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Community Development Agency <br />santa-ana.org/cd <br />Item # 17 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />December 6, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Approve Street Outreach and Engagement Agreement with City Net <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Approve an Agreement with City Net to Provide Street Outreach and Engagement <br />Services for Quality -of -Life Services, in an Amount not to Exceed $2,801,700.10 <br />beginning January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 (Non -General Fund and Revive <br />Santa Ana Program) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with City Net in an amount not <br />to exceed $2,801,700.10 for the Santa Ana Multidisciplinary Street Outreach and <br />Engagement (SMART) Program that responds to reports for quality -of -life services <br />from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, with provision for three (3) optional <br />one-year extensions as authorized by the City Manager, subject to non -substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements required by state or federal <br />agencies for the use of HHAP and ARPA funding. <br />DISCUSSION <br />City Net (City Net is a DBA of Kingdom Causes, Inc.) was founded in 2003 to address <br />homelessness in the City of Long Beach that would collaborate with faith -based <br />organizations, non -profits, and city departments. Their efforts led to a 26% reduction in <br />homelessness in the City of Long Beach, and since then City Net has become recognized <br />as one of the largest and effective providers of street outreach and engagement services. <br />Their program has been utilized by the cities of Anaheim, Bellflower, Brea, Buena Park, <br />Costa Mesa, Chula Vista, Corona, Cypress, Fullerton, Garden Grove, La Habra, La <br />Palma, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Placentia, San Clemente, Santa Barbara, Santa <br />Maria, Stanton, Temecula, Tustin and Westminster. Counties such as Orange, Riverside <br />and Santa Barbara have contracted with City Net to address homelessness along flood <br />control properties, parks, and other county properties. <br />City Net focuses on a collaborative approach with agencies to help direct individuals from <br />living on the streets to obtaining shelter "street exits." As an experienced service provider, <br />the City of Santa Ana (City) partnered with City Net through a small grant funded through <br />the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2016 for outreach and <br />engagement services. This initial grant led to case management services provided to <br />