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Rialto council signs on to county-led West End Navigation Center MOU; cities would cover operating costs
Summary
San Bernardino County presented a proposed regional West End Navigation Center offering shelter, recuperative care and a sobering center; Rialto approved joining the MOU and discussed annual operating contributions estimated at $200,000–$300,000 for participating cities.
The Rialto City Council voted to participate in a county-led memorandum of understanding for the West End Navigation Center, a regional facility planned in Fontana that would combine emergency shelter, medical recuperative beds and a sobering center with on-site services.
Carrie Harmon, director of community development and housing for San Bernardino County, described the center’s model: 100 general shelter beds, 100 recuperative-care beds for individuals stepping out of hospitals, a sobering center, a commercial kitchen capable of producing about 600 meals a day, and county-operated behavioral health and…
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