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th Thank you for reaching out. We are bringing this action to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, the 16 for approval. The proposed operations and program structure of this year’s Cold Weather Shelter are very similar to previous seasons. Thanks, Doug Becht, MSW Acting Director Office of Care Coordination th 405 W. 5 St, Suite 677, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Direct: 714-834-2323 Office of Care Coordination: 714-834-5000 From: Tim Johnson <tjohnson@jlkrllp.com> Sent: Monday, November 8, 2021 8:22 PM To: Becht, Douglas <DBecht@ochca.com>; Chau, Clayton <CChau@ochca.com> Cc: Ridge, Kristine <kridge@santa-ana.org>; Mendoza, Steven <SMendoza@santa-ana.org>; Sarmiento, Vince <vsarmiento@santa-ana.org>; Eggers, Terri <TEggers@santa-ana.org> Subject: Santa Ana Armory Attention: This email originated from outside the County of Orange. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Mr. Becht and Dr. Chau (cc Santa Ana’s City Mgr Ridge, Assistant City Mgr Mendoza, Mayor Sarmiento, & Homeless Services Mgr Eggers- I am also bcc’ing a few folks also for disclosure also)….I am seeking information regarding the proposed re-opening of the Santa Ana Armory on Warner as the county’s only cold Weather Emergency Shelter which I am hoping you can provide some information. As you know, the Board will be considering this as part of agenda item th #16 at the Board’s Nov 16 meeting. Specifically, I am worried about disproportionate impact upon Santa Ana and how sometimes the actions of the county are contributing (unknowingly??) to the concentration of individuals experiencing homelessness in Santa Ana. After a quick reading, I am hoping you can assist me with: 1. Geography…the ASR indicates that the Shelter will be for the county. Historically, the cold weather shelters were restricted to the SPA regions. The Fullerton Armory proved for those in the North SPA while the Central SPA was serviced by the Santa Ana Armory. Is it the county’s intention to allow individuals from all over the county to utilize the Santa Ana shelter? For example, someone in the City of Orange…are they able to utilize the Santa Ana Armory even though they are in the North SPA? What if someone gets transportation from the City of Orange or the City of Irvine to the pick up location, are they able to utilize the Santa Ana Armory? If the intention is to abide by the Settlement Agreement in the Catholic Worker case and not assist in movement of those seeking shelter across SPA lines, can you explicitly indicate that this Shelter is for the Central SPA? 2. Transportation…The Contract with VOALA indicates that the county will work with the City where the Shelter is located to determine transportation pick up and drop off locations. Have you already coordinated this with the City of Santa Ana? Can you share the locations of the transportation points? Can the City request and the county agree to have transportation points in other cities? The inference is that there will only be a pick up/drop off location in Santa Ana and not in any other cities within the area that is to be serviced by this shelter. If the shelter is for the county as a whole, then transporation should be coordinated throughout the county and not only in Santa Ana. If the shelter is just for the Central SPA, then transporation should be coordinated throughout the Central SPA cities. If the shelter is just for Santa Ana residents (which I highly doubt), then it would be OK to have only coordination within the city of Santa Ana. By providing only one location in Santa Ana, the county is forcing those who may be most comfortable spending the days in their own community to relocate to Santa Ana due to logistical issues. If I am homeless in Garden Grove, I will likely spend my days close to the drop off location in Santa Ana. If I am homeless in San Clemente, I will most likely spend my time in Santa Ana so that I can be close to the transportation point despite having most of my ties to San Clemente. It is not right for the county to relocate homeless individuals to the City of Santa Ana through its own policies. You may not 4