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Homeless Services Quarterly Report for April - June 2018 August 21, 2018 Page 10 updating the community on the 2018 Homeless Draft Plan, the Point -in -Time Count, the Civic Center Plaza Project to transfer homeless individuals into safe and stable housing and services, and the Quality of Life Team efforts concerning the Santiago Creek Cleanup project. Residents inquired about homeless education in general and especially demographics of homeless population in the City of Santa Ana. The newly published Santa Ana Homeless Fact Sheet was provided to residents. On June 7, 2018, Homeless Services Manager, Hafsa Kaka presented the City's efforts in addressing homelessness to the Continuum of Care Homeless Providers Forum, comprised of Countywide non-profit, private and faith based agencies providing housing, case management, and homeless supportive services. Topics included updating the community on the 2018 Homeless Draft Plan, the Point -in -Time Count, the Civic Center Plaza Project to transfer homeless individuals into safe and stable housing and services, and the Quality of Life Team efforts throughout the City. The City's efforts in working with Big 11 Cities to support Local Homelessness Solutions Funds for Cities was also discussed. The newly published Santa Ana Homeless Fact Sheet and Quality of Life Flyer was provided to residents. See Exhibit B and C. The City of Santa Ana, along with City of Huntington Beach, have been .leading the Orange County Central Service Planning Area (SPA) City Managers Collaborative on addressing Homelessness. We met in a series of three monthly meetings in April, May, and June of 2018, to discuss homelessness, housing and capacity to serve. The Central SPA is comprised of the following nine Cities: Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Tustin, Westminster and Seal Beach. In addition, Midway City CDP and North Tustin CDP are also included in the Central SPA. With the City of Santa Ana and the City of Huntington Beach taking the lead to identify the Central SPA resources, each City provided data that captured current and in -progress housing and supportive services. Exhibit A provides the data prefaced. The City of Santa Ana has been working with State lobbyist on the Big 11 Cities collaborative, in where the Big 11 Mayors support pursuing a partnership between the State and the Mayors of California Cities to allocate a portion of surplus to local jurisdictions to tackle the homelessness issues. The objective is that the most impactful solutions will come from a collaboration of state and local policy leaders to implement creative, results -driven solutions in areas that are most impacted concerning homelessness. As such, the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP), as noted in the proposed trailer bill language SB850, is to provide the Continuum of Care (CoCs) with one time funds to address their immediate homelessness challenges. Senate Bill 850, establishes HEAP as a flexible block grant program to allow CoC's more discretion to determine how to use the funds. The Governor's FY 2018-2019 May Revision, released on May 11, 2018 includes $350 million in State General Fund monies for emergency homeless aid one-time block grants to cities and counties via the Continuum of Care (CoC) and $150 million direct allocation to cities participating in the Big 11, to address homelessness through construction or operation of emergency shelters, rapid rehousing, emergency housing vouchers, use of armories to provide temporary shelters, among other activities. Eligibility requirement for funding mandates that cities and counties participating in the CoC must declare an Emergency Shelter Crisis pursuant to Government Code Section 8698 in addition to demonstrating city and county collaboration. 191-10