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Community Development Agency <br />https://www.santa-ana.org/cd <br />Item # 22 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />April 6, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Agreement with Illumination Foundation to Operate a Temporary Homeless <br />Shelter <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Approve an agreement with Illumination Foundation to Operate a Temporary Homeless <br />Shelter, from April 20, 2021 through September 30, 2021, due to the Closure of the Link <br />Shelter and Construction of the Carnegie Navigation Center <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Illumination Foundation <br />to operate a temporary shelter to provide needed serves to guests at the Link <br />shelter during the construction of the Carnegie Navigation Center for $230,000 per <br />month in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, from April 20, 2021 through <br />September 30, 2021, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City <br />Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager to execute any and all agreements required by State <br />or Federal agencies for the use of ESG-CV, ESG-CV2 and any/all other homeless- <br />related funds available. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Link was built as an interim homeless shelter in 2018 to assist individuals from Santa <br />Ana experiencing homelessness with needed social services and to transition them into <br />permanent housing. From commencement of the shelter through today, over 980 <br />referrals have been made to the shelter and over 200 individuals have found successful <br />housing placements. The City has been working diligently to transition fromthe interim <br />shelter to the permanent Carnegie Navigation Center, which is scheduled to open this <br />summer. Because the interim Link shelter will close prior to the Carnegie site opening, <br />a temporary shelter is necessary to provide continued case management and shelter <br />(“needed services”) for guests at the Link shelter. <br />Illumination Foundation has successfully provided the operation and management of the <br />Link shelter since October 15, 2020. During this same time, a spike in COVID-19 cases <br />across Orange County’s homeless shelters occurred and Illumination Foundation’s <br />Fullerton Recuperative Care Center was used as a site for homeless residents who had <br />contracted COVID-19. As that program shuts down, the beds have been made