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April 16, 2019 <br />ANDREW DO <br />SUPERVISOR, FIRST DISTRICT <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS <br />333 W. SANTA ANA BLVD., P.O. BOX 687, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92702-0687 <br />PHONE (714) 834-3110 FAX (714) 834-5754 ondrew.do®ocgov.com <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and Santa Ana Councilmembers, <br />Due to the high level of public interest in the City's proposed use of the County's Yale <br />Street property as a replacement for the Courtyard, I am writing to request that <br />appropriate community outreach be done and formal action taken by the current City <br />Council to reaffirm its above -stated intention and seek community support for said <br />project on Yale Street. <br />Since becoming a County Supervisor 4 years ago, I have worked diligently to improve <br />the homeless condition in Santa Ana. I am proud of the work we have done in clearing <br />the homeless encampments along the Santa Ana Riverbed, in the Civic Center - at the <br />request of the City, and along Santiago Creek. The County also undertook the Jack <br />Fisher Park Fencing project in Floral Park at our own expense. We have also been <br />providing ongoing outreach support at the OC Link homeless shelter and throughout <br />Santa Ana's parks and communities. Additionally, the County's lawsuit that I initiated <br />stopped the Needle Exchange Program here in Santa Ana. <br />Regarding the County's current homeless shelter, Santa Ana City Councilmembers <br />have expressed to me at different times, formally and informally, their desire to move <br />the Courtyard to a different location. Given the high population of homeless residents in <br />the City, it is not feasible to argue getting rid of the Courtyard, especially with Santa Ana <br />being a defendant city in a federal lawsuit. <br />An example is a meeting I had with Councilmember Jose Solorio in my office in October <br />of 2017, where he presented me with his "21 Point Plan" that includes the following as <br />suggestion #2: <br />Request that the County of Orange replace the location of the temporary <br />Courtyard facility to another permanent location in Santa Ana. The County's <br />Bridges at Kraemer Place in Anaheim is a model facility for a future Santa Ana <br />facility. The City should oppose the renewal of the Courtyard facility use beyond <br />2018. <br />For over a year, that is what I have been trying to do. Councilman Solorio was not the <br />only councilmember who advocated for an alternate site. <br />