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rLDisability <br />Fights <br />California <br />California's protection & advocacy system <br />March 3, 2020 <br />Via U.S. Mail and E-mail. eComments Santa-ana org <br />Mayor Miguel Pulido <br />Councilmember Vicente Sarmiento <br />Councilmember David Penaloza <br />Councilmember Jose Solorio <br />City Council Chamber <br />22 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, California 92701 <br />LEGAL ADVOCACY UNIT <br />350 S. Bixel St., Ste. 290 <br />Los Angeles, CA 90017 <br />Tel: (213) 213-8000 <br />Fax: (213) 213-8001 <br />TTY: (800) 719-5798 <br />Intake Line: (800) 776-5746 <br />www.disabilityrightsca org <br />Councilmember Phil Bacerra <br />Councilmember Juan Villegas <br />Councilmember Cecilia Iglesias <br />Re: Demand to Stop the Unlawful Discrimination Against Individuals with <br />Disabilities and Request for Reasonable modifications <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and Councilmembers: <br />We write on behalf of homeless individuals with disabilities, who rely on the <br />Mental Health Association of Orange County's South Main Street Site ("MHA- <br />OC" and "South Main Street Site" respectively) to manage the symptoms of <br />their disabilities. The City of Santa Ana has rolled out "Homeless Programs" <br />through multiple programs and services funded by state and federal grants to <br />increase work with mental health providers to provide mental health treatment, <br />health services and housing counseling to homeless individuals who reside in <br />the City.' The South Main Street Site is a critical piece of that service <br />1 The homeless program and services ("Homeless Programs") offered by the City of Santa Ana <br />include: a portion of $40 million in HUD funds to address the significant mental illness of homeless <br />persons through its SP-60 Homelessness Strategy— 91.215(d), Homeless Evaluation Assessment <br />Response Team (H.E.A.R.T.) which oversees homeless outreach needs, safety and security as well as <br />addressing homeless individuals' mental health conditions, over $4 million in Homeless Emergency <br />Aid Program from the State of California to provide connection to mental health services through its <br />