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San Bernardino council approves exclusive negotiating agreement with Jamboree for 101-unit affordable housing on surplus land
Summary
Council approved an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) with JHC Acquisitions (affiliate of Jamboree Housing) to negotiate terms for development of approximately 3.5 acres (Site 12) for 101 affordable housing units; staff will return with development agreements after due diligence.
The San Bernardino City Council voted on March 5 to approve an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) with JHC Acquisitions LLC, an affiliate of Jamboree Housing Corporation, to negotiate the development of approximately 3.5 acres of city‑owned surplus land known as Site 12 in Ward 6 for affordable housing.
Housing staff told the council the ENA would allow negotiation of key terms including donation or purchase of the land, use of HOME program funds, design, construction and operations. Trina Perez, Housing Manager, said the site comprises 16 parcels totaling about 3.5 acres and that an independent appraisal had come in at approximately $3,600,000.
The preliminary plan presented to council calls for two phases totaling 101 units, including one manager unit per phase. Eight units are proposed for households at 30 percent of area median income (AMI) and the remaining 93 units targeted for households between 31 percent and 60 percent AMI, staff said. Perez noted that HOME funds require sub‑city layering analysis and that staff would return to council with a development agreement after completing due diligence.
Interim City Manager Bill Gallardo and several council members described Jamboree as an experienced affordable‑housing developer. "We had two projects built by Jamboree in my prior agency...they are a good company," Gallardo said. Council members from multiple districts voiced support for the project and its potential to help prevent homelessness by increasing permanently affordable housing.
Council directed staff to proceed with negotiating terms; the city manager or designee was authorized to execute the ENA and related documents. Staff and Jamboree will continue due diligence and return to the council for approval of final development and disposition documents and any funding commitments, including HOME program allocations.
The ENA advances a multi‑phase affordable housing project; it does not finalize land transfer, HOME funding awards, or construction contracts. Those items, staff said, will come back to the council for separate approvals after environmental review, final design, and funding decisions.
