55E - RESO DECLARING OPPOSTION TO YALE ST SHELTER

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CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL DECLARING ITS OPPOSITION TO THE COUNTY OF ORANGE'S CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A HOMELESS SHELTER ON YALE STREET AND ANYWHERE ELSE IN SANTA ANA UNTIL THE COUNTY OF ORANGE IS OPERATING A PROPORTIONAL AMOUNT OF SHELTER BEDS IN THE SOUTH SERVICE PLANNING AREA AS EXISTS IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTH SERVICE PLANNING AREAS WHEREAS, the growing homelessness crisis is a countywide and regional issue for which every city in throughout the County of Orange must take responsibility; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has been spending nearly $17 million annually on homelessness -related matters and expects to increase that amount to about $25 million as the Santa Ana City Council has made finding solutions to this problem a top priority; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana's shelter, The Link, provides 200 beds for those experiencing homelessness, along with resources for housing, employment and social services; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana hosts the 200-bed winter shelter at the National Guard Armory and the operation of that facility continues to have negative impacts on the City of Santa Ana, its business owners, and residents; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is contracting with City Net, a nonprofit social services provider that actively seeks out homeless individuals and works to place them in housing and connect them with resources to help them get back on their feet; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has funded programs resulting in over 100 homeless individuals being placed in permanent housing this past year; and WHEREAS, Santa Ana is home to nonprofit organizations such as WISEPlace women's transitional housing program, which provides 60 beds along with supportive services for women experiencing homelessness, as well as the Salvation Army Hospitality House, which is a 75-bed residential emergency shelter for homeless men; and WHEREAS, the County of Orange has proposed a regional homeless services concept where the County of Orange would concentrate its efforts to locate shelters and provide services in the North, Central and South Service Planning Areas; and WHEREAS, certain elected representatives and residents in the Central and South Service Planning Areas protested the construction and operation of homeless shelters in their communities, and as a result, the County of Orange staff and Board of Supervisors have made no further efforts to invest resources in locating shelters or services in those areas: and 55E-5