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Council approves exclusive negotiation agreement for 101-unit affordable housing project on city-owned "Site 12"
Summary
The San Bernardino City Council approved an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) with JHC Acquisitions and Jamboree Housing Corporation to pursue development of about 3.5 acres known as Site 12, a proposed 101-unit multifamily affordable housing project. The ENA sets a two-year period to negotiate key terms, including financing and disposition.
The San Bernardino City Council on Feb. 27 approved an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) with JHC Acquisitions and Jamboree Housing Corporation to explore development of roughly 3.5 acres of city-owned surplus land identified as "Site 12" into approximately 101 affordable housing units.
The ENA authorizes the parties to negotiate principal terms over a two-year period that would be memorialized later in a development and disposition agreement. Housing staff described the site as about 3.5 acres made up of multiple parcels and said an appraisal estimate placed site value at approximately "six point millions" as presented to the council.
Housing manager Pérez presented the proposal and described the proposed unit mix in phase one as two one‑bedroom units, 24 two‑bedroom units and 25 three‑bedroom units, plus other multi‑family configurations. Councilmembers who spoke in favor said the project would add rental housing opportunities and help prevent homelessness by increasing supply.
Council discussion praised the developer’s prior projects and emphasized continued oversight during negotiation. Interim City Manager Gallardo said his prior agency had worked with Jamboree and that earlier projects were managed well on completion.
The council voted to approve the ENA; the meeting transcript records the item passing with council support. The transcript does not record a roll‑call tally for each member in the spoken record; the council clerk indicated the item passed on the consent/regular calendar.
The ENA does not itself authorize construction or final financing; it starts a negotiation phase that staff said could include subsequent amendments, financing agreements and development agreements that would return to the council for approval.
Proponents and staff said the project aims to provide permanently affordable units and to leverage outside housing funds and developer financing during the two‑year negotiation period. Specific sources and amounts of funding for the development were discussed in general terms but were not finalized during the meeting.
