REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 21, 2025
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Memoranda of Understanding with the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino for the Continuum of Care In-Kind Service Value Match Programs
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Memoranda of Understanding listed below with the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino, for the Continuum of Care In-Kind Service value match, updating contract language to specify the provider rates, with no changes to the contract term or total In-Kind Service value match amount of $1,688,662:
1. Project Gateway program, Memorandum of Understanding No. 25-470, for the In-Kind service value of $85,922, for the period of March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026.
2. Laurelbrook Estates program, Memorandum of Understanding No. 25-471, for the In-Kind service value of $166,929, for the period of May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026.
3. Cornerstone program, Memorandum of Understanding No. 25-476, for the In-Kind service value of $1,365,853, for the period of November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026.
4. Lantern Woods program, Memorandum of Understanding No. 25-477, for the In-Kind service value of $69,958, for the period of December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The in-kind supportive services, valued at a total of $1,688,662, are funded by Mental Health Services Act and Federal Financial Participation Medi-Cal revenue. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in DBH’s 2025-26 budget and will be included in the 2026-27 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to San Bernardino County (County) residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. These programs provide rental assistance to the most vulnerable, chronically homeless individuals and families residing in the county. The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB), an awardee of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) grant program, is required to document at least 25% in-kind match for the amount of funding received
The Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) document the collaborative effort between HACSB and DBH regarding the CoC grant program. HACSB entered into these MOUs with DBH to obtain in-kind supportive services to meet the CoC grant program match requirement. HACSB accepts referrals from the County’s Coordinated Entry System, which is a centralized and streamlined process for identifying homeless individuals and families, then screening them to determine whether they meet HUD requirements. HACSB refers the qualified individuals and families to the appropriate grant program, which provides rental assistance. HACSB, as the grantee for this HUD-funded rental assistance, is responsible for determining if the individuals and families meet program eligibility requirements.
DBH provides in-kind supportive services including case management, employment assistance, housing navigation and life skills, mental health services, SUD treatment, and transportation; DBH reports the cost (which also represents the in-kind value) of these services to HACSB. DBH has been providing these services since May 2003. A total of 286 families are expected to receive rental assistance services facilitated by the MOUs.
Approval of this item will allow DBH to continue to provide in-kind services for clients participating in the programs by meeting HUD’s in-kind match for the amount of funding received.
On June 18, 2025 (Item Nos. 24 and 25) the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved MOUs with HACSB for the provision of Continuum of Care In-Kind Services, including non-standard terms, for a total in-kind service value of $1,688,662, for clients in the following programs: Cornerstone, Lantern Woods, Laurelbrook Estates, and Project Gateway.
Approval of this item will have no impact on DBH services and will safeguard the funding awarded from HUD’s CoC grant program to continue to support individuals who benefit from the CoC program by capturing the full value of the services DBH is providing.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Behavioral Health (Marianna Martinez, Administrative Supervisor II, 383-3940) on September 12, 2025; County Counsel (Dawn Martin, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on September 24, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Paul Garcia, Administrative Analyst, 386-8392) on October 6, 2025.