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Homeless Services Quarterly Report for October — December 2018 March 19, 2019 Page 5 Eight Updates 1. Santa Ana Establishes Interim Emergency Homeless Shelter in 28 days- The Link On November 15, 2018, the City of Santa Ana and Mercy House, hosted a media tour of The Link, Santa Ana's Interim Emergency Homeless Shelter. The 200 bed, 24-hour, ADA accessible emergency shelter, serves women, men, couples, and families with minor aged children. The Link opened its door for clients that very night. Attending the media tour were the OC Register, The Voice of OC, The Los Angeles Times, ABC News, CBS News, Spectrum News/Media, KFI, Telemundo 54, KCAL 9 and NBC 4 News. The stories highlighted the excellent quality of work by the City of Santa Ana and the positive outcomes of public and private partnership. 2. Santa Ana acknowledged in Federal Hearing on Homeless Update with Judge Carter On October 29th 2018, the Honorable Federal District Judge David Carter, convened the County of Orange, the cities of Santa Ana and Anaheim, the Santa Ana and Anaheim Police Chiefs, and Mayors, City Managers and elected officials to attend a hearing regarding a status update on Homeless Emergency Shelters throughout the County. The City of Santa Ana was represented by Mayor Miguel Pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Martinez, City Manager Raul Godinez, Deputy City Manager Robert, Director of Public Works Fuad Sweiss and City Attorneys. Pro -Tem Mayor Martinez showcased a short video of the Santa Ana Interim Emergency Shelter- The Link, during its development period and spoke on the efforts by City Council and City Staff to make the shelter ready for operation in 28 days. Judge Carter declared the creation of the Link as a not only a "County, State but also a National" best practice model to immediately address the homeless crisis. 4. Santa Ana opposes re -opening of Santa Ana Armory On November 15, 2018 City Manager Raul Godinez provided a letter to the County of orange opposing the re -opening of the Santa Ana Armory. With the opening of The Link, Santa Ana's Interim Emergency Homeless Shelter, the City of Santa Ana requested that the armory remain, at this time, as to not create further undue burden to our community. The City has participated in a regional collaborative approach and continues to encourage Orange County cities to share the responsibility in providing resources to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. 5. Santa Ana receives visit from HUD for the Orchard Project On Thursday, November 15, 2018 the City of Santa Ana, in partnership with Community Development Partners and Unit Way, provided a tour of The orchard, Santa Ana's first Permanent Supportive Housing project to the United States Department and Urban Development (HUD). The 71 -unit hotel was converted to provide housing for individuals experiencing and receiving supportive services from Mercy House. 19E-5