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Item 65C — MOU Public Comments — aaia 0s Don't change the intent of the MOU but strengthened the City's position and protect the City's financial contribution. Either amend this MOU or create an additional MOU. Key points The City is agreeing to allocate all of its $3,500,000 State of Emergency Funds and $1 million SB 2 funding as part of this agreement. The City should secure language guaranteeing an operational agreement, review of the operational plan, a commitment not to increase the number of beds, and a role in approving the site operator. • If there are no additional emergency shelter beds approved in the Central SPA by December 2018, the City should seek proportional funding from the other Central SPA cities to help with the operations and mitigate the impacts to Santa Ana,. A significant share of the City's SB 2 funding should used to build permanent supportive housing instead of operating a 600 bed emergency shelter. • The County expects to provide services at the Site equal to those provided at the Courtyard, plus additional services, including but not limited to social and mental health services as determined in the reasonable discretion of the County. The County should agree to close the MRA facility once services begin at the Santa Ana site(s) and the Anita Drive location opens. The City should have flexibility for multiple sites to accommodate 600 beds. A 600 -bed shelter will be the largest em er encu shelter in Southern California. If multiple sites are identified and require additional County assessment resources, then City, Central SPA cities and County will agree to the additional operating costs. • Ideally, Santa Ana should have only one low barrier emergency shelter no larger than 200 beds. The other 400 beds should be run like Bridges at Kraemer.