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DRAFT Santa Ana Homeless Action Plan December 17, 2019 Key Issue - Social Justice and Shared Responsibility Need — Strong consensus from City Council and Leadership Facts —Santa Ana is 27.27 square miles with a population of 337,716 78,2% Latino, 10.4% Asian, 9.2% White, 1.0% Black Median Age is 29.1 (50% of SA population is younger than this age) Economically Disadvantaged Community Unsheltered Homelessness in Central Spa • 29.67 % are between the ages of 25-39 • 62.61 % are over the age of 40 • 66.78 % are non-Hispanic/non-Latino • 74.33 % are male Legally binding agreement needed from County of Orange/Judge approved? Yale Street Shelter Agree only to 200 beds at Yale Street Shelter operated similar to Bridges program. Require that the City sits on the selection committee for operator selection --similar to past practices with the Bridges program. Agree that this facility is only for the central spa and maintain a percentage of beds for Santa Ana). Require monthly reports of sheltered individuals to determine which city they came from, and their disposition (transitioned to permanent supportive housing, to another emergency shelter, or back on the street). Courtyard Shelter • Move only 200 Courtyard sheltered individuals to the Yale Street site. Move the remaining 200-225 to other shelters in the Central Spa. Require an implementation/operational plan for this transition. Otherwise, the homeless population will settle in the surrounding area. Civic Center Designate the area as a Homeland Security area — no loitering, camping, etc Have County participate in the funding for this security zone. SA Armory • Require it to close permanently by April 2020. • Current contract with Mercy House ends with this winter/rain cycle.