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indicate that this needs to change and the county should be providing transportation to released inmates to other cities besides Santa Ana. • Santa Ana beds- The county needs to reaffirm that the City will have control over 125 beds in the proposed facility. • Central SPA beds- The county needs to reaffirm that the remainder of the beds will be for the Central SPA based upon proportionality of homeless including how these individuals are sourced to their city of origin. • The Courtyard/Armory Closure -The county reaffirms its commitment to close The Courtyard and The Armory upon opening of an alternative site. Essentially, closure of 625 beds in those two facilities obviously with the Armory operating only seasonally. • The Courtyard Interim Plan- The county should consider immediate action items that will improve conditions at The Courtyard to show that it can operate a facility in Santa Ana that may be acceptable. I think we can all agree that the situation at The Courtyard is also not acceptable right now. The county should be able to put into practice some of the above items immediately at The Courtyard. They have an opportunity to show that they can have a facility operate more like Bridges at Kraemer or The Link by their actions at The Courtyard. By human nature, when we hear that a new shelter will be opened, a lot of folks will automatically compare it to the only facility that they know ... The Courtyard. By default, they think the new facility will operate like the old facility which from what I am hearing, that is not the desire of the County (a good thing). As a reminder, Yale would be replacing two existing county operations (The Courtyard and The Armory) which comprise a total of 625 beds so in theory the city would not house any more homeless folks but they would be in far better facilities for both them and the surrounding community. If it is acceptable to you to have The Courtyard and Armory replaced with an alternative site such as Yale inside of Santa Ana, I would ask that you put this forth into a discussion item and let the county know under what conditions you would reaffirm your commitment to Yale (or any other site). Essentially, be proactive instead of waiting for the county. In the alternative, I would encourage you to have the county put forth its outline of how a replacement facility would be operated addressing the above items and your other concerns. I believe that there are benefits to being proactive in this manner because you can indicate conditions instead of responding to them. I am concerned that by stopping the Yale facility, the county is jeopardizing our discussions before Judge Carter as it relates to the city's cases. We need to get this back on track not only for the sake of the on going federal cases but also for the betterment of those who are experiencing homelessness.