Item 22 - Agreement with Illumination Foundation to Operate a Temporary Homeless Shelter

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Page 1 of 11 OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH THE ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION FOR USE OF THE FULLERTON RECUPERATIVE CARE CENTER On the 6th day of April, 2021, THIS AGREEMENT was presented to the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California (“City”), detailing the terms and conditions provided below for The Illumination Foundation (“Contractor”), to operate and provide beds on behalf of the City at Contractor’s Fullerton Recuperative Care Center. RECITALS A. Contractor currently operates The Link Emergency Shelter in the City of Santa Ana (“The Link”) on behalf of the City, but The Link will be closing on or before April 30, 2021. B. The City is in the process of constructing a Year-Round Homeless Navigation Center at 1815 Carnegie Avenue in Santa Ana (“Carnegie Navigation Center”). C. Accordingly, the City desires to retain a contractor to administer and operate a temporary emergency shelter on behalf of the City during the time between The Link closure and while the Carnegie Navigation Center is constructed. D. Contractor operates the Fullerton Recuperative Care Center (“Fullerton Shelter”), which will be used to temporarily house the current clients at The Link, as well as new clients referred by the City and Street Outreach teams, until the Carnegie Navigation Center in completed and ready to open operations. E. Contractor will serve as the operator of the Fullerton Shelter and remain onsite until all City guests at the Fullerton Shelter have transitioned to the new Carnegie Navigation Center or have exited to other successful housing placements. F. Contractor is qualified by experience, preparation, organization, staffing, and management to operate programs on behalf of homeless individuals and is familiar with existing homeless services in the City. G. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Contractor represents that it is knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Contractor under this Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be expected from a professional contracting firm in the field. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES a. Contractor shall provide all premises, approvals, facilities, labor, staffing, training, equipment, services, and items (collectively, the “Services”) appropriate and necessary to fully and adequately perform, and shall perform, the Scope of Services established for the Fullerton Shelter as described in the Scope of Services attached hereto as