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CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2020-005 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL <br />DECLARING ITS OPPOSITION TO THE COUNTY OF <br />ORANGE'S CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A <br />HOMELESS SHELTER ON YALE STREET AND <br />ANYWHERE ELSE IN SANTA ANA UNTIL THE COUNTY <br />OF ORANGE IS OPERATING A PROPORTIONAL <br />AMOUNT OF SHELTER BEDS IN THE SOUTH SERVICE <br />PLANNING AREA AS EXISTS IN THE CENTRAL AND <br />NORTH SERVICE PLANNING AREAS <br />WHEREAS, the growing homelessness crisis is a countywide and regional issue <br />for which every city in throughout the County of Orange must take responsibility; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has been spending nearly $17 million annually <br />on homelessness -related matters and expects to increase that amount to about $25 <br />million as the Santa Ana City Council has made finding solutions to this problem a top <br />priority; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana's shelter, The Link, provides 200 beds for those <br />experiencing homelessness, along with resources for housing, employment and social <br />services; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana hosts the 200-bed winter shelter at the National <br />Guard Armory and the operation of that facility continues to have negative impacts on the <br />City of Santa Ana, its business owners, and residents; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is contracting with City Net, a nonprofit social <br />services provider that actively seeks out homeless individuals and works to place them in <br />housing and connect them with resources to help them get back on their feet; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has funded programs resulting in over 100 <br />homeless individuals being placed in permanent housing this past year; and <br />WHEREAS, Santa Ana is home to nonprofit organizations such as WISEPlace <br />women's transitional housing program, which provides 60 beds along with supportive <br />services for women experiencing homelessness, as well as the Salvation Army Hospitality <br />House, which is a 75-bed residential emergency shelter for homeless men; and <br />WHEREAS, the County of Orange has proposed a regional homeless services <br />concept where the County of Orange would concentrate its efforts to locate shelters and <br />provide services in the North, Central and South Service Planning Areas; and <br />Resolution No. 2020-005 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />