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<br />Orozco, Norma <br />From:Tim Johnson <tjohnson@jlkrllp.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, May 04, 2021 12:54 PM <br />To:eComment <br />Cc:Sarmiento, Vicente; Lopez, Jorge (SAPD); Bacerra, Phil; Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; <br />Mendoza, Nelida; Hernandez, Johnathan <br />Subject:Item 26- Project Roomkey <br />Council will be discussing whether to have the City Manager and staff look into utilizing Project Roomkey at your council <br />meeting tonight with agenda item 26. I urge you to quickly and promptly have the city Manager come up with a plan to <br />immediately implement housing alternatives using Project Roomkey funding that is currently available. As you likely <br />know, the county was previously operating this program but is no longer but has indicated that they will provide the <br />logistical support to any city who wants to work with the program. <br /> <br />Since funding is only provided through the early Fall 2021 which is quickly approaching, I believe that it may even be <br />prudent to utilize emergency authority to move this along even quicker. I also would not be surprised if our city is in <br />violation of the OCCW settlement with Judge Carter since our city no longer has a local city operated emergency shelter <br />within our city limits since The Link was shut down and moved to Fullerton. Additionally, the Link was already seeming <br />to be lower capacity than ordered by the Judge also…I am sure you are already aware of that. <br /> <br />I believe that Project Roomkey will allow you not only to be in compliance with the settlement agreement but also <br />provide necessary housing to those who are willing to accept it- including a locking door instead of a congregate living <br />site. Additionally, since Roomkey was designed to utilize motels, this may even help a motel owner in our city also. <br /> <br />Additionally, since Project Roomkey is only a temporary solution, I would urge you to work with the county to transition <br />each of the individuals who may accept help in finding appropriate housing after this program is ceased. Also, please <br />provide those who need mental health services, physical health services, and addiction counseling while in the program <br />so that they are able to transition into society. I believe that funding should be available through the county and state <br />for helping in this area. <br /> <br />Again, I urge you to explore this option. Hopefully it has already started as I believe I urged previously the same thing <br />with the encampment on Ross. Thanks for taking steps to improve the life of all of our residents in Santa Ana. <br /> <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 />2601 Main Street, Suite 580, Irvine, CA 92614 <br /> <br />See our latest business news and insights by clicking here <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 />