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RESOLUTION (ID # 4307) DOC ID: 4307 C
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO — REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Agreement/Contract
From: Bill Manis M/CC Meeting Date: 02/16/2016
Prepared by: Brandon Mims, (909) 384-
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Dept: City Manager Ward(s): All
Subject:
Resolution of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino Authorizing
the City Manager to Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of
San Bernardino and the Collective Signatory Agencies, Organizations and
Governments that Are Working to Prepare a Successful Promise Zone Application and
Complete Work Effort Under the Promise Zone Designation to Transform an Area of
Extreme Need. (#4307)
Current Business Registration Certificate: Not Applicable
Financial Impact:
This item authorizes the City Manager to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
that may result in additional investment of federal dollars in certain areas of the City.
However, the funding will not be administered by the City so there is no direct financial
impact.
Motion: Adopt the Resolution.
Synopsis of Previous Council Action:
Council has not taken action to approve or formalize its relationship as a lead partner in
the development of the Round 3 2016 Promise Zone application due February 23, 2016.
Background:
On December 18, 2015, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Secretary Julian Castro and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom
Vilsack announced that communities may now apply to be designated a Promise Zone
under the third and final round competition. Promise Zones are high poverty
communities where the federal government partners with local leaders to increase
economic activity, improve educational opportunities, leverage private investment,
reduce violent crime, enhance public health and address other priorities identified by the
community. Through the Promise Zone designation, communities will work directly with
federal, state and local agencies to give local leaders proven tools to improve the quality
of life in some of the country's most vulnerable areas.
Any community meeting the eligibility criteria can apply for a designation. HUD and
USDA will designate seven Promise Zones across urban, rural and tribal communities
for the final round. The deadline for submitting Promise Zone application is Tuesday,
February 23, 2016 at 5:00 PM EST. Announcements will be made in the Spring of 2016.
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All Promise Zones will receive priority access to federal investments that further their
strategic plans, federal staff on the ground to help them implement their goals, and five
full-time AmeriCorps VISTA members to recruit and manage volunteers and strengthen
the capacity of the Promise Zone initiatives.
The Promise Zone Initiative is part of the President Obama's plan to create a better
bargain for the middle-class by partnering with local communities and businesses to
create jobs, increase economic security, expand educational opportunities, increase
access to quality, affordable
Analysis
The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to provide a mutual
understanding of the signatory agencies, organizations and governments that are
collectively working to submit the above mentioned Promise Zone application. The
parties agree to:
1. Prepare a successful Promise Zone application in which the County of San
Bernardino (County) in partnership with the City of San Bernardino (City) is the
lead applicant with administrative and program management support from
National Community Renaissance of California (CORE); and
2. Complete the work effort under the Promise Zone designation to transform an
area of extreme need in the City of San Bernardino into a healthy, sustainable,
equitable and thriving place to work, live and play. The positive transformation of
this community and its residents is dependent upon physical transformation of
the area, linked to a comprehensive and coordinated public-private Promise
Zone strategy to reduce violent crime, improve education, access and create
jobs, increase economic activity and security, and improve health and wellness.
The MOU promotes the continued collaboration of public and private sector
organizations to achieve shared goals and outcomes in the 10-year Promise
Zone designation.
The City's specific responsibilities, per the MOU (attached), are as follows:
1. The signatories hereby agree to support the implementation of the Promise Zone
Plan (Plan) as described herein and in further detail in the Promise Zone
application being submitted to the federal government on February 23 2016.
2. The County of San Bernardino, in partnership with the City of San Bernardino
will serve as Lead Applicant. As Lead Applicant, the County will execute a
Promise Zone designation agreement and be responsible to the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for fulfilling the responsibilities of the
Promise Zone designation. The Lead organization will provide certification to
other organizations applying for grants and other benefits that if received would
help to advance the Plan.
3. The City, Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB), San
Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD), Loma Linda University (Loma
Linda), Institute of Public Strategies (IPS), and CORE will serve as Implementing
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Partners. Implementing Partner organizations will fulfill specific responsibilities to
carry out the day-to-day work and operations of the Plan as reflected in the
application and their individual letters included therein. In addition, as reflected in
the application, various County agencies will play implementing roles as part of
the Lead_Applicant and particular City departments will also be intimately
involved as the local jurisdiction.
4. Serve on the "Leadership Council" for implementing of the plan, designees are
identified as the Mayor and the City Manager.
5. The signatories [includes City] commit to serve Promise Zone residents through
the alignment of offered and delivered services focused on achieving the six
goals detailed in the Plan. The Promise Zone partners agree to share client and
program data gathered to evaluate strategies and make continuous
improvements in order to expand successful evidence-based practices to
communities throughout the City of San Bernardino and to have a broader city-
wide collective impact. On that basis, they agree to use their best efforts to
collaborate on its implementation.
6. If this Plan is selected for Promise Zone designation, the signatories agree to
develop and execute a more detailed Final Memorandum of Understanding
governing the implementation of the Plan and in particular defining specifics with
respect to accountability, data sharing and continued Plan implementation
improvement.
7. If this Plan is not selected for Promise Zone designation, the signatories agree to
meet, discuss and conclude how to proceed with the San Bernardino Promise
Zone MOU Page 4 effort to achieve the goals of the Promise Zone Plan.
Statement of the Issue
The attached memorandum of understanding (MOU), which outlines the City's
responsibilities in the "2016 Promise Zone Application," requires approval by the Mayor
and Common Council (MCC).
City Attorney Review:
Supporting Documents:
Promise Zone Resolution (DOCX)
Promise Zone Fact Sheet (PDF)
MOU for Promise Zone (DOCX)
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3 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
4 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND THE COLLECTIVE SIGNATORY AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND
5 GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE WORKING TO PREPARE A SUCCESSFUL PROMISE
ZONE APPLICATION AND COMPLETE WORK EFFORT UNDER THE PROMISE
6 ZONE DESIGNATION TO TRANSFORM AN AREA OF EXTREME NEED.
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25 Section 1. The Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized to execute the "2016
26 Promise Zone Application Memorandum of Understanding" (MOU), attached hereto as Exhibit"A"
27 and incorporated herein, and the City Manager, or their designee, is hereby authorized to fulfill the
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1 Section 2. That the City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to execute and, after review
2 and approval by the City Attorney, submit the appropriate applications, agreements and ancillary
3 documents necessary to implement the "2016 Promise Zone Application Memorandum of
4 Understanding," including agreements and ancillary documents that may become necessary to
5 effectuate this Resolution.
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1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
2 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND THE COLLECTIVE SIGNATORY AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND
3 GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE WORKING TO PREPARE A SUCCESSFUL PROMISE
ZONE APPLICATION AND COMPLETE WORK EFFORT UNDER THE PROMISE
4 ZONE DESIGNATION TO TRANSFORM AN AREA OF EXTREME NEED.
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6 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
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THIRD ROUND
PROMISE ZONES DESIGNATION III III
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PROMISE ZONE COMPETITION
The Obama Administration invites a new round of eligible applicants to apply for a Promise Zone designation. Urban,
rural, and tribal communities nationwide are invited to put forward plans to address multiple community revitalization
challenges in a collaborative way.
Any community meeting the eligibility criteria can apply for a designation. HUD and USDA will designate 7 Promise
Zones across urban, rural and tribal communities in the Spring of 2016.
APPLICATION DEADLINES:
A non-binding Application Request Form is due by February 19, 2016 EST. All Application submissions must be received o
by 5:00pm EST on Tuesday, February 23,2016 via MAX Survey.
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Eligibility Urban Rural/Tribal N
Contiguous boundary 1 Proposed Promise Zone must have one Rural and tribal Promise Zones must E
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whichever is greater.2 poverty rate at or above 30 percent. Q
Lead Applicant UGLG;3 UGLG and Federally recognized tribes;
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An office/department of a local The following entities must apply in
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local government under a local Nonprofit organizations, Public Housing
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The following entities must apply in Community Colleges.
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Population Minimum 10,000 and Maximum Minimum 10,000 and Maximum 200,000. a)
200,000 residents. May not include incorporated municipalities
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Letter of Support Local leadership, including the mayors Local leadership of UGLGs or tribal areas.
or chief executives of UGLGs.
Applications perjurisdiction One per UGLG. One per UGLG or tribal area.
Applicants are required to use the Promise Zone mapping tool to show both the boundary and the poverty levels. The mapping tool emails this information as a
PDF to the applicant. This PDF,in its entirety,must be included in the application. See page 33 for more information on the mapping tool.
Z See definition of Extremely Low Income Rate on page 11 of urban application guide.
3 See Definition for UGLG on page 11 of urban application guide.
Including Workforce Investment Boards(WIBS)and Community Action Agencies(CAA). Examples are illustrative and not exhaustive. See Definition of nonprofit on
page 29.
5 See Definitions for Urban Lead Applicant and urban subcategories on pages 11-14 of urban application guide.
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PROMISE ZONES INITIATIVE
JVERVIEW
In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama announced his plan to work with local communities and
businesses to create jobs, increase economic security, expand educational opportunities, increase access to quality,
affordable housing and improve public safety by creating 20 "Promise Zones" across the country. On January 9, 2014,
the first urban, rural, and tribal Promise Zones were announced in a ceremony at the White House. They are located in:
San Antonio, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. On April 28,
2015,the Obama Administration announced eight additional promise zones. The second round promise zones are:
Camden, NJ; Hartford,CT; Indianapolis, IN; Minneapolis, MN; Sacramento, CA; St. Louis, MO; South Carolina Low
Country; and Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, SD.
For communities selected,the federal government will partner to help the Promise Zones access the resources and =
expertise they need. To date,there are 13 federal agencies working in close collaboration to provide resources and N
expertise to urban, rural, and tribal Promise Zones to expand economic mobility and opportunity in their communities. y
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Promise Zone designations will have a term of ten years and may be extended as necessary to capture the full term of
availability of the Promise Zone tax incentives if enacted by Congress.
During this term, the specific benefits made available to Promise Zones will vary from year to year, and sometimes more
often than annually, due to changes in the agency policies and changes in appropriations and authorizations for relevant u"
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Read more about the urban, rural and tribal application guides, the Frequently Asked Questions, and the schedule for E
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Memorandum of Understanding
Relating to the
Promise Zone Initiative for San Bernardino
I. Purpose
The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)is to provide a mutual understanding of the signatory
agencies,organizations and governments that are collectively working to:1)prepare a successful Promise Zone application
in which the County of San Bernardino(County)in partnership with the City of San Bernardino(City)is the lead
applicant with administrative and program management support from National Community Renaissance of California
(CORE);and 2)complete the work effort under the Promise Zone designation to transform an area of extreme need in the
City of San Bernardino into a healthy,sustainable,equitable and thriving place to work,live and play.The positive
transformation of this community and its residents is dependent upon physical transformation of the area,linked to a
comprehensive and coordinated public-private Promise Zone strategy to reduce violent crime,improve education,access
and create jobs,increase economic activity and security,and improve health and wellness.The MOU promotes the
continued collaboration of public and private sector organizations to achieve shared goals and outcomes in the 10-year
Promise Zone designation. Further background on the Obama Administration's Promise Zone Initiative is provided at
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/comet_planning/economicdevelopment/programs/pz.
II. Agreement and Terms of Understanding =
a.The signatories hereby agree to support the implementation of the Promise Zone Plan(Plan)as described herein and in N
further detail in the Promise Zone application being submitted to the federal government on February 23,2016. N
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b.The County of San Bernardino,in partnership with the City of San Bernardino,will serve as Lead Applicant.As Lead a
Applicant,the County will execute a Promise Zone designation agreement and be responsible to the Department of ,-
Housing and Urban Development(HUD)for fulfilling the responsibilities of the Promise Zone designation.The Lead O
organization will provide certification to other organizations applying for grants and other benefits that,if received,would >
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c.National Community Renaissance of California(CORE)will serve as the program administrator/manager and shall act Q
in representative capacity with participating Federal agencies on behalf of the signatories and assume administrative ti
responsibility for regular interaction with participating Federal agencies.These responsibilities will include organizing and M
coordinating activities pursuant to the proposed Promise Zone strategy.CORE will also assist the County as Lead
Applicant in meeting its responsibilities for tracking outcomes,periodically reporting to the participating federal agencies, c
and participating in evaluation activities as requested by federal agencies. C
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d.The City,Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino(HACSB),San Bernardino City Unified School District E
(SBCUSD),Loma Linda University(Loma Linda),Institute of Public Strategies(IPS),and CORE will serve as o
Implementing Partners.Implementing Partner organizations will fulfill specific responsibilities to carry out the day-to-day d
work and operations of the Plan as reflected in the application and their individual letters included therein.In addition,as ,o
reflected in the application,various County agencies will play implementing roles as part of the Lead Applicant and D
particular City departments will also be intimately involved as the local jurisdiction. O
e.The following signatories agree to serve as the Leadership Council for implementation of the Plan.Their participation
will be through the following individuals or their designees or replacements from time to time: E
Serving on Leadership Council since October 2014:
• County of San Bernardino(Greg Devereaux,County Executive) Q
• City of San Bernardino(R.Carey Davis,Mayor,and Mark Scott,City Manager)
• San Bernardino City Unified School District(Dale Marsden,Superintendent)
• Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino(Daniel Nackerman,Executive Director)
• The Waterman Gardens Partnership of CORE,Hope through Housing(HTH)and The Clancy Company
• (Steve PonTell,CEO of CORE and Patrick Clancy,Principal of The Clancy Company)
• Loma Linda University(Dr.Richard Hart,President)
• California State University,San Bernardino(Tomas Morales,President)
• San Bernardino Valley College(Dr.Gloria Fisher,President)
• Inland Valley Development Agency(Michael Burrows,Acting Executive Director)
• Technical Employment Training(Michael Gallo,President)
• Institute for Public Strategies(Daniel Skiles,Vice President)
Serving on Leadership Council since January 2016:
• Dignity Health,St.Bernardine Medical Center(Darryl VandenBosch,President)
• Neighborhood Housing Services of the Inland Empire(Dawn Lee,Executive Director)
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In that capacity,they agree to meet regularly to oversee the work being carried out to accomplish the Plan,to share
information,data and perspectives on the changing needs of the Promise Zone and on the efficacy of the Plan and to
work collaboratively each using their best efforts to contribute to the successful implementation of the Plan as it
evolves.
f.The Promise Zone Plan and Major Goals.The Plan for San Bernardino focuses on physical revitalization and family
success within a high poverty area of extreme need designated as the San Bernardino Promise Zone(SBPZ).The Plan
calls for residents of the SBPZ to increasingly benefit from education,employment,health&z wellness,and other
services and resources as identified in the Plan.Within the SBPZ are two synergistic areas:the Waterman+Baseline
neighborhood and the Downtown/Central Business District and the process undertaken to revitalize these areas has-
in capable and visionary and strongly locally grounded hands-evolved in collaboration with many others to be a
model for other City neighborhoods.
A community-based planning process has resulted in the Waterman+Baseline Neighborhood Transformation Plan-a
plan that provides comprehensive,consistent and multi-faceted strategies for revitalization of an outmoded public �.
housing development and surrounding neighborhood.On face,the plan is a Specific Plan that legally conforms to
California State requirements,provides eligibility to apply for a HUD Choice Neighborhood Implementation grant,
and will implement a land use framework to promote the reuse of vacant and/or underutilized properties for
approximately 710 acres in and around the public housing site,and identify needed transportation and infrastructure N
improvements.The neighborhood transformation began in March 2015 with a$22 million initial phase of mixed y
income housing spurring the physical transformation and beginning to provide the annual revenue stream that will be N
increased as each phase is built ensuring the success and the sustainability of the effort.The physical transformation of o
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• Repurposing,to the extent feasible,of adjacent public school buildings into a new K-12 campus with joint-use a
sport and recreational facilities,and with the neighborhood catchment area aligned with the focus of the Q
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• Enlivening of the adjacent shopping area,in a partnership with its owner to first create new activity in its vast
underutilized parking areas and over time to revitalize and expand commercial activity throughout the center;
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Neighborhood Transformation Collaborative(NTC)of Central San Bernardino and Build San Bernardino partnership d
program—which includes HACSB,CORE,Hope Through Housing(HTH),the local Habitat for Humanity,Inland
Empire Economic Recovery Corporation,Neighborhood Housing Services of the Inland Empire,and Housing.Partners w
will help stabilize and create a single family residential market. Along the two major corridors,the NTC partners are D
developing a roadmap of strategies,including formation of a business improvement district(BID)aimed at g
transforming the commercial corridors into safe and successful retail districts,providing opportunities for local
businesses,increasing employment prospects,and bolstering tax revenues.
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The redevelopment of the public housing and the revitalization of the surrounding neighborhoods as prescribed by the
Waterman+Baseline Neighborhood Transformation Plan are an important aspect of the City's larger effort for Q
revitalizing the adjacent Downtown,where several billion in public transportation and transit funds have been
invested over the past decade and a number of catalytic redevelopment projects are completed or underway,including:
• Construction of the$128 million San Bernardino Transit Center with phase one open in 2015 and phase two
opening in mid-2016. The SB Transit center brings multiple modes of public transit to the Downtown,with an
estimated 8,000 people passing through the Transit Center daily.
• sbX High-Speed Bus Rapid Transit(BRT)System(opened April 2014). sbX,the first high-speed BRT system
outside of Los Angeles in Southern California, directly connects the Downtown along a sixteen mile corridor
with California State University,San Bernardino(17,000 students&r faculty)at the north and Loma Linda
University&r Medical Center(8,000 students&z faculty)at the south.
• Due to the transit investments,private development and employment is also returning to the Downtown San
Bernardino,the most significant of which is Loma Linda University's$75 million medical facility and education
center known as"Gateway College".
• A master developer is under contract to lead the redevelopment efforts of the outmoded Carousel Mall and
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Theater Square,totaling 47.5 acres and assuring the sites develop a synergy of uses benefitting the downtown
core,including anticipated urban housing units for sale.
• As the county seat,downtown San Bernardino is home to numerous local,state and federal government offices,
including: City Hall,the County Government Center,the 14-story state office building,and the new$350
million,12-story state courthouse which opened in 2015.
• Immediately adjacent to the Downtown core are three new elementary schools to serve downtown residents,a
5,000 seat baseball stadium that is home to the Los Angeles Angels minor league affiliate,and the 45-acre
Seccombe Lake Park. Within a five-mile radius of downtown over 10,000 jobs have been added within last eight
years,attracting employers such as Amazon,Hewlett-Packard,Michelin,Kohl's,Pep Boys,Mattel,and Stater
Bros.Markets. Approximately two miles east of downtown is the San Bernardino International Airport with its
150,000 sf passenger terminal,international customs facility,executive/corporate air terminal,general aviation
hanger space,and commercial aircraft maintenance and repair facilities.
With a strong public sector employment base,high transit ridership rates,future housing opportunities,and the
Downtown's ethnically and culturally diverse population engaged,Downtown San Bernardino is poised to experience
a renaissance in the coming years and needs the resources and technical assistance of the Federal government to
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direction that improves the quality of life for existing and future residents.The transformation of families'prospects for N
success will be grounded in a place-based approach to supporting families and connecting them to critical y
resources already begun by HTH.There is a strong series of best practice job readiness,job training and job placement E
programs run and funded by the County-the Lead Applicant and substantial job opportunities and job growth, o
especially in the logistics and distribution sector and the health care sector.HTH will increasingly invest its family a
support resources to ensure more and more families in the SBPZ are connected to those programs and those jobs and
are supported over time as they make what for many will be a first transition to employment.The reform leadership of >
the SBCUSD is making progress in improving graduation rates and test scores and designing collaborations with local C
universities and employers to assure all students develop the knowledge,skills and proficiencies for success and have a
the opportunity to fully utilize them.HTH will work with SBCUSD and the County to expand early learning,after Q
school and out of school programming and will provide support to parents'engagement in their children's education to c
assure we move the needle even more rapidly in the SBPZ.In addition,the full engagement of key actors in the health M
system and in public safety will assure an increasingly healthy neighborhood on those metrics. �-
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to support the place-based strategies of HTH and provide the critical resources for the infrastructure of coordination m
of the Promise Zone effort.A key result of the Promise Zone designation will be the ability to compete effectively for a w
Choice Neighborhood award,a second Byrne criminal justice innovation grant and other federal programs which will c
provide resources for the critical expansion of the mixed income neighborhood build out,strengthening of the adjacent a
home ownership area,as well as provide capital for elements of the community facilities critical to a sustainable o
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g.With an intersection of need and opportunity in the targeted area-the signatories commit to serve Promise Zone
residents through the alignment of offered and delivered services focused on achieving the six goals detailed in the Plan
and summarized in Attachment A to this MOU. The Promise Zone partners agree to share client and program data
gathered to evaluate strategies and make continuous improvements in order to expand successful evidence-based
practices to communities throughout the City of San Bernardino and to have a broader city-wide collective impact.On v
that basis,they agree to use their best efforts to collaborate on its implementation. They further agree to work Q
together to insure:
• Continuing clear delineation of accountabilities for implementation of the Plan;
• Continued agreements to share information and data on Plan implementation;and
• Mutual accountability to modify implementation activities based upon outcomes measures mutually derived.
The signatories agree that our collaborative and collective approach to this effort is critical to the success the Promise
Zone Plan and reference and acknowledge,"Channeling Change:Making Collective Impact Work"written by Fay
Hanleybrown,John Kania,&Mark Kramer for Stanford Social Innovation Review,2012.
h.If this Plan is selected for Promise Zone designation,the signatories agree to develop and execute a more detailed
Final Memorandum of Understanding governing the implementation of the Plan and in particular defining specifics
with respect to accountability,data sharing and continued Plan implementation improvement.If this Plan is not
selected for Promise Zone designation,the signatories agree to meet,discuss and conclude how to proceed with the
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effort to achieve the goals of the Promise Zone Plan.
i.This Preliminary MOU is effective the 23rd day of February,2016 and shall continue until modified pursuant to the
preceding paragraph(Section II.h).
j.Signatories hereto agree to sign this MOU in counterparts and return to CORE with signature affixed thereto;in-lieu
signatories hereto agree to transmit their electronic signature and authorize CORE to affix to MOU for application
submittal.
Leadership Council Implementing Partners:
Greg Devereaux,CEO Mark Scott,City Manager
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Michael Burrows,Acting Executive Director Michael Gallo,President
Inland Valley Development Agency Technical Education Training
Dawn Lee,Executive Director Darryl VandenBosch,President
Neighborhood Housing Services of the Dignity Health,St.Bernardine Medical Center
Inland Empire
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Attachment A
San Bernardino Promise Zone Plan Goals
Each of the signatories to this MOU is committed to implementing the San Bernardino Promise Zone(SBPZ)Plan to
revitalize an area of extreme need in the City of San Bernardino by partnering to achieve the following goals:
Goal 1—Reduce Violent Crime. Enhance safety,and reduce violent crime in the SBPZ through a coordinated approach of
prevention,intervention,and suppression strategies that address the issues leading to crime.
o Subgoal 11 Reduce all forms of violent crime in the SBPZ through"hot-spot"policing and implementation of evidence
based violence prevention strategies through the creation of a Crime Intervention and Prevention Partnership(CIPP);
o Subgoal 12 Reduce crime,drug activity,and gang activity in multifamily rental properties in the SBPZ through
expansion of the City's successful crime free multifamily housing program.
o Subgoal 13:Enhance and support the Institute for Public Strategies Byrne Grant activities including community
engagement and Deemed Approved Ordinance drug and substance/alcohol abuse prevention strategies/activities.
Goal 2- Improve Educational Opportunities.PK-12 students in the SBPZ will develop 21st century skill to ensure graduation 0
and higher education preparedness that support a pathway to careers;while receiving support to overcome barriers to
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o Subgoal 21 Increase early child development opportunities for low-income 0-5 children to enhance social competence 0
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o Subgoal 2.2:Increase parent involvement in schools by providing educational resources and enhance community o
partnerships to strengthen student capacity.
o Subgoal 23:Students in the zone will complete a rigorous secondary school program and obtain a secondary diploma o
leaving them prepared for postsecondary education and qualified as technical workers across a variety of STEAM focused 0
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Goal 3-Transform the Neighborhood.Create a new,mixed income,service-enriched community that is high quality,attractive Q
and affordable. Q
o Subgoal 31 Transform the 38-acre Waterman Gardens public housing site and adjacent neighborhood into a privately- c
owned and managed 400+home,mixed-income community.
o Subgoal 3.2: Preserve existing and create new opportunities for home ownership.
o Subgoal 3.3: Create a service-enriched environment with a broad array of resources to support children and families c
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Goal 4—Access and Create jobs.Increase access of Inner SBPZ residents to an array of best practice job readiness and training 2
programs offered and funded by the County/City and substantial jobs in the growing sectors of healthcare,and c
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o Subgoal 41 Afford access to effective skill-based adult education programs for adult education to prepare a workforce
aligned with in alignment with local employers'needs,specifically targeting parents of children in Inner SBPZ schools. 0
o Subgoal 4.2:Seek partnerships and garner commitments from local businesses within the outer SBPZ for hiring newly 0
qualified,eligible employees who are residents of the inner SBPZ and that have completed an educational,skill-based
training program.
Goal 5—Increase Economic Activity.A holistic,community driven neighborhood economic development strategy that fosters
opportunity and vitality through identification and attraction of new capital resources with sufficient depth and M
leveraging investment to help catalyze economic revitalization,support neighborhood business growth,and enhance Q
commercial areas while building on the character and composition of the neighborhood.
o Subgoal 51 Drive neighborhood business growth and investment.
o Subgoal 5.2: Foster neighborhood vitality and create a vibrant sense of place.
o Subgoal 53: Build local capacity and align/coordinate resources to support neighborhood economic development.
Goal 6—Improve Health Outcomes.Align with the ACA's Strategic Goals I&3 to connect families living in the SBPZ with
sufficient health insurance coverage and empower the community to advance their own health,safety and well-being
through prevention and wellness programs.
o Subgoal 61 Increase access to quality physical and mental health services.
o Subgoal 6.2:Reduce preventable chronic health problems and financial burdens associated with disease through evidence-
based community disease prevention programs including:health education,healthy food access,and designated healthy
spaces.
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