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<br />Salas, Diana <br />From:Tim Johnson <tjohnson@jlkrllp.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, June 16, 2020 9:12 AM <br />To:Sarmiento, Vicente; Pulido, Miguel; Solorio, Jose; Penaloza, David; Bacerra, Phil; <br />Villegas, Juan; Mendoza, Nelida; eComment <br />Subject:Agenda Item 1B <br />Attachments:7 OC City Amicus Brief to SCOTUS on Martin v Boise (with Location Highlights).pdf <br />Please provide an update to the public on all homeless lawsuits so that we know the status. I would like to know not <br />only the status of our compliance, or non-compliance, with the Settlement in the OCCW case but also with regards to <br />the case that was filed yet not served back in 2018 as well as more recent cases against MHA and the county as it relates <br />to the Armory shelter. I understand that you do not have to provide updates, but there is nothing preventing you from <br />providing an update to the residents of our city. <br /> <br />Additionally, I continue to urge you to address our municipal code as it relates to homeless shelters. I, as many of you I <br />believe, think that every city should be stepping up and provide respite for those who are experiencing <br />homelessness. Currently, I believe that other cities may be contemplating buying or leasing property in an SB2 zoned <br />area of Santa Ana and operating a small scale shelter in our city in hopes of satisfying their own homeless needs to <br />enforce their local ordinances. Now this may be helpful for those experiencing homelessness, but it hardly seems fair <br />for those who are living and working in Santa Ana for another city to operate a shelter here in our city. <br /> <br />Please consider reviewing our shelter ordinances and making adjustments as necessary. I am attaching an amicus brief <br />from 7 South County cities which was submitted as part of the Martin v Boise case in September of 2019. I direct you to <br />page 4 where they begin the discussion of shelter location and then further on page 6 where they contemplate the <br />above discussed scenario. If South County cities are seeking clarification as to whether this is allowed, I can pretty much <br />guarantee you that they are already considering it and that there are some who would move ahead on this. If nothing <br />else, I would urge a council to direct legal staff to explore this matter and provide a legal opinion on it. <br /> <br />Thank you and I am praying for you to make decisions for our city which will help us to move towards greatness. <br />Tim Johnson , CPA <br /> <br />Partner <br /> <br /> <br />(949) 860-9892 <br /> <br /> <br />(714) 743-1065 <br /> <br />tjohnson@jlkrllp.com <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2601 Main Street, Suite 580, Irvine, CA 92614 <br /> <br />Find the latest COVID-19 business news and resources here <br /> <br /> <br />This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is <br />protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this <br />message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. JLK Rosenberger is a California Limited Liability Partnership <br />and a member firm of PKF International Limited, a family of legally independent member firms and does not accept any responsibility <br />or liability for the actions or inactions on the part of any other individual member or correspondent firm or firms. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />