Item 22 - Approve an Operational Agreement with Illumination Foundation

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Agreement with Illumination Foundation for Operation of Homeless Navigation Center September 7, 2021 Page 3 to increasing the housing stability of the most vulnerable individuals, but also to address the mental and physical health of the clients they serve. If selected as the operator of the Homeless Navigation Center, they will be able to incorporate best practices learned in each of these settings into the new Homeless Navigation Center. Existing case managers at the Fullerton Recuperative Care Center will transfer, along with the Santa Ana clients, to the new shelter, maintaining those established relationships that are key to assisting people move from shelter to housing options. The recuperative care facility will remain available to the City until the Homeless Navigation Center is completed. An extension to the Fullerton Recuperative Care Center agreement is agendized for City Council approval on September 7, 2021, in the case that additional time be needed to complete the Homeless Navigation Center. The Homeless Navigation Center will provide 200 beds, scalable up to 310 beds for Santa Ana individuals, couples, and families with children. The budget associated with this action is for 200 beds. Future consideration to grow will be by a separate action at a later date. Adhering to the principles of Housing First, clients will be admitted with low -barrier requirements through approved referral agencies. All clients will be transported in and out of the shelter, as no walk-in traffic is allowed. During their stay, clients will be offered a robust package of supportive services to transition to permanent housing and to cope with underlying issues causing them to cycle through the system. Illumination Foundation will partner with Clarke Lew Medical Corporation to provide medical and mental healthcare services, exclusive of substance use counseling for clients on -site at the shelter. In advance of the shelter opening, Illumination Foundation will host community meetings and tours for the local business community. They will continue to engage with these businesses as required by the Good Neighbor Policy throughout the operation of the shelter. This outreach will be consistent with the City's Sunshine Ordinance. The $75,000 start-up costs include, but are not limited to, the following: miscellaneous kitchen items, padlocks, bedding, trash containers, laundry bags, hot box for bug treatment, and other furnishings and equipment. The City currently holds a lease for the property at the rate of $63,516 per month. The City is responsible for paying the utilities, insurance, property tax, maintenance, and improvements to the building. FISCAL IMPACT The estimated amounts shown below are available for the operation and the start-up costs for the shelter: