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a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) beds or persons may be served nightly and maximum of two hundred <br />(200) beds. Any emergency shelter for homeless with greater than thirty (30) beds, but less than one hundred <br />fifty (150) beds, shall be subject to approval of a conditional use permit consistent with Article V of this <br />chapter <br />Back in 2013, our city held several community meetings, planning commission study sessions, and stakeholder focus <br />groups to gather input on rezoning a S132 area in our city. <br />Through a collaborative effort, the City has adopted a new ordinance to help address homeless needs in Santa Ana. This <br />ordinance is in response to Senate Bill 2, requiring all communities in California to identify at least one zone where <br />emergency shelters can be allowed by right, as well as residential zones to allow Transitional/Supportive Housing <br />opportunities. <br />http•(/www ci.santo-ana.ca us/pba/planning/EmergencyShelterOrdinance asp <br />As a city, we decided that based on community and stakeholder input that we would only allow a maximum of 200 <br />beds at a homeless shelter. Now we are told the city and county are proposing a 600 to 700 bed homeless shelter in <br />our city. <br />This appears to be another example where our city has asked for our input, taken it to create a new ordinance, and <br />then basically ignored our input and the city ordinance when it comes time to build a new homeless shelter. <br />If you agree to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Orange to create a homeless shelter larger <br />than 200 beds, you will be going directly against the will of the people of Santa Ana! <br />I agree we need to have a homeless shelter in our city to address our homeless population, but it should only have a <br />maximum of 200 beds as per our city ordinance. Our city has already taken action to create housing including: <br />- Salvation Army Hospitality House 50 beds <br />- WisePLACE 60 Beds <br />- The Orchard 71 beds <br />- The Aqua Project 56 beds pending <br />- Veterans Village 70 beds pending <br />- Armory 200 beds during winter months <br />Therefore we should only agree to a MOU with the County of Orange for a shelter location with a maximum of 200 <br />beds. <br />I've attended several of Judge Carter's hearings on the issue, and he has stated the Central SPA needs around 600 beds <br />available to address the homeless population in the Central SPA. There are 10 other cities located in the Central SPA, <br />and they should have to find additional locations for a homeless shelter in their cities for the remaining 400 beds in the <br />Central SPA instead of Santa Ana being the only city to do it. <br />You should be protecting the residents of Santa Ana and Championing for only a 200 bed shelter in our city! <br />Attached are the following: <br />1. May 23, 2012 Summary of Group Discussions SERVICE PROVIDERS/STAKEHOLDERS MEETING <br />2. July 8, 2013 Planning Commission approval of S132 Zoning Ordinance Amendment <br />3. July 8, 2013 Planning Commission Presentation SB2 Zoning Ordinance Amendment <br />