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AGENDA ITEM NO. 18 PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND <br />CONSIDERATION <br />18. Memorandum of Understanding Between the County of Orange, acting as the <br />Administrative Entity for the County of Orange and the Orange County <br />Continuum of Care, the City of Anaheim, the City of Irvine, and the City of <br />Santa Ana for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program <br />Regional Coordination <br />Department(s): Community Development Agency <br />Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandum <br />of Understanding with the County of Orange, the City of Anaheim, and the City of <br />Irvine, to support regional coordination to address homelessness challenges <br />(Agreement No. A-2025-196). <br />MINUTES: Councilmember Phan recused herself for Item No. 18 and left the dais <br />at 8:15 P.M. <br />Councilmember Bacerra highlighted the section in the Memorandum of <br />Understanding (MOU) which states the City of Santa Ana will provide outreach and <br />engagement to unsheltered individuals and will link persons to shelter and housing <br />"within their jurisdiction" and questioned why the corresponding subsections for the <br />County, the City of Anaheim, and the City of Irvine do not contain the same "within <br />their jurisdiction" language. <br />Community Development Director Michael Garcia noted there are minor <br />differences in language because jurisdictions, such as Irvine, do not contract for <br />outreach and engagement services in the same way the County, Anaheim, or Santa <br />Ana do, and explained the specific language in Santa Ana's section is written to <br />allow the City to continue conducting family reunification and transporting <br />individuals to their original jurisdictions. <br />Councilmember Bacerra questioned why the MOU does not require a single, <br />county -wide provider for street outreach, stating the current patchwork of separate <br />providers is inefficient and complex, and suggesting the County should act as an <br />umbrella for seamless engagement services across the entire region. <br />Director Garcia explained the City of Santa Ana contracts for a higher level of <br />outreach and engagement service than what the County provides and noted that <br />without the City's own funding, they would have to rely on the County's limited <br />funding and petition the County Supervisor to increase the number of outreach <br />members in Santa Ana. <br />Councilmember Bacerra expressed frustration with the County's perceived lack of <br />participation in its own flood control channels. <br />CITY COUNCIL 12 DECEMBER 2, 2025 <br />