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Agreement with Illumination Foundation for a Permanent Emergency Homeless Shelter June 16, 2020 Page 6 reduce costs by leveraging recuperative care funding from local hospitals, stimulating effective outcomes. Illumination Foundation will provide 50 recuperative care beds which will meet complex needs of the most vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness in Santa Ana. Santa Ana Police Officers will be able bring individuals direct to the recuperative care facility, if it is not a medical emergency requiring Emergency Room visit or hospitalization. This also allows the City of Santa Ana to leverage medical dollars that they would not normally be able to access including; • Medical care coordination with Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) • Medication oversight • Receive Health Homes services • Medical social services • Intensive case management • Behavioral health services • Substance use counseling • Transportation to medical appointments Furthermore, clients can move between a recuperative care bed to a navigation center bed without leaving the facility. Location and Design The HSNC will be located within a 29,503-square foot industrial building on 1.5 acres in an industrial zone at 1815 Carnegie Avenue in Santa Ana. The building is currently vacant. There are no residences within one-half mile from this location. The entire use will take place on -site. There is a large parking lot and a 10-foot-high fence surrounding the entire parcel. Entry and exit of the site will be controlled by a rolling gate system. In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Illumination Foundation has addressed CDC guidelines for a post COVID-19 environment. This includes COVID-19 contingencies, some structural engineering, and HVAC refinements. The new plan includes a community clinic with medical, dental, and behavioral health components that brings a critical resource in-house, and greatly improves the capacity of the center to prevent and counteract COVID-19. Additionally, the plan decompresses density, and increases and diversifies common areas. The dining area is increased to include an additional covered outdoor dining area to better accommodate social distancing. An area is designated for isolation units in case of an outbreak. This area will have a dedicated HVAC unit that will create a negative pressure environment to prevent the spread of the virus. The new plan adds over 16,000 SF in second -floor space (over 9,100 SF more than the original plan). In addition to the architectural and design elements highlighted above, measures to address the short and long-term reality of COVID-19 include; incorporating ultraviolet light and better filtering in the HVAC units to actively kill germs and purify the air on a continual basis, thermal imaging systems and other technologies to better monitor all clients and staff for signs of fever, and adding Plexiglass on top of 4' partitions to further increase safety. Community Outreach In advance of this Council Meeting, City staff has completed initial outreach to the area business community. Additionally, Illumination Foundation will host a series of community meetings and will