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Community Development Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/community-development <br />Item # 19 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />June 20, 2023 <br />TOPIC: MOU Commitment to Partnership for Homeless Housing, Assistance and <br />Prevention (HHAP) Program <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Orange, the City of Anaheim, the <br />City of Irvine, and the City of Santa Ana for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and <br />Prevention (HHAP) Program Regional Coordination <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding with the <br />County of Orange, the City of Anaheim, and the City of Irvine, to support regional <br />coordination to address homelessness challenges. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) recently provided <br />guidance for applicants seeking HHAP-4 funding. This document requires a regional <br />MOU that outlines local efforts to increase regional coordination and clearly describes <br />jurisdictional roles and responsibilities, joint coordination, and collaborative funding <br />efforts to achieve greater alignment for HHAP jurisdictions receiving entities. <br />In an effort to meet this requirement, staff from each of these jurisdictions worked <br />together to draft a MOU for consideration by each government body. The MOU <br />establishes a partnership on county-wide efforts to strengthen regional goals to address <br />the needs of individuals and families experiencing homelessness as it relates to HHAP <br />Round 4 funds. These goals will include working closely with the Orange County <br />Continuum of Care, and strengthening systemic efforts and processes to show a <br />reduction of the number of persons experiencing homelessness or who become <br />homeless annually, on a regional basis. <br />The County will be taking this MOU (Exhibit 1) to the Board of Supervisors for approval <br />on July 25, 2023, following approval by the Continuum of Care Board on June 28, 2023. <br />The cities of Anaheim and Irvine plan to take this item to their Councils during the month <br />of June. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.