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San Bernardino awards professional-services agreement to operate SBHOPE navigation campus
Summary
The City Council agreed to a multi‑phase professional services agreement with Helping Hearts California to operate the SBHOPE navigation campus, authorizing an initial phase of 100 beds and outlining a two‑phase buildout and possible city operating contributions if state reimbursements fall short.
The San Bernardino City Council on May 21 approved a professional‑services agreement with Helping Hearts California to operate the city’s SBHOPE navigation campus, a modular shelter and services site intended to stabilize people experiencing homelessness.
City staff described the project as a two‑phase campus that would open with 100 beds in phase 1 and expand to 200 total beds in phase 2. The staff presentation said the agreement would not exceed $2,000,395.75 for phase 1 and $300,000 for phase 2, with additional annual operating contributions described in the staff materials. Council members voted to approve the agreement unanimously.
The staff presentation, delivered by the public‑works and homeless‑services teams, listed a construction and approval schedule that includes submission of…
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