CORRESPONDENCE - CLOSED SESSION 1B

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DE Document 158 Filed 04/26/18 Page 12 of 27 Page ID #:2490 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 65. On April 19, 2018, the South Orange County Mayors proposed Silverado Elementary School, a rural county owned property, as a potential site for a I homeless shelter, 66. On April 24, 2018, the Board of Supervisors voted to reject the Silverado Elementary School site proposal, As of the filing of this Cross -Complaint, no Orange County city has provided a location for an emergency shelter. Ufl 67. Santa Ana seeks meaningful progress toward an equitable distribution of homeless services, whether it be through resources or shelter throughout the County. Cross -Defendants must work collaboratively to resolve the current homeless crisis and to avert another. The communal goal must be a sustainable, long-term plan that is both city -specific and regional in nature. There must be a basic willingness to seriously consider, or at least not oppose, the provision of low barrier shelters and permanent supportive housing by Cross -Defendants as well as the provision of social services by city representatives or third parties, all in a dignified and humane manner. FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION Violation of Eighth Amendment (42 U.S.C. § 1983) (Against All Cross -Defendants) 68. Defendant and Cross -Complainant City of Santa Ana incorporates by reference and realleges Paragraphs 1 through 67 as if fully set forth herein. 69. Cross -Defendant cities have either opposed, refused, or rejected the siting of homeless shelters and services in their jurisdictions. Santa Ana has the densest concentration of homeless individuals in the County. Despite state requirements for each city to provide housing for homeless individuals, Cross - Defendant cities have made insubstantial progress or failed to do so entirely.