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Homeless Services Quarterly Report for April - June 2018 August 21, 2018 Page 11 On June 11, 2018, Homeless Services Manager Hafsa Kaka met with staff and management with Austin Hardwood business to discuss issues concerning homelessness and abandoned property. The meeting covered education around the homeless issue in the City of Santa Ana and the City's efforts in addressing homelessness and collaborating with the County and Cities on shared responsibility. Most importantly, the business was provided education on the Quality of Life Team and the Santa Ana app as a tool to report abandoned property along with active encampments. The business expressed gratitude for the City's efforts in mitigating the impact of homelessness. The Homeless Division continues to respond and outreach to businesses impacted by homelessness. On June 20, 2018, the Santa Ana Homeless Division partnered with the Housing Division to submit the FY2017 HUD Mainstream (Section 811) Vouchers Application in response to the Notice of Funding Availability seeking a maximum of 5 million dollars for voucher administration to individuals experiencing homelessness. Homeless and Housing Division submitted a collaborative application in partnership with Illumination Foundation who would provide supportive services to non -elderly persons with disabilities transitioning out of an institution, if Santa Ana is awarded funds for the mainstream vouchers. A strong application was submitted concerning areas of service delivery, leveraging resources and capacity building. Santa Ana will be notified on the status of funding in August 2018. On June 25, 2018, the City of Santa Ana officially provided a letter to the California Department of Public Health declaring the City of Santa Ana's strong opposition to the proposed Orange County Needle Exchange Program ("OCNEP") application for certification of mobile syringe needle exchange services, in the City of Santa Ana. A similar letter, dated June 8, 2018 from the City of Santa Ana's Chief of Police, was submitted to the California Department of Public Health opposing the operation of the OCNEP Mobile Needle Exchange. The letter referenced the standards for refusal to certify an initial Syringe Exchange Program (SEP) Application, indicating "here, the harm to public safety significantly outweighs the benefits to public health conferred by the OCNEP." The City submitted the letter of opposition supplemented with detailed pages of resident safety concerns sent to the City, along with photographs documenting the proliferation of dirty needles in the Civic Center from past OCNEP operations, and Orange County resolution against the OCNEP Mobile Needle Exchange. Additional documents can be found on http://santa-ana. oro/need leexchanae/. On June 26, 2018, the City if Santa Ana Homeless Division partnered with the Housing Division to submit a collaborative application for the Housing Urban Development (HUD) FY2017 Family Unification Program (FUP) Notice of Funding Availability. The Homeless Division and Housing Division submitted a collaborative application in partnership with the Continuum of Care (CoC), Orange County Social Service Agency as the Public Child Welfare Agency, and the Coordinated Entry System Family Solutions Collaborative. Application was submitted for an opportunity to receive housing choice vouchers for families are risk of homelessness and/or homeless. On June 28, 2018, Homeless Services Manager Hafsa Kaka presented the City's efforts in addressing homelessness to the Connect -to -Council Ward 1 neighborhood. Topics included 191-11