Resolution No. 2025-377
Resolution No. 2025-377
October 15, 2025
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RESOLUTION NO.2025-377
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF THE FISCAL
YEAR 2025/2026 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET BY
APPROPRIATING $1,798,969 IN 2021-2023 PERMANENT
LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION FUNDS
CONSTRUCTION COST TO COMPLETE THE SAN
BERNARDINO COMMUNITY WELLNESS, AND
$261,539.40 IN PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING
ALLOCATION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.
WHEREAS, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department”) issued a Notice of Funding Availability (“NOFA”) on March 29, 2023, for the Homekey Program (“Homekey” or “Program”), pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 50675.1.3 (Assem. Bill No. 140 (2021–2022 Reg. Sess.), § 20); and WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino (“Lead Applicant”) jointly applied for Homekey grant funds with Lutheran Social Services and Dignity Moves (“Co-Applicants”) to develop a 140- unit interim housing complex with onsite supportive services and a medical clinic to serve unhoused individuals; and
WHEREAS, the City has at any given time, approximately 1,535 people experiencing homelessness Citywide; and
WHEREAS, on December 19, 2023, the Department issued a conditional award of $34,944,702 in Homekey Round 3.0 grant funds to the City and its Co-Applicants for the San Bernardino Community Wellness Campus (SBCWC) located at 1354 N G Street, San Bernardinoto to develop a 140-unit interim housing project to serve men experiencing homelessness, including on-site supportive services and a medical clinic; and WHEREAS, the City and its Co-Applicants have acknowledged and agreed to the terms and conditions set forth in the Homekey Standard Agreement and are committed to fulfilling all program obligations in accordance with State requirements; WHEREAS, the project has experienced cost escalations that have resulted in a funding shortfall; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to support the timely and successful completion of the project in alignment with its strategic goals of reducing homelessness, expanding interim housing, and improving community wellness; and
WHEREAS, the City has available 2021–2023 Planned Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds in the amount of $2,060,508.40, which may be reallocated to support the construction of SBCWC and program administration; and
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WHEREAS, the City is actively engaged in discussions with the County of San Bernardino to secure County participation in funding the remaining gap of $1,479,597; and WHEREAS, to prevent delays, the City desires to authorize the conditional commitment of $1,479,597 in General Funds, which shall become a firm commitment only in the event that County funding is not secured.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. The Mayor and City Council hereby authorize the Director of Finance and Management Services to amend the Fiscal Year 2025–2026 Operating and Capital Budget in the amount of $2,060,508.40 from 2021–2023 PLHA funds to fund the final construction costs of the San Bernardino Community Wellness Campus (SBCWC).
SECTION 3. The City Manager is authorized to take all necessary and appropriate actions to implement this Resolution, including the execution or amendment of agreements, coordination with the Department of Housing and Community Development, County officials, and project partners, and any other actions required to carry out the intent of this Resolution.
SECTION 3.CEQA. The Mayor and City Council find this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty, as in this case, that there is no possibility that the activity in question may significantly affect the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
SECTION 4.Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this 15th day of October 2025.
Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
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Resolution No. 2025-377
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Attest:
Telicia Lopez, Acting City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Telicia Lopez, CMC, Acting City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2025-377, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 15 th day of October, 2025 by the following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ _____ _____ _______ _______
IBARRA _____ _____ _______ _______
FIGUEROA _____ _____ _______ _______
SHORETT _____ _____ _______ _______
KNAUS _____ _____ _______ _______
FLORES _____ _____ _______ _______
ORTIZ _____ _____ _______ _______
WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino on this 15 th day of October 2025.
Telicia Lopez, CMC, Acting City Clerk