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Upland council backs West End Navigation Center MOU, agrees to annual share of operating costs
Summary
The Upland City Council voted unanimously Oct. 27 to join a regional Memorandum of Understanding for a West End Navigation Center that will offer 200 beds, a sobering center and coordinated county services; the city’s estimated share is about $250,000 per year.
The Upland City Council voted unanimously Oct. 27 to join a regional Memorandum of Understanding establishing the West End Navigation Center, a county-led facility designed to provide coordinated shelter and services for people experiencing homelessness.
Police Chief Marcelo Blanco presented the item, describing the center as a “shared infrastructure investment” that will offer 200 beds — “100 emergency shelter beds and 100 recuperative care beds” — and a sobering center. Blanco said the center will accept clients by referral only from participating agencies and will bring together county services including behavioral health, substance-use services,…
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