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RESOLUTION NO. 2018- <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA DECLARING A SHELTER CRISIS RELATED <br />TO HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and <br />declares as follows: <br />A. California Governor Jerry Brown, and the members of the California <br />Legislature, have recognized the urgent and immediate need for funding at the local level <br />to combat homelessness. <br />B. The Governor and Legislature have provided funding to local governments <br />under the Homeless Emergency Aid Program as part of SB 850 and the 2018-2019 <br />Budget Act (Chapter 48, Statues of 2018). <br />C. The Governor and Legislature require jurisdictions seeking an allocation <br />through the Homeless Emergency Aid Program to declare a Shelter Crisis pursuant to <br />Government Code section 8698.2. <br />D. The City of Santa Ana has developed a homelessness plan and undertaken <br />multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness. <br />E. The City of Santa Ana is currently experiencing a homeless crisis as one of <br />the most urgent issues concerning public health and safety, wherein the City became the <br />first City in the County of Orange to pass a Resolution declaring a Public Health and <br />Safety Crisis related to homelessness in September 2017 (Santa Ana Resolution No. <br />2016-073). <br />F. As the County seat, the City has experienced the overwhelming impact of <br />homelessness from the entire County of Orange. According to the 2017 Orange County <br />point -in -time homeless count, the City had 466 unsheltered homeless individuals, and the <br />City accommodates over 13 times its fair share of the unsheltered homeless population, <br />nearly seven times its fair share of the sheltered population, and in total, carries 22 times <br />the portion of the homeless population of other cities in the County. <br />G. The City of Santa Ana finds that the unsheltered number of homeless is <br />significant, and these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter. <br />H. In September 2017, the Santa Ana City Council approved the Homeless <br />Prevention, Intervention and Mitigation Plan to address homelessness and the impact of <br />Resolution No. 2018 - <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />55C-5 <br />