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Community Development Agency <br />santa-ana.org/community-development <br />Item # 18 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />February 7, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Appropriation Adjustment to Recognize Homeless Housing, Assistance and <br />Prevention Program Funds <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Approve Appropriation Adjustment to Recognize Remainder Disbursement of Homeless <br />Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Funds – Round 3 (Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Approve appropriation adjustment recognizing $8,232,281.35 in funds from the State of <br />California, Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency in revenue account <br />(no.12218002-52025) and appropriate the same amount to expenditure account (no. <br />12218717-various) to address homelessness in the City of Santa Ana. (Requires five <br />affirmative votes) <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) was signed into <br />law on July 31, 2019 by Governor Newsom. HHAP Round 1 was a $650 million grant <br />that provided local jurisdictions with funds to support regional coordination, and expand <br />or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges. The <br />City of Santa Ana (City) was awarded $8,422,162.84. The majority of these funds were <br />used for the tenant improvements at the Homeless Navigation Center. <br />HHAP Round 2 was a $300 million grant that supported previous funding to respond to <br />homelessness. The City was awarded $3,981,386. Similar to Round 1 funds, the <br />majority of these funds were used for tenant improvements at the Homeless Navigation <br />Center. <br />HHAP Round 3 is a $1 billion block grant that supports both HHAP Round 1 and Round <br />2 funding activities and the City will use the HHAP Round 3 grant ($10,290,351.69) for <br />Navigation Center operation costs, outreach and engagement, administration, and the <br />delivery of permanent housing for homeless youth. The City received an initial <br />disbursement of $2,058,070.34, of which a portion was used for tenant improvements at <br />the Navigation Center and for outreach and engagement. To receive the remaining <br />portion of the grant award, totaling $8,232,281.35, the State of California required that <br />all eligible entities submit an application including an approved local homelessness