REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 16, 2025
FROM
TERRY W. THOMPSON, Director, Real Estate Services Department
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Lease Agreement with Vanderbilt Partners, LLC for Office Space in San Bernardino
End
RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Find that approval of Amendment No. 4 to Lease Agreement No. 13-702 with Vanderbilt Partners, LLC for office space is an exempt project under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities (Class 1).
2. Approve Amendment No. 4 to Lease Agreement No. 13-702 with Vanderbilt Partners, LLC, using an alternative procedure as allowed per County Policy 12-02 - Leasing Privately Owned Real Property for County Use, to:
a. Extend the lease term an additional five years, from February 1, 2030 through January 31, 2035, with two five-year extension options remaining, for the Department of Behavioral Health's continued occupancy of approximately 70,000 square feet of office space located at 303 East Vanderbilt Way in San Bernardino.
b. Adjust the rental rate schedule and update standard lease agreement language.
c. Increase the total lease amount by $12,423,384 from $29,644,450 to a new total amount of $42,067,834.
d. Revise the County's termination right for convenience to permit termination on or after February 1, 2035, with 90 days' prior written notice.
e. Update the option to purchase date to allow the County to exercise its option to purchase the premises any time between February 1, 2029 and January 31, 2030.
f. Include Tenant Improvement provisions, requiring Vanderbilt Partners, LLC to complete a carpet and paint refresh throughout the building, excluding the first floor, per Paragraph 13 of Lease Agreement No. 13-702, and establishing procedures for future tenant improvements requested by the County.
3. Direct the Real Es...
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