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Homeless Services Quarterly Report for July - September 2018 November 20, 2018 Page 7 6. Santa Ana to receive 150 Additional HUD Vouchers The Housing Division and the Homeless Division are pleased to announce that on August 21St, 2018 the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana was informed award notice of a total of 100 HUD VASH vouchers for homeless veterans. Over the last three years the Housing Authority has been awarded 275 HUD VASH vouchers. In addition, on September 5th, 2018, the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana was informed award notice of a total of 50 HUD Mainstream Vouchers for non -elderly disabled homeless individuals. These vouchers will be administered in partnership with the Illumination Foundation who will be providing supportive services to the homeless population. 7. Santa Ana Appointment to the Orange County Commission to End Homelessness On August 28, 2018, the Orange County Board of Supervisors appointed members of the Commission to End Homelessness. This includes representatives from the Central Service Planning Area (SPA). City of Santa Ana Deputy City Manager, Robert Cortez, was appointed to represent the Central SPA. The Commission is expected to convene in November 2018. The Commission to End Homelessness, provides oversight and accountability for the implementation of the goals and strategies as defined in the County's Ten -Year Plan to End Homelessness. This appointment will bring a total of three City of Santa Ana employees (Robert Cortez, Judson Brown, and Hafsa Kaka) serving on County boards and commissions to help address homelessness in Santa Ana and the Orange County region. 8. Homeless Emergency Aid Program Funds On August 22, 2018, the Orange County Continuum of Care Board (CoC) approved a motion to designate the County of Orange as the Fiscal Agent for the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) on behalf of the CoC for the amount of $15,568,715.65. The CoC Board also approved the proportional distribution of HEAP funds by 2017 Point -In -Time count for the unsheltered count established by regional Service Planning Areas (SPA). As such, the available allocation would be the following amounts available for each region: • North SPA with 36% of the unsheltered population: $5,044,263.87 • Central SPA with 53% of the unsheltered population: $7,426,277.37 • South SPA with 11 % of the unsheltered population: $1,541,302.85 In addition, the CoC Board approved to create a diverse and equitable Ad Hoc Committee to facilitate the proposal process. The CoC will establish a transparent and competitive process for the project selection. The Ad Hoc Committee will review and recommend proposed projects submitted for funding to the CoC Board and to the Commission to End Homelessness. The City of Santa Ana is represented on both the CoC Board and the Commission: Judson Brown, Housing Division Manager, serves as the Chair of the Continuum of Care Board, and Robert Cortez, Deputy City Manager, serves on the Commission to End Homelessness. The City of Santa Ana has participated in the competitive process for the CoC HEAP funds in addition to applying for the Notice of Available Funding (NOFA) for the Large City grant allocation of $3,690,885.84. 19G-7