to expiration of subsidy contracts. A total of 15 projects, with a combined total of 1,627 affordable units, are at risk of losing their affordability status.

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HACSB does not anticipate losing affordable housing units due to expiration of contracts in the next five years.

Does the availability of housing units meet the needs of the population? Findings in the data show that there is not enough adequate housing affordable to LMI households, especially for extremely low- and very low-income households. Affordable units accommodate only half the number of households in the 0-30 percent and 30-50 percent HAMFI categories, creating an insufficient amount of housing for households at these income levels.

There is a surplus of affordable units for households in the 50-80 percent and the 80-100 percent HAMFI categories.

Describe the need for specific types of housing:

According to data gathered through community outreach, there is a lack of single-family and other quality housing development. Existing housing stock is also in need of rehabilitation. The primary housing problem is affordability; households in the middle and lower-income categories have difficulty affording homeownership. A need for affordable rental housing is a top need but owner-occupied housing is considered one of the more critical housing needs in the community. The community outreach process also revealed a need for housing for persons with mental and physical disabilities.

The needs identified through community outreach are substantiated in the CHAS 2011-2015 data.

As shown in Table 29, Unit Size by Tenure, renters in the City outnumber homeowners by 13 percent.

Renters also tend to reside in smaller units: 3-bedroom units are occupied by owners by 2.18 times that of renters, whereas most no-bedroom, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom units are occupied by renters (69 percent).

Discussion
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MA-15 Housing Market Analysis: Cost of Housing - 91.210(a) Introduction
Housing costs have the potential to cause housing problems in a community. If housing costs are high relative to household income, there will be a higher rate of cost burden and overcrowding. According to HUD, families who pay more than 30 percent of their income toward housing costs are considered cost burdened and may have difficulty affording necessities such as food, clothing, transportation and medical care. This section analyzes the cost of housing in the City of San Bernardino.

The City’s housing market has fluctuated greatly over the last ten years. During the 2000 Census, the median home value (MHV) in the City was $94,000; it then saw a steep increase during the housing boom of the 2000s, increasing 115 percent by 2009 to an MHV of $270,200. Soon after, the US went into the Great Recession and housing market crash, where homes across California were foreclosed on and the City saw the MHV drop. Although the MHV has continued to decrease, it is still 41 percent higher than it was before the housing boom in 2000, and wages in the area have not increased accordingly. In 2000, the median income in the City was $31,140, which would have allowed an average household to purchase a home without becoming cost burdened (less than 30 percent of their income). In 2015, the median income in the City was $37,047, a 16 percent increase, with an MHV of $159,800, which would make most homeowners cost burdened.

Based on the 2011-2015 ACS, the median income would be sufficient for a renter to afford $1,029 in housing costs per month, which includes rent and utilities, and not be cost burdened; 72 percent of the City’s renter population pays $999 or less per month.

Cost of Housing
Base Year: 2009 Most Recent Year: 2015 % Change
Median Home Value 270,200 159,800 (41%)
Median Contract Rent 780 813 4%
Table 29 – Cost of Housing

Data Source: 2005-2009 ACS (Base Year), 2011-2015 ACS (Most Recent Year)

Rent Paid Number %
Less than $500 4,200 13.8%
$500-999 17,740 58.1%
$1,000-1,499 7,279 23.8%
$1,500-1,999 1,155 3.8%
$2,000 or more 180 0.6%
Total 30,554 100.0%
Table 30 - Rent Paid
Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS

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Housing Affordability
% Units affordable to Households
earning
Renter Owner
30% HAMFI 1,890 No Data
50% HAMFI 4,130 2,915
80% HAMFI 18,415 7,975
100% HAMFI No Data 11,994
Total 24,435 22,884
Table 31 – Housing Affordability
Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS

Monthly Rent
Monthly Rent ($) Efficiency (no
bedroom)
1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 Bedroom
Fair Market Rent 0 0 0 0 0
High HOME Rent 0 0 0 0 0
Low HOME Rent 0 0 0 0 0
Table 32 – Monthly Rent
Data Source Comments:

Is there sufficient housing for households at all income levels? Findings in the data show that there is not enough adequate housing affordable to LMI households, especially for extremely low- and very low-income households. Overall, affordable units accommodate only half the number of households in the 0-30 percent and 30-50 percent HAMFI categories, creating an insufficient amount of housing for households at these income levels.

According to the CHAS 2011-2015 data, approximately 13,335 households are at 0-30 percent AMI, yet there are only 1,890 rental units available that are affordable to these households (no data is available on homeowner units).

For the approximately 9,795 households in the City that are at 30-50 percent AMI, 4,130 rental units are affordable, and 2,915 units are affordable for ownership.

There is a surplus of affordable units for some of the 10,630 households in the 50-80 percent HAMFI bracket: there are approximately 18,415 rental units and 7,975 ownership units affordable to these households.

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The same is true of the 6,275 households in the City that are in the 80-100 percent HAMFI bracket: there are 11,994 units that are affordable to households earning 100 percent HAMFI, again, creating a surplus of affordable units for households in this range.

How is affordability of housing likely to change considering changes to home values and/or rents?
As illustrated in the table below, home prices in the City of San Bernardino are low compared to those of the state. However, the median single-family home price has increased by approximately 23 percent between January 2016 and January 2019, which is similar to both the County of San Bernardino (24 percent increase) and the state of California as a whole (23 percent increase), during that same time period.

According to the ACS 2015-2018 5-Year Estimates, the majority of renters have consistently spent between $500 and $1,499 between 2015 and 2018; renters spending between $1,500 to $1,999 doubled during the same time period. Overall, San Bernardino is experiencing an increase in rental housing costs. Between 2015 and 2018, the median rent increased from $976 to $1,068. As shown in the table below, both the lowest cost categories (up to $999) and the highest cost categories ($2,000- $2,999) decreased as a percentage of the rental market.

Based upon market data for home prices and rental units, it can be expected that costs will increase, by small percentages.

How do HOME rents / Fair Market Rent compare to Area Median Rent? How might this impact your strategy to produce or preserve affordable housing? The median gross rent for San Bernardino, according to the ACS 2018 1-Year Estimate, was $1,068; however, the HUD fair market rent for a three-bedroom is higher at $1,717.

According to the number of units available, there is a need to develop affordable units for extremely low- to very low-income households. HUD defines cost burden as 30 percent or more of family’s household income spent on housing costs, including utilities. Affordable housing cost then would be 30 percent or less of a household’s income. The HAMFI for the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA is $69,700. Affordable rent for a family of four, earning 80 percent of the area median family income, or $55,760, would be $1,436; for a family earning a very low income of 35,900, $894; and for a family earning extremely low income of 25,750, $644. A strategy to address affordable housing needs would be to put HOME and CDBG dollars toward affordable housing construction for extremely low- and very low- income households.

Discussion
See discussion above.

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MA-20 Housing Market Analysis: Condition of Housing – 91.210(a) Introduction
This section of the ConPlan discusses existing housing supply, age and condition of housing, the number of vacant and abandoned units, and the risk posed by lead-based paint.

As discussed in MA-10, 61 percent of the housing stock in the City of San Bernardino is single-family detached. Multiunit structures make up the second highest percentage at 19 percent of housing stock.

As is common in many cities in the nation, most residential development in the City occurred between 1950 and 1979.

The following section describes the conditions of the housing stock in the City. HUD defines housing “conditions” similarly to the definition of housing problems discussed in the Needs Assessment. These conditions are:

1. More than one person per room;

2. Cost burden greater than 30 percent;

3. Lack of complete plumbing; and

4. Lack of complete kitchen facilities.

Definitions
In the City of San Bernardino, substandard housing conditions may consist of the following: structural hazards, poor construction, inadequate maintenance, faulty wiring, plumbing, fire hazards, and inadequate sanitation. Substandard units suitable for rehabilitation are those units where the total rehabilitation costs do not exceed 25 percent of the after-rehabilitation value.

Condition of Units
Condition of Units Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied
Number % Number %
With one selected Condition 10,325 38% 16,544 54%
With two selected Conditions 1,080 4% 4,305 14%
With three selected Conditions 10 0% 160 1%
With four selected Conditions 0 0% 20 0%
No selected Conditions 15,620 58% 9,515 31%
Total 27,035 100% 30,544 100%
Table 33 - Condition of Units
Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS

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Year Unit Built
Year Unit Built Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied
Number % Number %
2000 or later 2,265 8% 1,530 5%
1980-1999 6,644 25% 8,275 27%
1950-1979 12,720 47% 15,580 51%
Before 1950 5,405 20% 5,155 17%
Total 27,034 100% 30,540 100%
Table 34 – Year Unit Built
Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS

Risk of Lead-Based Paint Hazard
Risk of Lead-Based Paint Hazard Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied Number % Number %
Total Number of Units Built Before 1980 18,125 67% 20,735 68% Housing Units build before 1980 with children present 4,650 17% 1,905 6% Table 35 – Risk of Lead-Based Paint
Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS (Total Units) 2011-2015 CHAS (Units with Children present)

Vacant Units
Suitable for
Rehabilitation
Not Suitable for
Rehabilitation
Total
Vacant Units 3,570 0 3,570
Abandoned Vacant Units 0 0 0
REO Properties 193 0 193
Abandoned REO Properties 0 0 0
Table 36 - Vacant Units
Alternate Data Source Name:

Vacant Unit Data
Data Source Comments: Vacant Units, 2017 ACS 1-Year EstimatesSan Bernardino, CA REO, Realtytrac.com, January 27, 2020

Need for Owner and Rental Rehabilitation
Most occupied units were built before 1980. Sixty-eight percent of renter-occupied units and 67 percent of owner-occupied units were built prior to 1980. For units built between 1950 and 1979, renters outnumber owners by nearly 25 percent. The disproportionate share of renters that occupy older units could indicate a more urgent need for the rehabilitation of rental units in the City. The high percentage of older units, both owned-occupied and renter-occupied, indicates the potential need for rehabilitation for both.

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Estimated Number of Housing Units Occupied by Low or Moderate Income Families with LBP Hazards
To estimate the number of housing units in the City with lead-based paint (LBP) hazards that are occupied by LMI families, the building age of each unit is evaluated. The use of LBP on residential units was prohibited after 1978, but for the sake of this plan, the number of units built before 1980 will be used to determine how many LMI households are at risk of LBP hazards.

The 2011-2015 ACS data in Table 36 shows that approximately 38,860 units in San Bernardino were built before 1980 and could be at risk of LBP.

Based upon the 2012-2016 CHAS data, approximately 31,062 residential units built prior to 1980 are occupied by LMI families and are at risk of exposure to LBP hazards.

Discussion
The City will continue to develop policies to rehabilitate older and abandoned housing in the City in an effort to fulfill its Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) obligation and provide housing to LMI households.

The City will continue efforts to reduce LBP hazards in housing constructed prior to 1978 and assisted through the Owner-Occupied Residential Rehabilitation Program by testing for LBP. If LBP is found, safe work practices or abatement procedures will be included in the scope of work for the rehabilitation. All City procedures for the prevention of LBP poisoning when working on residential structures will comply with 24 CFR Part 35.

The City still has several abandoned homes that have been foreclosed, have deteriorated, and have been vandalized. In Ward 1, there is a focus on the City’s Single-Family Unit Acquisition and Rehabilitation program, but foreclosed homes citywide are eligible properties. The City has identified providers, including Housing Partners 1, Inc. and Neighborhood Housing Service of the Inland Empire, to rehabilitate, manage, market, and close the sale of foreclosed homes.

The vacant unit table found in this section only includes the number of vacant units and REO units. The City has not completed a recent housing conditions study to determine which units are not suitable for rehabilitation. As properties are rehabilitated using CDBG and HOME funds each is evaluated to determine whether it is suitable for rehabilitatioin.

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MA-25 Public and Assisted Housing – 91.210(b)
Introduction
The HACSB is the largest provider of affordable housing in the County. The HACSB owns and/or manages more than 10,000 housing units and serves approximately 30,000 individuals throughout the County. Currently, the HACSB does not anticipate awarding new project-based vouchers.

Totals Number of Units
Program Type
Certificate Mod-Rehab Public
Housing
Vouchers
Total Project -based Tenant -based

Special Purpose Voucher
Veterans
Affairs
Supportive
Housing
Family
Unification
Program
Disabled
*
# of units vouchers
available 0 0 1,321 8,678 552 8,126 352 1,109 834
# of accessible units
*includes Non-Elderly Disabled, Mainstream One-Year, Mainstream Five-year, and Nursing Home Transition Table 37 – Total Number of Units by Program Type
Data Source: PIC (PIH Information Center)

Describe the supply of public housing developments:

Describe the number and physical condition of public housing units in the jurisdiction, including those that are participating in an approved Public Housing Agency Plan:

Under the FY12 HUD appropriations act, the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program allows public housing agencies (PHAs) to convert their public housing units from their original sources of HUD financing to project-based Section 8 contracts. Similar to the Section 8 Housing

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Choice Voucher (HCV) program, income eligible tenants pay 30 percent of their income and the project-based rental assistance makes up the difference between what an extremely low-, low-, or very low-income household can afford and the approved rent for the unit. Tenants would have the option of applying to renew the Section 8 contract. As of FY 2020, all public housing units under the HACSB will be converted to project- based vouchers, commonly referred to as Section 8 units. Planned existing project-based voucher properties include:
 Family Community, New Development – 333 units
 Family Community, Existing Development – 434 units
 RAD Conversion, Existing Public Housing Community – 1,003 units  Senior Community, Existing Development – 349 units
 Family & Senior Community, New Development – 11 units  Veterans’ Housing, New Development – 37
 Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless – 69  Veterans’ Housing, Scattered Sites – 12
In June 2018, the City of San Bernardino received $20 million from the state’s Strategic Growth Council through the California Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program. The funding has been prioritized to revitalize the Arrowhead Grove neighborhood, formerly the Waterman Gardens Public Housing site, and the adjacent corridor. The project will include 147 affordable housing units and 36 market-rate units, along with pedestrian and transit improvements that will benefit the community at large. The National Community Renaissance (National CORE), an affordable housing developer, has partnered with the HACSB for the project.

As mentioned above, all units under the HACSB will be converted to project-based vouchers, commonly referred to as Section 8 units. The primary benefit of RAD is that properties that convert under this process are no longer restricted from securing private sources of capital financing, and the owners are therefore able to address deferred maintenance issues that have caused public housing and other HUD rental stock to deteriorate nationwide. HACSB refers to housing projects as Asset Management Projects (AMPs). The initial phase of the RAD conversion included rehabilitation at the following sites:
 97 scattered site units in AMP 120
 330 units in AMP 130 (Maplewood Homes)

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 75 units in AMP 150 (Brockton site 19-05)
 50 units in AMP 160 (Monte Vista site 19-06)
In September 2018, the second phase of the RAD conversion of public housing units closed and rehabilitation work identified under the RAD physical needs assessments commenced. The second phase of the conversion included the following sites:
 12 scattered site units in AMP 150 (E. 9th Street)
 125 units in AMP 160 (Colton sites 19-04 & 19-10)
 217 units in AMP 170 (Barstow sites 19-07, 19-12, 19-13 and Deseret) All public housing units have been converted through RAD and therefor there are no public housing units in the City.

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Public Housing Condition
Public Housing Development Average Inspection Score

Table 38 - Public Housing Condition

Describe the restoration and revitalization needs of public housing units in the jurisdiction:

The HACSB has received approval under HUD’s RAD program and has converted its entire public housing portfolio. As of FY 2020, all units have been or will be converted to project-based vouchers, commonly referred to as Section 8 units.

Describe the public housing agency's strategy for improving the living environment of low- and moderate-income families residing in public housing:

The HACSB works to facilitate opportunities for families and individuals to become self-sufficient and financially independent so that they can transition from dependency on housing subsidy through the following strategies:
 Develop and maintain policies, programs, and services that foster accountability, responsibility, and economic independence.
 Partner with external organizations to support clients in acquiring life skills, education, and training.
 Strengthening tenants’ personal accountability and in transitioning to home ownership/market rentals
In addition to implementing non-MTW activities to address the goal of self-sufficiency, the HACSB has implemented nine MTW activities that address this goal: Local Policies for Portability, Elimination of Earned Income Disallowance, Minimum Rent, Pilot Work Requirement, Local Income Inclusion, implementation of a local Family Self Sufficiency program, Term-Limited Lease Assistance Program, No Child Left Unsheltered, and Transition for Over-Income Families Discussion:

Over 10,700 housing vouchers are currently active countywide, of which there are approximately 2,600 voucher holders in the City of San Bernardino. Approximately 37 percent of the voucher holders have requested accessible units or features. The majority of voucher holders have a tenant-based vouchers.

Currently, there are approximately 31,000 households on the Housing Choice Voucher waiting list for project-based and 23,023 for tenant-based vouchers. There is a need for applicant assistance in the housing program application process as well as finding property owners that will accept vouchers.

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The Housing Choice Vouchers program is unable to accommodate all low-income households. There is a housing gap of 11,445 units for households earning between 0 to 30 percent AMI as well as a housing gap of 2,750 units for households earning between 30 to 50 percent AMI. Hispanic and Black/African American households are the most prevelent cost burdened populations.

Assisted units sometimes convert to market rate units when affordable housing contracts expire. Many of the City’s affordable housing projects that are assisted with project-based Section 8 contracts are considered at risk of converting to market-rate housing due to expiration of subsidy contracts.

Specifically, a total of 15 projects, with a combined total of 1,627 affordable units, are at risk of losing their affordability status.

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MA-30 Homeless Facilities and Services – 91.210(c)
Introduction
The City of San Bernardino assists homeless populations through funding supportive service providers in the community. The City has traditionally provided funding through the ESG program to support services that include emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, street outreach, and HMIS costs.

Facilities and Housing Targeted to Homeless Households
Emergency Shelter Beds Transitional
Housing Beds
Permanent Supportive Housing
Beds
Year Round Beds
(Current & New)
Voucher /
Seasonal /
Overflow Beds
Current & New Current & New Under
Development
Households with Adult(s) and
Child(ren) 252 17 145 695 0
Households with Only Adults 176 0 101 833 0
Chronically Homeless Households 0 0 0 652 0
Veterans 29 0 5 712 0
Unaccompanied Youth 5 0 0 3 0
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Describe mainstream services, such as health, mental health, and employment services to the extent those services are use to complement services targeted to homeless persons Many organizations in San Bernardino, including businesses, civic groups, corporations, educational institutions, faith-based organizations, local government, and nonprofit agencies, provide financial assistance, food, health care, clothing, legal assistance, public assistance, rental assistance, and utility assistance at little or no cost. Mainstream benefit programs such as CalFresh, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Veteran’s Benefits are available to homeless persons in the City.

Additionally, the Homeless Provider Network (HPN) acts as an advocate for homeless populations and those at risk of becoming homeless. The HPN facilitates the collaboration between the public and private sectors to coordinate services to assist and prevent homelessness. Member organizations of the HPN meet monthly.

List and describe services and facilities that meet the needs of homeless persons, particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth. If the services and facilities are listed on screen SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure or screen MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services, describe how these facilities and services specifically address the needs of these populations.

The City works with various agencies and provides referrals for services to homeless populations and those at risk of homelessness:
• Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County – provides homeless persons and those at risk of homelessness with temporary rental assistance, financial literacy education, and linkages to other support services.
• Family Service Association of Redlands – provides emergency shelter (motel vouchers), wraparound services, and case management to prevent homelessness.
• Lutheran Social Services – provides emergency shelter as a "bridge" to permanent housing, and wrap- around services to help homeless men 18 years and older to achieve self-sufficiency. • Step Up on Second – provides supportive services which begin with engagement and street outreach activities.
• The Salvation Army Hospitality House – provides emergency shelter, referrals to permanent housing services, and meals to families and single females experiencing homelessness.

Other agencies in the County providing services to address homelessness include:
 Catholic Charities San Bernardino
 High Desert Homeless Services, Inc.
 Victor Valley Family Resource Center
Time for Change Foundation provides emergency shelter services to women and children as well as permanent housing. Helping Hands Pantry, a food bank, serves the communities of the County of San Bernardino; programs include a mobile food pantry and the College Student Food Assistance Program for students who do not have the resources to buy enough food.

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MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services – 91.210(d) Introduction
There are 39 adult residential facilities in the City of San Bernardino. Such facilities provide safe and secure places for the elderly and persons with disabilities to stay while their primary caretakers work or run errands. In January 2020, there were 60 licensed adult residential facilities in the City with the capacity to accommodate a total of 835 persons.

Residential care facilities for the elderly are family homes, group care facilities, or other similar facilities in which non-medical care is provided 24 hours per day to support daily activities and ensure personal security of the elderly. There are 24 residential elder care facilities in the City that accommodate 505 persons.

Including the elderly, frail elderly, persons with disabilities (mental, physical, developmental), persons with alcohol or other drug addictions, persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, public housing residents and any other categories the jurisdiction may specify, and describe their supportive housing needs
Elderly. Elderly persons may have special housing needs primarily due to income, health care costs, and physical or mental disabilities, particularly those that tend to increase with age. As a result, the elderly may face difficulty in finding housing and may become victims of housing discrimination or fraud.

According to the 2011-2015 ACS, approximately 15,302 persons 62 years and older reside in the City, representing seven percent of the total population. The senior population is growing at a faster pace than the overall population. According to the ACS, between 2010 and 2017, the total number of elderly persons in San Bernardino increased by more than 12 percent while the City’s total population increased by only 2.5 percent.

Persons with Disabilities. Persons with disabilities frequently have special housing needs, often related to a potentially limited ability to earn enough income, a lack of accessible and affordable housing, and higher health costs associated with a disability. Persons with self-care and mobility limitations may also require housing design features such as wheelchair ramps, grab bars, special bathroom designs, and/or wider doorway openings.

According to the ACS 2014-2018 5-Year Estimates, 12.5 percent of San Bernardino residents reported a disability, a decrease from the 2009-2013 estimates, which estimated that 13.2 percent of the population had one or more disabilities.

Approximately 16.5 percent of those between the ages of 35 to 64 reported having a disability.

Approximately 38.5 percent of those between the ages of 65 to 74 reported having a disability, which is approximately 8 percent higher than the County level. For those 75 years and older, 60.9 percent of the population reported having a disability, which is approximately 5 percent higher than the County level.

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A major challenge facing the City is the availability of housing stock with accessible features that meet the needs of disabled residents and their families. The ACS 2014-2018 5-Year estimates showed that

14.2 percent, or 2,586, residents above the age of 65 were living below the poverty level. Living below the poverty level further limits resources and puts an additional constraint on the already limited housing options available to seniors with a disability.

Community outreach also revealed a need for housing programs with mental health services for people with mental and physical disabilities.

Drugs/Alcohol. The County of San Bernardino provides alcohol and drug services through the Substance Use Disorder and Recovery Services (SUDRS) program. Services are available to all County residents.

Additionally, Supervised Treatment After Release (STAR) is the treatment component of the Mental Health Court System of Care. Individuals are generally referred while incarcerated in the West Valley Detention Center. STAR arranges for:
 Day treatment
 Intensive case management
 Residential placement
 Drug and alcohol treatment
 Periodic court reviews
HIV/AIDS. The National Commission on AIDS states that up to half of all Americans with HIV or AIDS are either homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless because of their illness, lack of income or other resources, and having a weak support network. Persons with HIV/AIDS may also require a broad range of services, including counseling, medical care, in-home care, transportation assistance, and food provision.

Describe programs for ensuring that persons returning from mental and physical health institutions receive appropriate supportive housing
The City has worked with St. Bernadine Hospital to transition homeless individuals who are being discharged from the hospital into transitional housing and ultimately transition into permanent housing.

The City will continue to support the regional Continuum of Care’s efforts to implement the San Bernardino County 10-Year Strategy for Ending Homelessness. This plan includes a recommendation to focus on discharge planning to prevent people from becoming homeless when they are discharged from correctional, foster care, health care, or mental health care systems. The McKinney-Vento Act requires that state and local governments have policies and protocols in place to ensure that persons being discharged from a publicly funded institution or system of care are not discharged immediately into homelessness. To meet HUD’s requirements, the 10-Year Strategy has established a Discharge Planning Committee to focus on improving coordination between discharge planning agencies, local government, and homeless service providers in order to implement a “zero tolerance” plan that will prevent persons from being discharged into homelessness. The City has provided ESG funding to Step Up on Second (Step

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Up) for essential service referrals and housing placement services to homeless and near-homeless persons. Step Up also provides daily street outreach to the most service-resistant homeless population in San Bernardino.

Specify the activities that the jurisdiction plans to undertake during the next year to address the housing and supportive services needs identified in accordance with 91.215(e) with respect to persons who are not homeless but have other special needs. Link to one-year goals. 91.315(e)
Through CDBG, ESG, and other available resources, the City traditionally funds organizations that provide services to residents in need. Such funding support includes ADA accessibility for public spaces and service organizations providing assistance and referrals to low-income persons in need of various supportive services. In 2020-2021 the City intends to fund several affordable housing initiatives including the development of new affordable rental housing (100 units), expand home ownership opportunties to eligible LMI households through its Infill Housing Program (4 new units) and its First Time Home Ownership Program (2 existing units), rental housing rehabilitation (239 units), and through fair housing assistance which will help over 2,000 property owners and tenants citywide. The City prioritizes families whose household income is extremely low and low income income.

For entitlement/consortia grantees: Specify the activities that the jurisdiction plans to undertake during the next year to address the housing and supportive services needs identified in accordance with 91.215(e) with respect to persons who are not homeless but have other special needs. Link to one-year goals. (91.220(2)) See above discussions.

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MA-40 Barriers to Affordable Housing – 91.210(e)
Negative Effects of Public Policies on Affordable Housing and Residential Investment The City recognizes that barriers to affordable housing exist and continues to employ strategies to overcome them. Policies can create barriers to the production of affordable housing and residential investment because such factors increase costs.

The high cost of affordable housing and residential investment can be contributed to the following:

Lack of Affordable Housing Funds: Funding for affordable housing usually comes from the government at the local, state, or federal levels or from nonprofit organizations specializing in the construction of affordable housing. Before 2012, redevelopment had the ability to borrow against future property tax revenue in order to finance capital projects and address blight; 20 percent of redevelopment money was required to be allocated toward affordable housing. Due to state budgetary problems, redevelopment agencies were dissolved. Now the City relies on private resources, federal grant programs, state resources, and philanthropy to fund affordable housing projects.

Environmental Review: Environmental review can be a long process and is expensive if extensive environmental review is required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or the National Environmental Policy Act. Additionally, if a developer is applying to rezone an area or parcel, an amendment to the General Plan or Zoning Ordinance is required, which is a project under CEQA. Such an amendment requires environmental review, which can become a long and even political process that can slow or even stop the development of projects.

Site Improvements: Many parts of the City of San Bernardino are undeveloped and lack adequate pedestrian and automobile infrastructure to support new residential subdivisions. All new residential development is required to provide sidewalk with curbs and gutters and must be served by appropriate roadways consistent with the General Plan Circulation Element and adopted road development standards. The cost of these improvements increases the cost of development but is necessary to facilitate pedestrian and vehicular access and movement in the City.

Planning and Development Fees: Planning and development impact fees, such as for transportation, water, and sewer infrastructure improvements, often add to the overall cost of development. The City’s fees reflect the fair share of the costs of providing permitting, infrastructure, and services for new residences.

Infrastructure and Impact Fees: Impact fees are charged to housing developers to pay for City infrastructure that will support the project, or pay for parks or other City services that protect the welfare of residents. A primary financial deterrent for developers is the high cost of impact fees.

Construction costs, permitting fees, and impact fees are passed on to the consumer, driving up the cost of housing at all income levels.

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State and Federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages: The state Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) expanded the kinds of projects that require the payment of prevailing wages. Prevailing wage adds to the overall cost of development. A prevailing wage must also be paid to laborers when federal funds are used to pay labor costs for any project over $2,000 or on any multifamily project over eight units. Based on discussions with developers, various prevailing wage requirements typically inflate the development costs by 35 percent.

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MA-45 Non-Housing Community Development Assets – 91.215 (f) Introduction
The City of San Bernardino is located in the Inland Empire, which is part of a populous area west of Los Angeles in Southern California. Top employers in the City include California State University, San Bernardino, Caltrans, and the Community Hospital of San Bernardino. There are 57,889 jobs in the City with a labor force of approximately 88,000. The City has strong millennial growth with an average age of 32, younger than both the state (36) and the nation (37). Additionally, the County is the second-fastest growing county in the state, likely due to lower home prices and commercial vacancy rates, making the area ideal for investment.

Economic Development Market Analysis
Business Activity
Business by Sector Number of
Workers
Number of Jobs Share of Workers
%
Share of Jobs
%
Jobs less workers
%
Agriculture, Mining, Oil & Gas Extraction 771 229 1 0 -1 Arts, Entertainment, Accommodations 7,079 7,320 13 13 0 Construction 4,002 2,357 7 4 -3
Education and Health Care Services 11,756 14,338 21 25 4 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 2,248 3,649 4 6 2
Information 752 350 1 1 0
Manufacturing 5,683 3,438 10 6 -4
Other Services 2,023 2,422 4 4 0
Professional, Scientific, Management Services 3,168 4,139 6 7 1 Public Administration 0 0 0 0 0
Retail Trade 8,041 8,264 15 14 -1
Transportation and Warehousing 5,321 7,872 10 14 4
Wholesale Trade 4,046 3,511 7 6 -1
Total 54,890 57,889 -- -- --
Table 40 - Business Activity

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Labor Force
Total Population in the Civilian Labor Force 88,507
Civilian Employed Population 16 years and over 73,795
Unemployment Rate 16.60
Unemployment Rate for Ages 16-24 34.05
Unemployment Rate for Ages 25-65 9.00
Table 41 - Labor Force
Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS

Occupations by Sector Number of People
Management, business and financial 9,155
Farming, fisheries and forestry occupations 4,155
Service 10,555
Sales and office 18,790
Construction, extraction, maintenance and
repair 7,535
Production, transportation and material moving 5,500
Table 42 – Occupations by Sector
Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS

Travel Time
Travel Time Number Percentage
< 30 Minutes 45,150 66%
30-59 Minutes 15,889 23%
60 or More Minutes 7,445 11%
Total 68,484 100%
Table 43 - Travel Time
Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS

Education:

Educational Attainment by Employment Status (Population 16 and Older) Educational Attainment In Labor Force
Civilian Employed Unemployed Not in Labor Force
Less than high school graduate 14,685 3,539 14,005
High school graduate (includes
equivalency) 16,405 2,535 10,015
Some college or Associate's degree 19,900 2,590 7,675

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Educational Attainment In Labor Force
Civilian Employed Unemployed Not in Labor Force
Bachelor's degree or higher 8,335 615 2,630
Table 44 - Educational Attainment by Employment Status
Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS

Educational Attainment by Age
Age
18–24 yrs 25–34 yrs 35–44 yrs 45–65 yrs 65+ yrs
Less than 9th grade 535 2,144 3,713 7,580 3,660
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5,399 5,765 5,350 7,669 2,500 High school graduate, GED, or
alternative 9,005 9,785 7,140 12,035 4,600
Some college, no degree 10,905 8,939 5,085 9,830 3,385
Associate's degree 1,004 2,258 1,405 2,665 1,224
Bachelor's degree 1,179 2,595 1,775 3,705 1,394
Graduate or professional degree 15 754 850 1,894 918
Table 45 - Educational Attainment by Age
Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS

Educational Attainment – Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Educational Attainment Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Less than high school graduate 33,509
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 65,568
Some college or Associate's degree 88,789
Bachelor's degree 57,200
Graduate or professional degree 109,150
Table 46 – Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months
Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS

Based on the Business Activity table above, what are the major employment sectors within your jurisdiction?
Education and health care services is the top employment sector with the highest percentage of local workers within the sector in San Bernardino, followed by retail trade, arts/entertainment/accommodations, transportation and warehousing, and manufacturing. The sectors with the highest percentage of jobs within the sector are education and healthcare services, retail, transportation and warehousing, and arts, entertainment and accommodations. Manufacturing has the

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most oversupply of labor (more workers than jobs). Education/health care services and finance/insurance/real estate both have the most undersupply of labor (more jobs than workers).

Describe the workforce and infrastructure needs of the business community:

The City has a civilian labor force of 88,507. However, the unemployment rate is unusually high at 16.6 percent overall, and 9 percent for those in the 25-65 age cohort; the national rate is 3.7 percent and for comparably sized cities, 5.5 percent. Though education and health care services are the top business sector, the most occupations are in sales and office. As discussed above, there is a need for workers in the finance, insurance, and real estate sector. Additionally, because of the finding that there are more workers than jobs in manufacturing, it could be beneficial to incentivize manufacturing companies to locate in the City. The public outreach process for the 2020-2025 ConPlan also expressed the need for job training for residents.

Describe any major changes that may have an economic impact, such as planned local or regional public or private sector investments or initiatives that have affected or may affect job and business growth opportunities during the planning period. Describe any needs for workforce development, business support or infrastructure these changes may create.

The City of San Bernardino has developed the San Bernardino Downtown Vision & Action Plan, which includes the development of the 48.2-acre Carousel District. A goal of the plan is to capitalize on the Carousel District’s ability to attract visitors to its arts and entertainment amenities by further developing the area. Projects being considered for this mixed-use development include residential market-rate housing and retail redevelopment with future phases of office, educational, and/or additional housing.

In addition to development, the InTech Center in Fontana is part of an initiative designed to provide hands-on training that manufacturing employers are looking for. Manufacturing sectors are growing in the County and include advanced manufacturing, food, plastics, and metal manufacturing. The center provides individual certificate programs as well as comprehensive career skill development, such as in industrial maintenance, pre-engineering, robotics, and IT.

Tens of thousands of new residential units are anticipated. As such, the County also has resources in place to attract retail by assisting investors with site selection, business planning, obtaining permits to operate retail, workforce assistance, and demographic and market reports.

How do the skills and education of the current workforce correspond to employment opportunities in the jurisdiction?
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manufacturing companies to locate in the City. As mentioned above, job training is a need in the community.

Describe any current workforce training initiatives, including those supported by Workforce Investment Boards, community colleges and other organizations. Describe how these efforts will support the jurisdiction's Consolidated Plan.

The San Bernardino Community and Economic Development Department will continue consulting with County Workforce Development, County Department of Behavioral Health, and County Office on Aging and Adult Services, all of which are involved in the delivery of housing, supportive services and economic development to low- and moderate-income San Bernardino residents. Workforce Development provides job placement services for persons in the County and paid on-the-job training and any equipment that an employee may require to carry their new job. In the realm of economic development, the City recently established a partnership with the Mexican Consulate’s Emprendedores program. The program partners with the Small Business Administration and the City’s Micro Enterprise program to provide Spanish language training for persons interested in launching a small business or expanding an existing small business. Through the City’s partnership with the Emprendedores program, the City will cross promote the services available through Workforce Development.

Does your jurisdiction participate in a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)?
No
If so, what economic development initiatives are you undertaking that may be coordinated with the Consolidated Plan? If not, describe other local/regional plans or initiatives that impact economic growth.

The City does not have a comprehensive economic development strategy.

Discussion
See discussion above.

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MA-50 Needs and Market Analysis Discussion
Are there areas where households with multiple housing problems are concentrated? (include a definition of "concentration")
As discussed below, there are racial and ethnic concentrations and LMI concentrations within the City.

The definition of “concentration” is provided below.

Are there any areas in the jurisdiction where racial or ethnic minorities or low-income families are concentrated? (include a definition of "concentration") A minority concentration is defined as census tracts where the percentage of individuals of racial or ethnic minority groups is at least 20 percent higher than the City average. An LMI concentration is defined as a census tract in which the median household income is less than or equal to 80 percent of the statewide median family income, in which the median family income is less than or equal to 80 percent of the metropolitan area’s median family income, or in which the federal poverty rate is 20 percent or greater.

As discussed in NA-30, five census tracts have a Hispanic minority concentration.

A majority of the City is considered an LMI area (see attached LMI Concentration Map).

What are the characteristics of the market in these areas/neighborhoods? According to the ACS 2014-2018 5-Year Estimates, the median household income for the City is $43,136, which is less than the County’s median household income of $60,164.

As of January 24, 2020, there are approximately 185 houses in various states of foreclosure throughout the City. Housing units in foreclosure generally overlap with LMI neighborhoods displayed in the attached Map.

Are there any community assets in these areas/neighborhoods? The County operates an Employment Resource Center in downtown San Bernardino near City Hall in an LMI neighborhood. California State University, San Bernardino is also located in an LMI neighborhood.

Are there other strategic opportunities in any of these areas? The City has several economic advantages, including modern industrial buildings, convenient freeway access, and generally lower labor costs.

Additionally, the City continues to encourage economic development and will continue to fund nonprofits that develop the capacity of residents through job and small business development training.

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MA-60 Broadband Needs of Housing occupied by Low- and Moderate-Income Households - 91.210(a)(4), 91.310(a)(2)

Describe the need for broadband wiring and connections for households, including low- and moderate-income households and neighborhoods.

According to the California Interactive Broadband Map, most of the City is served by fixed-service broadband. Most unserved areas are nonresidential; however, approximately 150 mobile homes are unserved in the City. Stakeholders also identified a need for internet access among homeless individuals and housing program participants.

Describe the need for increased competition by having more than one broadband Internet service provider serve the jurisdiction.

Charter Communications (Spectrum) and Frontier Communications are the primary fixed-service internet service providers (ISPs) operating within the City. Charter and Frontier generally cover the entire City, save for the unserved pockets discussed above. Frontier provides DSL and fiber internet, whereas Charter provides broadband with small pockets of fiber service.

The table attached with this section displays the monthly price of internet (excluding equipment rental fees) by ISP as of January 24, 2020.

For households that are recipients of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the Community Eligibility Provision of the NSLP, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI; 65 years and older), Charter offers broadband internet access (up to 30Mbps) for $14.99 per month with no equipment rental fees.

Frontier also provides low-cost internet access (1.61Mbps to 12Mbps) for $19.99 per month for recipients of CalFresh, SSI, Medi-Cal, and Bureau of Indian Affairs programs. This offer also comes with a Chromebook provided by funding from the California Emerging Technology Fund.

LMI households who are participants of these programs would be able to access the internet at a low cost. LMI households who are not participants of these specific programs or cannot afford the reduced price would be unable to access the internet.

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MA-65 Hazard Mitigation - 91.210(a)(5), 91.310(a)(3)

Describe the jurisdiction’s increased natural hazard risks associated with climate change.

Climate change is a phenomenon where greenhouse gases (GHGs) produced by natural and man-made sources trap heat in the atmosphere, causing an increase in the global average air and ocean temperatures and the melting of snow and ice, which consequently causes sea level rise.

Depending on the level of emissions, by 2099, the average temperature of San Bernardino County is projected to rise between 3.8 and 6.7 degrees Fahrenheit. Increased temperatures could manifest as heat waves, which would lead to increased incidents of heat stress and heat stroke and exacerbate existing health conditions. Furthermore, the lack of moisture in the air, when compounded by long-term drought, may also increase the risk of wildfires, resulting in more deaths, destroyed property, and increased air pollution.

Climate change may also cause increased occurrences of extreme weather events, such as storms and flooding. This would increase fatal and nonfatal injuries, ruin housing, and may result in permanent displacement.

Describe the vulnerability to these risks of housing occupied by low- and moderate-income households based on an analysis of data, findings, and methods.

LMI households and those with special needs without the means to evacuate would be more vulnerable during natural disasters caused by climate change. It would be difficult for households to acquire transportation and housing accommodations during an emergency. Additionally, housing destroyed by natural disasters would be difficult to replace in the already constrained housing market.

Furthermore, households without adequate air conditioning systems would also be at increased risk of heat stress and heat stroke.

Stakeholders identified homeless individuals as having the greatest risk from emergencies and natural disasters. Extreme heat events require cooling centers; however, resources may not be available to accommodate all homeless persons. Additionally, it was identified that households at risk of fire hazard may not have the resources to find replacement housing, and resources may not be available to provide emergency shelter.

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Strategic Plan
SP-05 Overview
Strategic Plan Overview
This overview summarizes the key points of each section of the market analysis and sets a basis for some of the funding priorities listed in the Strategic Plan. The Market Analysis identifies the City’s housing market, which includes the housing stock, the cost of housing in the City, housing needs for low- income and special needs populations, and barriers to the development of new housing, especially affordable housing.

As with many suburban cities, the City of San Bernardino is made up mostly of one-unit detached structures. Multiunit structures make up the second highest portion of housing stock. Multifamily units have increased more rapidly than single-family development, but only by approximately two percentage points. The cost of home purchase is more affordable in the City of San Bernardino compared to other cities in California. However, like the rest of the state, San Bernardino has followed the same trend of steadily increasing costs for both homeownership and renting. Housing stock is aging; nearly 70 percent of residential units were built prior to 1980.

There are many housing resources in the City and County for low-income, special needs, and homeless households. The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) is the largest provider of affordable housing in the County. The HACSB owns and/or manages more than 10,000 housing units and serves approximately 30,000 individuals throughout the County. For special needs, in the City of San Bernardino alone, there are 39 adult residential facilities providing capacity to accommodate 835 persons; there are 24 residential elder care facilities in the City that accommodate 505 persons. Finally, the City utilizes the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program to support services that include emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, street outreach, and HMIS costs.

There continue to be barriers to the provision of affordable housing. But through many initiatives and supportive services funded by local and federal resources, efforts are continuously being made to increase affordable housing units, provide supportive services and job training, and offer other tools to build the workforce for a strong community.

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Geographic Area
Table 47 - Geographic Priority Areas
1 Area Name: CityWide
Area Type: Local Target area
Other Target Area Description:

HUD Approval Date:
% of Low/ Mod:

Revital Type: Other
Other Revital Description: Housing & Public Services
Identify the neighborhood boundaries
for this target area.

San Bernardino continues to want to fund projects and
services for LMI residents throughout the City. Creating inclusive neighborhoods and reducing barriers and
boundardies to affordable is a high priority.

Include specific housing and commercial
characteristics of this target area.

The City's commercial corridors are considered major
hub areas of activity (routes 10, 215 and 210 and W. 5th Street). Dense residential and nonresidential
development including multi-family and multi-story
commercial buildings, exists in the southern half of the City in the downtown, while less dense residential
neighborhoods exist in the northern most areas of the
City. Around the periphery of the downtown there are
medium density neighborhoods containing townhomes,
apartments, doubles and dense single family housing
units.

How did your consultation and citizen
participation process help you to identify
this neighborhood as a target area?
The consultation process did not pinpoint any specific
region. Stakeholders and service agencies noted they
assist homeless and or LMI residents located
throughout the City.

Identify the needs in this target area. Citywide affordable housing is an issue, particularly for extremely low and low income families.

What are the opportunities for
improvement in this target area?
The City's housing rehabilitation, rental and
homebuyers assistance, and infill development
programs are the right tools to create more available
affordable permanent housing units.

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Are there barriers to improvement in
this target area?
Yes, there is an ongoing issues of funding, assistance, both private and public, for affordable housing
develpment and families living in poverty.
2 Area Name: LMI Areas of the City
Area Type: Local Target area
Other Target Area Description:

HUD Approval Date:
% of Low/ Mod:

Revital Type: Other
Other Revital Description: Public and community facilities Identify the neighborhood boundaries
for this target area.

LMI areas in the city are designated on attached
mapping. They are the census tracts and block groups
that have been designated as 51% or more as being LMI.

A large majority of the City are desginated as LMI.

However this designation does not apply to the census
tracts located in the very northeastern portion of the
City.

Include specific housing and commercial
characteristics of this target area.

The City's commercial corridors are considered major
hub areas of activity (routes 10, 215 and 210 and W. 5th Street). Dense residential and nonresidential
development including multi-family and multi-story
commercial buildings, exists in the southern half of the City in the downtown, while less dense residential
neighborhoods exist in the northern most areas of the
City. Around the periphery of the downtown there are
medium density neighborhoods containing townhomes,
apartments, doubles and dense single family housing
units.

How did your consultation and citizen
participation process help you to identify
this neighborhood as a target area?
The consultation process did not pinpoint any specific
region. City staff and officials intend to prioritize and upgrade public infrastructure and recreation facilities and community centers.

Identify the needs in this target area. Aging sewer and water infrastructure, park equipment, accessibility of public streets and sidewalks, and
community facilities.

What are the opportunities for
improvement in this target area?
Improve aging facilities that could, if left go, affect the health and safety of the community residents.

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Are there barriers to improvement in
this target area?
The top barrier is the ability to fully-fund infrastructure projects and improve all the City parks ontop funding
routine maintenance costs.

General Allocation Priorities
Describe the basis for allocating investments geographically within the jurisdiction (or within the EMSA for HOPWA)
The City will use most of its federal funding to finance projects targeted to low- to moderate-income households throughout the City, including those in special needs categories. Based on 2011-2015 CHAS data, 59 percent of households in the City are low- to moderate-income households. Because more than half of residents would qualify for CDBG assistance and there are no concentrated areas of poverty, the City is taking the approach of allocating CDBG funds across the whole City.

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Priority Needs
Table 48 – Priority Needs Summary
1 Priority Need
Name
Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
Priority Level High
Population Low
Moderate
Large Families
Families with Children
Elderly
Persons with Physical Disabilities
Geographic
Areas
Affected
CityWide
Associated
Goals
Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
Description The preservation and rehabilitation of single-family owner-occupied housing and multi-family rental units.

Basis for
Relative
Priority
As discussed in MA-20, 67 percent of both owner-occupied housing (18,125) and rental units (20,735) were built prior to 1980. In general, housing begins to require major repairs after 30 or 40 years of age. Those repairs could include important health and safety repairs such as for heating/air systems, roof, kitchen appliances, bathroom or kitchen plumbing, and insulation. Many low- to moderate-income households may be unable to afford these needed repairs.

Community engagement efforts also identified a need for housing rehabilitation. 2 Priority Need
Name
Expand Home Ownership
Priority Level High
Population Low
Moderate
Large Families
Families with Children
Geographic
Areas
Affected
CityWide

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Associated
Goals
Expand Home Ownership
Description Affordable homeownership housing units added and first-time homebuyer assistance programs.

Basis for
Relative
Priority
The median income of the City is approximately $16,000 lower than the national average; however, the cost of living in the County is higher than the national average. Consequently, City residents will likely need assistance to secure their first home without incurring a cost burden.

Survey respondents also identified a first-time homebuyer program as a critical housing need.
3 Priority Need
Name
Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services
Priority Level High
Population Extremely Low
Low
Moderate
Families with Children
Elderly
Public Housing Residents
Chronic Homelessness
Individuals
Chronic Substance Abuse
veterans
Victims of Domestic Violence
Unaccompanied Youth
Frail Elderly
Persons with Mental Disabilities
Persons with Physical Disabilities
Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Persons with Alcohol or Other Addictions
Persons with HIV/AIDS and their Families
Geographic
Areas
Affected
CityWide
Associated
Goals
Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services
Description Provide emergency shelters, rapid rehousing, and homelessness prevention services to homeless individuals and persons at risk of homelessness.

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Basis for
Relative
Priority
As discussed in NA-20, there are approximately 890 homeless individuals living in the City of San Bernardino. Discussions with the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership identified that homeless individuals are in need of services to alleviate or prevent homelessness.
4 Priority Need
Name
New Affordable Rental Housing
Priority Level High
Population Extremely Low
Low
Moderate
Large Families
Families with Children
Elderly
Frail Elderly
Persons with Mental Disabilities
Persons with Physical Disabilities
Geographic
Areas
Affected
CityWide
Associated
Goals
Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
New Affordable Rental Housing
Description New affordable rental housing (new construction or rehabilitation) and new affordable rental housing with supportive services for homeless individuals and veterans.

Basis for
Relative
Priority
There is a significant mismatch between housing supply and affordability within the City. As discussed in MA-15, there is a 11,445-unit gap for households earning between 0 and 30 percent AMI and a 2,750-unit gap for households earning between 30 and 50 percent AMI. Additionally, 17,398 low-income renter households are paying more than 30 percent of their income toward housing costs. 5 Priority Need
Name
Promote Economic Development
Priority Level High
Population Extremely Low
Low
Moderate

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Geographic
Areas
Affected
CityWide
Associated
Goals
Promote Economic Development
Description Create job opportunities.

Basis for
Relative
Priority
The unemployment rate of the City is high at 16.6 percent. Additionally, only 10 percent of the labor force has a bachelor’s degree or higher and 21 percent have not graduated high school. Furthermore, 73 percent of survey respondents identified job creation as a critical economic development need. 6 Priority Need
Name
Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Priority Level High
Population Extremely Low
Low
Moderate
Families with Children
Elderly
Public Housing Residents
Chronic Homelessness
Chronic Substance Abuse
veterans
Victims of Domestic Violence
Unaccompanied Youth
Frail Elderly
Persons with Mental Disabilities
Persons with Physical Disabilities
Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Persons with Alcohol or Other Addictions
Persons with HIV/AIDS and their Families
Non-housing Community Development
Geographic
Areas
Affected
CityWide
Associated
Goals
Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Description Improve public facilities including parks and accessibility upgrades

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Basis for
Relative
Priority
The City of San Bernardino’s 2018-2023 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) has indicated the need for the replacement of streetlights, pavement rehabilitation, improvement of safe routes to schools, and citywide accessibility improvements.

Community engagement efforts also identified a need for street, street lighting, and water/sewage improvements within the City.
7 Priority Need
Name
Fair Housing
Priority Level High
Population Extremely Low
Low
Moderate
Large Families
Families with Children
Elderly
Persons with Mental Disabilities
Persons with Physical Disabilities
Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Geographic
Areas
Affected
CityWide
Associated
Goals
Fair Housing
Description Promote fair housing ans support fair housing services.

Basis for
Relative
Priority
Between 2015 and 2016, 114 fair housing discrimination cases were forwarded to the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; 51.8 percent of these cases were based on disability.
8 Priority Need
Name
Planning and Administration
Priority Level Low
Population Extremely Low
Low
Moderate
Large Families
Families with Children
Elderly
Public Housing Residents
Other

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Geographic
Areas
Affected
CityWide
Associated
Goals
Planning and Administration
Description Implement goals of Consolidated Plan.

Basis for
Relative
Priority
Compliance with all HUD Consolidated Plan and CDBG, HOME, and ESG program regulations is a requirement for participation in this program.

Narrative (Optional)
In establishing the above priorities, the City has considered input from community engagement efforts, including the surveys, stakeholder interviews, and engagement meetings, as well as demographic and data analysis. Activities that address the high priority needs will be funded using CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds during the ConPlan period and activities that address low priority needs may be funded by these funds pending availability.

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SP-30 Influence of Market Conditions – 91.215 (b)
Influence of Market Conditions
Affordable Housing
Type
Market Characteristics that will influence
the use of funds available for housing type
Tenant Based Rental
Assistance (TBRA)
The City does not offer TBRA.

TBRA for Non-
Homeless Special
Needs
The City does not offer TBRA.

New Unit Production As discussed in the Market Assessment, there is a gap of 11,445 housing units for those earning less than 30 percent AMI and a gap of 2,750 housing units for those earning between 30 and 50 percent AMI.

Rehabilitation As discussed in the Market Assessment, approximately 67 percent of owner- occupied housing and 68 percent of renter-occupied housing was built before 1980. Generally, housing begins to require major repairs after 30 or 40 years of age.

Acquisition,
including
preservation
The abundance of land within the City may make this option less desirable than new unit production; however, if acquisition costs are not too high, then rehabilitation can be less expensive than new construction Table 49 – Influence of Market Conditions

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SP-35 Anticipated Resources - 91.215(a)(4), 91.220(c)(1,2) Introduction
San Bernardino estimates they will receive roughly $25 Million over the next five years from CDBG, HOME and ESG funds. In year 1 the City will receive:
 CDBG $3,405,816
 HOME $1,404,784
 ESG $295,799
Anticipated Resources
Program Source of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income: $
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
CDBG public -
federal
Acquisition
Admin and Planning
Economic
Development
Housing
Public Improvements
Public Services 3,405,816 817,368 0 4,223,184 13,200,000 The estimated amount of CDBG
funds available over the
planning period is based on
allocations for FY 2019-2020.

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Program Source of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income: $
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
HOME public -
federal
Acquisition
Homebuyer
assistance
Homeowner rehab
Multifamily rental
new construction
Multifamily rental
rehab
New construction for
ownership
TBRA 1,404,784 1,965,694 0 3,370,478 10,750,000
The estimated amount of HOME
funds available over the
planning period is based on
allocations for FY 2019-2020.

ESG public -
federal
Conversion and
rehab for transitional
housing
Financial Assistance
Overnight shelter
Rapid re-housing
(rental assistance)
Rental Assistance
Services
Transitional housing 295,799 0 0 295,799 1,500,000
The estimated amount of ESG
funds available over the
planning period is based on
allocations for FY 2019-2020.

Table 50 - Anticipated Resources

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Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied
The City will leverage its federal resources with state and private capital in order to develop quality affordable housing for San Bernardino residents. Additional funds to serve the needs of lower- and moderate-income residents were derived from a variety of other sources, including:

Federal Resources. Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, Tax Exempt Bond Financing, Community Investment Funds from Dignity Health
State Resources. Tax Exempt bonds, State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, No Place Like Home, Community Reinvestments Funds, Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) from California State Department of Housing, Veteran Housing and Homeless Prevention Program. In 2017, the governor signed the Building Homes and Jobs Act (SB 2), which established a $75 recording fee on real estate documents to increase the supply of affordable housing in California. Funding is used to help cities and counties accelerate housing production, streamline approval of housing development, facilitate housing affordability, promote development, and ensure geographic equity in the distribution of funds. The City submitted a grant application under SB 2 to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the sum of $625,000.

Local Resources. San Bernardino County Continuum of Care, Housing Authority of San Bernardino County (HACSB) Private Resources. Dignity Health, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, San Bernardino Unified School District, City of San Bernardino Successor Housing Agency
HOME Match. HUD requires HOME recipients to match 25 percent of their HOME annual allocation. In FY 2019-2020, the City received a 100 percent match reduction due to severe fiscal distress. It is anticipated that in 2020-2021 the City will also receive a 100 percent match reduction.

If a reduction is not granted, the City of San Bernardino will continue to leverage its HOME funds with other housing resources. Any funds that are used in a HOME activity in excess of the required match will be documented by the City and reported to HUD as part of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report each year.

ESG Match. HUD requires ESG recipients to match 100 percent of their ESG annual allocation. For those organizations that received ESG funds, agencies met the match requirement through utilization of volunteerism, in-kind contributions and funds from other local, state and federal programs. In addition, qualified City staff will provide in-kind services for necessary program oversight, review project work receipts, and

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administer other matching funds from state and federal programs, such as CDBG. Staff timecards will be used to document all in-kind service hours.

If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan
According to the City’s 2013-2021 Housing Element update, the City of San Bernardino has enough vacant land and land designated for residential use to satisfy all projected housing needs. Additionally, the City has not identified any constraints on these sites that would prevent development or reuse. The City estimates that 12,918 housing units could be accommodated on this land.

Additionally, the governor of California continues to explore the use of state and federal surplus property to provide housing for homeless individuals
Discussion
The City has enough available land and residential designations to meet the affordable housing needs of the community. HUD allocations are critical to meeting these needs; however, they are not sufficient to address all the needs of LMI households. Therefore, the City will continue to continue to leverage other funding sources to provide services to populations in need.

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SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure – 91.215(k)
Explain the institutional structure through which the jurisdiction will carry out its consolidated plan including private industry, non-profit organizations, and public institutions.

Responsible Entity Responsible Entity
Type
Role Geographic Area Served

CITY OF SAN

BERNARDINO
Government Economic
Development
Homelessness
Non-homeless special
needs
Planning
neighborhood
improvements
public facilities
public services
Jurisdiction

SAN BERNARDINO

COUNTY HOUSING

AUTHORITY
PHA Public Housing
Rental
Region
San Bernardino County
Homeless Partnership
Continuum of care Homelessness Region
Table 51 - Institutional Delivery Structure
Assess of Strengths and Gaps in the Institutional Delivery System The City has invested significantly in its CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs, specifically for consulting, auditing, and program design; however, it remains financially constrained. The City continues to improve its capacity and effectiveness in using federal funding.

Additionally, the City of San Bernardino participates in the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership (SBCHP) through the Central Valley Steering Committee on the Interagency Council on Homelessness, which directs the SBCHP. The SBCHP coordinates homeless services and housing throughout the County.

The partnership understands that homelessness is a massive issue which takes an enormous amount of planning and resources to address. Given this, the SBCHP continually tries to address gaps in its institutional structure and bolster its strengths. A gap analysis is performed annually to determine gaps in the service and structure of the partnership.

The primary gap identified is a lack of funding to house or shelter all homeless individuals in the County.

As identified in NA-40, there are approximately 2,600 homeless individuals living in San Bernardino County.

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Availability of services targeted to homeless persons and persons with HIV and mainstream services
Homelessness Prevention
Services
Available in the
Community
Targeted to
Homeless
Targeted to People
with HIV
Homelessness Prevention Services
Counseling/Advocacy X X
Legal Assistance X
Mortgage Assistance X
Rental Assistance X
Utilities Assistance
Street Outreach Services
Law Enforcement
Mobile Clinics
Other Street Outreach Services X X
Supportive Services
Alcohol & Drug Abuse X X
Child Care X X
Education
Employment and Employment
Training X X
Healthcare X X X

HIV/AIDS X X X
Life Skills X X
Mental Health Counseling X X
Transportation X X
Other

Table 52 - Homeless Prevention Services Summary
Describe how the service delivery system including, but not limited to, the services listed above meet the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) Besides CDBG funding, ESG funding is also used to combat homelessness within the City. The City coordinates with emergency shelters and funds nonprofit agencies that operate emergency shelters and transitional housing. These shelters offer basic needs and drop-in services. Transitional housing provides assistance in helping homeless individuals become more stable and continue independent living.

Additionally, the SBCHP coordinates homeless services and housing throughout the County, including for the City of San Bernardino. The partnership has created an initiative to house veteran families, which has resulted in 1,260 veteran families being housed between 2015 and 2020. The SBCHP also has created initiatives to house the elderly and chronically homeless population.

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Furthermore, the organization has partnered with the Inland Empire Health Plan to provide health care services to homeless individuals throughout the County.

Describe the strengths and gaps of the service delivery system for special needs population and persons experiencing homelessness, including, but not limited to, the services listed above
Numerous resources are available for homeless individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the County, including service providers which provide permanent supportive housing. Additionally, the Inland Empire Health Plan serves anyone who is chronically homeless, which is defined as an individual who is homeless for more than a year or homeless four or more times in three years and has a disabling health condition, which includes HIV/AIDS.

The SBCHP identifies a significant gap of resources for elderly persons and persons with disabilities. On average, elderly persons and persons with disabilities receive approximately $1,000 per month in social security income (SSI). However, the HUD fair market rent for the County is $986 for a one-bedroom unit.

This leaves individuals receiving SSI without the means to afford housing, potentially leaving some homeless.

Provide a summary of the strategy for overcoming gaps in the institutional structure and service delivery system for carrying out a strategy to address priority needs Currently, the SBCHP works with 62 homeless service providers and all cities within the County. Steering committees, comprising service providers and representatives from some of these cities, including the City of San Bernardino, contribute to the partnership’s decision-making process. The partnership encourages continued participation to overcome gaps in institutional structure. Additionally, the SBCHP performs an annual gap analysis to determine areas in which the partnership can improve.

The partnership is continually finding ways to fill gaps in services, including through partnerships with nonprofits, businesses, and municipalities as well as through new approaches to problem solving. This includes motel, hotel, shared, and bridge housing as well as employment training.

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SP-45 Goals Summary – 91.215(a)(4)
Goals Summary Information
Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
1 Preserve and
Rehabilitate Housing
2020 2025 Affordable
Housing
CityWide Preserve and
Rehabilitate Housing
New Affordable
Rental Housing
HOME:
$3,500,000
Rental units rehabilitated:
400 Household Housing
Unit

Homeowner Housing
Rehabilitated:
50 Household Housing Unit
2 Expand Home
Ownership
2020 2025 Affordable
Housing
CityWide Expand Home
Ownership
HOME:
$500,000
Homeowner Housing
Added:
100 Household Housing
Unit

Direct Financial Assistance
to Homebuyers:
10 Households Assisted
3 Provide Homeless
and Homeless
Prevention Services
2020 2025 Homeless CityWide Provide Homeless
and Homeless
Prevention Services
ESG:
$1,795,799
Public service activities
other than Low/Moderate
Income Housing Benefit:
3000 Persons Assisted
4 New Affordable
Rental Housing
2020 2025 Affordable
Housing
CityWide New Affordable
Rental Housing
HOME:
$7,296,500
Rental units constructed:
500 Household Housing
Unit

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Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
5 Promote Economic
Development
2020 2025 Economic
Development
CityWide Promote Economic
Development
CDBG:
$300,000
Public service activities
other than Low/Moderate
Income Housing Benefit:
50 Persons Assisted
6 Improve Facilities
and Infrastructure
2020 2025 Non-Housing
Community
Development
CityWide
LMI Areas
of the City
Improve Facilities
and Infrastructure
CDBG:
$12,500,000
Public Facility or
Infrastructure Activities
other than Low/Moderate
Income Housing Benefit:
160000 Persons Assisted
7 Fair Housing 2020 2025 Non-Housing
Community
Development
CityWide Fair Housing CDBG:
$400,000
Public service activities
other than Low/Moderate
Income Housing Benefit:
5000 Persons Assisted
8 Planning and
Administration
2020 2025 Program
administration
funds
CityWide Planning and
Administration
CDBG:
$4,223,184
HOME:
$2,823,978
Other:
1 Other
Table 53 – Goals Summary

Goal Descriptions

1 Goal Name Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
Goal
Description
Provide funding for homeowner-occupied and rental housing rehabilitation.

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2 Goal Name Expand Home Ownership
Goal
Description
Provide funding for the construction of new owner housing units and first-time homebuyer assistance programs, such as down payment assistance. Additionally, NSP funds are being used for new home construction. 3 Goal Name Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Goal
Description
Provide funding to assist homeless individuals and those with special needs with supportive services; includes funding for emergency shelters, rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, street outreach, and HMIS costs. 4 Goal Name New Affordable Rental Housing
Goal
Description
Provide funding for new affordable rental housing (new construction or rehabilitation) and affordable rental housing with supportive services for homeless individuals and veterans. 5 Goal Name Promote Economic Development
Goal
Description
Provide funding for the City's Micro-Enterprise Program as well as support programs and projects that create jobs, promote economic revitalization.
6 Goal Name Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Goal
Description
Provide funding to improve public facilities and infrastructure, including parks, community centers, and sidewalks. 7 Goal Name Fair Housing
Goal
Description
Promote fair housing choice through the following activities: fair housing education, fair housing testing, housing assistance hotline, and landlord-tenant mediation.
8 Goal Name Planning and Administration
Goal
Description
Provide funding to implement the goals and objectives of the ConPlan, comply with planning and reporting requirements, and monitor use of the funds.

Estimate the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income families to whom the jurisdiction will provide affordable housing as defined by HOME 91.315(b)(2)

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The City estimates that HOME funds will provide affordable housing to approximately total 510 households over the life of the ConPlan period.

Aproximately 40% (204 units) of the units will be obtained by extremely low income, 50% (255 units) to low income and 10% (51 units) to moderate income families. In 2020-2021 239 rental units will be rehabilitated, 2 new owner-occupied housing units will be constructed, 100 new rental units will be added and 4 low income families will receive financial assistance for home ownership.

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SP-50 Public Housing Accessibility and Involvement – 91.215(c) Need to Increase the Number of Accessible Units (if Required by a Section 504 Voluntary Compliance Agreement)
Households in California with at least one member living with a disability have a median household income of $56,600, approximately $26,000 less than the median household income of all households at $82,000. Consequently, the need for accessible affordable units would be high for this population.

As discussed in NA-35, the average annual income of all vouchers holders is approximately $14,084, which indicates these voucher holders have limited income to cover basic transportation, medical, food, and personal needs. As indicated in NA-35, 5,277 voucher holders (37 percent) have requested some type of accessible feature, demonstrating a need. Given the number of persons with disabilities across the County, the need for accessible units would be great.

Activities to Increase Resident Involvements
The City does not own public housing units. HACSB Board of Commissioners has regular meetings twice per month that call for public comment on agenda items. The HACSB also operates a Family Self Sufficiency Program designed so that residents can be involved in the development of self-sufficiency goals, job training, and other services. The City provides several programs that public housing residents can participate including the First Time Homebuyers Program which funds homebuyers with an income range between 50% and 80% AMI. The City's Infill Program also caters to eligible LMI families wanting to purchase a home. The City works with HACSB to provide homeownership opportunities as they are available.

Is the public housing agency designated as troubled under 24 CFR part 902? No
Plan to remove the ‘troubled’ designation
The City is not designated as troubled.

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SP-55 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.215(h)
Barriers to Affordable Housing
The City recognizes that barriers to affordable housing exist and continues to employ strategies to overcome them. Policies can create barriers to the production of affordable housing and residential investment because such factors increase costs.

The high cost of affordable housing and residential investment can be contributed to the following:

Lack of Affordable Housing Funds: Funding for affordable housing usually comes from the government at the local, state, or federal levels or from nonprofit organizations specializing in the construction of affordable housing. Before 2012, redevelopment had the ability to borrow against future property tax revenue in order to finance capital projects and address blight; 20 percent of redevelopment money was required to be allocated toward affordable housing. Due to state budgetary problems, redevelopment agencies were dissolved. Now the City relies on private resources, federal grant programs, state resources, and philanthropy to fund affordable housing projects.

Environmental Review: Environmental review can be a long process and is expensive if extensive environmental review is required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or the National Environmental Policy Act. Additionally, if a developer is applying to rezone an area or parcel, an amendment to the General Plan or Zoning Ordinance is required, which is a project under CEQA. Such an amendment requires environmental review, which can become a long and even political process that can slow or even stop the development of projects.

Site Improvements: Many parts of the City of San Bernardino are undeveloped and lack adequate pedestrian and automobile infrastructure to support new residential subdivisions. All new residential development is required to provide sidewalk with curbs and gutters and must be served by appropriate roadways consistent with the General Plan Circulation Element and adopted road development standards. The cost of these improvements increases the cost of development but is necessary to facilitate pedestrian and vehicular access and movement in the City.

Planning and Development Fees: Planning and development impact fees, such as for transportation, water, and sewer infrastructure improvements, often add to the overall cost of development. The City’s fees reflect the fair share of the costs of providing permitting, infrastructure, and services for new residences.

Infrastructure and Impact Fees: Impact fees are charged to housing developers to pay for City infrastructure that will support the project, or pay for parks or other City services that protect the welfare of residents. A primary financial deterrent for developers is the high cost of impact fees.

Construction costs, permitting fees, and impact fees are passed on to the consumer, driving up the cost of housing at all income levels.

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State and Federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages: The state Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) expanded the kinds of projects that require the payment of prevailing wages. Prevailing wage adds to the overall cost of development. A prevailing wage must also be paid to laborers when federal funds are used to pay labor costs for any project over $2,000 or on any multifamily project over eight units. Based on discussions with developers, various prevailing wage requirements typically inflate the development costs by 35 percent.

Strategy to Remove or Ameliorate the Barriers to Affordable Housing The City continues to make the development process more efficient for developers through amendments to the Development Code. The City plans to make the following updates to its development code:
 General Lot Consolidation Incentive – This incentive would increase development potential by allowing a 15 percent density bonus for projects with a residential component, maintenance plan, and on-site management.
 Density Bonus Provisions – The City plans to update the Development Code to reflect the latest amendments to state density bonus law.
 Transitional and Supportive Housing – The City plans to update the Development Code to adequately define transitional and permanent supportive housing to eliminate confusion and facilitate the review and approval process for this housing type.  Streamlined Processing – The City plans to analyze potential programs that seek to eliminate land use constraints related to the development of new housing and rehabilitation of existing housing. Additionally, the City has applied for an SB 2 planning grant to assist with streamlining.

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SP-60 Homelessness Strategy – 91.215(d)
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs
The City of San Bernardino provides ESG funding to Step Up on Second (Step Up), which provides essential service referrals and housing placement services to homeless persons and near-homeless persons. Step Up also provides daily mobile outreach to the most service-resistant homeless population in the City.

Addressing the emergency and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City funds nonprofits that operate emergency shelters and transitional housing for homeless individuals. Emergency shelters provide shelter, nutrition, supportive services, counseling, medical treatment, transportation assistance, referrals to mental health and social service agencies, and housing assistance. Transitional housing programs provide shelter and services such as job training, financial literacy training, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and counseling to help individuals reestablish independent living.

Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again.

The City will provide ESG funding for supportive services to assist homeless individuals, including funding for emergency shelters, rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, and street outreach. The City will also fund nonprofit agencies that operate emergency shelters and provide services to help homeless individuals stabilize and live independently. The City will continue to fund nonprofits that help homeless individuals transition to permanent housing.

Help low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families who are likely to become homeless after being discharged from a publicly funded institution or system of care, or who are receiving assistance from public and private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education or youth needs
As discussed above, the City funds a number of nonprofits that provide homeless prevention services to those at risk of homelessness. Additionally, the Coordinated Entry System (CES) is used to quickly identify, assess, refer, and connect clients to housing assistance and services in the event they are

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hospitalized. The City also collaborates with St. Bernardine’s Hospital and Community Hospital in the City of San Bernardino to connect homeless patients with bridge housing.

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SP-65 Lead based paint Hazards – 91.215(i)
Actions to address LBP hazards and increase access to housing without LBP hazards The City follows all applicable lead-based paint hazard (LBP) regulations, which primarily affect projects funded by the City’s Housing Rehabilitation Program. All applicants are notified about LBP risk and, if they are low-income and have a child under six at home, are then referred to the County’s LBP Abatement Program for free paint inspections, lead testing for children, information about LBP, and abatement. In general, housing built after 1977, zero-bedroom units, and housing for the elderly or disabled persons (unless children are present) are exempt from this rule.

How are the actions listed above related to the extent of lead poisoning and hazards? Units built prior to 1980 may contain LBP, to which children under the age of six years are especially vulnerable. As discussed in MA-20, approximately 31,000 housing units were built prior to 1980, of which approximately 6,500 are occupied by children under six years of age.

How are the actions listed above integrated into housing policies and procedures? The City, as part of its Housing Rehabilitation Program, requires that all LBP be controlled or abated and disposed of properly to eliminate or reduce the hazard of environmental or human contamination.

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SP-70 Anti-Poverty Strategy – 91.215(j)
Jurisdiction Goals, Programs and Policies for reducing the number of Poverty-Level Families The City annually allocates federal funds for economic development activities, which includes microloan programs and Section 108 loan repayment. HUD’s Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program provides CDBG recipients with financing for economic development activities. The goal of the program is to provide the public investment needed to catalyze private economic activity in underserved areas. The City utilizes Section 108 financing to acquire properties for the development of commercial centers and in the process creates jobs for City residents.

Additionally, the City uses its CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds to reduce the number of poverty-level families through the provision of supportive services and housing assistance. Specifically, at least 70 percent of CDBG dollars must be used to benefit low- to moderate-income families.

How are the Jurisdiction poverty reducing goals, programs, and policies coordinated with this affordable housing plan
The City allocated up to 15 percent of its CDBG funds annually to public and nonprofit service providers to offer a range of supportive services, including those that fight poverty. Additionally, the City is using its funds to support other activities that address poverty, such as housing rehabilitation, homeownership programs, rental assistance, and economic development.

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SP-80 Monitoring – 91.230
Describe the standards and procedures that the jurisdiction will use to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and will use to ensure long-term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements
The City undertakes monitoring: program monitoring for ESG, CDBG and HOME.

ESG. The City is required to monitor Sub-Recipients for compliance with ESG regulations. As per Federal regulations, 24 CFR Part 576 of HUD’s Monitoring Guidance for the ESG Program, the City has developed comprehensive monitoring process. As part of the monthly claim reimbursement process, a desk audit will be conducted on each claim prior to approval for payment. Additional information or documentation may be requested, at the time of desk audit. A recipient will be notified 30 days in advance of the monitoring visit and interview and provided with a monitoring checklist, tools and resources. After the monitoring visit, the City will provide Sub-Recipient with a written monitoring report inclusive of any findings, concerns or comments. If required, the sub-recipient must provide timely corrective action to findings and failure to do so may result in the withholding and/or return of ESG funds to the City or other possible remedies as described in the Sub-Recipient Agreement signed by Sub-Recipient and the City (See attached Sub-Recipient monitoring checklist).

HOME. The City provides ongoing monitoring and conducts annual inspections in order to ensure compliance with the following requirements for its TBRA program: Units must meet Section 8 Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and meet lead-based paint standards per the Lead Safe Housing Rule of 24 CFR Part 35, Units must be of an appropriate size for the household based on either local or state codes or a PJ’s established standard, Any rent increases by the landlord must be reviewed and approved by the PJ throughout the length of the household’s TBRA assistance contract. Staff is required to create an affordable housing monitoring file for each HOME assisted rental property; with the contents of the file generally including a copy of the recorded affordability covenant, a summary coversheet detailing the specific affordability requirements for the property as described within the covenant, annual HOME Income Limit Tables, annual HOME rent schedules, all utility allowance schedules. Program staff shall retain copies of all correspondence related to the property owner.

CDBG. HD Staff performs monitoring visits at Subrecipient locations to determine compliance with federal rules and regulations and in accordance with 2 CFR 200.330 and 2 CFR 200.331. Monitoring visits involve HD Staff members who examine program and financial matters related to the City’s CDBG Program. Subrecipients answer a series of questions that are consistent with the CDBG Subrecipient Monitoring Checklist, which includes questions pertaining to the CDBG Program and other federal requirements (See CDBG Monitoring Checklist). Program staff has developed the following monitoring procedures to ensure consistency with HUD’s recommended best practices: Send notification letter/e- mail to Subrecipient prior to scheduled monitoring visit, Conduct entrance interview, Complete CDBG Subrecipient Monitoring Checklist, including determination if Subrecipient is subject to Single Audit

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requirement (i.e., those that receive more than $750,000 in federal grants), Conduct exit interview, Send follow-up monitoring response to the Subrecipient within 15 working days of the completion of the monitoring, Allow Subrecipient 15 days to respond to findings and/or concerns, Reply to Subrecipient’s response within 15 days of receipt, and Send clearance letter to Subrecipient.

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Expected Resources
AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2)
Introduction
San Bernardino estimates they will receive roughly $25 Million over the next five years from CDBG, HOME and ESG funds. In year 1 the City will receive:
 CDBG $3,405,816
 HOME $1,404,784
 ESG $295,799
Anticipated Resources
Program Source of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income: $
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
CDBG public -
federal
Acquisition
Admin and Planning
Economic
Development
Housing
Public Improvements
Public Services 3,405,816 817,368 0 4,223,184 13,200,000 The estimated amount of CDBG
funds available over the
planning period is based on
allocations for FY 2019-2020.

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Program Source of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income: $
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
HOME public -
federal
Acquisition
Homebuyer
assistance
Homeowner rehab
Multifamily rental
new construction
Multifamily rental
rehab
New construction for
ownership
TBRA 1,404,784 1,965,694 0 3,370,478 10,750,000
The estimated amount of HOME
funds available over the
planning period is based on
allocations for FY 2019-2020.

ESG public -
federal
Conversion and
rehab for transitional
housing
Financial Assistance
Overnight shelter
Rapid re-housing
(rental assistance)
Rental Assistance
Services
Transitional housing 295,799 0 0 295,799 1,500,000
The estimated amount of ESG
funds available over the
planning period is based on
allocations for FY 2019-2020.

Table 54 - Expected Resources – Priority Table

Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied

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The City will leverage its federal resources with state and private capital in order to develop quality affordable housing for San Bernardino residents. Additional funds to serve the needs of lower- and moderate-income residents were derived from a variety of other sources, including:

Federal Resources. Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, Tax Exempt Bond Financing, Community Investment Funds from Dignity Health
State Resources. Tax Exempt bonds, State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, No Place Like Home, Community Reinvestments Funds, Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) from California State Department of Housing, Veteran Housing and Homeless Prevention Program. In 2017, the governor signed the Building Homes and Jobs Act (SB 2), which established a $75 recording fee on real estate documents to increase the supply of affordable housing in California. Funding is used to help cities and counties accelerate housing production, streamline approval of housing development, facilitate housing affordability, promote development, and ensure geographic equity in the distribution of funds. The City submitted a grant application under SB 2 to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the sum of $625,000.

Local Resources. San Bernardino County Continuum of Care, Housing Authority of San Bernardino County (HACSB) Private Resources. Dignity Health, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, San Bernardino Unified School District, City of San Bernardino Successor Housing Agency
HOME Match. HUD requires HOME recipients to match 25 percent of their HOME annual allocation. In FY 2019-2020, the City received a 100 percent match reduction due to severe fiscal distress. It is anticipated that in 2020-2021 the City will also receive a 100 percent match reduction.

If a reduction is not granted, the City of San Bernardino will continue to leverage its HOME funds with other housing resources. Any funds that are used in a HOME activity in excess of the required match will be documented by the City and reported to HUD as part of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report each year.

ESG Match. HUD requires ESG recipients to match 100 percent of their ESG annual allocation. For those organizations that received ESG funds, agencies met the match requirement through utilization of volunteerism, in-kind contributions and funds from other local, state and federal programs. In addition, qualified City staff will provide in-kind services for necessary program oversight, review project work receipts, and administer other matching funds from state and federal programs, such as CDBG. Staff timecards will be used to document all in-kind service hours.

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If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan According to the City’s 2013-2021 Housing Element update, the City of San Bernardino has enough vacant land and land designated for residential use to satisfy all projected housing needs. Additionally, the City has not identified any constraints on these sites that would prevent development or reuse. The City estimates that 12,918 housing units could be accommodated on this land.

Additionally, the governor of California continues to explore the use of state and federal surplus property to provide housing for homeless individuals
Discussion
The City has enough available land and residential designations to meet the affordable housing needs of the community. HUD allocations are critical to meeting these needs; however, they are not sufficient to address all the needs of LMI households. Therefore, the City will continue to continue to leverage other funding sources to provide services to populations in need.

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Annual Goals and Objectives

AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives
Goals Summary Information
Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
1 Expand Home
Ownership
2020 2025 Affordable
Housing
CityWide Expand Home
Ownership
HOME:
$910,718
Homeowner Housing Added: 6
Household Housing Unit
2 Provide Homeless
and Homeless
Prevention Services
2020 2025 Homeless CityWide Provide Homeless
and Homeless
Prevention
Services
ESG:
$273,614
Tenant-based rental assistance /
Rapid Rehousing: 20 Households
Assisted
Homeless Person Overnight
Shelter: 130 Persons Assisted
Overnight/Emergency
Shelter/Transitional Housing Beds
added: 220 Beds
3 New Affordable
Rental Housing
2020 2025 Affordable
Housing
CityWide Preserve and
Rehabilitate
Housing
HOME:
$1,789,282
Rental units constructed: 100
Household Housing Unit
4 Preserve and
Rehabilitate
Housing
2020 2025 Affordable
Housing
CityWide Preserve and
Rehabilitate
Housing
HOME:
$500,000
Rental units rehabilitated: 239
Household Housing Unit
5 Promote Economic
Development
2020 2025 Economic
Development
CityWide Promote Economic
Development
CDBG:
$798,021
Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 10 Persons Assisted

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Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
6 Improve Facilities
and Infrastructure
2020 2025 Non-Housing
Community
Development
CityWide
LMI Areas
of the City
Improve Facilities
and Infrastructure
CDBG:
$2,671,000
Public Facility or Infrastructure
Activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 32000 Persons Assisted
7 Fair Housing 2020 2025 Non-Housing
Community
Development
CityWide Fair Housing CDBG:
$73,000
Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 1000 Persons Assisted
Public service activities for
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 0 Households Assisted
8 Planning and
Administration
2020 2025 Program
administration
funds
CityWide Preserve and
Rehabilitate
Housing
Expand Home
Ownership
Provide Homeless
and Homeless
Prevention
Services
New Affordable
Rental Housing
Promote Economic
Development
Improve Facilities
and Infrastructure
Fair Housing
CDBG:
$681,163
HOME:
$140,478
ESG:
$22,185
Other: 1 Other
Table 55 – Goals Summary

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Goal Descriptions

1 Goal Name Expand Home Ownership
Goal
Description
There are 2 projects proposed that will expand home ownership opportunities:

1. $700,000 in HOME funds for 4 new infill owner-occupied units city-wide

2. $210,718 in HOME-CHDO funds for 2 new owner-occupied units city-wide 2 Goal Name Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Goal
Description
The City intends to fund public service programs and activities related to homelessness. Activities include: rapid rehousing, emergency shelters, increase the number of shelter and transitional housing beds as well as homelessness prevention programs.
3 Goal Name New Affordable Rental Housing
Goal
Description
100 new affordable rental units will be constructed in Seccombe Park. 4 Goal Name Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
Goal
Description
Rehabilitate 239 affordable rental units in 2601-2675 W 2nd Street. 5 Goal Name Promote Economic Development
Goal
Description
Funding will be provided tha twill assist a minimum of 10 small businesses. Funding will also be used for Section 108 Loan repayment for a revitalization project on HIghland Avenue. The project is slated to create and retain 214 jobs. 6 Goal Name Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Goal
Description
Funding will be used to improve five community facilities including three parks, a community center and a senior center.

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7 Goal Name Fair Housing
Goal
Description
Funds will be provided for IFHMB to provide investigation, education, reconciliation, and/or referral of housing discrimination complaints free of charge in the City of San Bernardino. IFHMB offers workshops to educate housing providers, tenants, homeowners, and financial and lending institutions on fair housing laws. 8 Goal Name Planning and Administration
Goal
Description
Funds are allocated for City staff for planning and administration of HOME, CDBG, ESG funds for the various projects and grantee monitoring requirements.

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Projects
AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d)
Introduction
With its CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds, the City of San Bernardino will fund eligible projects in the following categories: preserve and rehabilitate housing; improve neighborhood conditions; expand homeownership opportunities; provide supportive services; new affordable housing construction or rehabilitation; new affordable housing construction; promote economic development; improve facilities and infrastructure; fair housing, and program planning and administration.

Projects
# Project Name
1 Infill Housing Program
2 First Time Home Ownership
3 Homeless Outreach and Homeless Prevention
4 New Rental Housing Construction
5 Affordable Rental Housing Rehabilitation
6 Micro-Enterprise Program
7 Section 108 Repayment Program - Promote Economic Development 8 Improve Public Facilities and Infrastructure
9 Fair Housing
10 Planning & Administration
Table 56 – Project Information

Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs
The allocation priorities are a result of input received from the community and based on the identified needs such as the state of the City's infrastructure, housing stock and poverty. The primary obstacle in addressing underserved needs is insufficient resources to meet the ongoing needs of persons, especially those with special needs such as the homeless.

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AP-38 Project Summary
Project Summary Information

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1 Project Name Infill Housing Program
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Expand Home Ownership
Needs Addressed Expand Home Ownership
Funding HOME: $700,000
Description Construction of single family ownership housing on vacant City-owned lots.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Four(4) families will benefit from this project.

Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Homeownership Housing units added.
2 Project Name First Time Home Ownership
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Expand Home Ownership
Needs Addressed Expand Home Ownership
Funding HOME: $210,718
Description New construction of single family homes on vacant City-owned lots. This project is a CHDO project with a 15% Set-Aside.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
2 households will benefit.

Location Description To be determined
Planned Activities New construction of single family homes on vacant City-owned lots.

Income will range 50% to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI). 3 Project Name Homeless Outreach and Homeless Prevention Target Area CityWide

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Goals Supported Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Needs Addressed Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Funding ESG: $295,799
Description Assist homeless and special needs populations with supportive services.

Funding for various Emergency Solutions Grant Program Projects to include Emergency Shelter, Rapid Rehousing, Homelessness Prevention, Street Outreach and HMIS costs.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Approximately 600 persons at very low income to zero income will benefit from the proposed activities.

Location Description The following locations will benefit from ESG funding.

1. Community Action Partnership - 696 S. Tippecanoe Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92408

2. Family Service Association of Redlands - 612 Lawton St, Redlands, CA 92374

3. Lutheran Social Services - 813 N D St, San Bernardino, CA 92401

4. Step Up on Second - 201 North E Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401
Planned Activities The ESG Program will fund four agencies and programs plus grant and project management.

Community Action Partnership. Provide homeless persons and those at risk of homelessness with temporary rental assistance, financial literacy education and linkages to other support services. Award $54,446.

Family Service Association of Redlands. Provide emergency shelter, motel vouchers, wraparound services and case management to prevent homelessness. Award $63,000.

Lutheran Social Services. Provide emergency shelter as a bridge to permanent housing, wraparound services to help homeless men 18 years and older to achieve self-sufficiency. Award $70,000.

Step Up On Second. Provide supportive services which begin with engagement and street outreach activities. Award $86,168 4 Project Name New Rental Housing Construction

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Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported New Affordable Rental Housing
Needs Addressed New Affordable Rental Housing
Funding HOME: $1,819,282
Description New affordable rental units constructed at Seccombe Park Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
100 families will benefit from this proposed project.

Location Description Seccombe Park
160 E. 5th Street San Bernardino, CA
Census Tract: 58.00
Planned Activities Construction of new affordable rental housing units 5 Project Name Affordable Rental Housing Rehabilitation Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
Needs Addressed Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
Funding HOME: $500,000
Description Rehabilitation of 239 existing rental housing units.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
239 families will benefit from this proposed project.

Location Description Property address is 2601-2675 W. 2nd Street San Bernardino, CA Planned Activities Rehabilitation of existing rental housing units. 6 Project Name Micro-Enterprise Program
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Promote Economic Development
Needs Addressed Promote Economic Development

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Funding CDBG: $35,000
Description Provide business development training and support to income qualified existing or potential business owners. City staff monitors how many business have been created through Emprenadoras Program. Training class administration includes participant sign-in and intake forms.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Approximately ten existing or potential business owners will be trained.

Location Description Citywide - Available to all existing or potential business owners.

Workshops are held at City Hall located at 201 North E Street, San Bernardino, CA and at the Mexican Consulate located at 293 North D Street, San Bernardino, CA.

Planned Activities The Micro-Enterprise program promotes economic development in the City. The program provides business development training and support to income qualified participants who wish to start their own business. The Program will use CDBG funds to provide education and training for existing or potential business owners, to launch and retain a successful businesses and improve business viability. City staff monitors how many business have been created through Emprenadoras Program. Training class administration includes participant sign-in and intake forms. 7 Project Name Section 108 Repayment Program - Promote Economic Development Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Promote Economic Development
Needs Addressed Promote Economic Development
Funding CDBG: $763,021
Description Section 108 loan repayment for Arden Guthrie Property (B-03-MC-06- 0539, Loan number 119-090-0053-5801) obtained to forward economic revitalization and create jobs (214 jobs) in the City.

Target Date 6/30/2021

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Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
214 individuals will benefit from this proposed activity.

Location Description 17.43 acre commercial property located along Highland Avenue between Arden Street and Guthrie Street in the City of San Bernardino.

Planned Activities A Section 108 loan, FY 2006, was obtained for the acquisition of 22 blighted and socially problematic apartment buildings in the North Arden Guthrie Area of the City. The City is moving forward with the sale of the property to a developer who will build a multi-tenant commercial shopping center.
8 Project Name Improve Public Facilities and Infrastructure Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Funding CDBG: $2,671,000
Description Three (3) parks will be funded for replacement of playground equipment in addition to an existing baseball field to be converted into a Miracle League park to be ADA compliant. A concrete/ADA project will also be funded to replace sidewalks and ADA accessibility. Encanto Community Center Phase I roof replacement/facility repairs.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
32,000 persons within households earning an income level of 30% to 50% of AMI will benefit of the improvements made to these parks and facility.

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Location Description The City has proposed to fund the following three (3) parks, a community center and public facilities at a senior center:

1. Meadowbrook Fields Park - 179 E Rialto Ave., San Bernardino, CA

2. Anne Shirrel Park – 1367 North California, San Bernardino, CA

3. Nicholson Park - 2737 W. 2nd Street, San Bernardino, CA (Playground equipment replacement and existing baseball field conversion)

4. Encanto Community Center – Phase 1 – 1180 W. 9th Street, San Bernardino, CA Roof replacement/facility repairs.

5. Citywide Concrete Repairs – to replace sidewalks and ADA accessibility for Fifth Street Senior Center, Perris Hill Senior Center, Ruben Campos, Lytle Creek, Rudy Hernandez, Nicholson and Delmann Heights Community Centers.

Planned Activities The City plans to improve three (3) parks, a community center and public facilities at a senior center. Specifically the replacement of playground equipment to provide safe equipment for the community in addition to a Miracle League Park for ADA compliant and citywide concrete repairs.

9 Project Name Fair Housing
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Fair Housing
Needs Addressed Fair Housing
Funding CDBG: $73,000
Description Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board will provide activities that will assist the City in furthering fair housing.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
This program will benefit Low/Moderate Income Households/Tenants.

Location Description Fair housing events and discrimination assistance will benefit aproximately 1,000 LMI households and tenants.

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Planned Activities IFHMB will provide investigation, education, reconciliation, and/or referral of housing discrimination complaints free of charge in the City of San Bernardino. IFHMB offers workshops to educate housing providers, tenants, homeowners, and financial and lending institutions on fair housing laws.
10 Project Name Planning & Administration
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Planning and Administration
Needs Addressed Planning and Administration
Funding CDBG: $681,163
HOME: $140,478
Description The City will implement the goals and objectives of the Action Plan by delivering a variety of housing and community development programs and activities. The City will also continue to comply with the planning and reporting requirements of the Action Plan regulations and CDBG, HOME and ESG regulations.Assist homeless and special needs populations with supportive services. Funding for various Emergency Solutions Grant Program Projects to include Emergency Shelter, Rapid Rehousing, Homelessness Prevention, Street Outreach and HMIS costs. Annually, the City will monitor its use of CDBG, HOME and ESG funds to ensure effective and appropriate use of funds. CDBG Administration: $681,163; HOME Administration: $140,478; ESG Administration: $22,185
Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
The entire city benefits from planning and administration efforts lead by the City.

Location Description 201 North E Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401 Planned Activities Grant and Project Management

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AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f)
Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed The City will use its funding for PY 2020-2021 to finance a variety of housing, community development, economic development, and capital improvement projects. The majority of the funding will be used to finance projects targeting low- to moderate-income individuals and families throughout the City.

CDBG Benefit Service Areas are defined as geographic locations within the City of San Bernardino where 51 percent or more of the households in those areas are low- to moderate-income. The 2010 U.S.

Census identified approximately 68.9 percent of the City consisted of households with low or moderate incomes. A map of the Low / Moderate Income Target Areas is attached to this document.

The City of San Bernardino has become increasingly diverse in its racial and ethnic makeup. Over the past decades the City has seen a shift from a non-Hispanic, White majority to a Hispanic Origin majority.

According to the U.S. 2010 Census, approximately 60 percent of the population is of Hispanic Origin, 19 percent is Non-Hispanic, White, 14.2 percent is Black, 3.8 percent is Asian and 2.9 percent is comprised of some “Other” race or ethnicity.

Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of Funds
CityWide 70
LMI Areas of the City 30
Table 57 - Geographic Distribution

Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically The funding available under the 2020-2021 Action Plan may be used to meet a variety of community development and housing needs. As part of the development of the 2020-2021 Action Plan, the City established priority needs based on an in depth analysis of the several factors housing, homelessness, poverty, special needs, lead hazards, institutional structure, etc. The City will utilize its federal funding to pursue goals and objectives listed in the section “AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives” of this document.

The City’s primary intent is to spend its CDBG funds in predominantly low income neighborhoods where residents have the greatest need for housing/services. The City will focus on low to moderate income neighborhoods where there is a greatest need in the parks, such as having the playground equipment replaced, because those are the areas of greatest need.

Discussion
The City of San Bernardino has not designated any Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas (NRSA)

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Affordable Housing
AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g)
Introduction
In accordance with the Housing Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan, housing problems within the City of San Bernardino include: 1) Units with physical defects; 2) overcrowded conditions; and 3) housing cost burden. The City will use CDBG and HOME funds to pursue three affordable housing goals:
1) Preserve and Rehabilitation Housing, 2) Expand Home Ownership Opportunities and 3) Provide Assistance to Renter Households.

One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 45
Non-Homeless 200
Special-Needs 100
Total 345
Table 58 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement

One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through Rental Assistance 0
The Production of New Units 104
Rehab of Existing Units 241
Acquisition of Existing Units 0
Total 345
Table 59 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type Discussion
The table “One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported” consists of 600 homeless individual to be supported and 349 units to be built or rehabilitated. The following projects detail households that will benefit as well as the number of units in the City to be constructed or rehabed.  Homeownership of two (2) housing units added in Eastpointe neighborhood. Incomes will range from 50% to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI);
 New Infill Housing construction of four (4) for-sale single family homes, incomes will range from 50% to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI);
 100 affordable rental units to be built at Seccombe Park; and  Affordable rental housing rehabilitation of 239 existing units at Foothill Villas Apartments.

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AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h)
Introduction
Public housing and other assisted housing programs are crucial elements of the City’s efforts to address affordable housing needs of low- and moderate-income families, senior citizens, disabled individuals, and other individuals.

The City falls within the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB).

This agency administers the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which provides rental assistance to eligible residents of San Bernardino by providing monthly rental assistance to participants who want to rent from a private landlord, but cannot afford the full monthly rental payment. The Housing Choice Voucher program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

In 2019, the latest year for which data is available, HACSB provided 10,798 housing choice vouchers throughout San Bernardino County, assisting 25,331 individuals. Of those 10,798 housing choice vouchers, 2,694 were issued to San Bernardino City residents.

The City will continue to support the efforts of HACSB in the administration of the Housing Choice Voucher and maximize the use of those funds and other resources in San Bernardino.

Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing To assist HACSB in addressing public housing needs, the City will do the following:

Monitor At-Risk Units. The City will maintain contact with the owners of at-risk units, encourage the owner to keep the at-risk units affordable and utilize, if feasible, local incentives to preserve any at-risk units
Support and Assist Local Non-Profit Organizations. In order to develop or preserve the City's affordable stock, the City will provide technical and/or financial assistance to local non-profit organizations that provide affordable housing.

Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
The City does not own any public housing units, therefore has not undertaken efforts to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in the management of public housing units. However, the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) does undertake actions to encourage public housing residents to contribute and participate in the management and HACSB has a homeownership program for residents of public housing.

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distressed properties within San Bernardino, rehabilitate them and sell them to income qualified homebuyers. The City will work with HACSB, to identify any households who may be eligible for the Housing Choice Voucher Program.

If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance
The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino has not been designated as troubled. Actually it has a moving to work designation which is a designation that a limited number of PHAs across the country have.

Discussion
See above discussion.

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AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i) Introduction
According to the San Bernardino County 2019 Homeless PIT Count there were 883 homeless persons in the City. A total of 244 individuals were sheltered and 639 were unsheltered. To address this issue, the City will allocate approximately $295,799 in ESG funds to homeless service providers who are skilled at transitioning homeless individuals and families from homelessness to permanent housing through a variety of activities including street outreach, homeless prevention, rapid re-housing, emergency shelter and essential services.

Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness including
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs
The City is an active member of the San Bernardino CoC and fully supports the goals and objectives of the San Bernardino County 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness. To reach out to homeless persons and assess their individual needs, the City will continue to support the CoC’s coordinated entry system, 2-1-1 San Bernardino County. The Coordinated Entry System will provide people who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless (HUD Homeless definition (Category 2) with problem solving support to retain current housing or to locate get housing placement.

The City is continuing its contract in FY 2020-2021 with Step Up On Second, with the goal of reaching 78 homeless persons through street outreach, providing social service referrals to 49 of those 78 persons and facilitating the placement of 13 homeless persons into permanent housing.

Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City will continue to fund Lutheran Social Services Southern California (LSSC) to provide an emergency men’s shelter. LSSSC has submitted plans to the City for a preliminary review of a new men’s shelter with a 75-bed capacity.

Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again
The City of San Bernardino recognizes that homelessness is a regional issue that impacts every

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community in the region. As the largest community in the County, the City also serves as a hub for service providers. The City supports the efforts of the network of agencies working to end homelessness through the Regional Continuum of Care Strategy. The Continuum of Care Strategy involves four key components, one of which is homeless prevention. The provision of preventative services will decrease the number of households and individuals who will become homeless and require emergency shelters and assistance. The City is working to prevent persons from becoming homeless by funding emergency rental assistance for households at-risk of homelessness.

Utilizing its HOME dollars, the City funded the acquisition of the Golden Apartments a 21-unit apartment complex that has been rehabilitated and converted into 38 one-bedroom apartments of supportive housing for homeless persons. Residents moved into their new one-bedroom flats in December 2019.

Golden has onsite health and mental health services available through the Department of Behavioral Health and Molina Health.

The City has partnered with Step Up on Second to provide street outreach services to homeless persons and assist them with obtaining their vital documents, housing navigation, transportation to appointments and placement in permanent housing. To date, in FY 2019-2020, Step Up has housed 13 individuals and provided linkage to services to 78 persons.

San Bernardino County’s 10-Year Strategy for Ending Homelessness was recalibrated in 2013 to focus on a rapid re-housing approach that is also consistent with a Housing First Model. This approach is intended to minimize the amount a time an individual or family remains homeless or in shelters. The Housing First Model also focuses on homeless prevention by emphasizing the need to keep individuals and families in their current housing if appropriate.

Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs
The City will continue to support the regional CoC’s efforts to implement the San Bernardino County 10- Year Strategy for Ending Homelessness. This plan includes a recommendation to focus on discharge planning in order to prevent people from becoming homeless when they are discharged from correctional, foster care, health care, or mental health care systems. The McKinney-Vento Act requires that State and local governments have policies and protocols in place to ensure that persons being discharged from a publicly-funded institution or system of care are not discharged immediately into homelessness. In order to meet HUD’s requirements, the 10-Year Strategy has established a Discharge Planning Committee to focus on improving coordination between discharge planning agencies, local government, and homeless service providers in order to implement a “zero tolerance” plan that will prevent persons being discharged into homelessness.

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Discussion
In 2018, the City declared a shelter crisis which allowed agencies to apply for the State’s Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) funding. Four agencies serving homeless persons in the City of San Bernardino received $2.1 million in HEAP funds that can be used over four years. The CoC’s coordinated entry system provides a single point of entry for people who are homeless to be screened and assessed for a range of CoC and City funded homeless programs, including emergency shelters, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and rapid rehousing services. All contracted service providers report outcomes based on the countywide outcome standards developed by the County Office of Homeless Services, in order to inform future adjustments to the service system.

In FY 18-19, the City facilitated the purchase of two (2) multi-family properties by Foothill Aides Project.

In FY 19-20 those properties will be rehabilitated and leased to low-income persons with HIV/Aids.

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AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.220(j)
Introduction:

The City recognizes that barriers to affordable housing exist and continues to employ strategies to overcome them. Policies can create barriers to the production of affordable housing and residential investment because such factors increase costs. The high cost of affordable housing and residential investment can be contributed to the following:
 Lack of Affordable Housing Funds: The availability of funding for affordable housing has been severely affected by the dissolution of redevelopment agencies. Prior to 2012, redevelopment activities and funding was the City’s primary tool for assisting with neighborhood revitalization efforts and production of affordable housing. The loss of this funding represents a constraint for the City of San Bernardino’s efforts to continue to support neighborhood revitalization. Now the City relies on private resources, federal grant programs, state resources, and philanthropy to fund affordable housing projects.
 Environmental Protection: State law (California Environmental Quality Act and California Endangered Species Act) and federal law (National Environmental Policy Act and Federal Endangered Species Act) regulations require environmental review of proposed discretionary projects (e.g., subdivision maps, use permits, etc.). Costs and time delay resulting from the environmental review process are also added to the cost of housing.  Site Improvements: Many parts of San Bernardino are undeveloped and lack adequate pedestrian and automobile infrastructure to support new residential subdivisions. All new residential development is required to provide sidewalk with curbs and gutters and must be served by appropriate roadways consistent with the General Plan Circulation Element and adopted road development standards. The cost of these improvements increases the cost of development, but is necessary to facilitate pedestrian and vehicular access and movement in the City.
 Planning and Development Fees: Planning and development impact fees, such as for transportation, water, and sewer infrastructure improvements, often add to the overall cost of development. The City’s fees reflect the fair share of the costs of providing permitting, infrastructure, and services for new residences.
 Permit and Processing Procedures: Builders and developers frequently cite the cost of holding land during the evaluation and review process as a significant factor in the cost of housing. The City of San Bernardino’s development review process is designed to accommodate growth without compromising quality. Project quality is of critical concern, as the City faces challenges in securing foreclosed single-family homes and poorly maintained multifamily complexes.  State and Federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages: The State Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) expanded the kinds of projects that require the payment of prevailing wages. Prevailing wage adds to the overall cost of development. A prevailing wage must also be paid to laborers when federal funds are used to pay labor costs for any project over $2,000 or on any multi-

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family project over eight units. Based on discussions with developers, various prevailing wage requirements typically inflate the development costs by 35 percent.

Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment
The City undertook a major effort to eliminate constraints, with respect to land use regulations, by developing and adopting a new Development Code that unified and simplified the City’s development regulations and processes. That effort was followed by a reorganization of the City to unify the various development-related departments into a single Community Development Department and a one-stop permit counter. The City has made the following additional amendments to the Municipal Code in order to further reduce barriers to affordable housing:

1. General Lot Consolidation Incentive - Small, individual lots offer limited development potential, and generally cannot support onsite property management. Development opportunities could be increased through a small-lot consolidation program that offers a 15 percent density bonus for projects with a residential component that are committing to a maintenance plan and having on-site management. The City is anticipating amending the Development Code to incentivize lot Consolidation.

2. Density Bonus Provisions - Density bonus projects can be an important source of housing for lower and moderate income households. The City anticipates amending the Development Code to reflect the latest amendments to State density bonus law.

3. Transitional and Supportive Housing - The City plans to amend the Development Code to adequately define transitional and permanent supportive housing and permit these uses based on unit type, in accordance with Senate Bill 2.

4. Streamlined Processing - The City is committed to continuing the streamlining of development activities and regulations and will continue to analyze potential programs that seek to eliminate land use constraints, particularly as related to the provision of new housing and rehabilitation of existing housing. The City amended its Development Code in 2012 to make it more user-friendly and to minimize confusion for staff and the development community. As part of the Development Code update, the City also introduced a new streamlined type of Conditional Use Permit: the Minor Use Permit (MUP). The MUP is reviewed by the Development/Environmental Review Committee rather than the Planning Commission, which requires less staff time (and a relatively shorter process for developers), lower fees, and can be used in lieu of a CUP for certain qualified projects.

5. The City will update its General Plan.

Discussion:

To address housing affordability and the lack of monetary resources for affordable housing, the

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Consolidated Plan calls for the investment of CDBG and/or HOME funds to preserve and rehabilitate housing units and provide homeownership opportunities to low and moderate-income households.

For PY 2020-2021, the City will continue to fund its Infill Housing Program and its Owner Occupied Residential Rehabilitation Program (OORP). The OORP will be funded with carryover funds from last year that were not fully expended. Through the City’s Infill Housing Program, the City will acquire, rehabilitate vacant and/or underutilized parcels of land and create housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households. The Owner Occupied Residential Rehabilitation Program will provide deferred loans for the rehabilitation of single family units owned by low and moderate income households.

Although the City no longer has access to redevelopment funds, the City will continue to leverage its CDBG and HOME funds to attract private and other available public resources, including land conveyed to the City for the purpose of creating affordable housing for low- and moderate- income households.

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Introduction:

Priority Needs established in the FY 2020-2025 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, which form the basis for establishing objectives and outcomes in the FY 2020-2021 One-Year Action Plan, are as follows:

High Priority
 Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
 Expand homeownership opportunities
 Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services
 Promote economic development and employment opportunities for low and moderate income persons. Micro-Enterprise
Low Priority
 New affordable Rental Housing
 Improve and expand existing community facilities and infrastructure to meet current and future needs.
 Eliminate identified impediments to fair housing through education, enforcement, and testing.  Planning and Administration – CDBG, HOME, and ESG
 New Affordable Housing Construction or Rehabilitation  Expand homeownership opportunities – Infill Housing
 First-Time Homeownership – CHDO 15% set-aside
 New affordable rental housing
Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs To address obstacles to meeting underserved needs, the City will allocate CDBG, uncommitted HOME and ESG funds through the Action plan in projects that provide financing for the affordable housing development, housing rehabilitation, job creation, public facility/infrastructure improvements and homeless prevention. Lack of resources is the primary obstacle to meeting underserved needs. In order to leverage additional ongoing resources for housing and homeless services, the City is applying for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds which are administered by the State Department of Housing and Community Development to It anticipated that in the 2021 the City can receive up to $1.6 million in PLHA funds.

The City will also support HACSB’s efforts to obtain additional rental assistance funding, especially for seniors and lower-income households.

Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing

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The City will invest HOME funds to expand the supply of affordable housing and will use HOME funds to preserve and maintain existing affordable housing through the City of San Bernardino’s Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Loan Program.

Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards
To reduce lead-based paint hazards and in accordance, housing constructed prior to 1978 and assisted through the City of San Bernardino’s Owner Occupied Residential Rehabilitation Program will be tested for lead based paint hazards. If lead based-paint hazards are found, safe work practices or abatement procedures will be included in the scope of work for the rehabilitation of the housing unit. All procedures will be in compliance with 24 CFR Part 35.

Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families For PY 2020-2021, the City will support:
 An Infill Housing Program that will acquire and rehabilitate/construct underutilized properties within the City and when complete sell these homes to low- and moderate income households  Micro Enterprise Program that will provide small business development training and support to income qualified clients who are wish to start their own small business.  Service providers who can provide street outreach, rapid-rehousing, homeless prevention, emergency shelter, and other essential services to homeless and near-homeless persons and families.
 The improvement of various park facilities within income-eligible areas of the City that provide recreational and support services to low- and moderate-income residents of the City.  The efforts of HACSB, who provides rental assisance and conventional housing to low-income households.
 The efforts of the CoC, San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Administration, Office of Homeless Services and various Homeless Service Agencies to provider public and social services to residents living in poverty, including health services, counseling, educational programs, food distribution, academic and vocational training, youth services, and senior services.  The goals and objectives of San Bernardino County 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness.  The CoC’s coordinated entry system, 2-1-1 San Bernardino County that provides persons who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless with problem solving support to retain current housing or to locate another housing placement.

Actions planned to develop institutional structure
During the next year, the San Bernardino Community & Economic Development Department will continue consulting with and inviting a wide variety of agencies and organizations (i.e. CoC, HACSB, National CORE, County of San Bernardino Community Development and Housing Agency, etc.) involved with the delivery of housing and social services to low- and moderate-income San Bernardino residents.

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This will allow to coordinate the City's activities by not duplicating efforts and to know what other agencies are doing. Currently, the City is working with the Center for Community Investment and Dignity Health (Accelerating investments for Healthy Communities). The City's collaboration with CCI and Dignity Health has resulted in the investment of $1.2 million in permanently affordable rental housing in the City. These types of collaborations build the capacity for the City to continue providing affordable housing.

Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies
During the next year, the San Bernardino Community & Economic Development Department will continue consulting with a wide variety of agencies and organizations such as HACSB, County Workforce Development, County Department of Behavioral Health and County Office on Aging and Adult Services involved with the delivery of housing, supportive services and economic development to low- and moderate- income San Bernardino residents. Workforce Development, for example, provides job placement services for person in the County and also provides up to three months of paid on the job training and any equipment that an employee may require to carry their new job. In the realm of economic development, the City recently established a partnership with the Mexican Consulate’s “Emprendedoras” program. The program partners with the Small Business Administration and the City’s Micro Enterprise program to provide Spanish language training for persons interested in launching a small business or expanding an existing small business. Through the City’s partnership with the “Emprendedoras” program, the City will cross promote the services available through Workforce Development.

Discussion:

The implementation of the PY 2020-2021 Action Plan will invest federal resources to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs, foster and maintain affordable housing, reduce lead-based paint hazards, inspection of HOME units, reduce the number of families living in poverty, develop institutional structure, and enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies.

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Program Specific Requirements
AP-90 Program Specific Requirements – 91.220(l)(1,2,4)
Introduction:

In the implementation of programs and activities under the 2020-2021 Action Plan, the City of San Bernardino will follow all HUD regulations concerning the use of program income, forms of investment, overall low-and moderate-income benefit for the CDBG program and recapture requirements for the HOME program. The years 2020, 2021 and 2022 are used to determine that an overall benefit of 80% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income.

Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(1)
Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out.

1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed 817,368

2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan. 0

3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements 0

4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan 0

5. The amount of income from float-funded activities 0
Total Program Income: 817,368

Other CDBG Requirements

1. The amount of urgent need activities 0

2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income.Overall Benefit - A consecutive period of one, two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income. Specify the years covered that include this Annual Action Plan. 80.00%

HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(2)

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as follows:

The City does not anticipate using other forms of investment beyond those identified in Section

92.205.

2. A description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HOME funds when used for homebuyer activities as required in 92.254, is as follows:

HOME Recapture Provision If Buyer at any time during the Period of Affordability sells or transfers the Eligible Property, whether voluntarily or involuntarily due to foreclosure or other circumstance, the following provisions shall apply, pursuant to 24 C.F.R. Part 92.254:

1. If Buyer sells or transfers the Eligible Property within the first two years of the Period of Affordability, City shall recover from the Net Proceeds, if any, the entire amount of the HOME Subsidy, or such lesser amount as the Net Proceeds may permit to be recovered. The Net Proceeds are the sales price paid to Buyer minus repayment of loans that are superior in priority to this Affordable Housing Covenant and the Deed of Trust securing it, and any closing costs.

2. If Buyer sells or transfers the Eligible Property after occupying the Eligible Property for at least two years (24 months from the Delivery Date), City’s recovery from the Net Proceeds shall equal the amount of the HOME Subsidy, reduced by a percentage determined by dividing the number of Buyer’s full years of occupation of the Eligible Property by the number of years of the Period of Affordability, and multiplying the result by 100. In calculating recapture of the HOME subsidy only full 12-month periods of occupancy will be utilized in the calculation. For example, if Buyer sells or transfers the Eligible Property during the third year, before the completion of the full third year of a ten-year Period of Affordability, the percentage reduction of the amount of the HOME Subsidy to be recovered by City shall equal 20 percent: (2 years ÷ 10 years) × 100 = 20.

Assuming sufficient Net Proceeds, City would recover 80 percent of the HOME Subsidy. If there were not sufficient Net Proceeds, City would recover 80 percent of Net Proceeds, whatever the amount.

3. In no event shall City’s recovery exceed the amount of the Net Proceeds.

The City requires that its CHDO/subrecipients, who carry out HOME funded ownership programs, utilize the noted recapture provisions, which are part of the affordability covenant executed by the homeowner and recorded against the property.

In its homeownership and single family rehabilitation programs the City utilizes the homeownership limits for the San Bernardino Metropolitan/FMR Area provided by HUD.

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3. A description of the guidelines for resale or recapture that ensures the affordability of units acquired with HOME funds? See 24 CFR 92.254(a)(4) are as follows:

Measured from the Delivery Date and determined based on the amount of the HOME Subsidy, as follows:

Amount of HOME Subsidy Period of Affordability
 Amount of HOME Subsidy: Less than $15,000 Period of Affordability: 5 years  Amount of HOME Subsidy: $15,000 to $40,000 Period of Affordability: 10 years  Amount of HOME Subsidy: More than $40,000 Period of Affordability:15 years The City's affordability covenant requires that HOME units acquired with HOME funds remain affordable for the period noted based on the amount of HOME subsidy. The City requires that its CHDO/subrecipients who carry out HOME funded ownership programs utilize the noted recapture provisions, which are part of the affordability covenant executed by the homeowner and recorded against the property.

In its homeownership and single family rehabilitation programs the City utilizes the homeownership limits for the San Bernardino Metropolitan/FMR Area provided by HUD.

4. Plans for using HOME funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds along with a description of the refinancing guidelines required that will be used under 24 CFR 92.206(b), are as follows:

The City will not be undertaking any refinancing of existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds. The City will not undertake the refinancing of single family units rehabilitated with HOME funds. With regard to eligible beneficiaries, the City will adhere to the requirements under 24 CFR 2.203 with regard to income determinations; 92.216 with respect to incomes of applicants; 92.253 with regard to tenant protections and selection and other HOME regulatory requirements that ensure beneficiaries are not precluded from participating in HOME funded programs.

The City utilizes Notice of Funding Availability and Requests for Proposals to solicit applications for funding under the HOME program. Solicitations for applications are conducted as funds are available for various programs and/or when contracts and renewal periods with applicants expire and new NOFAs and RPS are released.

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Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
Reference 91.220(l)(4)

1. Include written standards for providing ESG assistance (may include as attachment) Please refer to an attachment indluced in Admin (AD-26).

2. If the Continuum of Care has established centralized or coordinated assessment system that meets HUD requirements, describe that centralized or coordinated assessment system.

The Continuum of Care (CoC) is led by the County of San Bernardino, Department of Behavioral Services. The Coordinated Entry System, referred to as 211 San Bernardino County, is operated by the United Way of San Bernardino County and provides free and confidential information and referral service to persons in need of help connecting with various free or low cost health and human service providers.
211 San Bernardino County, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by dialing 2-1-1 in San Bernardino County or by dialing the toll-free number at 1-888-435-7565. Bilingual staff is available to assist English and/or Spanish speaking callers. However, if another language is need, 211 San Bernardino County, utilizes a translation line that can assist in disseminating information in over 150 languages. 211 San Bernardino County is also available by going to http://211sb.org.

Within the City’s ESG written agreement, the Subrecipient must agree to coordinate and integrate, to the maximum extent practicable, ESG-funded activities with other programs targeted to homeless people in the area covered by the Continuum of Care or area over which the services are coordinated to provide a strategic, community-wide system to prevent and end homelessness.

3. Identify the process for making sub-awards and describe how the ESG allocation available to private nonprofit organizations (including community and faith-based organizations).

The City of San Bernardino will competitively procure for services that will meet the goals and objectives of the City’s Consolidated Plan and San Bernardino Continuum of Care’s (CoC) 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness.

The application review process has three phases. In the first phase, all applications are reviewed by the Community and Economic Development Department staff for completeness and eligibility under the Federal program guidelines. Eligible programs and projects are then reviewed according to their contribution to the goals and objectives of the City’s approved Consolidated Plan and CoC’s 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness. Preference is given if a program has the ability to help the City meet federal program objectives and local priorities. Organizational capacity, experience, and past performance are also considered.

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Based on this review, Community and Economic Development Department staff prepares general funding recommendations. Lastly, a public hearing before City Council will be held to consider the 2020-2021 Draft Annual Action Plan. The City Council adopts the Annual Action Plan, which acts as the CDBG, HOME and ESG program annual budget. Upon completion of this process, the City forwards the adopted Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for approval.

4. If the jurisdiction is unable to meet the homeless participation requirement in 24 CFR 576.405(a), the jurisdiction must specify its plan for reaching out to and consulting with homeless or formerly homeless individuals in considering policies and funding decisions regarding facilities and services funded under ESG.

The City of San Bernardino attends and participates, on a quarterly basis, the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH). The ICH is a vital component of the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership. The ICH serves as the policy making body of the Partnership and oversees the implementation of the 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness in San Bernardino County. The ICH will focus on resource development to insure the funding of homeless projects and 10-Year Strategy recommendations. In addition, ICH serves as the HUD-designated primary decision-making group and oversight board of the City of San Bernardino & County (hereinafter referred to as the “geographic area”) Continuum of Care for the Homeless (CA-609) funding process, (hereinafter referred to as the “CoC”). There are currently former homeless individuals that participate in the policy making decisions of the CoC, regarding facilities or services that receive ESG funding from the City.

The ICH is charged with directing, coordinating and evaluating all of the activities related to implementation of the 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness. The ICH members are directed to report progress on the implementation of the 10-Year Strategy to their colleagues and constituents following each meeting of the ICH. The ICH will promote collaborative partnerships among homeless providers and stakeholders throughout San Bernardino County in order to carry out implementation activities and will develop resources to insure the funding of homeless projects and 10-Year Strategy recommendations.

As the oversight board of the CoC, the ICH duties are: 1. To ensure that the CoC is meeting all of the responsibilities assigned to it by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations including: a. The operation and oversight of the local CoC; b. Designation and operation of a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS); i. Designate a single HMIS for the geographic area; ii. Designate an eligible applicant to manage the CoC’s HMIS, which will be known as the HMIS Lead; iii. Ensure consistent participation of recipients and sub-recipients of CoC and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding in the HMIS. iv. Ensure the HMIS is administered in compliance with all requirements prescribed by HUD. c. The development of a CoC plan that includes outreach, engagement, assessment, annual gap analysis of the homeless needs and services available, prevention strategies, shelter and housing supportive services, and HUD CoC

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annual and biennial requirements; 2. To represent the relevant organizations and projects serving homeless subpopulations; 3. To support homeless persons in their movement from homelessness to economic stability and affordable permanent housing within a supportive community; 4. To be inclusive of all the needs of all of geographic area’s homeless population, including the special service and housing needs of homeless sub-populations; 5. To facilitate responses to issues and concerns that affect the agencies funded by the CoC that is beyond those addressed in the annual CoC application process; 6. To consult with recipients and sub-recipients of CoC funding to establish performance targets appropriate for population and program type, monitor recipient and sub- recipient performance, evaluate outcomes, and take action against poor performers; and 7. To evaluate outcomes of projects funded under the County of San Bernardino CoC program including the ESG.

5. Describe performance standards for evaluating ESG.

ESG Subrecipients must demonstrate the financial management and programmatic expertise to successfully develop, design, implement, and monitor the ESG-funded activities.

ESG Subrecipients must participate in HMIS and be able to meet all federal, State of California, and City of San Bernardino requirements relative to the ESG program, specifically those concerning equal opportunity and fair housing, affirmative marketing, environmental review, displacement, relocation, acquisition, labor, lead-based paint, conflict of interest, debarment and suspension, and flood insurance.

Under the City ESG agreement, ESG Subrecipient are required to conduct an initial evaluation to determine the eligibility of each individual or family’s eligibility for ESG assistance and the amount and types of assistance the individual or family needs to regain stability in permanent housing.

All subrecipient providers should meet or exceed project quality goals established by HUD and CoC guidelines which include the following: At least 80 percent of project participants either remained in permanent housing or exited to permanent housing; At least 20 percent or more of project participants have employment income (or other sources such as SSI and/or SSDI, for those who are not employable); At least 54 percent of project participants increased their income from sources other than employment in a given operating year; At least 56 percent of project participants obtained mainstream benefits; and 100 percent of the project participants came from the street or other locations not meant for human habitation, emergency shelters, or safe havens. In addition, PSH providers must: Implement a housing first approach. Fill vacant beds with only chronically homeless persons.

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Appendixx - Alternate/Local Data Sources

1 Data Source Name
County Homeless Race, HMIS 2019
List the name of the organization or individual who originated the data set.

County Homeless Race, HMIS 2019
Provide a brief summary of the data set.

Various population data sets were used in the Needs Assessment, Market Analysis, and Strategic plan
What was the purpose for developing this data set?
Using updated information is important for the ConPlan.

How comprehensive is the coverage of this administrative data? Is data collection concentrated in one geographic area or among a certain population?
The data covers the County.

What time period (provide the year, and optionally month, or month and day) is covered by this data set? 2019
What is the status of the data set (complete, in progress, or planned)? complete
2 Data Source Name
Vacant Unit Data
List the name of the organization or individual who originated the data set.

ACS 2013-2017
Provide a brief summary of the data set.

The data provided comes from 2013-2017 housing occupancy data particularly vacant housing units.

What was the purpose for developing this data set?
HUD did not provide any data to assist with their request of vacant and abandoned, REO and abandoned REO data.

How comprehensive is the coverage of this administrative data? Is data collection concentrated in one geographic area or among a certain population?
Citywide
What time period (provide the year, and optionally month, or month and day) is covered by this data set? 2013-2017

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What is the status of the data set (complete, in progress, or planned)? Data found is only for number of vacant units, other data HUD requests was not found. 3 Data Source Name
Households with Children
List the name of the organization or individual who originated the data set.

The data resource is CHAS 2011-2015
Provide a brief summary of the data set.

The CHAS data presents the number of households both renter and owner by AMI categories.

What was the purpose for developing this data set?
This table was not populated by HUD data, however was available.

How comprehensive is the coverage of this administrative data? Is data collection concentrated in one geographic area or among a certain population?
This data is citywide.

What time period (provide the year, and optionally month, or month and day) is covered by this data set? CHAS 2011-2015
What is the status of the data set (complete, in progress, or planned)? complete

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AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)

1. Introduction
The City of San Bernardino (City) must prepare and submit to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Annual Action Plan that details the proposed uses of federal grants the City receives. The City is an entitlement community and receives the following federal grants:
•Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
•HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
•Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
The Action Plan serves as the City’s annual application to HUD and is a requirement for a receipt of yearly allocations of the grants noted above. To receive these funds, the City undertakes a planning process known as the Consolidated Plan cycle. This process is documented by three reports: 1) a Five- Year Consolidated Plan; 2) five annual one-year Action Plans, and 3) five annual Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports (CAPERs).

2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan This could be a restatement of items or a table listed elsewhere in the plan or a reference to another location. It may also contain any essential items from the housing and homeless needs assessment, the housing market analysis or the strategic plan.

The City of San Bernardino has a range of housing and community development needs. The City's objective is to use its grant funds to coordinate programs, services, and projects with the anticipated outcome of creating a decent and suitable living environment to benefit low- and moderate-income households and those with special needs. Priorities for the FY 2020-2024 CONSOLIDATED PLAN established in consultation with residents and community groups are noted.

Priority Objectives/Goals

1. Expand homeownership opportunities and assist homebuyers with the purchase of affordable housing: Four (4) single family units to be added in Eastpointe neighborhood. Incomes will range from 50% to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI).

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2. Expand Homeownership Opportunities (Infill Housing Program): Fund construction of four (4) single family homes, city-wide. Incomes will range from 50% to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI).

3. First-Time Homeownership - CHDO 15% Set –Aside Project: New construction of two (2) single family homes on vacant City-owned lots.

4. Homeless Outreach and Homeless Prevention-ESG: Assist homeless and special needs populations with supportive services: fund social service organizations to assist homeless persons through the provision of homeless prevention, emergency shelters, street outreach, supportive services and placement in permanent supportive housing. Homeless services/funding. Total assisted will be approximately 380 persons

5. New Affordable Rental Housing Construction or Rehabilitation: fund new affordable rental housing. Seccombe is a new rental housing project in the City’s housing pipeline that is anticipated to begin predevelopment during the current AP period. 100 total households assisted.

6. Affordable Rental Housing Rehabilitation: affordable rental housing rehabilitation of 239 existing rental housing units.

7. Promote Economic Development: Fund education and training for approximately ten (10) business owners through the City’s Microenterprise Program, to launch and retain successful small businesses and improve business viability.

8. Promote Economic Development: Repayment of Section 108 Loan which will create 214 jobs.

9. Improve Public Facilities and infrastructure: To meet current and future needs, replace playground equipment in three parks in the City's CDBG eligible areas; convert an existing baseball field into a Miracle League baseball field that will be ADA compliant; re-roof Encanto Community Center; undertake citywide concrete repairs to replace sidewalks and provide ADA accessibility.

10. Fair Housing: Eliminate identified impediments to fair housing through education, enforcement, and testing. Fund fair housing activities to include fair housing enforcement, landlord/tenant mediation and education to approximately 2,700 persons.

11. Planning and Administration: Funding for planning and administration of CDBG, HOME and ESG.

3. Evaluation of past performance
This is an evaluation of past performance that helped lead the grantee to choose its goals or projects.

Preserve and rehabilitate existing single-family dwellings – As a result of a change to the loan terms for the Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program, which change the loan from a forgivable loan to a deferred loan, there was no interest in the program and consequent homes were not rehabilitated. However, the program will be changed to a forgivable loan and funds currently budgeted will be carried over into the next program year.

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Expand Homeownership opportunities and assist homebuyers with the purchase of affordable housing - In FY 2019-20 the City completed two (2) new newly built homes on infill lots. The City’s CHDO partner, Housing Partners I is currently marketing the homes to households at 50% to 80% of AMI.

Provide Supportive Services - Homeless / Non-Homeless Special Needs: In FY 2019-20, the City provided $830,000 in HOME funds, $1.5 million in NSP1 funds, and $180,000 in CDBG funds to Arrowhead Grove, formerly known as Waterman Gardens Public Housing Community, for phase 3 of the multi-phase Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) project. The third phase will result in 184 mixed- income family apartments with 147 of the units affordable to households at 30% - 60% of area median income.

Promote Economic Development: The City held five (5) small business/entrepreneur workshops.

Approximately, 20 persons attended the workshops in FY 2019-2020. There were more workshops scheduled for the year, however, due to the Covid-19 virus, those workshops had to be postponed.

Improve Public Facilities and Infrastructure : In FY 2019-2020, the City completed: Lytle Creek Park roof replacement, Jerry Lewis Swim Center facility upgrades and replacement of playground equipment at five parks: Meadowbrook Fields, Lytle Creek, Wildwood, Harrison Canyon, and Speicher.

Fair Housing: Eliminate identified impediments to fair housing through education, enforcement, and testing. The Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board provided landlord-tenant counseling and other fair housing services to approximately 3,300 persons in the City.

Planning and Administration: Funding for planning and administration of CDBG, HOME and ESG.

Provide rental assistance and preserve existing affordable rental housing: In FY 2019-2020, two (2) assisted rental projects were inspected to ensure units remained affordable and habitable.

Expand the affordable housing inventory through new construction: In 2019-2020, the third phase of construction commenced on the site of the former Waterman Gardens Public Housing community (now called Arrowhead Grove), which resulted in a total of 184 mixed-income family apartments. Arrowhead Grove will provide 147 affordable one- to four-bedroom family units with an additional 35 market-rate units interspersed across the site and two units for property managers. In addition to the new units constructed, a new traffic signal and bus shelter were installed.

Improve Neighborhood Conditions – Demolition Program: Funding for this project has been eliminated due to the program’s inability to spend down its CDBG budgeted amounts during two consecutive years.

4. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process Summary from citizen participation section of plan:

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To solicit public input during the development of the Consolidated Plan and the Annual Action Plan, the City conducted the following meetings:

Six community engagement meetings were held in January 2020:
•Akoma Unity Center, 1367 N. California Street, San Bernardino, Saturday, January 18, 2020, 9:30 AM-11:30 AM, 15 people in attendance
•Rezek Center – St. Bernardine Medical Center, 2101 N. Waterman Ave., San Bernardino, Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 11 AM–1 PM, 15 people in attendance
•Maplewood Homes, 906 Wilson St., San Bernardino, Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 4 PM–5 PM, 20 people in attendance
•Olive Meadows, 610 East Olive Street, San Bernardino, Thursday, January 23, 4 PM–5 PM, 2 residents in attendance
•Valencia Vista, 950 N. Valencia Ave., San Bernardino, Thursday, January 23, 2020, 5 PM–6:30 PM, 0 people in attendance
•San Bernardino Valley College, 701 S. Mt. Vernon Ave., San Bernardino, Friday, January 24, 2020, 9 AM – 10:30 PM, 9 people in attendance
A housing summit was held on February 6, 2020, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The summit gathered community leaders, agency representatives, service providers, planning professionals, developers, business owners, and others to learn the current state of housing, jobs, and development opportunities.

The summit also identified public safety concerns, the need for diverse housing options (both emergency and long term), ways to develop new and improve existing housing stock, how to expand opportunities to advance workforce and build community wealth, and community health including physical, mental, and emotional well-being. The summit was also held to help build partnerships to address the City's most immediate needs and learn new ideas for long-range planning. Those in attendance were:
•Civil Liberties Union
•Inland Congregations United for Change
•Mary Erickson Community Housing
•National Core
•Step Up On Second
•Habitat for Humanity
•County of San Bernardino Community Development and Housing Agency •Omnitrans
•County of San Bernardino Department of Behavioral Health •Wells Fargo Bank
•Akoma Unity Center
•Dignity Health St. Bernadine Medical Center
•Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services
•County of San Bernardino Office of Homeless Services

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•Project Fighting Chance
•Center for Employment Opportunities
•Project Fighting Chance
•Inland Valley Recovery Services
•Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board
•Catholic Charities San Bernardino County
Stakeholder interviews were conducted in-person, one-on-one phone conversations, and emails were held with various service providers to obtain feedback. The feedback was especially helpful in identifying gaps in services, trends in the local community, and needs relating to specific services and populations.

Three pop-up/tabling events were held throughout the City: a football game at San Bernardino High School on November 1, 2019, the San Bernardino Airshow on November 2, 2019, and the City of San Bernardino Winter Wonderland on December 14, 2019. Surveys were distributed at the pop-up events and a total of 314 residents responded to the survey from these pop-up events.

The City held a Council public hearing on March 18, 2020, to review the draft ConPlan, and on April 15, 2020, for the City Council and Mayor to review and approve the final plan.

For the 2020 program year Action Plan:

City Staff met with the CDBG Ad Hoc Committee on February 26, 2020 to present its funding recommendations and receive input from the committee.

The City also:
•Published a public notice (in English and Spanish) in the San Bernardino Sun, and El Chicano announcing the public hearing meeting
•Made available for public review, a copy of the Draft PY 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan at the Community & Economic Development public counter, the City website and Norman F. Feldheym Public Library.
•Published a 15-day comment of public review, comment, Plan availability and date of the first public hearing number of the Draft FY 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan for the period of March 4, 2020 through March 18, 2020.
•Published a 30-day notice of public review, comment, availability and second public hearing for the period of March 12, 2020 through April 15, 2020 to approve and submit the PY 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan to HUD on May 15, 2020

5. Summary of public comments

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This could be a brief narrative summary or reference an attached document from the Citizen Participation section of the Con Plan.

A public review period for the Draft PY 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan was noticed from March 4, 2020 through March 18, 2020 and again on March 12, 2020 through April 15, 2020. The City of San Bernardino did not receive comments from the public.

The PY 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan was made available at the Community & Economic Development Department public counter, the City website and Norman F. Feldheym Public Library for public review and comment.

There were no comments received by the City of San Bernardino.

6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them There were no comments received by the City of San Bernardino.

7. Summary
The City has undertaken diligent and good faith efforts to reach all segments of the community that may benefit from the City’s CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs. PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies – 91.200(b)

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1. Agency/entity responsible for preparing/administering the Consolidated Plan Describe the agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source.

Agency Role Name Department/Agency
Lead Agency SAN BERNARDINO
CDBG Administrator SAN BERNARDINO Community and Economic Development Department HOPWA Administrator
HOME Administrator SAN BERNARDINO Community and Economic Development Department ESG Administrator SAN BERNARDINO Community and Economic Development Department HOPWA-C Administrator

Table 1 – Responsible Agencies
Narrative (optional)
The Community and Economic Development Department administers, implements, and monitors projects funded through the HUD’s formula entitlement grants. As a recipient of these funds, the City’s Community and Economic Development Department is tasked with the responsibility of developing and carrying out the goals and objectives noted in the Consolidated Plan. The City uses these and other funds to provide decent housing, create a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities throughout the City.

The Community and Economic Development Department works closely with the Public Works Department and the City Parks and Recreation Department, the City Manager's Office, the City Council, and the CDBG Ad Hoc Committee in establishing goals and priorities that will serve the needs of the residents of San Bernardino.

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For matters concerning the City of San Bernardino’s CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs, please contact: the Community and Economic Development Department, Gretel Noble, Housing Manager at 201 N E Street, 3rd Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92418, telephone: (909) 384-7270 or via email at [email protected].

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1. Introduction
The City views the Consolidated Plan as an opportunity to engage the community in the CDBG, ESG, and HOME investment process. It urges citizens to voice their concerns and share their ideas concerning community development, affordable housing, and homelessness. It encourages all residents, especially those living in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, to participate in the planning process.

On April 17, 2024 the City Council amended this Annual Action Plan as well as the FY 2023-24 Annual Action Plan, through a substantial amendment, to move approximately $655,886 funds from the FY 2020-2021 Encanto Community Center Project, and approximately $1,080,158 from the FY 2023-24 Street Improvement Project to the Nicholson Neighborhood Park Project. The Nicholson Neighborhood Park Project is a FY 2020-21 project. A notice was published on March 13, 2024 along with a correction notice published on April 5, 2024.

Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(l))
• The City has been working in a partnership with the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) and County Community Development and Housing Agency to redevelop 251 units of public housing at the former Waterman Gardens public housing project (now known as Arrowhead Grove).
• The City is also working in a partnership with National CORE, an Inland Empire CHDO, and the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino in the development of Arrowhead Grove. • The City partners with Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services (NPHS), a CHDO, for the administration of an owner-occupied, single family rehabilitation program. • Housing Partners I, also a CHDO, and NPHS partner with the City to build new single family, ownership housing on vacant and blighted lots throughout the city, in order to increase homeownership among households at and below 80% of Area Median Income.
• The City coordinates with the County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) in and ongoing exchange of information and resources available to persons who are experiencing homelessness and mental health crises. The City has also partnered with DBH in the Golden Apartments project where DBH provides the case management services for the formerly homeless residents who live with mental illness.
• The City has also been working on investment strategies for housing and health with Dignity Health.

Dignity Health’s Community Investment program provided a $1.2 million dollar loan for the construction (which is currently underway) of Arrowhead Grove Phase 3, which will result in the construction of a 184 mixed income development, with 147 units reserved for low-income households.

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• The City has been consulting with the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino and the Community Development and Housing Agency of the County of San Bernardino concerning lead based paint hazards as it relates to rehabilitation of owner occupied single family homes. The City has also consulted with HUD’s environmental office regarding lead based paint and staff attended the most recent lead based paint training provided onsite at the HUD Los Angeles office. •The City has been in coordination with the San Bernardino Unified School District in their Uplift San Bernardino initiative. Uplift San Bernardino is Focused on the future of the youth community, such as launching the future workforce into local jobs; ignite Upward Mobility in the community; convene leadership work groups to change systems & police; effectively inspire community voice & engagement to inform better decisions & increase access to opportunities especially for youth; create shared understanding of issues & opportunities based on research & data; mobilize people and resources to fill in gaps identified between systems and promote accountability through a transparent history of Uplift’s decisions, progress, & learning. •The City has been working in partnership with Inland Empire Small Businesses Development Center (IESBDC) to deliver small business startup workshops to existing small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs within the City of San Bernardino. Small business startup workshops are offered in both English and Spanish to accommodate the San Bernardino population. Spanish workshops are offered in collaboration with the Mexican consulate, who host their space for Spanish speaking participants.
•The City is working with lead partners National Community Renaissance (CORE), an affordable housing developer; Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), a national CDFI; and Build Healthy Place Network (BHPN), the national center at the intersection of community development and health to advance equity, on the UPLIFT SB Equitable Development Plan. The UPLIFT SB Equitable Development Plan attains two overarching goals: 1) encourage health investors to advance comprehensive solutions and 2) spark collaborative problem-solving to address persistent community development challenges in the Waterman Baseline neighborhood and the City of San Bernardino, which include increasing the level of activity and improving the economic and health equity outcomes for residents and the community. UPLIFT Equitable Development Plan will strengthen the existing Waterman and Baseline Specific Plan (Specific Plan) and leverage other community-led collective impact efforts.

The City is in collaboration with mentioned lead partners to increase investments in housing, health and safety, job creation. The goal is to bring business service providers along to determine how to best deploy resources to residents in the City of San Bernardino. These efforts will address some of the biggest barriers to opportunity, high crime rates, homelessness and lack of good paying jobs, namely through affordable housing, job creation, and economic development. •For the past year the City has been working with an initiative headed by the Center for Community Investment and seven health providers, including Dignity Health in an initiative to Accelerate Investments in Healthy Communities (AIHC).

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Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness.

As homelessness does not have boundaries, the most efficient way to address the needs of the homeless (especially chronically homeless populations), is regionally. There are four entities that work collaboratively to address homelessness throughout San Bernardino County. They are: 1) the Interagency Council on Homelessness, a policy making body; 2) Homeless Provider Network, an advisory group made up of local public, private, faith-based, non-profit and housing organizations who work to improve service delivery to the homeless; 3) Central Valley Steering Committee, which is a sub- committee of the Homeless Provider Network, is a group made up of the following cities, San Bernardino, Rialto, Redlands, Colton, Grand Terrace, and Fontana, in addition to private, faith-based, non-profit and housing organizations who collaborate to improve service delivery to the homeless. The goal of the Central Valley Steering Committee is to advocate for the homeless and those at-risk of becoming homeless residing in those cities that are in the County of San Bernardino; 4) the San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Administration, Office of Homeless Services, the administrative arm of the CoC. The strategy that guides the actions of the above-mentioned groups is the “10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness in San Bernardino County”. This document serves as the blueprint for ending homelessness in San Bernardino County.

The City of San Bernardino is an active participant of the Continuum of Care (CoC) and fully supports the goals and objectives of the 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness in San Bernardino County. City of San Bernardino City Councilmember, Fred Shorett, represents the City of San Bernardino on the board of the Interagency Council on Homelessness, the City’s Police Department supports and participates in the Point-in-Time Homeless Count, and the Community and Economic Development staff requires its ESG subrecipients to participate in the CoC’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), a software application designed to collect client-level data and data on the provision of housing and services to homeless individuals and families and persons at risk of homelessness.

Through its ESG program the City funds five organizations that provide street outreach, emergency shelter, homeless prevention services, rapid rehousing and HMIS.

Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards for and evaluate outcomes of projects and activities assisted by ESG funds, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the operation and administration of HMIS The City works closely with the CoC and attends its regular scheduled meetings and trainings in the area of homelessness. The City consults with the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH), which has not less than one former homeless member, in regards to funding recommendations. The discussions at the

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ICH meetings are comprised of updates on HMIS and a monthly data quality report is provided illustrating the number of clients enrolled in the non-profit organizations using HMIS. The updates are helpful in evaluating the outcomes of projects and activities assisted with ESG. Other topics of discussion include presentations to the Office of Homeless Services on activities from the San Bernardino County Reentry Collaborative regarding workshop meetings to discuss updating their strategic plan, and a Community Recidivism Reduction Program. A Veterans Initiative – the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) has continued to develop creative and effective ways to address the needs of the County’s homeless veterans. Over the past year the HASCB, along with the support and efforts of our affiliate non-profits, KEYS and HP1 Inc., has created housing opportunities for homeless veterans.

2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdiction’s consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities

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Table 2 – Agencies, groups, organizations who participated Agency/Group/Organization Dignity Health St Bernardine Medical Center Agency/Group/Organization Type Health Agency
Major Employer
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Non-Homeless Special Needs
1 Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
The organization was consulted in a workshop setting hosted by the City of San Bernardino and Dignity Health. The anticipated outcomes are increased commitment to affordable housing/economic investment in the community.

Agency/Group/Organization National Community Renaissance (National CORE) Agency/Group/Organization Type Services – children
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Non-Housing Community Development Strategy
2 Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
The organization was consulted in a workshop setting hosted by the City of San Bernardino. The anticipated outcomes are increased commitment to affordable housing/investment in the community.

Agency/Group/Organization Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services (NPHS) Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
3 What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?

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Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
The organization was interviewed by the City of San Bernardino. The anticipated outcomes are increased commitment to affordable housing/economic investment in the community
Agency/Group/Organization Omni Trans
Agency/Group/Organization Type Other – Transit Agency
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
4 Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
The organization was consulted in a workshop setting hosted by the City of San Bernardino and Dignity Health. The anticipated outcomes are increased commitment to affordable housing/economic investment in the community Agency/Group/Organization Continuum of Care
Agency/Group/Organization Type Publicly Funded/System of Care Services - Housing
Services-Children
Services-Elderly Persons
Services-Persons with Disabilities
Services-homeless
Services-Education
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless, Families with children, Veterans, Unaccompanied Youth, Homeless Strategy
5 Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
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Agency/Group/Organization San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health Agency/Group/Organization Type Health Agency – Health
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homeless Needs – Chronically Homeless, Families with Children, Veterans, Unaccompanied Youth
6 Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
The organization was consulted in a workshop setting hosted by the City of San Bernardino. The anticipated outcomes are increased commitment to Agency/Group/Organization Project Fighting Chance
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services – Children
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Non-Housing Community Development Strategy
7 Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
The organization was consulted in a workshop setting hosted by the City of San Bernardino. The anticipated outcomes are
Agency/Group/Organization Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board Agency/Group/Organization Type Fair Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
8 Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
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Agency/Group/Organization Salvation Army – Hospitality House Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Homeless
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homeless Needs – Chronically Homeless, Families with Children, Veterans, Unaccompanied Youth
9 Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
The Salvation Army Hospitality House was consulted. The anticipated outcome is to serve homeless women and children and stabilize them, case manage, and provide a type of housing suitable for them.

Agency/Group/Organization Center For Employment Opportunities Agency/Group/Organization Type Services – Employment
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Non-Housing Community Development Strategy
10 Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
The Center for Employment Opportunities was consulted. The anticipated outcome is to
Agency/Group/Organization Inland Valley Recovery Services Agency/Group/Organization Type Services – Health
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homeless Needs – Chronically Homeless, Families with Children, Veterans, Unaccompanied Youth
11 Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
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Agency/Group/Organization Dr. Tom Pierce , CSU San Bernardino Agency/Group/Organization Type Civic Leader
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Market Analysis
12 Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
Dr. Tom Pierce was consulted. The anticipated outcome is to 13 Agency/Group/Organization City Council
Agency/Group/Organization Type City government
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
AP-10 Consultation, AP-15 Expected Resources and AP-20, AP-35 and AP-38 Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
On April 17, 2024 the City Council amended this Annual Action Plan as well as the FY 2023-24 Annual Action Plan, through a substantial amendment, to move approximately $655,886 funds from the FY 2020-2021 Encanto Community Center Project, and approximately $1,080,158 from the FY 2023-24 Street Improvement Project to the Nicholson Neighborhood Park Project. The Nicholson Neighborhood Park Project is a FY 2020-21 project. A notice was published on March 13, 2024 along with a correction notice published on April 5, 2024. 14 Agency/Group/Organization Public Notice Publication
Agency/Group/Organization Type City Government
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
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Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or
areas for improved coordination?
Public Participation notice publication for a Substantial Amendments Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting No agency types were excluded from engagement. In the future the City will make a special effort to include corrections programs and institutions.

Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan Name of Plan Lead Organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan?
Continuum of Care Continuum of Care Alliance Potential funding allocations to address homeless needs will complement the COC Strategy.
10-Year Strategy to End
Homelessness Continuum of Care Alliance Funding allocations to address homeless needs will be consistent with the 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness.

City of San Bernardino 2013-2021
Housing Element
City of San Bernardino Department of
Community Development
Potential funding allocations to address housing needs that will complement the 2013-2021 Housing Element
Housing Authority County of San
Bernardino (HACSB)
Housing Authority County of San
Bernardino (HACSB)
The City will support HACSB's efforts on public housing and the ongoing partnership on Waterman Gardens
Table 3 – Other local / regional / federal planning efforts Narrative (optional)
City staff, with assistance from its consultant, worked to engage a wide array of residents and stakeholders in the community engagement process. In addition to engaging residents in the community survey, the City also engage housing providers and developers, social service agencies, financial institutions, neighborhood associations, local health systems and organizations that provide outreach and supportive

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housing to homeless persons. The City also undertook direct solicitation for engage stakeholders to in the community survey, community meetings, and stakeholder interviews.

Stakeholders and residents provided feedback on priorities, neighborhood revitalization issues, housing problems and possible solutions. They were asked to provide input on how the City should spend CDBG, HOME and ESG funding.

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AP-12 Participation – 91.105, 91.200(c)

1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal-setting The City published a public hearing notice (Appendix A) in the San Bernardino Sun, and El Chicano newspapers in accordance with its citizen participation plan for its March 18, 2020 and April 15, 2020 Public Hearing. It also posted the notice and the PY 2020-2021 Action Plan on the City website. The PY 2020-2021 Action Plan was available on the City’s website at the Community and Economic Development Department public counter, and the Norman F. Feldheym Public Library.

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Sort Or
der
Mode of Out
reach
Target of Out
reach
Summary of
response/atten
dance
Summary of
comments rec
eived
Summary of co
mments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
1 Newspaper
Ad
Minorities

Non-English
Speaking -
Specify other
language:

Spanish

Persons with
disabilities

Residents of
Public and
Assisted
Housing

Low Income
persons
No responses
were received.

No comments
were
received.

Because
comments were
not received
there is no
summary of
comments not
accepted.
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Mode of Out
reach
Target of Out
reach
Summary of
response/atten
dance
Summary of
comments rec
eived
Summary of co
mments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
2 Internet
Outreach
Non-
targeted/bro
ad
community
No responses
were received
No comments
were received
Because
comments were
not received
there is no
summary of
comments not
accepted.
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Mode of Out
reach
Target of Out
reach
Summary of
response/atten
dance
Summary of
comments rec
eived
Summary of co
mments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
3 Public
Meeting
Minorities

Non-English
Speaking -
Specify other
language:

Spanish

Persons with
disabilities

Non-
targeted/bro
ad
community

Residents of
Public and
Assisted
Housing

Low Income
persons
No responses
were received
No comments
were received
Because
comments were
not received
there is no
summary of
comments not
accepted.
http://sanbernardinocityca.iqm2.com/citize
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Mode of Out
reach
Target of Out
reach
Summary of
response/atten
dance
Summary of
comments rec
eived
Summary of co
mments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
4 Public
Hearing
Minorities

Non-English
Speaking -
Specify other
language:

Spanish

Persons with
disabilities

Non-
targeted/bro
ad
community

Residents of
Public and
Assisted
Housing
No responses
were received
No comments
were received
Because
comments were
not received
there is no
summary of
comments not
accepted.
http://sanbernardinocityca.iqm2.com/citize
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AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2)
Introduction
The City of San Bernardino estimates it will receive roughly $25 Million over the next five years from CDBG, HOME and ESG funds. In PY20 the City will receive:
•CDBG $3,405,297
•HOME $1,404,479
•ESG $ 295,799
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (Cares Act) was signed into law. Pursuant to the CARES Act, HUD has allocated $2,003,529 in Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (CDBG-CV1) funds, $1,019,997 in Emergency Solutions Grant- Coronavirus (ESG-CV1) funds and $3,422,960 in Emergency Solutions Grant-Coronavirus (ESG-CV2) funds to the City of San Bernardino to fund activities that prevent, prepare, and respond to the Coronavirus pandemic. As directed by HUD, the FY 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan was amended on August 19, 2020 to add Round 1 of CDBG-CV funded activities and Round 1 and 2 of ESG-CV funded activities.

On September 11, 2020, HUD announced the City would receive $1,702,135 in CDBG-CV Round 3 funds. These funds must also be used to prevent, prepare for, and/or respond to the Coronavirus pandemic and the FY 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan should be further amended to add Round 3 funds. CDBG-CV3 will be used for buildings and improvements, including public facilities, such as improvements to libraries and community centers affected by the Coronavirus.

On April 17, 2024 the City Council amended this Annual Action Plan as well as the FY 2023-24 Annual Action Plan, through a substantial amendment, to move approximately $655,886 funds from the FY 2020-2021 Encanto Community Center Project, and approximately $1,080,158 from the FY 2023-24 Street Improvement Project to the Nicholson Neighborhood Park Project. The Nicholson Neighborhood Park Project is a FY 2020-21 project.

A notice was published on March 13, 2024 along with a correction notice published on April 5, 2024.

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Anticipated Resources
Expected Amount Available Year 1Program Source
of Funds
Uses of Funds
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
Expected
Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
CDBG public -
federal
Acquisition
Admin and Planning
Economic
Development
Housing
Public
Improvements
Public Services 3,405,297 17,000 800,368 4,222,66513,200,000 The estimated amount of CDBG
funds available over the
planning period is based on
allocations for FY 2019-2020.

A substantial amendment in
4/17/24 added funds $1,080,158
from FY2023-24 to Nicholson
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Expected Amount Available Year 1Program Source
of Funds
Uses of Funds
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
Expected
Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
HOME public -
federal
Acquisition
Homebuyer
assistance
Homeowner rehab
Multifamily rental
new construction
Multifamily rental
rehab
New construction
for ownership
TBRA 1,404,479 726,658 1,459,8543,590,99110,750,000
The estimated amount of HOME
funds available over the
planning period is based on
allocations for FY 2019-2020.

ESG public -
federal
Conversion and
rehab for
transitional housing
Financial Assistance
Overnight shelter
Rapid re-housing
(rental assistance)
Rental Assistance
Services
Transitional housing295,799 0 72,444 368,243 1,200,000
The estimated amount of ESG
funds available over the
planning period is based on
allocations for FY 2019-2020.

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Expected Amount Available Year 1Program Source
of Funds
Uses of Funds
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
Expected
Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Other public -
federal
Admin and Planning
Overnight shelter
Rapid re-housing
(rental assistance)
Other 4,442,957 0 0 4,442,957 0
ESG-CV1 and ESG-CV2 to be
used to prevent, prepare for and
respond to the Coronavirus.

Other public -
federal
Admin and Planning
Public
Improvements
Other 1,702,135 0 0 1,702,135 0
CDBG-CV3 funds to be used to
prevent, prepare for and
respond to the Coronavirus
Other public -
federal
Public
Improvements
Rental Assistance
Services
Other 2,003,529 0 0 2,003,529 0
CDBG-CV funds to be used to
prevent, prepare for and
respond to the Coronavirus.

Table 5 - Expected Resources – Priority Table
Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied
If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan
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residential use to satisfy all projected housing needs. Additionally, the City has not identified any constraints on these sites that would prevent development or reuse. The City estimates that 12,918 housing units could be accommodated on this land.

Additionally, the governor of California continues to explore the use of state and federal surplus property to provide housing for homeless individuals
Discussion
The City has enough available land and residential designations to meet the affordable housing needs of the community. HUD allocations are critical to meeting these needs; however, they are not sufficient to address all the needs of LMI households. Therefore, the City will continue to continue to leverage other funding sources to provide services to populations in need.

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Annual Goals and Objectives
AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives
Goals Summary Information
Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
1 Expand Home
Ownership
2020 2025 Affordable
Housing
CityWide Expand Home
Ownership
HOME:
$700,000
Homeowner Housing Added: 4
Household Housing Unit
2 Provide Homeless
and Homeless
Prevention Services
2020 2025 Homeless CityWide Provide Homeless
and Homeless
Prevention
Services
ESG:
$368,243
ESG-CV1 and
ESG-CV2:
$4,442,957
Tenant-based rental assistance /
Rapid Rehousing: 75 Households
Assisted
Homeless Person Overnight
Shelter: 200 Persons Assisted
Overnight/Emergency
Shelter/Transitional Housing
Beds added: 220 Beds
3 New Affordable
Rental Housing
2020 2025 Affordable
Housing
CityWide New Affordable
Rental Housing
HOME:
$739,825
Rental units constructed: 75
Household Housing Unit
4 Preserve and
Rehabilitate
Housing
2020 2025 Affordable
Housing
CityWide Preserve and
Rehabilitate
Housing
HOME:
$500,000
Rental units rehabilitated: 239
Household Housing Unit
5 Promote Economic
Development
2020 2025 Economic
Development
CityWide Promote
Economic
Development
CDBG:
$798,021
Jobs created/retained: 214 Jobs
Businesses assisted: 10
Businesses Assisted

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Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
6 Improve Facilities
and Infrastructure
2020 2025 Non-Housing
Community
Development
CityWide
LMI Areas
of the City
Improve Facilities
and Infrastructure
CDBG:
$2,670,585
CDBG-CV3:
$1,361,708
CDBG:
$1,080,158
Public Facility or Infrastructure
Activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 32000 Persons Assisted
7 Fair Housing 2020 2025 Non-Housing
Community
Development
CityWide Fair Housing CDBG:
$73,000
Public service activities other
than Low/Moderate Income
Housing Benefit: 1000 Persons
Assisted
Public service activities for
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 0 Households Assisted

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Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
8 Planning and
Administration
2020 2025 Program
administration
funds
CityWide Preserve and
Rehabilitate
Housing
Expand Home
Ownership
Provide Homeless
and Homeless
Prevention
Services
New Affordable
Rental Housing
Promote
Economic
Development
Improve Facilities
and Infrastructure
Fair Housing
CDBG:
$681,059
HOME:
$140,448
ESG: $22,185
CDBG-CV3:
$340,427
ESG-CV1 and
ESG-CV2:
$444,296
Other: 1 Other
Table 6 – Goals Summary
Goal Descriptions
Goal Name Expand Home Ownership1
Goal
Description
$700,000 in HOME funds for 4 new infill owner-occupied units city-wide.

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Goal Name Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services2 Goal
Description
Rental assistance/Rapid Rehousing: 75 households Assisted; Homeless Persons Overnight Shelter: 200 Persons Assisted; Overnight/Emergency Shelter/Transitional Housing Beds added: 220 beds Goal Name New Affordable Rental Housing3
Goal
Description
Will help fund the first phase of a possible three phase rental housing development to be constructed at Seccombe Park.

Goal Name Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing4
Goal
Description
Funds will assist with the rehabilitation of 239 affordable rental units at Foothill Villas (2601-2675 W 2nd Street).

Goal Name Promote Economic Development5
Goal
Description
Funding will assist a minimum of 10 small businesses. Funding will also be used for Section 108 Loan repayment for a revitalization project on Highland Avenue. The project is slated to create and retain 214 jobs.

Goal Name Improve Facilities and Infrastructure6
Goal
Description
Funding will be used to improve five community facilities including three parks, a community center and a senior center.

CDBG-CV3 - Funding will be used to prevent, prepare and respond to COVID-1 by updating the City's Emergency Operations Plan and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; improve three community centers and three libraries.

Goal Name Fair Housing7
Goal
Description
Funds will be provided to IFHMB to provide investigation, education, reconciliation, and/or referral of housing discrimination complaints, free of charge, in the City of San Bernardino. IFHMB offers workshops to educate housing providers, tenants, homeowners, and financial and lending institutions on fair housing laws.

Goal Name Planning and Administration8
Goal
Description
Funds are allocated for City staff for planning and administration of HOME, CDBG, ESG funds for the various projects and grantee monitoring requirements.

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Projects
AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d)
Introduction
With its CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds, the City of San Bernardino will fund eligible projects in the following categories: preserve and rehabilitate housing; improve neighborhood conditions; expand homeownership opportunities; provide supportive services; new affordable housing construction or rehabilitation; new affordable housing construction; promote economic development; improve facilities and infrastructure; fair housing, and program planning and administration.

Projects
# Project Name
1 Infill Housing Program
2 First Time Home Ownership
3 HESG 2020-2021 San Bernardino
4 New Rental Housing Construction - Seccombe Park Housing Construction 5 Affordable Rental Housing Rehabilitation
6 Micro-Enterprise Program
7 Section 108 Repayment Program - Promote Economic Development 8 Improve Public Facilities and Infrastructure
9 Fair Housing
10 Planning & Administration
11 Homekey Motel Conversion
12 CDBG-CV- Eviction Prevention Program
13 CV- Senior Nutrition Program
14 CV- Grab and Go arts and crafts
15 CV- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
16 CV- Modifications to Public Facilities
17 CV- Planning and Administration
18 Substantial Amend Project
19 CDBG-CV3 - Administration
20 CDBG-CV3 - Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and Emergency Operations Plan 21 CDBG-CV3 - Fifth Street Senior Center
22 CDBG-CV3 - Encanto Community Center
23 CDBG-CV3 - Community Centers/Libraries
Table 7 - Project Information
Commented [RT1]: There should be a new project – CDBG-CV 1-3 Interim Emergency Shelter OR is this replacing any of the projects 20-23?

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Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs The allocation priorities are a result of input received from the community and based on the identified needs such as the state of the City's infrastructure, housing stock and poverty. The primary obstacle in addressing underserved needs is insufficient resources to meet the ongoing needs of persons, especially those with special needs such as the homeless.

On August 16, 2023 City Council approved the allocation of $1,100,981 of unspent CDBG-CV 1 and 3 funds to an interim emergency shelter to assist unhoused families and individuals, with temporary shelter.

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Project Summary Information

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Project Name Infill Housing Program
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Expand Home Ownership
Needs Addressed Expand Home Ownership
Funding HOME: $700,000
Description Construction of single family ownership housing on vacant City-owned lots.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
Four(4) families will benefit from this project.

Location DescriptionCitywide
1 Planned ActivitiesHomeownership Housing units added.

Project Name First Time Home Ownership
Target Area
Goals Supported
Needs Addressed
Funding
Description The amount has been reduced to zero pursuant to the suspension and waiver provided under the Flexibilities/Waiver Granted by the CARES Act.

The City of San Bernardino has requested and received approval from HUD to reduce to zero percent the CHDO set-aside requirement for fiscal years 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 allocations.

Target Date
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number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities

Location Description
2 Planned Activities

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Project Name HESG 2020-2021 San Bernardino
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Planning and Administration
Needs Addressed Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Planning and Administration
Funding ESG: $368,243
ESG-CV1 and ESG-CV2: $4,442,957
Description ESG Allocation: To provide funding for various Emergency Solutions Grant Program projects to include Emergency Shelter, Rapid Rehousing, Homelessness Prevention, Street Outreach and HMIS costs.

Administrative costs will not exceed 7.5% of ESG allocation; street outreach/emergency shelter will not exceed 60%.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
Approximately 700 persons at very low income to zero income will benefit from the proposed activities.
3 Location DescriptionThe following locations will benefit from ESG funding.

12. Community Action Partnership - 696 S. Tippecanoe Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92408

13. Family Service Association of Redlands - 612 Lawton St, Redlands, CA 92374

14. Lutheran Social Services - 813 N D St, San Bernardino, CA 92401

15. Step Up on Second - 201 North E Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401

16. Salvation Army - 925 W. 10th Street, San Bernardino, 92411

17. Mental Health Systems (MHS) - 1738 N. Waterman Avenue, San Bernardino, 92404

18. Administration and Planning - 215 N D Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401

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Planned ActivitiesThe ESG Program will fund the following programs plus grant and project management. Additionally, the programs will receive CV funding to prepare for, prevent and respond to COVID.

1. Community Action Partnership. Provide homeless persons and those at risk of homelessness with temporary rental assistance, financial literacy education and linkages to other support services. Award $54,446 in ESG; and $74,999 in ESG-CV1.

2. Family Service Association of Redlands. Provide motel vouchers ($28,000), wraparound services and case management to
prevent homelessness ($10,000) and rapidly re-house those individuals in need ($25,000). Award $63,000 in ESG.

3. Lutheran Social Services. Provide emergency shelter as a bridge to permanent housing ($50,000), wraparound services to help homeless men 18 years and older to achieve self-sufficiency.

Lutheran Social Services staff will be utilizing the HMIS system ($20,000). Award $70,000 in ESG; $373,742 in ESG-CV1;
$500,000 in ESG-CV2

4. Step Up On Second. Provide supportive services which begin with engagement and street outreach activities. Award $86,168 in ESG; $318,780 in ESG-CV1; $980,000 in ESG-CV2.

5. Salvation Army. Provide rapid rehousing. Award from prior year resources: $72,444; Provide emergency shelter and street outreach. Award $150,476 in ESG-CV1; Provide emergency shelter and street outreach. Award $150,476 ESG-CV2.

6. Mental Health Systems. Provide street outreach, housing and services to acutely mentally ill homeless persons. Award $1,450,188 in ESG-CV2.

7. Administration and Planning. $22,185 for FY 2020 ESG administration. $444,296 for adminstration of ESG-CV 1 and ESG-CV 2 funded programs.

TOTAL: $4,811,200
Project Name New Rental Housing Construction - Seccombe Park Housing Construction Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported New Affordable Rental Housing
Needs Addressed New Affordable Rental Housing
4 Funding HOME: $739,825

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Description New affordable rental units constructed at Seccombe Park Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
75 families will benefit from this proposed project.

Location DescriptionSeccombe Park
160 E. 5th Street San Bernardino, CA
Census Tract: 58.00
Planned ActivitiesConstruction of new affordable rental housing units Project Name Affordable Rental Housing Rehabilitation
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
Needs Addressed Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
Funding HOME: $500,000
Description Rehabilitation of 239 existing rental housing units.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
239 families will benefit from this proposed project.

Location DescriptionProperty address is 2601-2675 W. 2nd Street San Bernardino, CA 5 Planned ActivitiesRehabilitation of existing rental housing units.

Project Name Micro-Enterprise Program
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Promote Economic Development
Needs Addressed Promote Economic Development
6 Funding CDBG: $35,000

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Description Provide business development training and support to income qualified existing or potential business owners. City staff monitors how many business have been created through Emprenadoras Program. Training class administration includes participant sign-in and intake forms.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
Approximately ten existing or potential business owners will be trained.

Location DescriptionCitywide - Available to all existing or potential business owners.

Workshops are held at City Hall located at 201 North E Street, San Bernardino, CA and at the Mexican Consulate located at 293 North D Street, San Bernardino, CA.

Planned ActivitiesThe Micro-Enterprise program promotes economic development in the City. The program provides business development training and support to income qualified participants who wish to start their own business. The Program will use CDBG funds to provide education and training for existing or potential business owners, to launch and retain a successful businesses and improve business viability. City staff monitors how many business have been created through Emprenadoras Program. Training class administration includes participant sign-in and intake forms.

Project Name Section 108 Repayment Program - Promote Economic Development Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Promote Economic Development
Needs Addressed Promote Economic Development
Funding CDBG: $763,021
Description Section 108 loan repayment for Arden Guthrie Property (B-03-MC-06- 0539, Loan number 119-090-0053-5801) obtained to forward economic revitalization and create jobs (214 jobs) in the City.
7 Target Date 6/30/2021

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number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
214 individuals will benefit from this proposed activity.

Location Description17.43 acre commercial property located along Highland Avenue between Arden Street and Guthrie Street in the City of San Bernardino.

Planned ActivitiesA Section 108 loan, FY 2006, was obtained for the acquisition of 22 blighted and socially problematic apartment buildings in the North Arden Guthrie Area of the City. The City is moving forward with the sale of the property to a developer who will build a multi-tenant commercial shopping center.

Project Name Improve Public Facilities and Infrastructure Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Funding CDBG: $2,670,585 + $1,080,158 FY 2023-24
Description Three (3) parks will be funded for replacement of playground equipment in addition to an existing baseball field to be converted into a Miracle League park to be ADA compliant. A concrete/ADA project will also be funded to replace sidewalks and ADA accessibility. Encanto Community Center Phase I roof replacement/facility repairs.

Target Date 6/30/2021
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number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
32,000 persons within households earning an income level of 30% to 50% of AMI will benefit of the improvements made to these parks and facility.

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Location DescriptionThe City has proposed to fund the following three (3) parks, a community center and public facilities at a senior center:

1. Meadowbrook Fields Park - 179 E Rialto Ave., San Bernardino, CA

2. Anne Shirrel Park – 1367 North California, San Bernardino, CA

3. Nicholson Park - 2737 W. 2nd Street, San Bernardino, CA Improvements include: accessibility and drainage, electrical and lighting system, fencing and exercise stations, restroom and snackbar, trees and shade, playground equipment replacement and existing baseball field conversion.

4. Encanto Community Center – Phase 1 – 1180 W. 9th Street, San Bernardino, CA Roof replacement/facility repairs.

5. Citywide Concrete Repairs – to replace sidewalks and ADA accessibility for Fifth Street Senior Center, Perris Hill Senior Center, Ruben Campos, Lytle Creek, Rudy Hernandez, Nicholson and Delmann Heights Community Centers.

Planned ActivitiesThe City plans to improve three (3) parks, a community center and public facilities at a senior center. Specifically the replacement of playground equipment to provide safe equipment for the community in addition to a Miracle League Park for ADA compliant and citywide concrete repairs.

Project Name Fair Housing
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Fair Housing
Needs Addressed Fair Housing
Funding CDBG: $73,000
Description Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board will provide activities that will assist the City in furthering fair housing.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
This program will benefit Low/Moderate Income Households/Tenants. 9 Location DescriptionFair housing events and discrimination assistance will benefit approximately 1,000 LMI households and tenants.

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Planned ActivitiesIFHMB will provide investigation, education, reconciliation, and/or referral of housing discrimination complaints free of charge in the City of San Bernardino. IFHMB offers workshops to educate housing providers, tenants, homeowners, and financial and lending institutions on fair housing laws.

Project Name Planning & Administration
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Planning and Administration
Needs Addressed Planning and Administration
Funding CDBG: $681,059
HOME: $140,448
Description The City will implement the goals and objectives of the Action Plan by delivering a variety of housing and community development programs and activities. The City will also continue to comply with the planning and reporting requirements of the Action Plan regulations and CDBG, HOME and ESG regulations. Annually, the City will monitor its use of CDBG and HOME funds to ensure effective and appropriate use of funds. CDBG Administration: $681,059; HOME Administration: $140,448.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
The entire city benefits from planning and administration efforts lead by the City.

Location Description201 North E Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401 10 Planned ActivitiesGrant and Project Management
Project Name Homekey Motel Conversion
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
Needs Addressed Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
Funding HOME: $1,300,000
11 Description Provide HOME funding for the acquisition and/or rehabilitation of a motel or other buildings and convert them into permanent, supportive housing.

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Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
It is estimated that 50 families will benefit from the proposed activity.

Location DescriptionTwo possible locations have been identified; currently negotiating with the owners.

Planned ActivitiesTo acquire, modify and rehabilitate a motel or other buildings that will serve as permanent supportive housing for persons at risk of homelessness or homeless persons.

Project Name CDBG-CV- Eviction Prevention Program
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Needs Addressed Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Funding CDBG-CV: $1,060,000
Description The program's intent is to prevent evictions by providing payment of rent arrears to landlords of low-income tenants, in the City of San Bernardino, who have experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19. The program would be managed by Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino, who has extensive experience in managing rental assistance programs countywide.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
Approximately 300 families will benefit from the proposed ativity.

Location DescriptionCity-wide
12 Planned ActivitiesPrevent evictions by providing payment of rent arrears to landlords of low-income tenants, who have experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19.

Project Name CV- Senior Nutrition Program
Target Area CityWide
13 Goals Supported

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Needs Addressed
Funding CDBG-CV: $150,000
Description In order to continue providing nutritious meal to very low and low income seniors, meals will be made readily available city-wide for pick up by seniors or their families in order to protect seniors from exposure to COVID 19. The meals can be picked up at six different locations.

Target Date 6/30/2022
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
Approximately 350 senior citizens will benefit from the Senior Nutrition Program.

Location DescriptionThe lunches will be distributed at the following Community Centers:

Perris Hill Senior Center
780 East 21st Street
Fifth Street Senior Center
600 West Fifth Street
Hernandez Community Center
222 North Lugo
Lytle Creek Community Center
380 South "K" Street
Highland Senior Center
3102 East Highland Ave.

New Hope Family Life Center
1505 West Highland Ave.

Planned ActivitiesParks and Recreation will prepare hot, box meals for pick up. In order to protect seniors, who are especially vulnerable, from exposure to COVID- 19 the nutrition program had to be changed to prevent and respond to COVID. By making the meals available for pick up city-wide the program is responding to and preventing the spread of COVID while providing nutritious meals to very low and low income seniors.

Project Name CV- Grab and Go arts and crafts
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported
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Funding CDBG-CV: $32,000
Description Parents or guardians are able to pick up craft kits for their children and make the crafts at home. Arts and crafts kits are distributed weekly at all community centers. The staff provides interactive instruction and participants share their work through social media. The manner in which the activity is conducted has been dictated by necessary precautions due to COVID-19. The activities are more expensive since supplies must be purchased new and can no longer be reused as in the past when children attended in-person classes.

Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
Approximately 400 children will benefit from the program.

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Location Description
Delmann Heights Community Center
2969 N. Flores
San Bernardino, CA 92405
Rudy C. Hernandez Center
222 N. Lugo Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92408

Ruben Campos Community Center
1717 W. Fifth Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410

Lytle Creek Community Center
980 South K Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410

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Planned ActivitiesThrough the City's Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, the Grab and Go arts and crafts kits will be distributed to children. Parents or guardians are able to pick up craft kits for their children and make the crafts at home. Arts and crafts kits are distributed weekly at all community centers. The staff provides interactive instruction and participants share their work through social media. The manner in which the activity is conducted has been dictated by necessary precautions due to COVID-19. The activities are more expensive since supplies must be purchased new and can no longer be reused as in the past when children attended in-person classes.

Project Name CV- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Funding CDBG-CV: $24,000
Description Upon reopening of senior centers, community centers, and libraries, staff will need to make available PPE and cleaning/sanitizing supplies to comply with the increased requirements in mandated reopening guidelines.

Target Date 6/30/2021
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number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
It is estimated that 36,000 families will benefit from the proposed activities.

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Location DescriptionDelmann Heights Community Center
2969 N. Flores
San Bernardino, CA 92405

Rudy C. Hernandez Center
222 N. Lugo Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92408

Ruben Campos Community Center
1717 W. Fifth Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410

Lytle Creek Community Center
980 South K Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410

Perris Hill Senior Center
780 E. 21st Street
San Bernardino, CA 92404

Fifth Street Senior Center
600 West Fifth Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410

Norman F. Feldheym Central Library
555 West 6th Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410

Dorothy Inghram Branch Library
1505 W. Highland Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92411

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Howard M. Rowe Branch Library
108 E. Marshall Blvd.

San Bernardino, CA 92404

Paul Villasenor Branch Library
525 N. Mt. Vernon Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92411
Planned ActivitiesDuring the COVID-19 , the City's Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department and the Library are revamping the areas to be able to prepare, prevent and respond to the pandemic. Therefore, upon reopening of senior centers, community centers, and libraries, staff will need to make available PPE and cleaning/sanitizing supplies to comply with the increased requirements in mandated reopening guidelines.

Project Name CV- Modifications to Public Facilities
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Funding CDBG-CV: $336,823
Description Prior to opening of public facilities, such as senior centers, community centers, and libraries, staff will need to modify the buildings to prepare for, prevent, and respond to COVID-19. Supplies and materials needed, such as tempered glass or Plexiglas, and PPE stations to meet the safety guidelines will be provided.

Target Date 6/30/2021
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number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
It is estimated that 36,000 families will benefit from the proposed activities.

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Location DescriptionThe activities will be undertaken in all public facilities, such as senior centers, community centers, and libraries, citywide. Buildings for the exclusive purpose of carryng out government functions are excluded:

Delmann Heights Community Center
2969 N. Flores
San Bernardino, CA 92405

Rudy C. Hernandez Community Center
222 N. Lugo Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Ruben Campos Community Center
1717 W. Fifth Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410
Lytle Creek Community Center
980 South K Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410

Perris Hill Senior Center
780 E. 21st Street
San Bernardino, CA 92404

Norman F. Fedlheym Central Library
555 West 6th Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410

Dorothy Inghram Branch Library
1505 W. Highland Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92411

Howard M. Rowe Branch Library
108 E. Mashall Blvd.

San Bernardino, CA 92404
Paul Villasenor Branch Library
525 N. Mt. Vernon Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92411
Planned ActivitiesPrior to opening of public facilities, such as senior centers, community centers, and libraries, staff will need to modify the buildings by installing tempered glass or Plexiglas, and PPE stations to prepare for, prevent, and respond to COVID-19 to meet the safety guidelines.

Project Name CV- Planning and Administration17
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Goals Supported Planning and Administration
Needs Addressed Planning and Administration
Funding CDBG-CV: $400,706
Description Planning and administering the programs
Target Date 6/30/2021
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number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities

Location Description
Planned ActivitiesPlan and administer the program
Project Name Substantial Amend Project
Target Area
Goals Supported
Needs Addressed
Funding HOME: $210,718
Description The City will undertake a substantial amendment when it decides what the funds will be spent on ($210,718 - prior year resources) Target Date
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number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities

Location Description
18 Planned Activities
Project Name CDBG-CV3 - Administration
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Planning and Administration
Needs Addressed Planning and Administration
19 Funding CDBG-CV3: $340,427

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Description Administration of the CDBG program
Target Date
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number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities

Location Description
Planned Activities
Project Name CDBG-CV3 - Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and Emergency Operations Plan Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Funding CDBG-CV3: $300,000
Description Update of the City's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). The City's EOP addresses the planned response to emergencies associated with natural disasters, technological incidents, and national security emergencies. The plan's objective is to incorporate and coordinate all the facilities and personnel of the City into an efficient organization capable of responding to any emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented disaster that has affected City operations across all departments. The duration of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the community and City functions is unknown; therefore, it is critical that the EOP and LHMP be updated to provide City leaders and personnel guidance during emergency operations in a COVID-19 environment.

Target Date
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number and type of
families that will
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Planned ActivitiesUpdate of the City's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). The City's EOP addresses the planned response to emergencies associated with natural disasters, technological incidents, and national security emergencies. The plan's objective is to incorporate and coordinate all the facilities and personnel of the City into an efficient organization capable of responding to any emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented disaster that has affected City operations across all departments. The duration of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the community and City functions is unknown; therefore, it is critical that the EOP and LHMP be updated to provide City leaders and personnel guidance during emergency operations in a COVID-19 environment.

Project Name CDBG-CV3 - Fifth Street Senior Center
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Funding CDBG-CV3: $175,000
Description Installation of a shade structure, to support the senior meal program in an open air setting, as well as a concrete access pathway.

Target Date
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number and type of
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Location DescriptionFifth Street Senior Center
600 West Fifth Street, San Bernardino, CA 92410
21 Planned ActivitiesInstallation of a shade structure, to support the senior meal program in an open air setting, as well as a concrete access pathway.

Project Name CDBG-CV3 - Encanto Community Center
Target Area
Goals Supported Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
22 Funding CDBG-CV3: $371,700

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Description Lobby redesigned for social distancing, touchless automatic entry doors, installation of various touchless restroom equipment/fixtures, showers, partition walls and counters.

Target Date
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number and type of
families that will
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Location DescriptionEncanto Community Center
1180 West 9th Street, San Bernardino 92411.

Planned ActivitiesLobby redesigned for social distancing, touchless automatic entry doors, installation of various touchless restroom equipment/fixtures, showers, partition walls and counters.

Project Name CDBG-CV3 - Community Centers/Libraries
Target Area LMI Areas of the City
Goals Supported Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Funding CDBG-CV3: $515,008
Description Design and installation of touchless automatic entry doors at Fifth Street Senior Center, Perris Hill Senior Center, Feldheym Central Library, Howard M. Rowe Branch Library, and Villaseñor Branch Library.

Target Date
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Location DescriptionFifth Street Senior Center - 600 West 5th Street, San Bernardino 92410 Perris Hill Senior Center - 780 East 21st Street, San Bernardino 92404 Feldheym Central Library - 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino 92410 Howard M. Rowe Branch Library - 108 East Marshall Blvd., San Bernardino 92404
Villaseñor Branch Library - 525 North Mt. Vernon Ave., San Bernardino 92411
Planned ActivitiesDesign and installation of touchless automatic entry doors at Fifth Street Senior Center, Perris Hill Senior Center, Feldheym Central Library, Howard M. Rowe Branch Library, and Villaseñor Branch Library.

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AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f)
Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed The City will use its funding for PY 2020-2021 to finance a variety of housing, community development, economic development, and capital improvement projects. The majority of the funding will be used to finance projects targeting low- to moderate-income individuals and families throughout the City.

CDBG Benefit Service Areas are defined as geographic locations within the City of San Bernardino where 51 percent or more of the households in those areas are low- to moderate-income. The 2010 U.S.

Census identified approximately 68.9 percent of the City consisted of households with low or moderate incomes. A map of the Low / Moderate Income Target Areas is attached to this document.

The City of San Bernardino has become increasingly diverse in its racial and ethnic makeup. Over the past decades the City has seen a shift from a non-Hispanic, White majority to a Hispanic Origin majority.

According to the U.S. 2010 Census, approximately 60 percent of the population is of Hispanic Origin, 19 percent is Non-Hispanic, White, 14.2 percent is Black, 3.8 percent is Asian and 2.9 percent is comprised of some “Other” race or ethnicity.

Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of Funds
CityWide 70
LMI Areas of the City 30
Table 8 - Geographic Distribution
Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically The funding available under the 2020-2021 Action Plan may be used to meet a variety of community development and housing needs. As part of the development of the 2020-2021 Action Plan, the City established priority needs based on an in depth analysis of the several factors housing, homelessness, poverty, special needs, lead hazards, institutional structure, etc. The City will utilize its federal funding to pursue goals and objectives listed in the section “AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives” of this document.

The City’s primary intent is to spend its CDBG funds in predominantly low income neighborhoods where residents have the greatest need for housing/services. The City will focus on low to moderate income neighborhoods where there is a greatest need in the parks, such as having the playground equipment

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replaced, because those are the areas of greatest need.

Discussion
The City of San Bernardino has not designated any Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas (NRSA) within in the City.

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Affordable Housing
AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g)
Introduction
In accordance with the Housing Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan, housing problems within the City of San Bernardino include: 1) Units with physical defects; 2) overcrowded conditions; and 3) housing cost burden. The City will use CDBG and HOME funds to pursue three affordable housing goals:
1) Preserve and Rehabilitation Housing, 2) Expand Home Ownership Opportunities and 3) Provide Assistance to Renter Households.

One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 50
Non-Homeless 318
Special-Needs 75
Total 443
Table 9 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through Rental Assistance 75
The Production of New Units 79
Rehab of Existing Units 239
Acquisition of Existing Units 50
Total 443
Table 10 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type Discussion
The table “One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported” consists of 50 homeless individual to be supported with housing, 368 units to be built, rehabilitated and acquired. The following projects detail households that will benefit as well as the number of units in the City to be constructed or rehabed.
•ConstrucitonConstruction of four (4) ownership housing units added through the Infill Program.

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Incomes will range from 50% to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI); •75 affordable rental units to be built at Seccombe Park; •Affordable rental housing rehabilitation of 239 existing units at Foothill Villas Apartments; •Rental assistance to 75 households at risk of homelessness or homeless; •Acquisiton of 50 units as Permanent Support Housing for homeless persons or persons at risk of •homelessness.

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AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h)
Introduction
Public housing and other assisted housing programs are crucial elements of the City’s efforts to address affordable housing needs of low- and moderate-income families, senior citizens, disabled individuals, and other individuals.

The City falls within the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB).

This agency administers the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which provides rental assistance to eligible residents of San Bernardino by providing monthly rental assistance to participants who want to rent from a private landlord, but cannot afford the full monthly rental payment. The Housing Choice Voucher program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

In 2019, the latest year for which data is available, HACSB provided 10,798 housing choice vouchers throughout San Bernardino County, assisting 25,331 individuals. Of those 10,798 housing choice vouchers, 2,694 were issued to San Bernardino City residents.

The City will continue to support the efforts of HACSB in the administration of the Housing Choice Voucher and maximize the use of those funds and other resources in San Bernardino.

Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing To assist HACSB in addressing public housing needs, the City will do the following:

Monitor At-Risk Units. The City will maintain contact with the owners of at-risk units, encourage the owner to keep the at-risk units affordable and utilize, if feasible, local incentives to preserve any at-risk units
Support and Assist Local Non-Profit Organizations. In order to develop or preserve the City's affordable stock, the City will provide technical and/or financial assistance to local non-profit organizations that provide affordable housing.

Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
The City does not own any public housing units, therefore has not undertaken efforts to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in the management of public housing units. However, the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) does undertake actions to encourage public housing residents to contribute and participate in the management and HACSB has a homeownership program for residents of public housing.

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distressed properties within San Bernardino, rehabilitate them and sell them to income qualified homebuyers. The City will work with HACSB, to identify any households who may be eligible for the Housing Choice Voucher Program.

If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance
The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino has not been designated as troubled. Actually it has a moving to work designation which is a designation that a limited number of PHAs across the country have.

Discussion
See above discussion.

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AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i) Introduction
According to the San Bernardino County 2019 Homeless PIT Count there were 883 homeless persons in the City. A total of 244 individuals were sheltered and 639 were unsheltered. To address this issue, the City will allocate approximately $368,273 (allocation plus prior year resources of $72,44) in ESG funds to homeless service providers who are skilled at transitioning homeless individuals and families from homelessness to permanent housing through a variety of activities including street outreach, homeless prevention, rapid re-housing, emergency shelter and essential services. Additionally, the City will allocate $4,390,475 ($1,019,997 and $3,370,478) in ESG-CV1 and ESG-CV2 respectively, to prevent, prepare for and respond to the Coronavirus among the homeless.

Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness including
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs
The City is an active member of the San Bernardino CoC and fully supports the goals and objectives of the San Bernardino County 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness. To reach out to homeless persons and assess their individual needs, the City will continue to support the CoC’s coordinated entry system, 2-1-1 San Bernardino County. The Coordinated Entry System will provide people who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless (HUD Homeless definition (Category 2) with problem solving support to retain current housing or to locate get housing placement.

The City is continuing its contract in FY 2020-2021 with Step Up On Second, with the goal of reaching 78 homeless persons through street outreach, providing social service referrals to 49 of those 78 persons and facilitating the placement of 13 homeless persons into permanent housing.

Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City will continue to fund Lutheran Social Services Southern California (LSSC) to provide an emergency men’s shelter. Due to the changed circumstances as a result of Covid-19, LSSSC has decided it would be more prudent to rehabilitate their existing shelter, instead of building a new shelter as previously planned. The City will assist LSSSC by provding $500,000 for the rehabilitation and modification of the existing shelter to better prevent, prepare for and respond to Covid-19.

Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals

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and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again
The City of San Bernardino recognizes that homelessness is a regional issue that impacts every community in the region. As the largest community in the County, the City also serves as a hub for service providers. The City supports the efforts of the network of agencies working to end homelessness through the Regional Continuum of Care Strategy. The Continuum of Care Strategy involves four key components, one of which is homeless prevention. The provision of preventative services will decrease the number of households and individuals who will become homeless and require emergency shelters and assistance. The City is working to prevent persons from becoming homeless by funding emergency rental assistance for households at-risk of homelessness.

Utilizing its HOME dollars, the City funded the acquisition of the Golden Apartments a 21-unit apartment complex that has been rehabilitated and converted into 38 one-bedroom apartments of supportive housing for homeless persons. Residents moved into their new one-bedroom flats in December 2019.

Golden has onsite health and mental health services available through the Department of Behavioral Health and Molina Health.

The City has partnered with Step Up on Second to provide street outreach services to homeless persons and assist them with obtaining their vital documents, housing navigation, transportation to appointments and placement in permanent housing. To date, in FY 2019-2020, Step Up has housed 13 individuals and provided linkage to services to 78 persons.

San Bernardino County’s 10-Year Strategy for Ending Homelessness was recalibrated in 2013 to focus on a rapid re-housing approach that is also consistent with a Housing First Model. This approach is intended to minimize the amount a time an individual or family remains homeless or in shelters. The Housing First Model also focuses on homeless prevention by emphasizing the need to keep individuals and families in their current housing if appropriate.

Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs.

The City will continue to support the regional CoC’s efforts to implement the San Bernardino County 10- Year Strategy for Ending Homelessness. This plan includes a recommendation to focus on discharge planning in order to prevent people from becoming homeless when they are discharged from correctional, foster care, health care, or mental health care systems. The McKinney-Vento Act requires that State and local governments have policies and protocols in place to ensure that persons being

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discharged from a publicly-funded institution or system of care are not discharged immediately into homelessness. In order to meet HUD’s requirements, the 10-Year Strategy has established a Discharge Planning Committee to focus on improving coordination between discharge planning agencies, local government, and homeless service providers in order to implement a “zero tolerance” plan that will prevent persons being discharged into homelessness.

Discussion
In 2018, the City declared a shelter crisis which allowed agencies to apply for the State’s Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) funding. Four agencies serving homeless persons in the City of San Bernardino received $2.1 million in HEAP funds that can be used over four years. The CoC’s coordinated entry system provides a single point of entry for people who are homeless to be screened and assessed for a range of CoC and City funded homeless programs, including emergency shelters, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and rapid rehousing services. All contracted service providers report outcomes based on the countywide outcome standards developed by the County Office of Homeless Services, in order to inform future adjustments to the service system.

In FY 18-19, the City facilitated the purchase of two (2) multi-family properties by Foothill Aids Project.

In FY 19-20 those properties will be rehabilitated and leased to low-income persons with HIV/Aids.

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AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.220(j)
Introduction:

The City recognizes that barriers to affordable housing exist and continues to employ strategies to overcome them. Policies can create barriers to the production of affordable housing and residential investment because such factors increase costs. The high cost of affordable housing and residential investment can be contributed to the following:
•Lack of Affordable Housing Funds: The availability of funding for affordable housing has been severely affected by the dissolution of redevelopment agencies. Prior to 2012, redevelopment activities and funding was the City’s primary tool for assisting with neighborhood revitalization efforts and production of affordable housing. The loss of this funding represents a constraint for the City of San Bernardino’s efforts to continue to support neighborhood revitalization. Now the City relies on private resources, federal grant programs, state resources, and philanthropy to fund affordable housing projects.
•Environmental Protection: State law (California Environmental Quality Act and California Endangered Species Act) and federal law (National Environmental Policy Act and Federal Endangered Species Act) regulations require environmental review of proposed discretionary projects (e.g., subdivision maps, use permits, etc.). Costs and time delay resulting from the environmental review process are also added to the cost of housing. •Site Improvements: Many parts of San Bernardino are undeveloped and lack adequate pedestrian and automobile infrastructure to support new residential subdivisions. All new residential development is required to provide sidewalk with curbs and gutters and must be served by appropriate roadways consistent with the General Plan Circulation Element and adopted road development standards. The cost of these improvements increases the cost of development, but is necessary to facilitate pedestrian and vehicular access and movement in the City.
•Planning and Development Fees: Planning and development impact fees, such as for transportation, water, and sewer infrastructure improvements, often add to the overall cost of development. The City’s fees reflect the fair share of the costs of providing permitting, infrastructure, and services for new residences.
•Permit and Processing Procedures: Builders and developers frequently cite the cost of holding land during the evaluation and review process as a significant factor in the cost of housing. The City of San Bernardino’s development review process is designed to accommodate growth without compromising quality. Project quality is of critical concern, as the City faces challenges in securing foreclosed single-family homes and poorly maintained multifamily complexes. •State and Federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages: The State Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) expanded the kinds of projects that require the payment of prevailing wages. Prevailing wage adds to the overall cost of development. A prevailing wage must also be paid to laborers when federal funds are used to pay labor costs for any project over $2,000 or on any multi-

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family project over eight units. Based on discussions with developers, various prevailing wage requirements typically inflate the development costs by 35 percent.

Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment
The City undertook a major effort to eliminate constraints, with respect to land use regulations, by developing and adopting a new Development Code that unified and simplified the City’s development regulations and processes. That effort was followed by a reorganization of the City to unify the various development-related departments into a single Community Development Department and a one-stop permit counter. The City has made the following additional amendments to the Municipal Code in order to further reduce barriers to affordable housing:

1.General Lot Consolidation Incentive - Small, individual lots offer limited development potential, and generally cannot support onsite property management. Development opportunities could be increased through a small-lot consolidation program that offers a 15 percent density bonus for projects with a residential component that are committing to a maintenance plan and having on-site management. The City is anticipating amending the Development Code to incentivize lot Consolidation.

2.Density Bonus Provisions - Density bonus projects can be an important source of housing for lower and moderate income households. The City anticipates amending the Development Code to reflect the latest amendments to State density bonus law.

3.Transitional and Supportive Housing - The City plans to amend the Development Code to adequately define transitional and permanent supportive housing and permit these uses based on unit type, in accordance with Senate Bill 2.

4.Streamlined Processing - The City is committed to continuing the streamlining of development activities and regulations and will continue to analyze potential programs that seek to eliminate land use constraints, particularly as related to the provision of new housing and rehabilitation of existing housing. The City amended its Development Code in 2012 to make it more user-friendly and to minimize confusion for staff and the development community. As part of the Development Code update, the City also introduced a new streamlined type of Conditional Use Permit: the Minor Use Permit (MUP). The MUP is reviewed by the Development/Environmental Review Committee rather than the Planning Commission, which requires less staff time (and a relatively shorter process for developers), lower fees, and can be used in lieu of a CUP for certain qualified projects.

5.The City will update its General Plan.

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Discussion:

To address housing affordability and the lack of monetary resources for affordable housing, the Consolidated Plan calls for the investment of CDBG and/or HOME funds to preserve and rehabilitate housing units and provide homeownership opportunities to low and moderate-income households.

For PY 2020-2021, the City will continue to fund its Infill Housing Program and its Owner Occupied Residential Rehabilitation Program (OORP). The OORP will be funded with carryover funds from last year that were not fully expended. Through the City’s Infill Housing Program, the City will acquire, rehabilitate vacant and/or underutilized parcels of land and create housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households. The Owner Occupied Residential Rehabilitation Program will provide deferred loans for the rehabilitation of single family units owned by low and moderate income households.

Although the City no longer has access to redevelopment funds, the City will continue to leverage its CDBG and HOME funds to attract private and other available public resources, including land conveyed to the City for the purpose of creating affordable housing for low- and moderate- income households.

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AP-85 Other Actions – 91.220(k)
Introduction:

Priority Needs established in the FY 2020-2025 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, which form the basis for establishing objectives and outcomes in the FY 2020-2021 One-Year Action Plan, are as follows:

High Priority
•Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
•Expand homeownership opportunities
•Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services
•Promote economic development and employment opportunities for low and moderate income persons. Micro-Enterprise
Low Priority
•New affordable Rental Housing
•Improve and expand existing community facilities and infrastructure to meet current and future needs.
•Eliminate identified impediments to fair housing through education, enforcement, and testing. •Planning and Administration – CDBG, HOME, and ESG
•New Affordable Housing Construction or Rehabilitation
•Expand homeownership opportunities – Infill Housing
•First-Time Homeownership – CHDO 15% set-aside
•New affordable rental housing
Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs To address obstacles to meeting underserved needs, the City will allocate CDBG, uncommitted HOME and ESG funds through the Action plan in projects that provide financing for the affordable housing development, housing rehabilitation, job creation, public facility/infrastructure improvements and homeless prevention. Lack of resources is the primary obstacle to meeting underserved needs. In order to leverage additional ongoing resources for housing and homeless services, the City is applying for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds which are administered by the State Department of Housing and Community Development to It anticipated that in the 2021 the City can receive up to $1.6 million in PLHA funds.

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seniors and lower-income households.

Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing The City will invest HOME funds to expand the supply of affordable housing and will use HOME funds to preserve and maintain existing affordable housing through the City of San Bernardino’s Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Loan Program.

Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards
To reduce lead-based paint hazards and in accordance, housing constructed prior to 1978 and assisted through the City of San Bernardino’s Owner Occupied Residential Rehabilitation Program will be tested for lead based paint hazards. If lead based-paint hazards are found, safe work practices or abatement procedures will be included in the scope of work for the rehabilitation of the housing unit. All procedures will be in compliance with 24 CFR Part 35.

Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families For PY 2020-2021, the City will support:
•An Infill Housing Program that will acquire and rehabilitate/construct underutilized properties within the City and when complete sell these homes to low- and moderate income households •Micro Enterprise Program that will provide small business development training and support to income qualified clients who are wish to start their own small business. •Service providers who can provide street outreach, rapid-rehousing, homeless prevention, emergency shelter, and other essential services to homeless and near-homeless persons and families.
•The improvement of various park facilities within income-eligible areas of the City that provide recreational and support services to low- and moderate-income residents of the City. •The efforts of HACSB, who provides rental assisance and conventional housing to low-income households.
•The efforts of the CoC, San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Administration, Office of Homeless Services and various Homeless Service Agencies to provider public and social services to residents living in poverty, including health services, counseling, educational programs, food distribution, academic and vocational training, youth services, and senior services. •The goals and objectives of San Bernardino County 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness. •The CoC’s coordinated entry system, 2-1-1 San Bernardino County that provides persons who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless with problem solving support to retain current

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housing or to locate another housing placement.

Actions planned to develop institutional structure
During the next year, the San Bernardino Community & Economic Development Department will continue consulting with and inviting a wide variety of agencies and organizations (i.e. CoC, HACSB, National CORE, County of San Bernardino Community Development and Housing Agency, etc.) involved with the delivery of housing and social services to low- and moderate-income San Bernardino residents.

This will allow to coordinate the City's activities by not duplicating efforts and to know what other agencies are doing. Currently, the City is working with the Center for Community Investment and Dignity Health (Accelerating investments for Healthy Communities). The City's collaboration with CCI and Dignity Health has resulted in the investment of $1.2 million in permanently affordable rental housing in the City. These types of collaborations build the capacity for the City to continue providing affordable housing.

Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies
During the next year, the San Bernardino Community & Economic Development Department will continue consulting with a wide variety of agencies and organizations such as HACSB, County Workforce Development, County Department of Behavioral Health and County Office on Aging and Adult Services involved with the delivery of housing, supportive services and economic development to low- and moderate- income San Bernardino residents. Workforce Development, for example, provides job placement services for person in the County and also provides up to three months of paid on the job training and any equipment that an employee may require to carry their new job. In the realm of economic development, the City recently established a partnership with the Mexican Consulate’s “Emprendedoras” program. The program partners with the Small Business Administration and the City’s Micro Enterprise program to provide Spanish language training for persons interested in launching a small business or expanding an existing small business. Through the City’s partnership with the “Emprendedoras” program, the City will cross promote the services available through Workforce Development.

Discussion:

The implementation of the PY 2020-2021 Action Plan will invest federal resources to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs, foster and maintain affordable housing, reduce lead-based paint hazards, inspection of HOME units, reduce the number of families living in poverty, develop institutional structure, and enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies.

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Program Specific Requirements
AP-90 Program Specific Requirements – 91.220(l)(1,2,4)
Introduction:

In the implementation of programs and activities under the 2020-2021 Action Plan, the City of San Bernardino will follow all HUD regulations concerning the use of program income, forms of investment, overall low-and moderate-income benefit for the CDBG program and recapture requirements for the HOME program. The years 2020, 2021 and 2022 are used to determine that an overall benefit of 80% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income.

Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(1)
Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out.

1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed 817,368

2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan. 0

3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements 0

4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan 0

5. The amount of income from float-funded activities 0
Total Program Income: 817,368
Other CDBG Requirements

1. The amount of urgent need activities 0

2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income.Overall Benefit - A consecutive period of one, two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income. Specify the years covered that include this Annual Action Plan. 80.00%

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HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(2)

1. A description of other forms of investment being used beyond those identified in Section 92.205 is as follows:

The City does not anticipate using other forms of investment beyond those identified in Section

92.205.

2. A description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HOME funds when used for homebuyer activities as required in 92.254, is as follows:

HOME Recapture Provision If Buyer at any time during the Period of Affordability sells or transfers the Eligible Property, whether voluntarily or involuntarily due to foreclosure or other circumstance, the following provisions shall apply, pursuant to 24 C.F.R. Part 92.254:

1. If Buyer sells or transfers the Eligible Property within the first two years of the Period of Affordability, City shall recover from the Net Proceeds, if any, the entire amount of the HOME Subsidy, or such lesser amount as the Net Proceeds may permit to be recovered. The Net Proceeds are the sales price paid to Buyer minus repayment of loans that are superior in priority to this Affordable Housing Covenant and the Deed of Trust securing it, and any closing costs.

2. If Buyer sells or transfers the Eligible Property after occupying the Eligible Property for at least two years (24 months from the Delivery Date), City’s recovery from the Net Proceeds shall equal the amount of the HOME Subsidy, reduced by a percentage determined by dividing the number of Buyer’s full years of occupation of the Eligible Property by the number of years of the Period of Affordability, and multiplying the result by 100. In calculating recapture of the HOME subsidy only full 12-month periods of occupancy will be utilized in the calculation. For example, if Buyer sells or transfers the Eligible Property during the third year, before the completion of the full third year of a ten-year Period of Affordability, the percentage reduction of the amount of the HOME Subsidy to be recovered by City shall equal 20 percent: (2 years ÷ 10 years) × 100 = 20.

Assuming sufficient Net Proceeds, City would recover 80 percent of the HOME Subsidy. If there were not sufficient Net Proceeds, City would recover 80 percent of Net Proceeds, whatever the amount.

3. In no event shall City’s recovery exceed the amount of the Net Proceeds.

The City requires that its CHDO/subrecipients, who carry out HOME funded ownership programs, utilize the noted recapture provisions, which are part of the affordability covenant executed by the homeowner and recorded against the property.

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3. A description of the guidelines for resale or recapture that ensures the affordability of units acquired with HOME funds? See 24 CFR 92.254(a)(4) are as follows:

Measured from the Delivery Date and determined based on the amount of the HOME Subsidy, as follows:

Amount of HOME Subsidy Period of Affordability
•Amount of HOME Subsidy: Less than $15,000 Period of Affordability: 5 years •Amount of HOME Subsidy: $15,000 to $40,000 Period of Affordability: 10 years •Amount of HOME Subsidy: More than $40,000 Period of Affordability:15 years The City's affordability covenant requires that HOME units acquired with HOME funds remain affordable for the period noted based on the amount of HOME subsidy. The City requires that its CHDO/subrecipients who carry out HOME funded ownership programs utilize the noted recapture provisions, which are part of the affordability covenant executed by the homeowner and recorded against the property.

In its homeownership and single family rehabilitation programs the City utilizes the homeownership limits for the San Bernardino Metropolitan/FMR Area provided by HUD.

4. Plans for using HOME funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds along with a description of the refinancing guidelines required that will be used under 24 CFR 92.206(b), are as follows:

The City will not be undertaking any refinancing of existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds. The City will not undertake the refinancing of single family units rehabilitated with HOME funds. With regard to eligible beneficiaries, the City will adhere to the requirements under 24 CFR 2.203 with regard to income determinations; 92.216 with respect to incomes of applicants; 92.253 with regard to tenant protections and selection and other HOME regulatory requirements that ensure beneficiaries are not precluded from participating in HOME funded programs.

The City utilizes Notice of Funding Availability and Requests for Proposals to solicit applications for funding under the HOME program. Solicitations for applications are conducted as funds are available for various programs and/or when contracts and renewal periods with applicants expire and new NOFAs and RPS are released.

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Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
Reference 91.220(l)(4)

1.Include written standards for providing ESG assistance (may include as attachment) Please refer to an attachment incluced in Admin (AD-26).

2.If the Continuum of Care has established centralized or coordinated assessment system that meets HUD requirements, describe that centralized or coordinated assessment system.

The Continuum of Care (CoC) is led by the County of San Bernardino, Department of Behavioral Services. The Coordinated Entry System, referred to as 211 San Bernardino County, is operated by the United Way of San Bernardino County and provides free and confidential information and referral service to persons in need of help connecting with various free or low cost health and human service providers.
211 San Bernardino County, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by dialing 2-1-1 in San Bernardino County or by dialing the toll-free number at 1-888-435-7565. Bilingual staff is available to assist English and/or Spanish speaking callers. However, if another language is need, 211 San Bernardino County, utilizes a translation line that can assist in disseminating information in over 150 languages. 211 San Bernardino County is also available by going to http://211sb.org.

Within the City’s ESG written agreement, the Subrecipient must agree to coordinate and integrate, to the maximum extent practicable, ESG-funded activities with other programs targeted to homeless people in the area covered by the Continuum of Care or area over which the services are coordinated to provide a strategic, community-wide system to prevent and end homelessness.

3.Identify the process for making sub-awards and describe how the ESG allocation available to private nonprofit organizations (including community and faith-based organizations).

The City of San Bernardino will competitively procure for services that will meet the goals and objectives of the City’s Consolidated Plan and San Bernardino Continuum of Care’s (CoC) 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness.

The application review process has three phases. In the first phase, all applications are reviewed by the Community and Economic Development Department staff for completeness and eligibility under the Federal program guidelines. Eligible programs and projects are then reviewed according to their contribution to the goals and objectives of the City’s approved Consolidated Plan and CoC’s 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness. Preference is given if a program has the ability to help the City meet federal program objectives and local priorities. Organizational capacity, experience, and past

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performance are also considered.

Based on this review, Community and Economic Development Department staff prepares general funding recommendations. Lastly, a public hearing before City Council will be held to consider the 2020-2021 Draft Annual Action Plan. The City Council adopts the Annual Action Plan, which acts as the CDBG, HOME and ESG program annual budget. Upon completion of this process, the City forwards the adopted Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for approval.

4.If the jurisdiction is unable to meet the homeless participation requirement in 24 CFR 576.405(a), the jurisdiction must specify its plan for reaching out to and consulting with homeless or formerly homeless individuals in considering policies and funding decisions regarding facilities and services funded under ESG.

The City of San Bernardino attends and participates, on a quarterly basis, the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH). The ICH is a vital component of the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership. The ICH serves as the policy making body of the Partnership and oversees the implementation of the 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness in San Bernardino County. The ICH will focus on resource development to insure the funding of homeless projects and 10-Year Strategy recommendations. In addition, ICH serves as the HUD-designated primary decision-making group and oversight board of the City of San Bernardino & County (hereinafter referred to as the “geographic area”) Continuum of Care for the Homeless (CA-609) funding process, (hereinafter referred to as the “CoC”). There are currently former homeless individuals that participate in the policy making decisions of the CoC, regarding facilities or services that receive ESG funding from the City.

The ICH is charged with directing, coordinating and evaluating all of the activities related to implementation of the 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness. The ICH members are directed to report progress on the implementation of the 10-Year Strategy to their colleagues and constituents following each meeting of the ICH. The ICH will promote collaborative partnerships among homeless providers and stakeholders throughout San Bernardino County in order to carry out implementation activities and will develop resources to insure the funding of homeless projects and 10-Year Strategy recommendations.

As the oversight board of the CoC, the ICH duties are: 1. To ensure that the CoC is meeting all of the responsibilities assigned to it by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations including: a. The operation and oversight of the local CoC; b. Designation and operation of a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS); i. Designate a single HMIS for the geographic area; ii. Designate an eligible applicant to manage the CoC’s HMIS, which will be known as the HMIS Lead; iii. Ensure consistent participation of recipients and sub-recipients of CoC and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding in the HMIS. iv. Ensure the HMIS is administered in compliance with all requirements prescribed by HUD. c. The development of a CoC plan that

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includes outreach, engagement, assessment, annual gap analysis of the homeless needs and services available, prevention strategies, shelter and housing supportive services, and HUD CoC annual and biennial requirements; 2. To represent the relevant organizations and projects serving homeless subpopulations; 3. To support homeless persons in their movement from homelessness to economic stability and affordable permanent housing within a supportive community; 4. To be inclusive of all the needs of all of geographic area’s homeless population, including the special service and housing needs of homeless sub-populations; 5. To facilitate responses to issues and concerns that affect the agencies funded by the CoC that is beyond those addressed in the annual CoC application process; 6. To consult with recipients and sub-recipients of CoC funding to establish performance targets appropriate for population and program type, monitor recipient and sub- recipient performance, evaluate outcomes, and take action against poor performers; and 7. To evaluate outcomes of projects funded under the County of San Bernardino CoC program including the ESG.

5.Describe performance standards for evaluating ESG.

ESG Subrecipients must demonstrate the financial management and programmatic expertise to successfully develop, design, implement, and monitor the ESG-funded activities.

ESG Subrecipients must participate in HMIS and be able to meet all federal, State of California, and City of San Bernardino requirements relative to the ESG program, specifically those concerning equal opportunity and fair housing, affirmative marketing, environmental review, displacement, relocation, acquisition, labor, lead-based paint, conflict of interest, debarment and suspension, and flood insurance.

Under the City ESG agreement, ESG Subrecipient are required to conduct an initial evaluation to determine the eligibility of each individual or family’s eligibility for ESG assistance and the amount and types of assistance the individual or family needs to regain stability in permanent housing.

All subrecipient providers should meet or exceed project quality goals established by HUD and CoC guidelines which include the following: At least 80 percent of project participants either remained in permanent housing or exited to permanent housing; At least 20 percent or more of project participants have employment income (or other sources such as SSI and/or SSDI, for those who are not employable); At least 54 percent of project participants increased their income from sources other than employment in a given operating year; At least 56 percent of project participants obtained mainstream benefits; and 100 percent of the project participants came from the street or other locations not meant for human habitation, emergency shelters, or safe havens. In addition, PSH providers must: Implement a housing first approach. Fill vacant beds with only chronically homeless persons.

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Housing Trust Fund (HTF)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(5)

1. Distribution of Funds
a. Describe the eligibility requirements for recipients of HTF funds (as defined in 24 CFR § 93.2). b. Describe the jurisdiction’s application requirements for eligible recipients to apply for HTF funds. c. Describe the selection criteria that the jurisdiction will use to select applications submitted by eligible recipients.
d. Describe the jurisdiction’s required priority for funding based on geographic distribution, which is a description of the geographic areas of the State (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) in which it will direct assistance during the ensuing program year. e. Describe the jurisdiction’s required priority for funding based on the applicant's ability to obligate HTF funds and undertake eligible activities in a timely manner. f. Describe the jurisdiction’s required priority for funding based on the extent to which rents for units in the rental project are affordable to extremely low-income families. g. Describe the jurisdiction’s required priority for funding based on the financial feasibility of the project beyond the required 30-year period.
h. Describe the jurisdiction’s required priority for funding based on the merits of the application in meeting the priority housing needs of the jurisdiction (such as housing that is accessible to transit or employment centers, housing that includes green building and sustainable development features, or housing that serves special needs populations).

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i. Describe the jurisdiction’s required priority for funding based on the location of existing affordable housing.
j. Describe the jurisdiction’s required priority for funding based on the extent to which the application makes use of non-federal funding sources.

2. Does the jurisdiction’s application require the applicant to include a description of the eligible activities to be conducted with HTF funds?

3. Does the jurisdiction’s application require that each eligible recipient certify that housing units assisted with HTF funds will comply with HTF requirements?

4. Performance Goals and Benchmarks. The jurisdiction has met the requirement to provide for performance goals, consistent with the jurisdiction’s goals established under 24 CFR 91.215(b)(2), by including HTF in its housing goals in the housing table on the SP-45 Goals and AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives screens.

5. Rehabilitation Standards. The jurisdiction must establish rehabilitation standards for all HTF-assisted housing rehabilitation activities that set forth the requirements that the housing must meet upon project completion. The jurisdiction’s description of its standards must be in sufficient detail to determine the required rehabilitation work including methods and materials. The standards may refer to applicable codes or they may establish requirements that exceed the minimum requirements of the codes. The jurisdiction must attach its rehabilitation standards below. If the jurisdiction will not use HTF funds for the rehabilitation of housing, enter “N/A”.

In addition, the rehabilitation standards must address each of the following: health and safety; major systems; lead-based paint; accessibility; disaster mitigation (where relevant); state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements; Uniform Physical Condition Standards; and Capital Needs Assessments (if applicable).

6. Resale or Recapture Guidelines. Below, the jurisdiction must enter (or attach) a description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HTF funds when used to assist first-time homebuyers. If the jurisdiction will not use HTF funds to assist first-time homebuyers, enter “N/A”.

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7. HTF Affordable Homeownership Limits. If the jurisdiction intends to use HTF funds for homebuyer assistance and does not use the HTF affordable homeownership limits for the area provided by HUD, it must determine 95 percent of the median area purchase price and set forth the information in accordance with §93.305. If the jurisdiction will not use HTF funds to assist first-time homebuyers, enter “N/A”.

8. Limited Beneficiaries or Preferences. Describe how the jurisdiction will limit the beneficiaries or give preferences to a particular segment of the extremely low- or very low-income population to serve unmet needs identified in its consolidated plan or annual action plan. If the jurisdiction will not limit the beneficiaries or give preferences to a particular segment of the extremely low- or very low-income population, enter “N/A.”
Any limitation or preference must not violate nondiscrimination requirements in § 93.350, and the jurisdiction must not limit or give preferences to students. The jurisdiction may permit rental housing owners to limit tenants or give a preference in accordance with § 93.303 only if such limitation or preference is described in the action plan.

9. Refinancing of Existing Debt. Enter or attach the jurisdiction’s refinancing guidelines below. The guidelines describe the conditions under which the jurisdiction will refinance existing rental housing project debt. The jurisdiction’s refinancing guidelines must, at minimum, demonstrate that rehabilitation is the primary eligible activity and ensure that this requirement is met by establishing a minimum level of rehabilitation per unit or a required ratio between rehabilitation and refinancing. If the jurisdiction will not refinance existing debt, enter “N/A.” Discussion:

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FY2023-2024 ANNUAL

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Executive Summary

AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)

1. Introduction
Each year, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides funding for housing and community development programs to the City of San Bernardino (City), specifically the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and other federal housing funds. To receive these funds, the City must complete a report every five years called the Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan is carried out through Annual Action Plans, which provide a concise summary of the actions, activities, and specific federal and non-federal resources that will be used each year to address the priority needs and specific goals identified by the Consolidated Plans.

The City is an entitlement jurisdiction and will receive the following federal grants:
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
• HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
• Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)

2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan The City of San Bernardino has identified a range of housing and community development needs in accordance with the structure presented in HUD regulations for affordable housing, homelessness, and non- housing community development. Priority is assigned based on the level of need demonstrated by the data collected during the plan preparation, specifically in the Needs Assessment and the Market Analysis, the information gathered during the consultation and citizen participation process, and the availability of resources to address these needs. Based on these components, housing needs are considered a high priority, particularly low -income ownership housing and transitional housing with supportive services for the homeless population. Out of the top ten prio rity needs, the feedback from citizen participation indicated that the top four pressing concerns of the City are:
• Homelessness and homelessness issues (i.e., supportive housing) • Access to affordable housing
• Street infrastructure (i.e., road maintenance and street lighting) • Joblessness/job creation

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Priorities Objectives/Goals
The following goals outlined in the Consolidated Plan and to be implemented during the FY 2 3-24 Annual Action Plan are listed below:

1. Promote Economic Development: Repayment of debt service for the Arden Guthrie Project which will create 214 jobs.

2. Fair Housing: Support fair housing services, landlord/tenant mediation, and housing counseling services.

3. Expand Homeownership Opportunities: Fund construction of six (6) single-family homes, city-wide where opportunities exist for infill housing for low to moderate-income households whose incomes will range from 50% to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI).

4. New Affordable Housing Construction or Rehabilitation: Assist with new affordable housing construction or rehabilitation projects.

5. Improve Facilities and Infrastructure: Improve selected streets resulting from new Infill Housing projects. Fund projects to comprehensively improve, the safety, accessibility, and quality of life in low-income and the surrounding neighborhoods by completing street surface reconstruction including sidewalks, curbs, and gutters while removing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) barriers.

Summary of some of the findings used to determine priority need:
• 222,101 persons reside in San Bernardino (US Census Bureau 2020) comprising of 59,770 households.
• Approximately 23.7% live in poverty.
• San Bernardino County Point-In-Time Count (PITC) data have indicated a need to support programs that serve people experiencing homelessness. The 202 2 PITs count for the City is 1, 350 which accounts for 40.5% of San Bernardino County’s total count. • City provides for and residents benefits from participating in homelessness and homelessness issues (i.e., supportive housing), access to affordable housing, street infrastructure (i.e., road maintenance and street lighting) and joblessness/job creation.
• The City utilizes CDBG funds for public services, public facilities and improvements, housing activities, and planning and administrative costs. The CDBG program’s primary objective is to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. Funds can be used for a wide array of activities, including housing rehabilitation, homeownership assistance, lead -based paint detection and removal, c onstruction or rehabilitation of public facilities and infrastructure, removal of architectural barriers, public services, rehabilitation of commercial or industrial buildings, and loans or grants to businesses.

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3. Evaluation of past performance
Preserve and rehabilitate existing single -family dwellings – The Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program provided financial assistance to income-qualified, San Bernardino homeowners for repairs to their homes. The program serviced five (5) owner-occupied Housing Rehabilitation projects.

Expand Homeownership opportunities and assist homebuyers with the purchase of affordable housing In FY 2 2-23, the City completed the construction o f three (3) homes , on an infill lot , to create affordable housing opportunities. This program improves neighborhoods by utilizing vacant and blighted lots for new owner-occupied housing. The City and the CHDO partner, Neighborhood housing Partnership Services, are marketing these affordable units for sale to households at 50% to 80% of AMI for the County of San Bernardino.

Provide Supportive Services - Homeless / Non-Homeless Special Needs - In FY 22-23, the City utilized HOME program income for the Arrowhead Grove, formerly known as Waterman Gardens Public Housing Community of the multi -phase Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) project. Phase two entails the building of 147 affordable units for mixed-income family apartments to households with 30% to 60% of AMI.

Promote Economic Development - In partnership with the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center, the City promoted and hosted small business/entrepreneur workshops. 12 San Bernardino small businesses were assisted. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, workshops had to be postponed.

Improve Public Facilities and Infrastructure - In FY 2 2-23, the City completed the following street improvements in March 2023: 532 Ramona Avenue (Ward 1); 2129 Wall Avenue (Ward 2); 938 N. G Street (Ward 2); 140 W. 13th Street (Ward 2); 2060 E. 18th Street (Ward 7); Grape Street (Walnut to Mill Street) (Ward 3); and Davidson Avenue (Baseline to 14th) (Ward-6). The City initiated Citywide Pavement rehabilitation for 3 locations; 10 th Street between F Street and G Street, 49 th Street between Sepulveda Avenue to the end, and Rialto Avenue from Mt. Vernon and Muscott. The completion is expected in January 2024.

Fair Housing - The Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board provided landlord-tenant counseling and other fair housing services to eliminate identified impediments to fair housing through education, enforcement, and testing to approximately 3,300 persons in the City.

Planning and Administration: Provided funds for planning and administration of CDBG, HOME, and ESG.

Provide rental assistance and preserve existing affordable rental housing - In FY 22-23, 226 unit files were monitored, and the City expects 167 units to be physically inspected to ensure units remained affordable and habitable.

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Expand the affordable housing inventory through new construction - In FY 2 2-23, the third phase of construction was completed on the site of the former Waterman Gardens Public Housing community (now called Crestview Terrace), and is fully leased, and provided 184 one-, two-, and three–bedroom, affordable units to individuals and families earning below 30, 50, and 60 percent of the area median income.

4. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process The development of the action plan was aligned with the goals of the Consolidated plan. To solicit public input during the development of the Consolidated Plan, the City conducted the following meetings:
• Virtual Community Workshop.
• Stakeholder Interviews; and
• Online Survey.

The Action Plan will be discussed in a publicly noticed meeting where an opportunity for public comment is provided. The first public hearing for the draft FY 23-24 Annual Action Plan to City Council was held on May 3, 2023. The draft plan w as available for public review between May 19, 2023, and June 20, 2023, on the City's website, the Community, Housing, and Economic Development Department, the City’s Clerk Office, and Feldheym Central Library. The public review period for the Draft 2023-2024 Action Plan was published in The San Bernardino Sun (English), and El Chicano (Spanish).

5. Summary of public comments
The top three infrastructure needs that were identified in the Consolidated Plan were street improvements, street lighting, and tree planting/urban greenery. City-facility needs identified were community centers, park and recreational facilities, and youth centers. For housing needs, the top three identified were:

1. First-time home buyer assistance

2. Owner-occupied rehabilitation

3. Renter-occupied housing rehabilitation
Respondents also identified two primary homeless needs:

1. Permanent supportive housing with social services

2. Transitional housing (short-term up to 6 months)

6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them No comments or views were not accepted by the City.

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7. Summary
The City has taken diligent and good-faith efforts to reach all segments of the community that may benefit from the City’s CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs.

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PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies – 91.200(b)

1. Agency/entity responsible for preparing/administering the Consolidated Plan Describe the agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for the administration of each grant program and funding source.

Agency Role Name Department/Agency
Lead Agency SAN BERNARDINO
CDBG Administrator SAN BERNARDINO Community and Economic Development Department HOME Administrator SAN BERNARDINO Community and Economic Development Department ESG Administrator SAN BERNARDINO Community and Economic Development Department Table 1 – Responsible Agencies

Narrative (optional)
The City’s Community and Economic Development Department administers, implements, and monitors activities and projects funded through federal grants. The Community and Economic Development Department is responsible for developing and carrying out the prior ities and goals established in the Consolidated Plan. In addition, the Department works collaboratively with the Public Works Department, Cit y Parks and Recreation Department, City Manager’s Office, and City Council to develop goals and priorities for the current year that are aligned with the Consolidated Plan and address the needs of the residents of San Bernardino.

Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information
For matters concerning the City of San Bernardino’s CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs, please contact:

Mrs. Cassandra Searcy, Deputy Director of Housing & Homelessness 201 N. E Street, 3rd Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92418
Email: [email protected] | Phone: (909) 384-727

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1. Introduction
The City views the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan as an opportunity to engage the community in the CDBG, HOME, and ESG investment process. The City encourages its residents to voice their needs and concerns regarding homelessness, affordable housing, and community development. All members of the public, especially those living in low - and moderate -income neighborhoods, are encouraged to participate in the planning s tages. The goal of the consultation process was to gather data to help determine the priority needs. The City also coordinates and collaborate s with various service providers to identify specific needs or certain vulnerable populations.

Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(l))
• The City has been working in partnership with the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) and the County Community Development and Housing Agency to redevelop 251 units of public housing at the former Waterman Gardens public housing project (now known as Arrowhead Grove neighborhood). The City is also working in partnership with National CORE, an Inland Empire C ommunity Housing Development Organization (CDHO) , and HACSB in the development of Arrowhead Grove.
• The City partners with Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services (NPHS), a CHDO, for the administration of an owner-occupied, single-family rehabilitation program. • Housing Partners I, also a CHDO, and NPHS partner with the City to build new single-family, ownership housing on vacant and blighted lots throughout the city, to increase homeownership among households at and below 80% of the Area Median Income. • The City coordinates with the County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) in an ongoing exchange of information and resources available to persons who are experiencing homelessness and mental health crises. The City has also partnered with DBH in the Golden Apartments project where DBH provides case management services for formerly homeless residents who live with mental illness.
• The City has also been working on investment strategies for housing and health with Dignity Health. Dignity Health’s Community Investment program provided a $1.2 million loan for the construction of Arrowhead Grove Phase 3, which result ed in the construction of a 184 mixed- income development, with 147 units reserved for low-income households. • The City has been consulting with the H ACSB and the Community Development and Housing Agency of the County of San Bernardino concerning lead -based paint hazards as it relates to the rehabilitation of owner -occupied single-family homes. The City has also consulted with HUD’s environmental office regarding lead -based paint and staff attended the most recent lead -based paint training provided onsite at the HUD Los Angeles office.

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• The City has been in coordination with the San Bernardino Unified School District with their Uplift San Bernardino initiative. Uplift San Bernardino is focused on the future of the youth community, such as launching the future workforce into local jobs; igniting Upward Mobility in the community; convening leadership work groups to change systems & policies; effectively inspiring community voice & engagement to inform better decisions & increase access to opportunities, especially for youth; create a shared understanding of issues & opportunities based on research & data; mobilize people and resources to fill in gaps identified between systems and promote accountability through a transparent history of Uplift’s decisions, progress, & learning.

Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness.

The City recognizes the need to address people experiencing homelessness, particularly the chronically homeless populations. The City collaboratively works with four entities throughout the County of San Bernardino. The following entities are:
1) Interagency Council on Homelessness
2) Homeless Provider Network
3) Central Valley Steering Committee
4) San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Administration, Office of Homeless Services These entities comprise policy -making bodies, advisory groups of faith -based and non -profit housing organizations, collaborative organization s among City jurisdictions, and committees established specifically to assist those experiencing homelessness. The “10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness in San Bernardino County” guides the actions and serves as a blueprint to end homelessness in the County of San Bernardino.

Concurrently, the City of San Bernardino also actively participates in the Continuum of Care (CoC) and is fully supportive of the objectives of the 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness in San Bernardino County plan. Sandra Ibarra represents the City on the board of the Interagency Council on Homelessness. The City’s Police Department supports and participates in the Point -in-Time (PIT) Homeless County. The Community & Economic Department requires its ESG sub-recipients to participate in the CoC’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). This software application is designed to collect client-level data and data on the provision of housing and services to homeless individuals, families, and people at risk of homelessness. Lastly, the City funds organizations through the ESG programs that provide street outreach, emergency shelter, homeless prevention services, rapid rehousing, and HMIS.

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Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards for and evaluate outcomes of projects and activities assisted by ESG funds, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the operation and administration of HMIS The City closely works with the CoC and attends its regularly scheduled meetings and training in the area of homelessness. The City consults with the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH), which has not less than one former homeless member, concerning funding recommendations. The discussions at the ICH meetings are comprised of updates on HMIS and a monthly data quality report is provided illustrating the number of clients enrolled in the non-profit organizations using HMIS. The updates help evaluate the outcomes of projects and activities assisted with ESG. Other topics of discussion include presentations to the Office of Homeless Services on activities from the San Bernardino County Reentry Collaborative regarding workshop meetings to discuss updating their strategic plan, and a Community Recidivism Reduction Program. A Veterans Initiative from the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) has continued to develop creative and effective ways to address the needs of the County’s homeless veterans. Over the past year, HASCB, along with the support and efforts of our affiliate non - profits, KEYS and HP1 Inc., has created housing opportunities for homeless veterans.

2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations , and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdiction’s consultations with housing, social service agencies , and other entities

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Table 2 – Agencies, groups, organizations who participated 1 Agency/Group/Organization Dignity Health St Bernardine Medical Center Agency/Group/Organization Type Health Agency
Major Employer
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization
was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of
the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
The organization was interviewed by the City of San Bernardino and participated in a community workshop. The anticipated outcomes are increased commitment to affordable housing/economic investment in the community. 2 Agency/Group/Organization Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, Inc. (NPHS) Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization
was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of
the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
The organization was interviewed by the City of San Bernardino. The anticipated outcomes are increased commitment to affordable housing and infrastructure investment in the community.
3 Agency/Group/Organization Lutheran Social Services of Southern California (LSSSC) Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization
was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of
the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
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4 Agency/Group/Organization Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino Agency/Group/Organization Type Public Housing Agency (PHA) Other government - County
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Public Housing Needs
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
Homelessness Strategy
Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization
was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of
the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
The organization was interviewed by the City of San Bernardino. The anticipated outcomes are increased commitment to affordable housing/economic investment in the community.
5 Agency/Group/Organization City of San Bernardino - Housing Agency/Group/Organization Type Other government - Local What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Public Housing Needs
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Economic Development
Lead-based Paint Strategy
Hazard Mitigation

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Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization
was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of
the consultation or areas for improved coordination?
The Public Works Department has an ongoing internal coordination process with the Housing Department for projects and plans funded through CDBG. The coordination provides the City with input regarding hazard mitigation and a continued open channel with resilience agencies (whose primary responsibilities include the management of flood-prone areas, public land or water resources, and emergency management agencies) in the development of its plan. The IT Department has an ongoing coordination process with the Housing Department for projects and plans funded through CDBG. The internal coordination provides the City with input regarding broadband (broadband internet service providers and organizations engaged in narrowing the digital divide) in the development of its plan.

Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting No agency types were excluded from engagement. For future planning processes, the City will make a special effort to include specified organizations that provide a wide range of services to the residents of San Bernardino.

Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan Name of Plan Lead Organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan?
Continuum of Care Continuum of Care Alliance Potential funding allocations to address homeless needs will complement the COC Strategy.
10-Year Strategy to End
Homelessness Continuum of Care Alliance Funding allocations to address homeless needs will be consistent with the 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness.

City of San Bernardino 20 21 -
2029 Housing Element
City of San Bernardino Department of
Community Development
Potential funding allocations to address housing needs that will complement the 2021-2029 Housing Element
Housing Authority of the County
of San Bernardino
Housing Authority County of San
Bernardino (HACSB)
The City will support HACSB's efforts on public housing and the ongoing partnership on Waterman Gardens

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Table 3 – Other local / regional / federal planning efforts

Narrative (optional)
During the preparation of the Consolidated plan, City staff, along with assistance from their consultant, worked to engage a wide array of residents and stakeholders for the community outreach process. The City engaged residents and stakeholders through a community survey, stakeholder interviews, and community meetings. Various service providers, such as Health Agencies and Homeless Service providers, were included.

Stakeholders and residents provided feedback on priorities, housing problems, and possible solutions. They were asked to provide input on how the City should spend its CDBG, HOME, and ESG funding.

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AP-12 Participation – 91.105, 91.200(c)

1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal-setting

The City published notice for public hearings and provided a 30-day public review of the FY 2023 -2024 Annual Action Plan in El Chicano and The San Bernardino Sun. The report w as also made available at the City’s Clerk Office, 201 N. E. Street, Bldg. A, San Bernardino, CA 92401, the Department of Community and Economic Development, 201 N. E. Street, 3 rd Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92401, the Feldheym Central Library, 555 W. 6th St, San Bernardino, CA 92410, and on the City’s website at the Community and Economic Development Department.

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Citizen Participation Outreach
Sort
Order
Mode of
Outreach
Target of
Outreach
Summary of
response/
attendance
Summary of
comments
received
Summary of
comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
1 Newspaper Ad
Minorities

Non-English
Speaking -
Specify other
language:

Spanish

Persons with
disabilities

Non-
targeted/broad
community

Residents of
Public and
Assisted Housing

Low Income
Persons
Public Notices were
published on
March 30, 2023
and April 10, 2023.

No responses were
received. N/A
http:iecn.com/newspapers
/el-chicano/
https://www.sbsun.com

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Mode of
Outreach
Target of
Outreach
Summary of
response/
attendance
Summary of
comments
received
Summary of
comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
2 Public Hearing
Minorities

Non-English
Speaking -
Specify other
language:

Spanish

Persons with
disabilities

Non-
targeted/broad
community

Residents of
Public and
Assisted Housing
Members of the
public attended
May 3, 2023, Public
Hearing
General comments from
the public :

1. Recommendation
for the possible use
of 4th Street
buildings for
homeless services

Council Comments:

1. Fence for Casa
Ramona
property is not
an eligible
activity, not
providing public
service

2. Public Works
will provide a
presentation to
Council for
Capital
Improvement
Projects

N/A www.sbcity.org/housing

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Mode of
Outreach
Target of
Outreach
Summary of
response/
attendance
Summary of
comments
received
Summary of
comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
3 Newspaper Ad
Minorities

Non-English
Speaking -
Specify other
language:

Spanish

Persons with
disabilities

Non-
targeted/broad
community

Residents of
Public and
Assisted Housing

Low-Income
Persons
Public Notices were
published on May
18, 2023
No responses were
received. N/A
http:iecn.com/newspapers
/el-chicano/
https://www.sbsun.com

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Mode of
Outreach
Target of
Outreach
Summary of
response/
attendance
Summary of
comments
received
Summary of
comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
4 Public Hearing
Minorities

Non-English
Speaking -
Specify other
language:

Spanish
Persons with
disabilities

Non-
targeted/broad
community

Residents of
Public and
Assisted Housing

Low-Income
Persons
Members of the
public attended the
June 21, 2023,
Public Hearing.

Need for extreme
weather shelter, rent
protection, at-risk youth,
and assistance for
homelessness with rapid
rehousing. Council
requested an update on
Section 108, the need
for street improvement,
and ensuring
organizations within the
City are contacted for
future funding.

N/A www.sbcity.org/housing
Table 4 – Citizen Participation Outreach

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Expected Resources
AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2)
Introduction
San Bernardino, like many other jurisdictions , is faced with the challenging task of meeting increasing needs with fluctuating and/or decreasing federal and state resources.

The figures shown in the Anticipated Resources table below reflect HUD's current allocation. The figure for "Expected Amount Available for Remainder of Con Plan" anticipates the level of funding using the current year allocations and projecting those alloc ations over the remaining years covered by the Consolidated Plan. If there are any cuts to the City's allocation over the coming years, the City will adjust this figure accordingly

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and prepare the Annual Action Plans reflective of the funding reality.

Anticipated Resources
Program Source
of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
CDBG public -
federal
Acquisition
Admin and
Planning
Economic
Development
Housing
Public
Improvements
Public Services 2,942,853 0 1,627,000 4,569,853 2,950,000 Amounts represent the annual CDBG
allocation based on the FY 2023-24
program year. This funding will be
invested in the preservation of
affordable housing units, public
improvement facilities, and the Section
108 Program.

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Program Source
of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
HOME public -
federal
Acquisition
Homebuyer
assistance
Homeowner
rehab
Multifamily
rental new
construction
Multifamily
rental rehab
New
construction for
ownership
TBRA 1,460,936 0 4,681,028 6,141,964 1,450,000
Amounts represent the annual HOME
allocation based on the FY 2023-24
program year. This funding year is the
fourth year of the 5-Year Consolidated
Plan. This funding will be invested in the
development and/or rehabilitation of
single-family and/or multi-family rental
housing, and Infill Housing Program
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Program Source
of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
ESG public -
federal
Conversion and
rehab for
transitional
housing
Financial
Assistance
Overnight
shelter
Rapid re-housing
(rental
assistance)
Rental
Assistance
Services
Transitional
housing 273,557 0 0 273,557 273,000
ESG monies will fund subrecipients to
assist people experiencing homelessness
with Emergency Shelter (ES), HMIS,
Motel Vouchers, Rapid Re-Housing,
Rental Assistance, and Homelessness
Prevention (HP).

Table 5 - Expected Resources – Priority Table

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Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied:

The City will focus on leveraging its federal resources with state, local, and private capital to develop quality and decent affordable housing for San Bernardino residents. Additional funds to serve the needs of lower - and moderate-income residents were d erived from a variety of other sources, including:

Federal Resources
• Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
• Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program
• Tax Exempt Bond Financing
• Community Investment Funds from Dignity Health
State Resources
• Tax Exempt bonds
• State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program
• No Place Like Home
• Community Reinvestments Funds
• Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) from California State Department of Housing • Veteran Housing and Homeless Prevention Program
Local Resources
• San Bernardino County Continuum of Care
• Housing Authority of San Bernardino County (HACSB)
Private Resources
• Dignity Health
• San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
• San Bernardino Unified School District
• City of San Bernardino Successor Housing Agency

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Per HUD regulations, ESG recipients must match 100 percent of their ESG annual allocation. For those organizations that recei ved ESG funds, agencies met the match requirement through the utilization of volunteerism, in-kind contributions, and funds from other local, state, and federal programs.

In addition, HUD requires HOME recipients to match 25 percent of their HOME annual allocation. Under 24 CFR 92.222, when a local jurisdiction meets one of the distress criteria, it is determined to be in fiscal distress and receives a 50 percent reduction of the match. The FY 202 3-2024 match reductions are not available as of the date of this writing. As of November 2022, the City received a 100 percent match reduction due to severe fiscal distress. The City of San Bernardino will continue to leverage its HOME funds with other housing resources as required. Any funds that are used in a HOME activity more than the required match will be documented by the City and reported to HUD as part of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report each year.

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If appropriate, describe publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan With the dissolution of the redevelopment agency, successor agencies with real property assets are required to dispose of the properties pursuant to the City’s Long -Range Property Management Plan or Housing Asset Transfer (HAT) Plan. The Successor Agency h as transferred all property listed on the Housing Asset Transfer list to the City as the Successor Housing Agency. The City will determine the development and/or disposition of these properties in the following months.

Discussion
The Housing Successor Agency has a disposition plan for the parcels and the City will retain some for economic development purposes, sell a number of the parcels and retain others for housing. The majority of the properties are single-family parcels that the City intends to utilize for the construction of single - family ownership housing.

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Annual Goals and Objectives
AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives
Goals Summary Information
Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
1 Preserve and Rehabilitate
Housing
2020 2025 Affordable Housing CityWide Preserve and
Rehabilitate
Housing
HOME: $200,000 Persons Assisted: 20
2 Provide Homeless and
Homeless Prevention
Services
2020 2025 Homeless
Non-Homeless
Special Needs
CityWide

Provide Homeless
and Homeless
Prevention
Services
ESG: $253,040 Homelessness Prevention:
600 Persons Assisted
3 New Affordable Rental
Housing
2020 2025 Affordable Housing CityWide

New Affordable
Rental Housing
HOME$1,314,842 Rental units constructed: 2-3
4 Promote Economic
Development
2020 2025 Non-Housing
Community
Development
CityWide Promote economic
development
CDBG : $782,760 Jobs created/retained: 214
businesses assisted: 20
5 Improve Facilities and
Infrastructure
2020 2025 Non-Housing
Community
Development
CityWide Improve facilities
and infrastructure
CDBG :
$2,780,158
Persons Assisted: 1500
6 Fair Housing 2020 2025 Fair Housing CityWide Fair Housing CDBG: $77,000 Persons assisted: 2700 7 Planning & Administration 2020 2025 Administration CityWide Planning & Administration

CDBG, HOME,
ESG: $755,181

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Goal Descriptions
1 Goal Name Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
Goal Description To provide funding for homeowner-occupied and rental housing rehabilitation. 2 Goal Name Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Goal Description Provide funding to assist homeless individuals and those with special needs with supportive services. Includes funding to prepare for, prevent and respond to COVID through emergency shelters, rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, street outreach, and HMIS costs.
3 Goal Name New Affordable Rental Housing
Goal Description Provide funding for new affordable rental housing (new construction or rehabilitation) and affordable rental housing with supportive services for homeless individuals and veterans. 4 Goal Name Promote Economic Development
Goal Description Provide funding for the City's Micro-Enterprise Program as well as support programs and projects that create jobs, and promote economic revitalization.
5 Goal Name Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Goal Description Provide funding to improve public facilities and infrastructure, including parks, community centers, and sidewalks. 6 Goal Name Fair Housing
Goal Description Promote fair housing choice through the following activities: fair housing education, fair housing testing, housing assistance hotline, and landlord-tenant mediation.
7 Goal Name Planning and Administration
Goal Description Compliance with all HUD Consolidated Plan and CDBG, HOME, and ESG program regulations is a requirement for participation in this program

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Projects
AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d)
Introduction
With its CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds, the City of San Bernardino will fund FY2023-2024 eligible projects in the following categories: promote economic development, fair housing, expand homeownership opportunities, new affordable rental housing, improve public facilities and infrastructure, provide supportive services to homeless individuals and those with special needs, and program planning and administration. # Project Name
1 Section 108 Repayment
2 CDBG, HOME, and ESG Program Administration
3 Asociacion de Emprendedor@s
4 Nehemiah Charitable Fund
5 Neighborhood Housing Services of the Inland Empire
6 Street Improvements Projects
7 HOPE Campus Phase I
8 Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board
9 Lutheran Social Services of Southern California
10 Community Action Partnership
11 Family Services Association of Redlands
12 Salvation Army
13 Affordable Housing Projects
Table 7 - Project Information

Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs These project and activity priorities have been identified by the community input received and based on the identified needs of the City. The primary obstacle in addressing the underserved needs is the insufficient resources to meet the ongoing needs of in dividuals, especially those with special needs such as individuals experiencing homelessness.

AP-38 Project Summary

Project Summary Information
A total of $4,677,360 is available to be used for eligible CDBG, HOME, and ESG projects. This consists of FY 23-24 funding and unexpended funding from prior years. City staff conducted extensive outreach to solicit applications for the year.

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PROJECT SUMMARY
1 Project Name Section 108 Debt Repayment Program – Promote Economic Development Target Area LMI Areas of the City
Goals Supported Promote Economic Development
Needs Addressed Joblessness and Job Creation
Funding CDBG: $782,760
Description Section 108 Loan Repayment Program to pursue physical and economic revitalization that will provide jobs.

Target Date 6/30/2024
Estimate the number
and type of families that
will benefit
from the proposed
activities
214 individuals will benefit from this proposed activity.

Location Description 17.43-acre commercial property located along Highland Avenue between Arden Street and Guthrie Street in the City of San Bernardino.

Planned Activities The City has moved forward with the sale of the property and using a Section 108 loan for the repayment of the Arden Guthrie Project.

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2 Project Name CDBG, HOME, and ESG Administration
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Planning and Administration
Needs Addressed Planning and Administration
Funding CDBG:$588,570
HOME: $146,094
ESG: $20,517
Description The City will implement the goals and objectives of the Action Plan by delivering a variety of housing and community development programs and activities. The City will also continue to comply with the planning and reporting requirements of the Action Plan regulations and CDBG, HOME, and ESG regulations. Annually, the City will monitor its use of CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds to ensure effective and appropriate use of funds.

Target Date 6/30/2024
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
N/A
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Grant and Project Management.
3 Project Name Asociacion de Emprendedor@s
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Promote Economic Development
Needs Addressed Promote Economic Development
Funding CDBG: $35,000

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Description Entrepreneurs and Micro-entrepreneurs in Minority LMI communities continue their education in Empowerment, Leadership, and Business Target Date 6/30/2024
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
25 Individuals
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Small business workshops, meetings, and seminars are designed to help small business owner establish or grow their microenterprise. 4 Project Name Nehemiah Charitable Fund
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Needs Addressed Homelessness and Homelessness Issues
Funding CDBG: $15,000
Description Support for local community services
Target Date 6/30/2024
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit from
the proposed activities
25 Individuals
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Providing support to local nonprofits and residents of LMI areas. 5 Project Name Neighborhood Housing Services of Inland Empire (NHSIE) Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Expand Home Ownership
Needs Addressed Homelessness and Homelessness Issues, Access to Affordable Housing Funding CDBG: $90,000
Description NHSIE is dedicated to creating homeownership opportunities, bridging the housing affordability gap, and building sustainable communities of choice Target Date 6/30/2024
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
This program will benefit approximately 2,700 Low/Moderate Income Households/Tenants.

Location Description Citywide

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Planned Activities IFHMB will provide investigation, education, reconciliation, and/or referral of housing discrimination complaints free of charge in the City of San Bernardino. IFHMB offers workshops to educate housing providers, tenants, homeowners, and financial and lending institutions on fair housing laws. 6 Project Name Street Improvements Projects
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Street Infrastructure
Funding CDBG: $1,080,158
Description Sidewalk replacement and ADA accessibility improvements.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
Area with an average income level of 30% to 50% of AMI will benefit of the improvements made to these streets.

Location Description The City has proposed to fund Citywide Street Reconstruction in LMA Planned Activities Street improvements and ADA compliance. 7 Project Name HOPE Campus Phase I
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Needs Addressed Homelessness and Homelessness Issues
Funding CDBG: $1,901,365
Description Phase 1 to eventual Navigation Center (HOPE Campus) Homeless Outreach Prevention Education Campus.

Target Date 6/30/2024
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
An estimated 250 individuals will benefit annually.

Location Description 796 E 6th Street, San Bernardino
Planned Activities Temporary emergency shelter space for households and individuals for Phase 1. 8 Project Name Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board (IFHMB) Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Fair Housing
Needs Addressed Fair Housing
Funding CDBG: $77,000

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Description Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board will provide activities that will assist the City in furthering fair housing.

Target Date 6/30/2024
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
This program will benefit approximately 2,700 Low/Moderate Income Households/Tenants.

Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities IFHMB will provide investigation, education, reconciliation, and/or referral of housing discrimination complaints free of charge in the City of San Bernardino. IFHMB offers workshops to educate housing providers, tenants, homeowners, and financial and lending institutions on fair housing laws. 9 Project Name Lutheran Social Services of Southern California (LSSSC) Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Needs Addressed Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Funding ESG: $56,795
Description Emergency Shelter, HMIS services
Target Date 6/30/2024
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
450 homeless individuals
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Emergency Shelter and HMIS support.
10 Project Name Community Action Partnership (CAP)
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Needs Addressed Homelessness and Homelessness Issues
Funding ESG: $60,000
Description Emergency Shelter and HMIS
Target Date 6/30/2024
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
40 Individuals
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Provide housing assistance and motel voucher assistance

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11 Project Name Family Services Association of Redlands Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Needs Addressed Homelessness and Homelessness Issues
Funding ESG: $70,455
Description Emergency Shelter, Homeless Prevention, Rapid Rehousing Target Date 6/30/2024
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
100 individuals and 40 families
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Emergency Shelter and HMIS support.
12 Project Name Salvation Army
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Needs Addressed Homelessness and Homelessness Issues
Funding ESG: $65,790
Description Emergency Shelter and HMIS
Target Date 6/30/2024
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
40 Individuals
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities

Provide housing assistance and motel voucher assistance

13 Project Name Affordable Housing Projects
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Affordable Housing
Needs Addressed Affordable Housing
Funding HOME: $ 1,314,842
Description Construction or rehabilitation of homes. Applicant incomes are to be at or below 80% of Area Median Income.

Target Date TBD in next year's Action Plan

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Location Description LMI Areas of the City.

Planned Activities TBD in next year's Action Plan
Table 9 - Project Summary Information

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AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f)
Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low -income and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed The City will use its funding for FY 2023 -2024 to fund a variety of housing, community development, economic development, and capital improvement projects. The majority of federal funds will be used to finance projects targeting low- to moderate-income individuals and families throughout the City.

CDBG Benefit Service Areas are defined as geographic locations within the City of San Bernardino where 51 percent or more of the households in those areas are low- to moderate-income.

The City of San Bernardino has become increasingly diverse in its racial and ethnic makeup. Over the past decades, the City has seen a shift from a non -Hispanic, White majority to a Hispanic Origin majority. According to the U.S. 2020 Census, approximately 66.2 percent of the population is of Hispanic Origin, 14.4 percent is Non-Hispanic, White, 13.2 percent is Black, 4.1 percent is Asian, and 8.1 percent is comprised of two or more races.

See attached maps, Appendix A, in the Action Plan document as a reference to the geographic distribution.

Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of
Funds
Citywide 30
LMI Areas of the City 70
Table 8 - Geographic Distribution

Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically The funding available under the 2023 -2024 Action Plan may be used to meet a variety of community development and housing needs. As part of the development of the 2023 -2024 Action Plan, the City established priority needs based on an in -depth analysis of se veral factors housing, homelessness, poverty, special needs, lead hazards, institutional structure, etc. The City will utilize its federal funding to pursue goals and objectives listed in the section “AP -20 Annual Goals and Objectives” of this document. The City’s primary intent is to spend its CDBG funds in predominantly low -income neighborhoods where residents have the greatest need for housing/services.

Discussion
As noted previously, the City does not allocate funds on a geographic basis, instead, funds are allocated

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to organizations that provide low-income households with housing and supportive services. On an annual basis, the City prioritizes the use of its CDBG funding for housing and community development activities, including the preservation and conservation of affordable housing and activities that serve low - and moderate-income households.

Public improvements and public facilities are qualified as benefiting low- and moderate-income persons.

Activities identified under the public service category and targeted to special needs populations are offered on a citywide basis and/or where resources can be coordinated with existing facilities or services.

The City of San Bernardino does not have any Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas (NRSA) within its City’s boundaries.

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Affordable Housing
AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g)
Introduction
As a reflection of the Housing Needs Assessment of the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan, housing problems within the City of San Bernardino include: 1) Units with physical defects; 2) overcrowded conditions; and 3) housing cost burden. The City will use CDBG and HOME funds to pursue three affordable housing goals:
1) Preserve and Rehabilitation Housing, 2) Expand Home Ownership Opportunities 3) Provide Assistance to Renter Households.

Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
Approximately 64 percent of total housing units were built before 1980. Housing built before 1980 may present lead-based paint hazards requiring rehabilitation. In general, housing begins to require major repairs after 30 or 40 years of age. Those repairs could include important health and safety repairs such as for heating/air systems, roof, kitchen appliances, bathroom or kitchen plumbing, and insulation. Many low- to moderate-income households may be unable to afford these needed repairs. In the City o f San Bernardino, substandard housing conditions may consist of the following: structural hazards, poor construction, inadequate maintenance, faulty wiring, plumbing, fire hazards, and inadequate sanitation.

Substandard units suitable for rehabilitation ar e those units where the total rehabilitation costs do not exceed 25 percent of the after-rehabilitation value.

Expand Home Ownership Opportunities
There is a need for affordable housing in San Bernardino. The most prevalent housing problem within the City is cost burden and overcrowded conditions. San Bernardino has a population of 220,821 persons and a total of 61,680 households. Nearly 59 percent of households in San Bernardino (36,355 total) qualify as low- to moderate-income, earning up to 80 percent of HUD Area Median Family Income (HAMFI).

Families who pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing are considered cost burdened and may have difficulty affording necessities such as food, clothing, transportation, and medical care .

Overcrowded conditions exist when more people are living within a single dwelling than there is space for, so that movement is restricted, privacy is compromised, and levels of stress increase.

The City’s housing market has increased over the past few years. In 2015, the median income in the City was $37,047 with a median home value of $159,800. In 2021, the median income in the City was $55,372, a 49 percent increase, with a median home value of $293,000, an 83 percent increase. Housing prices are

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outpacing incomes, which can cause most homeowners cost burden.

Based on the 201 7-2021 ACS, the median income would be sufficient for a renter to afford $1, 384 in housing costs per month, which includes rent and utilities, and not be cost-burdened.

One-Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 600
Non-Homeless 1,240
Special-Needs 0
Total 1,840
Table 9 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement

One-Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through Rental Assistance 600
The Production of New Units 5
Rehab of Existing Units 0
Acquisition of Existing Units 0
Total 605
Table 10 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type

Discussion
The table “One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported” consists of 1,240 non- homeless households to be supported. New Infill Housing construction and affordable multi -family housing for 4-6 households citywide are planned (incomes will range from 50% to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI)).

Provide Assistance to Renter Households
The City has a significant inventory of publicly assisted rental housing affordable to low -income households. Eighteen affordable rental housing developments in the City offer income/ rent-restricted housing for approximately 2,205 very low-income households. A total of 15 public housing communities, with a combined total of 1,627 affordable units, are at risk of losing their affordability status. HACSB does not anticipate losing affordable housing units due to the expiration of contracts in the next five years.

These projects are technically considered at risk of converting to market-rate housing. However, most of these projects are non -profit-owned senior housing which will receive priority for rental of subsidy contracts with HUD. Therefore, it is unlikely that the projects will convert to market-rate housing.

Nonetheless, the City will periodically reach out to owners of assisted projects to understand their intentions for opting out of the Housing Choice Voucher Program or pursuing financial restructuring to

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extend the terms of affordability.

The City also will continue to work with qualified Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO) to acquire , construct, or rehabilitate multifamily housing as long -term affordable housing for lower - income households.

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AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h)
Introduction
Public housing and other assisted housing programs are crucial elements of the City’s efforts to address the affordable housing needs of low- and moderate-income families, senior citizens, disabled individuals, and other individuals.

The City falls within the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB).

This agency administers the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which provides rental assistance to eligible residents of San Bernardino by providing monthly rental assistance to participants who want to rent from a private landlord but cannot afford the full monthly rental payment. The Housing Choice Voucher program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

In 20 22, the latest year for which data is available, HACSB provided 10,461 housing choice vouchers throughout San Bernardino County, assisting 24,229 individuals. Of those 10,461 housing choice vouchers, 2,4320 were issued to San Bernardino City residents.

The City will continue to support the efforts of HACSB in the administration of the Housing Choice Voucher and maximize the use of those funds and other resources in San Bernardino.

Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing To assist HACSB in addressing public housing needs, the City will do the following:

Monitor At-Risk Units
The City will maintain contact with the owners of at -risk units, encourage the owner to keep the at -risk units affordable, and utilize, if feasible, local incentives to preserve any at-risk units.

Support and Assist Local Non-Profit Organizations
To develop or preserve the City’s affordable housing stock, the City will provide technical and/or financial assistance to local non-profit organizations that provide affordable housing.

Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
The City does not own any public housing units, the City has not taken efforts to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership. However, the City collaborates with the HACSB to encourage public housing residents to contribute and participate in the management and HACSB has a homeownership program for residents of public housing.

As for homeownership opportunities, the City has initiated a Housing Program that will acquire distressed

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properties within San Bernardino, rehabilitate them, and sell them to income-qualified homebuyers. The City will work with HACSB, to identify any households who may be eligible for the Housing Choice Voucher Program.

If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance
HACSB has not been designated as troubled. HACSB was designated a Moving-to-Work Agency by Congress. This is a limited designation to PHAs across the country.

Discussion
There is no discussion relative to the designation of the county PHA.