FY 2024 – 2025
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CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT
Community Development and Housing Department
290 N D St, San Bernardino, CA 92401
City of San Bernardino
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Community Development and Housing Department
290 N D St, San Bernardino, CA 92401
Table of Contents
CR-05 - Goals and Outcomes .................................................................................................................... 3 CR-10 - Racial and Ethnic composition of families assisted ...................................................................... 9 CR-15 - Resources and Investments 91.520(a) ....................................................................................... 10 CR-20 - Affordable Housing 91.520(b) .................................................................................................... 17 CR-25 - Homeless and Other Special Needs 91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91.520(c) ................................ 21 CR-30 - Public Housing 91.220(h); 91.320(j) ........................................................................................... 25 CR-35 - Other Actions 91.220(j)-(k); 91.320(i)-(j) .................................................................................... 27 CR-40 - Monitoring 91.220 and 91.230………………………………………………….............................................. 32 CR-45 - CDBG 91.520(c) .......................................................................................................................... 36 CR-50 - HOME 24 CFR 91.520(d) ............................................................................................................. 37 CR-58 – Section 3 .................................................................................................................................... 41 Acronyms………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 42
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CR-05 - Goals and Outcomes
Progress the jurisdiction has made in carrying out its strategic plan and its action plan. 91.520(a) This could be an overview that includes major initiatives and highlights that were proposed and executed throughout the program year.
The City of San Bernardino (City) is a direct recipient of Community Planning and Development formula grants (e.g., Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)). As an Entitlement City, the City is required to provide a report to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on its performance in meeting the housing and community development priorities listed in its approved Five -Year Consolidated Plan. This report is called the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) and is due to HUD 90 days from the end of each program year. The CAPER outlines the City’s actual accomplishments for the fifth and final program year of the City’s Five -Year Consolidated Plan, of July 1, 2024 , through June 30, 202 5. It also describes the City’s progress in meeting the goals and objectives outlined in the City’s Five-Year Consolidated Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2020-2025.
CDBG: Using an amount of $ 1,700,867, the city successfully carried out its CDBG activities in P rogram Year (PY) 2024-25. With the funds, the City was able to pursue physical and economic revitalization for jobs, continue supporting the organizations inves ted in creating sustainable, affordable living environments, as well as engage with local nonprofits and residents in low to moderate income (LMI) areas.
HOME: Using HOME funds, the City preserved and maintained affordable housing units. During the 2024-25 PY, the City completed three units, which are all currently occupied using the $116,021 allocated from HOME funding.
ESG: The City used $328,612 for PY 2024-25 that was used to deliver homeless prevention activities
CDBG-CV: On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus (CV) Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) was signed into law. CDBG grantees undertook new programs with supplemental CDBG Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (CDBG-CV) City of San Bernardino
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funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The city maintained its focus on the goals and objectives already outlined in its Consolidated Plan, but with an emphasis on responding to and preventing the spread of the virus.
However, due to the rapid spread of the virus and constraints on logistics and materials, the bulk of those projects stagnated.
During the 2024-2025 PY, the City used these funds to support community members through Planning and Administration and Public Facility Projects, in addition to maintaining preparedness for any future outbreaks. The City expanded shelter services to San Bernardino residents. The City used $84,985.51 of CDBG-CV funds for the motel voucher program as a temporary interim shelter while construction of a permanent Interim Emergency Shelter is being built which is projected to finish by 2026.
Comparison of the proposed versus actual outcomes for each outcome measure submitted with the consolidated plan and explain, if applicable, why progress was not made toward meeting goals and objectives. 91.520(g) Categories, priority levels, funding sources and amounts, outcomes/objectives, goal outcome indicators, units of measure, targets, actual outcomes/outputs, and percentage completed for each of the grantee’s program year goals.
Goal Category Source /
Amount
Indicator Unit of
Measure
Expected
–
Strategic
Plan
Actual –
Strategic
Plan
Percent
Complete
Expected
–
Program
Year
Actual –
Program
Year
Percent
Complete
Expand Home
Ownership
Affordable
Housing
HOME:
$350,000
Homeowner Housing
Added
Household
Housing Unit 50 7 14% 8 3 37.5%
Fair Housing
Non-Housing
Community
Development
CDBG:
$80,000
Public service
activities other than
Low/Moderate
Income Housing
Benefit
Persons
Assisted 5,000 11,353 227.1% 2700 2,161 80%
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Improve Facilities
and Infrastructure
Non-Housing
Community
Development
CDBG:
$2,600,000
Public Facility or
Infrastructure
Activities other than
Low/Moderate
Income Housing
Benefit
Persons
Assisted 160,000
275,890
172.4% 6000 275,790 4600%
New Affordable
Rental Housing
Affordable
Housing
HOME:
$124,187
Rental units
constructed
Household
Housing Unit 300 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00%
Planning and
Administration
Program
Administration
Funds
CDBG:
$588,571
HOME: $
146,094
ESG: $
20,517
Other Other 5 5 100% 1 1 100%
Preserve and
Rehabilitate Housing
Affordable
Housing
HOME:
$920,000
Rental units
rehabilitated
Household
Housing Unit 400 22 0.6% 20 10 0.00%
Promote Economic
Development
Economic
Development
CDBG:
$745,612.40
Businesses assisted Businesses
Assisted 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Provide Homeless
and Homeless
Prevention Services
Homeless CDBG:
$325,000
Public service
activities other than
Low/Moderate
Income Housing
Benefit
Persons
Assisted 3000 132 40.56% 100 132
132%
Provide Homeless
and Homeless
Prevention Services
Homeless ESG: $
333,540
Homeless Person
Overnight Shelter
Persons
Assisted 3000 480 16% 150 60 40%
Provide Homeless
and Homeless
Prevention Services
Homeless ESG: $
333,540
Homelessness
Prevention
Persons
Assisted 3000 218 7.3% 50 31 62%
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Table 1 - Accomplishments – Program Year & Strategic Plan to Date
Assess how the jurisdiction’s use of funds, particularly CDBG, addresses the priorities and specific objectives identified in the plan, giving special attention to the highest priority activities identified.
The City prioritizes the use of its CDBG funds towards community development activities, including the preservation and conservation of affordable housing and activities that serve low- and moderate-income households. City staff continue to achieve the goals and objectives outlined in the Consolidated Plan. Each of the activities planned addresses specific high priority goals identified in the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. During the 2024 program year, the City completed the following activities using CDBG funds:
• Fair Housing
o The 2024 Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board (IFHMB) provides activities that assist the City with fair housing including consultation services to tenants and assisted in facilitating mediations between tenants and landlords. Using $80,000 of CDBG funds, 947 residents were assisted.
o The 2022 IFHMB was completed on August 20, 2024. It assisted the residents of the City of San Bernardino with landlord-tenant related issues. The City residents were provided education and mediation for housing related issues including evictions, repairs, security deposits, foreclosure rights, and other landlord-tenant rights and responsibilities.
The program assisted 1,214 people, 98.2% of which are considered low to moderate income. • Improve Public Facilities and Infrastructures
o Various sidewalk improvements located at 10th street between F Street and G Street (1st Ward)- multiple APN- 30,000 SF, 49th Street between Sepulveda Avenue and End (4th Ward)- Multiple APN- 65,000 SF, and Rialto Avenue from Mt.
Vernon and Muscott to Bridget (3rd Ward) Multiple APN-180,000 SF. The total population in these service areas are 275,790 and 60.23% are LMI.
• Promote Economic Development
o Asociacion de Emprendedor@s will host workshops and aid micro-enterprise owners in the City to create and launch businesses to eligible LMI micro-enterprise business owners. With $9,559.66 of CDBG funds, the City was able to City of San Bernardino
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support the Asociacion de Emprendedor@s in assisting 25 persons with workshops, meetings, and seminars designed to help small business owners grow their business.
o The Micro-Enterprise Program provided free assistance and services to micro-enterprise business owners to successfully launch their businesses and grow. The City was able to complete this in July 2024 using $35,000 of CDBG funds and helped 8 businesses.
o The Section 108 Loan Repayment Program to pursue physical and economic revitalization. The City completed and allocated $745,612.40 of CDBG funds to their Section 108 Loan Repayment Program, helping revitalize the local economy, resulting in the creation and retention of 17 jobs. • Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services
o The Quality-of-Life Team members work with the City Police Department (PD) to engage with and support local nonprofits and residents of LMI areas, The City supported the PD Quality of Life Team through $291,764.28 of CDBG funds including equipment needed to assist local businesses, the homeless, and homeless encampments as well as participate in community clean-up activities related to homeless encampments, overall assisting 132 persons. o To reduce homelessness and provide temporary shelter space for households and individuals, the City of San Bernardino collaborated with the Salvation Army to operate two ESG funded projects. The Emergency Shelter- Entry Exit that emphasized housing stability assisted 60 persons in 29 households with $333,540 of ESG funds. Their Homelessness Prevention Program provides targeted financial assistance and housing stabilization services the City aided 31 persons in 11 households with $333,540 of ESG funds.
The following projects are CDBG funded and are currently ongoing:
o Nicholson Park – Originally funded in the amount of $1 million, the playground replacements and existing field were to be converted into a Miracle League Park to be Americans Disability Act (ADA) compliant. In PY 2024, there was a substantial amendment which added $1,736,044.73 for a total of $2,736,044.73 to help serve the LMI area and an expected area of 257,525 residents. During the same PY, the project used $13,154.37 to complete the replacements. o El Sol Recreation and Wellness Center – The City provided $250,000 in CDBG funds to expand the facility and serve vulnerable San Bernardino residents.
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CR-10 - Racial and Ethnic composition of families assisted Describe the families assisted (including the racial and ethnic status of families assisted).
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CDBG HOME
White 1387 3
Black or African American 742 0
Asian 23 0
American Indian or American Native 14 0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0
Total 2,167 0
Hispanic 1,188 0
Not Hispanic 1,070 3
Describe the clients assisted (including the racial and/or ethnicity of clients assisted with ESG)
HESG
American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous 0
Asian or Asian American 0
Black, African American, or African 0
Hispanic/Latina/e/o 0
Middle Eastern or North African 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 0
Multiracial 0
Client doesn't know 0
Client prefers not to answer 0
Data not collected 0
Total 0
Table 2 – Table of assistance to racial and ethnic populations by source of funds Narrative
During the 2024 program year, a total of 2,318 people were assisted with CDBG funds. Table 2 above indicates a total of 2,167 people but did not include 1 American Indian/Alaskan Native and White people, 2 Black/African American & White people, and 148 other multi racial people.
Out of the 2,318 people assisted, 1248 are Hispanic making up 54% of the total.
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The report on the number of people assisted with CDBG funds came from the following activities: Fair Housing (#2410) with 1,214 people, Micro-Enterprise Program (#2404) with 8 people, FY 23/24 Asociacion de Emprendedor@s (#2430) with 17 people, and CDBG FY24/25 San Bernardino PD Quality of Life Team (#2446) with 132 people.
HOME funds were used to assist a total of 3 white households. The funds were allocated to the 2020-21 Infill Housing Program (#2363) for the construction of 3 single family homes on vacant City-owned lots located at 676 West 10th Steet, 815 West Orange Street, and 2129 Wall Street.
CR-15 - Resources and Investments 91.520(a)
Identify the resources made available
Source of Funds Source Resources Made
Available
Amount Expended
During Program Year
CDBG Public - federal 3,266,082 $1,700,867
HOME Public - federal 3,039,200 $116,021
ESG Public - federal 339,146 $328,612
Other Public - federal 0 $155,404
Table 3 - Resources Made Available
Narrative
The figures above represent the total drawn from the CDBG, HOME, ESG, and CDBG-CV programs during the 2024-2025 program year. The City did not expend all the resources made available for the program year.
The City spent a total of $1,700,867 in CDBG funds towards public facilities, fair housing, Economic Development, CDBG program administration and providing homeless services. Some of the CDBG activities funded during this program year include:
• Section 108 loan in the amount of $745,612.40 towards the development of a
17.43-acre commercial property located along Highland Avenue between Arden Streets
• CDBG FY25/26 Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board in the amount of $80,000.00 • CDBG FY25/26 San Bernardino PD Quality of Life Team in the amount of $291,764.28
• Planning and administration in the amount of $559,258.40
HOME funds were spent on FY25/26 HOME Program Administration in the amount of $116,020.79. The City also utilized vacant City-owned lots for the 2020 Infill Housing Program.
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The 2020 Infill Housing Activity was completed on January 14, 2025, and it provided 3 single family housing units for first time homeowners.
A total of $328,612 in ESG funds were used towards providing homeless and homelessness prevention services. The ESG activities funded during this program year include:
• Salvation Army Emergency Shelter in the amount of $149,074.82 • Salvation Army Homeless Prevention in the amount of $47,731.41 • Salvation Army HMIS in the amount of $31,907.60
• ESG Administration in the amount of $19,398.45
CDBG-CV funds are indicated as other on table 3. During the program year, the City spent $70,938.51 towards the operating costs for homelessness/AIDs services and $43,417.79 towards general administration and planning.
Identify the geographic distribution and location of investments Target Area Planned
Percentage of
Allocation
Actual Percentage
of Allocation
Narrative Description
City Wide 30
Met variety of community
development and housing needs.
LMI Areas of the City 70
Met variety of community
development and housing needs.
Table 4 – Identify the geographic distribution and location of investments
Narrative
The funds drawn towards activities during the 2024 PY were invested within the City. All the funds spent during the PY were invested towards various activities that supported public facility improvements, fair housing, homeless services, homeless prevention, economic development, planning and administration. A significant amount of the CDBG funds were used towards the section 108 repayment. The $745,612.40 in the section 108 repayment makes up 44% of total CDBG funds spent. Various public service programs were funded with CDBG and ESG funds to help the City’s low-income residents such as the IFHMB, San Bernardino PD Quality of Life Team, Salvation Army Emergency Shelter, and Salvation Army Homeless Prevention. HOME funds were allocated towards the Owner-Occupied Home Rehabilitation Program (OORP) and affordable home development.
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Leveraging
Explain how federal funds leveraged additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements were satisfied, as well as how any publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that were used to address the needs identified in the plan.
In FY 2024-2025, the City was 100% exempt from its HOME match liability. The City actively attends the Interagency Council on Homelessness meetings as well as the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership Central Valley Homeless Partnership Network and applying for additional funding when available. The City leverages ESG, CDBG-CV, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and HOME-ARP for homeless shelters, homeless prevention services, and economic development activities:
• The City utilized $4.2 million in HOME-ARP funds for the development of the Navigation Center to provide non-congregate shelter.
• Federal, state, and county resources: $72.7 million to support the City’s Homeless Strategic Action Plan
o $32.7 million for City/County partnerships to increase housing and system capacity o $36.6 million for existing and expansion projects that provide immediate sheltering and service-enriched housing, including the Pacific Village Phase II Expansion, Kern Street Adult Residential Facility Expansion, and Project Room key Continuance o $3.4 million for outreach and engagement services for the unsheltered street population to support the Sheriff’s Homeless Outreach
• El Sol Recreation and Wellness Center - $4.75 million in external funding was leveraged with $250,000 in CDBG funds, including $4.2 million grant from the California Department of Parks and Recreation to renovate the public facility. • Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program (PLHA) Funds: a portion of the $7.8 million over the next four years will go towards ongoing resources for housing and homeless services
• Funded through City ARPA funds, the City of San Bernardino has partnered with the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to provide a Small Business Grant Program. The Consulting and Grant Program will provide 1:1 consulting and funding to small businesses needing financial assistance to complete façade improvements while overcoming the loss of revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The City created a Long-Range Property Management Plan or Housing Asset Transfer (HAT) Plan, which successor agencies must transfer their properties to. The City intends to retain City of San Bernardino
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some parcels for economic development, sell a number, and retain others for housing. Most of the properties are designed for single-family development, which the City will use to create owner-occupied housing.
In PY 2024, the City used its own lots to build 3 affordable homes for low-income first-time home buyers.
Fiscal Year Summary – HOME Match
1. Excess match from prior Federal fiscal year 0
2. Match contributed during current Federal fiscal year 0
3. Total match available for current Federal fiscal year (Line 1 plus Line 2) 0
4. Match liability for current Federal fiscal year 0
5. Excess match carried over to next Federal fiscal year (Line 3 minus Line 4) 0 Table 5 – Fiscal Year Summary - HOME Match Report
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Match Contribution for the Federal Fiscal Year
Project No. or
Other ID
Date of
Contribution
Cash
(non-Federal
sources)
Foregone
Taxes, Fees,
Charges
Appraised
Land/Real
Property
Required
Infrastructure
Site
Preparation,
Construction
Materials,
Donated labor
Bond
Financing
Total Match
2363
Table 6 – Match Contribution for the Federal Fiscal Year
HOME MBE/WBE report
Program Income – Enter the program amounts for the reporting period Balance on hand at
beginning of reporting
period
$
Amount received during
reporting period
$
Total amount expended
during reporting period
$
Amount expended for
TBRA
$
Balance on hand at end
of reporting period
$
$2,384,131.55 $75,315 $0 $0 $2,459,446.55
Table 7 – Program Income
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Minority Business Enterprises and Women Business Enterprises – Indicate the number and dollar value of contracts for HOME projects completed during the reporting period Total Minority Business Enterprises White Non-
Hispanic Alaskan
Native or
American
Indian
Asian or
Pacific
Islander
Black Non-
Hispanic
Hispanic
Contracts
Number
Dollar
Amount
Sub-Contracts
Number
Dollar
Amount
Total Women
Business
Enterprises
Male
Contracts
Number
Dollar
Amount
Sub-Contracts
Number
Dollar
Amount
Table 8 - Minority Business and Women Business Enterprises
Minority Owners of Rental Property – Indicate the number of HOME assisted rental property owners and the total amount of HOME funds in these rental properties assisted Total Minority Property Owners White Non-
Hispanic Alaskan
Native or
American
Indian
Asian or
Pacific
Islander
Black Non-
Hispanic
Hispanic
Number 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dollar
Amount
0 0 0 0 0 0
Table 9 – Minority Owners of Rental Property
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Relocation and Real Property Acquisition – Indicate the number of persons displaced, the cost of relocation payments, the number of parcels acquired, and the cost of acquisition Parcels Acquired
Businesses Displaced
Nonprofit Organizations
Displaced
Households Temporarily
Relocated, not Displaced
Households
Displaced
Total Minority Property Enterprises White Non-
Hispanic Alaskan
Native or
American
Indian
Asian or
Pacific
Islander
Black Non-
Hispanic
Hispanic
Number
Cost
Table 10 – Relocation and Real Property Acquisition
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CR-20 - Affordable Housing 91.520(b)
Evaluation of the jurisdiction's progress in providing affordable housing, including the number and types of families served, the number of extremely low-income, low-income, moderate-income, and middle-income persons served.
One-Year Goal Actual
Number of Homeless households to be
provided affordable housing units 150 60
Number of Non-Homeless households to be
provided affordable housing units 70 62
Number of Special-Needs households to be
provided affordable housing units 0 0
Total 220 91
Table 11 – Number of Households
One-Year Goal Actual
Number of households supported through
Rental Assistance 0 0
Number of households supported through
The Production of New Units 0 3
Number of households supported through
Rehab of Existing Units 20 10
Number of households supported through
Acquisition of Existing Units 0 0
Total 20 13
Table 12 – Number of Households Supported
Discuss the difference between goals and outcomes and problems encountered in meeting these goals.
The City of San Bernardino will continue to evaluate and assess the goals and outcomes identified in the 2020- 2024 Five-Year Consolidated Plan. For FY 2024, the City successfully utilized ESG funds to provide 60 homeless individuals with access to shelter. Furthermore, 31 individuals who were at risk of homelessness were assisted through housing stabilization and including housing stabilization and short-to-medium-term rental assistance through Homeless Prevention Services.
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There is a gap between the outcome and the projected one -year goal because of the rising cost of operation. During the program year, the City expended 97% of its ESG funds to meet the housing needs of the 91 homeless and at-risk-of-homelessness population.
A new addition of a multi-faceted shelter to help the homeless population , known as the HOPE campus, is still ongoing. This shelter will have the capacity to support 2,000 homeless individuals annually, as well as provide non -congregate accessible emergency housing for 224 homeless individuals. It will connect people to resources, medical respite, mental health, substance disorder counseling, individualized case management, job training and placement, and expanded access to permanent housing. The initial design work for the Shelter is underway, but some delays have occurred due to changes in city management . Architectural drawings were submitted for state approval by June 3, 2025.
There is also a gap in meeting the number for housing rehabilitation because of the lengthy vetting process to ensure program compliance with HUD regulations. The City allocated HOME funds towards Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program (OORP) and partners with Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, Inc. (NPHS) to administer the program. Through this partnership, the City has completed 10 OORP projects. However, due to the program’s lengthy a pplicant vetting and construction process, a project takes an average of 1 year to 1.5 years for completion.
Many applicants are currently still in the pipeline, and the City will continue to work towards the completion of more rehabilitation projects with committed funds. During the PY 24-25 the City reviewed 7 applications and finalized 4 applications for the next steps. The City is still in the environmental review process to move forward with the program.
The City was successful in increasing homeownership opportunities for low-income households with the completion of three new affordable homes. The homes were built on the City owned Infill lot located at 676 West 10th St, 815 West Orange St, and 2129 Wall St. Single-family homes consist of manufactured homes and wood frame homes, which are available to income qualified households who meet the 80% A rea Median I ncome limit (AMI). Furthermore, f unding from CALHOME was leveraged t o assist low-income first -time homebuyers towards their down payment.
Arrowhead Grove, a replacement for Waterman Gardens built in 1943, is a 400-unit multi-family rental unit complex being built in several phases. Three phases if its redevelopment was completed which helped add 31 new affordable units. The Arrowhead Grove replaced the original 252 public housing units with 283 new affordable units and 36 market- rate units. The next phase City of San Bernardino
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will bring additional 92 units of affordable multi -family housing, with groundbreaking projected to occur towards the end of 2025.
Discuss how these outcomes will impact future annual action plans.
The City will continue to assess its progress in meeting its Consolidated Plan goals and objectives and adjust as necessary. Activities that were not completed during the program year will continue to be administered in the following program year until all funds are expended to help low-income households. Additionally, t here are several ongoing projects and activities that are being undertaken to meet the goals outlined in the Consolidated Plan. Some of these projects include:
o HOPE Campus Phase 1 – The City aims to provide and expand emergency shelter facilities and homelessness services. The Campus will feature non-congregate shelter units, laundry facilities, kitchen facilities, secure storage for personal items, and supportive services. For PY 2024, the City allocated $1,901,000.00 through CDBG to complete this project.
o Arrowhead Grove - The City has provided the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino with a $4.9 million HOME conditional funding commitment to bring 92 additional units of affordable multifamily housing to the community.
The groundbreaking is projected for late 2025.
o The City expanded shelter services to San Bernardino residents. The City used $84,985.51 of CDBG-CV funds for the motel voucher program as a temporary interim shelter while construction of a permanent Interim Emergency Shelter is being built which is projected to finish by 2026.
o 5th & Meridian Affordable Housing Project – The proposed project would add 101 housing units and 8 units to be dedicated for homeless individuals or at risk of homelessness families. The City plans to donate the property and allocate HOME funds for its development.
o NPHS Hillside Infill Development Project – The City is donating 3 city owned lots for the development of single-family homes for low-income families. A total of $350,000 in HOME funds will be used for construction and downpayment assistance to first time homebuyers.
Include the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income persons served by each activity where information on income by family size is required to determine the eligibility of the activity.
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Number of Households Served CDBG Actual HOME Actual
Extremely Low-income 1556 0
Low-income 512 3
Moderate-income 224 0
Total 2292 0
Table 13 – Number of Households Served
Narrative Information
The City assisted homeless households, those at risk of homelessness, homeowners, and first home buyers in program year 2024. The City will continue to monitor the progress of activities to work towards meeting its affordable home goals as outlined in the Consolidated Plan.
Overall, the City assisted a total of 2,292 households through activities where income by family size is required to determine the eligibility of the activity. The activity includes Fair Housing, Micro-Enterprise Program, Asociacion de Emprendedor@s, Inland Fair Housing Mediation Board, and the San Bernardino PD Quality of Life Team. Out of the 2,292 households, extremely low-income households make up the majority at 68%.
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CR-25 - Homeless and Other Special Needs 91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91.520(c) Evaluate the jurisdiction’s progress in meeting its specific objectives for reducing and ending homelessness through:
The City collaborated with multiple funding sources to advance several projects, addressing the needs of homelessness and reducing the overall risk. The City of San Bernardino will continue to participate in the goals and objectives of the San Bernardino County 10 -Year Strategy, including the Discharge Planning Committee, which focuses on improving coordination between organizations to ensure an implementation plan to prevent individuals from participating organizations from being discharged into homelessness. The City also funds other programs such as the IFHMB, San Bernardino PD Quality of Life Team, Salvation Army Emergency Shelter, and the Salvation Army Homeless Prevention.
The City also supports initiatives that indirectly reduce the risk of homelessness, including investments in affordable housing for low- to moderate-income residents, such as rehabilitation projects and efforts to promote economic development and upward mobility, such as first down payment programs or other workshops intended to increase financial literacy. The City promotes seven agencies that provide home repair and rehabilitation, and four agencies assisting with down payment assistance on their website. The City has also continued with their Owner- Occupied Residential Rehabilitation Program.
The construction of the Homeless Outreach and Proactive Enforcement (HOPE) Campus Phase 1 is still underway , and the City has expanded its agreements with local motels to provide temporary housing for homeless individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
Additionally, the City funds the Inter im Emergency Shelter Voucher Program, ensuring that homeless individuals can access no cost, safe, and reliable services. The project is still in its construction phase and is expected to shelter 200 persons once completed in 2026. Additionally, the City participates in the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership (SBCHP) and provides a tailored approach to target the County's homeless issues. The City has also maintained its efforts to support the HOPE team.
The Community Outreach and Support Team, created for crisis intervention, continues to help those experiencing mental health crises. The City also coordinates with the County Department of Behavioral Health in an ongoing effort to provide resources for people experiencing homelessness and mental health crisis. The Department of Behavioral Health also provides case management services for those in the Golden Apartments project.
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Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs
Nearly one-third (29%) of unsheltered adults in the County reported that they first became homeless in the City of San Bernardino. Consequently, reaching the unsheltered population is a top priority for the City, which has invested CDBG funds to provide emergency shelter to over 290 unhoused individuals through motel vouchers. The San Bernardino PD Quality Team used some of their allocated funds to provide 132 motel vouchers.
Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The Board of Supervisors approved the Homeless Initiatives Spending Plan, leveraging $72.7 million in federal, state, and County resources to support the City’s Homeless Strategic Plan. The City also serves as a hub for service providers working to end homelessness through the Regional Continuum of Care Strategy, which provides preventative services to reduce those at risk of becoming homeless and requiring emergency shelter assistance.
The 2024 the annual Point in Time Homeless Count identified the San Bernardino District to have a total of 1,417 homeless individuals, 977 of whom are unsheltered and 440 sheltered individuals, with 103 in transitional housing versus at a shelter. Of the 49 districts within the County, the San Bernardino Jurisdiction had the highest number of unhoused individuals; these findings underscore the importance of the City's partnerships that focus on long -term solutions to help homeless residents. With the HOPE Campus Phase 1 currently under construction, the City of San Bernardino will expand temporary emergency shelter facilities featuring several wrap -around services to the low-barrier non-congregate shelter units. The City also began construction of an Interim Emergency Shelter that will assist 200 persons.
The City has carried out an exclusive negotiating agreement for the proposed 5th and Meridian Affordable Housing Project, which will include 101 housing units, including eight specifically designed for individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. The City plans to donate the property and provide HUD Federal HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funding.
Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: likely to become homeless after 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); and, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs.
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The Discharge Planning Committee focuses on improving coordination between discharge planning agencies, local government planning agencies, local government, and homeless providers to reduce the number of people discharged into homelessness. The City also serves as a hub for service providers working to end homelessness through the Regional Continuum of Care (CoC) Strategy, which provides preventative services to reduce those at risk of becoming homeless and requiring emergency shelter assistance.
In partnership with the City, the IFHMB provided fair housing services, including consultation services to tenants, and assisted in facilitating mediations between tenants and landlords. All 947 residents assisted were from low to moderate -income areas. The IFHMB also assisted City residents with landlord-tenant issues, including evictions, repairs, security deposits, foreclosure, and rights, among other housing -related topics. With its completion on August 20, 2024, the program assisted 1,214 persons, with 98.2% of whom were considered low to moderate-income since 2022.
The City is also constructing Community Centers that will provide educational programs related to empowering small businesses with economic development and opportunities, as well as housing-related matters. These community centers will serve as hubs for educational, health, and cultural enrichment, including the El Sol Recreation and Wellness Center and the Navigation Center. Through the Legal Aid of San Bernardino Tenant Protection Program, City residents can receive free of charge direct legal representation on matters concerning tenant rights to prevent or avoid displacement and homelessness.
With affordable housing projects underway, such as the HOPE Campus Phase 1, 5th and Meridian Affordable Housing Project, the Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, Inc. (NPHS) Hillside Infill Development Program, and the Arrowhead Grove Phase 4, the City of San Bernardino will support low-income families with more housing opportunities.
Overall, the City of San Bernardino has several properties that serve permanent supportive housing, senior housing, and family affordable housing through subsidized rent, participation in Section 8, designed with a Housing First Model or are designed to house homeless individuals as well, some of these properties include Gold Apartments, Magnolia at 9 th Senior Apartments,
Mary Erickson (Eastpointe Village), Olive Meadow, San Bernardino Senior Apartments, TELACU Buena Vista, among others.
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 City of San Bernardino
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and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again
The CoC Strategy for preventative services aims to reduce the number of households and individuals who become homeless, which the City supports by funding emergency rental assistance for households at risk. The City also uses San Bernardino County's 10 -Year Strategy rapid-rehousing approach and Housing First Model.
The City has invested $291,764.28 of CDBG funds towards helping homeless persons secure housing and reduce the risk of becoming homeless. Through the San Bernardino Police Department Quality of Life Team, the City provided homeless and homeless prevention services.
A total of 132 persons were assisted, all of whom are considered extremely low-income.
With ESG Funds, the City was able to reduce homelessness and provide temporary shelter space for households and individuals at risk of becoming homeless. To further support the City’s homeless individuals, a partnership with the Salvation Army supported tw o key initiatives: the Emergency Shelter – Entry and Exit and Homeless Prevention.
Through these programs, the Salvation Army is expected to meet or has already exceeded the quality benchmarks set by HUD and CoC. Meeting 100% of their target population, the agency provided shelter to individuals entering areas not meant for human habitation, emergency shelters, or safe havens, with at least 80% of participants remaining or moving to permanent housing. Additionally, participants saw improvements in their financial well-being, advancing towards self-sufficiency, with at least 50% of participants increasing income from non- employment sources and 50% of participants obtaining mainstream benefits during PY 2024- 2025. The Emergency Shelter provided housing stability to 60 persons in 29 households with $339,146 of ESG funds. Simultaneously, the same funds aided the Homeless Prevention in providing targeted financial assistance and housing stabilization to 31 persons in 11 households.
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CR-30 - Public Housing 91.220(h); 91.320(j)
Actions taken to address the needs of public housing
San Bernardino offers income/rent-restricted housing for very low -income households, seniors, and other vulnerable groups with eleven public housing properties funded with the investment of HUD Funds. Overall, 32 properties fall within affordable housing for City reside, and while the City does not own or maintain the public housing units, it collaborates with the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) to aid in the following way:
• HACSB administers the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which provides rental assistance to eligible residents by providing monthly assistance for those who prefer renting from a private landlord but cannot afford to do so without assistance • The City will continue to monitor units at risk of losing affordability cost standards with owners, even offering local incentives if possible
• The City provides technical and /or financial assistance to local non -profit organizations that provide affordable housing
• The City provided a $4.9 million in H OME conditional commitment in Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion as part of the next phase of Project Arrowhead Grove, which is anticipated to break ground in 2025
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th & Meridian Affordable Housing Project is currently in the entitlement phase, with the City having signed its Exclusive Negotiating Agreement to work towards a final development deal. The property is estimated to include 101 housing units, with eight ( 8) specifically for individuals experiencing homelessness and the remaining will be reserved for families earning at or below 60% of the AMI. Project amenities will include a community room with a kitchen, a computer lounge, a basketball court, a swimming pool, and a tot lot. The Project will be funded using HOME funds and through a City donated property.
On August 10, 2024, the NPHS Infill Development Project was approved for a HOME -funded Master Agreement by the City and officially signed on April 14, 2025. The Project has developed three donated parcels into single -family homes, and the City has committed $ 350,000in HOME funds, with a portion allocated towards construction costs and the remainder for down payment assistance for homebuyers. This project was completed with the $116,021 HOME funds used during PY 2024-2025.
Actions taken to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
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The City offers homeownership opportunities by promoting the County's Down Payment Assistance program in addition to promoting the following agencies: Cal HFA (California Dream), Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, National Homebuyer Fund, Neighborhood Housing Services of the Inland Empire by housing services and homeownership services to LMI residents.
In PY 2024 the City also finished the construction of three (3) single-family units to be sold to low- income single families through their Infill Housing Program marketed towards households at 50% to 80% AMI.
Actions taken to provide assistance to troubled PHAs
The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino ( HACSB) has not been designated as troubled. HACSB was designated a Moving to Work Agency by Congress. The HACSB accepts applications for Section 8 Project -Based housing for families and senior households. Each year HUD reviews and scores the housing authority’s Section 8 program management based on 14 different criteria. This score reflects how well the Housing Authority manages the Section 8 waiting list, the physical quality of housing assisted with Section 8 and the financial management of the program.
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. In PY 2024- 2025 the City provided shelter to over 290 unhoused i ndividual’s and provided 132 motel vouchers through the San Bernardino PD Quality Team.
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CR-35 - Other Actions 91.220(j)-(k); 91.320(i)-(j)
Actions taken 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. 91.220 (j); 91.320 (i).
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 LMI households.
Through the City’s Infill Housing Program, the City acquired , rehabilitated vacant and/or underutilized parcels of land, and created housing affordable to low- and moderate -income households. The OORP provided deferred loans for the rehabilitation of single-family units owned by LMI households.
In program year 2024 -2025, the City is evaluating funding Phase IV of the Arrowhead Grove development and is working with the 92 -unit development as the next Phase, which they anticipate will break ground in 2025.
Although the City no longer has access to redevelopment funds, it leveraged its CDBG and HOME funds to attract private and other available public resources, including land conveyed to the City to create affordable housing for LMI households.
The City is also working to create public awareness of the fair housing law and affordable housing advocacy agencies. The City contracted with the IFHMB to provide free services to LMI individuals throughout San Bernardino. IFHMB program services include fair housing services, landlord/tenant mediation services, education on housing rights and responsibilities, housing counseling, and alternative dispute resolution.
The City of San Bernardino Draft 2021 -2029 Housing Element was sent to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on August 4, 2023, for review. On October 2, 2023, the City received HCD’s 1st comment letter. In response to the comment letter dated October 2, 2023, from the HCD, the City revised the Draft 2021-2029 Housing Element and resubmitted to HCD on November 21, 2023. The Housing Element identifies current fair housing issues. Section 5 identifies the fair housing issues and includes the ways and means by which the City intends to overcome fair housing issues.
Significant efforts have been made to remove or lessen the adverse effects of barriers to affordable housing, such as adopting a new Development Code, improving regulations, and processes. The City followed by combining various related departments into a single Community City of San Bernardino
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Development Department and a one-stop permit counter. The Municipal Code was also amended to reduce barriers, including:
1. General Lot Consolidation Incentive - Small, individual lots offer limited development potential and 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 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 – The City will include the amendments mentioned above, as well as San Bernardino 2050’s housing priorities.
Actions taken to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) 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 affordable housing development, housing rehabilitation, job creation, public faci lity/infrastructure improvements, and homeless prevention. Lack of resources is the primary obstacle to meeting underserved needs. To leverage additional ongoing resources for housing and homeless services, the City will utilize ESG, CDBG -CV, ARPA, and HOM E-ARP for homeless shelters, homeless prevention services, and economic development. Projects that were supported included the City of San Bernardino
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development of the Navigation Center, the Homeless Strategic Action Plan, and the combination of these funds, outlined earlier in this document, totaling an estimated $ 84.2M going towards addressing barriers of underserved needs.
The City will also support HACSB’s efforts to obtain additional rental assistance funding, especially for seniors and lower-income households.
Actions taken to reduce lead-based paint hazards. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) Approximately 38,000 housing units were built prior to 1980 , of which approximately 7,000 are occupied by children under six years of age, one of the most vulnerable groups to this hazard. In 2024, to reduce possible lead-based paint hazards, the City took the following actions:
• Educated owner occupants, participating in City funded rehab programs on the health hazards of lead- based paint using brochures and encouraged screening children for elevated blood-lead levels.
• Included lead testing and abatement procedures in all rehabilitation activities, where appropriate.
• Monitored the lead -poisoning data maintained by the San Bernardino County Department of Health Services.
• Sent housing staff to the Lead Safe Housing Rule Amendment Training. Sent subrecipient Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) staff to the Lead Safe Housing Rule Amendment Training.
Procedurally, the City will continue to monitor the HUD website for any revisions to the lead- paint hazards regulations and ensure that the City’s policies and procedures remain current.
Actions taken to reduce the number of poverty-level families. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) For FY 2024-2025, the City continued supporting poverty level families through the following:
• The CoC’s coordinated entry system, 2-1-1 San Bernardino County provided persons who were at imminent risk of becoming homeless with problem- solving support to retain current housing or to locate another housing placement. • Service providers provided street outreach, rapid re -housing, homeless prevention, emergency shelter, and other essential services to homeless and near-homeless persons and families.
• Public facilities projects had the greatest impact on the neighborhoods by making essential services more readily available to underserved communities • The efforts of the CoC, San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Administration, Office of Homeless Services, and various Homeless Services Agencies to provide public and social City of San Bernardino
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services to residents living in poverty, includ ed health services, counseling, educational programs, food distribution, academic and vocational training, youth services, and senior services.
• The Goals and Objectives of San Bernardino County’s 10 Year Strategy to End Homelessness
• The Tenant Protection Program assist ed City residents to prevent homelessness and avoid displacement
• Street reconstruction improvements, sidewalk replacement, and Americans with Disabilities Act improvements.
• Furthered the development of the HOPE Campus , NPHS Infill Development Project, Arrowhead Grove Phase 4 to assist homeless or at -risk for homeless individuals and families.
• With the ESG grant, the City funded two programs through the Salvation Army. These programs served 91 persons in 40 households.
Actions taken to develop institutional structure. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) There are a variety of agencies, local governments, non -profit organizations, businesses, and financial institutions that play a vital role in carrying out San Bernardino’s housing and community development goals and objectives. The relationships and interaction of these entities as they work toward achieving these goals and objectives is referred to as institutional structure. As the lead for the City's 2020 -2024 Consolidated Plan, the City’s Community and Economic Development Department analyzes its performance in addressing the community’s housing and community development needs and develops strategies to improve its institutional structure.
The City has revised its policies and procedures for CDBG, OORP, and ESG. The City has an organizational chart for its Community and Economic Development Department and Housing Division functions. When the opportunity arises, City staff will attend trainings such as HUD’s Environmental Review Online System (HEROS), HOME, Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS), CDBG, and Lead Based Paint. In conjunction with other City departments, such as Public Works, Parks, Recreation and Community Services , staff will continue to identify the community's greatest needs and allocate resources accordingly. Staff will continue to work with for-profit and non- profit developers and lenders to facilitate the improvement, preservation, and/or creation of affordabl e housing opportunities for low - and moderate-income households within the City.
Furthermore, the City of San Bernardino Community & Economic Development Department will continue consulting with and inviting a wide variety of agencies and organizations (i.e., CoC, City of San Bernardino
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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 coordination of 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 (CCI) and Dignity Health (Accelerating investments for Healthy Communities). The City's collaboration with CCI and Dignity Health has resulted in an 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 taken to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. 91.220(k); 91.320(j)
During PY 202 4-2025, the City made the following progress toward improving communication and coordination between itself, nonprofit service organizations, and residents:
• The City has developed a two -year affordable housing pipeline to identify projects and capital needs.
• 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, to provide job placement services for persons in the County and provides up to three months of paid on -the-job training, and any equipment that an employee may required to carry their new job. The City recently established a partnership with the Mexican Consulate’s “Emprendedor @s” program. The program partners with the Small Business Administration (SBA) , 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 “Emprendedor@s” program, the City will cross promote the services available through Workforce Development.
Identify actions taken to overcome the effects of any impediments identified in the jurisdictions analysis of impediments to fair housing choice. 91.520(a).
Each year the City pledges to affirmatively further fair housing and take appropriate actions to overcome the effects of the impediments to fair housing that are identified in the City’s five-year planning document called the Analysis of Impediments (A.I.) to Fair Housing Choice (A.I.). HUD guidance indicates that the City must report on the actions taken during the fiscal year to City of San Bernardino
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overcome the effects of private sector. Accomplishments were made during PY 2024-2025 in the City of San Bernardino's Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice including:
Goal 1&2: Provide housing solutions and incentives for special needs populations. Increase affordable housing opportunities.
Action: Work with non- profit agencies to create affordable housing options for special needs populations. The City partnered with the Salvation Army and San Bernardino PD Quality of Life Team to assist the vulnerable and special needs populations. The City is developing 140 modular housing units for chronically homeless men and veterans with construction beginning in April 2024, and grand opening planned for August 2025.
Goal 3: Increase homeownership opportunities for all ethnicities.
Action: Upgrade housing programs to incorporate homeownership education, budgeting, and home maintenance education. The City partnered with certified CHDOs, such as Housing Partners Inc, and NPHS to develop single-family homes on in-fill/vacant lots for affordable owner-occupied housing, with eligibility for households at 50 to 80 percent of AMI. To support the steps needed to become a homeowner, the City partnered with Neighborhood Housing Service s of the Inland Empire (NHSIE) to provide educational forums on homeownership and financial literacy.
Goal 4: Create public awareness of fair housing laws and affordable housing advocacy.
Action: Work with the IFHMB, as part of its Fair Housing contract, to annually review and report on apartment rental advertisements released by private housing companies. The City partnered with the IFHMB to assist low- income residents with investigation, education, reconciliation, and/or referral of housing discrimination complaints.
Goal 5: Increase earning capacity of low- and moderate-income residents.
Action: Work with higher education systems to create college -readiness programs, financing solutions and family preservation programs for first generation students.
The City worked with the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center and later the Asociacion de Emprendedor@s (AdE) to host small business/entrepreneur workshops for small businesses. In addition, as businesses struggled with the fiscal impacts of COVID -19, the City utilized ARPA funds to provide grants to small businesses and nonprofits for working capital expenses and COVID-19 recovery.
In addition, as discussed in the recently updated 2021- 2029 Housing Element – the City has received a final housing planning target of accommodating 8,123 housing units for the 6th cycle housing element, which spans from 2021 to 2029. The allocation comprises 708 units for City of San Bernardino
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extremely low income (0 –30% of AMI), 707 units for very low income (31– 50% of AMI), 1,097 units for low income (51–80% of AMI), 1,448 units for moderate income (81– 120% of AMI), and 4,163 units for above moderate income (over 120% of AMI), summing up to 8, 123 units. As part of that, the City is focused on expanding housing types, development, and opportunity.
CR-40 - Monitoring 91.220 and 91.230
Describe the standards and procedures used to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and used to ensure long -term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements.
As the lead for the City's Consolidated Plan, the Community and Economic Development Department is continually improving its standards and procedures to monitor the performance and effectiveness of housing and community development activities. The Community and Economic Development Department is responsible for monitoring projects to ensure federal compliance of housing and non-housing projects funded with CDBG, CDBG-CV, HOME, and ESG. It undertakes two types of monitoring: program monitoring (which includes the Minority Business Outreach efforts) and Consolidated Plan monitoring. Both types of monitoring ensure the success of Consolidated Plan projects and activities. The City participates in the Integrity Council on Homelessness (ICH) which is responsible that the CoC is meeting all responsibilities assigned to it by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Consolidated Plan Monitoring: Staff oversaw the planning and budgeting process to ensure that federally funded activities were consistent with the Consolidated Plan’s identified high- and medium-priority objectives and grant requirements. Staff also provided technical guidance regarding program structure, income requirements, and document compliance. For IDIS, staff gathered quarterly program statistical reports and updated all necessary fields from setup to completion of each project and activity. Environmental review records were created for each activity funded by federal resources, and oversight of construction activities that necessitated compliance with Davis-Bacon and Federal Labor regulations was carried out.
Minority Business Outreach: As an Entitlement recipient of CDBG, HOME and ESG funds, the City of San Bernardino is required to provide business opportunities to minority and women- owned businesses in connection with the activities funded through the CDBG, HOME, and ESG grant. To comply with these requirements, the City participated in outreach events for disadvantaged business enterprises, posted its bid documents on the City's website and other e-Procurement websites where potential bidders may obtain these requests for bids through the internet. The City also encourages Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and WBE (Women Business Enterprises (WBE) firms to compete for CDBG, HOME and ESG construction contracts.
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City staff ensures the Contractor-Subcontractor Activity Report and the MBE-WBE Summary report is submitted to the HUD as required.
Subrecipient Program Monitoring: The City implements several monitoring techniques in which to assess the effectiveness of its activities. These techniques include a mandatory Sub-recipient Training Workshop with its sub-grantees to discuss methods for complying with federal and city requirements prior to the start of the fiscal year, and a combination of desk review and on-site monitoring techniques to ensure on-going compliance of federally funded activities.
HOME monitoring: The City actively monitors all affordable housing units funded with federal grants to ensure compliance with HOME regulatory agreements for each property. HOME units must be monitored to ensure adherence to income limits, financial management, physical management, adherence to lease and tenant rights, and affirmative marketing plan. During Program Year 2024, the City conducted monitoring on 4 HOME units that included:
St. Bernardine Plaza - desk review took place on October 8, 2024, and the items monitored included:
• Tenant files
• Financial statements
• Program reports
Frazee Community Center- onsite monitoring took place on January 29, 2025, and the items monitored included:
• Adherence to income limits, rent limits, and occupancy standards • Financial Management (including rent collection and cash controls), physical management (including routine maintenance, capital planning, and property standards), • Adherence to lease and tenant rights requirements
• Affirmative Marketing Plan
• Crime Free Certification Program participation, and Adherence to lead-based paint notification requirements
AHEPA 302 Apartments-onsite monitoring took place on February 11, 2025, and the items monitored included:
• Adherence to income limits, rent limits, and occupancy standards • Financial Management (including rent collection and cash controls), physical management (including routine maintenance, capital planning, and property standards) • Adherence to lease and tenant rights requirements
• Affirmative Marketing Plan
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• Crime Free Certification Program participation
• Adherence to lead-based paint notification requirements (if applicable) Golden Apartments San Bernardino, LP- desk review took place on January 30, 2025, the items monitored included:
• Tenant files
• Financial statements
Monitoring inspections for PY 2024-25 took place for the properties listed above, with one scheduled for a later date. Although each inspection resulted in tailored follow-up actions and coordinated efforts, the City of San Bernardino remains engaged with property managers and partners to ensure all program requirements are met.
Citizen Participation Plan 91.105(d); 91.115(d)
Describe the efforts to provide citizens with reasonable notice and an opportunity to comment on performance reports.
The City is encouraging public participation in the review and assessment of PY 202 4-2025 by making the draft CAPER available for public review and comment beginning August 28, 2025. A notice was published in El Chicano on August 28, 2025, and in the San Bernardino Sun on August 28, 2025, inviting the public to comment on the draft CAPER. The CAPER was also made available on the City’s website, the City’s Information Center, the City’s Housing Division office, and the Feldheym Library.
All public notices are attached. The City held a public hearing on the CAPER and the City’s performance for Program Year 2024-2025 on September 17, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the City of San Bernardino Council Chambers at Feldheym Public Library.
No public comments were received.
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CR-45 - CDBG 91.520(c)
Specify the nature of, and reasons for, any changes in the jurisdiction’s program objectives and indications of how the jurisdiction would change its programs as a result of its experiences.
As required by HUD, the City undertook one substantial amendment to the Consolidated Plan/Action Plan to receive and allocate CDBG-CV funds in response to COVID-19. On September 16, 2020, a Substantial Amendment to FY 2020-2021 HUD Annual Action Plan was made, and on April 24, 2025, a Substantial Amendment to FY 2021-2022 HUD Annual Action Plan was made for the HOME ARP Allocation Plan and to add funding to Arrowhead Grove Phase 4from $385,870 to $4,900,000. On August 7, 2024, a Substantial Amendment was completed for CDBG-CV funds to reallocate unspent funds to CV- 3 Admin for $287 ,179.22 and $515,292.70 for the Encanto Community Center. All funds were used to meet a qualified national objective. For activities that served a target clientele that was not presumed to be primarily low - and moderate-income, the City or its designated subrecipients documented household income, or area benefit.
The City has an existing Section 108 guaranteed loan. In PY 2024-2025, the City spent $745,612.40 on Section 108 Loan Repayments.
Does this Jurisdiction have any open Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) grants?
No.
[BEDI grantees] Describe accomplishments and program outcomes during the last year.
Not Applicable.
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CR-50 - HOME 24 CFR 91.520(d)
Include the results of on-site inspections of affordable rental housing assisted under the program to determine compliance with housing codes and other applicable regulations.
Visual inspections and desk reviews were conducted on HOME assisted units . Follow-up inspections were conducted and resolved by working with the property managers. Although monitoring results vary across projects, all corrective actions were verified through re - inspections or documentation review.
The City’s Housing Compliance Specialist performs HUD -required monitoring and conducts annual inspection of HOME -assisted rental units, in accordance with the City’s monitoring and inspection schedule, to ensure continued compliance with housing quality standards and applicable regulations.
Below is a list of HOME project inspections:
St. Bernardine Plaza - desk review took place on October 8, 2024, and the items monitored included:
• Tenant files
• Financial statements
• Program reports
Frazee Community Center- onsite monitoring took place on January 29, 2025, and the items monitored included:
• Adherence to income limits, rent limits, and occupancy standards • Financial Management (including rent collection and cash controls), physical management (including routine maintenance, capital planning, and property standards), • Adherence to lease and tenant rights requirements
• Affirmative Marketing Plan
• Crime Free Certification Program participation, and adherence to lead-based paint notification requirements
AHEPA 302 Apartments- onsite monitoring took place on February 11, 2025, and the items monitored included:
• Adherence to income limits, rent limits, and occupancy standards • Financial Management (including rent collection and cash controls), physical management (including routine maintenance, capital planning, and property standards), City of San Bernardino
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• Adherence to lease and tenant rights requirements
• Affirmative Marketing Plan
• Crime Free Certification Program participation
• Adherence to lead-based paint notification requirements (if applicable) Golden Apartments San Bernardino, LP- desk review took place on January 30, 2025, the items monitored included:
• Tenant files
• Financial statements
• Program reports
Provide an assessment of the jurisdiction's affirmative marketing actions for HOME units. 24 CFR 91.520(e) and 24 CFR 92.351(a)
During the reporting period, Housing staff continued to implement the regulations set forth by 24 CFR 92.351 by referencing the affirmative marketing provisions in applications and written agreements for the City of San Bernardino. All recipients and subrecipients of HOME funded projects containing five or more units must comply with the affirmative marketing requirements to receive assistance. For each HOME project the city undertakes, an affirmative marketing plan is developed. Affirmative marketing procedures must continue throughout the period of affordability. During the City’s annual monitoring, an examination of the properties’ Affirmative Marketing Plan and Procedures, HUD Fair Housing Poster, advertising materials with an affixed Equal Housing Opportunity logo, and waiting list are reviewed. The City ’s housing staff reviews the properties’ affirmative fair housing marketing plan and fair housing measures to ensure that applicants have equal housing opportunities. The evaluation of the Affirmative Marketing Plan is to determine the following:
• List of methods to inform the public, owners and potential tenants about fair housing laws and the City’s marketing policy
• Description of efforts that will be made to conduct affirmative market for HOME assisted units
• Owners and leasing agents will place advertisements to market HOME -assisted units through local sources, public agencies, and social service organizations; • Languages other than English should be used in the advertising where it is necessary to attract target groups, e.g., Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics • Description of outreach efforts to people not likely to apply for housing without special outreach. These efforts will include the distribution of marketing materials to organizations that have contact with these populations
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• Maintenance of records to document actions taken to affirmatively market HOME - assisted units and to assess marketing effectiveness
• Fair Housing literature and training are provided to all management staff • Description of actions that will be taken if requirements are not met For PY 202 4-2025, in-house affirmative marketing requirements. The City, during HOME monitoring desk reviews, ensures each property and its management staff target demographic groups, which are least likely to apply for housing by running a US Census Bureau report on the City. Property owners provide the City with their outreach attempts, including advertisements in local newspapers that have an audience with the targeting groups and local community organizations such as nonprofit agencies, Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino, and local churches. Marketing materials are provided in multiple languages , such as Spanish and Vietnamese. Property management staff have been provided with on- site training programs including marketing, outreach, data collection, reporting, record keeping and fair housing laws and regulations. During on -site inspections, the City’s Compliance Specialist visually verify the Fair Housing posters displayed in the rental office.
The City partnered with the IFHMB to assist low-income residents with investigation, education, reconciliation, and/or referral of housing discrimination complaints. During the creation of this Plan, the City is anticipating the implementation of a City Te nant Protection Pilot Program in FY 2024-25.
Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino Tenant Protection Program host ed a two-year program that would only serve City residents free of charge with direct legal representation on matters concerning tenant rights through education to prevent or avoid displacement and homelessness.
The Tenant Rights and Protection workshop providing education that touches on housing topics including but not limited to landlord harassment, landlord right of entry, habitability in tenants home, landlord’s responsibilities to repair defects, notice to pay or quit, evictions, small claims, rent increase protections, and relocation requirements. Workshop attendees are to be provided with important resource information available in both English & Spanish.
Refer to IDIS reports to describe the amount and use of program income for projects, including the number of projects and owner and tenant characteristics.
The City has a balance of $2,459,446.55 in HOME program income from 2018-2024.
Describe other actions taken to foster and maintain affordable housing. 24 CFR 91.220(k) City of San Bernardino
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(STATES ONLY: Including the coordination of LIHTC with the development of affordable housing). 24 CFR 91.320(j).
The City has undertaken notable initiatives to remove restrictions linked to land use regulations by creating and implementing a new Development Code that consolidates and streamlines the City's development rules and procedures. This initiative was succeeded by restructuring the City to consolidate multiple development- oriented departments into a unified Community Development Department and creating a centralized permit counter. Furthermore, the City has implemented the following changes to the Municipal Co de to further decrease obstacles to affordable housing:
• General Lot Consolidation Incentive: Small, separate lots offer limited development opportunities and typically cannot support onsite property management.
Development potential can be enhanced through a small -lot consolidation initiative that provides a 15 percent density bonus for projects with a residential component that commits to a maintenance plan and onsite management. The city plans to amend the Development Code to encourage lot consolidation.
• Density Bonus Provisions: Projects that utilize density bonuses can be a vital source of housing for low- to moderate -income households. The city intends to update the Development Code to reflect the latest amendments to State density bonus laws. • 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. • Streamlined Processing: The City remains committed to further simplifying development activities and regulations and will continue to evaluate potential initiatives aimed at removing land use limitations, particularly concerning the construction of new housing and the renovation of existing housing. In 2012, the City revised its Development Code to enhance usability and reduce confusion among staff and the development community. As part of this update, the City introduced a new simplified form of Conditional Use Permit known as the Minor Use Permit (MUP). The Development/Environmental Review Committee assesses the MUP instead of the Planning Commission, requiring less staff involvement (resulting in a comparatively quicker process for developers), reduced fe es, and serving as a substitute for a CUP for specific qualified projects.
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CR-58 – Section 3
Identify the number of individuals assisted and the types of assistance provided Total Labor Hours CDBG HOME ESG HOPWA HTF
Total Number of Activities 1 0 0 0 0
Total Labor Hours 0
Total Section 3 Worker Hours 0
Total Targeted Section 3 Worker Hours 0
Table 14 – Total Labor Hours
Qualitative Efforts - Number of Activities by Program CDBG HOME ESG HOPWA HTF Outreach efforts to generate job applicants who are Public Housing Targeted Workers
Outreach efforts to generate job applicants who are Other Funding Targeted Workers.
Direct, on-the job training (including apprenticeships).
Indirect training such as arranging for, contracting for, or paying tuition for, off-site training.
Technical assistance to help Section 3 workers compete for jobs (e.g., resume assistance, coaching).
Outreach efforts to identify and secure bids from Section 3 business concerns.
Technical assistance to help Section 3 business concerns understand and bid on contracts.
Division of contracts into smaller jobs to facilitate participation by Section 3 business concerns.
Provided or connected residents with assistance in seeking employment including drafting resumes, preparing for interviews, finding job opportunities, connecting residents to job placement services.
Held one or more job fairs.
Provided or connected residents with supportive services that can provide direct services or referrals.
Provided or connected residents with supportive services that provide one or more of the following: work readiness health screenings, interview clothing, uniforms, test fees, transportation.
Assisted residents with finding childcare.
Assisted residents to apply for or attend community college or a four- year educational institution.
Assisted residents to apply for or attend vocational/technical training.
Assisted residents to obtain financial literacy training and/or coaching.
Bonding assistance, guaranties, or other efforts to support viable bids from Section 3 business concerns.
Provided or connected residents with training on computer use or online technologies.
Promoting the use of a business registry designed to create opportunities for disadvantaged and small businesses.
Outreach, engagement, or referrals with the state one-stop system, as designed in Section 121(e)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
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Other.
Table 15 – Qualitative Efforts - Number of Activities by Program
Narrative
The City of San Bernardino successfully completed their Citywide Pavement Rehabilitation Program in April 2024 to the following streets:
1. 10
th between F Street and G Street (1st Ward)- multiple APN- 30,000 SF
2. 49th Street between Sepulveda Avenue and End (4th Ward) Multiple APN – 180,000 SF
3. Rialto Avenue from Mt. Vernon and Muscott to Bridget (3rd Ward) Multiple APN- 180,000 SF
Due to a lack of staff, Section 3 documents are pending.
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Acronyms
ADA American Disabilities Act
AdE Asociacion de Emprendedor
A.I, Analysis of Impediments
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AMI Area Median Income
ARPA American Rescue Plan Act
CalHFA California Housing Finance Agency
CAPER Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report CARES Act Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act CDBG Community Development Block Grant
CDBG-CV Community Development Block Grant – CARES Act
CHDO Community Housing Development Organization
CoC Continuum of Care
CORE National Community Renaissance
CUP Conditional Use Permit
ESG Emergency Solutions Grant
FY Fiscal Year
HACSB Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino HAT Housing Asset Transfer
HCD Housing Community Development
HEROS HUD Environmental Review Online System
HOME HOME Investment Partnership
HOME- ARP HOME American Rescue Plan
HOPE Homeless Outreach and Proactive Enforcement
HMIS Homeless Management Information System
HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
ICH Integrity Council on Homelessness
IDIS Integrated Disbursement and Information System
IFHMB Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board
LMI Low to Moderate Income
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
MUP Minor Use Permit
NHSIE Neighborhood Housing Services of the Inland Empire NPHS National Partnership Housing Services
OORP Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program
PD Police Department
PLHA Permanent Local Housing Allocation
PY Program Year
SBCHP San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership
WBE Women’s Business Enterprise