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City of Santa Ana RFP: Year -Round Homeless Shelter and Navigation Center EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City of Santa Ana's Community Development Agency (CDA) is seeking proposals from eligible respondents to enter into a public -private partnership to develop, construct and operate a Year -Round Homeless Shelter & Navigation Center (HSNC) that will serve 200 individuals, with the ability to scale up to 250 individuals. The term of the agreement will be ten years. The site must be located within the Santa Ana city limits. Funding will be provided by the City of Santa Ana through various funding sources outlined within this RFP. Only non-profit organizations currently providing services to individuals experiencing homelessness and which meet the minimum submission requirements will be considered. The City of Santa Ana currently operates a homeless shelter, referred to as The Link, which was opened in November 2018 as an interim emergency homeless shelter. The Link is a 200-bed emergency shelter for men, women, couples and families with children. The Link may be scheduled to cease operation upon the opening of a year-round homeless shelter and navigation center. That homeless shelter, subject to this RFP, will replace The Link. Respondents are encouraged to submit creative proposals that approach navigation centers, emergency shelters, housing and homelessness with innovative solutions. We are looking for fresh ideas, concepts and designs that together may stimulate effective outcomes. Santa Ana expects proposals to be project -ready with the intent of having the site operational no later than November 2020. BACKGROUND According to the 2019 Orange County Point -In -Time Count, the Orange County's homeless population increased from 4,792 to 6,860 from the 2017 Point -In -Time Count. Santa Ana's portion of the county's homeless is reported to be 1,769. As the County Seat, the City of Santa Ana has been on the frontline of addressing Orange County's homelessness. As a result, the City has invested resources and created programs to address the needs and impacts of homelessness throughout the City. Since 2018, the City has launched the following projects and initiatives to address the growing homeless population: Homeless Services Manager: Hired to coordinate and address the City's homeless efforts through internal and external collaborations at the local, state and federal level. n