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San Bernardino council directs staff to pursue county aid, regional partners and study Palm Field to close SB Hope navigation center funding gap
Summary
City staff told the council the SB Hope navigation campus is near completion but faces an estimated funding shortfall; council voted unanimously to direct staff to negotiate with the county for an $11 million contribution, pursue a regional cost-sharing MOU with nearby cities, and study development options for adjacent Palm Field land.
San Bernardino ' The City of San Bernardino's mayor and city council voted unanimously Wednesday to direct staff to pursue multiple options to close an estimated funding shortfall for the SB Hope navigation campus, a city-backed navigation center intended to add significant interim shelter capacity.
Cassandra, the city's deputy director of homelessness and housing, told the council the project has a roughly $35 million construction price tag and that pending county participation could cover about $11 million of the gap. Trina Perez, the housing division manager, summarized the immediate shortfall as "approximately $11,000,000," while staff and councilors discussed a total funding gap figure in the low-to-mid tens of millions depending on pending awards and final bids.
Why it matters: the SB Hope campus is designed to add hundreds of interim shelter beds and wraparound…
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